1 Chronicles 15:1-24.
1 Chronicles 15:1-24 (GNT)
1 "For his own use, David built houses in David's City. He also
prepared a place for God's Covenant Box and put up a tent for it. 2
Then he said, "Only Levites should carry the Covenant Box, because
they are the ones the LORD chose to carry it and to serve him forever.
" 3 So David summoned all the people of Israel to Jerusalem in order
to bring the Covenant Box to the place he had prepared for it. 4 Next
he sent for the descendants of Aaron and for the Levites. 5 From the
Levite clan of Kohath came Uriel, in charge of 120 members of his
clan; 6 from the clan of Merari came Asaiah, in charge of 220; 7 from
the clan of Gershon, Joel, in charge of 130; 8 from the clan of
Elizaphan, Shemaiah, in charge of 200; 9 from the clan of Hebron,
Eliel, in charge of 80; 10 and from the clan of Uzziel, Amminadab, in
charge of 112. 11 David called in the priests Zadok and Abiathar and
the six Levites, Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
12 He said to the Levites, "You are the leaders of the Levite clans.
Purify yourselves and your fellow Levites, so that you can bring the
Covenant Box of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared
for it. 13 Because you were not there to carry it the first time, the
LORD our God punished us for not worshiping him as we should have
done. " 14 Then the priests and the Levites purified themselves in
order to move the Covenant Box of the LORD God of Israel. 15 The
Levites carried it on poles on their shoulders, as the LORD had
commanded through Moses. 16 David commanded the leaders of the Levites
to assign various Levites to sing and to play joyful music on harps
and cymbals. 17-21 From the clans of singers they chose the following
men to play the brass cymbals: Heman son of Joel, his relative Asaph
son of Berechiah, and Ethan son of Kushaiah, of the clan of Merari. To
assist them they chose the following Levites to play the high-pitched
harps: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah,
and Benaiah. To play the low-pitched harps they chose the following
Levites: Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Azaziah, and the Temple
guards, Obed Edom and Jeiel. 22 Because of his skill in music
Chenaniah was chosen to be in charge of the levitical musicians. 23-24
Berechiah and Elkanah, along with Obed Edom and Jehiah, were chosen as
guards for the Covenant Box. The priests Shebaniah, Joshaphat,
Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer were chosen to blow
trumpets in front of the Covenant Box."
God bless you.
1 "For his own use, David built houses in David's City. He also
prepared a place for God's Covenant Box and put up a tent for it. 2
Then he said, "Only Levites should carry the Covenant Box, because
they are the ones the LORD chose to carry it and to serve him forever.
" 3 So David summoned all the people of Israel to Jerusalem in order
to bring the Covenant Box to the place he had prepared for it. 4 Next
he sent for the descendants of Aaron and for the Levites. 5 From the
Levite clan of Kohath came Uriel, in charge of 120 members of his
clan; 6 from the clan of Merari came Asaiah, in charge of 220; 7 from
the clan of Gershon, Joel, in charge of 130; 8 from the clan of
Elizaphan, Shemaiah, in charge of 200; 9 from the clan of Hebron,
Eliel, in charge of 80; 10 and from the clan of Uzziel, Amminadab, in
charge of 112. 11 David called in the priests Zadok and Abiathar and
the six Levites, Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
12 He said to the Levites, "You are the leaders of the Levite clans.
Purify yourselves and your fellow Levites, so that you can bring the
Covenant Box of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared
for it. 13 Because you were not there to carry it the first time, the
LORD our God punished us for not worshiping him as we should have
done. " 14 Then the priests and the Levites purified themselves in
order to move the Covenant Box of the LORD God of Israel. 15 The
Levites carried it on poles on their shoulders, as the LORD had
commanded through Moses. 16 David commanded the leaders of the Levites
to assign various Levites to sing and to play joyful music on harps
and cymbals. 17-21 From the clans of singers they chose the following
men to play the brass cymbals: Heman son of Joel, his relative Asaph
son of Berechiah, and Ethan son of Kushaiah, of the clan of Merari. To
assist them they chose the following Levites to play the high-pitched
harps: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah,
and Benaiah. To play the low-pitched harps they chose the following
Levites: Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Azaziah, and the Temple
guards, Obed Edom and Jeiel. 22 Because of his skill in music
Chenaniah was chosen to be in charge of the levitical musicians. 23-24
Berechiah and Elkanah, along with Obed Edom and Jehiah, were chosen as
guards for the Covenant Box. The priests Shebaniah, Joshaphat,
Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer were chosen to blow
trumpets in front of the Covenant Box."
God bless you.
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