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.

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.

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.

⁴ And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:

⁵ Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:

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

⁷ Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief and his brethren an hundred and thirty:

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

⁹ Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:

¹⁰ Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.

¹¹ And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and 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.

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.

¹⁴ So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD 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.

¹⁶ And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with 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;

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.

¹⁹ So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;

²⁰ And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;

²¹ And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.

²² And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skillful.

²³ And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

²⁴ And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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¹ And David made ^H6213 him houses ^H1004 in the city ^H5892 of David, ^H1732 and prepared ^H3559 a place ^H4725 for the ark ^H727 of God, ^H430 and pitched ^H5186 for it a tent. ^H168

² Then David ^H1732 said, ^H559 None ought to carry ^H5375 the ark ^H727 of God ^H430 but the Levites: ^H3881 for them hath the LORD ^H3068 chosen ^H977 to carry ^H5375 the ark ^H727 of God, ^H430 and to minister ^H8334 unto him for ^H5704 ever. ^H5769

³ And David ^H1732 gathered ^H6950 all Israel ^H3478 together ^H6950 to Jerusalem, ^H3389 to bring up ^H5927 the ark ^H727 of the LORD ^H3068 unto his place, ^H4725 which he had prepared ^H3559 for it.

⁴ And David ^H1732 assembled ^H622 the children ^H1121 of Aaron, ^H175 and the Levites: ^H3881

⁵ Of the sons ^H1121 of Kohath; ^H6955 Uriel ^H222 the chief, ^H8269 and his brethren ^H251 an hundred ^H3967 and twenty: ^H6242

⁶ Of the sons ^H1121 of Merari; ^H4847 Asaiah ^H6222 the chief, ^H8269 and his brethren ^H251 two hundred ^H3967 and twenty: ^H6242

⁷ Of the sons ^H1121 of Gershom; ^H1647 Joel ^H3100 the chief, ^H8269 and his brethren ^H251 an hundred ^H3967 and thirty: ^H7970

⁸ Of the sons ^H1121 of Elizaphan; ^H469 Shemaiah ^H8098 the chief, ^H8269 and his brethren ^H251 two hundred: ^H3967

⁹ Of the sons ^H1121 of Hebron; ^H2275 Eliel ^H447 the chief, ^H8269 and his brethren ^H251 fourscore: ^H8084

¹⁰ Of the sons ^H1121 of Uzziel; ^H5816 Amminadab ^H5992 the chief, ^H8269 and his brethren ^H251 an hundred ^H3967 and twelve. ^{H8147 H6240}

¹¹ And David ^H1732 called ^H7121 for Zadok ^H6659 and Abiathar ^H54 the priests, ^H3548 and for the Levites, ^H3881 for Uriel, ^H222 Asaiah, ^H6222 and Joel, ^H3100 Shemaiah, ^H8098 and Eliel, ^H447 and Amminadab, ^H5992

¹² And said ^H559 unto them, Ye are the chief ^H7218 of the fathers ^H1 of the Levites: ^H3881 sanctify ^H6942 yourselves, both ye and your brethren, ^H251 that ye may bring up ^H5927 the ark ^H727 of the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 unto the place that I have prepared ^H3559 for it.

¹³ For because ye did it not at the first, ^H7223 the LORD ^H3068 our God ^H430 made a breach ^H6555 upon us, for that we sought ^H1875 him not after the due order. ^H4941

¹⁴ So the priests ^H3548 and the Levites ^H3881 sanctified ^H6942 themselves to bring up ^H5927 the ark ^H727 of the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel. ^H3478

¹⁵ And the children ^H1121 of the Levites ^H3881 bare ^H5375 the ark ^H727 of God ^H430 upon their shoulders ^H3802 with the staves ^H4133 thereon, as Moses ^H4872 commanded ^H6680 according to the word ^H1697 of the LORD. ^H3068

¹⁶ And David ^H1732 spake ^H559 to the chief ^H8269 of the Levites ^H3881 to appoint ^H5975 their brethren ^H251 to be the singers ^H7891 with instruments ^H3627 of musick, ^H7892 psalteries ^H5035 and harps ^H3658 and cymbals, ^H4700 sounding, ^H8085 by lifting up ^H7311 the voice ^H6963 with joy. ^H8057

