14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.

Other Translations of 1 Chronicles 15:14

New International Version

14 So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.

English Standard Version

14 So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.

The Message

14 So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the Chest of the God of Israel.

New King James Version

14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.

New Living Translation

14 So the priests and the Levites purified themselves in order to bring the Ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to Jerusalem.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 15:14

Commentary on 1 Chronicles 15:1-24

(Read 1 Chronicles 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