1 Chronicles 15

1 David made him houses in the City of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.

And [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.

2 Then David said, "No one ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites. For the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of God, and to minister to him forever."

Then 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.

3 David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.

And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place which he [had] prepared for it.

4 David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites:

And David gathered together the sons of Aaron the Levites.

5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers one hundred twenty;

Of the sons of Caath; [there was] Uriel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and twenty.

6 of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred twenty;

Of the sons of Merari; Asaia the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty.

7 of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers one hundred thirty;

Of the sons of Gedson; Joel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and thirty.

8 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred;

Of the sons of Elisaphat; Semei the chief, and his brethren, two hundred.

9 of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty;

Of the sons of Chebrom; Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty.

10 of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred twelve.

Of the sons of Oziel; Aminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.

11 David called for Zadok and Abiathar the cohanim, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,

And David called Sadoc and Abiathar the priests, and the Levites, Uriel, Asaia, and Joel, and Semaia, and Eliel, and Aminadab,

12 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 up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place that I have prepared for it.

and 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.

13 For because you were not prepared the first time, the LORD our God made an outbreak against us, because we did not seek him according to the ordinance."

For because you were not [ready] at the first, our God made a breach upon us, because we sought him not according to the ordinance.

14 So the cohanim and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.

So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves, to bring up the ark of the God of Israel.

15 The descendants of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.

And 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.

16 David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers the singers, with instruments of music, stringed instruments and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.

And 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.

17 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;

So 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;

18 and with them their brothers of the second degree, Zechariah, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah were doorkeepers.

and 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.

19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;

And the singers, Aeman, Asaph, and Aethan, with brazen cymbals to make [a sound] to be heard.

20 and Zechariah, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;

Zacharias, and Oziel, Semiramoth, Jeiel, Oni, Eliab, Maasaeas, Banaeas, with lutes, on alaemoth.

21 and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.

And Mattathias, and Eliphalu, and Makenia, and Abdedom, and Jeiel, and Ozias, with harps of Amasenith, to make a loud noise.

22 Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the song: he instructed about the song, because he was skillful.

And Chonenia chief of the Levites [was] master of the bands, because he was skillful.

23 Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

And Barachia and Elcana [were] doorkeepers of the ark.

24 Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the cohanim, blew the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

And 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.

25 So 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.

So 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.

26 It happened, when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

And it came to pass when God strengthened the Levites bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they sacrificed seven calves and seven rams.

27 David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: and David had on him an ephod of linen.

And 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.

28 Thus 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, sounding aloud with stringed instruments and harps.

And 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.

29 It happened, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the City of David, that Mikal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.

And 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.