역대상 15
Korean Living Bible
법궤를 예루살렘으로 옮김
15 다윗은 예루살렘에 자기를 위하여 여러 궁을 세우고 또 하나님의 궤를 모실 새 성막을 세운 다음
2 이렇게 말하였다. “레위 사람 외에는 아무도 하나님의 궤를 멜 수 없다. 이것은 여호와께서 그들만이 하나님의 궤를 메고 그를 영원히 섬길 수 있도록 하셨기 때문이다.”
3 그러고서 다윗은 여호와의 궤를 새 성막으로 옮기기 위해 모든 이스라엘 백성을 예루살렘으로 불러모으고
4 또 아론과 레위 자손들도 불러모았는데 이들 레위인들은 다음과 같다:
5 고핫 자손 중에서 족장 우리엘과 그의 친척 120명,
6 므라리 자손 중에서 족장 아사야와 그의 친척 220명,
7 [a]게르손 자손 중에서 족장 요엘과 그의 친척 130명,
8 엘리사반 자손 중에서 족장 스마야와 그의 친척 200명,
9 헤브론 자손 중에서 족장 엘리엘과 그의 친척 80명,
10 그리고 웃시엘 자손 중에서 족장 암미나답과 그의 친척 112명이었다.
11 그런 다음 다윗은 제사장 사독과 아비아달을 부르고 또 레위 사람 우리엘, 아사야, 요엘, 스마야, 엘리엘, 암미나답을 불러 놓고
12 그들에게 이렇게 말하였다. “여러분은 레위 집안의 족장들입니다. 여러분은 여러분의 모든 형제들과 함께 여러분 자신을 성결하게 하고 이스라엘의 하나님 여호와의 궤를 내가 준비한 곳으로 옮기십시오.
13 지난번에는 여러분이 이 궤를 메지 않고 우리가 이것을 함부로 취급했기 때문에 여호와께서 우리를 벌하셨습니다.”
14 그래서 제사장들과 레위 사람들은 이스라엘의 하나님 여호와의 궤를 옮겨 오기 위해서 그들의 몸을 성결하게 하고
15 레위인들은 여호와께서 모세에게 지시하신 대로 운반채를 하나님의 궤에 꿰어 어깨에 메었다.
16 다윗은 또 레위 사람의 지도자들에게 노래하는 자들을 모아 성가대를 조직하고 비파와 수금과 제금을 큰 소리로 즐겁게 연주하도록 하라고 지시하였다.
17 그래서 레위 사람들은 성가대 중심 구성원으로 요엘의 아들 헤만, 베레야의 아들 아삽, 므라리 자손인 구사야의 아들 에단을 세웠다.
18 그리고 이들을 도울 성가대원들은 스가랴, 야아시엘, 스미라못, 여히엘, 운니, 엘리압, 브나야, 마아세야, 맛디디야, 엘리블레후, 믹네야, 문지기인 오벧 – 에돔과 여이엘이었다.
19 그리고 헤만과 아삽과 에단은 놋제금을 쳤고
20 스가랴, 아시엘, 스미라못, 여히엘, 운니, 엘리압, 마아세야, 브나야는 비파를 타고 노래하였으며
21 맛디디야, 엘리블레후, 믹네야, 오벧 – 에돔, 여이엘, 아사시야는 수금을 탔다.
22 또 음악적인 소질이 다분한 레위 집안의 족장인 그나냐는 성가대 지휘자였고
23 베레갸와 엘가나는 하나님의 궤를 지키는 자였으며
24 제사장인 스바냐, 요사밧, 느다넬, 아마새, 스가랴, 브나야, 엘리에셀은 하나님의 궤를 메고 가는 행렬 선두에 서서 나팔을 부는 자들이었고 오벧 – 에돔과 여히야도 그 궤를 지키는 자들이었다.
25 다윗과 이스라엘 지도자들과 군 지휘관들은 오벧 – 에돔의 집으로 가서 기쁜 마음으로 여호와의 궤를 메어 왔는데
26 그들은 하나님이 그 궤를 멘 레위 사람들을 치지 않으시고 도우셨으므로 수송아지 일곱 마리와 숫양 일곱 마리로 제사를 드렸다.
