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Literal Standard Version

1 Chronicles 15:14

And the priests and the Levites sanctify themselves to bring up the Ark of YHWH, God of Israel;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Form;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ark;   Levite;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Kirjath-Jearim;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Amminadab;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Priests and Levites;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.
Hebrew Names Version
So the Kohanim and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Yisra'el.
King James Version
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.
English Standard Version
So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord , the God of Israel.
New Century Version
Then the priests and Levites prepared themselves for service to the Lord so they could carry the Ark of the Lord , the God of Israel.
New English Translation
The priests and Levites consecrated themselves so they could bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.
Amplified Bible
So the priests and the Levites consecrated (dedicated) themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
New American Standard Bible
So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
World English Bible
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So the Priestes and the Leuites sanctified them selues to bring vp the Arke of the Lorde God of Israel.
Legacy Standard Bible
So the priests and the Levites set themselves apart as holy to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
Contemporary English Version
The priests and the Levites made themselves clean. They were now ready to carry the sacred chest
Complete Jewish Bible
So the cohanim and L'vi'im consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of Adonai the God of Isra'el;
Darby Translation
So the priests and the Levites hallowed themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah the God of Israel.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the priests and Levites made themselves holy so that they could carry the Holy Box of the Lord , the God of Israel.
George Lamsa Translation
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
Good News Translation
Then the priests and the Levites purified themselves in order to move the Covenant Box of the Lord God of Israel.
Lexham English Bible
Then the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
Literal Translation
And the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah the God of Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So ye prestes & the Leuites halowed the selues, yt they mighte brynge vp the Arke of the LORDE God of Israel.
American Standard Version
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
Bible in Basic English
So the priests and the Levites made themselves holy to take up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So the priestes and the Leuites sanctified them selues, to fet the arke of the Lorde God of Israel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
King James Version (1611)
So the Priestes and the Leuites sanctified themselues to bring vp the Arke of the Lord God of Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves, to bring up the ark of the God of Israel.
English Revised Version
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the preestis and dekenes weren halewid, that thei schulden bere the arke of the Lord God of Israel.
Update Bible Version
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
Webster's Bible Translation
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
New King James Version
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
New Living Translation
So the priests and the Levites purified themselves in order to bring the Ark of the Lord , the God of Israel, to Jerusalem.
New Life Bible
So the religious leaders and the Levites made themselves holy, to bring up the special box of the Lord God of Israel.
New Revised Standard
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord , the God of Israel.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So the priests and the Levites hallowed themselves, - to bring up the ark of Yahweh, God of Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
So the priests and the Levites were sanctified, to carry the ark of the Lord the God of Israel.
Revised Standard Version
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
Young's Literal Translation
And the priests and the Levites sanctify themselves, to bring up the ark of Jehovah, God of Israel;
THE MESSAGE
So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the Chest of the God of Israel. The Levites carried the Chest of God exactly as Moses, instructed by God , commanded—carried it with poles on their shoulders, careful not to touch it with their hands.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

Contextual Overview

1And he makes houses for himself in the City of David, and prepares a place for the Ark of God, and stretches out a tent for it. 2Then David said, "None [are] to carry the Ark of God, except the Levites, for YHWH has fixed on them to carry the Ark of God and to serve Him for all time." 3And David assembles all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the Ark of YHWH to its place that he had prepared for it. 4And David gathers the sons of Aaron and the Levites— 5of sons of Kohath: Uriel the chief and one hundred and twenty of his brothers; 6of sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief and two hundred and twenty of his brothers; 7of sons of Gershom: Joel the chief and one hundred and thirty of his brothers; 8of sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief and two hundred of his brothers; 9of sons of Hebron: Eliel the chief and eighty of his brothers; 10of sons of Uzziel: Amminadab the chief and one hundred and twelve of his brothers.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

sanctified: Leviticus 10:3, 2 Chronicles 29:15, 2 Chronicles 29:34, Joel 2:16, Joel 2:17

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 15:12 - sanctify

Cross-References

Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of YHWH has been to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not fear, Abram, I [am] a shield to you, your reward [is] exceedingly great."
Genesis 15:2
And Abram says, "Lord YHWH, what do You give to me, and I am going childless? And an acquired son in my house is Demmesek Eliezer."
Genesis 15:4
And behold, the word of YHWH [is] to him, saying, "This [one] will not be your heir; but he who comes out from your bowels, he will be your heir";
Genesis 15:5
and He brings him out outside and says, "Now look attentively toward the heavens and count the stars, if you are able to count them"; and He says to him, "Thus is your seed."
Genesis 15:6
And he has believed in YHWH, and He reckons it to him—righteousness.
Genesis 15:7
And He says to him, "I [am] YHWH who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldees, to give to you this land to possess it";
Genesis 15:9
And He says to him, "Take for Me a heifer of three years, and a female goat of three years, and a ram of three years, and a turtle-dove, and a young bird";
Genesis 15:11
and the ravenous birds come down on the carcasses, and Abram causes them to turn back.
Genesis 15:14
and the nation also whom they serve I judge, and after this they go out with great substance;
Genesis 15:18
In that day has YHWH made with Abram a covenant, saying, "To your seed I have given this land, from the River of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.


 
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