The Children of Israel Bible Study

1 CHRONICLES 15 The Ark of God Brought to the City of David David built houses for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the Ark of God and pitched a tent for it. Then David said, “ No one may carry the Ark of God but the Levites , for the LORD has chosen them to carry the Ark of God and to minister before Him forever.”   A Return to God’s Order David gathered all Israel to Jerusalem to bring up the Ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared. He called together the sons of Aaron and the Levites, including the leaders of the families of Levi (see verses 6–10). Then David said to them, “Sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, that you may bring up the Ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.  For because you did not do it the first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, because we did not consult Him about the proper order.”   Prepared and Sanctified So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up t...