The king also said to the priest Zadok, ‘Look, return to the city in peace and your two sons with you: your son Ahimaaz and Abiathar’s son Jonathan.
2 Samuel 15:24 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Zadok was also there, and all the Levites with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. They set the ark of God down, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until the people had finished marching past. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Abiathar [the priest] and behold, Zadok came also, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God until all the people had gone from the city. American Standard Version (1901) And, lo, Zadok also came, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God; and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city. Common English Bible Zadok was there too, along with all the Levites carrying the chest containing God’s covenant. They set God’s chest down, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the troops had finished marching out of the city. Catholic Public Domain Version Now Zadok the priest also went, and all the Levites went with him, carrying the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God. And Abiathar went up, until all the people who had departed from the city had gone by. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Sadoc the priest also came, and all the Levites with him carrying the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God. And Abiathar went up, till all the people that was come out of the city had done passing. |
The king also said to the priest Zadok, ‘Look, return to the city in peace and your two sons with you: your son Ahimaaz and Abiathar’s son Jonathan.
Won’t the priests Zadok and Abiathar be there with you? Report everything you hear from the palace to the priests Zadok and Abiathar.
When those carrying the ark of the Lord advanced six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was court secretary;
but the priest Zadok, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the prophet Nathan, Shimei, Rei, and David’s royal guard , did not side with Adonijah.
The king said to the priest Abiathar, ‘Go to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death today, since you carried the ark of the Lord God in the presence of my father David and you suffered through all that my father suffered.’
Then the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed the priest Zadok in Abiathar’s place.
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 for ever.’
It is for the consecrated priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept my charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.
‘Aaron and his sons are to finish covering the holy objects and all their equipment whenever the camp is to move on. The Kohathites will come and carry them, but they are not to touch the holy objects or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the tent of meeting.
But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since their responsibility was service related to the holy objects carried on their shoulders.
and commanded the people, ‘When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God carried by the Levitical priests, you are to break camp and follow it.
Then he said to the priests, ‘Carry the ark of the covenant and go on ahead of the people.’ So they carried the ark of the covenant and went ahead of them.
Have seven priests to carry seven trumpets made of ram’s horns in front of the ark. But on the seventh day, march round the city seven times, while the priests blow the rams’ horns.
So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said to them, ‘Take up the ark of the covenant and have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the Lord.’
However, one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David.
The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.