1 Chronicles 15:1-2

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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. ²Then 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.”

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1 Chronicles 16:4-13

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⁴He appointed some of the Levites to minister^(A) before the ark of the Lord, to extol,^[a] thank, and praise the Lord, the God of Israel: ⁵Asaph was the chief, and next to him in rank were Zechariah, then Jaaziel,^[b] Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel. They were to play the lyres and harps, Asaph was to sound the cymbals, ⁶and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

⁷That day David first appointed Asaph and his associates to give praise^(B) to the Lord in this manner:

⁸Give praise^(C) to the Lord, proclaim his name;
    make known among the nations^(D) what he has done.
⁹Sing to him, sing praise^(E) to him;
    tell of all his wonderful acts.
¹⁰Glory in his holy name;^(F)
    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
¹¹Look to the Lord and his strength;
    seek^(G) his face always.

¹²Remember^(H) the wonders^(I) he has done,
his miracles,^(J) and the judgments he pronounced,
¹³you his servants, the descendants of Israel,
his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.