Verse 2

Then David said, "The ark of God must not be carried by anyone but the Levites, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da sa David: «Ingen skal bære Herrens ark bortsett fra levittene, for de er de Herren har utvalgt til å bære arken og tjene ham i tjeneste for alltid.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da sa David: Ingen andre enn levittene skal bære Guds ark, for dem har Herren valgt til å bære Guds ark og til å tjene ham for alltid.

• Norsk King James

  Deretter sa David, Bare levittene skal bære Guds ark; for dem har HERREN utvalgt til å bære Guds ark og til å tjene ham for alltid.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sa David: Ingen skal bære Guds ark, unntatt levittene, for Herren har utvalgt dem til å bære Guds ark og til å tjene ham for alltid.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da sa David: Ingen andre enn levittene skal bære Guds ark, for Herren har utvalgt dem til å bære Herrens ark og til å tjene ham for alltid.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da sa David: Ingen andre enn levittene bør bære Guds ark, for dem har Herren valgt til å bære Guds ark og til å tjene for ham for alltid.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da sa David: Ingen andre enn levittene skal bære Guds ark, for dem har HERREN utvalgt til å bære Guds ark og tjene ham for evig.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da sa David: Ingen andre enn levittene bør bære Guds ark, for dem har Herren valgt til å bære Guds ark og til å tjene for ham for alltid.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Deretter sa David: 'Ingen skal bære Guds ark unntatt levittene, for dem har Herren utvalgt til å bære Herrens ark og tjene ham til evig tid.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  David sa da: 'Ingen andre enn levittene kan bære Guds ark, for Herren har utvalgt dem til å bære Herrens ark og tjene ham for alltid.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sagde David: Ingen skal bære Guds Ark uden Leviterne; thi Herren haver udvalgt dem til at bære Guds Ark og at tjene ham indtil evig (Tid).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da sa David: Ingen andre enn levittene skal bære Guds ark, for dem har Herren utvalgt til å bære Guds ark og til å tjene ham for alltid.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then David said, None should carry the ark of God but the Levites, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister to Him forever.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da sa David: Ingen andre enn levittene skal bære Guds ark, for dem har Herren valgt til å bære Guds ark og til å tjene ham for alltid.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da sa David: 'Ingen andre enn levittene skal bære Guds ark, for dem har Herren valgt til å bære Guds ark og til å tjene ham for alltid.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da sa David: Ingen andre enn levittene bør bære Guds ark, for dem har Herren utvalgt til å bære Guds ark og til å tjene ham for alltid.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  David sa da: Guds ark kan bare bæres av levittene, for de er utpekt av Gud til å bære Guds ark og til å gjøre hans arbeid for alltid.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  At that tyme sayde Dauid: The Arke of God is not to be borne, but onely of ye Leuites: for them hath the LORDE chosen to beare the Arke of the LORDE, and to mynister vnto him for euer.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Dauid saide, None ought to carie the Arke of God, but the Leuites: for the Lorde hath chosen them to beare the Arke of the Lord, and to minister vnto him for euer.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then Dauid saide: The arke of God ought not to be carryed but of the Leuites: For them hath the Lord chosen to beare the arke of the Lorde, and to minister vnto him for euer.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them has Yahweh chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister to him forever.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Then said David, `None `are' to carry the ark of God, except the Levites, for on them hath Jehovah fixed to carry the ark of God, and to serve Him -- unto the age.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then David said, The ark of God may not be moved by any but the Levites, for they have been marked out by God to take the ark of God, and to do his work for ever.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then David said, "No one ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites. For Yahweh has chosen them to carry the ark of God, and to minister to him forever."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then David said,“Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the LORD chose them to carry the ark of the LORD and to serve before him perpetually.”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 10:8 : 8 At that time, the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister to Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.
• Deut 31:9 : 9 So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.
• Josh 3:3 : 3 and they commanded the people, saying, 'When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your place and follow it.
• Josh 6:6 : 6 So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said to them, 'Take up the Ark of the Covenant, and have seven priests carry seven trumpets before it.'
• 2 Chr 35:3 : 3 He said to the Levites, who instructed all Israel and were consecrated to the LORD: 'Put the holy ark in the house that Solomon son of David, king of Israel, built. You will no longer need to carry it on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.'
