1 Chronicles 15:14

14 So the priests and the Levites purified themselves in order to bring the Ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 15:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 15:14

So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves
As they were ordered, and in the manner they should:

to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel;
for though it was chiefly the work of the Levites, yet the priests might do it, and sometimes did, see ( Joshua 3:13 Joshua 3:14 ) ( 6:6 ) .

1 Chronicles 15:14 In-Context

12 He said to them, “You are the leaders of the Levite families. You must purify yourselves and all your fellow Levites, so you can bring the Ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.

13 Because you Levites did not carry the Ark the first time, the anger of the LORD our God burst out against us. We failed to ask God how to move it properly.”

14 So the priests and the Levites purified themselves in order to bring the Ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to Jerusalem.

15 Then the Levites carried the Ark of God on their shoulders with its carrying poles, just as the LORD had instructed Moses.

16 David also ordered the Levite leaders to appoint a choir of Levites who were singers and musicians to sing joyful songs to the accompaniment of harps, lyres, and cymbals.