Verse 12

He told them:“You are the leaders of the Levites’ families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves and bring the ark of the LORD God of Israel up to the place I have prepared for it.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 35:6 : 6 Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your countrymen to celebrate according to the LORD’s message which came through Moses.”
  • Exod 19:14-15 : 14 Then Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes. 15 He said to the people,“Be ready for the third day. Do not approach your wives for marital relations.”
  • 2 Chr 30:15 : 15 They slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites were ashamed, so they consecrated themselves and brought burnt sacrifices to the LORD’s temple.
  • Ezek 48:11 : 11 This will be for the priests who are set apart from the descendants of Zadok who kept my charge and did not go astray when the people of Israel strayed off, like the Levites did.
  • John 17:17 : 17 Set them apart in the truth; your word is truth.
  • Rom 12:1-2 : 1 Consecration of the Believer’s Life Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice– alive, holy, and pleasing to God– which is your reasonable service. 2 Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God– what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.
  • Rev 5:9-9 : 9 They were singing a new song:“You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation. 10 You have appointed them as a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.”
  • 1 Chr 9:34 : 34 These were the family leaders of the Levites, as listed in their genealogical records. They lived in Jerusalem.
  • 1 Chr 15:1 : 1 David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem David constructed buildings in the City of David; he then prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
  • 1 Chr 15:3 : 3 David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the ark of the LORD up to the place he had prepared for it.
  • 1 Chr 15:14 : 14 The priests and Levites consecrated themselves so they could bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
  • 1 Chr 24:31 : 31 Just like their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, they also cast lots before King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, the leaders of families, the priests, and the Levites. The families of the oldest son cast lots along with those of the youngest.
  • 2 Chr 5:11 : 11 The priests left the holy place. All the priests who participated had consecrated themselves, no matter which division they represented.
  • 2 Chr 29:4-5 : 4 He brought in the priests and Levites and assembled them in the square on the east side. 5 He said to them:“Listen to me, you Levites! Now consecrate yourselves, so you can consecrate the temple of the LORD God of your ancestors! Remove from the sanctuary what is ceremonially unclean!