1 Chronicles 15 Cross References - Leeser

¹ And David made himself houses in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. ² Then said David, None shall carry the ark of God but the Levites; for of them hath the Lord made choice to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. ³ And David assembled all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto its place, which he had prepared for it. ⁴ And David gathered together the children of Aaron, and the Levites. ⁵ Of the sons of Kehath: Uriel the chief, and his brethren one hundred and twenty. ⁶ Of the sons of Merari: ‘Assayah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty. ⁷ Of the sons of Gershom: Joel the chief, and his brethren one hundred and thirty. ⁸ Of the sons of Elizaphan: Shema’yah the chief, and his brethren two hundred. ⁹ Of the sons of Hebron: Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty. ¹⁰ Of the sons of ‘Uzziel: ‘Amminadab the chief, and his brethren one hundred and twelve. ¹¹ And David called for Zadok and Ebyathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, ‘Assayah, and Joel, Shema’yah, and Eliel, and ‘Amminadab, ¹² And he said unto them, Ye are the chiefs of the family divisions of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, ye and your brethren, and bring up the ark of the Lord the God of Israel unto the place which I have prepared for it. ¹³ For, because ye did it not at the first, the Lord our God made a breach among us; because we had not sought him after the prescribed manner. ¹⁴ So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord the God of Israel. ¹⁵ And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the Lord, on their shoulders, by means of barrows placed upon them. ¹⁶ And David said to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, to sing aloud, by lifting up the voice for joy. ¹⁷ So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel, and of his brethren, Assaph the son of Berechyahu, and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushayahu; ¹⁸ And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zecharyahu, Ben, and Ja’aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jechiel, and ‘Unni, Eliab, and Benayahu, and Ma’asseyahu, and Matthithyahu, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneyahu, and ‘Obed-edom, and Je’iel, the gatekeepers. ¹⁹ Namely, the singers, Heman, Assaph, and Ethan, to play aloud with cymbals of copper; ²⁰ And Zechariah, and ‘Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jechiel, and ‘Unni, and Eliab, and Ma’asseyahu, and Benayahu, with psalteries on ‘Alamoth; ²¹ And Matthithyahu, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneyahu, and ‘Obed-edom, and Je-iel, and ‘Azazyahu, with harps on the Sheminith to play as leaders. ²² And Kenanyahu was the chief of the Levites in conducting the singing: he instructed in conducting the singing, because he was skilful. ²³ And Berechyah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark. ²⁴ And Shebanyahu, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and ‘Amassai, and Zecharyahu, and Benayahu, and Eli’ezer, the priests, did blow on the trumpets before the ark of God; and ‘Obed-edom and Jechiyah were gatekeepers for the ark. ²⁵ And it was David, with the elders of Israel, and the officers over the thousands, who went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the house of ‘Obed-edom with joy. ²⁶ And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams. ²⁷ And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and so were all the Levites that carried the ark, and the singers, and Kenanyahu the chief in conducting the singing of the singers; but David had also upon him an ephod of linen. ²⁸ Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, playing aloud on psalteries and harps. ²⁹ And it happened, as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came as far as the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked through the window, and saw king David dancing and playing, and she despised him in her heart.

⁹ And David dwelt in the fort, and he called it “The City of David.” And David built it round about from the Millo and inward.

⁷ Then did David send home to Thamar, saying, Do go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and prepare for him the refreshment. ⁸ So Thamar went to the house of Amnon her brother, and he was lying down; and she took the dough and kneaded, and mixed it up before his eyes, and baked the cakes;

²⁴ And the king said, Let him repair to his own house, but my face he shall not see. So Abshalom repaired to his own house, but the king’s face he did not see.

³ And David assembled all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto its place, which he had prepared for it.

¹ And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it; and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.

¹ And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said unto Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under curtains. ² And Nathan said unto David, All that is in thy heart do; for God is with thee. ³ And it came to pass during that night, that the word of God came unto Nathan, saying, ⁴ Go and say unto David my servant, Thus hath said the Lord, Not thou shalt build for me the house to dwell in; ⁵ For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel even until this day; but have been moving from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.

⁵ Until I shall have found out a place for the Lord, a dwelling-place for the mighty One of Jacob.

² Take the sum of the sons of Kehath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by their divisions, ³ From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that are fitted for the service, to do work at the tabernacle of the congregation. ⁴ This shall be the service of the sons of Kehath at the tabernacle of the congregation: The most holy things. ⁵ And Aaron shall come with his sons, when the camp setteth forward, and they shall take down the vail of the separation, and cover therewith the ark of the testimony; ⁶ And they shall put over it a covering of badgers’ skins, and they shall spread over all a cloth wholly of blue woollen yarn, and they shall put in its staves. ⁷ And over the table of the showbread shall they spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the tubes, and the staves of the covering; and the continual bread shall be thereon: ⁸ And they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers’ skins; and they shall put in its staves. ⁹ And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the lighting, and its lamps, and its tongs, and its snuff-dishes, and all the oil-vessels thereof, wherewith they minister by it: ¹⁰ And they shall put it and all its vessels within a covering of badgers’ skins, and they shall put it upon a barrow. ¹¹ And over the golden altar shall they spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers’ skins; and they shall put in its staves. ¹² And they shall take all the vessels of the service, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers’ skins; and they shall put them on a barrow. ¹³ And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread over it a cloth of purple; ¹⁴ And they shall put upon it all its vessels, wherewith they minister upon it, the fire-pans, the forks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread over it a covering of badgers’ skins, and put in its staves. ¹⁵ And when Aaron and his sons have thus made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set forward: then shall, after that, the sons of Kehath come to carry it; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die; these are the things which the sons of Kehath are to carry at the tabernacle of the congregation.

