Apr 3 - 1 Chronicles 13-15
1 Chronicles
1Then David took counsel with the tribunes, and the centurions, and all the leaders2And he said to the entire assembly of Israel: "If it pleases you, and if the words that I speak come from the Lord our God, let us send to the remainder of our brothers, in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites who live in the suburbs of the cities, so that they may gather to us3And let us bring back the ark of our God to us. For we did not seek it during the days of Saul.4And the entire multitude responded that it should be done. For the word had pleased all the people5Therefore, David gathered all of Israel, from Shihor of Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath, so as to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim6And David ascended with all the men of Israel to the hill of Kiriath-jearim, which is in Judah, so that he might bring from there the ark of the Lord God, sitting upon the Cherubim, where his name is invoked7And they placed the ark of God upon a new cart from the house of Abinadab. Then Uzzah and his brother drove the cart8Now David and all of Israel were playing before God, with all of their ability, in songs, and with harps, and psalteries, and timbrels, and cymbals, and trumpets9And when they had arrived at the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out his hand, so that he might support the ark. For indeed, the ox being wanton had caused it to incline a little10And so the Lord became angry against Uzzah. And he struck him down because he had touched the ark. And he died there before the Lord11And David was greatly saddened because the Lord had divided Uzzah. And he called that place ‘the Division of Uzzah,’ even to the present day12And then he feared God, at that time, saying: "How will I be able to bring in the ark of God to myself?13And for this reason, he did not bring it to himself, that is, into the City of David. Instead, he turned aside to the house of Obededom, the Gittite14Therefore, the ark of God dwelt in the house of Obededom for three months. And the Lord blessed his house and all that he had
1Also, Hiram, the king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, and cedar wood, and artisans of walls and of wood, so that they might build a house for him2And David realized that the Lord had confirmed him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom had been lifted up over his people Israel3Also, David took other wives in Jerusalem. And he conceived sons and daughters4And these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua and Shobab, Nathan and Solomon5Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpelet6as well as Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia7Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphelet8Then, hearing that David had been anointed as king over all of Israel, all the Philistines ascended so that they might seek him. But when David had heard of it, he went out to meet them9Now the Philistines, arriving, spread out in the Valley of the Rephaim10And so David consulted the Lord, saying, "Shall I ascend to the Philistines, and will you deliver them into my hand?" And the Lord said to him, "Ascend, and I will deliver them into your hand.11And when they had ascended to Baal-perazim, David struck them there, and he said: "God has divided my enemies by my hand, just as waters are divided." And therefore the name of that place was called Baal-perazim12And they left behind their gods in that place, and so David ordered them to be burned13And then, at another time, the Philistines invaded, and they spread out in the valley14And again, David consulted God. And God said to him: "You shall not ascend after them. Draw away from them. And you shall come against them opposite the balsam trees15And when you hear a sound approaching in the tops of the balsam trees, then you shall go forth to war. For God has gone forth before you, so that he may strike down the army of the Philistines.16Therefore, David did just as God had instructed him. And he struck down the army of the Philistines, from Gibeon as far as Gazera17And the name of David became well-known in all the regions. And the Lord placed the fear of him over all the nations
1Also, he made houses for himself in the City of David. And built a place for the ark of God, and he set up a tent for it2Then David said: "It is illicit for anyone to carry the ark of God except the Levites, whom the Lord chose to carry it and to minister to himself, even unto eternity.3And he gathered all of Israel in Jerusalem, so that the ark of God might be brought into its place, which he had prepared for it4Certainly, there were both the sons of Aaron and the Levites5From the sons of Kohath, Uriel was the leader, and his brothers were one hundred twenty6From the sons of Merari: Asaiah was the leader, and his brothers were two hundred twenty7From the sons of Gershom: Joel was the leader, and his brothers were one hundred thirty8From the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah was the leader, and his brothers were two hundred9From the sons of Hebron: Eliel was the leader, and his brothers were eighty10From the sons of Uzziel: Amminadab was the leader, and his brothers were one hundred twelve11And David summoned the priests, Zadok and Abiathar, and the Levites: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab12And he said to them: "You who are the leaders of the Levitical families, be sanctified with your brothers, and bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place that has been prepared for it13Otherwise, as it was before, when the Lord struck us because you were not present, so also it might be now, if we do what is illicit.14Therefore, the priests and the Levites were sanctified, so that they might carry the ark of the Lord God of Israel15And the sons of Levi took the ark of God, just as Moses had instructed, in accord with the word of the Lord, upon their shoulders by the bars16And David spoke to the leaders of the Levites, so that they might appoint, from their brothers, singers with musical instruments, specifically, psalteries, and harps, and cymbals, so that a joyful noise might resound on high17And they appointed from the Levites: Heman, the son of Joel; and from his brothers, Asaph, the son of Berechiah; and truly, from their brothers, the sons of Merari: Ethan, the son of Kushaiah18And with them were their brothers in the second rank: Zechariah, and Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jahiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, who were gatekeepers19Now the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were sounding out with cymbals of brass20And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah were singing mysteries with the psalteries21Then Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah and Obededom, and Jeiel and Azaziah were singing a song of victory with the harps, for the octave22Now Chenaniah, the leader of the Levites, was foremost over the prophecies, in order to mark out in advance the melodies. For indeed, he was very skillful23And Berechiah and Elkanah were porters of the ark24And the priests, Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, were sounding the trumpets before the ark of God. And Obededom and Jehiah were porters of the ark25Therefore, David, and all those greater by birth of Israel, and the tribunes, went to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obededom with rejoicing26And when God had assisted the Levites, who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, they immolated seven bulls and seven rams27Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah, the leader of the prophecy among the singers. But David was also clothed with a linen ephod28And all of Israel were leading back the ark of the covenant of the Lord with jubilation, sounding out with the noise of horns, and trumpets, and cymbals, and psalteries, and harps29And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord had arrived in the City of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, gazing through a window, saw king David dancing and playing, and she despised him in her heart