1 Chronicles 13:5

13:5 So David assembled all Israel from the Shihor River 1  in Egypt to Lebo Hamath, 2  to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.

1 Chronicles 13:7

13:7 They transported the ark on a new cart from the house of Abinadab; Uzzah and Ahio were guiding the cart,

1 Chronicles 13:12

13:12 David was afraid of God that day and said, “How will I ever be able to bring the ark of God up here?”

1 Chronicles 15:3

15:3 David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem 3  to bring the ark of the Lord up to the place he had prepared for it.

1 Chronicles 15:12

15:12 He told them: “You are the leaders of the Levites’ families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves and bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel up to the place I have prepared for it.

1 Chronicles 15:15

15:15 The descendants of Levi carried the ark of God on their shoulders with poles, just as Moses had ordered according to the divine command.

1 Chronicles 15:24-26

15:24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer the priests were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God; Obed-Edom and Jehiel were also guardians 4  of the ark.

15:25 So David, the leaders of Israel, and the commanders of units of a thousand went to bring up the ark of the Lord’s covenant from the house of Obed-Edom with celebration. 15:26 When God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the Lord’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

1 Chronicles 15:28

15:28 All Israel brought up the ark of the Lord’s covenant; they were shouting, blowing trumpets, sounding cymbals, and playing stringed instruments.

1 Chronicles 16:1

David Leads in Worship

16:1 They brought the ark of God and put it in the middle of the tent David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings 5  before God.

1 Chronicles 16:4

16:4 He appointed some of the Levites to serve before the ark of the Lord, to offer prayers, songs of thanks, and hymns to the Lord God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 16:37

David Appoints Worship Leaders

16:37 David 6  left Asaph and his colleagues there before the ark of the Lord’s covenant to serve before the ark regularly and fulfill each day’s requirements, 7 

1 Chronicles 28:18

28:18 and for the refined gold of the incense altar.

He gave him 8  the blueprint for the seat 9  of the gold cherubim that spread their wings 10  and provide shelter for the ark of the Lord’s covenant.

1 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.

2 tn Or “the entrance to Hamath.”

3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

5 tn Heb “gatekeepers.”

7 tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV “fellowship offerings.”

9 tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

10 tn Heb “according to the matter of the day in its day.”

11 tn The words “he gave him” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

12 tc The Hebrew text reads מֶרְכָּבָה (merkavah, “chariot”), but the final he (ה) is probably dittographic – note the prefixed he (ה) on the immediately following word. It is preferable to read מֶרְכָּב (merkav, “seat”).

13 tc The Hebrew text does not have “their wings,” but the word כְּנָפַיִם (kÿnafayim, “wings”) has probably been accidentally omitted by homoioteleuton. Note that the immediately preceding לְפֹרְשִׂים (lÿforsim) also ends in mem (ם).