1 Chroniques 15:2

Louis Segond

Alors David dit: L'arche de Dieu ne doit être portée que par les Lévites, car l'Eternel les a choisis pour porter l'arche de Dieu et pour en faire le service à toujours.

Parallel Translations

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Alors David dit: L'arche de Dieu ne doit �tre port�e que par les L�vites; car l'�ternel les a choisis pour porter l'arche de Dieu, et pour en faire le service � toujours.

Darby's French Translation
Alors David dit: Il ne convient pas que l'arche de Dieu soit port�e par personne except� les L�vites; car l'�ternel les a choisis pour porter l'arche de Dieu et pour en faire le service � toujours.

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Et David dit : L'Arche de Dieu ne doit �tre port�e que par les L�vites; car l'Eternel les a choisis pour porter l'Arche de Dieu, et pour faire le service � toujours.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

None ought to: etc. Heb. It is not to carry the ark of God, but for the Levites. them hath. Numbers 4:2-15, Numbers 4:19, Numbers 4:20, Numbers 7:9, Deuteronomy 10:8, Deuteronomy 31:9, Joshua 3:3, Joshua 6:6, 2 Chronicles 35:3

to minister: Numbers 8:13, Numbers 8:14, Numbers 8:24-26, Numbers 18:1-8, Isaiah 66:21, Jeremiah 33:17-22

Reciprocal: Numbers 4:15 - after that Numbers 10:21 - the Kohathites Numbers 20:11 - smote 2 Samuel 6:7 - God smote 2 Samuel 6:13 - when they 2 Samuel 15:24 - bearing 1 Kings 8:3 - the priests took up 1 Chronicles 13:2 - the priests 1 Chronicles 13:7 - in a new cart 1 Chronicles 15:13 - for that 2 Chronicles 5:4 - the Levites

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then David said,.... Either within himself, or to his ministers and courtiers about him:

none ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites; he saw his former mistake in employing those that were not Levites in bringing up the ark from Kirjathjearim, and bringing it in a cart, and not on the shoulders of the Levites, and so miscarried in his attempt, 2 Samuel 6:1 and, perhaps, had since more diligently consulted the law of God about this matter:

for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever; as long as the Levitical dispensation lasted, as appears from Numbers 1:50.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites - Compare marginal references. We can easily understand that David, after the “breach upon Uzza” 1 Chronicles 13:11, had carefully considered all the legal requirements with respect to moving the ark, and was anxious that they should be strictly observed (compare 1 Chronicles 15:13).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 15:2. None ought to carry the ark - but the Levites — It was their business; and he should have thought of this sooner, and then the unfortunate breach on Uzza would have been prevented; see 1 Chronicles 15:13.