1 Chronicles 15:14
in 1 Chronicles 15So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
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ASV
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
KJV
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 15
Commentary
2 notes on this verseSo the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves,.... As they were ordered, and in the manner they should: to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel; for though it was chiefly the work of the Levites, yet the priests might do it, and sometimes did, see Jos 3:13.
This site's exposition
the priests and Levites consecrated themselves
on 1 Chronicles 15:14-15
So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD. 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. This is the rule of Numbers 4 and 7.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
according to the word of the Lord, on their shoulders to carry it, not actually on their shoulders, but with staves upon them.
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For the first time not you ( ki le-ma-ba-rishonah lo attem ).
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Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ | vaiyitkadeshu | and they consecrated themselves | H6942 → | 171 times |
| הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים | hakohanim | the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם | vehalviyim | and the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| לְהַעֲל֕וֹת | lehaalot | to bring up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲר֥וֹן | ʾaron | [the] ark of | H727 → | 202 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּand they consecrated themselves
vaiyitkadeshuH6942 →171 times
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםthe priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
וְהַלְוִיִּ֑םand the Levites
vehalviyimH3881 →291 times
לְהַעֲל֕וֹתto bring up
lehaalotH5927 →890 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֲר֥וֹן[the] ark of
ʾaronH727 →202 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵ֥י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Leviticus 10:3Then 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…
it leads to
- Exodus 19:22
Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.”
- Isaiah 49:3
He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, in whom I will display My glory.”
- Leviticus 21:6
They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the offerings made by fire, the food of their God, they must be…
- Numbers 20:12
But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that…
- 1 Samuel 2:30
Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it…
- Exodus 19:22
Through
2 Chronicles 29:15When 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.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 23:28
but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and…
- 2 Chronicles 30:12
Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 23:28
Through
2 Chronicles 29:34However, 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…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 35:11
And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests sprinkled the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.
- 2 Chronicles 35:11
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.