1 Chronicles 15

1 And Dawid made him houses in the city of Dawid, and prepared a place for the ark of God (Elohim), and pitched for it a tent.

2 Then Dawid said, “None ought to carry the ark of God (Elohim) but the Levites (Lewiyim), for them hath יהוה chosen to carry the ark of God (Elohim), and to minister unto Him forever.”

3 And Dawid gathered all Yisrael together to Jerusalem (Yerushalayim), to bring up the ark of יהוה unto its place, which he had prepared for it.

4 And Dawid assembled the children of Aaron (Aharon), and the Levites (Lewiyim).

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

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

7 Of the sons of Gershom: Yoel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty;

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

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

10 Of the sons of Uzziel: Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.

11 And Dawid called for Zadok and Aviathar the priests (kohanim), and for the Levites (Lewiyim), for Uriel, Asayah, and Yoel, Shemayah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,

12 And said unto them, “You are the chief of the fathers of the Levites (Lewiyim); sanctify yourselves, both you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of יהוה God of Israel (Elohei Yisrael) unto the place that I have prepared for it.

13 For because you did it not at the first, יהוה our God (YHWH Eloheinu) made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.”

14 So the priests (kohanim) and the Levites (Lewiyim) sanctified them-selves to bring up the ark of יהוה God of Israel (Elohei Yisrael).

15 And the children of the Levites (Lewiyim) bare the ark of God (Elohim) upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses (Mosheh) commanded according to the word of יהוה.

16 And Dawid spake to the chief of the Levites (Lewiyim) 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 So the Levites (Lewiyim) appointed Heman the son of Yoel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Verekhyah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushayahu;

18 And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah (Zekharyahu), Ben, and Yaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Yeiel, and Unni, Eliav, and Benayah, and Maaseyahu, and Mattityah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneyahu, and Oved-Edom, and Yeiel, the porters.

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

20 And Zechariah (Zekharyahu), and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Yeiel, and Unni, and Eliav, and Maaseyahu, and Benayah, with psalteries on Alamoth;

21 And Mattityah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneyahu, and Oved-Edom, and Yeiel, and Azazyahu, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.

22 And Kenanyahu, chief of the Levites (Lewiyim), was for singing; he instructed the singing, because he was skilful.

23 And Verekhyah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

24 And Shevanyahu, and Yehoshafat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah (Zekharyahu), and Benayah, and Eliezer, the priests (kohanim), did blow with the ram’s horn (shofarot) before the ark of God (Elohim); and Oved-Edom and Yechiyah were doorkeepers for the ark.

25 So Dawid, and the elders of Yisrael, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of יהוה out of the house of Oved-Edom with joy.

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

27 And Dawid was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites (Lewiyim) that bare the ark, and the singers, and Kenanyahu the master of the song with the singers. Dawid also had upon him an ephod of linen.

28 Thus all Yisrael brought up the ark of the covenant of יהוה with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with ram’s horn (shofarot), and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.

29 And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of יהוה came to the city of Dawid, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw King Dawid dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.