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 heads of the fathers of the Levites were heads throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.

These, likewise, cast lots over against their brethren, the sons of Aaron, in the presence of David, the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.

Sanctify

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

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

And when the priests came out of the sanctuary (for all the priests that were present were sanctified and did not then wait by course,

And he brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them together into the east plaza

Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month, and the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves with shame and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.

So kill the passover and sanctify yourselves and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

The priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, which have kept my charge, which did not go astray when the sons of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

Sanctify them in thy truth; thy word is the truth.

Therefore, I beseech you brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies in living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing unto God, which is your rational worship.

And they sang a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for thou wast slain and hast redeemed us unto God by thy blood, out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation