1 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. 2 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.*15.2 None…: Heb. It is not to carry the ark of God, but for the Levites 3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it. 4 And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites: 5 Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:*15.5 brethren: or, kinsmen 6 Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty: 7 Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty: 8 Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred: 9 Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore: 10 Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve. 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 Obed-edom, 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 Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.*15.21 on the…: or, on the eighth to oversee 22 And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.*15.22 was for…: or, was for the carriage: he instructed about the carriage*15.22 song: Heb. lifting up 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 Obed-edom 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 Obed-edom 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.*15.27 song: or, carriage 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.

1 EN hy het vir hom huise gebou in die stad van Dawid, en 'n plek reggemaak vir die ark van God en daarvoor 'n tent opgeslaan.

2 Toe sê Dawid: Niemand mag die ark van God dra nie, behalwe die Leviete; want die Here het hulle uitverkies om die ark van God te dra en om Hom tot in ewigheid te dien.

3 En Dawid het die hele Israel in Jerusalem versamel om die ark van die Here te bring na sy plek wat hy daarvoor reggemaak het.

4 En Dawid het die seuns van Aäron en die Leviete versamel:

5 van die seuns van Kehat: Úriël, die owerste, en sy broers, honderd-en-twintig;

6 van die seuns van Merári: Asája, die owerste, en sy broers, tweehonderd-en-twintig;

7 van die seuns van Gersom: Joël, die owerste, en sy broers, honderd-en-dertig;

8 van die seuns van Elísafan: Semája, die owerste, en sy broers, tweehonderd;

9 van die seuns van Hebron: Éliël, die owerste, en sy broers, tagtig;

10 van die seuns van Ússiël: Ammínadab, die owerste, en sy broers, honderd-en-twaalf.

11 En Dawid het Sadok en Ábjatar, die priesters, en die Leviete Úriël, Asája en Joël, Semája en Éliël en Ammínadab laat roep

12 en aan hulle gesê: Julle is hoofde van families van die Leviete; heilig julle, julle en jul broers, en bring die ark van die Here, die God van Israel, op na die plek wat ek daarvoor reggemaak het.

13 Want omdat julle in die begin nie by was nie, het die Here onse God teen ons uitgebreek, omdat ons Hom nie gesoek het soos dit behoort nie.

14 Daarop het die priesters en die Leviete hulle geheilig om die ark van die Here, die God van Israel, te gaan haal.

15 En die seuns van die Leviete het die ark van God, soos Moses volgens die woord van die Here beveel het, op hulle skouers gedra, met die draaghoute op hulle.

16 En Dawid het aan die owerstes van die Leviete gesê om hulle broers, die sangers, op te stel met musiekinstrumente, harpe en siters en simbale, om hulle te laat hoor deur die stem met blydskap te verhef.

17 Die Leviete het toe Heman, die seun van Joël, opgestel, en uit sy broers Asaf, die seun van Berégja; en uit die seuns van Merári, hulle broers, Etan, die seun van Kusája;

18 en saam met hulle hul broers van die tweede rang: Sagaría, en Jasäiël en Semíramot en Jéhiël en Unni, Elíab en Benája en Maäséja en Mattítja en Eliféle en Miknéja en Obed-Edom en Jeï-el, die poortwagters;

19 en die sangers Heman, Asaf en Etan om met kopersimbale musiek te maak;

20 en Sagaría en Ásiël en Semíramot en Jéhiël en Unni en Elíab en Maäséja en Benája met harpe, met sopraanstemme;

21 en Mattítja en Eliféle en Miknéja en Obed-Edom en Jeï-el en Asásja met siters om in die bas leiding te gee.

22 En Kenánja, die owerste van die Leviete, was aangestel oor die vervoer; hy het die vervoer gereël want hy het dit verstaan.

23 En Berégja en Élkana was poortwagters by die ark.

24 En die priesters Sebánja en Jósafat en Netáneël en Amásai en Sagaría en Benája en Eliëser het op die trompette geblaas voor die ark van God uit; en Obed-Edom en Jehía was poortwagters van die ark.

25 Dawid en die oudstes van Israel en die owerstes oor duisend het toe gegaan om die verbondsark van die Here met vreugde uit die huis van Obed-Edom te gaan haal.

26 En terwyl God die Leviete help wat die verbondsark van die Here dra, het hulle sewe bulle en sewe ramme geoffer.

27 En Dawid het 'n mantel van fyn linne aangehad, ook al die Leviete wat die ark gedra het, en die sangers en Kenánja, die owerste oor die voordrag van die sangers; en Dawid het 'n linneskouerkleed aangehad.

28 En die hele Israel het die verbondsark van die Here gaan haal met gejuig en basuingeklank en met trompette en simbale, onderwyl hulle musiek maak op harpe en siters.

29 Toe die verbondsark van die Here by die stad van Dawid kom, kyk Migal, die dogter van Saul, deur die venster uit en sien koning Dawid dans en speel, en sy het hom in haar hart verag.