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1 Chronicles 15

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1And [David] made for himself houses in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and made a tent for it .
1And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
2Then said David , It is not [lawful for any] to bear the ark of God, but the Levites; for the Lord has chosen them to bear the ark of the Lord, and to minister to him for ever.
2Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.
3And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to the placewhich he [had] prepared for it.
3And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
4And David gathered together the sons of Aaronthe Levites.
4And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:
5Of the sons of Caath; [there was] Uriel the chief, and his brethren, one hundred and twenty.
5Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:
6Of the sons of Merari; Asaia the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty.
6Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
7Of the sons of Gedson; Joel the chief, and his brethren, one hundred and thirty.
7Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:
8Of the sons of Elisaphat; Semei the chief, and his brethren, two hundred.
8Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
9Of the sons of Chebrom; Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty.
9Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:
10Of the sons of Oziel; Aminadab the chief, and his brethren one hundred and twelve.
10Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.
11And David called Sadoc and Abiathar the priests, and the Levites, Uriel, Asaia, and Joel, and Semaia, and Eliel, and Aminadab,
11And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
12and said to them, You⌃ [are] the heads of the families of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, and you⌃ shall carry up the ark of the God of Israel, [to the place] which I have prepared for it.
12And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
13For because you⌃ were not [ready] at the first, our God made a breach upon us, because we sought him not according to the ordinance.
13For because ye did it not at the first, the Lord our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
14So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves, to bring up the ark of the God of Israel.
14So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.
15And the sons of the Levites took the ark of God , (as Moses commanded by the word of God according to the scripture) upon their shoulders with staves.
15And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the Lord.
16And David said to the chiefs of the Levites, Set your brethren the singers with musical instruments , lutes, harps, and cymbals, to sound aloud with a voice of joy.
16And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
17So the Levites appointed Aeman the son of Joel; Asaph the son of Barachias [was one] of his brethren; and Aethan the son of Kisaeus was of the sons of Merari their brethren;
17So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
18and with them their brethren of the second rank, Zacharias, and Oziel, and Semiramoth, and Jeiel, and Elioel, and Eliab, and Banaia, and Maasaia, and Matthathia, and Eliphena, and Makellia, and Abdedom, and Jeiel, and Ozias, the porters.
18And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, the porters.
19And the singers, Aeman, Asaph, and Aethan, with brazen cymbals to make [a sound] to be heard.
19So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
20Zacharias, and Oziel, Semiramoth, Jeiel, Oni, Eliab, Maasaeas, Banaeas, with lutes, on alaemoth.
20And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
21And Mattathias, and Eliphalu, and Makenia, and Abdedom, and Jeiel, and Ozias, with harps of Amasenith, to make a loud noise.
21And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
22And Chonenia chief of the Levites [was] master of the bands, because he was skillful.
22And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
23And Barachia and Elcana [were] doorkeepers of the ark.
23And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
24And Somnia, and Josaphat, and Nathanael, and Amasai, and Zacharia, and Banaea, and Eliezer, the priests, were sounding with trumpets before the ark of God: and Abdedom and Jeia [were] doorkeepers of the ark of God.
24And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed–edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
25So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains of thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant from the house of Abdedom with gladness.
25So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the house of Obed–edom with joy.
26And it came to passwhen God strengthened the Levites bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they sacrificed seven calves and seven rams.
26And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.
27And David [was] girded with a fine linen robe, and all the Levites [who were] bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the singers, and Chonenias the master of the band of singers; also upon David [there was] a robe of fine linen.
27And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.
28And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of a horn, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, playing loudly on lutes and harps.
28Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.
29And the ark of the covenant of the Lord arrived, and came to the city of David; and Melchol the daughter of Saul looked down through the window, and saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.
29And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.