1 Chronicles 15:12
And said to them, Ye are the heads of the fathers of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brothers, that ye may bring up the ark of LORD, the God of Israel, to [the place] that I have prepared for it.
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1 Chronicles 9:34These were heads of fathers of the Levites, throughout their generations, chief men; these dwelt at Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 15:3And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.
1 Chronicles 16:1And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it. And they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.
2 Chronicles 1:2And Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every ruler in all Israel, the heads of the fathers.
2 Chronicles 5:2Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the rulers of the fathers of the sons of Israel, to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.
2 Chronicles 29:4And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east,
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 15:2-25
The Removal of the Ark. ( b. c. 1047.) 1 And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. 2 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. 3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his place, which he had prepared for it. 4 And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites: 5 Of… Read the whole commentary →