¹⁹ But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them, every one, to his service and to his burden; ²⁰ That they may not go in to see when the holy things are covered, and die.

⁹ But unto the sons of Kehath he gave none; because the service of the sanctuary belonged unto them, they were to bear upon their shoulders.

¹³ And thou shalt place the Levites before Aaron and before his sons, and make with them a waving before the Lord. ¹⁴ Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from the midst of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.

²⁴ This shall be the rule for the Levites: From twenty and five years old and upward shall he go into the ranks to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; ²⁵ And from the age of fifty years shall he go out of the ranks of the service, and he shall serve no more; ²⁶ But he shall wait on his brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, but the service shall he not perform; thus shalt thou do unto the Levites in the discharge of their office.

¹ And the Lord said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father’s house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary; and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood. ² And also thy brethren, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou near with thee, that they may be joined with thee, and minister unto thee; while thou and thy sons with thee shall be before the tabernacle of the testimony. ³ And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only unto the vessels of the sanctuary and unto the altar shall they not come near, that they may not die, either they or you. ⁴ And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, respecting all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you. ⁵ And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar; that there be not any more wrath upon the children of Israel. ⁶ And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from the midst of the children of Israel; unto you are they given as a gift for the Lord, to perform the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. ⁷ And thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priesthood concerning every matter of the altar, and for that within the vail, where ye shall serve: as a service of gift do I give you your priesthood; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. ⁸ And the Lord spoke unto Aaron, And I, behold, I give thee the charge of my heave-offerings; of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel, unto thee have I given them as an official portion, and to thy sons, as a fixed right for ever.

⁸ At that time did the Lord separate the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.

⁹ And Moses wrote down this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and unto all the elders of Israel.

³ And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then shall ye break up from your place, and go after it.

⁶ And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven cornets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord.

³ And he said unto the Levites that instructed all Israel, who were holy unto the Lord, Set the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David the king of Israel did build; you have not to carry it any more upon your shoulders; now serve the Lord your God, and his people Israel.

²¹ And of them also will I take for priests and for Levites, saith the Lord.

¹⁷ For thus hath said the Lord, There shall never be wanting unto David a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel; ¹⁸ And unto the priests the Levites there shall not be wanting a man before me, to offer burnt-offerings, and to burn meat-offerings, and to prepare sacrifices at all times. ¹⁹ And the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, saying, ²⁰ Thus hath said the Lord, If ye can break my covenant with the day, and my covenant with the night, and so, that there be not day and night in their season: ²¹ Then also shall my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and that with the Levites the priests, my ministers. ²² As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, and the sand of the sea not be measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.

¹² And it was told to king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of ‘Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God: and David then went and brought up the ark of God from the house of ‘Obed-edom into the city of David with joy.

¹⁷ And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt-offerings before the Lord and peace-offerings.

¹ Then did Solomon assemble the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the divisions of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.

⁵ So David assembled all Israel together, from Shichor of Egypt even unto the entrance of Chemath, to bring the ark of God from Kiryath-ye’arim.

¹ And David made himself houses in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.

¹² And he said unto them, Ye are the chiefs of the family divisions of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, ye and your brethren, and bring up the ark of the Lord the God of Israel unto the place which I have prepared for it.

¹⁶ And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Kehath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were one hundred and thirty and seven years. ¹⁷ The sons of Gershon: Libni, and Shimi, according to their families. ¹⁸ And the sons of Kehath: Amram, and Yizhar, and Chebron, and ‘Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kehath were one hundred and thirty and three years. ¹⁹ And the sons of Merari: Machli and Mushi; these are the families of Levi according to their generations. ²⁰ And Amram took himself Yochebed his aunt for wife; and she bore unto him Aaron and Moses; and the years of the life of Amram were one hundred and thirty and seven years. ²¹ And the sons of Yizhar: Korach, and Nepheg, and Zichri. ²² And the sons of ‘Uzziah Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Sithri,

⁴ And Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord, when they offered a strange fire before the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Elazar and Ithamar ministered as priests in the life-time of Aaron their father.

^{16 (6:1)} The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kehath, and Merari. ^{17 (6:2)} And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni, and Shim’i. ^{18 (6:3)} And the sons of Kehath were, ‘Amram, and Yizhar, and Chebron, and ‘Uzziel. ^{19 (6:4)} The sons of Merari: Machli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers. ^{20 (6:5)} Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jachath his son, Zimmah his son, ^{21 (6:6)} Yoach his son, ‘Iddo his son, Zerach his son, Yeatherai his son. ^{22 (6:7)} The sons of Kehath: ‘Amminadab his son, Korach his son, Assir his son, ^{23 (6:8)} Elkanah his son, and Ebyassaph his son, and Assir his son, ^{24 (6:9)} Tachath his son, Uriel his son, ‘Uzziyah his son, and Saul his son. ^{25 (6:10)} And the sons of Elkanah: ‘Amassai, and Achimoth, ^{26 (6:11)} And Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nachath his son. ^{27 (6:12)} Eliab his son, Jerocham his son, Elkanah his son. ^{28 (6:13)} And the sons of Samuel: the first-born Vashni, and Abiyah. ^{29 (6:14)} The sons of Merari: Machli, Libni his son, Shim’i his son, ‘Uzzah his son, ^{30 (6:15)} Shim’a his son, Chaggiyah his son, ‘Assayah his son.

