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1 Chronicles 15:13
13It 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.”
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.
- 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.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Because you Levites did not carry the Ark the first time, the anger of the Lord our God burst out against us. We failed to ask God how to move it properly.”
Context of 1 Chronicles 15:13
11Then David summoned Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel and Amminadab the Levites. 12He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families; you and your fellow Levites are to consecrate yourselves and bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it. 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.” 14So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel. 15And the Levites carried the ark of God with the poles on their shoulders, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the Lord.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 151 Chronicles 15:13 word by word
כִּ֛י לְמַבָּרִ֥אשׁוֹנָ֖ה לֹ֣א אַתֶּ֑ם פָּרַ֨ץ יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ בָּ֔נוּ כִּי־לֹ֥א דְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּ כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 15:13
- 1 Chronicles 13:7They moved the ark of God from Abinadab’s house on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding it.
- 1 Chronicles 13:10The Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.
- 2 Samuel 6:7The Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah because of his irreverent act; therefore God struck him down, and he died there beside the ark of God.
- 1 Chronicles 15:2Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister before him forever.”
- Numbers 4:15“After Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy furnishings and all the holy articles, and when the camp is ready to move, only then are the Kohathites to come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy things or they will die. The Kohathites are to carry those things that are in the tent of meeting.
- Numbers 7:9But Moses did not give any to the Kohathites, because they were to carry on their shoulders the holy things, for which they were responsible.
- Deuteronomy 31:9So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the Levitical priests, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 30:17Since many in the crowd had not consecrated themselves, the Levites had to kill the Passover lambs for all those who were not ceremonially clean and could not consecrate their lambs to the Lord.
- Proverbs 28:13Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
- 1 Corinthians 11:2I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you.
- 1 Corinthians 14:40But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.
- 1 John 1:8If we claim to be without sin, we deceive 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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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
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