David Leads in Worship

16 They brought the ark of God and put it in the middle of the tent David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings^[a] before God. ² When David finished offering burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, he pronounced a blessing over the people in the Lord’s name. ³ He then handed out to each Israelite man and woman a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. ⁴ He appointed some of the Levites to serve before the ark of the Lord, to offer prayers, songs of thanks, and hymns to the Lord God of Israel. ⁵ Asaph was the leader and Zechariah second-in-command, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel. They were to play stringed instruments, Asaph was to sound the cymbals, ⁶ and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of God’s covenant.