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1 Chronicles 15:3

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1 And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.

2 Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.

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.

4 And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:

5 Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:

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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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  • 1 Chronicles 13:5

    So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim.

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  • 1 Kings 8:1

    Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.

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  • 2 Samuel 6:12

    And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.

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  • 1 Chronicles 15:1

    And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.

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  • 2 Samuel 6:17

    And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

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  • 1 Chronicles 15:12

    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.

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