27 이때 다윗과 궤를 멘 레위 사람들과 노래하는 자들과 성가대 지휘자인 그나냐는 고운 모시 옷을 입었으며 또 다윗도 고운 모시 [b]에봇을 입었다.
28 이렇게 해서 이스라엘 백성들은 기쁨의 함성을 지르고 양각과 나팔을 불며 제금을 치고 비파와 수금을 힘 있게 타면서 여호와의 궤를 예루살렘으로 옮겨 왔다.
29 그러나 여호와의 궤가 다윗성으로 들어올 때 사울의 딸이며 다윗의 아내인 미갈이 창 밖을 내다보다가 다윗왕이 뛰고 춤추는 것을 보고 속으로 그를 업신여겼다.
历代志上 15
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
约柜被运到耶路撒冷
15 大卫在大卫城为自己建造宫殿,并为上帝的约柜预备地方,支搭帐篷。 2 大卫说:“除了利未人以外,谁也不可抬上帝的约柜,因为耶和华只拣选他们抬上帝的约柜,永远事奉祂。”
3 大卫召集以色列人到耶路撒冷,要把耶和华的约柜抬到他所预备的地方。 4 大卫又召集了亚伦的子孙和利未人: 5 哥辖的后代乌列族长和他的一百二十个族人; 6 米拉利的后代亚帅雅族长和他的二百二十个族人; 7 革顺的后代约珥族长和他的一百三十个族人; 8 以利撒番的后代示玛雅族长和他的二百个族人; 9 希伯仑的后代以列族长和他的八十个族人; 10 乌薛的后代亚米拿达族长和他的一百一十二个族人。
11 大卫召来撒督和亚比亚他两位祭司以及利未人乌列、亚帅雅、约珥、示玛雅、以列、亚米拿达, 12 对他们说:“你们是利未人的族长,你们和你们的族人都要洁净自己,好将以色列的上帝耶和华的约柜抬到我所预备的地方。 13 先前你们没有抬约柜,我们也没有按规矩求问我们的上帝耶和华,以致祂向我们发怒。” 14 于是祭司和利未人就洁净自己,好将以色列的上帝耶和华的约柜抬上来。 15 利未人按照耶和华借摩西颁布的命令,用杠把上帝的约柜抬在肩上。
16 大卫又吩咐利未人的族长去派他们的族人做歌乐手,伴着琴瑟和钹的乐声欢唱。 17 于是,利未人指派约珥的儿子希幔和他的亲族比利迦的儿子亚萨,以及他的亲族米拉利的后代古沙雅的儿子以探。 18 协助他们的亲族有撒迦利雅、雅薛、示米拉末、耶歇、乌尼、以利押、比拿雅、玛西雅、玛他提雅、以利斐利户、弥克尼雅,以及守门的俄别·以东和耶利。
19 歌乐手希幔、亚萨和以探负责敲铜钹, 20 撒迦利雅、雅薛、示米拉末、耶歇、乌尼、以利押、玛西雅、比拿雅负责鼓瑟,调用高音。 21 玛他提雅、以利斐利户、弥克尼雅、俄别·以东、耶利、亚撒西雅负责带领弹琴,调用低音。 22 利未人的族长基拿尼雅善于歌唱,是歌乐手的领班。 23 比利迦和以利加拿负责看守约柜。 24 祭司示巴尼、约沙法、拿坦业、亚玛赛、撒迦利雅、比拿亚和以利以谢负责在上帝的约柜前吹号,俄别·以东和耶希亚也负责看守约柜。
25 大卫和以色列的长老以及千夫长去俄别·以东家,高高兴兴地将耶和华的约柜抬上来。 26 耶和华上帝恩待抬约柜的利未人,他们就献上七头公牛和七只公羊为祭物。 27 大卫和抬约柜的利未人、歌乐手及其领班基拿尼雅都穿上细麻衣,大卫还穿上细麻布的以弗得。 28 以色列人把耶和华的约柜抬了上来,一路上欢呼吹角、鸣号、敲钹、鼓瑟、弹琴,大声奏乐。 29 耶和华的约柜进大卫城的时候,扫罗的女儿米甲从窗户往外看,看见大卫王在兴高采烈地跳舞,心里就轻视他。
1 Chronicles 15
New International Version
The Ark Brought to Jerusalem(A)
15 After David had constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, he prepared(B) a place for the ark of God and pitched(C) a tent for it. 2 Then David said, “No one but the Levites(D) may carry(E) the ark of God, because the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister(F) before him forever.”
