1Chronicles:15:1-16
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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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