NITHYAM SONGS1 Chronicles 15
World English Bible (WEB) • 29 verses
1David made himself houses in David’s city; and he prepared a place for God’s ark, and pitched a tent for it.
Related1 Chronicles 16:1 · Psalms 132:5 · Acts 7:46 · 1 Chronicles 17:1-5 · 1 Chronicles 15:3 · 2 Samuel 13:7-8
2Then David said, “No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For the LORD has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him forever.”
RelatedDeuteronomy 10:8 · Deuteronomy 31:9 · Numbers 18:1-8 · Jeremiah 33:17-22 · Numbers 8:24-26 · Numbers 8:13-14
3David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the LORD’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it.
Related1 Chronicles 13:5 · 1 Kings 8:1 · 1 Chronicles 15:1 · 2 Samuel 6:12 · 2 Samuel 6:17 · 1 Chronicles 15:12
4David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:
Related1 Chronicles 6:49-50 · 1 Chronicles 6:16-30 · Numbers 3:4 · 1 Chronicles 12:26-28 · Exodus 6:16-22
5of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers one hundred twenty;
Related1 Chronicles 6:22-24
6of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred twenty;
Related1 Chronicles 6:29-30
7of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers one hundred thirty;
8of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred;
RelatedExodus 6:22
9of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty;
RelatedExodus 6:18 · 1 Chronicles 23:12 · Numbers 26:58 · 1 Chronicles 26:23 · 1 Chronicles 6:2 · 1 Chronicles 23:19
10of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred twelve.
11David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites: for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab,
Related1 Chronicles 12:28 · 1 Samuel 22:20-23 · 1 Kings 2:35 · 1 Chronicles 18:16 · 1 Kings 2:26 · 2 Samuel 20:25
12and said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers, that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, up to the place that I have prepared for it.
Related2 Chronicles 35:6 · Romans 12:1-2 · Exodus 19:14-15 · 1 Chronicles 15:14 · 2 Chronicles 30:15 · 2 Chronicles 29:4-5
13For because you didn’t carry it at first, the LORD our God broke out in anger against us, because we didn’t seek him according to the ordinance.”
Related2 Samuel 6:3 · 1 Corinthians 14:40 · 1 Corinthians 11:2 · 1 John 1:8-10 · Numbers 4:15 · 1 Chronicles 15:2
14So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
15The children of the Levites bore God’s ark on their shoulders with its poles, as Moses commanded according to the LORD’s word.
16David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers with instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up their voices with joy.
Related1 Chronicles 13:8 · Nehemiah 12:36 · 2 Chronicles 5:13 · 1 Chronicles 23:5 · 1 Chronicles 16:42 · Ezra 7:24-28
17So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
Related1 Chronicles 6:39 · 1 Chronicles 6:33 · 1 Chronicles 6:44 · 1 Chronicles 15:19 · 1 Samuel 8:2 · Psalms 83:1
18and with them their brothers of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.
Related1 Chronicles 26:4 · 1 Chronicles 25:9-31 · 1 Chronicles 26:15 · 1 Chronicles 16:5-6 · 1 Chronicles 13:14 · 1 Chronicles 26:8
19So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;
Related1 Chronicles 25:6 · 1 Chronicles 13:8 · 1 Chronicles 15:16 · 1 Chronicles 16:42 · Psalms 150:5 · 1 Chronicles 25:1
20and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;
RelatedPsalms 46:1-11
21and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.
RelatedPsalms 92:3 · 1 Chronicles 25:6-7 · Psalms 150:3 · 1 Samuel 10:5 · Psalms 81:1-2 · Psalms 33:2
22Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the singing. He taught the singers, because he was skillful.
23Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
24Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before God’s ark; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
Related1 Chronicles 16:6 · 1 Chronicles 15:28 · Numbers 10:8 · 1 Chronicles 15:23 · Psalms 81:13 · 2 Chronicles 5:12-13
25So David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to bring the ark of the LORD’s covenant up out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.
Related2 Samuel 6:12-23 · Philippians 3:3 · 2 Chronicles 20:27-28 · Ezra 6:16 · 1 Chronicles 13:11-14 · Psalms 100:1-2
26When God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the LORD’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
RelatedNumbers 23:29 · 1 Chronicles 29:14 · Psalms 66:13-15 · Job 42:8 · 2 Corinthians 2:16 · Numbers 29:32
27David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the choir master with the singers; and David had an ephod of linen on him.
28Thus all Israel brought the ark of the LORD’s covenant up with shouting, with sound of the cornet, with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with stringed instruments and harps.
Related1 Chronicles 13:8 · 1 Chronicles 15:16 · Psalms 150:3-5 · Ezra 3:10-11 · 2 Samuel 6:15 · Psalms 68:25
29As the ark of the LORD’s covenant came to David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.
Related2 Samuel 6:20-23 · 2 Samuel 6:16 · Psalms 149:3 · Deuteronomy 31:26 · Hebrews 9:4 · Jeremiah 33:11
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Translation: World English Bible (public domain) and the Tamil Old Version (BSI) — 1957.