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1 Chronicles 15:11

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What does 1 Chronicles 15:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
1 Chronicles 15:11 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred;
9of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore;
10of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.
11And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
12and said unto them, Ye are the heads of the fathers` [houses] of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto [the place] that I have prepared for it.
13For because ye [bare it] not at the first, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not according to the ordinance.
14So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, etc.] (see 2 Samuel 8:17 15:27,29 <110404>1 Kings 4:4) <100817> and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab; the six chiefs before mentioned.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The Priests - Abiathar the high - priest, and Zadok the second priest. 1 Chronicles 15:18”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Zadok: Ch1 12:28, Ch1 18:16; Sa1 22:20-23; Sa2 8:17, Sa2 15:24-29, Sa2 15:35, Sa2 20:25; Kg1 2:35 Uriel: Ch1 15:5-10 1 Chronicles 15:12”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“Zadok of the line of Eleazar ( Ch1 6:1-15), and Abiathar of the line of Ithamar, were the heads of the two priestly lines, and at that time both held the office of high priest ( Ch1 24:3; cf. Sa2 15:24., Sa2 20:25). These priests and the six princes of the Levites just enumerated were charged by David to consecrate themselves with their brethren, and to bring up the ark of God to the place prepared for it. התקדּשׁ, to consecrate oneself by removal of all that is unclean, washing of the body and of the clothes ( Gen 35:2), and careful keeping aloof from every defilement, avoiding coition and the touching of unclean things; cf. Exo 19:10, Exo 19:15. לו אל־כינותי, to (the place) which I have…”
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