1 Chronicles 15
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1David made himself houses in David’s city; and he prepared a place for God’s ark, and pitched a tent for it.
KJVAnd David madeH6213(H8799) him housesH1004 in the cityH5892 of DavidH1732, and preparedH3559(H8686) a placeH4725 for the arkH727 of GodH430, and pitchedH5186(H8799) for it a tentH168.
2 Then David said, “No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For Yahweh has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him forever.”
KJVThen DavidH1732 saidH559(H8804), None ought to carryH5375(H8800) the arkH727 of GodH430 but the LevitesH3881: for them hath the LORDH3068 chosenH977(H8804) to carryH5375(H8800) the arkH727 of GodH430, and to ministerH8334(H8763) unto him forH5704 everH5769.
3 David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up Yahweh’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it.
KJVAnd DavidH1732 gatheredH6950 all IsraelH3478 togetherH6950(H8686) to JerusalemH3389, to bring upH5927(H8687) the arkH727 of the LORDH3068 unto his placeH4725, which he had preparedH3559(H8689) for it.
4 David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:
KJVAnd DavidH1732 assembledH622(H8799) the childrenH1121 of AaronH175, and the LevitesH3881:
5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers one hundred twenty;
KJVOf the sonsH1121 of KohathH6955; UrielH222 the chiefH8269, and his brethrenH251 an hundredH3967 and twentyH6242:
6 of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred twenty;
KJVOf the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847; AsaiahH6222 the chiefH8269, and his brethrenH251 two hundredH3967 and twentyH6242:
7 of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers one hundred thirty;
KJVOf the sonsH1121 of GershomH1647; JoelH3100 the chiefH8269, and his brethrenH251 an hundredH3967 and thirtyH7970:
8 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred;
KJVOf the sonsH1121 of ElizaphanH469; ShemaiahH8098 the chiefH8269, and his brethrenH251 two hundredH3967:
9 of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty;
KJVOf the sonsH1121 of HebronH2275; ElielH447 the chiefH8269, and his brethrenH251 fourscoreH8084:
10 of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred twelve.
KJVOf the sonsH1121 of UzzielH5816; AmminadabH5992 the chiefH8269, and his brethrenH251 an hundredH3967 and twelveH8147H6240.
11 David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites: for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab,
KJVAnd DavidH1732 calledH7121(H8799) for ZadokH6659 and AbiatharH54 the priestsH3548, and for the LevitesH3881, for UrielH222, AsaiahH6222, and JoelH3100, ShemaiahH8098, and ElielH447, and AmminadabH5992,
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 the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel, up to the place that I have prepared for it.
KJVAnd saidH559(H8799) unto them, Ye are the chiefH7218 of the fathersH1 of the LevitesH3881: sanctifyH6942(H8690) yourselves, both ye and your brethrenH251, that ye may bring upH5927(H8689) the arkH727 of the LORDH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478 unto the place that I have preparedH3559(H8689) for it.
13 For because you didn’t carry it at first, Yahweh our God broke out in anger against us, because we didn’t seek him according to the ordinance.”
KJVFor because ye did it not at the firstH7223, the LORDH3068 our GodH430 made a breachH6555(H8804) upon us, for that we soughtH1875(H8804) him not after the due orderH4941.
14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
KJVSo the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881 sanctifiedH6942(H8691) themselves to bring upH5927(H8687) the arkH727 of the LORDH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478.
15 The children of the Levites bore God’s ark on their shoulders with its poles, as Moses commanded according to Yahweh’s word.
KJVAnd the childrenH1121 of the LevitesH3881 bareH5375(H8799) the arkH727 of GodH430 upon their shouldersH3802 with the stavesH4133 thereon, as MosesH4872 commandedH6680(H8765) according to the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068.
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.
KJVAnd DavidH1732 spakeH559(H8799) to the chiefH8269 of the LevitesH3881 to appointH5975(H8687) their brethrenH251 to be the singersH7891(H8789) with instrumentsH3627 of musickH7892, psalteriesH5035 and harpsH3658 and cymbalsH4700, soundingH8085(H8688), by lifting upH7311(H8687) the voiceH6963 with joyH8057.
