1 David put up buildings for himself in the City of David and prepared a place for the ark of God, and he put up a tent for it.
2 Then he said, "Only the Levites shall move the ark of God, since Yahweh has chosen them to carry the ark and to serve him always."
3 Then David gathered all Israel together in Jerusalem to bring the ark of God up to the place he had prepared for it.
4 David called together the sons of Aaron and the sons of Levi:
5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief and his hundred and twenty kinsmen;
6 of the sons of Merari, Asaiah and his two hundred and twenty kinsmen;
7 of the sons of Gershom, Joel and his hundred and thirty kinsmen;
8 of the sons of Elizaphah, Shemaiah and his two hundred kinsmen;
9 of the sons of Hebron, Eliel and eighty kinsmen;
10 of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab and his hundred and twelve kinsmen.
11 David called in the priests Zadok and Abiathar, and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel and Amminadab.
12 He told them, "You are the heads of families of the Levites. Purify yourselves, you and your brothers, and bring the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel, up to the place I have prepared for it.
13 The first time you were not there to carry it and Yahweh our God punished us for not consulting him as we should have done."
14 So the priests and the Levites purified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel,
15 and the Levites carried the ark of God with the poles on their shoulders, as Moses had ordered according to the command of Yahweh.
16 David then told the leaders of the Levites to assign duties for some Levites to sing and play a joyful tune with their various musical instruments: harps and lyres and cymbals.
17 The Levites then appointed Heman son of Joel, Asaph son of Berechiah, one of his brothers, Ethan son of Kushaiah, one of their Merarite kinsmen;
18 and with them, next in rank, their kinsmen as keepers of the gate: Zechariah son of Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel.
19 Heman, Asaph and Ethan the cantors, were to clash the cymbals of bronze;
20 Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah were to play the keyed harp.
21 Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel and Azaziah, giving the beat, were to play the octave lyre.
22 Chenaniah was chosen to be in charge of the transportation, because he was very skillful at doing these things.
23 Berechiah and Elkanah were to be gatekeepers to the ark.
24 The priests Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasal, Zechariah, Benaiah and Eliezer were to sound the trumpet before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were to be gatekeepers to the ark.
25 So David, with the leaders of Israel and the commanders of thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh from Obed-edom's house with great rejoicing.
26 And while God was securing the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven sheep.
27 David was wearing a robe of fine linen, like all the Levites who carried the ark, as well as the cantors and Chenaniah, the officer in charge of its transportation. David also wore the linen.
28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh with shouts of joy to the sound of the horn, trumpets, and cymbals, making music with harp and lyre.
29 Now as the ark of the covenant of Yahweh entered the City of David, Michal the daughter of Saul was watching from the window and saw King David dancing and leaping with joy and she despised him.
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1 Chronicles 15 narrates David's second attempt to bring the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem, this time following God's instructions to transport it correctly. The chapter highlights the importance of worship and music in the worship of God. From this chapter, I chose five verses related to the themes of worship, music, holiness, obedience, and leadership, which can be found in other parts of the Bible.
Psalm 95:6: "O come, let us worship and prostrate; let us kneel before the Lord, who created us." David understood the importance of worshiping God with reverence and submission. This verse of Psalm 95 highlights the importance of worshiping God with humility.
Psalm 150:4: "Praise it with adoufies and dances; praise it with stringed instruments and flutes." David valued music in the worship of God, and this verse of Psalm 150 highlights the importance of using musical instruments to praise God.
Leviticus 11:44: "For I am the Lord, your God, therefore sanctify and thirst holy, for I am holy." David understood the importance of holiness in worshiping God, and this verse of Leviticus highlights the importance of holiness in our lives.
Deuteronomy 28:1: "And if you hear the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to keep all your commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will exalt you over all the nations of the earth." David learned from his previous mistakes and followed God's instructions to transport the ark correctly. This verse of Deuteronomy highlights the importance of obedience to God's commandments.
2 Chronicles 5:12-13: "And the Levites played, all of them, cymbals, lutes and harps, being already two hundred and twenty singers with their unison voices, to make one sound, to praise and celebrate the Lord; Raising them their voice with trumpets, cymbals and other musical instruments, and praising the Lord, saying, because he is good, because his kindness lasts forever, then the house filled with a cloud, namely, the house of the Lord. " This verse of 2 chronicles highlights the importance of David's leadership in the organization of God worship and how worship and music can lead to the manifestation of God's presence.
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