2 Then אָ֚ז 'az H227 David דָּוִ֔יד da.Vid H1732 said H559 , None ought to carry לָשֵׂאת֙ la.seT H5375 the ark אֲר֣וֹן 'a.Ron H727 of God הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים ha.'E.lo.Him H430 but the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֑ם hal.vi.Yim H3881 : for them hath Jehovah chosen H977 to carry לָשֵׂ֞את la.Set H5375 the ark אֲר֧וֹן 'a.Ron H727 of God H430 , and to minister unto him for ever H5769 . 3 And David דָּוִ֛יד da.Vid H1732 assembled H6950 all Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 at Jerusalem יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם ye.ru.sha.Lim H3389 , to bring לְהַעֲלוֹת֙ le.ha.'a.lOt H5927 up the ark אֲר֣וֹן 'a.Ron H727 of Jehovah unto its place מְקוֹמ֖וֹ me.ko.Mo H4725 , which he had prepared H3559 for it . 4 And David דָּוִ֛יד da.Vid H1732 gathered וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף vai.ye.'e.Sof H622 together the sons H1121 of Aaron אַֽהֲרֹ֖ן 'a.ha.Ron H175 , and the Levites הַלְוִיִּֽם׃ hal.vi.Yim H3881 : 5 of the sons H1121 of Kohath קְהָ֑ת ke.Hat H6955 , Uriel אוּרִיאֵ֣ל 'u.ri.'El H222 the chief H8269 , and his brethren a hundred מֵאָ֥ה me.'Ah H3967 and twenty וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ ס ve.'es.Rim H6242 ; 6 of the sons H1121 of Merari מְרָרִ֑י me.ra.Ri H4847 , Asaiah עֲשָׂיָ֣ה 'a.sa.Yah H6222 the chief H8269 , and his brethren two מָאתַ֥יִם ma.Ta.yim H3967 hundred H3967 and twenty וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ ס ve.'es.Rim H6242 ; 7 of the sons H1121 of Gershom, Joel יוֹאֵ֣ל yo.'El H3100 the chief H8269 , and his brethren a hundred מֵאָ֥ה me.'Ah H3967 and thirty וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ ס u.she.lo.Shim H7970 ; 8 of the sons H1121 of Elizaphan אֱלִֽיצָפָ֑ן 'e.li.tza.Fan H469 , Shemaiah שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥ה she.ma'.Yah H8098 the chief H8269 , and his brethren two מָאתָֽיִם׃ ס ma.Ta.yim H3967 hundred H3967 ; 9 of the sons H1121 of Hebron חֶבְר֑וֹן chev.Ron H2275 , Eliel אֱלִיאֵ֥ל 'e.li.'El H447 the chief H8269 , and his brethren fourscore; 10 of the sons H1121 of Uzziel עֻזִּיאֵ֑ל 'u.zi.'El H5816 , Amminadab עַמִּינָדָ֣ב 'a.mi.na.Dav H5992 the chief H8269 , and his brethren a hundred מֵאָ֖ה me.'Ah H3967 and twelve . 11 And David דָוִ֔יד da.Vid H1732 called H7121 for Zadok לְצָד֥וֹק le.tza.Dok H6659 and Abiathar וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר u.le.'ev.ya.Tar H54 the priests הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑ים ha.ko.ha.Nim H3548 , and for the Levites וְלַלְוִיִּ֗ם ve.lal.vi.Yim H3881 , for Uriel לְאֽוּרִיאֵ֤ל le.'u.ri.'El H222 , Asaiah עֲשָׂיָה֙ 'a.sa.Yah H6222 , and Joel וְיוֹאֵ֣ל ve.yo.'El H3100 , Shemaiah שְׁמַֽעְיָ֔ה she.ma'.Yah H8098 , and Eliel וֶאֱלִיאֵ֖ל ve.'e.li.'El H447 , and Amminadab וְעַמִּינָדָֽב׃ ve.'a.mi.na.Dav H5992 , 12 and said H559 unto them , Ye are the heads H7218 of the fathers’ הָאָב֖וֹת ha.'a.Vot H1 houses of the Levites לַלְוִיִּ֑ם lal.vi.Yim H3881 : sanctify H6942 yourselves , both ye and your brethren , that ye may bring וְהַֽעֲלִיתֶ֗ם ve.ha.'a.li.Tem H5927 up the ark אֲר֤וֹן 'a.Ron H727 of Jehovah , the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei H430 of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 , unto the place that I have prepared H3559 for it . 13 For because ye bare it not at the first לְמַבָּרִ֥אשׁוֹנָ֖ה le.ma.ba.Ri.sho.Nah H7223 , Jehovah our God אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ 'e.lo.Hei.nu H430 made a breach upon us , for that we sought H1875 him not according to the ordinance כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ ka.mish.Pat H4941 . 14 So the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים ha.ko.ha.Nim H3548 and the Levites וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם ve.hal.vi.Yim H3881 sanctified H6942 themselves to bring לְהַעֲל֕וֹת le.ha.'a.Lot H5927 up the ark אֲר֥וֹן 'a.Ron H727 of Jehovah , the God אֱלֹהֵ֥י 'e.lo.Hei H430 of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Yis.ra.'El H3478 . 15 And the children of the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֗ם hal.vi.Yim H3881 bare the ark אֲר֣וֹן 'a.Ron H727 of God הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים ha.'E.lo.Him H430 upon their shoulders בִּכְתֵפָ֥ם bikh.te.Fam H3802 with the staves thereon , as Moses מֹשֶׁ֖ה mo.Sheh H4872 commanded צִוָּ֥ה tzi.Vah H6680 according to the word כִּדְבַ֣ר kid.Var H1697 of Jehovah . Read all of 1 Chronicles 15 ← 1 Chronicles 14 1 Chronicles 16 → Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 15 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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