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Bible in Basic English
So the priests and the Levites made themselves holy to take up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
Holman Bible
So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.
International Standard Version
So the priests and descendants of Levi set themselves apart to carry the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
A Conservative Version
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of LORD, the God of Israel.
American Standard Version
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
Amplified
So the priests and the Levites consecrated (dedicated) themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.
Darby Translation
So the priests and the Levites hallowed themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah the God of Israel.
Julia Smith Translation
And the priests will purify themselves and the Levites to bring up the ark of Jehovah God of Israel
King James 2000
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
Modern King James verseion
And the priests and the Levites made themselves pure in order to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to fetch the Ark of the LORD God of Israel.
NET Bible
The priests and Levites consecrated themselves so they could bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.
New Heart English Bible
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
The Emphasized Bible
So the priests and the Levites hallowed themselves, - to bring up the ark of Yahweh, God of Israel.
Webster
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
World English Bible
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the priests and the Levites sanctify themselves, to bring up the ark of Jehovah, God of Israel;
Themes
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 15:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
David's Wives And Children
13 For because you did not take it at the first, the Lord our God sent punishment on us, because we did not get directions from him in the right way. 14 So the priests and the Levites made themselves holy to take up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel. 15 And the sons of the Levites took up the ark of God, lifting it by its rods, as the Lord had said to Moses.
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Cross References
Leviticus 10:3
Then Moses said to Aaron, This is what the Lord said, I will be holy in the eyes of all those who come near to me, and I will be honoured before all the people. And Aaron said nothing.
2 Chronicles 29:15
And they got their brothers together and made themselves holy, and went in, as the king had said by the word of the Lord, to make the house of the Lord clean.
2 Chronicles 29:34
There were not enough priests for the work of cutting up all the burned offerings; so their brothers the Levites gave them help till the work was done and the priests had made themselves holy: for the Levites were more upright in heart to make themselves holy than the priests.
Joel 2:16-17
Get the people together, make the mass of the people holy, send for the old men, get together the children and babies at the breast: let the newly married man come out of his room and the bride from her tent.