1 Samuel 6:19
Context6:19 But the Lord 1 struck down some of the people of Beth Shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the Lord; he struck down 50,070 2 of the men. The people grieved because the Lord had struck the people with a hard blow.
1 Samuel 24:10
Context24:10 Today your own eyes see how the Lord delivered you – this very day – into my hands in the cave. Some told me to kill you, but I had pity 3 on you and said, ‘I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord’s chosen one.’ 4


[6:19] 1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the
[6:19] 2 tc The number 50,070 is surprisingly large, although it finds almost unanimous textual support in the MT and in the ancient versions. Only a few medieval Hebrew
[24:10] 3 tn Heb “it had pity,” apparently with the understood subject being “my eye,” in accordance with a common expression.