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Then David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds ,
and with every leader .
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And David said to all the assembly of Israel , "
If it seems good to you ,
and if it is of the LORD our God ,
let us send out to our brethren everywhere who are left in all the land of Israel ,
and with them to the priests and Levites who are in their cities and their common-lands ,
that they may gather together to us ;
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and let us bring the ark of our God back to us ,
for we have not inquired at it since the days of Saul ."
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Then all the assembly said that they would do so ,
for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people .
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So David gathered all Israel together ,
from Shihor in Egypt to as far as the entrance of Hamath ,
to bring the ark of God from Kirjath Jearim .
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And David and all Israel went up to Baalah ,
to Kirjath Jearim ,
which belonged to Judah ,
to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD ,
who dwells between the cherubim ,
where His name is proclaimed .
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So they carried the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab ,
and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart .
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Then David and all Israel played music before God with all their might ,
with singing ,
on harps ,
on stringed instruments ,
on tambourines ,
on cymbals ,
and with trumpets .
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And when they came to Chidon '
s threshing floor ,
Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark ,
for the oxen stumbled .
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Then the anger of the LORD was aroused against Uzza ,
and He struck him because he put his hand to the ark ;
and he died there before God .
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And David became angry because of the LORD '
s outbreak against Uzza ;
therefore that place is called Perez Uzza to this day .
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David was afraid of God that day ,
saying , "
How can I bring the ark of God to me ?"
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So David would not move the ark with him into the City of David ,
but took it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite .
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The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months .
And the LORD blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that he had .
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Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David ,
and cedar trees ,
with masons and carpenters ,
to build him a house .
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So David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel ,
for his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel .
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Then David took more wives in Jerusalem ,
and David begot more sons and daughters .
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And these are the names of his children whom he had in Jerusalem :
Shammua ,
Shobab ,
Nathan ,
Solomon ,
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Ibhar ,
Elishua ,
Elpelet ,
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Nogah ,
Nepheg ,
Japhia ,
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Elishama ,
Beeliada ,
and Eliphelet .
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Now when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel ,
all the Philistines went up to search for David .
And David heard of it and went out against them .
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Then the Philistines went and made a raid on the Valley of Rephaim .
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And David inquired of God ,
saying , "
Shall I go up against the Philistines ?
Will You deliver them into my hand ?"
The LORD said to him , "
Go up ,
for I will deliver them into your hand ."
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So they went up to Baal Perazim ,
and David defeated them there .
Then David said , "
God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a breakthrough of water ."
Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim .
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And when they left their gods there ,
David gave a commandment ,
and they were burned with fire .
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Then the Philistines once again made a raid on the valley .
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Therefore David inquired again of God ,
and God said to him , "
You shall not go up after them ;
circle around them ,
and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees .
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And it shall be ,
when you hear a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees ,
then you shall go out to battle ,
for God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines ."
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So David did as God commanded him ,
and they drove back the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer .
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Then the fame of David went out into all lands ,
and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations .
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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 .
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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 ."
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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 .
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Then David assembled the children of Aaron and the Levites :
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of the sons of Kohath ,
Uriel the chief ,
and one hundred and twenty of his brethren ;
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of the sons of Merari ,
Asaiah the chief ,
and two hundred and twenty of his brethren ;
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of the sons of Gershom ,
Joel the chief ,
and one hundred and thirty of his brethren ;
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of the sons of Elizaphan ,
Shemaiah the chief ,
and two hundred of his brethren ;
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of the sons of Hebron ,
Eliel the chief ,
and eighty of his brethren ;
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of the sons of Uzziel ,
Amminadab the chief ,
and one hundred and twelve of his brethren .
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And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests ,
and for the Levites :
for Uriel ,
Asaiah ,
Joel ,
Shemaiah ,
Eliel ,
and Amminadab .
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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 .
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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 ."
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So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 ;
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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 ;
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the singers ,
Heman ,
Asaph ,
and Ethan ,
were to sound the cymbals of bronze ;
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Zechariah ,
Aziel ,
Shemiramoth ,
Jehiel ,
Unni ,
Eliab ,
Maaseiah ,
and Benaiah ,
with strings according to Alamoth ;
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Mattithiah ,
Elipheleh ,
Mikneiah ,
Obed-Edom ,
Jeiel ,
and Azaziah ,
to direct with harps on the Sheminith ;
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Chenaniah ,
leader of the Levites ,
was instructor in charge of the music ,
because he was skillful ;
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Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark ;
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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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So they brought the ark of God ,
and set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it .
Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God .
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And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings ,
he blessed the people in the name of the LORD .
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Then he distributed to everyone of Israel ,
both man and woman ,
to everyone a loaf of bread ,
a piece of meat ,
and a cake of raisins .
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And he appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD ,
to commemorate ,
to thank ,
and to praise the LORD God of Israel :
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Asaph the chief ,
and next to him Zechariah ,
then Jeiel ,
Shemiramoth ,
Jehiel ,
Mattithiah ,
Eliab ,
Benaiah ,
and Obed-Edom :
Jeiel with stringed instruments and harps ,
but Asaph made music with cymbals ;
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Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests regularly blew the trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God .
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On that day David first delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren ,
to thank the LORD :
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Oh ,
give thanks to the LORD !
Call upon His name ;
Make known His deeds among the peoples !
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Sing to Him ,
sing psalms to Him ;
Talk of all His wondrous works !
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Glory in His holy name ;
Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD !
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Seek the LORD and His strength ;
Seek His face evermore !
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Remember His marvelous works which He has done ,
His wonders ,
and the judgments of His mouth ,
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O seed of Israel His servant ,
You children of Jacob ,
His chosen ones !
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He is the LORD our God ;
His judgments are in all the earth .
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Remember His covenant forever ,
The word which He commanded ,
for a thousand generations ,
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The covenant which He made with Abraham ,
And His oath to Isaac ,
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And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute ,
To Israel for an everlasting covenant ,
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Saying , "
To you I will give the land of Canaan As the allotment of your inheritance ,"
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When you were few in number ,
Indeed very few ,
and strangers in it .
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When they went from one nation to another ,
And from one kingdom to another people ,
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He permitted no man to do them wrong ;
Yes ,
He rebuked kings for their sakes ,
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Saying , "
Do not touch My anointed ones ,
And do My prophets no harm ."
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Sing to the LORD ,
all the earth ;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day .
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Declare His glory among the nations ,
His wonders among all peoples .
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For the LORD is great and greatly to be praised ;
He is also to be feared above all gods .
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For all the gods of the peoples are idols ,
But the LORD made the heavens .
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Honor and majesty are before Him ;
Strength and gladness are in His place .
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Give to the LORD ,
O families of the peoples ,
Give to the LORD glory and strength .
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Give to the LORD the glory due His name ;
Bring an offering ,
and come before Him .
Oh ,
worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness !
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Tremble before Him ,
all the earth .
The world also is firmly established ,
It shall not be moved .
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Let the heavens rejoice ,
and let the earth be glad ;
And let them say among the nations , "
The LORD reigns ."
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Let the sea roar ,
and all its fullness ;
Let the field rejoice ,
and all that is in it .
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Then the trees of the woods shall rejoice before the LORD ,
For He is coming to judge the earth .
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Oh ,
give thanks to the LORD ,
for He is good !
For His mercy endures forever .
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And say , "
Save us ,
O God of our salvation ;
Gather us together ,
and deliver us from the Gentiles ,
To give thanks to Your holy name ,
To triumph in Your praise ."
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Blessed be the LORD God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting !
And all the people said , "
Amen !"
and praised the LORD .
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So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD to minister before the ark regularly ,
as every day '
s work required ;
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and Obed-Edom with his sixty-eight brethren ,
including Obed-Edom the son of Jeduthun ,
and Hosah ,
to be gatekeepers ;
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and Zadok the priest and his brethren the priests ,
before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place that was at Gibeon ,
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to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering regularly morning and evening ,
and to do according to all that is written in the Law of the LORD which He commanded Israel ;
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and with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen ,
who were designated by name ,
to give thanks to the LORD ,
because His mercy endures forever ;
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and with them Heman and Jeduthun ,
to sound aloud with trumpets and cymbals and the musical instruments of God .
Now the sons of Jeduthun were gatekeepers .
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Then all the people departed ,
every man to his house ;
and David returned to bless his house .
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Now it came to pass ,
when David was dwelling in his house ,
that David said to Nathan the prophet , "
See now ,
I dwell in a house of cedar ,
but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under tent curtains ."