1 Chronicles 15

1David made himself houses in David’s city; and he prepared a place for God’s ark, and pitched a tent for it.Cross-references: 2Sam 5:9 · 2Sam 13:7 · 2Sam 14:24 · 1Chr 15:3 · 1Chr 16:1 · 1Chr 17:1 · +2 more

2Then 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.”Cross-references: Num 4:2 · Num 4:19 · Num 7:9 · Num 8:13 · Num 8:24 · Num 18:1 · +7 more

3David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up Yahweh’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it.Cross-references: 2Sam 6:12 · 2Sam 6:17 · 1Ki 8:1 · 1Chr 13:5 · 1Chr 15:1 · 1Chr 15:12

4David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:Cross-references: Ex 6:16 · Num 3:4 · 1Chr 6:16 · 1Chr 6:49 · 1Chr 12:26

5of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers one hundred twenty;Cross-references: 1Chr 6:22

6of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred twenty;Cross-references: 1Chr 6:29

7of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers one hundred thirty;Cross-references: 1Chr 15:11 · 1Chr 23:8

8of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred;Cross-references: Ex 6:22

9of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty;Cross-references: Ex 6:18 · Num 26:58 · 1Chr 6:2 · 1Chr 23:12 · 1Chr 23:19 · 1Chr 26:23 · +1 more

10of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred twelve.Cross-references: Ex 6:18 · Ex 6:22 · 1Chr 6:18 · 1Chr 6:22 · 1Chr 23:12

11David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites: for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab,Cross-references: 1Sam 22:20 · 2Sam 8:17 · 2Sam 15:24 · 2Sam 15:35 · 2Sam 20:25 · 1Ki 2:26 · +3 more

12and 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.Cross-references: Ex 19:14 · 1Chr 9:34 · 1Chr 15:1 · 1Chr 15:3 · 1Chr 15:14 · 1Chr 24:31 · +8 more

13For 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.”Cross-references: Num 4:15 · Num 7:9 · Deut 31:9 · 2Sam 6:3 · 2Sam 6:7 · 1Chr 13:7 · +6 more

14So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.Cross-references: Lev 10:3 · 2Chr 29:15 · 2Chr 29:34 · Joel 2:16

15The children of the Levites bore God’s ark on their shoulders with its poles, as Moses commanded according to Yahweh’s word.Cross-references: Ex 25:12 · Ex 37:3 · Ex 40:20 · Num 4:5 · Num 4:15 · Num 7:9 · +2 more

16David 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.Cross-references: 1Chr 6:31 · 1Chr 13:8 · 1Chr 15:12 · 1Chr 15:27 · 1Chr 16:42 · 1Chr 23:5 · +22 more

17So 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;Cross-references: 1Sam 8:2 · 1Chr 6:33 · 1Chr 6:39 · 1Chr 6:44 · 1Chr 15:19 · 1Chr 25:1 · +2 more

18and 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.Cross-references: 1Chr 13:14 · 1Chr 16:5 · 1Chr 16:38 · 1Chr 25:2 · 1Chr 25:9 · 1Chr 26:4 · +2 more

19So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;Cross-references: 1Chr 13:8 · 1Chr 15:16 · 1Chr 16:5 · 1Chr 16:42 · 1Chr 25:1 · 1Chr 25:6 · +1 more

20and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;Cross-references: Ps 46:1

21and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.Cross-references: 1Sam 10:5 · 1Chr 15:18 · 1Chr 16:5 · 1Chr 25:6 · Ps 6:1 · Ps 12:1 · +4 more

22Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the singing. He taught the singers, because he was skillful.Cross-references: 1Chr 15:16 · 1Chr 15:27 · 1Chr 25:7

23Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.Cross-references: 2Ki 22:4 · 2Ki 25:18 · 1Chr 9:21 · Ps 84:10

24Shebaniah, 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.Cross-references: Num 10:8 · 1Chr 15:18 · 1Chr 15:23 · 1Chr 15:28 · 1Chr 16:6 · 2Chr 5:12 · +3 more

25So 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.Cross-references: Num 31:14 · Deut 1:15 · Deut 12:7 · Deut 12:18 · Deut 16:11 · Deut 16:15 · +13 more

26When God helped the Levites who bore the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.Cross-references: Num 23:1 · Num 23:29 · Num 29:32 · 1Sam 7:12 · 2Sam 6:13 · 1Chr 29:14 · +6 more

27David 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.Cross-references: 1Sam 2:18 · 2Sam 6:14

28Thus 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.Cross-references: 2Sam 6:15 · 1Chr 13:8 · 1Chr 15:16 · 2Chr 5:12 · Ezra 3:10 · Ps 47:1 · +3 more

29As 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.Cross-references: Ex 15:20 · Num 10:33 · Deut 31:26 · Josh 4:7 · Judg 20:27 · 1Sam 4:3 · +19 more