¹⁷ So the Levites ^H3881 appointed ^H5975 Heman ^H1968 the son ^H1121 of Joel; ^H3100 and of his brethren, ^H251 Asaph ^H623 the son ^H1121 of Berechiah; ^H1296 and of the sons ^H1121 of Merari ^H4847 their brethren, ^H251 Ethan ^H387 the son ^H1121 of Kushaiah; ^H6984

¹⁸ And with them their brethren ^H251 of the second ^H4932 degree, Zechariah, ^H2148 Ben, ^H1122 and Jaaziel, ^H3268 and Shemiramoth, ^H8070 and Jehiel, ^H3171 and Unni, ^H6042 Eliab, ^H446 and Benaiah, ^H1141 and Maaseiah, ^H4641 and Mattithiah, ^H4993 and Elipheleh, ^H466 and Mikneiah, ^H4737 and Obededom, ^H5654 and Jeiel, ^H3273 the porters. ^H7778

¹⁹ So the singers, ^H7891 Heman, ^H1968 Asaph, ^H623 and Ethan, ^H387 were appointed to sound ^H8085 with cymbals ^H4700 of brass; ^H5178

²⁰ And Zechariah, ^H2148 and Aziel, ^H5815 and Shemiramoth, ^H8070 and Jehiel, ^H3171 and Unni, ^H6042 and Eliab, ^H446 and Maaseiah, ^H4641 and Benaiah, ^H1141 with psalteries ^H5035 on Alamoth; ^H5961

²¹ And Mattithiah, ^H4993 and Elipheleh, ^H466 and Mikneiah, ^H4737 and Obededom, ^H5654 and Jeiel, ^H3273 and Azaziah, ^H5812 with harps ^H3658 on the Sheminith ^H8067 to excel. ^H5329

²² And Chenaniah, ^H3663 chief ^H8269 of the Levites, ^H3881 was for song: ^H4853 he instructed ^H3256 about the song, ^H4853 because he was skilful. ^H995

²³ And Berechiah ^H1296 and Elkanah ^H511 were doorkeepers ^H7778 for the ark. ^H727

²⁴ And Shebaniah, ^H7645 and Jehoshaphat, ^H3146 and Nethaneel, ^H5417 and Amasai, ^H6022 and Zechariah, ^H2148 and Benaiah, ^H1141 and Eliezer, ^H461 the priests, ^H3548 did blow ^{H2690 H2690} with the trumpets ^H2689 before ^H6440 the ark ^H727 of God: ^H430 and Obededom ^H5654 and Jehiah ^H3174 were doorkeepers ^H7778 for the ark. ^H727

²⁵ So David, ^H1732 and the elders ^H2205 of Israel, ^H3478 and the captains ^H8269 over thousands, ^H505 went ^H1980 to bring up ^H5927 the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 of the LORD ^H3068 out of the house ^H1004 of Obededom ^H5654 with joy. ^H8057

²⁶ And it came to pass, when God ^H430 helped ^H5826 the Levites ^H3881 that bare ^H5375 the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 of the LORD, ^H3068 that they offered ^H2076 seven ^H7651 bullocks ^H6499 and seven ^H7651 rams. ^H352

²⁷ And David ^H1732 was clothed ^H3736 with a robe ^H4598 of fine linen, ^H948 and all the Levites ^H3881 that bare ^H5375 the ark, ^H727 and the singers, ^H7891 and Chenaniah ^H3663 the master ^H8269 of the song ^H4853 with the singers: ^H7891 David ^H1732 also had upon him an ephod ^H646 of linen. ^H906

²⁸ Thus all Israel ^H3478 brought up ^H5927 the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 of the LORD ^H3068 with shouting, ^H8643 and with sound ^H6963 of the cornet, ^H7782 and with trumpets, ^H2689 and with cymbals, ^H4700 making a noise ^H8085 with psalteries ^H5035 and harps. ^H3658

²⁹ And it came to pass, as the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 of the LORD ^H3068 came ^H935 to the city ^H5892 of David, ^H1732 that Michal ^H4324 the daughter ^H1323 of Saul ^H7586 looking out ^H8259 at a window ^H2474 saw ^H7200 king ^H4428 David ^H1732 dancing ^H7540 and playing: ^H7832 and she despised ^H959 him in her heart. ^H3820

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¹ And `David' made him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.

² Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.

³ And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah unto its place, which he had prepared for it.

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

⁵ of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty;

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

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

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

⁹ of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore;

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

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

¹² and said unto them, Ye are the heads of the fathers' `houses' of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto `the place' that I have prepared for it.

¹³ 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.

¹⁴ So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah, 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 Jehovah.

¹⁶ And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with 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;

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 Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.

¹⁹ So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, `were appointed' with cymbals of brass to sound aloud;

²⁰ and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries set to Alamoth;

²¹ and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps set to the Sheminith, to lead.

²² And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.

²³ And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

²⁴ And Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers 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 Jehovah out of the house of Obed-edom with joy.

²⁶ And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, that they sacrificed seven bullocks 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: and David had upon him an ephod of linen.

²⁸ Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with psalteries and harps.

²⁹ And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.

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¹ And he maketh for himself houses in the city of David, and prepareth a place for the ark of God, and stretcheth out for it a tent.

² Then said David, `None `are' to carry the ark of God, except the Levites, for on them hath Jehovah fixed to carry the ark of God, and to serve Him -- unto the age.'

³ And David assembleth all Israel unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah unto its place that he had prepared for it.

⁴ And David gathereth the sons of Aaron, and the Levites.

⁵ Of sons of Kohath: Uriel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and twenty.

⁶ Of sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty.

⁷ Of sons of Gershom: Joel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and thirty.

⁸ Of sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren, two hundred.

⁹ Of sons of Hebron: Eliel the chief, and his brethren, eighty.

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

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

¹² and saith to them, `Ye `are' heads of the fathers of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, ye and your brethren, and ye have brought up the ark of Jehovah, God of Israel, unto `the place' I have prepared for it;

¹³ 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.'

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

¹⁵ and sons of the Levites bear the ark of God, as Moses commanded, according to the word of Jehovah, on their shoulder, with staves, above them.

¹⁶ And David saith to the heads of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of song, psalteries, and harps, and cymbals, sounding, to lift up with the voice for joy.

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

¹⁸ and with them their brethren, the seconds `in rank', Zechariah, Ben, 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;

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

²⁰ and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jeheil, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries besides virgins,

²¹ and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps, on the octave, to oversee.

²² And Chenaniah, head of the Levites, `is' over the burden; he instructeth about the burden, for he `is' intelligent.

²³ And Berechiah and Elkanah `are' gatekeepers for the ark.

²⁴ And Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer the priests, are blowing with trumpets before the ark of God; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah `are' gatekeepers for the ark.

²⁵ And it is David, and the elders of Israel, and the heads of the thousands, who are going to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah from the house of Obed-Edom with joy;

²⁶ and it cometh to pass, in God's helping the Levites bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, that they sacrifice seven bullocks and seven rams.

²⁷ And David is wrapped in an upper robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who are bearing the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah head of the burden of the singers; and on David `is' an Ephod of linen.

²⁸ And all Israel are bringing up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with the sound of a cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding with psalteries and harps,

²⁹ and it cometh to pass, the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is entering in unto the city of David, and Michal daughter of Saul is looking through the window, and seeth king David dancing and playing, and despiseth him in her heart.

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¹ And he made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and spread a tent for it.

² Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites, for them has Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of God, and to serve him for ever.

³ And David assembled all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah to its place that he had prepared for it.

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

⁵ of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty;

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹² and he said to them, Ye are the chief fathers of the Levites; hallow yourselves, ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of Jehovah the God of Israel to [the place that] I have prepared for it.

¹³ 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.

¹⁴ So the priests and the Levites hallowed themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah the God of Israel.

¹⁵ And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves upon them, as Moses had commanded according to the word of Jehovah.

¹⁶ And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren, the singers, with instruments of music, lutes, and harps, and cymbals, that they should sound aloud, lifting up the voice with joy.

¹⁷ And 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;

¹⁸ and with them their brethren of the second [rank], Zechariah, Ben, 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 doorkeepers;

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

²⁰ and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with lutes on Alamoth;

²¹ and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to lead [the singing].

