1 Chronicles 15
David prepared a place for the ark and commanded that only the Levites carry it, correcting the earlier failure. The Levites brought the ark into Jerusalem with shouting, music, and celebration.
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| 1 | And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. | David built houses for himself in the city of David. And he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it. |
| 2 | Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. | Then David said, "No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister to Him forever." |
| 3 | And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it. | David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place He had prepared for it. |
| 4 | And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites: | David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites: |
| 5 | Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty: | Of the sons of Kohath: Uriel the chief, with one hundred twenty of his brothers; |
| 6 | Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty: | Of the sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief, with two hundred twenty of his brothers; |
| 7 | Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty: | Of the sons of Gershom: Joel the chief, with one hundred thirty of his brothers; |
| 8 | Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred: | Of the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief, with two hundred of his brothers; |
| 9 | Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore: | Of the sons of Hebron: Eliel the chief, with eighty of his brothers; |
| 10 | Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve. | Of the sons of Uzziel: Amminadab the chief, with one hundred twelve of his brothers. |
| 11 | And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab, | David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab. |
| 12 | And 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. | He said to them, "You are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites. Consecrate yourselves, You and Your brothers, so that You may bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it. |
| 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. | For because You did not carry it the first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, because we did not seek Him according to the proper order." |
| 14 | So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel. | So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel. |
| 15 | And 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. | The Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD. |
| 16 | And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy. | David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers who should play on musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy. |
| 17 | So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; | So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel. Among his brothers Asaph the son of Berechiah. Among the sons of Merari, their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; |
| 18 | And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters. | With them their brothers of the second order: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and Obed-edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers. |
| 19 | So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass; | The singers Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound bronze cymbals; |
| 20 | And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth; | Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play harps according to Alamoth; |
| 21 | And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel. | Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead with lyres according to the Sheminith. |
| 22 | And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful. | Chenaniah, leader of the Levites in music, was put in charge of the music, for he was skillful. |
| 23 | And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark. | Berechiah and Elkanah were to be gatekeepers for the ark. |
| 24 | And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nathaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark. | Shebaniah, Jehoshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also gatekeepers for the ark. |
| 25 | So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obededom with joy. | So David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom with rejoicing. |
| 26 | And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams. | Because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams. |
| 27 | And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen. | David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as also were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers and Chenaniah the leader of the music with the singers. David also wore a linen ephod. |
| 28 | Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps. | So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, to the sound of the horn, trumpets, and cymbals, and made loud music on harps and lyres. |
| 29 | And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart. | As the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David dancing and celebrating. She despised him in her heart. |