1 Chronicles 15

David gathers the Levites to carry the ark

וַיַּֽעַשׂ-לוֹ בָתִּים בְּעִיר דָּוִיד וַיָּכֶן מָקוֹם לַֽאֲרוֹן הָֽאֱלֹהִים וַיֶּט-לוֹ אֹֽהֶל׃
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And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
אָז אָמַר דָּוִיד לֹא לָשֵׂאת אֶת-אֲרוֹן הָֽאֱלֹהִים כִּי אִם-הַלְוִיִּם כִּי-בָם׀ בָּחַר יְהוָה לָשֵׂאת אֶת-אֲרוֹן יְהוָה וּֽלְשָׁרְתוֹ עַד-עוֹלָֽם׃
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Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of GOD, and to minister unto him for ever.
וַיַּקְהֵל דָּוִיד אֶת-כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל-יְרֽוּשָׁלִָם לְהַֽעֲלוֹת אֶת-אֲרוֹן יְהוָה אֶל-מְקוֹמוֹ אֲשֶׁר-הֵכִין לֽוֹ׃
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And David gathered together all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
וַיֶּֽאֱסֹף דָּוִיד אֶת-בְּנֵי אַֽהֲרֹן וְאֶת-הַלְוִיִּֽם׃
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And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:
לִבְנֵי קְהָת אֽוּרִיאֵל הַשָּׂר וְאֶחָיו מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃
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Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:
לִבְנֵי מְרָרִי עֲשָׂיָה הַשָּׂר וְאֶחָיו מָאתַיִם וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃
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Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
לִבְנֵי גֵּֽרְשׁוֹם יוֹאֵל הַשָּׂר וְאֶחָיו מֵאָה וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃
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Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:
לִבְנֵי אֱלִֽיצָפָן שְׁמַֽעְיָה הַשָּׂר וְאֶחָיו מָאתָֽיִם׃
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Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
לִבְנֵי חֶבְרוֹן אֱלִיאֵל הַשָּׂר וְאֶחָיו שְׁמוֹנִֽים׃
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Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:
לִבְנֵי עֻזִּיאֵל עַמִּֽינָדָב הַשָּׂר וְאֶחָיו מֵאָה וּשְׁנֵים עָשָֽׂר׃
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Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.
וַיִּקְרָא דָוִיד לְצָדוֹק וּלְאֶבְיָתָר הַכֹּֽהֲנִים וְלַלְוִיִּם לְאֽוּרִיאֵל עֲשָׂיָה וְיוֹאֵל שְׁמַֽעְיָה וֶֽאֱלִיאֵל וְעַמִּֽינָדָֽב׃
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And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם אַתֶּם רָאשֵׁי הָֽאָבוֹת לַלְוִיִּם הִֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ אַתֶּם וַֽאֲחֵיכֶם וְהַֽעֲלִיתֶם אֵת אֲרוֹן יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל-הֲכִינוֹתִי לֽוֹ׃
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And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
כִּי לְמַ בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה לֹא אַתֶּם פָּרַץ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ בָּנוּ כִּי-לֹא דְרַשְׁנֻהוּ כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃
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For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ הַכֹּֽהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם לְהַֽעֲלוֹת אֶת-אֲרוֹן יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
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So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
וַיִּשְׂאוּ בְנֵֽי-הַלְוִיִּם אֵת אֲרוֹן הָֽאֱלֹהִים כַּֽאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה מֹשֶׁה כִּדְבַר יְהוָה בִּכְתֵפָם בַּמֹּטוֹת עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃
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And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.

