1 Chronicles 15:2
1 Chronicles · Old Testament · Chapter 15
“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.”1 Chronicles 15:2
What Does 1 Chronicles 15:2 Mean?
1 Chronicles 15:2 is found in the book of 1 Chronicles, chapter 15, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Chronicles 15:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 10:8“At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.”Numbers 18:1“And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father’s house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.”Deuteronomy 31:9“And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.”Numbers 4:2“Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,”Numbers 4:19“But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:”Numbers 8:13“And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD.”Numbers 8:24“This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:”Joshua 3:3“And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.”2 Samuel 6:7“And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.”1 Chronicles 15:13“For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.”Jeremiah 33:17“For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;”Joshua 6:6“And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD.”2 Samuel 6:13“And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.”Numbers 4:15“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 7:9“But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.”Numbers 20:11“And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.”2 Chronicles 35:3“And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,”Isaiah 66:21“And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD.”Numbers 10:21“And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came.”2 Samuel 15:24“And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.”
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