^{49 (6:34)} But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt-offering, and upon the altar of incense, and were for all the work of the most holy place, and to make an atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. ^{50 (6:35)} And these are the sons of Aaron: El’azar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua’ his son,

²⁶ Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. ²⁷ And Jehoyada’ was the leader of the family of Aaron, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred. ²⁸ Also Zadok, a young man, mighty of valor, and his family division twenty and two chiefs.

^{22 (6:7)} The sons of Kehath: ‘Amminadab his son, Korach his son, Assir his son, ^{23 (6:8)} Elkanah his son, and Ebyassaph his son, and Assir his son, ^{24 (6:9)} Tachath his son, Uriel his son, ‘Uzziyah his son, and Saul his son.

¹¹ And David called for Zadok and Ebyathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, ‘Assayah, and Joel, Shema’yah, and Eliel, and ‘Amminadab,

⁸ The sons of La’dan: The chief was Jechiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

²² And the sons of ‘Uzziah Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Sithri,

¹⁸ And the sons of Kehath: Amram, and Yizhar, and Chebron, and ‘Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kehath were one hundred and thirty and three years.

⁵⁸ These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Chebronites, the family of the Machlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korchites; and Kehath begat ‘Amran.

^{2 (5:28)} And the sons of Kehath: ‘Amram, Yizhar, and Chebron, and ‘Uzziel.

¹² The sons of Kehath: ‘Amram, Yizhar, Hebron, and ‘Uzziel, four.

¹⁹ The sons of Hebron: Jeriyahu the chief, Amaryah the second, Jachaziel the third, and Jekam’am the fourth.

²³ Of the ‘Amramites, of the Yizharites, of the Hebronites, and of the ‘Uzzielites,

³⁰ Of the Hebronites were Chashabyahu and his brethren, valiant men, a thousand and seven hundred in number, appointed over the affairs of Israel on this side of the Jordan to the west, for all the business of the Lord, and for the service of the king. ³¹ Of the Hebronites was Jeriyah the chief, for the Hebronites, according to their generations by families. In the fortieth year of the reign of David were they inquired into, and there were found among them mighty men of valor at Ja’zer of Gil’ad.

^{18 (6:3)} And the sons of Kehath were, ‘Amram, and Yizhar, and Chebron, and ‘Uzziel.

^{22 (6:7)} The sons of Kehath: ‘Amminadab his son, Korach his son, Assir his son,

²⁰ And there escaped one of the sons of Achimelech the son of Achitub, whose name was Ebyathar, and he fled after David. ²¹ And Ebyathar told David that Saul had slain the priests of the Lord. ²² And David said unto Ebyathar, I knew on that day, because Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have myself occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father’s house. ²³ Remain thou with me, fear nothing; for he that will seek my life will seek thy life; but thou shalt be well guarded with me.

¹⁷ And Zadok the son of Achitub, and Achimelech the son of Ebyathar, were priests; and Serayah was scribe;

²⁴ And lo, Zadok also, and all the Levites with him, were bearing the ark of the covenant of God; and they set down the ark of God; and Ebyathar went up, until all the people had finished passing out of the city. ²⁵ And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city; if I shall find favor in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me back again, and show me both it, and his dwelling; ²⁶ But if he should thus say, I have no delight in thee: here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good in his eyes. ²⁷ The king said also unto Zadok the priest, If thou see the justice of this, return to the city in peace: and your two sons, Achima’az thy son, and Jonathan the son of Ebyathar, are with you. ²⁸ See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to bring me news. ²⁹ Zadok therefore and Ebyathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they remained there.

³⁵ And, behold, thou hast with thee there Zadok and Ebyathar the priests; therefore shall it be, that what thing soever thou mayest hear out of the king’s house, shalt thou tell to Zadok and Ebyathar the priests.

²⁵ And Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Ebyathar were priests;

²⁶ And unto Ebyathar the priest said the king, Go to ‘Anathoth, unto thy own fields; for thou art a man worthy of death; but on this day will I not put thee to death; because thou hast borne the ark of the Lord Eternal before David my father, and because thou was afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

³⁵ And the king appointed Benayahu the son of Yehoyada’ in his place over the army; and Zadok the priest did the king appoint in the place of Ebyathar.

²⁸ Also Zadok, a young man, mighty of valor, and his family division twenty and two chiefs.

¹⁶ And Zadok the son of Achitub, and Abimelech the son of Ebyathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

¹⁴ And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people: and they washed their clothes. ¹⁵ And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day; approach not unto a woman.

³⁴ These are the chiefs of the divisions of the Levites, being the chiefs for their generations: these dwelt at Jerusalem.

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

³¹ These likewise cast lots in the same manner as their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of king David, and Zadok, and Achimelech, and the chiefs of the families of the priests and Levites, even the principal of the families equally with his youngest brother.

¹¹ And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place; for all the priests that were present had sanctified themselves, the divisions not having been observed;—

⁴ And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the open place at the east; ⁵ And he said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify yourselves now, and sanctity the house of the Lord the God of your fathers, and carry forth the unclean thing out of the sanctuary.

¹⁵ And they slaughtered the passover-sacrifice on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought burnt-offerings unto the house of the Lord.

