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1 Chronicles 15:2

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.”

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ASV

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

KJV

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.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אָ֚ז'azthenH227 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saidH559 →
דָּוִ֔ידda.VidDavidH1732 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
לָשֵׂאת֙la.seTto carryH5375 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727 →
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
כִּ֖יkithatH3588 →
אִם־'im-exceptH518 →
הַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.Yimthe LevitesH3881 →
כִּי־ki-forH3588 →
בָ֣ם׀vam<in> them
בָּחַ֣רba.Charhe had chosenH977 →
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לָשֵׂ֞אתla.Setto carryH5375 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אֲר֧וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727 →
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וּֽלְשָׁרְת֖וֹu.le.sha.re.Toand to serve himH8334 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
עוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamperpetuityH5769 →

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Deuteronomy 10:8At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.Numbers 18:1–8So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood.Deuteronomy 31:9So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.Numbers 8:13–14You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons and then present them before the LORD as a wave offering.Numbers 8:24–26“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting.Jeremiah 33:17–22For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,Numbers 4:2–15“Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families,Numbers 4:19–20In order that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry.Joshua 3:3and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it.1 Chronicles 15:13It 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.”2 Samuel 6:7And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God.Joshua 6:6So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said, “Take up the ark of the covenant and have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the LORD.”2 Samuel 6:13When those carrying the ark of the LORD had advanced six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.Isaiah 66:21“And I will select some of them as priests and Levites,” says the LORD.Numbers 7:9But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.2 Chronicles 35:3To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.Numbers 4:15When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.Numbers 20:11Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, so that a great amount of water gushed out, and the congregation and their livestock were able to drink.

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