Christian Standard Bible

New American Standard Bible 1995

1David built houses for himself in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

1Now David built houses for himself in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

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

2Then David said, "No one is to carry the ark of God but the Levites; for the LORD chose them to carry the ark of God and to minister to Him forever."

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

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

4Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:

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

5From the Kohathites, Uriel the leader and 120 of his relatives;

5of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and 120 of his relatives;

6from the Merarites, Asaiah the leader and 220 of his relatives;

6of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and 220 of his relatives;

7from the Gershomites, Joel the leader and 130 of his relatives;

7of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and 130 of his relatives;

8from the Elizaphanites, Shemaiah the leader and 200 of his relatives;

8of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and 200 of his relatives;

9from the Hebronites, Eliel the leader and 80 of his relatives;

9of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and 80 of his relatives;

10from the Uzzielites, Amminadab the leader and 112 of his relatives.

10of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and 112 of his relatives.

11David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

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

12He said to them, "You are the heads of the Levite families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.

12and said to them, "You are the heads of the fathers' households of the Levites; consecrate yourselves both you and your relatives, that you may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place that I have prepared for it.

13For the LORD our God burst out in anger against us because you Levites were not with us the first time, for we didn't inquire of him about the proper procedures."

13"Because you did not carry it at the first, the LORD our God made an outburst on us, for we did not seek Him according to the ordinance."

14So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

14So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

15Then the Levites carried the ark of God the way Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD: on their shoulders with the poles.

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

16Then David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers and to have them raise their voices with joy accompanied by musical instruments--harps, lyres, and cymbals.

16Then David spoke to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their relatives the singers, with instruments of music, harps, lyres, loud-sounding cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.

17So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his relatives, Asaph son of Berechiah; and from their relatives the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah.

17So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel, and from his relatives, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and from the sons of Merari their relatives, Ethan the son of Kushaiah,

18With them were their relatives second in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.

18and with them their relatives of the second rank, Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.

19The singers Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals;

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

20Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play harps according to Alamoth

20and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah, with harps tuned to alamoth;

21and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to the Sheminith.

21and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel and Azaziah, to lead with lyres tuned to the sheminith.

22Chenaniah, the leader of the Levites in music, was to direct the music because he was skillful.

22Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was in charge of the singing; he gave instruction in singing because he was skillful.

23Berechiah and Elkanah were to be gatekeepers for the ark.

23Berechiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.

24The priests, Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, were to blow trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be gatekeepers for the ark.

24Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah also were gatekeepers for the ark.

25David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.

25So it was David, with the elders of Israel and the captains over thousands, who went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom with joy.

26Because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, with God's help, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

26Because God was helping the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

27Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the music leader of the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.

27Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen with all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers and Chenaniah the leader of the singing with the singers. David also wore an ephod of linen.

28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouts, the sound of the ram's horn, trumpets, and cymbals, and the playing of harps and lyres.

28Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the horn, with trumpets, with loud-sounding cymbals, with harps and lyres.

29As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the city of David, Saul's daughter Michal looked down from the window and saw King David leaping and dancing, and she despised him in her heart.

29It happened when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and celebrating; and she despised him in her heart.

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