⁶ And slaughter the passover-sacrifice, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare it for your brethren, to do according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

¹¹ Unto the priests, that are sanctified, of the sons of Zadok, who have kept my charge, who went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

¹⁵ And when Aaron and his sons have thus made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set forward: then shall, after that, the sons of Kehath come to carry it; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die; these are the things which the sons of Kehath are to carry at the tabernacle of the congregation.

³ And they conveyed the ark of God in a new wagon, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was on the hill; and ‘Uzzah and Achyo, the sons of Abinadab, guided the new wagon.

⁷ And the anger of the Lord was kindled against ‘Uzzah; and God smote him there for the error; and he died there by the ark of God. ⁸ And it was grievous to David, because the Lord had suddenly taken away ‘Uzzah; and he called that place Perez-’uzzah [Breach of ‘Uzzah] until this day.

⁷ And they conveyed the ark of God in a new wagon out of the house of Abinadab: and ‘Uzza and Achyo guided the wagon. ⁸ And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and on harps, and on psalteries, and on tambourines, and with cymbals, and with trumpets. ⁹ And when they came as far as the threshing-floor of Kidon, ‘Uzza put forth his hand to take hold of the ark; for the oxen shook it. ¹⁰ And the anger of the Lord was kindled against ‘Uzza, and he smote him, because he had put forth his hand toward the ark: and he died there before God. ¹¹ And it was grievious to David, because the Lord had suddenly taken away ‘Uzza; and he called that place Perez-’uzza [Breach of ‘Uzza] until this day.

² Then said David, None shall carry the ark of God but the Levites; for of them hath the Lord made choice to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.

¹⁷ For there were many in the assembly that had not sanctified themselves: therefore the Levites had the charge of the slaughtering of the passover sacrifices for every one that was not clean, to sanctify the same unto the Lord. ¹⁸ For a large portion of the people, even many out of Ephraim, and Menasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, but ate the passover not as it is written. However Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The Lord who is good will grant pardon for this. ¹⁹ To every one that hath directed his heart to seek God, the Lord the God of his fathers; though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary. ²⁰ And the Lord hearkened to Hezekiah, and he healed the people.

¹³ He that concealeth his transgressions will not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them will obtain mercy.

³ Then said Moses unto Aaron, This is what the Lord hath spoken, saying, On those who are near unto me will I be sanctified, and before all the people will I be glorified: and Aaron held his peace.

¹⁵ And they gathered together their brethren, and they sanctified themselves, and came, according to the command of the king, by the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord.

³⁴ Only the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt-offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites assisted them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests could sanctify themselves, for the Levites were of upright heart to sanctify themselves more than the priests.

¹⁶ Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth out of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. ¹⁷ Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, the ministers of the Lord, and let them say, Spare, O Lord, thy people, and give not up thy heritage to reproach, for nations to make a by-word of them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

¹² And thou shalt cast for it four rings of gold, and put them on the four corners thereof; namely, two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it. ¹³ And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. ¹⁴ And thou shalt place the staves into the rings, upon the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them. ¹⁵ In the rings of the ark shall the staves remain: they shall not be removed therefrom.

³ And he cast for it four rings of gold, for the four corners thereof; even two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it. ⁴ And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold. ⁵ And he put the staves into the rings upon the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

²⁰ And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and placed the staves on the ark; and he put the mercy-seat upon the ark above.

⁵ And Aaron shall come with his sons, when the camp setteth forward, and they shall take down the vail of the separation, and cover therewith the ark of the testimony; ⁶ And they shall put over it a covering of badgers’ skins, and they shall spread over all a cloth wholly of blue woollen yarn, and they shall put in its staves.

⁸ And they had made the staves so long, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place in the front of the debir, but they were not seen without; and they have remained there until this day.

⁹ And they had made the staves so long that the ends of the staves were seen standing out from the ark in the front of the debir; but they were not seen without; and they have remained there until this day.

^{31 (6:16)} And these are those whom David appointed for the purpose of conducting the singing in the house of the Lord, after the ark had a resting-place. ^{32 (6:17)} And they ministered before the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation with singing, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they acted according to their prescribed manner in their service. ^{33 (6:18)} And these are those that so acted with their sons. Of the sons of the Kehathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, ^{34 (6:19)} The son of Elkanah, the son of Jerocham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toach, ^{35 (6:20)} The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machath, the son of ‘Amassai, ^{36 (6:21)} The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of ‘Azaryah, the son of Zephanyah, ^{37 (6:22)} The son of Tachath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebyassaph, the son of Korach, ^{38 (6:23)} The son of Yizhar, the son of Kehath, the son at Levi, the son of Israel.

⁸ And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and on harps, and on psalteries, and on tambourines, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

²⁷ And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and so were all the Levites that carried the ark, and the singers, and Kenanyahu the chief in conducting the singing of the singers; but David had also upon him an ephod of linen. ²⁸ Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, playing aloud on psalteries and harps.

⁴² And with them, with Heman and Jeduthun, the trumpets and cymbals to play aloud, and the musical instruments of God; and the sons of Jeduthun to be for the service at the gate.

⁵ And four thousand were gatekeepers: and four thousand those who praised the Lord with the instruments which I have made, to praise therewith.

