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1 Chronicles 15

1 Chronicles 15:1WEB

David made himself houses in David’s city; and he prepared a place for God’s ark, and pitched a tent for it.

1 Chronicles 15:2WEB

Then David said, “No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For Yahweh has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him forever.”

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

1 Chronicles 15:3WEB

David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up Yahweh’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it.

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

1 Chronicles 15:4WEB

David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

1 Chronicles 15:5WEB

of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers one hundred twenty;

1 Chronicles 15:6WEB

of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred twenty;

1 Chronicles 15:7WEB

of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers one hundred thirty;

1 Chronicles 15:8WEB

of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred;

1 Chronicles 15:9WEB

of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty;

1 Chronicles 15:10WEB

of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred twelve.

1 Chronicles 15:11WEB

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

1 Chronicles 15:12WEB

and said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers, that you may bring the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel, up to the place that I have prepared for it.

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

1 Chronicles 15:13WEB

For because you didn’t carry it at first, Yahweh our God broke out in anger against us, because we didn’t seek him according to the ordinance.”

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

1 Chronicles 15:14WEB

So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

1 Chronicles 15:15WEB

The children of the Levites bore God’s ark on their shoulders with its poles, as Moses commanded according to Yahweh’s word.

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

1 Chronicles 15:16WEB

David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers with instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up their voices with joy.

1 Chronicles 15:17WEB

So 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;

1 Chronicles 15:18WEB

and with them their brothers of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.

1 Chronicles 15:19WEB

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

1 Chronicles 15:20WEB

and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;

1 Chronicles 15:21WEB

and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.

1 Chronicles 15:22WEB

Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the singing. He taught the singers, because he was skillful.

1 Chronicles 15:23WEB

Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

1 Chronicles 15:24WEB

Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before God’s ark; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

1 Chronicles 15:25WEB

So David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to bring the ark of Yahweh’s covenant up out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

1 Chronicles 15:26WEB

When God helped the Levites who bore the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

1 Chronicles 15:27WEB

David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the choir master with the singers; and David had an ephod of linen on him.

1 Chronicles 15:28WEB

Thus all Israel brought the ark of Yahweh’s covenant up with shouting, with sound of the cornet, with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with stringed instruments and harps.

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

1 Chronicles 15:29WEB

As the ark of Yahweh’s covenant came to David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.

1 Chronicles 15

1 Chronicles 15:1WEB

David made himself houses in David’s city; and he prepared a place for God’s ark, and pitched a tent for it.

1 Chronicles 15:2WEB

Then David said, “No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For Yahweh has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him forever.”

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

1 Chronicles 15:3WEB

David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up Yahweh’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it.

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

1 Chronicles 15:4WEB

David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

1 Chronicles 15:5WEB

of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers one hundred twenty;

1 Chronicles 15:6WEB

of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred twenty;

1 Chronicles 15:7WEB

of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers one hundred thirty;

1 Chronicles 15:8WEB

of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred;

1 Chronicles 15:9WEB

of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty;

1 Chronicles 15:10WEB

of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred twelve.

1 Chronicles 15:11WEB

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

1 Chronicles 15:12WEB

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

1 Chronicles 15:13WEB

For because you didn’t carry it at first, Yahweh our God broke out in anger against us, because we didn’t seek him according to the ordinance.”

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

1 Chronicles 15:14WEB

So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

1 Chronicles 15:15WEB

The children of the Levites bore God’s ark on their shoulders with its poles, as Moses commanded according to Yahweh’s word.

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

1 Chronicles 15:16WEB

David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers with instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up their voices with joy.

1 Chronicles 15:17WEB

So 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;

1 Chronicles 15:18WEB

and with them their brothers of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.

1 Chronicles 15:19WEB

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

1 Chronicles 15:20WEB

and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;

1 Chronicles 15:21WEB

and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.

1 Chronicles 15:22WEB

Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the singing. He taught the singers, because he was skillful.

1 Chronicles 15:23WEB

Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

1 Chronicles 15:24WEB

Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before God’s ark; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

1 Chronicles 15:25WEB

So David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to bring the ark of Yahweh’s covenant up out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

1 Chronicles 15:26WEB

When God helped the Levites who bore the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

1 Chronicles 15:27WEB

David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the choir master with the singers; and David had an ephod of linen on him.

1 Chronicles 15:28WEB

Thus all Israel brought the ark of Yahweh’s covenant up with shouting, with sound of the cornet, with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with stringed instruments and harps.

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

1 Chronicles 15:29WEB

As the ark of Yahweh’s covenant came to David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.