1 Chron. 15:1‑17:27• 1And he made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and spread a tent for it.
2Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites, for them has Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of God, and to serve him for ever.
3And David assembled all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah to its place that he had prepared for it.
4And David gathered the sons of Aaron and the Levites:
5of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty;
6of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty;
7of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty;
8of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred;
9of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty;
10of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.
11And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab;
12and he said to them, Ye are the chief fathers of the Levites; hallow yourselves, ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of Jehovah the God of Israel to the place that I have prepared for it.
13For because ye did it not at the first, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
14So the priests and the Levites hallowed themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah the God of Israel.
15And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves upon them, as Moses had commanded according to the word of Jehovah.
16And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren, the singers, with instruments of music, lutes, and harps, and cymbals, that they should sound aloud, lifting up the voice with joy.
17And 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;
18and with them their brethren of the second rank, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers;
19and the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, to sound aloud with cymbals of brass;
20and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with lutes on Alamoth;
21and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to lead the singing.
22And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites for the music, gave instruction in music, for he was skilful.
23And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
24And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew with the trumpets before the ark of God; and Obed-Edom and Jehijah were doorkeepers for the ark.
25And David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.
26And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, that they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams.
27And David was clothed with a robe of byssus, and all the Levites that bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah chief of the music of the singers; and David had upon him a linen ephod.
28And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with sound of the trumpet, and with clarions, and with cymbals, playing aloud with lutes and harps.
29And it came to pass as the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked through a window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.
1And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had spread for it; and they presented burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.
2And when David had ended offering up the burnt-offerings and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah.
3And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread and a measure of wine and a raisin-cake.
4And he appointed certain of the Levites to do the service before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate, and to thank and praise Jehovah the God of Israel:
5Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of lutes and with harps; and Asaph sounding with cymbals;
6and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.
7Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to give thanks to Jehovah through Asaph and his brethren.
8Give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known his acts among the peoples.
9Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; Meditate upon all his wondrous works.
10Glory in his holy name: Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.
11Seek Jehovah and his strength, Seek his face continually;
12Remember his wondrous works which he hath done; His miracles, and the judgments of his mouth:
13Ye seed of Israel his servant, Ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
14He, Jehovah, is our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
15Be ye ever mindful of his covenant, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,--
16Which he made with Abraham, And of his oath unto Isaac;
17And he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, Unto Israel for an everlasting covenant,
18Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance;
19When ye were a few men in number, Of small account, and strangers in it.
20And they went from nation to nation, And from one kingdom to another people.
21He suffered no man to oppress them, And reproved kings for their sakes,
22Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm.
23Sing unto Jehovah, all the earth; Publish his salvation from day to day.
24Declare his glory among the nations, His wondrous works among all peoples.
25For Jehovah is great, and exceedingly to be praised; And he is terrible above all gods.
26For all the gods of the peoples are idols; But Jehovah made the heavens.
27Majesty and splendour are before him; Strength and gladness in his place.
28Give unto Jehovah, ye families of peoples, Give unto Jehovah glory and strength!
29Give unto Jehovah the glory of his name! Bring an oblation, and come before him: Worship Jehovah in holy splendour.
30Tremble before him, all the earth: The world also is established, it shall not be moved.
31Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth!
32Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; Let the field exult, and all that is therein.
33Then shall the trees of the forest sing out at the presence of Jehovah, For he cometh to judge the earth.
34Give thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good; For his loving-kindness endureth for ever.
35And say, Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us, and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks unto thy holy name, To triumph in thy praise.
36Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, from eternity and to eternity! And all the people said, Amen! and praised Jehovah.
37And he left there, before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, Asaph and his brethren, to do the service before the ark continually, as every day's duty required;
38and Obed-Edom, and their brethren, sixty-eight; Obed-Edom also, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah as doorkeepers.
39And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah in the high place that was at Gibeon,
40to offer up burnt-offerings to Jehovah on the altar of burnt-offering continually, morning and evening, and according to all that is written in the law of Jehovah, which he commanded Israel;
41and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to Jehovah, because his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
42and with them, with Heman and Jeduthun, trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud; and the musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were at the gate.
43And all the people departed every one to his house; and David returned to bless his household.
1And it came to pass as David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Behold, I dwell in a house of cedars, and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah under curtains.
2And Nathan said to David, Do all that is in thy heart; for God is with thee.
3And it came to pass that night that the word of God came to Nathan saying,
4Go and say to David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in;
5for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day; but I have been from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.
6In all my going about with all Israel, did I speak a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why build ye me not a house of cedars?
7And now, thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I took thee from the pasture-grounds, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people Israel;
8and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name, like unto the name of the great men that are on the earth.
9And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and be disturbed no more; neither shall the sons of wickedness waste them any more, as formerly,
10and since the days that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. And I will subdue all thine enemies; and I tell thee that Jehovah will build thee a house.
11And it shall come to pass, when thy days are fulfilled that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
12It is he who shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
13I will be his father, and he shall be my son; and I will not take away my mercy from him, as I took it from him that was before thee;
14and I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established for ever.
15According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.
16And king David went in and sat before Jehovah, and said, Who am I, Jehovah Elohim, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
17And this hath been a small thing in thy sight, O God; and thou hast spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the rank of a man of high degree, Jehovah Elohim.
18What can David say more to thee for the glory of thy servant? thou indeed knowest thy servant.
19Jehovah, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, to make known all these great things.
20Jehovah, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
21And who is like thy people Israel, the one nation in the earth that God went to redeem to be a people to himself, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, which thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?
22And thy people Israel hast thou made thine own people for ever; and thou, Jehovah, art become their God.
23And now, Jehovah, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.
24Let it even be established, and let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, is God to Israel; and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.
25For thou, my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him a house; therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray before thee.
26And now, Jehovah, thou art that God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant;
27and now, let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever; for thou, Jehovah, hast blessed it, and it shall be blessed for ever. (1 Chron. 15:1‑17:27)