1 A nd David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.

David made for himself houses in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

2 T hen 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.

Then David said, None should carry the ark of God but the Levites, for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of God and to minister to Him forever.

3 A nd David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his place, which he had prepared for it.

And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had prepared for it.

4 A nd David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:

And David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

5 o f the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:

Of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, with 120 kinsmen;

6 o f the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:

Of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, with 220 kinsmen;

7 o f the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:

Of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, with 130 kinsmen;

8 o f the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:

Of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, with 200 kinsmen;

9 o f the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:

Of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, with 80 kinsmen;

10 o f the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.

Of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, with 112 kinsmen.

11 A nd David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,

And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites—Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab,

12 a nd 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.

And said to them, You are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, both you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place that I have prepared for it.

13 F or 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.

For because you bore it not at the first, the Lord our God broke forth upon us—because we did not seek Him in the way He ordained.

14 S o the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.

So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.

15 A nd 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 Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses commanded by the word of the Lord.

16 A nd 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.

David told the chief Levites to appoint their brethren the singers with instruments of music—harps, lyres, and cymbals—to play loudly and lift up their voices with joy.

17 S o 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;

So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan son of Kushaiah;

18 a nd 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.

And with them their brethren of the second class: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and also the gatekeepers, Obed-edom and Jeiel.

19 S o the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;

So the singers Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound bronze cymbals;

20 a nd Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;

Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play harps set to Alamoth;

21 a nd Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.

Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead with lyres set to Sheminith.

22 A nd Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.

Chenaniah, leader of the Levites in singing, was put in charge of carrying the ark and lifting up song. He instructed about these matters because he was skilled and able.

23 A nd Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

Berechiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.

24 A nd 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.

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 (Jeiel) were also gatekeepers for the ark.

25 S o 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.

So David, 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 A nd 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.

And when God helped the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, they offered seven bulls and seven rams.

27 A nd 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.

David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah, director of the music of the singers. David also wore an ephod of linen.

28 T hus 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.

Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, sound of the cornet, trumpets, and cymbals, sounding aloud with harps and lyres.

29 A nd 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.

As the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul, looking from a window, saw King David leaping as in sport, and she despised him in her heart.