²² And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites for the music, gave instruction in music, for he was skilful.

²³ And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

²⁴ And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew with the trumpets before the ark of God; and Obed-Edom and Jehijah were doorkeepers for the ark.

²⁵ And David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.

²⁶ And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, that they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams.

²⁷ And David was clothed with a robe of byssus, and all the Levites that bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah chief of the music of the singers; and David had upon him a linen ephod.

²⁸ And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with sound of the trumpet, and with clarions, and with cymbals, playing aloud with lutes and harps.

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

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¹ [David] made him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.

² Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them has Yahweh chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister to him forever.

³ David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Yahweh to its place, which he had prepared for it.

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

⁵ of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers one hundred twenty;

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹² and said to them, You are the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers, that you may bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel, to [the place] that I have prepared for it.

¹³ 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.

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

¹⁵ The children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of Yahweh.

¹⁶ David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.

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

¹⁸ and with them their brothers of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.

¹⁹ So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, [were appointed] with cymbals of brass to sound aloud;

²⁰ and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries set to Alamoth;

²¹ and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.

²² Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the song: he instructed about the song, because he was skillful.

²³ Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

²⁴ Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers 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 Yahweh out of the house of Obed-edom with joy.

²⁶ It happened, when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, that they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

²⁷ David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song [with] the singers: and David had on him an ephod of linen.

²⁸ Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with psalteries and harps.

²⁹ It happened, as the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.

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¹ And David made houses for himself in the town of David; and he got ready a place for the ark of God, and put up a tent for it.

² Then David said, The ark of God may not be moved by any but the Levites, for they have been marked out by God to take the ark of God, and to do his work for ever.

³ And David made all Israel come together at Jerusalem, to take the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had got ready for it.

⁴ And David got together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹² And said to them, You are the heads of the families of the Levites: make yourselves holy, you and your brothers, so that you may take the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place which I have made ready for it.

¹³ 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.

¹⁴ So the priests and the Levites made themselves holy to take up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.

¹⁵ And the sons of the Levites took up the ark of God, lifting it by its rods, as the Lord had said to Moses.

¹⁶ And David gave orders to the chief of the Levites to put their brothers the music-makers in position, with instruments of music, corded instruments and brass, with glad voices making sounds of joy.

¹⁷ So Heman, the son of Joel, and, of his brothers, Asaph, the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan, the son of Kushaiah, were put in position by the Levites;

¹⁸ And with them their brothers of the second order, Zechariah, Bani and Jaaziel and Shemiramoth and Jehiel and Unni, Eliab and Benaiah and Maaseiah and Mattithiah and Eliphelehu and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom and Jeiel, the door-keepers.

¹⁹ So those who made melody, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were put in position, with brass instruments, sounding loudly;

²⁰ And Zechariah and Aziel and Shemiramoth and Jehiel, Unni and Eliab and Maaseiah and Benaiah, with corded instruments put to Alamoth.

²¹ And Mattithiah and Eliphelehu and Mikneiah and Obed-edom and Jeiel and Azaziah, with corded instruments on the octave, to give the first note of the song.

²² And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was master of the music: he gave directions about the song, because he was expert.

²³ And Berechiah and Elkanah were door-keepers for the ark.

²⁴ And Shebaniah and Joshaphat and Nethanel and Amasai and Zechariah and Benaiah and Eliezer, the priests, made music on the horns before the ark of God; and Obed-edom and Jehiah were door-keepers for the ark.

²⁵ So David, and the responsible men of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went with joy to get the ark of the agreement of the Lord out of the house of Obed-edom.

²⁶ And when God gave help to the Levites who were lifting up the ark of the agreement of the Lord, they made an offering of seven oxen and seven sheep.

²⁷ And David was clothed with a robe of fair linen, as were all the Levites who took up the ark, and those who made melody, and Chenaniah the master of those who made melody; and David had on a linen ephod;

²⁸ So all Israel took up the ark of the agreement of the Lord, with loud cries and with horns and brass and corded instruments sounding loudly.

²⁹ And when the ark of the agreement of the Lord came into the town of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looking out of the window, saw King David dancing and playing; and to her mind he seemed foolish.