¹ David also divided off with the chiefs of the host for the service of the sons of Assaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, those who uttered praise accompanied with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and their number was of the men that did the work in their service. ² Of the sons of Assaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethanyah, and Asharelah, the sons of Assaph under the supervision of Assaph, who uttered praise under the supervision of the king. ³ Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedalyahu, and Zeri, and Jesha’yahu, Chashahyahu, and Matthithyahu, six, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who uttered praise with a harp, in order to give thanks and to utter praise unto the Lord. ⁴ Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiyahu, Matthanyahu, ‘Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Chananyah, Chanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-’ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Machaz’oth; ⁵ All these sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, were to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. ⁶ All these were under the supervision of their father at the singing in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, under the supervision of the king, Assaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

¹³ And it came thus to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice accompanied with trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and in praising the Lord, For he is good; because unto everlasting endureth his kindness: that the house, even the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud;

²⁸ And all the assembly prostrated themselves, and the song sounded, and the trumpeters blew; all this continued until the burnt-offering was completed. ²⁹ And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him kneeled down and prostrated themselves. ³⁰ And king Hezekiah and the princes then said to the Levites to sing praises unto the Lord with the words of David, and of Assaph the seer. And they sang praises with great joy, and they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves.

¹² Also over Judah came the hand of God to give unto them one heart to do the command of the king and of the princes, by the word of the Lord.

¹⁰ And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they placed the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Assaph with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after the manner of David the king of Israel. ¹¹ And they sang responsively in praise and thanksgiving unto the Lord; because he is good, for unto everlasting endureth his kindness toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, while praising the Lord; because the foundation of the house of the Lord had been laid.

²⁴ And to you make we it known, that on any of the priests and Levites, singers, gate-keepers, and temple-servants, or ministers of this house of God, no one shall be empowered to impose any tax, tribute, or toll. ²⁵ And thou, ‘Ezra, according to the wisdom of thy God which is in thy hand, appoint judges and magistrates, who are to judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and make ye them known to those that know them not. ²⁶ And if there be any one who will not execute the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let justice be speedily executed upon him, whether it be unto death or to banishment, or to a fine on goods, or to imprisonment. ²⁷ Blessed be the Lord the God of our fathers, who hath put the like of this in the heart of the king, to glorify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem; ²⁸ And who hath extended kindness unto me before the king and his counsellors, and before all the mighty princes of the king: and I strengthened myself according to the hand of the Lord my God upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel principal men to go up with me.

³⁶ And his brethren, Shema’yah, and ‘Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Ma’ai, Nethanel, and Judah, Chanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and ‘Ezra the expounder walked before them.

⁴³ And they sacrificed on that day great sacrifices, and rejoiced; for God had caused them to rejoice with great joy; and also the women and the children rejoiced: so that the shout of joy of Jerusalem was heard even at a great distance off.

⁴⁶ For in the days of David and Assaph of old there were chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

¹ To the chief musician upon Gittith; by Assaph. ^(81:2) Sing aloud unto God our strength: shout joyfully unto the God of Jacob.

⁷ And the singers as well as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs of joy are in thee.

¹ A psalm or song for the sabbath day. ^(92:2) It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High: ^{2 (92:3)} To tell in the morning of thy kindness, and of thy faithfulness in the nights. ^{3 (92:4)} Upon a ten-stringed instrument, and upon the psaltery; and with the sweet sound of the harp.

¹ O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.

¹ A psalm of thanksgiving. Shout joyfully unto the Lord, all ye lands.

³ Let them praise his name in the dance: with the timbrel and harp let them sing praises unto him.

³ Praise him with the blowing of the cornet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. ⁴ Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and pipe.

²³ And kings shall be thy nursing-fathers, and their princesses thy nursing-mothers; with the face toward the earth shall they bow down to thee, and the dust of thy feet shall they lick up: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord, who will not suffer those who hope in me to be ashamed.

¹¹ The voice of gladness, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of those that say, “Give thanks unto the Lord of hosts; for the Lord is good; because to eternity endureth his kindness:” of those that bring thanksgiving-offering unto the house of the Lord. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the Lord.

² And the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second Abiyah: they judged in Beer-sheba’.

^{33 (6:18)} And these are those that so acted with their sons. Of the sons of the Kehathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

^{39 (6:24)} And his relative Assaph was he, who stood on his right hand, even Assaph the son of Berachyah, the son of Shim’a,

^{44 (6:29)} And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of ‘Abdi, the son of Malluch,

¹⁹ Namely, the singers, Heman, Assaph, and Ethan, to play aloud with cymbals of copper;

¹ David also divided off with the chiefs of the host for the service of the sons of Assaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, those who uttered praise accompanied with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and their number was of the men that did the work in their service. ² Of the sons of Assaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethanyah, and Asharelah, the sons of Assaph under the supervision of Assaph, who uttered praise under the supervision of the king. ³ Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedalyahu, and Zeri, and Jesha’yahu, Chashahyahu, and Matthithyahu, six, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who uttered praise with a harp, in order to give thanks and to utter praise unto the Lord. ⁴ Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiyahu, Matthanyahu, ‘Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Chananyah, Chanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-’ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Machaz’oth; ⁵ All these sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, were to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

¹ BOOK THIRD: A Psalm of Assaph. Truly God is good to Israel, to such as are pure of heart.

¹ A song or psalm of Assaph. ^(83:2) O God, take no rest for thyself: be not silent and keep not still, O God!

¹⁴ And the ark of God remained in the house of ‘Obed-edom, in his house, three months. And the Lord blessed the house of ‘Obed-edom, and all that belonged to him.

