1 Chronicles 15
Common English Bible
David prepares to bring the chest to Jerusalem
15 After he had built houses for himself in David’s City, David prepared a place for God’s chest and pitched a tent for it. 2 David said, “Only the Levites may carry God’s chest, because the Lord has chosen them to carry the Lord’s chest and to minister to him forever.”
3 David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring the Lord’s chest to the place he had prepared for it. 4 David also gathered Aaron’s family and the Levites:
5 Uriel, the leader of Kohath’s family, and 120 of his relatives;
6 Asaiah, the leader of Merari’s family, and 220 of his relatives;
7 Joel, the leader of Gershom’s family, and 130 of his relatives;
8 Shemaiah, the leader of Elizaphan’s family, and 200 of his relatives;
9 Eliel, the leader of Hebron’s family, and 80 of his relatives;
10 and Amminadab, the leader of Uzziel’s family, and 112 of his relatives.
11 David called for the priests Zadok and Abiathar, and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab. 12 He said to them, “You are the household heads of the Levites. Make yourselves holy, you and your brothers, and then bring the chest of the Lord, Israel’s God, to the place I’ve prepared for it. 13 When you weren’t with us the first time, the Lord our God burst out against us because we didn’t ask his advice properly.” 14 So the priests and the Levites made themselves holy to bring up the chest of the Lord, Israel’s God. 15 The Levites carried God’s chest with poles on their shoulders, just as Moses had commanded according to the Lord’s word.
16 Then David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint some of their relatives as singers to raise their voices joyfully, accompanied by musical instruments, including harps, lyres, and cymbals.
17 So the Levites appointed Heman, Joel’s son; and from his relatives, Asaph, Berechiah’s son; and from their Merarite relatives, Ethan, Kushaiah’s son; 18 and second in rank with them their relatives: Zechariah, Jaaziel,[a] Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and Obed-edom and Jeiel the gatekeepers.
19 The singers Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to make music with bronze cymbals.
20 Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play harps tuned to the Alamoth.
21 Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead with lyres tuned to the Sheminith.
22 Chenaniah was leader of the Levites who provided transportation,[b] because he was skilled at it.
23 Berechiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the chest.
24 The priests Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer were to blow the trumpets before God’s chest. Obed-edom and Jehiah also were to be gatekeepers for the chest.
David brings the chest to Jerusalem
25 Then David, along with Israel’s elders and the captains of the thousands, went with rejoicing to bring up the chest containing the Lord’s covenant from Obed-edom’s house. 26 Since God had helped the Levites who were carrying the chest containing the Lord’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams. 27 David wore a fine-linen robe, as did the singers, all the Levites who were carrying the chest, and Chenaniah, the leader of transportation.[c] David also wore a linen priestly vest.[d] 28 So all Israel brought up the chest containing the Lord’s covenant with shouts of joy, accompanied by the blast of the ram’s horn, by trumpets and cymbals, and playing on harps and lyres. 29 As the chest containing the Lord’s covenant entered David’s City, Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked out the window. When she saw King David leaping and dancing, she lost all respect for him.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 15:18 LXX; MT Jaaziel’s son
- 1 Chronicles 15:22 Heb uncertain
- 1 Chronicles 15:27 MT adds the singers.
- 1 Chronicles 15:27 Heb ephod
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.
1 Cronica 15
Ang Biblia (1978)
Paghahanda upang ilipat ang kaban.
15 At gumawa si David ng mga bahay sa bayan ni David; at ipinaghanda niya ng isang dako ang kaban ng Dios, at[a] ipinaglagay roon ng isang tolda.
2 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni David, Walang makapagdadala ng kaban ng Dios kundi (A)ang mga Levita: sapagka't sila ang pinili ng Panginoon upang magsipagdala ng kaban ng Dios, at upang mangasiwa sa kaniya magpakailan man.
