"For because ye {did it} not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the d…" — 1 Chronicles 15:13

1 Chronicles 15:13 · KJV

“For because ye {did it} not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.”

— 1 Chronicles 15:13

Verse 12

And said unto them, Ye {are} the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, {both} ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto {the place that} I have prepared for it.

Verse 14

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

1 Chronicles 15 — Context

And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,

For because ye {did it} not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.

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

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.

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:3

And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that {was} in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart. {set: Heb. made to ride} {Gibeah: or, the hill}

1 Corinthians 14:40

Let all things be done decently and in order.

1 Corinthians 11:2

Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered {them} to you. {ordinances: or, traditions}

1 John 1:8-10

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Numbers 7:9

But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them {was that} they should bear upon their shoulders.

2 Samuel 6:7-8

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for {his} error; and there he died by the ark of God. {error: or, rashness}

Proverbs 28:13

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh {them} shall have mercy.

Numbers 4:15

And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear {it}: but they shall not touch {any} holy thing, lest they die. These {things are} the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

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