1And David made6213 him houses1004 in the city5892 of David1732, and prepared3559 a place4725 for the ark727 of God430, and pitched5186 for it a tent168.
2Then David1732 said559, None ought to carry5375 the ark727 of God430 but the Levites3881: for them hath the LORD3068 chosen977 to carry5375 the ark727 of God430, and to minister8334 unto him for5704 ever5769.
3And David1732 gathered6950 all Israel3478 together6950 to Jerusalem3389, to bring up5927 the ark727 of the LORD3068 unto his place4725, which he had prepared3559 for it.
4And David1732 assembled622 the children1121 of Aaron175, and the Levites3881:
5Of the sons1121 of Kohath6955; Uriel222 the chief8269, and his brethren251 an hundred3967 and twenty6242:
6Of the sons1121 of Merari4847; Asaiah6222 the chief8269, and his brethren251 two hundred3967 and twenty6242:
7Of the sons1121 of Gershom1647; Joel3100 the chief8269, and his brethren251 an hundred3967 and thirty7970:
8Of the sons1121 of Elizaphan469; Shemaiah8098 the chief8269, and his brethren251 two hundred3967:
9Of the sons1121 of Hebron2275; Eliel447 the chief8269, and his brethren251 fourscore8084:
10Of the sons1121 of Uzziel5816; Amminadab5992 the chief8269, and his brethren251 an hundred3967 and twelve8147 6240.
11And David1732 called7121 for Zadok6659 and Abiathar54 the priests3548, and for the Levites3881, for Uriel222, Asaiah6222, and Joel3100, Shemaiah8098, and Eliel447, and Amminadab5992,
12And said559 unto them, Ye are the chief7218 of the fathers1 of the Levites3881: sanctify6942 yourselves, both ye and your brethren251, that ye may bring up5927 the ark727 of the LORD3068 God430 of Israel3478 unto the place that I have prepared3559 for it.
13For because ye did it not at the first7223, the LORD3068 our God430 made a breach6555 upon us, for that we sought1875 him not after the due order4941.
14So the priests3548 and the Levites3881 sanctified6942 themselves to bring up5927 the ark727 of the LORD3068 God430 of Israel3478.
15And the children1121 of the Levites3881 bare5375 the ark727 of God430 upon their shoulders3802 with the staves4133 thereon, as Moses4872 commanded6680 according to the word1697 of the LORD3068.
16And David1732 spake559 to the chief8269 of the Levites3881 to appoint5975 their brethren251 to be the singers7891 with instruments3627 of musick7892, psalteries5035 and harps3658 and cymbals4700, sounding8085, by lifting up7311 the voice6963 with joy8057.
17So the Levites3881 appointed5975 Heman1968 the son1121 of Joel3100; and of his brethren251, Asaph623 the son1121 of Berechiah1296; and of the sons1121 of Merari4847 their brethren251, Ethan387 the son1121 of Kushaiah6984;
18And with them their brethren251 of the second4932 degree, Zechariah2148, Ben1122, and Jaaziel3268, and Shemiramoth8070, and Jehiel3171, and Unni6042, Eliab446, and Benaiah1141, and Maaseiah4641, and Mattithiah4993, and Elipheleh466, and Mikneiah4737, and Obededom5654, and Jeiel3273, the porters7778.
19So the singers7891, Heman1968, Asaph623, and Ethan387, were appointed to sound8085 with cymbals4700 of brass5178;
20And Zechariah2148, and Aziel5815, and Shemiramoth8070, and Jehiel3171, and Unni6042, and Eliab446, and Maaseiah4641, and Benaiah1141, with psalteries5035 on Alamoth5961;
21And Mattithiah4993, and Elipheleh466, and Mikneiah4737, and Obededom5654, and Jeiel3273, and Azaziah5812, with harps3658 on the Sheminith8067 to excel5329.
22And Chenaniah3663, chief8269 of the Levites3881, was for song4853: he instructed3256 about the song4853, because he was skilful995.
23And Berechiah1296 and Elkanah511 were doorkeepers7778 for the ark727.
24And Shebaniah7645, and Jehoshaphat3146, and Nethaneel5417, and Amasai6022, and Zechariah2148, and Benaiah1141, and Eliezer461, the priests3548, did blow2690 2690 with the trumpets2689 before6440 the ark727 of God430: and Obededom5654 and Jehiah3174 were doorkeepers7778 for the ark727.
25So David1732, and the elders2205 of Israel3478, and the captains8269 over thousands505, went1980 to bring up5927 the ark727 of the covenant1285 of the LORD3068 out of the house1004 of Obededom5654 with joy8057.
26And it came to pass, when God430 helped5826 the Levites3881 that bare5375 the ark727 of the covenant1285 of the LORD3068, that they offered2076 seven7651 bullocks6499 and seven7651 rams352.
27And David1732 was clothed3736 with a robe4598 of fine linen948, and all the Levites3881 that bare5375 the ark727, and the singers7891, and Chenaniah3663 the master8269 of the song4853 with the singers7891: David1732 also had upon him an ephod646 of linen906.
28Thus all Israel3478 brought up5927 the ark727 of the covenant1285 of the LORD3068 with shouting8643, and with sound6963 of the cornet7782, and with trumpets2689, and with cymbals4700, making a noise8085 with psalteries5035 and harps3658.
29And it came to pass, as the ark727 of the covenant1285 of the LORD3068 came935 to the city5892 of David1732, that Michal4324 the daughter1323 of Saul7586 looking out8259 at a window2474 saw7200 king4428 David1732 dancing7540 and playing7832: and she despised959 him in her heart3820.