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World English Bible

1 Chronicles 15 (WEBP)

[1] David made himself houses in David’s city; and he prepared a place for God’s ark, and pitched a tent for it.
[2] Then David said, “No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For Yahweh has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him forever.”
[3] David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up Yahweh’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it.
[4] David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:
[5] of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers one hundred twenty;
[6] of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred twenty;
[7] of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers one hundred thirty;
[8] of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred;
[9] of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty;
[10] of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred twelve.
[11] David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites: for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab,
[12] and 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 Yahweh, the God of Israel, up to the place that I have prepared for it.
[13] For because you didn’t carry it at first, Yahweh our God broke out in anger against us, because we didn’t seek him according to the ordinance.”
[14] So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
[15] The children of the Levites bore God’s ark on their shoulders with its poles, as Moses commanded according to Yahweh’s word.
[16] David 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.
[17] So 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;
[18] and 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.
[19] So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;
[20] and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;
[21] and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.
[22] Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the singing. He taught the singers, because he was skillful.
[23] Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
[24] Shebaniah, 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.
[25] So David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to bring the ark of Yahweh’s covenant up out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.
[26] When God helped the Levites who bore the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
[27] David 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.
[28] Thus all Israel brought the ark of Yahweh’s covenant up with shouting, with sound of the cornet, with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with stringed instruments and harps.
[29] As the ark of Yahweh’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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Chronicles 15 (KJVS)

[1] And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
[2] Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.
[3] And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
[4] And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:
[5] of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:
[6] of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
[7] of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:
[8] of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
[9] of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:
[10] of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.
[11] And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
[12] and said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
[13] For because ye did it not at the first, the Lord our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
[14] So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.
[15] And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the Lord.
[16] And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
[17] So 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;
[18] and with them their brethren of the second degree, 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 porters.
[19] So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
[20] and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
[21] and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
[22] And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
[23] And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
[24] And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
[25] So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, 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 that bare 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 all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.
[28] Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.
[29] And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.

1 Chronicles 15:5 Or, kinsmen
1 Chronicles 15:21 Or, on the eight to oversee
1 Chronicles 15:22 Heb. lifting up
1 Chronicles 15:27 Or, carriage

