1 Chronicles 15:13

11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,

12 And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.

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.

14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

15 And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”
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.
WEB
For because you didn’t carry it at first, the LORD our God broke out in anger against us, because we didn’t seek him according to the ordinance.”
ASV
For because ye [bare it] not at the first, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not according to the ordinance.
DARBY
For because ye did [it] not at the first, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
BLB
And because at the first [it was] not you⁺ not, YHWH our God broke out against us because we did not seek Him according to the ordinance.”
ÅB
Det var fordi dere ikke var med første gang at Herren vår Gud brøt inn iblant oss; for vi søkte ham ikke på rette måte.
OTB
Fordi dere ikke bar den først,
gjorde Herren vår Gud et utbrudd mot oss,
for vi søkte Ham ikke etter forskriften."
B1930
Det var fordi I ikke var med første gang at Herren vår Gud brøt inn iblandt oss; for vi søkte ham ikke på rette måte.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 6:3

    And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.

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  • 1 Corinthians 14:40

    Let all things be done decently and in order.

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  • 1 Corinthians 11:2

    Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

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  • 1 John 1:8–10

    If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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  • 2 Samuel 6:7–8

    And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.

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  • Numbers 4:15

    And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

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  • 1 Chronicles 13:7–11

    And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.

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  • Numbers 7:9

    But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.

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