⁵ Assaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah; Je’iel, and Shemiramoth, and Jechiel, and Matthithyah, and Eliab, and Benayahu, and ‘Obed-edom; and Je’iel with psalteries and with harps; but Assaph played aloud with the cymbals. ⁶ And Benayahu and Jachaziel the priests were with the trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

³⁸ And ‘Obed-edom with their brethren, sixty and eight, and ‘Obed-edom the son of Jeduthun and Chossah to be gatekeepers;

⁹ And there came forth the first lot for Assaph for Joseph; Gedalyahu was the second, he with his brethren and sons, being twelve: ¹⁰ The third was Zaccur, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve: ¹¹ The fourth was for Yizri, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ¹² The fifth was Nethanyahu, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve: ¹³ The sixth was Bukkiyahu, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve: ¹⁴ The seventh was Jessarelah, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ¹⁵ The eighth was Jesha’yahu, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ¹⁶ The ninth was Matthanyahu, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ¹⁷ The tenth was Shim’i, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ¹⁸ The eleventh was ‘Asarel, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ¹⁹ The twelfth was for Chashahyah, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ²⁰ The thirteenth was Shuhael, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ²¹ The fourteenth was Matthithyahu, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ²² The fifteenth was for Jeremoth, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ²³ The sixteenth was for Chananyahu, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ²⁴ The seventeenth was for Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ²⁵ The eighteenth was for Chanani, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ²⁶ The nineteenth was for Mallothi, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ²⁷ The twentieth was for Eliyathah, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ²⁸ The one and twentieth was for Hothir, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ²⁹ The two and twentieth was for Giddalthi, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ³⁰ The three and twentieth was for Machasioth, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ³¹ The four and twentieth was for Romamthi-’eser, his sons and his brethren, being twelve.

⁴ And ‘Obed-edom had sons: Shema’yah the first-born, Jehosabad the second, Joach the third, and Sachar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth,

⁸ All these were of the sons of ‘Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren were valiant men in strength for the service, being sixty and two descendants of ‘Obed-edom.

¹⁵ For ‘Obed-edom at the south; and to his sons was assigned the house of Assuppim.

¹⁶ And David said to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, to sing aloud, by lifting up the voice for joy.

⁵ Assaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah; Je’iel, and Shemiramoth, and Jechiel, and Matthithyah, and Eliab, and Benayahu, and ‘Obed-edom; and Je’iel with psalteries and with harps; but Assaph played aloud with the cymbals.

¹ David also divided off with the chiefs of the host for the service of the sons of Assaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, those who uttered praise accompanied with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and their number was of the men that did the work in their service.

⁶ All these were under the supervision of their father at the singing in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, under the supervision of the king, Assaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

⁵ Praise him upon the clear-ringing cymbals: praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals.

¹ To the chief musician: by the sons of Korach, upon ‘Alamoth, a song. ^(46:2) God is our protection and strength, a help in distresses, very readily found. ^{2 (46:3)} Therefore will we not fear, even when the earth is transformed, and when mountains are moved into the heart of the seas; ^{3 (46:4)} When the waters thereof roar and foam, when mountains quake before his majesty. Selah. ^{4 (46:5)} There is a river, its rivulets cause to rejoice the city of God, the sanctuary of the dwellings of the Most High. ^{5 (46:6)} God is in her midst; she shall not be moved: God will ever help her, at the dawning of her morning. ^{6 (46:7)} Nations rage, kingdoms are moved: he letteth his voice be heard, the earth melteth away. ^{7 (46:8)} The Lord of hosts is with us; a defense unto us is the God of Jacob. Selah. ^{8 (46:9)} Come, look at the deeds of the Lord, who hath made desolations on the earth. ^{9 (46:10)} He causeth wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in pieces; he burneth wagons in the fire. ^{10 (46:11)} Leave off, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted on the earth. ^{11 (46:12)} The Lord of hosts is with us; a defence unto us is the God of Jacob. Selah.

⁵ After that shalt thou come to the hill of God, where the outposts of the Philistines are; and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou wilt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high-place, having before them a psaltery, and a tambourine, and a pipe, and a harp; and they will be prophesying;

¹⁸ And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zecharyahu, Ben, and Ja’aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jechiel, and ‘Unni, Eliab, and Benayahu, and Ma’asseyahu, and Matthithyahu, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneyahu, and ‘Obed-edom, and Je’iel, the gatekeepers.

⁶ All these were under the supervision of their father at the singing in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, under the supervision of the king, Assaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. ⁷ And their number, with their brethren that were practised in singing unto the Lord, even all that were acquainted therewith, was two hundred eighty and eight.

¹ To the chief musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, a psalm of David. ^(6:2) O Lord, correct me not in thy anger, and chastise me not in thy wrath. ^{2 (6:3)} Be gracious unto me, O Lord; for I am withering away; heal me, O Lord; for my bones are terrified. ^{3 (6:4)} And my soul is greatly terrified; but thou, O Lord, how long yet—? ^{4 (6:5)} Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: help me for the sake of thy kindness. ^{5 (6:6)} For in death men do not remember thee: in the nether world, who shall give thee thanks? ^{6 (6:7)} I am weary with my sighing; I flood every night my bed; With my tears I moisten my couch. ^{7 (6:8)} My eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all my assailants. ^{8 (6:9)} Depart from me, all ye workers of wickedness; for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping. ^{9 (6:10)} The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will accept my prayer. ^{10 (6:11)} Ashamed and greatly terrified shall become all my enemies; they will turn round, and be made ashamed in a moment.

¹ To the chief musician upon Sheminith, a psalm of David. ^(12:2) Help, O Lord; for the pious have ceased to be; for the truthful have failed from among the children of men.

