1 Chronicles 15:2
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.
a. NLT: Then he commanded, “No one except the
Levites may carry the Ark of God. The LORD has chosen them to carry the Ark of
the LORD and to serve him forever.”
b. NIV: Then David said, “No one but the Levites
may carry the ark of God, because the LORD chose them to carry the ark of the LORD
and to minister before him forever.”
c. YLT: Then said David, 'None are to carry
the ark of God, except the Levites, for on them hath Jehovah fixed to carry the
ark of God, and to serve Him -- unto the age.'
d. Amplified Bible Classic: Then David said, None
should carry the ark of God but the Levites, for the Lord chose them to carry
the ark of God and to minister to Him forever.
e. Septuagint: Then said David, It is not [lawful
for any] to bear the ark of God, but the Levites; for the Lord has chosen them
to bear the ark of the Lord, and to minister to him for ever.
f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: At that
time David gave the command that no one but the Levites was to carry the Ark of
Gpd, for it was them whom HASHEM had chosen to carry the Ark of God and to
minister before Him forever.
1. “Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of
God but the Levites…”
a. Then [Strong: 227 * 'az awz a demonstrative
adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore:--beginning,
for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.]
b. David [Strong: 1732 * David daw-veed' rarely
(fully); Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest
son of Jesse:--David.]
c. said [Strong: 559 * 'amar aw-mar' a primitive
root; to say (used with great latitude):--answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast
self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune,
consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X
intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak
(against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use
(speech), utter, X verily, X yet.]
d. None [Strong: 3808 * lo' lo or lowi {lo}; or loh
(Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by
implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows):--X before, + or
else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne),
-r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise,
out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether,
without.]
e. ought to carry [Strong: 5375 * nasa' naw-saw' or nacah (Psalm 4 : 6 (7))
{naw-saw'}; a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications,
literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows):--accept, advance, arise,
(able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away),
cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive,
furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade,
lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise
(up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away,
up), X utterly, wear, yield.]
f. the ark [Strong: 727 * 'arown aw-rone' or laron
{aw-rone'}; from 717 (in the sense of gathering); a box:--ark, chest, coffin.]
g. of God [Strong: 430 * 'elohiym el-o-heem' plural
of 433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus,
especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of
deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative:--angels, X exceeding,
God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.]
h. but [Strong: 3588 * kiy kee a primitive particle
(the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all
kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a
relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other
particles annexed:--and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-)as, assured(-ly), +
but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so,
than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then,
therefore, + (al- )though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom,
yea, yet.]
i. the Levites [Strong: 3881 * Leviyiy lay-vee-ee' or Leviy {lay-vee'};
patronymically from 3878; a Levite or descendant of Levi:--Leviite.]
1). Three months passed between the first attempt
to bring the ark which resulted in disaster and the second attempt.
a). 1 Chronicles 13:13, 14 So David
brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside
into the house of Obededom the Gittite.
13:14 And the ark of God remained with the family
of Obededom in his house three months. And the Lord blessed the house of
Obededom, and all that he had.
2. “…for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark
of God, and to minister unto him for ever.”
a. for [Strong: 3588 * kiy kee a primitive particle
(the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all
kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a
relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other
particles annexed:--and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-)as, assured(-ly), +
but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so,
than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then,
therefore, + (al- )though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom,
yea, yet.]
b. them…hath chosen [Strong: 977 * bachar baw-khar'
a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select:--acceptable,
appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.]
c. the LORD [Strong: 3068 * Yhovah yeh-ho-vaw' from
1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of
God:--Jehovah, the Lord.]
d. to carry [Strong:
5375 * nasa' naw-saw' or nacah (Psalm 4
: 6 (7)) {naw-saw'}; a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of
applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows):--accept,
advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth),
burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol,
fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable
(+ man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain,
pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, +
swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield.]
e. the ark [Strong: 727 * 'arown aw-rone' or laron
{aw-rone'}; from 717 (in the sense of gathering); a box:--ark, chest, coffin.]
f. of God [Strong: 430 * 'elohiym el-o-heem' plural
of 433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus,
especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of
deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative:--angels, X exceeding,
God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.]
1). Levites yes, but a particular family of
Levites. There were three families of Levites who had particular duties of
carrying the certain portions of the Tabernacle. It was the family of Gershonites
to carry the tabernacle, the tent, the coverings, the hanging for the door of
the tabernacle, the hangings of the court, the curtain for the door of the
court and t cords for it (Numbers 3:25, 26). The sons of Merari had the
responsibility of all the boards, the bars, the pillars, and the sockets of the
tabernacle. They also were responsible for the pillars, the sockets, the pins
and the cords of the court (Numbers 3:36, 37). It was the sons of Kohath that
had the responsibility of all the furniture of the Tabernacle, including the
Ark of the Covenant.
a). Numbers 3:27-31 And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and
the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family
of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.
3:28 In the number of all the males, from a month
old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the
sanctuary.
3:29 The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch
on the side of the tabernacle southward.
3:30 And the chief of the house of the father of
the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
3:31 And their charge shall be the ark, and the
table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary
wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.
g. and to minister [Strong: 8334 * sharath
shaw-rath' a primitive root; to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively,
to contribute to:--minister (unto), (do) serve(- ant, -ice, -itor), wait on.]
h. unto him [Strong: 5704 * `ad ad properly, the same as 5703 (used as a
preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or
long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until)
or degree (equally with):--against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to),
for(-asmuch as), (hither-)to, + how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that,
till, toward, until, when, while, (+ as) yet.]
i. forever [Strong: 5769 * `owlam o-lawm' or lolam
{o-lawm'}; from 5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally,
time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity;
frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix)
always:--alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for,
(n-))ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time),
perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end).]
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