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;
KJVSo the LevitesH3881 appointedH5975(H8686) HemanH1968 the sonH1121 of JoelH3100; and of his brethrenH251, AsaphH623 the sonH1121 of BerechiahH1296; and of the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847 their brethrenH251, EthanH387 the sonH1121 of KushaiahH6984;
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.
KJVAnd with them their brethrenH251 of the secondH4932 degree, ZechariahH2148, BenH1122, and JaazielH3268, and ShemiramothH8070, and JehielH3171, and UnniH6042, EliabH446, and BenaiahH1141, and MaaseiahH4641, and MattithiahH4993, and EliphelehH466, and MikneiahH4737, and ObededomH5654, and JeielH3273, the portersH7778.
19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;
KJVSo the singersH7891(H8789), HemanH1968, AsaphH623, and EthanH387, were appointed to soundH8085(H8687) with cymbalsH4700 of brassH5178;
20 and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;
KJVAnd ZechariahH2148, and AzielH5815, and ShemiramothH8070, and JehielH3171, and UnniH6042, and EliabH446, and MaaseiahH4641, and BenaiahH1141, with psalteriesH5035 on AlamothH5961;
21 and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.
KJVAnd MattithiahH4993, and EliphelehH466, and MikneiahH4737, and ObededomH5654, and JeielH3273, and AzaziahH5812, with harpsH3658 on the SheminithH8067 to excelH5329(H8763).
22 Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the singing. He taught the singers, because he was skillful.
KJVAnd ChenaniahH3663, chiefH8269 of the LevitesH3881, was for songH4853: he instructedH3256 about the songH4853, because he was skilfulH995(H8688).
23 Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
KJVAnd BerechiahH1296 and ElkanahH511 were doorkeepersH7778 for the arkH727.
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.
KJVAnd ShebaniahH7645, and JehoshaphatH3146, and NethaneelH5417, and AmasaiH6022, and ZechariahH2148, and BenaiahH1141, and EliezerH461, the priestsH3548, did blowH2690(H8688)(H8675)H2690(H8764) with the trumpetsH2689 beforeH6440 the arkH727 of GodH430: and ObededomH5654 and JehiahH3174 were doorkeepersH7778 for the arkH727.
25 So David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to bring the ark of Yahweh’s covenant up out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.
KJVSo DavidH1732, and the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478, and the captainsH8269 over thousandsH505, wentH1980(H8802) to bring upH5927(H8687) the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of the LORDH3068 out of the houseH1004 of ObededomH5654 with joyH8057.
26 When God helped the Levites who bore the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
KJVAnd it came to pass, when GodH430 helpedH5826(H8800) the LevitesH3881 that bareH5375(H8802) the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of the LORDH3068, that they offeredH2076(H8799) sevenH7651 bullocksH6499 and sevenH7651 ramsH352.
27 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.
KJVAnd DavidH1732 was clothedH3736(H8794) with a robeH4598 of fine linenH948, and all the LevitesH3881 that bareH5375(H8802) the arkH727, and the singersH7891(H8789), and ChenaniahH3663 the masterH8269 of the songH4853 with the singersH7891(H8789): DavidH1732 also had upon him an ephodH646 of linenH906.
28 Thus all Israel brought the ark of Yahweh’s covenant up with shouting, with sound of the cornet, with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with stringed instruments and harps.
KJVThus all IsraelH3478 brought upH5927(H8688) the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of the LORDH3068 with shoutingH8643, and with soundH6963 of the cornetH7782, and with trumpetsH2689, and with cymbalsH4700, making a noiseH8085(H8688) with psalteriesH5035 and harpsH3658.
29 As the ark of Yahweh’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.
KJVAnd it came to pass, as the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of the LORDH3068 cameH935(H8804) to the cityH5892 of DavidH1732, that MichalH4324 the daughterH1323 of SaulH7586 looking outH8259(H8738) at a windowH2474 sawH7200(H8799) kingH4428 DavidH1732 dancingH7540(H8764) and playingH7832(H8764): and she despisedH959(H8799) him in her heartH3820.
1 Chronicles 15
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