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Chronicles 15 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () ἐποίησεν () αὐτῷ () οἰκίας () ἐν () πόλει () Δαυιδ· () καὶ () ἡτοίμασεν () τὸν () τόπον () τῇ () κιβωτῷ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () καὶ () ἐποίησεν () αὐτῇ () σκηνήν. ()
[2] Τότε () εἶπεν () Δαυιδ () Οὐκ () ἔστιν () ἆραι () τὴν () κιβωτὸν () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἀλλ’ () ἢ () τοὺς () Λευίτας, () ὅτι () αὐτοὺς () ἐξελέξατο () κύριος () αἴρειν () τὴν () κιβωτὸν () κυρίου () καὶ () λειτουργεῖν () αὐτῷ () ἕως () αἰῶνος. ()
[3] Καὶ () ἐξεκκλησίασεν Δαυιδ () τὸν () πάντα () Ισραηλ () εἰς () Ιερουσαλημ () τοῦ () ἀνενέγκαι () τὴν () κιβωτὸν () κυρίου () εἰς () τὸν () τόπον, () ὃν () ἡτοίμασεν () αὐτῇ. ()
[4] Καὶ () συνήγαγεν () Δαυιδ () τοὺς () υἱοὺς () Ααρων () καὶ () τοὺς () Λευίτας. ()
[5] Τῶν () υἱῶν () Κααθ· Ουριηλ ὁ () ἄρχων () καὶ () οἱ () ἀδελφοὶ () αὐτοῦ, () ἑκατὸν () εἴκοσι. ()
[6] Τῶν () υἱῶν () Μεραρι· Ασαια ὁ () ἄρχων () καὶ () οἱ () ἀδελφοὶ () αὐτοῦ, () διακόσιοι () πεντήκοντα. ()
[7] Τῶν () υἱῶν () Γηρσαμ· Ιωηλ () ὁ () ἄρχων () καὶ () οἱ () ἀδελφοὶ () αὐτοῦ, () ἑκατὸν () πεντήκοντα. ()
[8] Τῶν () υἱῶν () Ελισαφαν· Σαμαιας ὁ () ἄρχων () καὶ () οἱ () ἀδελφοὶ () αὐτοῦ, () διακόσιοι. ()
[9] Τῶν () υἱῶν () Χεβρων· Ελιηλ ὁ () ἄρχων () καὶ () οἱ () ἀδελφοὶ () αὐτοῦ, () ὀγδοήκοντα. ()
[10] Τῶν () υἱῶν () Οζιηλ· Αμιναδαβ () ὁ () ἄρχων () καὶ () οἱ () ἀδελφοὶ () αὐτοῦ, () ἑκατὸν () δέκα () δύο. ()—
[11] καὶ () ἐκάλεσεν () Δαυιδ () τὸν () Σαδωκ () καὶ () Αβιαθαρ () τοὺς () ἱερεῖς () καὶ () τοὺς () Λευίτας, () τὸν () Ουριηλ, Ασαια, Ιωηλ, () Σαμαιαν, Ελιηλ, Αμιναδαβ, ()
[12] καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτοῖς () Ὑμεῖς () ἄρχοντες () πατριῶν () τῶν () Λευιτῶν, () ἁγνίσθητε () ὑμεῖς () καὶ () οἱ () ἀδελφοὶ () ὑμῶν () καὶ () ἀνοίσετε () τὴν () κιβωτὸν () τοῦ () θεοῦ () Ισραηλ () οὗ () ἡτοίμασα () αὐτῇ· ()
[13] ὅτι () οὐκ () ἐν () τῷ () πρότερον () ὑμᾶς () εἶναι () διέκοψεν ὁ () θεὸς () ἡμῶν () ἐν () ἡμῖν, () ὅτι () οὐκ () ἐζητήσαμεν () ἐν () κρίματι. ()
[14] Καὶ () ἡγνίσθησαν () οἱ () ἱερεῖς () καὶ () οἱ () Λευῖται () τοῦ () ἀνενέγκαι () τὴν () κιβωτὸν () θεοῦ () Ισραηλ. ()
[15] Καὶ () ἔλαβον () οἱ () υἱοὶ () τῶν () Λευιτῶν () τὴν () κιβωτὸν () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () ὡς () ἐνετείλατο () Μωϋσῆς () ἐν () λόγῳ () θεοῦ () κατὰ () τὴν () γραφήν, () ἐν () ἀναφορεῦσιν ἐπ’ () αὐτούς. ()—
[16] καὶ () εἶπεν () Δαυιδ () τοῖς () ἄρχουσιν () τῶν () Λευιτῶν () Στήσατε () τοὺς () ἀδελφοὺς () αὐτῶν () τοὺς () ψαλτῳδοὺς ἐν () ὀργάνοις ᾠδῶν, () νάβλαις καὶ () κινύραις καὶ () κυμβάλοις, () τοῦ () φωνῆσαι () εἰς () ὕψος () ἐν () φωνῇ () εὐφροσύνης. ()
