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. ² After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord ³ 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. ⁴ 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. ⁵ 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. ⁶ The priests Benaiah and Jahaziel played the trumpets continually in the presence of the Ark of the Covenant of God.