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The Ark is Placed in the Tent(A)

16 They brought the Ark of God, placed it within the tent that David had erected, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings in the presence of God. After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord and distributed a loaf of bread, a date bar, and a raisin bar to every person in Israel—that is, to each man and to each woman. In the presence of the ark of the Lord, he appointed some of the descendants of Levi to minister continually by remembering,[a] giving thanks, and praising the Lord God of Israel. Their director Asaph played cymbals, and next to him was Zechariah, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, who played harps and lyres. The priests Benaiah and Jahaziel played the trumpets continually in the presence of the Ark of the Covenant of God.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 16:4 Lit. invoking; i.e. to speak to God in light of his past works