[17] Καὶ () ἔστησαν () οἱ () Λευῖται () τὸν () Αιμαν υἱὸν () Ιωηλ· () ἐκ () τῶν () ἀδελφῶν () αὐτοῦ () Ασαφ υἱὸς () Βαραχια, () καὶ () ἐκ () τῶν () υἱῶν () Μεραρι ἀδελφῶν () αὐτοῦ () Αιθαν υἱὸς () Κισαιου.
[18] Καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτῶν () ἀδελφοὶ () αὐτῶν () οἱ () δεύτεροι, () Ζαχαριας () καὶ () Οζιηλ καὶ () Σεμιραμωθ καὶ () Ιιηλ καὶ () Ωνι καὶ () Ελιαβ καὶ () Βαναια καὶ () Μαασαια καὶ () Ματταθια () καὶ () Ελιφαλια καὶ () Μακενια καὶ () Αβδεδομ καὶ () Ιιηλ καὶ () Οζιας, () οἱ () πυλωροί.
[19] Καὶ () οἱ () ψαλτῳδοί· Αιμαν, Ασαφ καὶ () Αιθαν ἐν () κυμβάλοις () χαλκοῖς () τοῦ () ἀκουσθῆναι () ποιῆσαι· ()
[20] Ζαχαριας () καὶ () Οζιηλ, Σεμιραμωθ, Ιιηλ, Ωνι, Ελιαβ, Μασαιας, Βαναιας ἐν () νάβλαις ἐπὶ () αλαιμωθ·
[21] καὶ () Ματταθιας () καὶ () Ελιφαλιας καὶ () Μακενιας καὶ () Αβδεδομ καὶ () Ιιηλ καὶ () Οζιας () ἐν () κινύραις αμασενιθ τοῦ () ἐνισχῦσαι. ()
[22] Καὶ () Χωνενια ἄρχων () τῶν () Λευιτῶν () ἄρχων () τῶν () ᾠδῶν, () ὅτι () συνετὸς () ἦν. ()
[23] Καὶ () Βαραχια () καὶ () Ηλκανα πυλωροὶ τῆς () κιβωτοῦ. ()
[24] Καὶ () Σοβνια καὶ () Ιωσαφατ () καὶ () Ναθαναηλ () καὶ () Αμασαι καὶ () Ζαχαρια () καὶ () Βαναι καὶ () Ελιεζερ () οἱ () ἱερεῖς () σαλπίζοντες () ταῖς () σάλπιγξιν () ἔμπροσθεν () τῆς () κιβωτοῦ () τοῦ () θεοῦ. () Καὶ () Αβδεδομ καὶ () Ιια πυλωροὶ τῆς () κιβωτοῦ () τοῦ () θεοῦ. ()
[25] Καὶ () ἦν () Δαυιδ () καὶ () οἱ () πρεσβύτεροι () Ισραηλ () καὶ () οἱ () χιλίαρχοι () οἱ () πορευόμενοι () τοῦ () ἀναγαγεῖν () τὴν () κιβωτὸν () τῆς () διαθήκης () κυρίου () ἐξ () οἴκου () Αβδεδομ ἐν () εὐφροσύνῃ. ()
[26] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () ἐν () τῷ () κατισχῦσαι () τὸν () θεὸν () τοὺς () Λευίτας () αἴροντας () τὴν () κιβωτὸν () τῆς () διαθήκης () κυρίου () καὶ () ἔθυσαν () ἑπτὰ () μόσχους () καὶ () ἑπτὰ () κριούς.
[27] Καὶ () Δαυιδ () περιεζωσμένος () ἐν () στολῇ () βυσσίνῃ () καὶ () πάντες () οἱ () Λευῖται () αἴροντες () τὴν () κιβωτὸν () διαθήκης () κυρίου () καὶ () οἱ () ψαλτῳδοὶ καὶ () Χωνενιας ὁ () ἄρχων () τῶν () ᾠδῶν () τῶν () ᾀδόντων, () καὶ () ἐπὶ () Δαυιδ () στολὴ () βυσσίνη. ()
[28] Καὶ () πᾶς () Ισραηλ () ἀνάγοντες () τὴν () κιβωτὸν () διαθήκης () κυρίου () ἐν () σημασίᾳ καὶ () ἐν () φωνῇ () σωφερ καὶ () ἐν () σάλπιγξιν () καὶ () ἐν () κυμβάλοις, () ἀναφωνοῦντες () νάβλαις καὶ () ἐν () κινύραις.
[29] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () κιβωτὸς () διαθήκης () κυρίου () καὶ () ἦλθεν () ἕως () πόλεως () Δαυιδ, () καὶ () Μελχολ θυγάτηρ () Σαουλ () παρέκυψεν () διὰ () τῆς () θυρίδος () καὶ () εἶδεν () τὸν () βασιλέα () Δαυιδ () ὀρχούμενον () καὶ () παίζοντα () καὶ () ἐξουδένωσεν () αὐτὸν () ἐν () τῇ () ψυχῇ () αὐτῆς. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.