1 Chronicles 15:12

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Summary

And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.

Ye are the chief

1 Chronicles 9:34

1 Chronicles 24:31

Sanctify

Bible References

Ye are the chief

These were heads of fathers houses of the Levites, throughout their generations, chief men: these dwelt at Jerusalem.

These likewise cast lots even as their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers houses of the priests and of the Levites; the fathers houses of the chief even as those of his younger brother.

Sanctify

So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their garments.

And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, (for all the priests that were present had sanctified themselves, and did not keep their courses;

And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east,

Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought burnt-offerings into the house of Jehovah.

And kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare for your brethren, to do according to the word of Jehovah by Moses.

It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, that have kept my charge, that went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou was slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood men of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,