1 Chronicles 15-16New King James Version (NKJV)
The Ark Brought to Jerusalem
15 David built houses for himself in
the City of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched a
tent for it. 2 Then David said, “No one may carry
the ark of God but the Levites, for the Lord has chosen them to carry
the ark of God and to minister before Him forever.” 3 And
David gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of
the Lord to its place, which he had prepared for it. 4 Then
David assembled the children of Aaron and the Levites: 5 of
the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and one hundred and twenty of his
brethren; 6 of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the
chief, and two hundred and twenty of his brethren; 7 of
the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and one hundred and thirty of his
brethren; 8 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the
chief, and two hundred of his brethren; 9 of the
sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and eighty of his brethren; 10 of
the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and one hundred and twelve of his
brethren.
11 And David called for Zadok and
Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites: for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah,
Eliel, and Amminadab. 12 He said to them,
“You are the heads of the fathers’ houses of
the Levites; sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, that you may bring up
the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place I
have prepared for it. 13 For because you did not do
it the first time, the Lord our God broke
out against us, because we did not consult Him about the proper order.”
14 So the priests and the Levites
sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of
Israel. 15 And the children of the Levites bore the
ark of God on their shoulders, by its poles, as Moses had commanded according
to the word of the Lord.
16 Then David spoke to the leaders of
the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers
accompanied by instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals,
by raising the voice with resounding joy. 17 So the
Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of
Berechiah; and of their brethren, the sons of Merari, Ethan the son of
Kushaiah; 18 and with them their brethren of the
second rank: Zechariah, Ben,[a] Jaaziel, Shemiramoth,
Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah,
Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers; 19 the
singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were to sound the cymbals of
bronze; 20 Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel,
Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with strings according to Alamoth; 21 Mattithiah,
Elipheleh, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, to direct with harps on the
Sheminith; 22 Chenaniah, leader of the Levites, was
instructor in charge of the music, because he was skillful; 23 Berechiah
and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark; 24 Shebaniah,
Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were
to blow the trumpets before the ark of God; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah,
doorkeepers for the ark.
25 So David, the elders of Israel,
and the captains over thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of
the Lord from the house of Obed-Edom with joy. 26 And
so it was, when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of
the Lord, that they offered seven bulls and seven rams. 27 David
was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the
ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the music master with the
singers. David also wore a linen ephod. 28 Thus all
Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting
and with the sound of the horn, with trumpets and with cymbals, making music
with stringed instruments and harps.
29 And it happened, as the
ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the City of David, that
Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked through a window and saw King David whirling
and playing music; and she despised him in her heart.
The Ark Placed in the Tabernacle
16 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in
the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then they offered
burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. 2 And
when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings,
he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. 3 Then
he distributed to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of
bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins.
4 And he appointed some of the
Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to commemorate, to thank,
and to praise the Lord God of Israel: 5 Asaph
the chief, and next to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth,
Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, and Obed-Edom: Jeiel with stringed
instruments and harps, but Asaph made music with cymbals; 6 Benaiah
and Jahaziel the priests regularly blew the trumpets before
the ark of the covenant of God.
David’s Song of Thanksgiving
7 On that day David first
delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren,
to thank the Lord:
8 Oh, give thanks to the Lord!
Call upon His name;
Make known His deeds among the peoples!
9 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him;
Talk of all His wondrous works!
10 Glory in His holy name;
Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
11 Seek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face evermore!
12 Remember His marvelous works which He has done,
His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,
13 O seed of Israel His servant,
You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!
Call upon His name;
Make known His deeds among the peoples!
9 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him;
Talk of all His wondrous works!
10 Glory in His holy name;
Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
11 Seek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face evermore!
12 Remember His marvelous works which He has done,
His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,
13 O seed of Israel His servant,
You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!
14 He is the Lord our
God;
His judgments are in all the earth.
15 Remember His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,
16 The covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac,
17 And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
18 Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
As the allotment of your inheritance,”
19 When you were few in number,
Indeed very few, and strangers in it.
His judgments are in all the earth.
15 Remember His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,
16 The covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac,
17 And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
18 Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
As the allotment of your inheritance,”
19 When you were few in number,
Indeed very few, and strangers in it.
20 When they went from one nation to
another,
And from one kingdom to another people,
21 He permitted no man to do them wrong;
Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,
22 Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm.”[b]
And from one kingdom to another people,
21 He permitted no man to do them wrong;
Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,
22 Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm.”[b]
23 Sing to the Lord, all the
earth;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
24 Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonders among all peoples.
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
24 Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonders among all peoples.
25 For the Lord is great
and greatly to be praised;
He is also to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
But the Lord made the heavens.
27 Honor and majesty are before Him;
Strength and gladness are in His place.
He is also to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
But the Lord made the heavens.
27 Honor and majesty are before Him;
Strength and gladness are in His place.
28 Give to the Lord, O families
of the peoples,
Give to the Lord glory and strength.
29 Give to the Lord the glory due His name;
Bring an offering, and come before Him.
Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
30 Tremble before Him, all the earth.
The world also is firmly established,
It shall not be moved.
Give to the Lord glory and strength.
29 Give to the Lord the glory due His name;
Bring an offering, and come before Him.
Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
30 Tremble before Him, all the earth.
The world also is firmly established,
It shall not be moved.
31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let
the earth be glad;
And let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.”
32 Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;
Let the field rejoice, and all that is in it.
33 Then the trees of the woods shall rejoice before the Lord,
For He is coming to judge the earth.[c]
And let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.”
32 Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;
Let the field rejoice, and all that is in it.
33 Then the trees of the woods shall rejoice before the Lord,
For He is coming to judge the earth.[c]
34 Oh, give thanks to the Lord,
for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.[d]
35 And say, “Save us, O God of our salvation;
Gather us together, and deliver us from the Gentiles,
To give thanks to Your holy name,
To triumph in Your praise.”
For His mercy endures forever.[d]
35 And say, “Save us, O God of our salvation;
Gather us together, and deliver us from the Gentiles,
To give thanks to Your holy name,
To triumph in Your praise.”
And all the people said, “Amen!” and praised the Lord.
Regular Worship Maintained
37 So he left Asaph and his brothers
there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister before
the ark regularly, as every day’s work required; 38 and
Obed-Edom with his sixty-eight brethren, including Obed-Edom the son of
Jeduthun, and Hosah, to be gatekeepers; 39 and
Zadok the priest and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of
the Lord at the high place that was at Gibeon, 40 to
offer burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offering
regularly morning and evening, and to do according to all that
is written in the Law of the Lord which He commanded Israel; 41 and
with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were designated
by name, to give thanks to the Lord, because His mercy endures forever; 42 and
with them Heman and Jeduthun, to sound aloud with trumpets and cymbals and the
musical instruments of God. Now the sons of Jeduthun were gatekeepers.
43 Then all the people departed,
every man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.
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