And [David] made{H6213} him houses{H1004} in the city{H5892} of David;{H1732} and he prepared{H3559} a place{H4725} for the ark{H727} of God,{H430} and pitched{H5186} for it a tent.{H168}

Then David{H1732} said,{H559} None ought to carry{H5375} the ark{H727} of God{H430} but the Levites:{H3881} for them hath Jehovah{H3068} chosen{H977} to carry{H5375} the ark{H727} of God,{H430} and to minister{H8334} unto him for{H5704} ever.{H5769}

And David{H1732} assembled{H6950} all Israel{H3478} at{H6950} Jerusalem,{H3389} to bring up{H5927} the ark{H727} of Jehovah{H3068} unto its place,{H4725} which he had prepared{H3559} for it.

And David{H1732} gathered{H622} together the sons{H1121} of Aaron,{H175} and the Levites:{H3881}

of the sons{H1121} of Kohath,{H6955} Uriel{H222} the chief,{H8269} and his brethren{H251} a hundred{H3967} and twenty;{H6242}

of the sons{H1121} of Merari,{H4847} Asaiah{H6222} the chief,{H8269} and his brethren{H251} two hundred{H3967} and twenty;{H6242}

of the sons{H1121} of Gershom,{H1647} Joel{H3100} the chief,{H8269} and his brethren{H251} a hundred{H3967} and thirty;{H7970}

of the sons{H1121} of Elizaphan,{H469} Shemaiah{H8098} the chief,{H8269} and his brethren{H251} two hundred;{H3967}

of the sons{H1121} of Hebron,{H2275} Eliel{H447} the chief,{H8269} and his brethren{H251} fourscore;{H8084}

of the sons{H1121} of Uzziel,{H5816} Amminadab{H5992} the chief,{H8269} and his brethren{H251} a hundred{H3967} and twelve.{H8147}

And David{H1732} called{H7121} for Zadok{H6659} and Abiathar{H54} the priests,{H3548} and for the Levites,{H3881} for Uriel,{H222} Asaiah,{H6222} and Joel,{H3100} Shemaiah,{H8098} and Eliel,{H447} and Amminadab,{H5992}

and said{H559} unto them, Ye are the heads{H7218} of the fathers'{H1} [houses] of the Levites:{H3881} sanctify{H6942} yourselves, both ye and your brethren,{H251} that ye may bring up{H5927} the ark{H727} of Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} unto [the place] that I have prepared{H3559} for it.

For because ye [bare it] not at the first,{H7223} Jehovah{H3068} our God{H430} made a breach{H6555} upon us, for that we sought{H1875} him not according to the ordinance.{H4941}

So the priests{H3548} and the Levites{H3881} sanctified{H6942} themselves to bring up{H5927} the ark{H727} of Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel.{H3478}

And the children{H1121} of the Levites{H3881} bare{H5375} the ark{H727} of God{H430} upon their shoulders{H3802} with the staves{H4133} thereon, as Moses{H4872} commanded{H6680} according to the word{H1697} of Jehovah.{H3068}

And David{H1732} spake{H559} to the chief{H8269} of the Levites{H3881} to appoint{H5975} their brethren{H251} the singers,{H7891} with instruments{H3627} of music,{H7892} psalteries{H5035} and harps{H3658} and cymbals,{H4700} sounding{H8085} aloud and lifting up{H7311} the voice{H6963} with joy.{H8057}

So the Levites{H3881} appointed{H5975} Heman{H1968} the son{H1121} of Joel;{H3100} and of his brethren,{H251} Asaph{H623} the son{H1121} of Berechiah;{H1296} and of the sons{H1121} of Merari{H4847} their brethren,{H251} Ethan{H387} the son{H1121} of Kushaiah;{H6984}

and with them their brethren{H251} of the second{H4932} degree, Zechariah,{H2148} Ben,{H1122} and Jaaziel,{H3268} and Shemiramoth,{H8070} and Jehiel,{H3171} and Unni,{H6042} Eliab,{H446} and Benaiah,{H1141} and Maaseiah,{H4641} and Mattithiah,{H4993} and Eliphelehu,{H466} and Mikneiah,{H4737} and Obed-edom,{H5654} and Jeiel,{H3273} the doorkeepers.{H7778}

So the singers,{H7891} Heman,{H1968} Asaph,{H623} and Ethan,{H387} [were appointed] with cymbals{H4700} of brass{H5178} to sound{H8085} aloud;

and Zechariah,{H2148} and Aziel,{H5815} and Shemiramoth,{H8070} and Jehiel,{H3171} and Unni,{H6042} and Eliab,{H446} and Maaseiah,{H4641} and Benaiah,{H1141} with psalteries{H5035} set to Alamoth;{H5961}

and Mattithiah,{H4993} and Eliphelehu,{H466} and Mikneiah,{H4737} and Obed-edom,{H5654} and Jeiel,{H3273} and Azaziah,{H5812} with harps{H3658} set to the Sheminith,{H8067} to lead.{H5329}

And Chenaniah,{H3663} chief{H8269} of the Levites,{H3881} was over the song:{H4853} he instructed{H3256} about the song,{H4853} because he was skilful.{H995}

And Berechiah{H1296} and Elkanah{H511} were doorkeepers{H7778} for the ark.{H727}

And Shebaniah,{H7645} and Joshaphat,{H3146} and Nethanel,{H5417} and Amasai,{H6022} and Zechariah,{H2148} and Benaiah,{H1141} and Eliezer,{H461} the priests,{H3548} did blow{H2690} the trumpets{H2689} before{H6440} the ark{H727} of God:{H430} and Obed-edom{H5654} and Jehiah{H3174} were doorkeepers{H7778} for the ark.{H727}

So David,{H1732} and the elders{H2205} of Israel,{H3478} and the captains{H8269} over thousands,{H505} went{H1980} to bring up{H5927} the ark{H727} of the covenant{H1285} of Jehovah{H3068} out of the house{H1004} of Obed-edom{H5654} with joy.{H8057}

And it came to pass, when God{H430} helped{H5826} the Levites{H3881} that bare{H5375} the ark{H727} of the covenant{H1285} of Jehovah,{H3068} that they sacrificed{H2076} seven{H7651} bullocks{H6499} and seven{H7651} rams.{H352}

And David{H1732} was clothed{H3736} with a robe{H4598} of fine linen,{H948} and all the Levites{H3881} that bare{H5375} the ark,{H727} and the singers,{H7891} and Chenaniah{H3663} the master{H8269} of the song{H4853} [with] the singers:{H7891} and David{H1732} had upon him an ephod{H646} of linen.{H906}

Thus all Israel{H3478} brought up{H5927} the ark{H727} of the covenant{H1285} of Jehovah{H3068} with shouting,{H8643} and with sound{H6963} of the cornet,{H7782} and with trumpets,{H2689} and with cymbals,{H4700} sounding aloud{H8085} with psalteries{H5035} and harps.{H3658}

And it came to pass, as the ark{H727} of the covenant{H1285} of Jehovah{H3068} came{H935} to the city{H5892} of David,{H1732} that Michal{H4324} the daughter{H1323} of Saul{H7586} looked out{H8259} at the window,{H2474} and saw{H7200} king{H4428} David{H1732} dancing{H7540} and playing;{H7832} and she despised{H959} him in her heart.{H3820}