Parallel Verses
Amplified
The Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses commanded in accordance with the word of the Lord.
New American Standard Bible
The sons of
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
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.
International Standard Version
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.
A Conservative Version
And the sons of the Levites bore the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of LORD.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
And the sons of the Levites took up the ark of God, lifting it by its rods, as the Lord had said to Moses.
Darby Translation
And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves upon them, as Moses had commanded according to the word of Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
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.
King James 2000
And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God upon their shoulders with the its poles, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the sons of the Levites carried the ark of God according to what Moses commanded, according to the word of Yahweh, on their shoulders with the carrying poles upon them.
Modern King James verseion
And the sons of the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders, with the staves on it, as Moses commanded according to the Word of Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the children of the Levites bare the Ark of God upon their shoulders with staves thereon as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.
NET Bible
The descendants of Levi carried the ark of God on their shoulders with poles, just as Moses had ordered according to the divine command.
New Heart English Bible
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 the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
And the sons of the Levites bare the ark of God, just as Moses commanded, according to the word of Yahweh, - on their shoulder, with the staves upon them.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » Of God
Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » Carried by kohathites
Interlinear
Nasa'
Katheph
Tsavah
Dabar
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 15:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
David's Wives And Children
14 So the priests and the Levites consecrated (dedicated) themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel. 15 The Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses commanded in accordance with the word of the Lord. 16 Then David told the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their relatives as the singers, with instruments of music—harps, lyres, and cymbals—to play loudly and to raise sounds of joy [with their voices].
Phrases
Cross References
Numbers 4:15
When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all its furniture, as the camp sets out, after all that [is done, but not before], the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them [using the poles], so that they do not touch the holy things, and die. These are the things in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) which the sons of Kohath are to carry.
Numbers 7:9
But to the sons of Kohath he gave nothing, because they were assigned the care of the holy things which they carried on their shoulders [when the tabernacle was moved].
Exodus 25:12-15
You shall cast four gold rings for it and attach them to the four feet, two rings on either side.
Exodus 37:3-5
He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.
Exodus 40:20
He took the Testimony [the stones inscribed with the Ten Commandments] and put it into the ark [of the covenant], and placed the poles [through the rings] on the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark.
Numbers 4:5-6
“When the camp prepares to move out, Aaron and his sons shall come into the sanctuary and take down
1 Kings 8:8
The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were visible from the Holy Place that was in front of the
2 Chronicles 5:9
The poles were so long that the ends of the poles of the ark were visible from the front of the Holy of Holies (inner sanctuary), but were not visible from the outside. They are there to this day.