1 Chronicles 15:12

Translations

Modern

And he said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.

Traditional

And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.

Literal

…and He said to them, “You are heads of the fathers of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, you and your brothers, that you may bring up the ark of YHWH, God of Israel, to where I have prepared for it.

Latin

…et dixit ad eos: Vos, qui estis principes familiarum Leviticarum, sanctificamini cum fratribus vestris, et afferte arcam Domini Dei Israël ad locum qui ei præparatus est:

Original

Hebrew

English

And he said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.

Notes

1 Chronicles 15:1–29

David once more planned to bring the ark of God to Jerusalem. This time, he prepared carefully to ensure success.

Theme notes and profiles

David Seeking the Lord

Related verses

2 Chronicles 35:6
Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”
Romans 12:1–2
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Exodus 19:14–15
When Moses came down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.
1 Chronicles 15:14
So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
2 Chronicles 30:15
And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.
Revelation 5:9–10
And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
2 Chronicles 29:4–5
Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side.
2 Chronicles 5:11
Now all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves regardless of their divisions. And when the priests came out of the Holy Place,
1 Chronicles 24:31
As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.
John 17:17
Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.
1 Chronicles 15:3
And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.
Ezekiel 48:11
It will be for the consecrated priests, the descendants of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.

Parallels

2 Samuel 6:12–15

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites

Glossary

Asaph Chronicles, Books of First and Second David Genealogy Kenaniah Merari, Merarite

Topics

Uriel: A Levite: Assisted in Moving the Ark of the Covenant

1 Chronicles 15:12

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