3 At (B)pinisan ni David ang buong Israel sa Jerusalem, upang iahon ang kaban ng Panginoon sa dakong pinaghandaan.
4 At pinisan ni David ang mga anak ni Aaron, at ang mga Levita:
5 Sa mga anak ni (C)Coath: si Uriel na pinuno, at ang kaniyang mga kapatid, isang daan at dalawangpu;
6 Sa mga anak ni Merari: si Asaias na pinuno, at ang kaniyang mga kapatid, dalawang daan at dalawangpu;
7 Sa mga anak ni Gersom: si Joel na pinuno, at ang kaniyang mga kapatid, isang daan at tatlongpu;
8 Sa mga anak ni (D)Elisaphan: si Semeias na pinuno, at ang kaniyang mga kapatid, dalawang daan:
9 Sa mga anak ni (E)Hebron: si Eliel na pinuno, at ang kaniyang mga kapatid, walongpu;
10 Sa mga anak ni Uzziel: si Aminadab na pinuno, at ang kaniyang mga kapatid, isang daan at labing dalawa.
11 At ipinatawag ni David si (F)Sadoc at si Abiathar na mga saserdote, at ang mga Levita, si Uriel, si Asaias, at si Joel, si Semeias, at si Eliel, at si Aminadab,
12 At sinabi sa kanila, Kayo ang mga pinuno sa mga sangbahayan ng mga magulang ng mga Levita: magpakabanal kayo, at gayon din ang inyong mga kapatid, upang inyong maiahon ang kaban ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng Israel, hanggang sa dakong aking pinaghandaan.
13 Sapagka't (G)dahil sa hindi ninyo dinala nang una, ang Panginoon nating Dios ay nagalit sa atin, sapagka't hindi natin hinanap siya ayon sa utos.
14 Sa gayo'y ang mga saserdote at ang mga Levita ay nagpakabanal, upang iahon ang kaban ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng Israel.
15 At pinisan ng mga anak ng mga Levita ang kaban ng Dios sa kanilang mga balikat sa pamamagitan ng mga (H)pingga niyaon, gaya (I)ng iniutos ni Moises ayon sa salita ng Panginoon.
Ang kaban ay dinala ng mga Levita sa Jerusalem.
16 At si David ay nagsalita sa pinuno ng mga Levita, na ihalal ang kanilang mga kapatid na mangaawit, na may mga panugtog ng tugtugin, mga salterio, at mga alpa, at mga simbalo, upang magsitugtog ng malakas, at maglakas ng tinig na may kagalakan.
17 Sa gayo'y inihalal ng mga Levita (J)si Heman na anak ni Joel; at sa kaniyang mga kapatid (K)ay si Asaph na anak ni Berechias; at sa mga anak ni Merari na kanilang mga kapatid (L)ay si Ethan na anak ni Cusaias;
18 At kasama nila, ang kanilang mga kapatid sa ikalawang hanay, si Zacharias, si Ben, at si Jaaziel, at si Semiramoth, at si Jehiel, at si Unni, si Eliab, at si Benaias, at si Maasias, at si Mathithias, at si Eliphelehu, at si Micnias, at si Obed-edom, at si Jehiel, na mga tagatanod-pinto.
19 Sa gayo'y ang mga mangaawit, si Heman, si Asaph, at si Ethan, ay nangahalal na may mga simbalong tanso upang patunuging malakas;
20 At si Zacharias, at si Jaaziel, at si Semiramoth, at si Jehiel, at si Unni, at si Eliab, at si Maasias, at si Benaias, na may mga salterio na (M)itinugma sa Alamoth;
21 At si Mathithias, at si Eliphelehu, at si Micnias, at si Obed-edom, at si Jehiel, at si Azazias, na may mga alpa na itinugma sa Seminit, upang magayos sa pagawit.
22 At si Chenanias, na pinuno ng mga Levita, nasa pamamahala sa awitan: siya ang nagtuturo tungkol sa pagawit, sapagka't siya'y bihasa.
23 At si Berechias, at si Elcana ay mga tagatanod sa kaban.
24 At si Sebanias, at si Josaphat, at si Nathanael, at si Amasai, at si Zacharias, at si Benaias at si Eliezer na mga saserdote, ay (N)nagsihihip ng mga pakakak sa harap ng Dios: at si Obed-edom, at si Jehias ay mga tagatanod sa kaban.
