1 Chronicles 15:11-29

1 Chronicles 15:11-29

[11] And David  called  for Zadok  and Abiathar  the priests,  and for the Levites,  for Uriel,  Asaiah,  and Joel,  Shemaiah,  and Eliel,  and Amminadab,  [12] 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. [13] 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.  [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  bare  the ark  of God  upon their shoulders  with the staves  thereon, as Moses  commanded  according to the word  of the LORD.  [16] 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.  [17] 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;  [18] 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 Obededom,  and Jeiel,  the porters.  [19] So the singers,  Heman,  Asaph,  and Ethan,  were appointed to sound  with cymbals  of brass;  [20] And Zechariah,  and Aziel,  and Shemiramoth,  and Jehiel,  and Unni,  and Eliab,  and Maaseiah,  and Benaiah,  with psalteries  on Alamoth;  [21] And Mattithiah,  and Elipheleh,  and Mikneiah,  and Obededom,  and Jeiel,  and Azaziah,  with harps  on the Sheminith  to excel.  [22] And Chenaniah,  chief  of the Levites,  was for song:  he instructed  about the song,  because he was skilful.  [23] And Berechiah  and Elkanah  were doorkeepers  for the ark.  [24] 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 Obededom  and Jehiah  were doorkeepers  for the ark.  [25] 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 Obededom  with joy.  [26] 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.  [27] 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.  [28] 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.  [29] 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.