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1 Chronicles 15:14

Purity

12 And he said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.

13 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.”

So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.

15 And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.

16 David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.

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BSB
So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
KJV
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
WEB
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
ASV
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
DARBY
So the priests and the Levites hallowed themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah the God of Israel.
BLB
And the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of YHWH, God of Israel;
ÅB
Da helliget prestene og levittene seg for å føre Herrens. Israels Guds ark opp.
OTB
Slik helliget prestene og levittene seg for å føre opp Herrens, Israels Guds ark.
B1930
Da helliget prestene og levittene sig for å føre Herrens. Israels Guds ark op.

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 29:34

    However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had been consecrated. For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.

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  • Leviticus 10:3

    Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.

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  • 2 Chronicles 29:15

    When they had assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves, they went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the command of the king by the words of the LORD.

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  • Joel 2:16–17

    Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.

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