1 Chronicles 15

1AndDavidH1732madeH6213 him housesH1004 in the cityH5892 of DavidH1732; and he preparedH3559 a placeH4725 for the arkH727 of GodH430, and pitchedH5186 for it a tentH168. 2ThenH227 DavidH1732 saidH559, None ought to carryH5375 the arkH727 of GodH430 but the LevitesH3881: for them hath Jehovah chosenH977 to carryH5375 the arkH727 of GodH430, and to minister unto him for everH5769. 3And DavidH1732 assembledH6950 all IsraelH3478 at JerusalemH3389, to bringH5927 up the arkH727 of Jehovah unto its placeH4725, which he had preparedH3559 for it. 4And DavidH1732 gatheredH622 together the sonsH1121 of AaronH175, and the LevitesH3881: 5of the sonsH1121 of KohathH6955, UrielH222 the chiefH8269, and his brethren a hundredH3967 and twentyH6242; 6of the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847, AsaiahH6222 the chiefH8269, and his brethren twoH3967 hundredH3967 and twentyH6242; 7of the sonsH1121 of Gershom, JoelH3100 the chiefH8269, and his brethren a hundredH3967 and thirtyH7970; 8of the sonsH1121 of ElizaphanH469, ShemaiahH8098 the chiefH8269, and his brethren twoH3967 hundredH3967; 9of the sonsH1121 of HebronH2275, ElielH447 the chiefH8269, and his brethren fourscore; 10of the sonsH1121 of UzzielH5816, AmminadabH5992 the chiefH8269, and his brethren a hundredH3967 and twelve. 11And DavidH1732 calledH7121 for ZadokH6659 and AbiatharH54 the priestsH3548, and for the LevitesH3881, for UrielH222, AsaiahH6222, and JoelH3100, ShemaiahH8098, and ElielH447, and AmminadabH5992, 12and saidH559 unto them, Ye are the headsH7218 of the fathers’H1 houses of the LevitesH3881: sanctifyH6942 yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bringH5927 up the arkH727 of Jehovah, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, unto the place that I have preparedH3559 for it. 13For because ye bare it not at the firstH7223, Jehovah our GodH430 made a breach upon us, for that we soughtH1875 him not according to the ordinanceH4941. 14So the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881 sanctifiedH6942 themselves to bringH5927 up the arkH727 of Jehovah, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478. 15And the children of the LevitesH3881 bare the arkH727 of GodH430 upon their shouldersH3802 with the staves thereon, as MosesH4872 commandedH6680 according to the wordH1697 of Jehovah.

16And DavidH1732 spake to the chiefH8269 of the LevitesH3881 to appointH5975 their brethren the singersH7891, with instrumentsH3627 of music, psalteries and harpsH3658 and cymbalsH4700, sounding aloud and liftingH7311 up the voiceH6963 with joyH8057. 17So the LevitesH3881 appointedH5975 HemanH1968 the sonH1121 of JoelH3100; and of his brethren, AsaphH623 the sonH1121 of Berechiah; and of the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847 their brethren, EthanH387 the sonH1121 of Kushaiah; 18and with them their brethren of the secondH4932 degree, ZechariahH2148, Ben, and Jaaziel, and ShemiramothH8070, and JehielH3171, and UnniH6042, EliabH446, and BenaiahH1141, and MaaseiahH4641, and MattithiahH4993, and EliphelehuH466, and MikneiahH4737, and Obed-edomH5654, and JeielH3273, the doorkeepers. 19So the singersH7891, HemanH1968, AsaphH623, and EthanH387, were appointed, with cymbalsH4700 of brass to sound aloud; 20and ZechariahH2148, and Aziel, and ShemiramothH8070, and JehielH3171, and UnniH6042, and EliabH446, and MaaseiahH4641, and BenaiahH1141, with psalteries set to AlamothH5961; 21and MattithiahH4993, and EliphelehuH466, and MikneiahH4737, and Obed-edomH5654, and JeielH3273, and AzaziahH5812, with harpsH3658 set to the SheminithH8067, to lead. 22And Chenaniah, chiefH8269 of the LevitesH3881, was over the song: he instructedH3256 about the song, because he was skilful. 23And Berechiah and ElkanahH511 were doorkeepers for the arkH727. 24And ShebaniahH7645, and JoshaphatH3146, and NethanelH5417, and AmasaiH6022, and ZechariahH2148, and BenaiahH1141, and EliezerH461, the priestsH3548, did blow the trumpetsH2689 before the arkH727 of GodH430; and Obed-edomH5654 and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the arkH727.

25So DavidH1732, and the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478, and the captains over thousandsH505, wentH1980 to bringH5927 up the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of Jehovah out of the houseH1004 of Obed-edomH5654 with joyH8057. 26And it came to pass, when GodH430 helpedH5826 the LevitesH3881 that bare the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of Jehovah, that they sacrificedH2076 sevenH7651 bullocks and sevenH7651 ramsH352. 27And DavidH1732 was clothed with a robeH4598 of fineH948 linenH906, and all the LevitesH3881 that bare the arkH727, and the singersH7891, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singersH7891: and DavidH1732 had upon him an ephodH646 of linenH906. 28Thus all IsraelH3478 broughtH5927 up the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of Jehovah with shoutingH8643, and with soundH6963 of the cornet, and with trumpetsH2689, and with cymbalsH4700, sounding aloud with psalteries and harpsH3658.

29And it cameH935 to pass, as the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of Jehovah cameH935 to the cityH5892 of DavidH1732, that MichalH4324 the daughterH1323 of SaulH7586 lookedH7200 out at the windowH2474, and sawH7200 kingH4428 DavidH1732 dancing and playingH7832; and she despisedH959 him in her heartH3820.