1Chronicles 15

15David built palaces for himself in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and erected a tent for it.H6213H1004H5892H1732H3559H4725H727H430H5186H1682Then David ordered that the ark of God was to be carried by no one except the Levites, because the Lord had chosen them to carry the ark of the Lord and to serve him forever.H1732H559H5375H727H430H3881H3068H977H5375H727H430H8334H5704H57693David assembled all of Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to its proper place that he had prepared for it.H1732H6950H3478H6950H3389H5927H727H3068H4725H35594David also assembled the descendants of Aaron, who were Levites,H1732H622H1121H175H38815including Uriel their leader from the descendants of Kohath, along with 120 of his relatives,H1121H6955H222H8269H251H3967H62426from the descendants of Merari, Asaiah their leader, along with 220 of his relatives,H1121H4847H6222H8269H251H3967H62427from the descendants of Gershom, Joel their chief, along with 130 of his relatives,H1121H1647H3100H8269H251H3967H79708from the descendants of Elizaphan, Shemaiah their leader, along with 200 of his relatives,H1121H469H8098H8269H251H39679from Hebron's descendants, Eliel their leader, along with 80 of his relatives,H1121H2275H447H8269H251H808410and from Uzziel's descendants, Amminadab their leader, along with 112 of his relatives.H1121H5816H5992H8269H251H3967H8147H624011Then David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar, along with the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and AmminadabH1732H7121H6659H54H3548H3881H222H6222H3100H8098H447H599212and addressed them: "As leaders of your Levitical families, set yourselves apart, both you and your relatives, so you can be qualified to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place I've prepared for it.H559H7218H1H3881H6942H251H5927H727H3068H430H3478H355913Because you didn't carry it from the very first, the Lord our God attacked us, since we didn't care for it appropriately."H7223H3068H430H6555H1875H494114So the priests and Levites set themselves apart to carry the ark of the Lord God of Israel.H3548H3881H6942H5927H727H3068H430H347815The Levites carried the ark of God the way Moses had commanded and in accordance with the word of the Lord - that is, with poles on their shoulders.H1121H3881H5375H727H430H3802H4133H4872H6680H1697H306816David also told the Levite leaders to appoint their relatives as singers, to play musical instruments such as harps, lyres, and cymbals, and to keep sounding aloud with joyful voices.H1732H559H8269H3881H5975H251H7891H3627H7892H5035H3658H4700H8085H7311H6963H805717So the Levites appointed Joel's son Heman, his relative Berechiah's son Asaph, as well as certain relatives of Merari's sons, including Kushaiah's son Ethan,H3881H5975H1968H1121H3100H251H623H1121H1296H1121H4847H251H387H1121H698418their second order relatives Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, as well as the trustees Obed-edom and Jeiel.H251H4932H2148H1122H3268H8070H3171H6042H446H1141H4641H4993H466H4737H5654H3273H777819The singers included Heman, Asaph, and Ethan (who played bronze cymbals).H7891H1968H623H387H8085H4700H517820Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah played harps to accompany the women singers,H2148H5815H8070H3171H6042H446H4641H1141H5035H596121and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah led on lyres, sounding the octaves.H4993H466H4737H5654H3273H5812H3658H8067H532922Chenaniah, music leader for the Levites, served as music director, because he was expert at it.H3663H8269H3881H4853H3256H4853H99523Berechiah and Elkanah served as gatekeepers for the ark.H1296H511H7778H72724Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer the priests were appointed to sound the trumpets before the ark of God, and Obed-edom and Jehiah were trustees for the ark.20H7645H3146H5417H6022H2148H1141H461H3548H2690H2690H2689H6440H727H430H5654H3174H7778H72725Then David, the elders of Israel, and the leaders of groups of thousands proceeded to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Obed-edom's house, rejoicing as they went.H1732H2205H3478H8269H505H1980H5927H727H1285H3068H1004H5654H805726As God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.H430H5826H3881H5375H727H1285H3068H2076H7651H6499H7651H35227David wore a robe made from fine linen, as did all of the Levites who were carrying the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the music and choir director. David also wore a linen ephod.H1732H3736H4598H948H3881H5375H727H7891H3663H8269H4853H7891H1732H646H90628All of Israel were bringing up the ark of the covenant of the Lord, accompanied by shouting, sounding of horns, trumpets, and cymbals, along with loud music on harps and lyres.H3478H5927H727H1285H3068H8643H6963H7782H2689H4700H8085H5035H365829But as the ark of the covenant of the Lord approached the city of David, Saul's daughter Michal was peering out a window, watching King David dancing and cavorting around, and she despised him in her heart.1525H727H1285H3068H935H5892H1732H4324H1323H7586H8259H2474H7200H4428H1732H7540H7832H959H3820