1Chronicles:15

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* 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 . * Then David said , "No one may carry the ark of God but the Levites , for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before Him forever ." * And David gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem , to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place , which he had prepared for it . * Then David assembled the children of Aaron and the Levites : * of the sons of Kohath , Uriel the chief , and one hundred and twenty of his brethren ; * of the sons of Merari , Asaiah the chief , and two hundred and twenty of his brethren ; * of the sons of Gershom , Joel the chief , and one hundred and thirty of his brethren ; * of the sons of Elizaphan , Shemaiah the chief , and two hundred of his brethren ; * of the sons of Hebron , Eliel the chief , and eighty of his brethren ; * of the sons of Uzziel , Amminadab the chief , and one hundred and twelve of his brethren . * And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests , and for the Levites : for Uriel , Asaiah , Joel , Shemaiah , Eliel , and Amminadab . * He said to them , "You are the heads of the fathers ' houses of the Levites ; sanctify yourselves , you and your brethren , that you may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it . * For because you did not do it the first time , the LORD our God broke out against us , because we did not consult Him about the proper order ." * So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel . * And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders , by its poles , as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD . * Then David spoke to the leaders of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers accompanied by instruments of music , stringed instruments , harps , and cymbals , by raising the voice with resounding joy . * So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel ; and of his brethren , Asaph the son of Berechiah ; and of their brethren , the sons of Merari , Ethan the son of Kushaiah ; * and with them their brethren of the second rank : Zechariah , Ben , Jaaziel , Shemiramoth , Jehiel , Unni , Eliab , Benaiah , Maaseiah , Mattithiah , Elipheleh , Mikneiah , Obed-Edom , and Jeiel , the gatekeepers ; * the singers , Heman , Asaph , and Ethan , were to sound the cymbals of bronze ; * Zechariah , Aziel , Shemiramoth , Jehiel , Unni , Eliab , Maaseiah , and Benaiah , with strings according to Alamoth ; * Mattithiah , Elipheleh , Mikneiah , Obed-Edom , Jeiel , and Azaziah , to direct with harps on the Sheminith ; * Chenaniah , leader of the Levites , was instructor in charge of the music , because he was skillful ; * Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark ; * Shebaniah , Joshaphat , Nethanel , Amasai , Zechariah , Benaiah , and Eliezer , the priests , were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God ; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah , doorkeepers for the ark . * So David , the elders of Israel , and the captains over thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-Edom with joy . * And so it was , when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD , that they offered seven bulls and seven rams . * David was clothed with a robe of fine linen , as were all the Levites who bore the ark , the singers , and Chenaniah the music master with the singers . David also wore a linen ephod . * Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting and with the sound of the horn , with trumpets and with cymbals , making music with stringed instruments and harps . * And it happened , as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the City of David , that Michal , Saul 's daughter , looked through a window and saw King David whirling and playing music ; and she despised him in her heart .

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