World English Bible
"So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel."
— 1 Chronicles 15:14, World English Bible
“So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.”
“So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel. ”
“The priests and Levites consecrated themselves so they could bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.”
“So the priests and the Levites were sanctified, to carry the ark of the Lord the God of Israel.”
“So the priests and the Levites made themselves holy to take up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.”
“So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.”
David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
and said to them, "You are the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers, that you may bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel, to the place that I have prepared for it.
For because you didn't carry it at first, Yahweh our God made broke out against us, because we didn't seek him according to the ordinance."
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
The children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of Yahweh.
David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers the singers, with instruments of music, stringed instruments and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.
So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;