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nias and Obededom, and Jehiel and Ozaziu, sung and they offered holocausts, and peace offerings
a song of victory for the octave upon harps. before God.
22 And Chonenias chief of the Levites, 2 And when David had made an end of offering
presided over the prophecy, to give out the tunes: holocausts, and peace offerings, he blessed the
for he was very skilful. people in the name of the Lord.
23 And Barachias, and Elcana, were door- 3 And he divided to all and every one, both
keepers of the ark. men and women, a loaf of bread, and a piece of
24 And Sebenias, and Josaphat, and roasted beef, and flour fried with oil.
Nathanael, and Amasai, and Zacharias, and Ba- 4 And he appointed Levites to minister before
naias, and Eliezer the priests, sounded with the ark of the Lord, and to remember his works,
trumpets, before the ark of God: and Obede- and to glorify, and praise the Lord God of Israel.
dom and Jehias were porters of the ark. 5 Asaph the chief, and next after him
25 So David and all the ancients of Israel, and Zacharias: moreover Jahiel, and Semiramoth,
the captains over thousands, went to bring the and Jehiel, and Mathathias, and Eliab, and Ba-
ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the house naias, and Obededom: and Jehiel over the in-
of Obededom with joy. struments of psaltery, and harps: and Asaph
26 And when God had helped the Levites who sounded with cymbals:
carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, they 6 But Banaias, and Jaziel the priests, to sound
offered in sacrifice seven oxen, and seven rams. the trumpet continually before the ark of the
27 And David was clothed with a robe of fine covenant of the Lord.
linen, and all the Levites that carried the ark, 7 In that day David made Asaph the chief to
and the singing men, and Chonenias the ruler of give praise to the Lord with his brethren.
the prophecy among the singers: and David also 8 Praise ye the Lord, and call upon his name:
had on him an ephod of linen. make known his doings among the nations.
28 And all Israel brought the ark of the 9 Sing to him, yea, sing praises to him: and
covenant of the Lord with joyful shouting, and relate all his wondrous works.
sounding with the sound of the cornet, and
10 Praise ye his holy name: let the heart of
with trumpets, and cymbals, and psalteries, and
them rejoice, that seek the Lord.
harps.
11 Seek ye the Lord, and his power: seek ye
29 And when the ark of the covenant of the
his face evermore.
Lord was come to the city of David, Michol the
12 Remember his wonderful works, which he
daughter of Saul looking out at a window, saw
hath done: his signs, and the judgments of his
king David dancing and playing, and she de-
mouth.
spised him in her heart.
13 O ye seed of Israel his servants, ye children
of Jacob his chosen.
Chapter 16 14 He is the Lord our God: his judgments are
in all the earth.
So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the 15 Remember for ever his covenant: the word,
midst of the tent, which David had pitched for it: which he commanded to a thousand generations.