3 David assembled all Israel(G) in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it. 4 He called together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:(H)
5 From the descendants of Kohath,
Uriel(I) the leader and 120 relatives;
6 from the descendants of Merari,
Asaiah the leader and 220 relatives;
7 from the descendants of Gershon,[a]
Joel the leader and 130 relatives;
8 from the descendants of Elizaphan,(J)
Shemaiah the leader and 200 relatives;
9 from the descendants of Hebron,(K)
Eliel the leader and 80 relatives;
10 from the descendants of Uzziel,
Amminadab the leader and 112 relatives.
11 Then David summoned Zadok(L) and Abiathar(M) the priests, and Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel and Amminadab the Levites. 12 He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families; you and your fellow Levites are to consecrate(N) yourselves and bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it. 13 It was because you, the Levites,(O) did not bring it up the first time that the Lord our God broke out in anger against us.(P) We did not inquire of him about how to do it in the prescribed way.(Q)” 14 So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel. 15 And the Levites carried the ark of God with the poles on their shoulders, as Moses had commanded(R) in accordance with the word of the Lord.(S)
16 David(T) told the leaders of the Levites(U) to appoint their fellow Levites as musicians(V) to make a joyful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.(W)
17 So the Levites appointed Heman(X) son of Joel; from his relatives, Asaph(Y) son of Berekiah; and from their relatives the Merarites,(Z) Ethan son of Kushaiah; 18 and with them their relatives next in rank: Zechariah,[b] Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom(AA) and Jeiel,[c] the gatekeepers.
19 The musicians Heman,(AB) Asaph and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals; 20 Zechariah, Jaaziel,[d] Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah were to play the lyres according to alamoth,[e] 21 and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel and Azaziah were to play the harps, directing according to sheminith.[f] 22 Kenaniah the head Levite was in charge of the singing; that was his responsibility because he was skillful at it.
23 Berekiah and Elkanah were to be doorkeepers for the ark. 24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah and Eliezer the priests were to blow trumpets(AC) before the ark of God. Obed-Edom and Jehiah were also to be doorkeepers for the ark.
25 So David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of units of a thousand went to bring up the ark(AD) of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-Edom, with rejoicing. 26 Because God had helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, seven bulls and seven rams(AE) were sacrificed. 27 Now David was clothed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and as were the musicians, and Kenaniah, who was in charge of the singing of the choirs. David also wore a linen ephod.(AF) 28 So all Israel(AG) brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouts,(AH) with the sounding of rams’ horns(AI) and trumpets, and of cymbals, and the playing of lyres and harps.
29 As the ark of the covenant of the Lord was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David dancing and celebrating, she despised him in her heart.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 15:7 Hebrew Gershom, a variant of Gershon
- 1 Chronicles 15:18 Three Hebrew manuscripts and most Septuagint manuscripts (see also verse 20 and 16:5); most Hebrew manuscripts Zechariah son and or Zechariah, Ben and
- 1 Chronicles 15:18 Hebrew; Septuagint (see also verse 21) Jeiel and Azaziah
- 1 Chronicles 15:20 See verse 18; Hebrew Aziel, a variant of Jaaziel.
- 1 Chronicles 15:20 Probably a musical term
- 1 Chronicles 15:21 Probably a musical term
1 Chronicles 15
King James Version
15 And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
2 Then 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.
3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
4 And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:
5 Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:
6 Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
7 Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief and his brethren an hundred and thirty:
8 Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
9 Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:
10 Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.
11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
12 And 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.
13 For 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.
14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.