25 (O)Sa gayo'y si David, at ang mga matanda sa Israel, at ang mga punong kawal sa mga lilibuhin, ay nagsiyaon upang iahong may sayahan ang kaban ng tipan ng Panginoon mula sa bahay ni Obed-edom:
26 At nangyari, na pagka tinulungan ng Dios ang mga Levita na nangagdadala ng kaban ng tipan ng Panginoon, na sila'y naghahain ng pitong baka at pitong tupa.
27 At si David ay nababalot ng isang balabal na mainam na kayong (P)lino, at ang lahat na Levita na nagsisipasan ng kaban, at ang mga mangaawit, at si Chenanias na tagapagturo ng awit na kasama ng mga mangaawit: at si David ay mayroong isang epod na lino.
28 Gayon iniahon ng buong Israel ang kaban ng tipan ng Panginoon na may mga hiyawan, at may mga tunog ng korneta, at mga pakakak, at may mga simbalo, na tumutunog ng malakas na may mga salterio at mga alpa.
29 (Q)At nangyari, samantalang ang kaban ng tipan ng Panginoon ay dumarating sa bayan ni David, na si Michal na anak ni Saul ay tumanaw sa dungawan, at nakita niya ang haring David na sumasayaw at tumutugtog; at kaniyang niwalang kabuluhan siya sa kaniyang puso.
Footnotes
- 1 Cronica 15:1 1 Cron. 16:1.
1 Chronicles 15
New King James Version
The Ark Brought to Jerusalem(A)
15 David built houses for himself in the City of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, (B)and pitched a tent for it. 2 Then David said, “No one may carry the (C)ark of God but the Levites, for (D)the Lord has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before Him forever.” 3 And David (E)gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had prepared for it. 4 Then David assembled the children of Aaron and the Levites: 5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and one hundred and twenty of his [a]brethren; 6 of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and two hundred and twenty of his brethren; 7 of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and one hundred and thirty of his brethren; 8 of the sons of (F)Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and two hundred of his brethren; 9 of the sons of (G)Hebron, Eliel the chief, and eighty of his brethren; 10 of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and one hundred and twelve of his brethren.
11 And David called for (H)Zadok and (I)Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites: for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab. 12 He said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites; [b]sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it. 13 For (J)because you did not do it the first time, (K)the Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not consult Him [c]about the proper order.”
14 So the priests and the Levites [d]sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel. 15 And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders, by its poles, as (L)Moses had commanded according to the word of the Lord.
16 Then David spoke to the leaders of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers accompanied by instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, by raising the voice with resounding joy. 17 So the Levites appointed (M)Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, (N)Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of their brethren, the sons of Merari, (O)Ethan the son of Kushaiah; 18 and with them their brethren of the second rank: Zechariah, [e]Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers; 19 the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were to sound the cymbals of bronze; 20 Zechariah, [f]Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with strings according to (P)Alamoth; 21 Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, to direct with harps on the (Q)Sheminith; 22 Chenaniah, leader of the Levites, was instructor in charge of the music, because he was skillful; 23 Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark; 24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, (R)were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God; and (S)Obed-Edom and Jehiah, doorkeepers for the ark.
25 So (T)David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-Edom with joy. 26 And so it was, when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they offered seven bulls and seven rams. 27 David was clothed with a robe of fine (U)linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the music master with the singers. David also wore a linen ephod. 28 (V)Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the horn, with trumpets and with cymbals, making music with stringed instruments and harps.
29 And it happened, (W)as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the City of David, that Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked through a window and saw King David whirling and playing music; and she despised him in her heart.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 15:5 kinsmen
- 1 Chronicles 15:12 consecrate
- 1 Chronicles 15:13 regarding the ordinance
- 1 Chronicles 15:14 consecrated
- 1 Chronicles 15:18 So with MT, Vg.; LXX omits Ben
- 1 Chronicles 15:20 Jaaziel, v. 18
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