1 Chronicles 15:2-14 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.

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2 H1732 Then David H559 said [H8804] H5375 , None ought to carry [H8800] H727 the ark H430 of God H3881 but the Levites H3068 : for them hath the LORD H977 chosen [H8804] H5375 to carry [H8800] H727 the ark H430 of God H8334 , and to minister [H8763] H5704 unto him for H5769 ever.

3 H1732 And David H6950 gathered H3478 all Israel H6950 together [H8686] H3389 to Jerusalem H5927 , to bring up [H8687] H727 the ark H3068 of the LORD H4725 unto his place H3559 , which he had prepared [H8689] for it.

4 H1732 And David H622 assembled [H8799] H1121 the children H175 of Aaron H3881 , and the Levites:

5 H1121 Of the sons H6955 of Kohath H222 ; Uriel H8269 the chief H251 , and his brethren H3967 an hundred H6242 and twenty:

6 H1121 Of the sons H4847 of Merari H6222 ; Asaiah H8269 the chief H251 , and his brethren H3967 two hundred H6242 and twenty:

7 H1121 Of the sons H1647 of Gershom H3100 ; Joel H8269 the chief H251 , and his brethren H3967 an hundred H7970 and thirty:

8 H1121 Of the sons H469 of Elizaphan H8098 ; Shemaiah H8269 the chief H251 , and his brethren H3967 two hundred:

9 H1121 Of the sons H2275 of Hebron H447 ; Eliel H8269 the chief H251 , and his brethren H8084 fourscore:

10 H1121 Of the sons H5816 of Uzziel H5992 ; Amminadab H8269 the chief H251 , and his brethren H3967 an hundred H8147 and twelve H6240 .

11 H1732 And David H7121 called [H8799] H6659 for Zadok H54 and Abiathar H3548 the priests H3881 , and for the Levites H222 , for Uriel H6222 , Asaiah H3100 , and Joel H8098 , Shemaiah H447 , and Eliel H5992 , and Amminadab,

12 H559 And said [H8799] H7218 unto them, Ye are the chief H1 of the fathers H3881 of the Levites H6942 : sanctify [H8690] H251 yourselves, both ye and your brethren H5927 , that ye may bring up [H8689] H727 the ark H3068 of the LORD H430 God H3478 of Israel H3559 unto the place that I have prepared [H8689] for it.

13 H7223 For because ye did it not at the first H3068 , the LORD H430 our God H6555 made a breach [H8804] H1875 upon us, for that we sought [H8804] H4941 him not after the due order.

14 H3548 So the priests H3881 and the Levites H6942 sanctified [H8691] H5927 themselves to bring up [H8687] H727 the ark H3068 of the LORD H430 God H3478 of Israel.