1 Chronicles, 15

1. After he had put up buildings for himself in the City of David, he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

1. And [David] made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.

2. David then said, 'No one but the Levites should carry the ark of God, since Yahweh has chosen them to carry the ark of Yahweh and to minister to him for ever.'

2. Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.

3. David then summoned all Israel to Jerusalem, to move the ark of Yahweh to the place which he had prepared for it.

3. And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.

4. David also called the sons of Aaron and the Levites together:

4. And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:

5. of the sons of Kohath: Uriel the chief and his hundred and twenty kinsmen;

5. Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:

6. of the sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief and his two hundred and twenty kinsmen;

6. Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:

7. of the sons of Gershom: Joel the chief and his hundred and thirty kinsmen;

7. Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:

8. of the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief and his two hundred kinsmen;

8. Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:

9. of the sons of Hebron: Eliel the chief and eighty kinsmen;

9. Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:

10. of the sons of Uzziel: Amminadab the chief and his hundred and twelve kinsmen.

10. Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.

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

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

12. To them he said, 'You are the heads of the levitical families. Sanctify yourselves, you and your kinsmen, so that you can move the ark of Yahweh, God of Israel, to the place which I have prepared for it.

12. And said unto them, Ye [are] the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, [both] ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto [the place that] I have prepared for it.

13. Because you were not there the first time, Yahweh our God broke out at us because we did not handle it properly.'

13. For because ye [did it] not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.

14. So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves, to move the ark of Yahweh, God of Israel,

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

15. and the Levites carried the ark of God with the shafts on their shoulders, as Moses had ordered in accordance with the word of Yahweh.

15. And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.

16. David also told the heads of the Levites to appoint their kinsmen as singers with the accompaniment of musical instruments, lyres, harps, and cymbals to play joyfully.

16. And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren [to be] the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

17. The Levites then appointed Heman son of Joel, Asaph son of Berechiah, one of his brothers, Ethan son of Kushaiah, one of their Merarite kinsmen;

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

18. and with them their kinsmen of the second rank: Zechariah, Uzziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom and Jehiel the gatekeepers.

18. And with them their brethren of the second [degree], Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.

19. The singers, Heman, Asaph and Ethan, were to play the bronze cymbals.

19. So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, [were appointed] to sound with cymbals of brass;

20. Zechariah, Uzziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah were to play the lyre.

20. And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;

21. Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jehiel and Azaziah, giving the beat, were to play the harp.

21. And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.

22. Chenaniah, the levitical director of transport was in charge of the transport, being skilful at it.

22. And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, [was] for song: he instructed about the song, because he [was] skilful.

23. Berechiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.

23. And Berechiah and Elkanah [were] doorkeepers for the ark.

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

24. And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah [were] doorkeepers for the ark.

25. David, the elders of Israel and the commanders of the thousands accordingly went, amid great rejoicing, to bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh up from Obed-Edom's house,

25. So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obededom with joy.

26. and since God was helping the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

26. And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.

27. David, all the Levites who carried the ark, the singers and Chenaniah, director of transport, wore cloaks of fine linen. David also wore a linen ephod.

27. And David [was] clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also [had] upon him an ephod of linen.

28. Thus, with war-cries and the sounding of the horn, the trumpets and the cymbals, and the music of lyres and harps, all Israel transported the ark of the covenant of Yahweh.

28. Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.

29. Now, as the ark of the covenant of Yahweh entered the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul was watching from the window and, when she saw King David dancing and playing, the sight of him filled her with contempt.

29. And it came to pass, [as] the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.