The appointment of the singers and musicians

וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד לְשָׂרֵי הַלְוִיִּם לְהַֽעֲמִיד אֶת-אֲחֵיהֶם הַמְשֹׁרְרִים בִּכְלֵי-שִׁיר נְבָלִים וְכִנֹּרוֹת וּמְצִלְתָּיִם מַשְׁמִיעִים לְהָרִֽים-בְּקוֹל לְשִׂמְחָֽה׃
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And David spake to the chief of the Levites 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.
וַיַּֽעֲמִידוּ הַלְוִיִּם אֵת הֵימָן בֶּן-יוֹאֵל וּמִן-אֶחָיו אָסָף בֶּן-בֶּֽרֶכְיָהוּ וּמִן-בְּנֵי מְרָרִי אֲחֵיהֶם אֵיתָן בֶּן-קֽוּשָׁיָֽהוּ׃
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So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
וְעִמָּהֶם אֲחֵיהֶם הַמִּשְׁנִים זְכַרְיָהוּ בֵּן וְיַֽעֲזִיאֵל וּשְׁמִֽירָמוֹת וִֽיחִיאֵל׀ וְעֻנִּי אֱלִיאָב וּבְנָיָהוּ וּמַֽעֲשֵׂיָהוּ וּמַתִּתְיָהוּ וֶאֱלִיפְלֵהוּ וּמִקְנֵיָהוּ וְעֹבֵד אֱדֹם וִֽיעִיאֵל הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִֽים׃
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And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters.
וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִים הֵימָן אָסָף וְאֵיתָן בִּמְצִלְתַּיִם נְחֹשֶׁת לְהַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃
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So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
וּזְכַרְיָה וַֽעֲזִיאֵל וּשְׁמִֽירָמוֹת וִֽיחִיאֵל וְעֻנִּי וֶֽאֱלִיאָב וּמַֽעֲשֵׂיָהוּ וּבְנָיָהוּ בִּנְבָלִים עַל-עֲלָמֽוֹת׃
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And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
וּמַתִּתְיָהוּ וֶאֱלִֽיפְלֵהוּ וּמִקְנֵיָהוּ וְעֹבֵד אֱדֹם וִֽיעִיאֵל וַֽעֲזַזְיָהוּ בְּכִנֹּרוֹת עַל-הַשְּׁמִינִית לְנַצֵּֽחַ׃
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And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
וּכְנַנְיָהוּ שַֽׂר-הַלְוִיִּם בְּמַשָּׂא יָסֹר בַּמַּשָּׂא כִּי מֵבִין הֽוּא׃
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And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
וּבֶֽרֶכְיָה וְאֶלְקָנָה שֹֽׁעֲרִים לָֽאָרֽוֹן׃
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And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
וּשְׁבַנְיָהוּ וְיֽוֹשָׁפָט וּנְתַנְאֵל וַֽעֲמָשַׂי וּזְכַרְיָהוּ וּבְנָיָהוּ וֶֽאֱלִיעֶזֶר הַכֹּהֲנִים ‫(מחצצרים)‬ מַחְצְרִים בַּחֲצֹצְרוֹת לִפְנֵי אֲרוֹן הָֽאֱלֹהִים וְעֹבֵד אֱדֹם וִֽיחִיָּה שֹֽׁעֲרִים לָֽאָרֽוֹן׃
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And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

The ark brought to the city of David

וַיְהִי דָוִיד וְזִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְשָׂרֵי הָֽאֲלָפִים הַהֹֽלְכִים לְֽהַעֲלוֹת אֶת-אֲרוֹן בְּרִית-יְהוָה מִן-בֵּית עֹבֵֽד-אֱדֹם בְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃
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So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obed-edom with joy.
וַֽיְהִי בֶּעְזֹר הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶת-הַלְוִיִּם נֹֽשְׂאֵי אֲרוֹן בְּרִית-יְהוָה וַיִּזְבְּחוּ שִׁבְעָֽה-פָרִים וְשִׁבְעָה אֵילִֽים׃
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And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.
וְדָוִיד מְכֻרְבָּל׀ בִּמְעִיל בּוּץ וְכָל-הַלְוִיִּם הַנֹּֽשְׂאִים אֶת-הָֽאָרוֹן וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִים וּכְנַנְיָה הַשַּׂר הַמַּשָּׂא הַמְשֹֽׁרְרִים וְעַל-דָּוִיד אֵפוֹד בָּֽד׃
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And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.
וְכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל מַֽעֲלִים אֶת-אֲרוֹן בְּרִית-יְהוָה בִּתְרוּעָה וּבְקוֹל שׁוֹפָר וּבַחֲצֹֽצְרוֹת וּבִמְצִלְתָּיִם מַשְׁמִעִים בִּנְבָלִים וְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃
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Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.
וַיְהִי אֲרוֹן בְּרִית יְהוָה בָּא עַד-עִיר דָּוִיד וּמִיכַל בַּת-שָׁאוּל נִשְׁקְפָה׀ בְּעַד הַֽחַלּוֹן וַתֵּרֶא אֶת-הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִיד מְרַקֵּד וּמְשַׂחֵק וַתִּבֶז לוֹ בְּלִבָּֽהּ׃
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And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.

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