1 Chronicles 15 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Plans to Move the Ark to Jerusalem

1 Now David built ^H6213 houses ^H1004 for himself in the city ^H5892 of David ^H1732; and he prepared ^H3559 a place ^H4725 for the ark ^H727 of God ^H430 and pitched ^H5186 a tent ^H168 for it.

2 Then ^H227 David ^H1732 said ^H559, “No ^H3808 one is to carry ^H5375 the ark ^H727 of God ^H430 except ^H3588 H518 the Levites ^H3881; for the LORD ^H3068 chose ^H977 them to carry ^H5375 the ark ^H727 of the LORD ^H3068 and to serve ^H8334 Him forever ^H5704 H5769.” 3 And David ^H1732 assembled ^H6950 all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478 at Jerusalem ^H3389 to bring ^H5927 up ^H5927 the ark ^H727 of the LORD ^H3068 to its place ^H4725 which ^H834 he had prepared ^H3559 for it. 4 David ^H1732 gathered ^H622 together the sons ^H1121 of Aaron ^H175 and the Levites ^H3881: 5 of the sons ^H1121 of Kohath ^H6955, Uriel ^H222 the chief ^H8269, and 120 ^H3967 H6242 of his relatives ^H251; 6 of the sons ^H1121 of Merari ^H4847, Asaiah ^H6222 the chief ^H8269, and 220 ^H3967 H6242 of his relatives ^H251; 7 of the sons ^H1121 of Gershom ^H1647, Joel ^H3100 the chief ^H8269, and 130 ^H3967 H7970 of his relatives ^H251; 8 of the sons ^H1121 of Elizaphan ^H469, Shemaiah ^H8098 the chief ^H8269, and two ^H3967 hundred ^H3967 of his relatives ^H251; 9 of the sons ^H1121 of Hebron ^H2275, Eliel ^H447 the chief ^H8269, and eighty ^H8084 of his relatives ^H251; 10 of the sons ^H1121 of Uzziel ^H5816, Amminadab ^H5992 the chief ^H8269, and 112 ^{H3967 H8147 H6240} of his relatives ^H251.

11 Then David ^H1732 called ^H7121 for the priests ^H3548 Zadok ^H6659 and Abiathar ^H54, and for the Levites ^H3881, for Uriel ^H222, Asaiah ^H6222, Joel ^H3100, Shemaiah ^H8098, Eliel ^H447, and Amminadab ^H5992; 12 and he said ^H559 to them, “You are the heads ^H7218 of the fathers’ ^H1 households of the Levites ^H3881; consecrate ^H6942 yourselves, you and your relatives ^H251, so that you may bring ^H5927 up ^H5927 the ark ^H727 of the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 to the place that I have prepared ^H3559 for it. 13 Because ^H3588 you did not carry it at the first ^H7223, the LORD ^H3068 our God ^H430 made ^H6555 an ^H6555 outburst ^H6555 against us, since we did not seek ^H1875 Him according to the ordinance ^H4941.” 14 So the priests ^H3548 and the Levites ^H3881 consecrated ^H6942 themselves to bring ^H5927 up ^H5927 the ark ^H727 of the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478. 15 The sons ^H1121 of the Levites ^H3881 carried ^H5375 the ark ^H727 of God ^H430 on their shoulders ^H3802 with the poles ^H4133 on them ^H5921, just ^H834 as ^H834 Moses ^H4872 had commanded ^H6680 in accordance with the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068.

