1 Chronicles 15:13

1 Chronicles 15:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For because ye did it not at the first, the Lord our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
• New International Version (NIV)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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Because you did not carry it the first time, the Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not seek him according to the rule."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For because you did not do it the first time, the Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not consult Him about the proper order.”

Context of 1 Chronicles 15:13

11Then David called for the priests Zadok and Abiathar, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab; 12and he said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites; consecrate yourselves, you and your relatives, so that you may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place that I have prepared for it. Because you did not carry it at the first, the Lord our God made an outburst against us, since we did not seek Him according to the ordinance.” 14So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel. 15The sons of the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles on them, just as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the Lord.

1 Chronicles 15:13 word by word

כִּ֛י לְמַבָּרִ֥אשׁוֹנָ֖ה לֹ֣א אַתֶּ֑ם פָּרַ֨ץ יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ בָּ֔נוּ כִּי־לֹ֥א דְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּ כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃Read the interlinear

• Becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• at the firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• madeפָּרַץpârats · to break throughH6555
• against us, since we did not seekדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• Him according to the ordinanceמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 15:13

• 1 Chronicles 13:7And they carried the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
• 1 Chronicles 13:10But the anger of the Lord burned against Uzza, so He struck him because he had put out his hand toward the ark; and he died there before God.
• 2 Samuel 6:7And the anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down there for his irreverence; and he died there by the ark of God.
• 1 Chronicles 15:2Then David said, “No one is to carry the ark of God except the Levites; for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to serve Him forever.”
• Numbers 4:15When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them by the poles, so that they will not touch the holy objects and die. These are the things in the tent of meeting that the sons of Kohath are to carry.
• Numbers 7:9But he did not give any to the sons of Kohath, because theirs was the service of the holy objects, which they carried on the shoulder.
• Deuteronomy 31:9So Moses wrote this Law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 30:17For there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves; therefore, the Levites were in charge of the slaughter of the Passover lambs for everyone who was unclean, in order to consecrate them to the Lord.
• Proverbs 28:13One who conceals his wrongdoings will not prosper, But one who confesses and abandons them will find compassion.
• 1 Corinthians 11:2Now I praise you because you remember me in everything and hold firmly to the traditions, just as I handed them down to you.
• 1 Corinthians 14:40But all things must be done properly and in an orderly way.
• 1 John 1:8If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 15:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13The “due order” was that the ark should be borne on the shoulders of Kohathite Levites - not that it should be placed upon a cart, drawn by oxen, and rudely shaken.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13See 1 Chronicles 13:1–10.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-241Ch 15:1-24. David Brings the Ark from Obededom. 1. David made him houses in the city of David--Through the liberality of his Tyrian ally (1Ch 14:1), David was enabled to erect not only a palace for himself, but to furnish suitable accommodation for his numerous family. Where polygamy prevails, each wife has a separate house or suite of apartments for herself and children. prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent--that is, made an…Read the comment

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• Disobedience to God
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary