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All the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
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A Task of Highest Honor
Commentators explain that while a specific family of Levites typically carried the Ark, the priests were given this duty on occasions of supreme importance, such as this dedication or the crossing of the Jordan. This elevated the solemnity of the event, signifying that bringing God's presence into the temple was a task of the highest honor.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In 2 Chronicles 5:4, the Levites took up the ark; and by the Law the ark was the special charge of the Kohathites ([Reference …
19th Century
Anglican
The priests took up the ark. —To bear the ark on its journeys was properly the duty of the Levites of the family of Kohat…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And all the elders of Israel came To Zion, the city of David:
and the priests took up the ark
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The bringing in the ark is the end that must crown the work. This was done with great solemnity.
The ark was fixed in the place appointed fo…