² Give thanks unto the Lord with the harp: with the ten-stringed psaltery do ye sing praises unto him.

¹ To the chief musician upon Gittith; by Assaph. ^(81:2) Sing aloud unto God our strength: shout joyfully unto the God of Jacob. ^{2 (81:3)} Lift up psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

^{3 (92:4)} Upon a ten-stringed instrument, and upon the psaltery; and with the sweet sound of the harp.

³ Praise him with the blowing of the cornet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.

²⁷ And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and so were all the Levites that carried the ark, and the singers, and Kenanyahu the chief in conducting the singing of the singers; but David had also upon him an ephod of linen.

⁷ And their number, with their brethren that were practised in singing unto the Lord, even all that were acquainted therewith, was two hundred eighty and eight. ⁸ And they cast lots, division against division, the small well as the great, the one acquainted with his business together with the scholar.

⁴ Go up to Chilkiyahu the high-priest, that he may collect up all the money which is brought into the house of the Lord, which the door-keepers have gathered from the people:

¹⁸ And the captain of the guard took Serayah the chief-priest, and Zephanyahu the second priest, and the three door-keepers;

²¹ And Zechariah the son of Meshelemyah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the tabernacle of the congregation. ²² All of these selected to be gatekeepers at the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were recorded according to their genealogy in their villages; and they were those whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their trust. ²³ Both they and their children had the oversight over the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, as watches.

^{10 (84:11)} For better is a day in thy courts than a thousand elsewhere: I would rather choose to wait at the threshold of the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

⁸ And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.

²³ And Berechyah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.

²⁸ Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, playing aloud on psalteries and harps.

⁶ And Benayahu and Jachaziel the priests were with the trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

¹² And the Levites the singers, all together, of Assaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east side of the altar, and with them were one hundred and twenty priests blowing on trumpets;— ¹³ And it came thus to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice accompanied with trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and in praising the Lord, For he is good; because unto everlasting endureth his kindness: that the house, even the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud;

^{13 (81:14)} Oh that my people would hearken unto me, that Israel would walk in my ways!

¹ Blow ye the cornet in Zion, and sound an alarm on my holy mount; let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh;

¹⁵ Blow the cornet in Zion, sanctify a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly;

¹⁴ And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains over the thousands, and the captains over the hundreds, who had come from the war-campaign.

¹⁵ And I took the chiefs of your tribes, wise and known men, and I set them as heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and as officers for your tribes.

⁷ And ye shall eat there before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice with all the acquisition of your hand, ye and your households, wherewith the Lord thy God may have blessed thee.

¹⁸ But before the Lord thy God must thou eat them in the place which the Lord thy God may choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite who is within thy gates; and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God with all the acquisition of thy hand.

¹¹ And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are in the midst of thee, in the place which the Lord thy God will choose to let his name dwell there.

¹⁵ Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord will choose; because the Lord thy God will bless thee in all thy product, and in all the work of thy hands, and thou shalt only rejoice.

¹² And to appoint for himself captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and to plough his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.

¹⁹ And ye for your part have this day rejected your God, he who hath saved you out of all your misfortunes and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nevertheless, thou must set a king over us: and now present yourselves before the Lord according to your tribes, and according to your thousands.

⁷ Then said Saul unto his servants that stood about him, Hear, I pray you, men of Benjamin! will the son of Jesse give, indeed, to every one of you fields and vineyards? will he appoint you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds?

¹² And it was told to king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of ‘Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God: and David then went and brought up the ark of God from the house of ‘Obed-edom into the city of David with joy. ¹³ And it happened, that when the bearers of the ark of the Lord had progressed six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling. ¹⁴ And David danced with all his might before the Lord; and David was girded with a linen ephod. ¹⁵ So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the cornet. ¹⁶ And it happened, as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked through the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart. ¹⁷ And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt-offerings before the Lord and peace-offerings. ¹⁸ And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offerings and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts. ¹⁹ And he dealt out to all the people, to the whole multitude of Israel, to both men and women, to every person one cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine: and all the people departed every one to his house. ²⁰ And David then returned to bless his household. But Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and she said, How honored was today the king of Israel, who uncovered himself today before the eyes of the hand-maids of his servants, as only one of the low fellows can uncover himself! ²¹ And David said unto Michal, Before the Lord, who chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to ordain me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel:—yea, before the Lord will I yet farther play. ²² And should I be yet more vile than thus, and should I be base in my own eyes: yet among the maid-servants of whom thou hast spoken, yea, among them would I still be honored. ²³ And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child until the day of her death.

¹¹ And it was grievious to David, because the Lord had suddenly taken away ‘Uzza; and he called that place Perez-’uzza [Breach of ‘Uzza] until this day. ¹² And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring home to me the ark of God? ¹³ So David removed not the ark unto himself into the city of David, but had it carried round into the house of ‘Obed-edom the Gittite. ¹⁴ And the ark of God remained in the house of ‘Obed-edom, in his house, three months. And the Lord blessed the house of ‘Obed-edom, and all that belonged to him.

²⁷ Then returned all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, to return to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord had caused them to rejoice over their enemies. ²⁸ And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and with harps and with trumpets unto the house of the Lord.

¹⁶ Then celebrated the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the exile, the dedication of this house of God with joy;

¹ O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation. ² Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and shout joyfully unto him with psalms.

¹ A psalm of thanksgiving. Shout joyfully unto the Lord, all ye lands. ² Serve the Lord with joy; come before his presence with triumphal song.

