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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then David summoned all Israel to Jerusalem to bring the Ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And David gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place which he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place which he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of Yahweh to its place which he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place which he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah unto its place, which he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Next, David invited everyone to come to Jerusalem and watch the sacred chest being carried to the place he had set up for it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto its place, which he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />David called together all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the LORD's ark to the place he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So David summoned all the people of Israel to Jerusalem in order to bring the Covenant Box to the place he had prepared for it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />David assembled all of Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to its proper place that he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the ark of the LORD up to the place he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And David assembled all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up Yahweh’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And David assembles all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the Ark of YHWH to its place that he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And David assembleth all Israel unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah unto its place that he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And David will convoke all Israel together to Jerusalem, to lift up the ark of Jehovah to its place which he prepared for it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he gathered all Israel together into Jerusalem, that the ark of God might be brought into its place, which he had prepared for it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he gathered all of Israel in Jerusalem, so that the ark of God might be brought into its place, which he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then David assembled all Israel to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place which he had built for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And David gathered all Israel to Jerusalem to bring up the Ark of LORD JEHOVAH to the place that he had built for it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto its place, which he had prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place which he <i>had</i> prepared for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/15-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=4337" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/15.htm">Preparations to Move the Ark</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.” <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wîḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">And David</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6950.htm" title="6950: way·yaq·hêl (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To gather as an assembly or congregation. A primitive root; to convoke.">assembled</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">to bring up</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/727.htm" title="727: ’ă·rō·wn (N-csc) -- A chest, ark. Or laron; from 'arah; a box.">the ark</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: mə·qō·w·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">the place</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: hê·ḵîn (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">he had prepared</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">for it.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/6-12.htm">2 Samuel 6:12-15</a></span><br />Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing. / When those carrying the ark of the LORD had advanced six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf. / And David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the LORD, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/13-5.htm">1 Chronicles 13:5-8</a></span><br />So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim. / David and all Israel went up to Baalah of Judah (that is, Kiriath-jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim—the ark that is called by the Name. / So they carried the ark of God from the house of Abinadab on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding the cart. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-1.htm">1 Kings 8:1-5</a></span><br />At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David. / And all the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the feast in the seventh month, the month of Ethanim. / When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests took up the ark, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-2.htm">2 Chronicles 5:2-5</a></span><br />At that time Solomon assembled in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David. / So all the men of Israel came together to the king at the feast in the seventh month. / When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the Levites took up the ark, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/6-1.htm">2 Samuel 6:1-2</a></span><br />David again assembled the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand in all. / And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name—the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-1.htm">1 Chronicles 16:1-3</a></span><br />So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. / When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD. / Then he distributed to every man and woman of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/1-4.htm">2 Chronicles 1:4</a></span><br />Now David had brought the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place he had prepared for it, because he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/13-1.htm">1 Chronicles 13:1-4</a></span><br />Then David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds. / And he said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if this is of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers in all the land of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites in their cities and pasturelands, so that they may join us. / Then let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in the days of Saul.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/6-17.htm">2 Samuel 6:17-19</a></span><br />So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. / When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Hosts. / Then he distributed to every man and woman among the multitude of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. And all the people departed, each to his own home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-37.htm">1 Chronicles 16:37-43</a></span><br />So David left Asaph and his associates there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements, / along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers. / And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-1.htm">1 Chronicles 17:1-2</a></span><br />After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.” / And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-41.htm">2 Chronicles 6:41-42</a></span><br />Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness. / O LORD God, do not reject Your anointed one. Remember Your loving devotion to Your servant David.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-2.htm">1 Chronicles 28:2</a></span><br />Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-1.htm">1 Chronicles 29:1</a></span><br />Then King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great because this palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">2 Chronicles 7:1-3</a></span><br />When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. / The priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled it. / When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to his place, which he had prepared for it.</p><p class="hdg">gathered</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/13-5.htm">1 Chronicles 13:5</a></b></br> So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-1.htm">1 Kings 8:1</a></b></br> Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which <i>is</i> Zion.</p><p class="hdg">to bring up</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/15-1.htm">1 Chronicles 15:1</a></b></br> And <i>David</i> made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/6-12.htm">2 Samuel 6:12</a></b></br> And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that <i>pertaineth</i> unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/15-2.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-5.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-5.htm">Assembleth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-2.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-5.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-4.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-1.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-1.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-5.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/15-12.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-4.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-12.htm">Assembleth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-4.