1Ch 15 | EngLXX | STEP | And David made for himself houses in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark ofGod, and made a tent for it.

‏ 1 Chronicles 15

1 AndDavid made for himself houses in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark ofGod, and made a tent for it. 2 Then said David, It is notlawful for any to bear the ark of God, but the Levites; for the Lord has chosen them to bearthe ark of the Lord, and to minister to him for ever. 3 And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to the placewhich hehad prepared for it. 4 And David gathered together the sons of Aaron the Levites. 5 Of the sons of Caath;there was Uriel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and twenty. 6 Of the sons of Merari; Asaia the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty. 7 Of the sons of Gedson; Joel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and thirty. 8 Of the sons of Elisaphat; Semei the chief, and his brethren, two hundred. 9 Of the sons of Chebrom; Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty. 10 Of the sons of Oziel; Aminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve. 11 And David called Sadoc and Abiathar the priests, and the Levites, Uriel, Asaia, and Joel,and Semaia, and Eliel, and Aminadab, 12 and said to them, You⌃are the heads of the families of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, andyou⌃ shall carry up the ark of the God of Israel,to the place which I have prepared for it. 13 For because you⌃ were notready at the first, our God made a breach upon us, because we sought him not according to theordinance. 14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves, to bring up the ark of the Godof Israel. 15 And the sons of the Levites took the ark of God, (as Moses commanded by the word of Godaccording to the scripture) upon their shoulders with staves. 16 And David said to the chiefs of the Levites, Set your brethren the singers with musicalinstruments, lutes, harps, and cymbals, to sound aloud with a voice of joy. 17 So the Levites appointed Aeman the son of Joel; Asaph the son of Barachiaswas one of his brethren; and Aethan the son of Kisaeus was of the sons of Merari their brethren; 18 and with them their brethren of the second rank, Zacharias, and Oziel, and Semiramoth,and Jeiel, and Elioel, and Eliab, and Banaia, and Maasaia, and Matthathia, and Eliphena, and Makellia,and Abdedom, and Jeiel, and Ozias, the porters. 19 And the singers, Aeman, Asaph, and Aethan, with brazen cymbals to makea sound to be heard. 20 Zacharias, and Oziel, Semiramoth, Jeiel, Oni, Eliab, Maasaeas, Banaeas, with lutes, onalaemoth. 21 And Mattathias, and Eliphalu, and Makenia, and Abdedom, and Jeiel, and Ozias, with harpsof Amasenith, to make a loud noise. 22 And Chonenia chief of the Leviteswas master of the bands, because he was skillful. 23 And Barachia and Elcanawere doorkeepers of the ark. 24 And Somnia, and Josaphat, and Nathanael, and Amasai, and Zacharia, and Banaea, and Eliezer,the priests, were sounding with trumpets before the ark of God: and Abdedom and Jeiawere doorkeepers of the ark of God. 25 So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains of thousands, went to bring up theark of the covenant from the house of Abdedom with gladness. 26 And it came to pass when God strengthened the Levites bearing the ark of the covenantof the Lord, that they sacrificed seven calves and seven rams. 27 And Davidwas girded with a fine linen robe, and all the Leviteswho were bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the singers, and Chonenias the masterof the band of singers; also upon Davidthere was a robe of fine linen. 28 And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and withthe sound of a horn, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, playing loudly on lutes and harps. 29 And the ark of the covenant of the Lord arrived, and came to the city of David; and Melcholthe daughter of Saul looked down through the window, and saw king David dancing and playing: and she despisedhim in her heart.