^{2 (5:1)} But thou, Beth-lechem Ephratah, the least though thou be among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel, whose origin is from olden times, from most ancient days.

¹ And Bil’am said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams. ² And Balak did as Bil’am had spoken; and Balak and Bil’am offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. ³ And Bil’am said unto Balak, Place thyself by thy burnt-offering; and I will go, peradventure the Lord will come to meet me, and whatsoever he may show me I will tell thee: and he went thoughtfully alone. ⁴ And God met Bil’am: and he said unto him, The seven altars have I made ready, and I have offered a bullock and a ram upon every altar.

²⁹ And Bil’am said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.

³² And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, fourteen sheep of the first year without blemish;

¹² And Samuel took one stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Eben-ha’ezer, saying, As far as this hath the Lord helped us.

¹³ And it happened, that when the bearers of the ark of the Lord had progressed six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.

¹⁴ For who am I, and what is my people, that we should possess the power to offer voluntarily after this sort? for from thee is every thing, and out of thy own have we given unto thee.

⁸ And now take unto yourselves seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up a burnt-offering in your behalf; and my servant Job shall pray for you; for him alone will I receive favorably, so as not to deal with you after your folly; because ye have not spoken of me properly, like my servant Job.

¹³ I will enter thy house with burnt-offerings: I will pay unto thee my vows, ¹⁴ Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in distress. ¹⁵ Burnt-offerings of fatlings will I offer up unto thee, with the incense of rams; I will prepare steers with he-goats. Selah.

²³ And on the seven days of the feast shall he prepare a burnt-offering to the Lord, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish on every day of the seven days; and for a sin-offering a he-goat on every day.

¹⁸ But Samuel was ministering before the Lord, being a lad, girded with a linen ephod.

¹⁴ And David danced with all his might before the Lord; and David was girded with a linen ephod. ¹⁵ So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the cornet.

¹ To the chief musician, a psalm for the sons of Korach. ^(47:2) All ye people, clap your hands; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. ^{2 (47:3)} For the Lord is most high, fear-inspiring; he is a great king over all the earth. ^{3 (47:4)} He will subdue people under us, and nations under our feet. ^{4 (47:5)} He will choose for us our inheritance, the excellency of Jacob which he loveth. Selah. ^{5 (47:6)} God ascendeth amid a triumphal shout, the Lord, amid the sound of the cornet.

^{25 (68:26)} First come singers, then follow players on instruments, in the midst of maidens playing on timbrels.

⁴ Shout joyfully unto the Lord, all the lands: break forth, and rejoice, and sing praises. ⁵ Sing praises unto the Lord with the harp,—with the harp, and the voice of psalmody. ⁶ With trumpets and the sound of cornet shout joyfully before the King, the Lord.

³ Praise him with the blowing of the cornet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. ⁴ Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and pipe. ⁵ Praise him upon the clear-ringing cymbals: praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals.

²⁰ Then took Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

³³ And they set forward from the mount of the Lord a three days’ journey; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them in the three days’ journey, to search out for them a resting-place.

²⁶ Take this book of the law, and put it at the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may remain there against thee for a witness.

⁷ That ye shall answer them, That the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off; and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.

²⁷ And the children of Israel inquired of the Lord, (for there was the ark of the covenant of God in those days,

³ And when the people were come back into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the Lord smitten us this day before the Philistines? Let us bring over to us out of Shiloh the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that it may come in the midst of us, and deliver us out of the hand of our enemies.

²⁷ When David arose and went, he and his men, and smote of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they counted them out in full to the king, that he might become the king’s son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter for wife. ²⁸ And Saul saw and understood that the Lord was with David: and Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him.

¹¹ But Saul sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning; and Michal his wife told it to David, saying, If thou save not thy life this night, tomorrow thou wilt be put to death. ¹² And Michal let David down through the window: and he went, and fled, and escaped. ¹³ And Michal took an image, and put it in the bed, and a pillow of goats’ hair she put for its head to rest on, and covered it with a cloth. ¹⁴ And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick. ¹⁵ And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may put him to death. ¹⁶ And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for its head to rest on. ¹⁷ And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou thus deceived me, and sent away my enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal said to Saul, He said unto me, Let me go away: why should I kill thee?

⁴⁴ But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti, the son of Layish, who was of Gallim.

¹³ And he said, Well: I will indeed make a covenant with thee; but one thing I require of thee, namely, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal, Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face. ¹⁴ And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, saying, Give up to me my wife Michal, whom I espoused to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.

¹⁶ And it happened, as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked through the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.

¹ And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said unto Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under curtains.

^{11 (30:12)} Thou hast changed my mourning into dancing for me; thou hast loosened my sack-cloth, and girded me with joy.

^{7 (69:8)} Because for thy sake have I borne reproach, hath confusion covered my face. ^{8 (69:9)} A stranger am I become unto my brothers, and an alien unto my mother’s children. ^{9 (69:10)} Because the zeal for thy house hath devoured me; and the reproaches of those that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

⁴ Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and pipe.

⁴ A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

¹⁶ And it shall come to pass, when ye multiply and increase in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, that men shall not say any more, “The ark of the covenant of the Lord;” nor shall it come any more to mind; nor shall they remember it; nor shall they mention it; nor shall any thing be done any more with it.

¹⁹ And there shall proceed out of them thanksgiving, and the voice of those that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be diminished; I will also make them numerous, and they shall not be made few in number.