Then said David, It is not [lawful for any] to bear the ark of God, but the Levites; for the Lord has chosen them to bear the ark of the Lord, and to minister to him for ever.
GNV
1 Chronicles 15:2
Then Dauid saide, None ought to carie the Arke of God, but the Leuites: for the Lord hath chosen them to beare the Arke of the Lord, and to minister vnto him for euer.
Parallel Translations
Then said David, It is not [lawful for any] to bear the ark of God, but the Levites; for the Lord has chosen them to bear the ark of the Lord, and to minister to him for ever.
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.
Then David said, “No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For Yahweh has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him forever.”
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:8Numbers 18:1–8Deuteronomy 31:9Jeremiah 33:17–22Joshua 3:3Numbers 8:13–14Numbers 4:2–15Joshua 6:6Numbers 8:24–26Numbers 4:19–20Numbers 7:9Isaiah 66:212 Chronicles 35:3
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