1 Chronicles 15:12

12 He said to them, "You are the leaders of the families of Levi. You and the other Levites must set yourselves apart to serve the LORD and his people. You must bring up the ark of the Lord. He is the God of Israel. Put the ark in the place I've prepared for it.

1 Chronicles 15:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 15:12

And he said unto them, ye are the chief of the fathers of the
Levites
Of the families of the Levites, heads of their fathers' houses:

sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren;
respectively under each, whose numbers are before given, by washing their bodies and clothes, and abstaining from their wives:

that you may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel unto the
place that I have prepared for it;
( 2 Samuel 6:17 ) .

1 Chronicles 15:12 In-Context

10 From the families of Uzziel came the leader Amminadab and 112 relatives.

11 David sent for the priests Zadok and Abiathar. He also sent for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel and Amminadab. They were Levites.

12 He said to them, "You are the leaders of the families of Levi. You and the other Levites must set yourselves apart to serve the LORD and his people. You must bring up the ark of the Lord. He is the God of Israel. Put the ark in the place I've prepared for it.

13 "Remember when the anger of the LORD our God broke out against us? It was because you Levites didn't bring the ark up the first time. We didn't ask the LORD how to do it in the way the law requires."

14 So the priests and Levites set themselves apart. Then they brought up the ark of the Lord. He is the God of Israel.