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| | 1Ch 15:1 | David now built several buildings for himself in the City of David. He also prepared a place for the Ark of God and set up a special tent there to shelter it.
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| | 1Ch 15:2 | Then he issued these instructions: "When we transport the Ark of God this time, no one except the Levites may carry it. The LORD has chosen them to carry the Ark of the LORD and to minister before him forever."
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| | 1Ch 15:3 | Then David summoned all the Israelites to Jerusalem to bring the Ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.
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| | 1Ch 15:4 | These are the priests and Levites who were called together:
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| | 1Ch 15:5 | There were 120 from the clan of Kohath, with Uriel as their leader.
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| | 1Ch 15:6 | There were 220 from the clan of Merari, with Asaiah as their leader.
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| | 1Ch 15:7 | There were 130 from the clan of Gershon, with Joel as their leader.
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| | 1Ch 15:8 | There were 200 descendants of Elizaphan, with Shemaiah as their leader.
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| | 1Ch 15:9 | There were 80 descendants of Hebron, with Eliel as their leader.
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| | 1Ch 15:10 | There were 112 descendants of Uzziel, with Amminadab as their leader.
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| | 1Ch 15:11 | Then David summoned the priests, Zadok and Abiathar, and these Levite leaders: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
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| | 1Ch 15:12 | He said to them, "You are the leaders of the Levite families. You must purify yourselves and all your fellow Levites, so you can bring the Ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.
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| | 1Ch 15:13 | Because you Levites did not carry the Ark the first time, the anger of the LORD our God burst out against us. We failed to ask God how to move it in the proper way."
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| | 1Ch 15:14 | So the priests and the Levites purified themselves in order to bring the Ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to Jerusalem.
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| | 1Ch 15:15 | Then the Levites carried the Ark of God on their shoulders with its carrying poles, just as the LORD had instructed Moses.
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| | 1Ch 15:16 | David also ordered the Levite leaders to appoint a choir of Levites who were singers and musicians to sing joyful songs to the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals.
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| | 1Ch 15:17 | So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel, Asaph son of Berekiah, and Ethan son of Kushaiah from the clan of Merari to direct the musicians.
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| | 1Ch 15:18 | The following men were chosen as their assistants: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers, Obed-edom and Jeiel.
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| | 1Ch 15:19 | Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were chosen to sound the bronze cymbals.
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| | 1Ch 15:20 | Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were chosen to play the lyres.
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| | 1Ch 15:21 | Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were chosen to play the harps.
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| | 1Ch 15:22 | Kenaniah, the head Levite, was chosen as the choir leader because of his skill.
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| | 1Ch 15:23 | Berekiah and Elkanah were chosen to guard the Ark.
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| | 1Ch 15:24 | Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer--all of whom were priests--were chosen to blow the trumpets as they marched in front of the Ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were chosen to guard the Ark.
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| | 1Ch 15:25 | Then David and the leaders of Israel and the generals of the army went to the home of Obed-edom to bring the Ark of the LORD's covenant up to Jerusalem with a great celebration.
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| | 1Ch 15:26 | And because God was clearly helping the Levites as they carried the Ark of the LORD's covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven lambs.
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| | 1Ch 15:27 | David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were the Levites who carried the Ark, the singers, and Kenaniah the song leader. David was also wearing a priestly tunic.
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| | 1Ch 15:28 | So all Israel brought up the Ark of the LORD's covenant to Jerusalem with shouts of joy, the blowing of horns and trumpets, the crashing of cymbals, and loud playing on harps and lyres.
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| | 1Ch 15:29 | But as the Ark of the LORD's covenant entered the City of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looked down from her window. When she saw King David dancing and leaping for joy, she was filled with contempt for him.
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