1 Chronicles 15:13
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.In other versions
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.
ASV
For because you did not take it at the first, the Lord our God sent punishment on us, because we did not get directions from him in the right way.
BBE
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.
DBY
For because you didn't carry it at the first, Yahweh our God made a breach on us, because we didn't seek him according to the ordinance.
WEB
because at the first `it was' not ye, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, because we sought Him not according to the ordinance.'
YLT
For because all of you 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.
ENG
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.
WBT
It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”
BSB
In context
11And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
12And 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.
13For 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.
14So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
15And 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.