1 Chronicles 15:2
What does 1 Chronicles 15:2 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Chronicles 15:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then 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
King James Version · 1611Then 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then David said, The ark of God may not be moved by any but the Levites, for they have been marked out by God to take the ark of God, and to do his work for ever.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Then said David, `None <FI>are<Fi> to carry the ark of God, except the Levites, for on them hath Jehovah fixed to carry the ark of God, and to serve Him--unto the age.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Then David said: No one ought to carry the ark of God, but the Levites, whom the Lord hath chosen to carry it, and to minister unto himself for ever.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Then David said, None ought to carry the ark ofGod but the Levites, for them has Jehovah chosen to carry the ark ofGod, and to serve him for ever.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 66:21
And of them also will I take for priests and for Levites, saith Jehovah.
- Numbers 18:1
And Jehovah said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy fathers’ house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary; and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
- Numbers 8:13
And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for a wave-offering unto Jehovah.
- Jeremiah 33:17
For thus saith Jehovah: David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
- Joshua 6:6
And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of Jehovah.
- 2 Chronicles 35:3
And he said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, that were holy unto Jehovah, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; there shall no more be a burden upon your shoulders. Now serve Jehovah your God, and his people Israel;
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