All the elders of Israel came. The Levites took up the ark;
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All the elders of Israel came. The Levites took up the ark;
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And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.
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And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 5:4 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Joshua 3:6 Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and cross over before the people.” They took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
- 1 Kings 8:3 All the elders of Israel came, and the priests picked up the ark.
- Numbers 4:15 “When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. The sons of Kohath shall carry these things belonging to the Tent of Meeting.
- Joshua 6:6 Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before Yahweh’s ark.”
- 1 Chronicles 15:2 Then David said, “No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For Yahweh has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him forever.”
- 1 Chronicles 15:12-14 and said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers, that you may bring the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel, up to the place that I have prepared for it. For because you didn’t carry it at first, Yahweh our God broke out in anger against us, because we didn’t seek him according to the ordinance.” So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 5:7 The priests brought in the ark of Yahweh’s covenant to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The Levites took up the ark - i. e.,…
The Levites took up the ark - i. e., such of the Levites as were also priests (compare 2Ch 5:7; 1Ki 8:3).
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Levites, with the priests alternately; (3 Kings viii. 2.)…
Levites, with the priests alternately; (3 Kings viii. 2.) or the latter were all Levites, (Calmet) though higher in dignity, in the same manner as our bishops are priests.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 4. the Levites took up the ark] According to…
4. the Levites took up the ark] According to 1 Kings the, priests performed this duty. Cp. 1Ch_15:2; 1Ch_15:12-13. It is clear from these passages that the Chronicler believed that in the days of David and Solomon, as in his own, the Levites were regarded as a class subordinate to the priests, having special duties distinct from those of the true “priests.” It is however more probable that in these early days all Levites were possible priests, Levi being the name of the priestly clan, and not of a lower order of priests.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (4) The Levites.—Kings has the priests; and so Syr.…
(4) The Levites.—Kings has the priests; and so Syr. and Arab, here; but LXX. and Vulg., Levites. The latter term, as the tribal name, may of course be used to include the priests or Aaronites, as well as their inferior brethren. 2Ch_5:7 shows that the priests are intended here.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The Levites. So see Num_4:15, Num_4:19, Num_4:20, which, with…
The Levites. So see Num_4:15, Num_4:19, Num_4:20, which, with our vers. 5, 7, throw this statement into sufficient harmony with that of the parallel, (1Ki_8:3) which purports to say that the priests only, unaided by the Kohathite Levites, performed the service.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 This refers to all of the bowls and tools…
furnishings
This refers to all of the bowls and tools that were used in the house of God. See how you translated this in 2 Chronicles 4:19
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all the assembly of Israel
Here "all" is a generalization meaning very many Israelites. (See: Hyperbole and Generalization)
sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted
This is an exaggeration that emphasizes the great number of animals that were sacrificed. This can be stated in active form. AT: "sacrificing more sheep and oxen than anyone could count" or "sacrificing very many sheep and oxen" (See: Hyperbole and Generalization and Active or Passive)
translationWords
Levi
tent of meeting
holy
priest
sacrifice
ewe
cow
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