1 Chronicles 15:15
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New International Version (©1984)
And the Levites carried the ark of God with the poles on their shoulders, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Then the Levites carried the Ark of God on their shoulders with its carrying poles, just as the LORD had instructed Moses.

English Standard Version (©2001)
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.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
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.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The Levites carried God's ark on their shoulders. They used poles as Moses had commanded according to the LORD's instructions.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God upon their shoulders with its poles, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.

American King James Version
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.

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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Darby Bible 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.

English Revised 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Young's 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.

Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Upon their shoulders - That is the staves which went through the rings rested on their shoulders, but the ark itself rested on the staves like a sedan on its poles.

As Moses commanded - See Numbers 4:5, Numbers 4:15.


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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. Not only bare it on their shoulders, but with the staves in it, which rested on their shoulders, see Numbers 7:9, the reason of this command, that the ark should be carried on men's shoulders, and not in any carriage, according to Maimonides (h), was both for the honour of it, and lest its form and structure should be any ways damaged.

(h) Moreh Nevochim, par. 3. c. 45. p. 479.


Geneva Study Bible

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.


Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

15:1-24 Wise and good men may be guilty of oversights, which they will correct, as soon as they are aware of them. David does not try to justify what had been done amiss, nor to lay the blame on others; but he owns himself guilty, with others, of not seeking God in due order


Exodus 25:14 Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the chest to carry it.
Numbers 4:5 When the camp is to move, Aaron and his sons are to go in and take down the shielding curtain and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.
2 Samuel 6:13 When those who were carrying the ark of the LORD had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf.
1 Chronicles 13:10 The LORD's anger burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.

Accordance Ark Bare Bars Bear Bore Carried Children Commanded Levites Moses Poles Rods Shoulder Shoulders Staffs Staves Thereon Word


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.

bare the ark Ex 25:12,12-15 37:3-5 40:20 Nu 4:6,15 7:9 1Ki 8:8 2Ch 5:9

1 Chronicles Chapter 15 Verse 15

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