1 Chronicles 15:12-16 He said to them: »You are the heads of the Levite families. You and your brothers must perform the ceremonies to make yourselves holy. Then bring the Ark of Jehovah the God of Israel to the place I prepared for it.

NSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹² He said to them: »You are the heads of the Levite families. You and your brothers must perform the ceremonies to make yourselves holy. Then bring the Ark of Jehovah the God of Israel to the place I prepared for it. ¹³ »Because you Levites were not there the first time, Jehovah our God struck us. We had not dedicated our lives to serving him in the way he designated.« ¹⁴ So the priests and the Levites made themselves holy in order to move the Ark of Jehovah the God of Israel. ¹⁵ The Levites carried God’s Ark on their shoulders. They used poles as Moses had commanded according to Jehovah’s instructions. ¹⁶ David told the Levite leaders to appoint some of their brothers to serve as musicians. They were expected to play music on harps, lyres, and cymbals to produce joyful music for singing.