1 Chronicles 15:14

14 Then the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

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 And he said to them, "You [are] the heads of the {families} for the Levites. Sanctify yourselves and your brothers and bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel, to [the place] I have established for it.

13 Because the first time you did not, [and] Yahweh our God burst out against us, for we did not care for it according to the law."

14 Then the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

15 And the sons of the Levites carried the ark of God according to what Moses commanded, according to the word of Yahweh, on their shoulders with the carrying poles upon them.

16 Then David ordered the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers [as] singers with instruments of song, musical instruments, stringed instruments, and cymbals, {raising their voices for joy}.