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14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified 2 And when David had finished offering the
themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he
God of Israel. And the children of the Levites blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
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bore the ark of God on their shoulders, by its 3 Then he distributed to everyone of Israel,
poles, as Moses had commanded according to both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of
the word of the LORD. bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins.
16 Then David spoke to the leaders of the 4 And he appointed some of the Levites to min-
Levites to appoint their brethren to be the ister before the ark of the LORD, to commemo-
singers accompanied by instruments of music, rate, to thank, and to praise the LORD God of Is-
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stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, by rael: Asaph the chief, and next to him
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raising the voice with resounding joy. So the Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel,
Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, and Obed-Edom:
his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and Jeiel with stringed instruments and harps, but
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of their brethren, the sons of Merari, Ethan the Asaph made music with cymbals; Benaiah and
son of Kushaiah; and with them their brethren Jahaziel the priests regularly blew the trum-
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of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, pets before the ark of the covenant of God.
Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, 7 On that day David first delivered this psalm
Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, into the hand of Asaph and his brethren, to
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Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers; the thank the LORD:
singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were to 8
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sound the cymbals of bronze; Zechariah, Oh, give thanks to the LORD!
Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Call upon His name;
Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with strings according Make known His deeds among the
to Alamoth; Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, 9 peoples!
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Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, to direct with Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him;
harps on the Sheminith; Chenaniah, leader of 10 Talk of all His wondrous works!
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the Levites, was instructor in charge of the Glory in His holy name;
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music, because he was skillful; Berechiah Let the hearts of those rejoice who
and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark; 11 seek the LORD!
24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Seek the LORD and His strength;
Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, 12 Seek His face evermore!
were to blow the trumpets before the ark of Remember His marvelous works
God; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah, doorkeep- which He has done,
ers for the ark. His wonders, and the judgments of
25 So David, the elders of Israel, and the cap- His mouth,
tains over thousands went to bring up the ark 13 O seed of Israel His servant,
of the covenant of the LORD from the house of You children of Jacob, His
Obed-Edom with joy. And so it was, when chosen ones!
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God helped the Levites who bore the ark of 14 He is the LORD our God;
the covenant of the LORD, that they offered His judgments are in all the earth.
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seven bulls and seven rams. David was 15 Remember His covenant forever,
clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all The word which He commanded, for a
the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and thousand generations,
Chenaniah the music master with the singers. 16 The covenant which He made with
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David also wore a linen ephod. Thus all Israel Abraham,
brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD And His oath to Isaac,
with shouting and with the sound of the horn, 17 And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
with trumpets and with cymbals, making To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
music with stringed instruments and harps. 18 Saying, “To you I will give the land of
29 And it happened, as the ark of the covenant Canaan
of the LORD came to the City of David, that As the allotment of your inheritance,”
Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked through a win- 19 When you were few in number,
dow and saw King David whirling and playing Indeed very few, and strangers in it.
music; and she despised him in her heart.
So they brought the ark of God, and set 20 When they went from one nation to
16 it in the midst of the tabernacle that Da- another,
vid had erected for it. Then they offered burnt And from one kingdom to another
offerings and peace offerings before God. people,

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