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English Standard Version

1 Chronicles 15:26

And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord , they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Levites;   Seven;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ark of the Covenant;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Music;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ark;   David;   Psalms, book of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Kirjath-Jearim;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Amminadab;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Kohath, Kohathites;   Priests and Levites;   Sheba;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Levites ;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Year;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sacrifice;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, with God’s help, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
Hebrew Names Version
It happened, when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
King James Version
And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord , that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.
New Century Version
Because God helped the Levites who carried the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord , they sacrificed seven bulls and seven male sheep.
New English Translation
When God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the Lord 's covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
Amplified Bible
Because God was helping the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD [to do it carefully and safely], they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
New American Standard Bible
Because God was helping the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
World English Bible
It happened, when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, that they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And because that God helped the Leuites that bare the Arke of the couenant of the Lorde, they offered seuen bullockes and seuen rammes.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now this happened because God was helping the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh. And they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
Berean Standard Bible
And because God had helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
Contemporary English Version
God gave the Levites the strength they needed to carry the chest, and so they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
Complete Jewish Bible
Since God was helping the L'vi'im who were carrying the ark for the covenant of Adonai , they sacrificed seven young bulls and seven rams.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, that they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams.
Easy-to-Read Version
God had helped the Levites who carried the Box of the Lord 's Agreement. So they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams to him.
George Lamsa Translation
And it came to pass when the LORD helped the Levites who carried the ark in which was the covenant of the LORD that they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams.
Good News Translation
They sacrificed seven bulls and seven sheep, to make sure that God would help the Levites who were carrying the Covenant Box.
Lexham English Bible
And it happened that when God helped the Levites carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
Literal Translation
And it happened, as God helped the Levites carrying the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan God had helped the Leuites yt bare the Arke of the LORDES couenaunt, there were offred seuen bullockes & seuen rames,
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, that they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams.
Bible in Basic English
And when God gave help to the Levites who were lifting up the ark of the agreement of the Lord, they made an offering of seven oxen and seven sheep.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when God helped the Leuites that bare the arke of the appoyntment of the Lorde, they offered seuen oxen, and seuen rammes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams.
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe when God helped the Leuites that bare the Arke of the couenant of the Lord, that they offered seuen bullocks, and seuen rammes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass when God strengthened the Levites bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they sacrificed seven calves and seven rams.
English Revised Version
And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne God hadde helpid the dekenes that baren the arke of boond of pees of the Lord, seuene bolis and seuene rammes weren offrid.
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bore the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, that they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams.
Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.
New King James Version
And so it was, when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bulls and seven rams.
New Living Translation
And because God was clearly helping the Levites as they carried the Ark of the Lord 's Covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
New Life Bible
God was helping the Levites who were carrying the special box of the agreement of the Lord. So they killed seven bulls and seven rams on the altar in worship.
New Revised Standard
And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord , they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And so it was that, when God helped the Levites, who were bearing the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when God had helped the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, they offered in sacrifice seven oxen, and seven rams.
Revised Standard Version
And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
Young's Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass, in God's helping the Levites bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, that they sacrifice seven bullocks and seven rams.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Because God was helping the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

Contextual Overview

25 So David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-edom with rejoicing. 26 And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord , they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams. 27 David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as also were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers and Chenaniah the leader of the music of the singers. And David wore a linen ephod. 28 So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, to the sound of the horn, trumpets, and cymbals, and made loud music on harps and lyres. 29 And as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

God: 1 Chronicles 29:14, 1 Samuel 7:12, Acts 26:22, 2 Corinthians 2:16, 2 Corinthians 3:5

they: 2 Samuel 6:13, Psalms 66:13-15

bullocks: Numbers 23:1, Numbers 23:2, Numbers 23:4, Numbers 23:29, Numbers 29:32, Job 42:8, Ezekiel 45:23

Reciprocal: Numbers 6:14 - one he Deuteronomy 10:8 - bear Joshua 6:13 - went on 2 Chronicles 29:21 - seven Malachi 3:4 - as

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord,.... Not merely granted them bodily strength to carry it, which did not require a great deal; but helped them to carry it with cheerfulness, and without fear, and so as to commit no error, nor in any respect provoke his displeasure, as when it was brought before from Kirjathjearim:

that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams; by way of thanksgiving, besides what David offered; and this was done by the way, see 2 Samuel 6:13.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

When God helped the Levites - The death of Uzza had deeply impressed both David and the Levites, and it was doubted whether God would allow the ark to be moved anymore. Sacrificial animals were held ready; and when it appeared - by the movement of the ark six paces 2 Samuel 6:13, without any manifestation of the divine displeasure - that God was not opposing but rather helping the Levites in their task, the victims were at once offered.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 15:26. God helped the Levites — When they saw that God had made no breach among them, as he had in the case of Uzza, in gratitude for their preservation, and his acceptance of their labour, they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams.


 
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