1 Chronicles 15:14

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So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.

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  • Lev 10:3 : 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, 'This is what the LORD has said: I will be shown as holy to those who draw near me, and I will be honored in the sight of all the people.' And Aaron remained silent.
  • 2 Chr 29:15 : 15 They gathered their fellow Levites, consecrated themselves, and went in as the king commanded, in accordance with the words of the LORD, to purify the house of the LORD.
  • 2 Chr 29:34 : 34 But because there were too few priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was completed and the priests had consecrated themselves, for the Levites were more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests.
  • Joel 2:16-17 : 16 Gather the people, consecrate the assembly; bring together the elders, gather the children, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom come out from his chamber and the bride from her wedding canopy. 17 Let the priests, who minister before the LORD, weep between the portico and the altar. Let them say, 'Spare your people, LORD. Do not make your heritage an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, “Where is their God?”'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 15:11-13
    3 verses
    87%

    11David summoned Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, and the Levites: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

    12He said to them, "You are the heads of the Levitical families. Consecrate yourselves, you and your relatives, so that you may bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I prepared for it.

    13For because you did not carry it the first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, since we did not seek Him according to the proper procedure."

  • 1 Chr 15:15
    82%

    15The Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 8:3-4
    2 verses
    81%

    3When all the elders of Israel arrived, the priests carried the Ark.

    4The priests and Levites brought up the Ark of the LORD, the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent.

  • 2 Chr 5:4-5
    2 verses
    80%

    4When all the elders of Israel arrived, the Levites lifted the ark.

    5They brought up the Ark, the tent of meeting, and all the holy items that were in the tent. The priests and Levites carried them.

  • 1 Sam 7:1
    80%

    1The men of Kiriath-jearim came and took the Ark of the LORD. They brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill and consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the Ark of the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 15:1-4
    4 verses
    79%

    1David built houses for himself in the City of David, prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tent for it.

    2Then 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."

    3David gathered all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.

    4He also assembled the descendants of Aaron and the Levites.

  • 2 Chr 29:15-16
    2 verses
    78%

    15They gathered their fellow Levites, consecrated themselves, and went in as the king commanded, in accordance with the words of the LORD, to purify the house of the LORD.

    16The priests entered the inner part of the house of the LORD to cleanse it. They brought out all the unclean things they found in the temple of the LORD and carried them to the courtyard of the house of the LORD. The Levites then took them and carried them out to the Kidron Valley.

  • 2 Chr 5:11
    78%

    11When the priests came out of the holy place, for all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves without regard to their divisions,

  • 1 Chr 15:25-26
    2 verses
    77%

    25So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of the thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-Edom with rejoicing.

    26And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

  • 2 Chr 29:5
    77%

    5He said to them, 'Listen to me, Levites! Now consecrate yourselves, and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your ancestors, and remove the impurity from the holy place.'

  • 2 Chr 29:34
    77%

    34But because there were too few priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was completed and the priests had consecrated themselves, for the Levites were more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests.

  • 1 Chr 16:4
    75%

    4David appointed Levites to serve before the ark of the LORD, to commemorate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 16:1
    75%

    1They brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had set up for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

  • Josh 3:3
    75%

    3and 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.

  • 2 Chr 35:3
    75%

    3He 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.'

  • 2 Sam 15:29
    75%

    29So Zadok and Abiathar took the Ark of God back to Jerusalem and stayed there.

  • 1 Chr 15:28
    74%

    28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouts of joy, the sound of the ram's horn, trumpets, cymbals, and the music of harps and lyres.

  • 2 Chr 5:7
    74%

    7The priests brought the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and placed it beneath the wings of the cherubim.

  • 2 Chr 35:14
    74%

    14Afterward, they prepared portions for themselves and the priests, because the priests, descendants of Aaron, were busy offering the burnt offerings and fat portions until nightfall. So the Levites prepared portions for themselves and the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

  • 1 Sam 6:15
    74%

    15The Levites took down the ark of the LORD and the box containing the gold objects and placed them on the large stone. That day, the people of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices to the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 22:19
    74%

    19Now set your heart and soul to seek the Lord your God. Arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord.

  • 1 Chr 13:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    6David and all Israel went up to Baalah, to Kiriath-jearim in Judah, to bring up the ark of God, the LORD who is enthroned above the cherubim, where His Name is called.

    7They placed the ark of God on a new cart and brought it out from the house of Abinadab, with Uzza and Ahio guiding the cart.

  • Josh 3:14
    74%

    14So when the people set out from their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them.

  • 2 Chr 30:15
    74%

    15They slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites, ashamed of their neglect, consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the temple of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 1:4
    74%

    4But David had brought the ark of God up from Kiriath Jearim to the place he had prepared for it in Jerusalem, where he had pitched a tent for it.

  • 2 Sam 6:15
    73%

    15David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouts and the sound of trumpets.

  • Josh 6:12
    73%

    12Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests carried the Ark of the LORD.

  • Num 8:15
    73%

    15After this, the Levites may go in to serve at the tent of meeting. You shall purify them and present them as a wave offering.

  • Josh 3:6
    73%

    6Joshua told the priests, 'Take up the ark of the covenant and go ahead of the people.' So they took up the ark of the covenant and went ahead of the people.

  • 1 Kgs 8:6
    73%

    6The priests placed the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD in its place inside the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim.

  • Exod 19:22
    73%

    22Even the priests who come near the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.

  • 2 Chr 30:17
    73%

    17Since many in the assembly had not consecrated themselves, the Levites were responsible for slaughtering the Passover lambs for everyone who was not ceremonial clean to dedicate them to the LORD.

  • 2 Sam 6:2
    73%

    2David set out with all the people who were with him from Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name, the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned above the cherubim.

  • Num 8:6
    73%

    6Take the Levites from among the Israelites and purify them.

  • 2 Chr 6:41
    73%

    41Now arise, LORD God, and come to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your faithful people rejoice in Your goodness.

  • 1 Chr 13:3
    72%

    3Let us bring back the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it during the days of Saul.

  • 1 Sam 6:21
    72%

    21So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying, "The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD. Come down and take it up to you."

  • Ezra 8:30
    72%

    30So the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver, gold, and vessels to bring them to Jerusalem, to the house of our God.

  • 2 Sam 6:13
    72%

    13When those carrying the ark of the LORD had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf.

  • 1 Sam 14:18
    72%

    18Saul said to Ahijah, 'Bring the ark of God here.' (At that time it was with the Israelites.)