Others, of the sons of the priests, prepared the mixing of the spices,

Also some of their kinsmen of the Kohathites had charge of the showbread, to prepare it every Sabbath.

The Ark Brought to Jerusalem

David built houses for himself in the city of David. And he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had prepared for it.

and said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites. Consecrate yourselves, you and your brothers, so that you may bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place that I have prepared for it.

David Prepares for Temple Building

David commanded to gather together the resident aliens who were in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to prepare dressed stones for building the house of God.