• Isa 66:21 : 21 And I will also take some of them as priests and Levites, says the Lord.
• Jer 33:17-22 : 17 For this is what the Lord says: David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel. 18 Nor will the Levitical priests ever fail to have a man before me to offer burnt offerings, to present grain offerings, and to make sacrifices continually. 19 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 20 This is what the Lord says: If you could break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night so that day and night would not come at their appointed time, 21 then my covenant with David my servant and my covenant with the Levitical priests who minister before me could also be broken, so that David would no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne. 22 Just as the stars in the sky cannot be counted and the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so will I multiply the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me.
• Num 4:2-9 : 2 Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families and by their ancestral houses. 3 Count all those from thirty years old to fifty years old who come to serve in the work of the tent of meeting. 4 This is the work of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: caring for the most holy things. 5 When the camp prepares to set out, Aaron and his sons shall come and take down the curtain and cover the ark of the testimony with it. 6 They shall put over it a covering of fine leather, and spread a cloth of pure blue over that, and then insert its poles. 7 On the table of the presence they shall spread a blue cloth and place on it the plates, the dishes, the bowls, and the jars for the drink offering, and the continual bread shall remain on it. 8 They shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with a covering of fine leather, and insert its poles. 9 They shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, along with its lamps, tongs, firepans, and all the oil vessels used in its service. 10 They shall place it and all its utensils inside a covering of fine leather and put it on a carrying frame. 11 Over the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, cover it with a covering of fine leather, and insert its poles. 12 They shall take all the utensils used for serving in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of fine leather, and put them on a carrying frame. 13 They shall remove the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. 14 They shall put on it all the utensils used for serving at the altar—the firepans, the forks, the shovels, the basins—all the utensils of the altar. They shall spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert its poles. 15 When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all its furnishings as the camp sets out, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them, but they must not touch the holy things, lest they die. These are the tasks of the sons of Kohath regarding the tent of meeting.
• Num 4:19-20 : 19 Do this for them so that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy things. Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry. 20 But the Kohathites must not go in to look at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die.
• Num 7:9 : 9 But to the sons of Kohath, he did not give anything because their service involved carrying the holy objects on their shoulders.
• Num 8:13-14 : 13 You shall present the Levites before Aaron and his sons and wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. 14 In this way, you are to set the Levites apart from the Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.
• Num 8:24-26 : 24 This applies to the Levites: From twenty-five years old and upward, they shall enter to perform the work of the tent of meeting. 25 But at fifty years old, they must retire from regular service and shall no longer work. 26 Instead, they may assist their brothers in performing their duties at the tent of meeting, but they themselves must no longer do the work. This is how you are to assign the Levites to their responsibilities.
• Num 18:1-8 : 1 Then the LORD said to Aaron, 'You, your sons, and your father's family with you will bear the responsibility for offenses related to the sanctuary. Also, you and your sons with you will bear the responsibility for offenses connected to your priesthood.' 2 Bring your brothers from the tribe of Levi, your ancestral tribe, to join you and assist you while you and your sons serve before the tent of the testimony. 3 They are to guard your duties and the duties of the entire tent, but they must not come near the sacred furnishings or the altar, so they will not die—and neither will you. 4 They are to join you and take responsibility for the care of the tent of meeting, performing all its service. No unauthorized person may come near you. 5 You are to perform the duties of the sanctuary and the altar, so that no further wrath will fall on the Israelites. 6 I myself have chosen your brothers, the Levites, from among the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD for their service at the tent of meeting. 7 But you and your sons with you are to diligently guard your priestly duties for every aspect of the altar and the area behind the curtain. I have given your priesthood to you as a service of gift. Any unauthorized person who approaches shall be put to death. 8 The LORD said to Aaron, 'See, I have placed you in charge of the contributions given to me and all the sacred offerings of the Israelites. I give them to you and your sons as a portion, a permanent statute.'