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1 Chronicles 15:3

DavidJerusalem

1 David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

2 Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”

And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.

4 Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:

5 From the Kohathites, Uriel the chief and 120 of his relatives;

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BSB
And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.
KJV
And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
WEB
David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the LORD’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it.
ASV
And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah unto its place, which he had prepared for it.
DARBY
And David assembled all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah to its place that he had prepared for it.
BLB
And David gathered together all Israel to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of YHWH to its place, which he had prepared for it.
ÅB
Så samlet David hele Israel til Jerusalem for å føre Herrens ark opp til det sted som han hadde gjort i stand for den.
OTB
David samlet hele Israel i Jerusalem for å føre Herrens ark opp til stedet han hadde forberedt for den.
B1930
Så samlet David hele Israel til Jerusalem for å føre Herrens ark op til det sted som han hadde gjort i stand for den.

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Cross references

  • 1 Chronicles 13:5

    So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

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  • 1 Kings 8:1

    At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.

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  • 2 Samuel 6:12

    Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing.

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  • 1 Chronicles 15:1

    David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

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  • 2 Samuel 6:17

    So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

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  • 1 Chronicles 15:12

    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.

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