15 And 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.
16 And 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.
17 So 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;
18 And 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 Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.
19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
20 And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
21 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
22 And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
24 And 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 Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
25 So 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 Obededom with joy.
26 And 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.
27 And 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.
28 Thus 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.
29 And 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.
역대상 15
Korean Living Bible
법궤를 예루살렘으로 옮김
15 다윗은 예루살렘에 자기를 위하여 여러 궁을 세우고 또 하나님의 궤를 모실 새 성막을 세운 다음
2 이렇게 말하였다. “레위 사람 외에는 아무도 하나님의 궤를 멜 수 없다. 이것은 여호와께서 그들만이 하나님의 궤를 메고 그를 영원히 섬길 수 있도록 하셨기 때문이다.”
3 그러고서 다윗은 여호와의 궤를 새 성막으로 옮기기 위해 모든 이스라엘 백성을 예루살렘으로 불러모으고
4 또 아론과 레위 자손들도 불러모았는데 이들 레위인들은 다음과 같다:
5 고핫 자손 중에서 족장 우리엘과 그의 친척 120명,
6 므라리 자손 중에서 족장 아사야와 그의 친척 220명,
7 [a]게르손 자손 중에서 족장 요엘과 그의 친척 130명,
8 엘리사반 자손 중에서 족장 스마야와 그의 친척 200명,
9 헤브론 자손 중에서 족장 엘리엘과 그의 친척 80명,
10 그리고 웃시엘 자손 중에서 족장 암미나답과 그의 친척 112명이었다.
11 그런 다음 다윗은 제사장 사독과 아비아달을 부르고 또 레위 사람 우리엘, 아사야, 요엘, 스마야, 엘리엘, 암미나답을 불러 놓고
12 그들에게 이렇게 말하였다. “여러분은 레위 집안의 족장들입니다. 여러분은 여러분의 모든 형제들과 함께 여러분 자신을 성결하게 하고 이스라엘의 하나님 여호와의 궤를 내가 준비한 곳으로 옮기십시오.
13 지난번에는 여러분이 이 궤를 메지 않고 우리가 이것을 함부로 취급했기 때문에 여호와께서 우리를 벌하셨습니다.”
14 그래서 제사장들과 레위 사람들은 이스라엘의 하나님 여호와의 궤를 옮겨 오기 위해서 그들의 몸을 성결하게 하고
15 레위인들은 여호와께서 모세에게 지시하신 대로 운반채를 하나님의 궤에 꿰어 어깨에 메었다.
16 다윗은 또 레위 사람의 지도자들에게 노래하는 자들을 모아 성가대를 조직하고 비파와 수금과 제금을 큰 소리로 즐겁게 연주하도록 하라고 지시하였다.
17 그래서 레위 사람들은 성가대 중심 구성원으로 요엘의 아들 헤만, 베레야의 아들 아삽, 므라리 자손인 구사야의 아들 에단을 세웠다.
18 그리고 이들을 도울 성가대원들은 스가랴, 야아시엘, 스미라못, 여히엘, 운니, 엘리압, 브나야, 마아세야, 맛디디야, 엘리블레후, 믹네야, 문지기인 오벧 – 에돔과 여이엘이었다.
19 그리고 헤만과 아삽과 에단은 놋제금을 쳤고
20 스가랴, 아시엘, 스미라못, 여히엘, 운니, 엘리압, 마아세야, 브나야는 비파를 타고 노래하였으며
21 맛디디야, 엘리블레후, 믹네야, 오벧 – 에돔, 여이엘, 아사시야는 수금을 탔다.
22 또 음악적인 소질이 다분한 레위 집안의 족장인 그나냐는 성가대 지휘자였고
23 베레갸와 엘가나는 하나님의 궤를 지키는 자였으며
24 제사장인 스바냐, 요사밧, 느다넬, 아마새, 스가랴, 브나야, 엘리에셀은 하나님의 궤를 메고 가는 행렬 선두에 서서 나팔을 부는 자들이었고 오벧 – 에돔과 여히야도 그 궤를 지키는 자들이었다.
25 다윗과 이스라엘 지도자들과 군 지휘관들은 오벧 – 에돔의 집으로 가서 기쁜 마음으로 여호와의 궤를 메어 왔는데
26 그들은 하나님이 그 궤를 멘 레위 사람들을 치지 않으시고 도우셨으므로 수송아지 일곱 마리와 숫양 일곱 마리로 제사를 드렸다.
