So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
Parallel translations
- WEB So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
- KJV So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
- NKJV So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.
- NASB So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.
- NLT So the priests and the Levites purified themselves in order to bring the Ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to Jerusalem.
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Quick answer
The priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark. They obeyed David's call to holiness in preparation.
Overview
In response to David's charge, the priests and Levites sanctified themselves for the sacred task. Their obedient consecration shows the leaders taking God's holiness seriously after the earlier failure. This readiness to be made holy before serving God models the truth that those who would minister before Him must first be cleansed, a need fully met in Christ's once-for-all sanctifying work.
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Cross-references · 4
- Lev 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 will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.
- 2 Chr 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.
- Joel 2:16–17Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.
- 2 Chr 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 been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.
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