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-4.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-12.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-7.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-12.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-12.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-4.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-1.htm">David having prepared a place for the ark,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-15.htm">the priests and Levites bring it from Obed-Edom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-25.htm">He performs the solemnity thereof with great joy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-29.htm">Michal despises him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_chronicles/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem</b><br>David, as the king of Israel, took the initiative to gather all the tribes of Israel in Jerusalem. This act signifies the unity and centralization of worship in the newly established capital. Jerusalem, a city with deep historical and spiritual significance, was chosen by David as the political and religious center of Israel. This assembly reflects the importance of communal worship and the collective responsibility of the nation in spiritual matters. The gathering of "all Israel" underscores the inclusivity and national importance of the event, as the Ark represented God's presence among His people.<p><b>to bring up the ark of the LORD</b><br>The Ark of the Covenant was a sacred chest that held the tablets of the Law, Aaron's rod, and a pot of manna. It symbolized God's covenant with Israel and His presence among them. The phrase "bring up" indicates the elevation of the Ark to a place of prominence, both physically and spiritually. The Ark had been neglected during Saul's reign, and David's desire to bring it to Jerusalem highlights his commitment to restoring proper worship and reverence for God. This act also foreshadows the centrality of worship in the life of believers, pointing to Christ as the ultimate fulfillment of God's presence with His people.<p><b>to the place he had prepared for it</b><br>David had prepared a special place for the Ark, which shows his reverence and careful planning for the worship of God. This preparation involved setting up a tent, which would later be replaced by the Temple built by Solomon. The preparation of a place for the Ark signifies the importance of intentionality in worship and the need for a dedicated space for God's presence. It also reflects the idea of God dwelling among His people, a theme that is fulfilled in the New Testament with the coming of Jesus, who is Immanuel, "God with us."<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel who is central to this event. He is a man after God's own heart, seeking to restore the Ark of the Covenant to its rightful place.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/all_israel.htm">All Israel</a></b><br>Represents the collective people of Israel, emphasizing the communal aspect of worship and the importance of unity in spiritual endeavors.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city chosen by God as the spiritual and political center of Israel. It is significant as the location where the Ark is to be brought.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ark_of_the_lord.htm">The Ark of the LORD</a></b><br>A sacred chest that symbolizes God's presence and covenant with Israel. Its movement signifies a restoration of proper worship.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_place_he_had_prepared.htm">The Place He Had Prepared</a></b><br>Indicates David's intentionality and reverence in creating a suitable environment for the Ark, reflecting the importance of preparation in worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_reverence_in_worship.htm">The Importance of Reverence in Worship</a></b><br>David's preparation for the Ark's arrival teaches us the importance of approaching God with reverence and intentionality in our worship practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_worship.htm">Unity in Worship</a></b><br>The assembly of all Israel highlights the power of communal worship and the need for unity among believers in honoring God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_our_lives.htm">God's Presence in Our Lives</a></b><br>The Ark symbolizes God's presence. We are reminded to make room for God in our lives, preparing our hearts as David prepared a place for the Ark.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_instructions.htm">Obedience to God's Instructions</a></b><br>The careful handling of the Ark underscores the necessity of following God's commands precisely, reflecting our obedience in daily life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_god's_work.htm">Preparation for God's Work</a></b><br>Just as David prepared a place for the Ark, we are called to prepare ourselves for the work God has for us, ensuring our lives are aligned with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_pure_word_bible_(pwb).htm">Who were the children of King David?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_abijah_more_faithful_in_chronicles.htm">2 Chronicles 13 compared with 1 Kings 15:3 - Why does Abijah appear more faithful in Chronicles than in Kings, and what might explain this seeming discrepancy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_ephraim_manasseh_in_1_chr_9_3.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 9:3 include tribes like Ephraim and Manasseh in Jerusalem, contradicting other passages indicating they didn't return?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_david's_many_sons,_wives.htm">In 1 Chronicles 3:1-9, how do we reconcile David's unusually large number of sons and wives with historical records of royal families in ancient Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">And David gathered all Israel.</span>--Comp. <a href="/2_samuel/6-15.htm" title="So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.">2Samuel 6:15</a> : "So David and <span class= "ital">all the house of Israel</span> brought up the ark." Samuel does not mention Jerusalem as the meeting-place. Of course, only a full <span class= "ital">representation</span> of the people is signified. (Comp. <a href="/1_chronicles/13-2.htm" title="And David said to all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good to you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad to our brothers every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves to us:">1Chronicles 13:2</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/13-5.htm" title="So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even to the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.">1Chronicles 13:5</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">Unto his place.</span>--The Ark's. The neutral <span class= "ital">its</span> is unknown to the Authorised version.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">All Israel</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> as before, representatives of all Israel. So ver. 25 decides: "The elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/15-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And David</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֛יד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">assembled</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּקְהֵ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaq·hêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6950.htm">Strong's 6950: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather as an assembly or congregation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to bring up</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַעֲלוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the ark</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲר֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_727.htm">Strong's 727: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chest, ark</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the place</span><br /><span class="heb">מְקוֹמ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·qō·w·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he had prepared</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵכִ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(hê·ḵîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for it.</span><br /><span class="heb">לֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/15-3.htm">1 Chronicles 15:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/15-3.htm">1 Chronicles 15:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/15-3.htm">1 Chronicles 15:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/15-3.htm">1 Chronicles 15:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/15-3.htm">1 Chronicles 15:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/15-3.htm">1 Chronicles 15:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/15-3.htm">1 Chronicles 15:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/15-3.htm">1 Chronicles 15:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/15-3.htm">1 Chronicles 15:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/15-3.htm">1 Chronicles 15:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/15-3.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 15:3 David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 15:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 15:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 15:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 15:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>