Then David gave orders that none but the Levites were to carry the Ark of God, for GOD had chosen them to carry the Ark of GOD and to render service forever.
He said to them, “You are the heads of the clans of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, you and your kindred, and bring up the Ark of the ETERNAL God of Israel to [the place] I have prepared for it.
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ויאמר
257
להם
75
אתם
441
ראשי
511
האבות
414
ללוים
116
התקדשו
815
אתם
441
ואחיכם
85
והעליתם
561
את
401
ארון
257
יהוה
26
אלהי
46
ישראל
541
אלהכינותי
532
לו
36
I Chronicles 15:13
Gematria: 2767
כילמבראשונהלאאתםפרץיהוהאלהינובנוכילאדרשנהוכמשפט
By your not having been there the first time,aBy your not having been there the first time Meaning of Heb. uncertain. we did not show due regard for the ETERNAL our God—who burst out against us.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
כי
30
למבראשונה
634
לא
31
אתם
441
פרץ
370
יהוה
26
אלהינו
102
בנו
58
כילא
61
דרשנהו
565
כמשפט
449
I Chronicles 15:14
Gematria: 2865
ויתקדשוהכהניםוהלויםלהעלותאתארוןיהוהאלהיישראל
The priests and Levites sanctified themselves in order to bring up the Ark of the ETERNAL God of Israel.
David ordered the officers of the Levites to install their kindred, the singers, with musical instruments, harps, lyres, and cymbals, joyfully making their voices heard.
So the Levites installed Heman son of Joel and, of his kindred, Asaph son of Berechiah; and, of the sons of Merari their kindred, Ethan son of Kushaiah.
Together with them were their kindred of second rank, Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphalehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom and Jeiel the gatekeepers.
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ועמהם
161
אחיהם
64
המשנים
445
זכריהו
248
בן
52
ויעזיאל
134
ושמירמות
1002
ויחיאלועני
201
אליאב
44
ובניהו
79
ומעשיהו
437
ומתתיהו
867
ואליפלהו
168
ומקניהו
217
ועבד
82
אדם
45
ויעיאל
127
השערים
625
I Chronicles 15:19
Gematria: 3339
והמשרריםהימןאסףואיתןבמצלתיםנחשתלהשמיע
Also the singers Heman, Asaph, and Ethan to sound the bronze cymbals,
also Mattithiah, Eliphalehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with lyres to lead on the sheminith;con the sheminith Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
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ומתתיהו
867
ואליפלהו
168
ומקניהו
217
ועבד
82
אדם
45
ויעיאל
127
ועזזיהו
111
בכנרות
678
עלהשמינית
915
לנצח
178
I Chronicles 15:22
Gematria: 1838
וכנניהושרהלויםבמשאיסרבמשאכימביןהוא
also Chenaniah, officer of the Levites in song;dsong Meaning of Heb. uncertain. he was in charge of the songesong Meaning of Heb. uncertain. because he was a master.
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וכנניהו
147
שרהלוים
591
במשא
343
יסר
270
במשא
343
כי
30
מבין
102
הוא
12
I Chronicles 15:23
Gematria: 1342
וברכיהואלקנהשעריםלארון
Berechiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the Ark.
Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer the priests sounded the trumpets before the Ark of God, and Obededom and Jehiah were gatekeepers for the Ark.
fThis passage is found also in 2 Sam. 6.12–16. Then David and the elders of Israel and the officers of the thousands who were going to bring up the Ark of the Covenant of GOD from the house of Obed-edom were joyful.
Now David and all the Levites who were carrying the Ark, and the singers and Chenaniah, officer of song of the singers, were wrappedgwrapped Meaning of Heb. uncertain. in robes of fine linen, and David wore a linen ephod.
As the Ark of the Covenant of GOD arrived at the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing, and she despised him for it.