1 Chronicles 15

1 David made himself houses in David’s city; and he prepared a place for God’s ark, and pitched a tent for it. ‡ 1Ch 16:1Psa 132:51Ch 15:31Ch 17:1-5Act 7:462Sa 13:7-82Sa 14:242Sa 5:9 2 Then David said, “No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For the LORD has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him forever.” ‡ Deu 10:8Deu 31:9Num 18:1-8Jer 33:17-22Jos 3:3Num 4:19-20Num 4:2-15Num 8:13-14 +5

3 David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the LORD’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it. ‡ 1Ch 13:51Ki 8:11Ch 15:12Sa 6:122Sa 6:171Ch 15:12 4 David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites: ‡ 1Ch 6:16-301Ch 6:49-501Ch 12:26-28Exo 6:16-22Num 3:4 5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers one hundred twenty; ‡ 1Ch 6:22-24 6 of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred twenty; ‡ 1Ch 6:29-30 7 of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers one hundred thirty; ‡ 1Ch 15:111Ch 23:8 8 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred; ‡ Exo 6:22 9 of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty; ‡ Exo 6:181Ch 23:121Ch 23:191Ch 26:231Ch 26:30-311Ch 6:2Num 26:58 10 of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred twelve. ‡ 1Ch 23:121Ch 6:181Ch 6:22Exo 6:18Exo 6:22

11 David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites: for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab, ‡ 1Ch 12:281Ki 2:351Sa 22:20-231Ch 18:161Ki 2:262Sa 15:24-292Sa 15:352Sa 20:25 +112 and said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers, that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, up to the place that I have prepared for it. ‡ 2Ch 35:61Ch 15:14Exo 19:14-15Rom 12:1-22Ch 30:151Ch 15:11Ch 15:31Ch 24:31 +613 For because you didn’t carry it at first, the LORD our God broke out in anger against us, because we didn’t seek him according to the ordinance.” ‡ 2Sa 6:31Co 14:401Co 11:21Jn 1:8-101Ch 13:7-111Ch 15:22Sa 6:7-8Deu 31:9 +4

14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel. ‡ 2Ch 29:152Ch 29:34Jol 2:16-17Lev 10:3 15 The children of the Levites bore God’s ark on their shoulders with its poles, as Moses commanded according to the LORD’s word. ‡ Num 4:15Num 7:91Ki 8:82Ch 5:9Exo 25:12-15Exo 37:3-5Exo 40:20Num 4:5-6

16 David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers with instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up their voices with joy. ‡ 1Ch 13:81Ch 16:421Ch 23:52Ch 5:13Neh 12:361Ch 15:121Ch 15:27-281Ch 25:1-6 +2017 So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; ‡ 1Ch 6:331Ch 6:391Ch 6:441Ch 15:191Ch 25:1-51Sa 8:2Psa 73:1Psa 83:1 18 and with them their brothers of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers. ‡ 1Ch 26:41Ch 13:141Ch 16:381Ch 16:5-61Ch 25:2-61Ch 25:9-311Ch 26:151Ch 26:8 19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud; ‡ 1Ch 25:61Ch 13:81Ch 15:161Ch 16:421Ch 16:51Ch 25:1Psa 150:5 20 and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth; ‡ Psa 46:1-11 21 and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead. ‡ 1Ch 15:181Ch 16:51Ch 25:6-71Sa 10:5Psa 12:1Psa 150:3Psa 33:2Psa 6:1-10 +222 Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the singing. He taught the singers, because he was skillful. ‡ 1Ch 15:161Ch 15:271Ch 25:7-8 23 Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark. ‡ 1Ch 9:21-232Ki 22:42Ki 25:18Psa 84:10 24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before God’s ark; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark. ‡ 1Ch 16:61Ch 15:28Num 10:81Ch 15:181Ch 15:232Ch 5:12-13Jol 2:1Jol 2:15 +1

25 So David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to bring the ark of the LORD’s covenant up out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy. ‡ 2Sa 6:12-231Ch 13:11-142Ch 20:27-28Ezr 6:16Mic 5:2Php 3:3Php 4:4Psa 100:1-2 +1126 When God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the LORD’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams. ‡ Num 23:291Ch 29:14Job 42:8Psa 66:13-151Sa 7:122Co 2:162Co 3:52Sa 6:13 +427 David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the choir master with the singers; and David had an ephod of linen on him. ‡ 1Sa 2:182Sa 6:14 28 Thus all Israel brought the ark of the LORD’s covenant up with shouting, with sound of the cornet, with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with stringed instruments and harps. ‡ 1Ch 13:81Ch 15:162Ch 5:12-132Sa 6:15Ezr 3:10-11Psa 150:3-5Psa 47:1-5Psa 68:25 +129 As the ark of the LORD’s covenant came to David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart. ‡ 2Sa 6:20-232Sa 6:161Co 2:141Sa 18:27-281Sa 19:11-171Sa 25:441Sa 4:32Co 5:13 +17