The Ark Comes to Jerusalem
1 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, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because theLordhas chosen them to carry the ark of theLordand to minister before Him forever.”
3 David assembled all Israel at Jerusalemto bring the ark of theLordto the place he had prepared for it.
4 Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:
5 From the Kohathites, Uriel the leader and 120 of his relatives;
6 from the Merarites, Asaiah the leader and 220 of his relatives;
7 from the Gershomites,Joel the leader and 130 of his relatives;
8 from the Elizaphanites, Shemaiah the leader and 200 of his relatives;
9 from the Hebronites, Eliel the leader and 80 of his relatives;
10 from the Uzzielites, Amminadab the leader and 112 of his relatives.
11 David summoned the priests Zadokand Abiatharand the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
12 He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levite families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselvesso that you may bring the ark of theLordGod of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.
13 For theLordour God burst out in anger against us because you Levites were not with us the first time, for we didn’t inquire of Him about the proper procedures.”
14 So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of theLordGod of Israel.
15 Then the Levites carried the ark of God the way Moses had commanded according to the word of theLord: on their shoulders with the poles.
16 Then David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers and to have them raise their voices with joy accompanied by musical instruments — harps, lyres, and cymbals.
17 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his relatives, Asaph son of Berechiah; and from their relatives the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah.
18 With them were their relatives second in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel,Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
19 The singers Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals;
20 Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play harps according toAlamoth;
21 and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to theSheminith.
22 Chenaniah, the leader of the Levites in music, was to direct the music because he was skillful.
23 Berechiah and Elkanah were to be gatekeepers for the ark.
24 The priests, Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, were to blow trumpetsbefore the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be gatekeepers for the ark.
25 David,the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of theLordfrom the house of Obed-edom.
26 While the Levites were carrying the ark of the covenant of theLord, with God’s help, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
27 Now 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 music leader of the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.
28 So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of theLordwith shouts, the sound of the ram’s horn, trumpets, and cymbals, and the playing of harps and lyres.
29 As the ark of the covenant of theLordwas entering the city of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from the window and saw King David dancingand celebrating, and she despised him in her heart.
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