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carrying poles, just as the LORD had instructed Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders, by its poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sons of the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles on them, just as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The sons of the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles thereon, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the sons of the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders, with the poles thereon as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the sons of the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles thereon, as Moses had commanded according to the word of Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the Levites carried the ark of God the way Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD: on their shoulders with the poles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the Levites carried the ark of God the way Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD: on their shoulders with the poles. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />on poles that rested on their shoulders, just as the LORD had told Moses to do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Levites carried God's ark on their shoulders. They used poles as Moses had commanded according to the LORD's instructions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The Levites carried it on poles on their shoulders, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The descendants of Levi carried the Ark of God the way Moses had commanded and in accordance with the command from the LORD—that is, with poles on their shoulders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The descendants of Levi carried the ark of God on their shoulders with poles, just as Moses had ordered according to the divine command. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The descendants of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staffs on it, as Moses commanded, according to the word of the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The children of the Levites bore God’s ark on their shoulders with its poles, as Moses commanded according to Yahweh’s word. <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 sons of the Levites carry the Ark of God, as Moses commanded, according to the word of YHWH, above them with poles on their shoulder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and sons of the Levites bear the ark of God, as Moses commanded, according to the word of Jehovah, on their shoulder, with staves, above them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of the Levites will lift up the ark of God as Moses commanded, according to the word of Jehovah, upon the shoulders, with the rods upon them.<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 the sons of Levi took the ark of God as Moses had commanded, according to the word of the Lord, upon their shoulders, with the staves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Levi took the ark of God, just as Moses had instructed, in accord with the word of the Lord, upon their shoulders by the bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.<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 the Levites carried the ark of the LORD upon their shoulders with the poles thereon, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Levites carried the Ark of LORD JEHOVAH, just as Moshe had commanded by the word of LORD JEHOVAH, and they carried it on their shoulders.<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 the children of the Levites bore the ark of God upon their shoulders with the bars thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of the Levites took the ark of God, (as Moses commanded by the word of God according to the scripture) upon their shoulders with staves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/15-15.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=4429" 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">The Priests and Levites Carry the Ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14</span>So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">And the Levites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: hal·wî·yim (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: way·yiś·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">carried</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/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3802.htm" title="3802: biḵ·ṯê·p̄ām (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- From an unused root meaning to clothe; the shoulder; figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything.">on their shoulders</a> <a href="/hebrew/4133.htm" title="4133: bam·mō·ṭō·wṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- A pole, bar (of a yoke). Feminine of mowt; a pole; by implication, an ox-bow; hence, a yoke.">with the poles,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">had commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: kiḏ·ḇar (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">in accordance with the word</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> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.…<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="/exodus/25-14.htm">Exodus 25:14</a></span><br />Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/4-15.htm">Numbers 4:15</a></span><br />When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-8.htm">Deuteronomy 10:8</a></span><br />At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/6-13.htm">2 Samuel 6:13</a></span><br />When those carrying the ark of the LORD had advanced six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/13-7.htm">1 Chronicles 13:7-10</a></span><br />So they carried the ark of God from the house of Abinadab on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding the cart. / David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets. / When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-2.htm">1 Chronicles 15:2</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-13.htm">1 Chronicles 15:13</a></span><br />It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-1.htm">1 Chronicles 16:1</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-3.htm">1 Kings 8:3-4</a></span><br />When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests took up the ark, / and they brought up the ark of the LORD and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. So the priests and Levites carried them up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-4.htm">2 Chronicles 5:4-5</a></span><br />When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the Levites took up the ark, / and they brought up the ark and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. The