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1 Chronicles 15

Preparing to Move the Ark

1David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

1And he built for himself houses in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

2Then 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 forever.”

2Then David said, “No one may carry the ark of God but only the Levites. For YHWH has chosen them to carry the ark of YHWH and to minister before Him even to forever.”

3And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.

3And David gathered together all Israel to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of YHWH to its place, which he had prepared for it.

4Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:

4And David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

5From the Kohathites, Uriel the chief and 120 of his relatives;

5Of the sons of Kohath: Uriel the chief, and of his brothers a hundred and twenty;

6from the Merarites, Asaiah the chief and 220 of his relatives;

6of the sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief, and of his brothers two hundred and twenty;

7from the Gershomites, Joel the chief and 130 of his relatives;

7of the sons of Gershom: Joel the chief, and of his brothers a hundred and thirty;

8from the Elizaphanites, Shemaiah the chief and 200 of his relatives;

8of the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief, and of his brothers two hundred;

9from the Hebronites, Eliel the chief and 80 of his relatives;

9of the sons of Hebron: Eliel the chief, and of his brothers eighty;

10and from the Uzzielites, Amminadab the chief and 112 of his relatives.

10of the sons of Uzziel: Amminadab the chief, and of his brothers a hundred and twelve.

11David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

11And David called to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and to the Levites, to Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,

12And he said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.

12and He said to them, “You are heads of the fathers of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, you and your brothers, that you may bring up the ark of YHWH, God of Israel, to where I have prepared for it.

13It 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.”

13And because at the first it was not you not, YHWH our God broke out against us because we did not seek Him according to the ordinance.”

The Priests and Levites Carry the Ark

14So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.

14And the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of YHWH, God of Israel;

15And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.

15and the sons of the Levites carried the ark of God, as Moses had commanded according to the word of YHWH, on their shoulders with the poles on them.

16David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.

16And David spoke to the heads of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers with instruments of song, stringed instruments, and harps, and cymbals, resounding to lift up the voice with joy.

17So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;

17And the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; and of his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan son of Kushaiah;

18and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.

18and with them their brothers of the second rank: Zechariah, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom and Jeiel the gatekeepers.

19The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.

19And the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, with cymbals of brass to sound;

20Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth.

20and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jeheil, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with strings according to Alamoth;

21And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.

21and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with lyres according to Sheminith, to oversee.

22Chenaniah the head Levite was the director of the music because he was highly skilled.

22And Chenaniah head of the Levites was over the lifting up of song; he instructed in the lifting up, because he was skillful.

23Berechiah and Elkanah were to be guardians of the ark.

23And Berechiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.

24Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.

24And Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer the priests were to blow the trumpets before the face of the ark of God. And Obed-edom and Jehiah were gatekeepers for the ark.

Moving the Ark to Jerusalem

25So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.

25And it came to pass that David and the elders of Israel and the chiefs of the thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of YHWH from the house of Obed-edom with joy.

26And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

26And it came to pass, in God helping the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of YHWH, that they offered seven bulls and seven rams.

27Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.

27And David was wrapped in a robe of fine linen, and were all the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah head of the lifting up of the singers. And on David was an Ephod of linen.

28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.

28And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of YHWH with shouting, and with the sound of the shofar, and with the trumpets, and with cymbals, making music with stringed instruments and harps.

Michal’s Contempt for David

29As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart.

29And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of YHWH came to the City of David, that Michal daughter of Saul looked through the window and saw King David dancing and playing music; and she despised him in her heart.