16 Then David ^H1732 spoke ^H559 to the chiefs ^H8269 of the Levites ^H3881 to appoint ^H5975 their relatives ^H251 as the singers ^H7891, with musical ^H7892 instruments ^H3627, harps ^H5035, lyres ^H3658, and cymbals ^H4700, playing ^H8085 to raise ^H7311 sounds ^H6963 of joy ^H8057. 17 So the Levites ^H3881 appointed ^H5975 Heman ^H1968 the son ^H1121 of Joel ^H3100, and from his relatives ^H251, Asaph ^H623 the son ^H1121 of Berechiah ^H1296; and from the sons ^H1121 of Merari ^H4847 their relatives ^H251, Ethan ^H387 the son ^H1121 of Kushaiah ^H6984, 18 and with them their relatives ^H251 of the second ^H4932 rank ^H4932, Zechariah ^H2148, [fn]Ben ^H1122, Jaaziel ^H3268, Shemiramoth ^H8070, Jehiel ^H3171, Unni ^H6042, Eliab ^H446, Benaiah ^H1141, Maaseiah ^H4641, Mattithiah ^H4993, Eliphelehu ^H466, Mikneiah ^H4737, Obed-edom ^H5654, and Jeiel ^H3262, the gatekeepers ^H7778. 19 So the singers ^H7891, Heman ^H1968, Asaph ^H623, and Ethan ^H387, were appointed to sound ^H8085 aloud ^H8085 cymbals ^H4700 of bronze ^H5178; 20 and Zechariah ^H2148, Aziel ^H5815, Shemiramoth ^H8070, Jehiel ^H3171, Unni ^H6042, Eliab ^H446, Maaseiah ^H4641, and Benaiah ^H1141, with harps ^H5035 tuned to [fn]alamoth ^H5961; 21 and Mattithiah ^H4993, Eliphelehu ^H466, Mikneiah ^H4737, Obed-edom ^H5654, Jeiel ^H3262, and Azaziah ^H5812, to lead ^H5329 with lyres ^H3658 tuned to [fn]the sheminith ^H8066. 22 Chenaniah ^H3663, chief ^H8269 of the Levites ^H3881, was in charge of the singing ^H4853; he gave ^H3256 instruction ^H3256 in singing ^H4853 because ^H3588 he was skillful ^H995. 23 Berechiah ^H1296 and Elkanah ^H511 were gatekeepers ^H7778 for the ark ^H727. 24 Shebaniah ^H7645, Joshaphat ^H3092, Nethanel ^H5417, Amasai ^H6022, Zechariah ^H2148, Benaiah ^H1141, and Eliezer ^H461, the priests ^H3548, blew ^H2690 the trumpets ^H2689 before ^H6440 the ark ^H727 of God ^H430. Obed-edom ^H5654 and Jehiah ^H3174 also were gatekeepers ^H7778 for the ark ^H727.

25 So it was David ^H1732, with the elders ^H2205 of Israel ^H3478 and the captains ^H8269 of thousands ^H505, who went ^H1980 to bring ^H5927 up ^H5927 the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 of the LORD ^H3068 from the house ^H1004 of Obed-edom ^H5654 with joy ^H8057. 26 Because God ^H430 was helping ^H5826 the Levites ^H3881 who were carrying ^H5375 the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 of the LORD ^H3068, they sacrificed ^H2076 seven ^H7651 bulls ^H6499 and seven ^H7651 rams ^H352. 27 Now David ^H1732 was clothed ^H3736 with a robe ^H4598 of fine ^H948 linen ^H948 with all ^H3605 the Levites ^H3881 who were carrying ^H5375 the ark ^H727, and the singers ^H7891, and Chenaniah ^H3663 the leader ^H8269 of the singing ^H4853 with the singers ^H7891. David ^H1732 also wore ^H5921 an ephod ^H646 of linen ^H906. 28 So all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478 brought ^H5927 up ^H5927 the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 of the LORD ^H3068 with shouting ^H8643, and with the sound ^H6963 of the horn ^H7782, with trumpets ^H2689, with loud-sounding ^H8085 cymbals ^H4700, with harps ^H5035, and lyres ^H3658.

29 When the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 of the LORD ^H3068 came ^H935 to the city ^H5892 of David ^H1732, Michal ^H4324 the daughter ^H1323 of Saul ^H7586 looked ^H8259 out ^H8259 of the window ^H2474 and saw ^H7200 King ^H4428 David ^H1732 dancing ^H7540 and celebrating ^H7832; and she despised ^H959 him in her heart ^H3820.