Levitical priests carried them up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-3.htm">2 Chronicles 35:3</a></span><br />To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Hebrews 9:4</a></span><br />containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-44.htm">Acts 7:44-45</a></span><br />Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen. / And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-29.htm">Matthew 11:29-30</a></span><br />Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-46.htm">Luke 11:46</a></span><br />“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “For you weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">bare the ark</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/25-12.htm">Exodus 25:12,12-15</a></b></br> And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put <i>them</i> in the four corners thereof; and two rings <i>shall be</i> in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/37-3.htm">Exodus 37:3-5</a></b></br> And he cast for it four rings of gold, <i>to be set</i> by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/40-20.htm">Exodus 40:20</a></b></br> And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">Accordance</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-14.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-13.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-13.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-9.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-13.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-13.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-4.htm">Children</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-16.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-14.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-49.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-14.htm">Poles</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">Rods</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-8.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-24.htm">Shoulders</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">Staffs</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">Staves</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-17.htm">Thereon</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-23.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/16-40.htm">Accordance</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-23.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-26.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-5.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-26.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-7.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-13.htm">Children</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-16.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-16.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-29.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">Poles</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">Rods</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-10.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-3.htm">Shoulders</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">Staffs</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">Staves</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-22.htm">Thereon</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-15.htm">Word</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'; 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This phrase highlights their unique role in handling sacred objects. The ark of God, representing God's presence, was to be carried on their shoulders, signifying the weight and responsibility of bearing God's holiness. This method of transport was prescribed to ensure reverence and to prevent direct contact with the ark, which was considered holy. The use of shoulders indicates a personal and communal responsibility, as the Levites were to bear the ark together, symbolizing unity in service.<p><b>with the poles</b><br>The poles were a practical and symbolic element in the transportation of the ark. Made of acacia wood and overlaid with gold, they were inserted into rings on the sides of the ark, allowing it to be carried without being touched. This design was given by God to Moses and is detailed in <a href="/exodus/25-13.htm">Exodus 25:13-15</a>. The poles being permanently attached to the ark (<a href="/exodus/25-15.htm">Exodus 25:15</a>) ensured that the ark was always ready to be moved according to God's direction, emphasizing the readiness and mobility of God's presence with His people.<p><b>as Moses had commanded</b><br>This phrase underscores the importance of obedience to God's instructions as given through Moses. The command to carry the ark in this specific manner was part of the law given at Sinai, reflecting the broader principle of adherence to divine commandments. Moses, as the mediator of the covenant, provided the Israelites with God's laws, and following these commands was crucial for maintaining a right relationship with God. This obedience is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament, where blessings are often contingent upon adherence to God's laws.<p><b>in accordance with the word of the LORD</b><br>The phrase emphasizes that the instructions for carrying the ark were not merely human traditions but were divinely ordained. The "word of the LORD" refers to God's direct revelation and commands, which were to be followed precisely. This highlights the authority of God's word and the necessity of aligning actions with divine will. It also points to the broader biblical theme of God's word as a guiding and authoritative force in the lives of His people. The adherence to God's word in this context serves as a model for faithfulness and reverence in worship.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a></b><br>A tribe of Israel set apart for religious duties, particularly in the service of the tabernacle and later the temple. They were responsible for carrying the Ark of the Covenant.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ark_of_god.htm">Ark of God</a></b><br>Also known as the Ark of the Covenant, it was a sacred chest that held the tablets of the Ten Commandments. It symbolized God's presence with His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader who delivered God's commandments to the Israelites. He provided the instructions for how the Ark should be transported.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/poles.htm">Poles</a></b><br>These were used to carry the Ark, as commanded by God, to ensure it was not touched directly, signifying reverence and obedience to God's instructions.