27 이때 다윗과 궤를 멘 레위 사람들과 노래하는 자들과 성가대 지휘자인 그나냐는 고운 모시 옷을 입었으며 또 다윗도 고운 모시 [b]에봇을 입었다.
28 이렇게 해서 이스라엘 백성들은 기쁨의 함성을 지르고 양각과 나팔을 불며 제금을 치고 비파와 수금을 힘 있게 타면서 여호와의 궤를 예루살렘으로 옮겨 왔다.
29 그러나 여호와의 궤가 다윗성으로 들어올 때 사울의 딸이며 다윗의 아내인 미갈이 창 밖을 내다보다가 다윗왕이 뛰고 춤추는 것을 보고 속으로 그를 업신여겼다.
历代志上 15
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
约柜被运到耶路撒冷
15 大卫在大卫城为自己建造宫殿,并为上帝的约柜预备地方,支搭帐篷。 2 大卫说:“除了利未人以外,谁也不可抬上帝的约柜,因为耶和华只拣选他们抬上帝的约柜,永远事奉祂。”
3 大卫召集以色列人到耶路撒冷,要把耶和华的约柜抬到他所预备的地方。 4 大卫又召集了亚伦的子孙和利未人: 5 哥辖的后代乌列族长和他的一百二十个族人; 6 米拉利的后代亚帅雅族长和他的二百二十个族人; 7 革顺的后代约珥族长和他的一百三十个族人; 8 以利撒番的后代示玛雅族长和他的二百个族人; 9 希伯仑的后代以列族长和他的八十个族人; 10 乌薛的后代亚米拿达族长和他的一百一十二个族人。
11 大卫召来撒督和亚比亚他两位祭司以及利未人乌列、亚帅雅、约珥、示玛雅、以列、亚米拿达, 12 对他们说:“你们是利未人的族长,你们和你们的族人都要洁净自己,好将以色列的上帝耶和华的约柜抬到我所预备的地方。 13 先前你们没有抬约柜,我们也没有按规矩求问我们的上帝耶和华,以致祂向我们发怒。” 14 于是祭司和利未人就洁净自己,好将以色列的上帝耶和华的约柜抬上来。 15 利未人按照耶和华借摩西颁布的命令,用杠把上帝的约柜抬在肩上。
16 大卫又吩咐利未人的族长去派他们的族人做歌乐手,伴着琴瑟和钹的乐声欢唱。 17 于是,利未人指派约珥的儿子希幔和他的亲族比利迦的儿子亚萨,以及他的亲族米拉利的后代古沙雅的儿子以探。 18 协助他们的亲族有撒迦利雅、雅薛、示米拉末、耶歇、乌尼、以利押、比拿雅、玛西雅、玛他提雅、以利斐利户、弥克尼雅,以及守门的俄别·以东和耶利。
19 歌乐手希幔、亚萨和以探负责敲铜钹, 20 撒迦利雅、雅薛、示米拉末、耶歇、乌尼、以利押、玛西雅、比拿雅负责鼓瑟,调用高音。 21 玛他提雅、以利斐利户、弥克尼雅、俄别·以东、耶利、亚撒西雅负责带领弹琴,调用低音。 22 利未人的族长基拿尼雅善于歌唱,是歌乐手的领班。 23 比利迦和以利加拿负责看守约柜。 24 祭司示巴尼、约沙法、拿坦业、亚玛赛、撒迦利雅、比拿亚和以利以谢负责在上帝的约柜前吹号,俄别·以东和耶希亚也负责看守约柜。
25 大卫和以色列的长老以及千夫长去俄别·以东家,高高兴兴地将耶和华的约柜抬上来。 26 耶和华上帝恩待抬约柜的利未人,他们就献上七头公牛和七只公羊为祭物。 27 大卫和抬约柜的利未人、歌乐手及其领班基拿尼雅都穿上细麻衣,大卫还穿上细麻布的以弗得。 28 以色列人把耶和华的约柜抬了上来,一路上欢呼吹角、鸣号、敲钹、鼓瑟、弹琴,大声奏乐。 29 耶和华的约柜进大卫城的时候,扫罗的女儿米甲从窗户往外看,看见大卫王在兴高采烈地跳舞,心里就轻视他。
1 Chronicles 15
New International Version
The Ark Brought to Jerusalem(A)
15 After David had constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, he prepared(B) a place for the ark of God and pitched(C) a tent for it. 2 Then David said, “No one but the Levites(D) may carry(E) the ark of God, because the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister(F) before him forever.”
