New American Standard Bible 1995

English Standard Version

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.

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.

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."

2Then David said that no one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the LORD had chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister to him forever.

3And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place which 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.

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

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

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

5of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, with 120 of his brothers;

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

6of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, with 220 of his brothers;

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

7of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, with 130 of his brothers;

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

8of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, with 200 of his brothers;

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

9of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, with 80 of his brothers;

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

10of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, with 112 of his brothers.

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

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

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.

12and said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites. Consecrate yourselves, you and your brothers, so that you may bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place that I have prepared for it.

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."

13Because you did not carry it the first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, because we did not seek him according to the rule.”

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, the God of Israel.

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.

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

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.

16David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers who should play loudly on musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.

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,

17So 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;

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22Chenaniah, leader of the Levites in music, should direct the music, for he understood it.

23Berechiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.

23Berechiah and Elkanah were 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.

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

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.

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

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

26And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

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.

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

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.

28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, to the sound of the horn, trumpets, and cymbals, and made loud music on harps and lyres.

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.

29And as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart.

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