15:1 And [David] made 6213 8799 him houses 1004 in the city 5892 of David 1732, and prepared 3559 8686 a place 4725 for the ark 727 of God 430, and pitched 5186 8799 for it a tent 168.

15:2 Then David 1732 said 559 8804, None ought to carry 5375 8800 the ark 727 of God 430 but the Levites 3881: for them hath the LORD 3068 chosen 977 8804 to carry 5375 8800 the ark 727 of God 430, and to minister 8334 8763 unto him for 5704 ever 5769.(None…: Heb. It is not to carry the ark of God, but for the Levites)

15:3 And David 1732 gathered 6950 0 all Israel 3478 together 6950 8686 to Jerusalem 3389, to bring up 5927 8687 the ark 727 of the LORD 3068 unto his place 4725, which he had prepared 3559 8689 for it.

15:4 And David 1732 assembled 622 8799 the children 1121 of Aaron 175, and the Levites 3881:

15:5 Of the sons 1121 of Kohath 6955; Uriel 222 the chief 8269, and his brethren 251 an hundred 3967 and twenty 6242:(brethren: or, kinsmen)

15:6 Of the sons 1121 of Merari 4847; Asaiah 6222 the chief 8269, and his brethren 251 two hundred 3967 and twenty 6242:

15:7 Of the sons 1121 of Gershom 1647; Joel 3100 the chief 8269, and his brethren 251 an hundred 3967 and thirty 7970:

15:8 Of the sons 1121 of Elizaphan 469; Shemaiah 8098 the chief 8269, and his brethren 251 two hundred 3967:

15:9 Of the sons 1121 of Hebron 2275; Eliel 447 the chief 8269, and his brethren 251 fourscore 8084:

15:10 Of the sons 1121 of Uzziel 5816; Amminadab 5992 the chief 8269, and his brethren 251 an hundred 3967 and twelve 8147 6240.

15:11 And David 1732 called 7121 8799 for Zadok 6659 and Abiathar 54 the priests 3548, and for the Levites 3881, for Uriel 222, Asaiah 6222, and Joel 3100, Shemaiah 8098, and Eliel 447, and Amminadab 5992,

15:12 And said 559 8799 unto them, Ye [are] the chief 7218 of the fathers 1 of the Levites 3881: sanctify 6942 8690 yourselves, [both] ye and your brethren 251, that ye may bring up 5927 8689 the ark 727 of the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478 unto [the place that] I have prepared 3559 8689 for it.

15:13 For because ye [did it] not at the first 7223, the LORD 3068 our God 430 made a breach 6555 8804 upon us, for that we sought 1875 8804 him not after the due order 4941.

15:14 So the priests 3548 and the Levites 3881 sanctified 6942 8691 themselves to bring up 5927 8687 the ark 727 of the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478.

15:15 And the children 1121 of the Levites 3881 bare 5375 8799 the ark 727 of God 430 upon their shoulders 3802 with the staves 4133 thereon, as Moses 4872 commanded 6680 8765 according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068.

15:16 And David 1732 spake 559 8799 to the chief 8269 of the Levites 3881 to appoint 5975 8687 their brethren 251 [to be] the singers 7891 8789 with instruments 3627 of musick 7892, psalteries 5035 and harps 3658 and cymbals 4700, sounding 8085 8688, by lifting up 7311 8687 the voice 6963 with joy 8057.

15:17 So the Levites 3881 appointed 5975 8686 Heman 1968 the son 1121 of Joel 3100; and of his brethren 251, Asaph 623 the son 1121 of Berechiah 1296; and of the sons 1121 of Merari 4847 their brethren 251, Ethan 387 the son 1121 of Kushaiah 6984;

15:18 And with them their brethren 251 of the second 4932 [degree], Zechariah 2148, Ben 1122, and Jaaziel 3268, and Shemiramoth 8070, and Jehiel 3171, and Unni 6042, Eliab 446, and Benaiah 1141, and Maaseiah 4641, and Mattithiah 4993, and Elipheleh 466, and Mikneiah 4737, and Obededom 5654, and Jeiel 3273, the porters 7778.

15:19 So the singers 7891 8789, Heman 1968, Asaph 623, and Ethan 387, [were appointed] to sound 8085 8687 with cymbals 4700 of brass 5178;

15:20 And Zechariah 2148, and Aziel 5815, and Shemiramoth 8070, and Jehiel 3171, and Unni 6042, and Eliab 446, and Maaseiah 4641, and Benaiah 1141, with psalteries 5035 on Alamoth 5961;

15:21 And Mattithiah 4993, and Elipheleh 466, and Mikneiah 4737, and Obededom 5654, and Jeiel 3273, and Azaziah 5812, with harps 3658 on the Sheminith 8067 to excel 5329 8763.(on the…: or, on the eighth to oversee)

15:22 And Chenaniah 3663, chief 8269 of the Levites 3881, [was] for song 4853: he instructed 3256 about the song 4853, because he [was] skilful 995 8688.(was for…: or, was for the carriage: he instructed about the carriage)(song: Heb. lifting up)

15:23 And Berechiah 1296 and Elkanah 511 [were] doorkeepers 7778 for the ark 727.

15:24 And Shebaniah 7645, and Jehoshaphat 3146, and Nethaneel 5417, and Amasai 6022, and Zechariah 2148, and Benaiah 1141, and Eliezer 461, the priests 3548, did blow 2690 8688 8675 2690 8764 with the trumpets 2689 before 6440 the ark 727 of God 430: and Obededom 5654 and Jehiah 3174 [were] doorkeepers 7778 for the ark 727.

15:25 So David 1732, and the elders 2205 of Israel 3478, and the captains 8269 over thousands 505, went 1980 8802 to bring up 5927 8687 the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068 out of the house 1004 of Obededom 5654 with joy 8057.

15:26 And it came to pass, when God 430 helped 5826 8800 the Levites 3881 that bare 5375 8802 the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068, that they offered 2076 8799 seven 7651 bullocks 6499 and seven 7651 rams 352.

15:27 And David 1732 [was] clothed 3736 8794 with a robe 4598 of fine linen 948, and all the Levites 3881 that bare 5375 8802 the ark 727, and the singers 7891 8789, and Chenaniah 3663 the master 8269 of the song 4853 with the singers 7891 8789: David 1732 also [had] upon him an ephod 646 of linen 906.(song: or, carriage)

15:28 Thus all Israel 3478 brought up 5927 8688 the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068 with shouting 8643, and with sound 6963 of the cornet 7782, and with trumpets 2689, and with cymbals 4700, making a noise 8085 8688 with psalteries 5035 and harps 3658.

15:29 And it came to pass, [as] the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068 came 935 8804 to the city 5892 of David 1732, that Michal 4324 the daughter 1323 of Saul 7586 looking out 8259 8738 at a window 2474 saw 7200 8799 king 4428 David 1732 dancing 7540 8764 and playing 7832 8764: and she despised 959 8799 him in her heart 3820.

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