3 David assembled all Israel(G) in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it. 4 He called together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:(H)
5 From the descendants of Kohath,
Uriel(I) the leader and 120 relatives;
6 from the descendants of Merari,
Asaiah the leader and 220 relatives;
7 from the descendants of Gershon,[a]
Joel the leader and 130 relatives;
8 from the descendants of Elizaphan,(J)
Shemaiah the leader and 200 relatives;
9 from the descendants of Hebron,(K)
Eliel the leader and 80 relatives;
10 from the descendants of Uzziel,
Amminadab the leader and 112 relatives.
11 Then David summoned Zadok(L) and Abiathar(M) the priests, and Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel and Amminadab the Levites. 12 He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families; you and your fellow Levites are to consecrate(N) yourselves and bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it. 13 It was because you, the Levites,(O) did not bring it up the first time that the Lord our God broke out in anger against us.(P) We did not inquire of him about how to do it in the prescribed way.(Q)” 14 So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel. 15 And the Levites carried the ark of God with the poles on their shoulders, as Moses had commanded(R) in accordance with the word of the Lord.(S)
16 David(T) told the leaders of the Levites(U) to appoint their fellow Levites as musicians(V) to make a joyful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.(W)
17 So the Levites appointed Heman(X) son of Joel; from his relatives, Asaph(Y) son of Berekiah; and from their relatives the Merarites,(Z) Ethan son of Kushaiah; 18 and with them their relatives next in rank: Zechariah,[b] Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom(AA) and Jeiel,[c] the gatekeepers.
19 The musicians Heman,(AB) Asaph and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals; 20 Zechariah, Jaaziel,[d] Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah were to play the lyres according to alamoth,[e] 21 and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel and Azaziah were to play the harps, directing according to sheminith.[f] 22 Kenaniah the head Levite was in charge of the singing; that was his responsibility because he was skillful at it.
23 Berekiah and Elkanah were to be doorkeepers for the ark. 24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah and Eliezer the priests were to blow trumpets(AC) before the ark of God. Obed-Edom and Jehiah were also to be doorkeepers for the ark.
25 So David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of units of a thousand went to bring up the ark(AD) of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-Edom, with rejoicing. 26 Because God had helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, seven bulls and seven rams(AE) were sacrificed. 27 Now David was clothed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and as were the musicians, and Kenaniah, who was in charge of the singing of the choirs. David also wore a linen ephod.(AF) 28 So all Israel(AG) brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouts,(AH) with the sounding of rams’ horns(AI) and trumpets, and of cymbals, and the playing of lyres and harps.
29 As the ark of the covenant of the Lord was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David dancing and celebrating, she despised him in her heart.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 15:7 Hebrew Gershom, a variant of Gershon
- 1 Chronicles 15:18 Three Hebrew manuscripts and most Septuagint manuscripts (see also verse 20 and 16:5); most Hebrew manuscripts Zechariah son and or Zechariah, Ben and
- 1 Chronicles 15:18 Hebrew; Septuagint (see also verse 21) Jeiel and Azaziah
- 1 Chronicles 15:20 See verse 18; Hebrew Aziel, a variant of Jaaziel.
- 1 Chronicles 15:20 Probably a musical term
- 1 Chronicles 15:21 Probably a musical term
1 Chronicles 15
King James Version
15 And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
2 Then 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.
3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
4 And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:
5 Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:
6 Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
7 Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief and his brethren an hundred and thirty:
8 Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
9 Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:
10 Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.
11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
12 And 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.
13 For 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.
14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.
15 And 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.
16 And 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.
17 So 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;
18 And 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 Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.
19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
20 And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
21 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
22 And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
24 And 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 Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
25 So 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 Obededom with joy.
26 And 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.
27 And 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.
28 Thus 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.
29 And 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.
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