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1 Chronicles 15:12

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What does 1 Chronicles 15:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and 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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and 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.
1 Chronicles 15:12 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
15And 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 Jehovah.
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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 he said unto them, ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites, etc.] Of the families of the Levites, heads of their fathers’ houses: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren; respectively under each, whose numbers are before given, by washing their bodies and clothes, and abstaining from their wives: that you may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it; (<100617>2 Samuel 6:17).”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“sanctify yourselves--This special sanctification, which was required on all grave and important occasions, consisted in observing the strictest abstinence, as well as cleanliness, both in person and dress (see on Gen 35:2; Exo 19:10, Exo 19:15); and in the neglect of these rules no step could have been taken (Ch2 30:3).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Ye are the chief: Ch1 9:34, Ch1 24:31 sanctify: Ch1 15:14; Exo 19:14, Exo 19:15; Ch2 5:11, Ch2 29:4, Ch2 29:5, Ch2 30:15, Ch2 35:6; Eze 48:11; Joh 17:17; Rom 12:1, Rom 12:2; Rev 5:9, Rev 5:10 1 Chronicles 15:13”
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