1 Chronicles 15:14

14 So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 15:14 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
English Standard Version (ESV)
14 So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
New Living Translation (NLT)
14 So the priests and the Levites purified themselves in order to bring the Ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to Jerusalem.
The Message Bible (MSG)
14 So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the Chest of the God of Israel.
American Standard Version (ASV)
14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
14 So the priests and the Levites made themselves holy in order to move the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
14 So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
14 So the priests and Levites set themselves apart. Then they brought up the ark of the Lord. He is 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 He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families; you and your fellow Levites are to consecrate yourselves and bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.
13 It was because you, the Levites, did not bring it up the first time that the LORD our God broke out in anger against us. We did not inquire of him about how to do it in the prescribed way.”
14 So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
15 And the Levites carried the ark of God with the poles on their shoulders, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.
16 David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as musicians to make a joyful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.
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