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_word_of_the_lord.htm">The Word of the LORD</a></b><br>This phrase emphasizes the divine authority behind the instructions given to Moses, highlighting the importance of obedience to God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The Levites' adherence to the prescribed method of carrying the Ark demonstrates the importance of following God's instructions precisely. This teaches us the value of obedience in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_the_holy.htm">Reverence for the Holy</a></b><br>The use of poles to carry the Ark signifies the reverence due to holy things. We are reminded to approach God and His commands with respect and awe.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_leadership_in_worship.htm">Role of Leadership in Worship</a></b><br>David's organization of the Levites to carry the Ark shows the importance of godly leadership in guiding worship and ensuring it aligns with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_guidance.htm">God's Presence and Guidance</a></b><br>The Ark symbolized God's presence among His people. In our lives, we should seek to carry God's presence with us, guided by His Word and Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_past_mistakes.htm">Learning from Past Mistakes</a></b><br>The previous mishandling of the Ark (as seen in <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/6.htm">2 Samuel 6</a>) serves as a lesson in the consequences of disobedience and the need for correction and alignment with God's ways.<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/why_did_god_strike_uzzah_for_steadying_the_ark.htm">2 Samuel 6:7 – Why would an all-knowing God strike Uzzah dead for physically stabilizing the Ark when his intention seemed good? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_baasha_attack_judah_after_his_death.htm">How can 2 Chronicles 16:1 claim Baasha attacked Judah in Asa's thirty-sixth year if 1 Kings 15:33 indicates Baasha died years earlier?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_non-levites_handle_the_ark.htm">In 1 Chronicles 15:2, where David insists only the Levites may carry the Ark, how do we reconcile this claim with any instances where non-Levites handled it or transported it in other texts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_abijam's_mother_named_differently.htm">In 1 Kings 15:2, why does Abijam's mother appear as 'Maachah,' while 2 Chronicles 13:2 identifies her differently?</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>(15) <span class= "bld">And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God.</span>--The priests and Levites, having purified themselves (<a href="/1_chronicles/15-14.htm" title="So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.">1Chronicles 15:14</a>), duly and rightly discharged their sacred office of bearing the Ark. This statement anticipates <a href="/1_chronicles/15-25.htm" title="So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obededom with joy.">1Chronicles 15:25</a>, <span class= "ital">sqq.</span> Such brief anticipative summaries of a series of events afterwards described in detail are very common in Hebrew narrative.<p><span class= "bld">Upon their shoulders with the staves there-on.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">with their shoulder, with the poles upon themselves.</span><p><span class= "bld">As Moses commanded according to the word of the Lord.</span>--<a href="/numbers/7-9.htm" title="But to the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging to them was that they should bear on their shoulders.">Numbers 7:9</a>; <a href="/numbers/4-15.htm" title="And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.">Numbers 4:15</a>; <a href="/context/exodus/25-13.htm" title="And you shall make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.">Exodus 25:13-15</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - (So see <a href="/exodus/25-13.htm">Exodus 25:13-15</a>; <a href="/numbers/4-15.htm">Numbers 4:15</a>; <a href="/numbers/7-9.htm">Numbers 7:9</a>.) It is plain that from the first stress was laid upon the rings and the staves through them by which the ark was to be carried, as also the "table of shittim wood" (<a href="/exodus/25-26.htm">Exodus 25:26-28</a>) and the "altar" (<a href="/exodus/27-4.htm">Exodus 27:4-7</a>) and the "altar of incense" (<a href="/exodus/30-4.htm">Exodus 30:4, 5</a>). However, these rings and staves were not found in the permanent furniture of the temple, except only for the ark. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/15-15.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 the Levites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">carried</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiś·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</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 God</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on their shoulders</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּכְתֵפָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(biḵ·ṯê·p̄ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3802.htm">Strong's 3802: </a> </span><span class="str2">The shoulder, side-piece, lateral projection of anything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the poles,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמֹּט֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bam·mō·ṭō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4133.htm">Strong's 4133: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pole, an ox-bow, a yoke</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had commanded</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in accordance with the word</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּדְבַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(kiḏ·ḇar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/15-15.htm">1 Chronicles 15:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/15-15.htm">1 Chronicles 15:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/15-15.htm">1 Chronicles 15:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/15-15.htm">1 Chronicles 15:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/15-15.htm">1 Chronicles 15:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/15-15.htm">1 Chronicles 15:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/15-15.htm">1 Chronicles 15:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/15-15.htm">1 Chronicles 15:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/15-15.htm">1 Chronicles 15:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/15-15.htm">1 Chronicles 15:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/15-15.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 15:15 The children of the Levites bore (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 15:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 15:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 15:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 15:16" /></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>