Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 15:11
David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — David formally calls the priests Zadok and Abiathar, along with Levitical heads Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab, to prepare for moving the ark. (1 Chronicles 15:11)
The words — The verb וַיִּקְרָא (va/yik.rā') translates literally as "he summoned," denoting an authoritative royal call rather than a voluntary gathering.
The thread — This summons recalls David's earlier refuge with Abiathar in 1 Samuel 22:20 and Zadok's military support in 1 Chronicles 12:28, while their eventual separation appears in 1 Kings 2:35.
Why it lands — The passage records a concrete administrative order to consecrate and transport sacred property, requiring readers to recognize how specific individuals are mobilized for precise covenant duties.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Hebrew words
King James Version
And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 12:28 and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.
- 1 Samuel 22:20 But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David.
- 1 Kings 2:35 And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.
- 2 Samuel 8:17 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;
- 2 Samuel 15:24 Zadok was also there, and all the Levites with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the people had passed out of the city.
- 2 Samuel 15:35 Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you? Report to them everything you hear from the king’s palace.
- 2 Samuel 20:25 Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
- 1 Kings 2:26 Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”
- 1 Chronicles 18:16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe;