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Douay-Rheims Bible

1 Chronicles 15:3

And he gathered all Israel together into Jerusalem, that the ark of God might be brought into its place, which he had prepared for it.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Kirjath-Jearim;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Merari;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Priests and Levites;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it.
Hebrew Names Version
David assembled all Yisra'el at Yerushalayim, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.
King James Version
And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
English Standard Version
And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had prepared for it.
New Century Version
David called all the people of Israel to come to Jerusalem. He wanted to bring the Ark of the Lord to the place he had made for it.
New English Translation
David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the ark of the Lord up to the place he had prepared for it.
Amplified Bible
And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place which he had prepared for it.
New American Standard Bible
And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place which he had prepared for it.
World English Bible
David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Yahweh to its place, which he had prepared for it.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Dauid gathered all Israel together to Ierusalem to bring vp the Arke of the Lorde vnto his place, which he had ordeined for it.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of Yahweh to its place which he had prepared for it.
Berean Standard Bible
And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.
Contemporary English Version
Next, David invited everyone to come to Jerusalem and watch the sacred chest being carried to the place he had set up for it.
Complete Jewish Bible
David assembled all Isra'el in Yerushalayim to bring the ark of Adonai up to its place, which he had prepared for it.
Darby Translation
And David assembled all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah to its place that he had prepared for it.
Easy-to-Read Version
David told all the Israelites to meet together at Jerusalem to see the Lord 's Holy Box carried to the place he had made for it.
George Lamsa Translation
And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place which he had built for it.
Good News Translation
So David summoned all the people of Israel to Jerusalem in order to bring the Covenant Box to the place he had prepared for it.
Lexham English Bible
And David gathered all Israel to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of Yahweh to its place that he had established for it.
Literal Translation
And David gathered all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah to its place that he had prepared for it.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore gathered Dauid all Israel together vnto Ierusalem, to brynge vp the Arke of the LORDE vnto the place which he had prepared for it.
American Standard Version
And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah unto its place, which he had prepared for it.
Bible in Basic English
And David made all Israel come together at Jerusalem, to take the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had got ready for it.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid gathered all Israel together to Hierusalem, to fetch the arke of the Lorde vnto his place which he had ordayned for it.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto its place, which he had prepared for it.
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid gathered all Israel together to Ierusalem, to bring vp the Arke of the Lord vnto his place, which hee had prepared for it.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place which he had prepared for it.
English Revised Version
And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto its place, which he had prepared for it.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he gaderide togidere al Israel in to Jerusalem, that the arke of God schulde be brouyt in to `his place, which he hadde maad redy to it;
Update Bible Version
And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Yahweh to its place, which he had prepared for it.
Webster's Bible Translation
And David assembled all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.
New King James Version
And David gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.
New Living Translation
Then David summoned all Israel to Jerusalem to bring the Ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it.
New Life Bible
David gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem, to bring up the special box of the Lord to the place he had made for it.
New Revised Standard
David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had prepared for it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So David convoked all Israel, unto Jerusalem, - to bring up the ark of Yahweh, unto the place thereof, which he had prepared for it.
Revised Standard Version
And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.
Young's Literal Translation
And David assembleth all Israel unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah unto its place that he had prepared for it.
THE MESSAGE
David then called everyone in Israel to assemble in Jerusalem to bring up the Chest of God to its specially prepared place. David also called in the family of Aaron and the Levites. From the family of Kohath, Uriel the head with 120 relatives; from the family of Merari, Asaiah the head with 220 relatives; from the family of Gershon, Joel the head with 130 relatives; from the family of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the head with 200 relatives; from the family of Hebron, Eliel the head with 80 relatives; from the family of Uzziel, Amminadab the head with 112 relatives.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place which he had prepared for it.

Contextual Overview

1 He made also houses for himself in the city of David: and built a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tabernacle for it. 2 Then David said: No one ought to carry the ark of God, but the Levites, whom the Lord hath chosen to carry it, and to minister unto himself for ever. 3 And he gathered all Israel together into Jerusalem, that the ark of God might be brought into its place, which he had prepared for it. 4 And the sons of Aaron also, and the Levites. 5 Of the children of Caath, Uriel was the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty. 6 Of the sons of Merari, Asaia the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty. 7 Of the sons of Gersom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty. 8 Of the sons of Elisaphan, Semeias the chief: and his brethren two hundred. 9 Of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief: and his brethren eighty. 10 Of the sons of Oziel, Aminadab the chief: and his brethren a hundred and twelve.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

gathered: 1 Chronicles 13:5, 1 Kings 8:1

to bring up: 1 Chronicles 15:1, 2 Samuel 6:12

Reciprocal: Leviticus 8:3 - General Leviticus 9:5 - and all the congregation Numbers 7:9 - because 2 Chronicles 1:2 - to the captains Psalms 68:27 - little Psalms 132:5 - I find

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.
Genesis 13:16
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: if any man be able to number the dust of the earth, he shall be able to number thy seed also.
Genesis 14:14
Which when Abram had heard, to wit, that his brother Lot was taken, he numbered of the servants born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, well appointed: and pursued them to Dan.
Proverbs 13:12
Hope that is deferred afflicteth the soul: desire when it cometh, is a tree of life.
Proverbs 29:21
He that nourisheth his servant delicately from his childhood, afterwards shall find him stubborn.
Proverbs 30:23
By an odious woman when she is married: and by a bondwoman when she is heir to her mistress.
Ecclesiastes 2:7
I got me menservants, and maidservants, and had a great family: and herds of oxen, and great flocks of sheep, above all that were before me in Jerusalem:
Jeremiah 12:1
Thou indeed, O Lord, art just, if I plead with thee, but yet I will speak what is just to thee: Why doth the way of the wicked prosper: why is it well with all them that transgress, and do wickedly?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem,.... The chief and heads of the people:

to bring up the ark of the Lord; from the house of Obededom, where it had been three months, and for the sake of which his house was blessed, and which David heard of; and this encouraged him to take this step to fetch it from thence: unto his place, which he had prepared for it;

1 Chronicles 15:1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

All Israel - Chosen men probably, like the 30,000 of 2 Samuel 6:1. See 1 Chronicles 15:25.


 
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