1 Chronicles 15:4-16 ▼

4 And David gathered together the sons of Aaron the Levites.

5 Of the sons of Caath; there was Uriel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and twenty.

6 Of the sons of Merari; Asaia the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty.

7 Of the sons of Gedson; Joel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and thirty.

8 Of the sons of Elisaphat; Semei the chief, and his brethren, two hundred.

9 Of the sons of Chebrom; Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty.

10 Of the sons of Oziel; Aminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.

11 And David called Sadoc and Abiathar the priests, and the Levites, Uriel, Asaia, and Joel, and Semaia, and Eliel, and Aminadab,

12 and said to them, Ye are the heads of the families of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, and ye shall carry up the ark of the God of Israel, to the place which I have prepared for it.

13 For because ye were not ready at the first, our God made a breach upon us, because we sought him not according to the ordinance.

14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves, to bring up the ark of the God of Israel.

15 And the sons of the Levites took the ark of God, (as Moses commanded by the word of God according to the scripture) upon their shoulders with staves.

16 And David said to the chiefs of the Levites, Set your brethren the singers with musical instruments, lutes, harps, and cymbals, to sound aloud with a voice of joy.