1 Chronicles 15:2
1 Chronicles 15:2 — The New International Version (NIV)
2 Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister before him forever.”
1 Chronicles 15:2 — English Standard Version (ESV)
2 Then David said that no one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord had chosen them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister to him forever.
1 Chronicles 15:2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
2 Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.
1 Chronicles 15:2 — New Living Translation (NLT)
2 Then he commanded, “No one except the Levites may carry the Ark of God. The Lord has chosen them to carry the Ark of the Lord and to serve him forever.”
1 Chronicles 15:2 — New Century Version (NCV)
2 David said, “Only the Levites may carry the Ark of God. The Lord chose them to carry the Ark of the Lord and to serve him forever.”
1 Chronicles 15:2 — American Standard Version (ASV)
2 Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.
1 Chronicles 15:2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
2 Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites, for them has Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of God, and to serve him for ever.
1 Chronicles 15:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
2 Then David insisted that only the Levites carry God’s ark because the Lord had chosen them to carry his ark and to serve him forever.
1 Chronicles 15:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
2 Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the Lord has chosen them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister before Him forever.”
1 Chronicles 15:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
2 Then David commanded that no one but the Levites were to carry the ark of God, for the Lord had chosen them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister to him forever.
1 Chronicles 15:2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
2 Then David ordered that none except the Levites should carry the ark of God, for Yahweh had chosen them to carry the ark of Yahweh and to serve him forever.
1 Chronicles 15:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
2 He said, “Only Levites can carry the ark of God. That’s because the Lord chose them to carry his ark. He chose them to serve him forever in front of the place where his throne is.”
1 Chronicles 15:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
2 Then David said, “No one is to carry the ark of God but the Levites; for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of God and to minister to Him forever.”