1 Chronicles 15

Plans to Move the Ark to Jerusalem

1Now David builtH6213 housesH1004 for himself in the cityH5892 of DavidH1732; and he preparedH3559 a placeH4725 for the arkH727 of GodH430 and 1pitchedH5186 a tentH168 for it. 2ThenH227 DavidH1732 saidH559, “2NoH3808 one is to carryH5375 the arkH727 of GodH430 exceptH3588H518 the LevitesH3881; for the LordH3068 choseH977 them to carryH5375 the arkH727 of the LordH3068 and to serveH8334 Him foreverH5704H5769.” 3And 3DavidH1732 assembledH6950 allH3605 IsraelH3478 at JerusalemH3389 to bringH5927 upH5927 the arkH727 of the LordH3068 4to its placeH4725 whichH834 he had preparedH3559 for it. 4DavidH1732 gatheredH622 together the sonsH1121 of AaronH175 and 5the LevitesH3881: 5of the sonsH1121 of KohathH6955, UrielH222 the chiefH8269, and 120H3967H6242 of his relativesH251; 6of the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847, AsaiahH6222 the chiefH8269, and 220H3967H6242 of his relativesH251; 7of the sonsH1121 of GershomH1647, JoelH3100 the chiefH8269, and 130H3967H7970 of his relativesH251; 8of the sonsH1121 of ElizaphanH469, ShemaiahH8098 the chiefH8269, and twoH3967 hundredH3967 of his relativesH251; 9of the sonsH1121 of HebronH2275, ElielH447 the chiefH8269, and eightyH8084 of his relativesH251; 10of the sonsH1121 of UzzielH5816, AmminadabH5992 the chiefH8269, and 112H3967H8147H6240 of his relativesH251.

11Then DavidH1732 calledH7121 for the priestsH3548 6ZadokH6659 and 7AbiatharH54, and for the LevitesH3881, for UrielH222, AsaiahH6222, JoelH3100, ShemaiahH8098, ElielH447, and AmminadabH5992; 12and he saidH559 to them, “You are the headsH7218 of the fathers’H1 households of the LevitesH3881; 8consecrateH6942 yourselves, you and your relativesH251, so that you may bringH5927 upH5927 the arkH727 of the LordH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478 9to the place that I have preparedH3559 for it. 1310BecauseH3588 you did not carry it at the firstH7223, the LordH3068 our GodH430 madeH6555 anH6555 outburstH6555 against us, since we did not seekH1875 Him according to the ordinanceH4941.” 1411So the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881 consecratedH6942 themselves to bringH5927 upH5927 the arkH727 of the LordH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478. 15The sonsH1121 of 12the LevitesH3881 carriedH5375 the arkH727 of GodH430 on their shouldersH3802 with the polesH4133 on themH5921, justH3512 asH3512 MosesH4872 had commandedH6680 in accordance with the wordH1697 of the LordH3068.

16Then DavidH1732 spokeH559 to the chiefsH8269 of the LevitesH3881 13to appointH5975 their relativesH251 as the singersH7891, with musicalH7892 instrumentsH3627, harpsH5035, lyresH3658, and cymbalsH4700, playingH8085 to raiseH7311 soundsH6963 of joyH8057. 17So 14the LevitesH3881 appointedH5975 HemanH1968 the sonH1121 of JoelH3100, and from his relativesH251, AsaphH623 the sonH1121 of BerechiahH1296; and from the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847 their relativesH251, EthanH387 the sonH1121 of KushaiahH6984, 18and with them their relativesH251 of the secondH4932 rankH4932, ZechariahH2148, 15BenH1122, JaazielH3268, ShemiramothH8070, JehielH3171, UnniH6042, EliabH446, BenaiahH1141, MaaseiahH4641, MattithiahH4993, EliphelehuH466, MikneiahH4737, Obed-edomH5654, and JeielH3262, the gatekeepersH7778. 19So the singersH7891, HemanH1968, AsaphH623, and EthanH387, were appointed to soundH8085 aloudH8085 cymbalsH4700 of bronzeH5178; 20and ZechariahH2148, AzielH5815, ShemiramothH8070, JehielH3171, UnniH6042, EliabH446, MaaseiahH4641, and BenaiahH1141, with harpsH5035 tuned to 1617alamothH5961; 21and MattithiahH4993, EliphelehuH466, MikneiahH4737, Obed-edomH5654, JeielH3262, and AzaziahH5812, to leadH5329 with 18lyresH3658 tuned to 19the sheminithH8066. 22ChenaniahH3663, chiefH8269 of the LevitesH3881, was in charge of the singingH4853; he gaveH3256 instructionH3256 in singingH4853 becauseH3588 he was skillfulH995. 23BerechiahH1296 and ElkanahH511 were gatekeepersH7778 for the arkH727. 24ShebaniahH7645, JoshaphatH3092, NethanelH5417, AmasaiH6022, ZechariahH2148, BenaiahH1141, and EliezerH461, the priestsH3548, 20blewH2690 the trumpetsH2689 beforeH6440 the arkH727 of GodH430. Obed-edomH5654 and JehiahH3174 also were gatekeepersH7778 for the arkH727.

2521So it was DavidH1732, with the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478 and the captainsH8269 of thousandsH505, who wentH1980 to bringH5927 upH5927 the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of the LordH3068 from 22the houseH1004 of Obed-edomH5654 with joyH8057. 26Because GodH430 was helpingH5826 the LevitesH3881 who were carryingH5375 the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of the LordH3068, they sacrificedH2076 23sevenH7651 bullsH6499 and sevenH7651 ramsH352. 27Now DavidH1732 was clothedH3736 with a robeH4598 of fineH948 linenH948 with allH3605 the LevitesH3881 who were carryingH5375 the arkH727, and the singersH7891, and ChenaniahH3663 the leaderH8269 of the singingH4853 with the singersH7891. 24DavidH1732 also woreH5921 an ephodH646 of linenH906. 28So allH3605 IsraelH3478 broughtH5927 upH5927 the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of the LordH3068 with shoutingH8643, and with the soundH6963 of the hornH7782, with trumpetsH2689, with loud-soundingH8085 cymbalsH4700, with harpsH5035, and lyresH3658.

29When the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of the LordH3068 cameH935 to the cityH5892 of DavidH1732, 25MichalH4324 the daughterH1323 of SaulH7586 lookedH8259 outH8259 of the windowH2474 and sawH7200 KingH4428 DavidH1732 dancingH7540 and celebratingH7832; and she despisedH959 him in her heartH3820.