1 Chronicles 15:12
and said to them, Ye are the heads of the families of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, and ye shall carry up the ark of the God of Israel, to the place which I have prepared for it.
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1 Chronicles 9:34These were the heads of the families of the Levites according to their generations; these chiefs dwelt in Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 15:3And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place which he had prepared for it.
1 Chronicles 16:1So they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle which David pitched for it; and they offered whole burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
2 Chronicles 1:2And Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands, and to the captains of hundreds, and to the judges, and to all the rulers over Israel, even the heads of the families;
2 Chronicles 5:2Then Solomon assembled all the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, even the leaders of the families of the children of Israel, to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David—this is Zion.
2 Chronicles 29:4And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and put them on the east side,
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 →