1 Chronicles 15:13 — Bible Verse (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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Chronicles 15:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Chronicles 15:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For because you didn’t carry it at first, Yahweh our God broke out in anger against us, because we didn’t seek him according to the ordinance.””

1 Chronicles 15:13 — World English Bible

1 Chronicles 15:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For 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.”

1 Chronicles 15:13 — American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 15:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“because at the first <FI>it was<Fi> not ye, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, because we sought Him not according to the ordinance.'”

1 Chronicles 15:13 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 15:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

1 Chronicles 15:13 — Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 15:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For because ye were not there at the first, the Lord our God made a breach among vs: for we sought him not after due order.”

1 Chronicles 15:13 — Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 15:13 in Context — 1 Chronicles 15

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

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.

13 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.

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

15 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.

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What Does 1 Chronicles 15:13 Mean?

1 Chronicles 15:13 is a verse from the Book of 1 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Chronicles chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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