<p class="bodytext">David was angry because the <sc>Lordsc> attacked Uzzah;<n id="1" /> so he called that place Perez Uzzah,<n id="2" /> which remains its name to this very day.

So David did not move the ark to the City of David;<n id="1" /> he left it in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

The ark of God remained in Obed-Edom&#8217;s house for three months; the <sc>Lordsc> blessed Obed-Edom&#8217;s family and everything that belonged to him.p>

The first time you did not carry it; that is why the <sc>Lordsc> God attacked us, because we did not ask him about the proper way to carry it.&#8221;<n id="1" />

When God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

All Israel brought up the ark of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s covenant; they were shouting, blowing trumpets, sounding cymbals, and playing stringed instruments.

Heman and Jeduthun were in charge of the music, including the trumpets, cymbals, and the other musical instruments used in praising God. The sons of Jeduthun guarded the entrance.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="bodytext">David said to God, &#8220;I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.&#8221;

While Ornan was threshing wheat, he turned and saw the messenger, and he and his four sons hid themselves.

<p class="bodytext">From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were supervised by Asaph, who prophesied under the king&#8217;s supervision.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Hosah, one of the descendants of Merari, had sons:p> <p class="bodytext">The firstborn Shimri (he was not actually the firstborn, but his father gave him that status),

<p class="bodytext">Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division assigned the second month; Mikloth was the next in rank.<n id="1" /> His division consisted of 24,000 men.p>

<p class="bodytext">The third army commander, assigned the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. He was the leader of his division, which consisted of 24,000 men.

<p class="bodytext">The seventh, assigned the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, an Ephraimite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.p>

From all the many sons the <sc>Lordsc> has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel.<n id="1" />

All who possessed precious<n id="1" /> stones donated them to the treasury of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple, which was under the supervision of Jehiel the Gershonite.

<t /><p class="bodytext">These were the men who joined David in Ziklag, when he was banished<n id="1" /> from the presence of Saul son of Kish. (They were among the warriors who assisted him in battle.

<p class="bodytext">From the other side of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with all kinds of weapons.p>

<p class="bodytext">David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint some of their relatives as musicians; they were to play various instruments, including stringed instruments and cymbals, and to sing loudly and joyfully.<n id="1" />

Asaph was the leader and Zechariah second in command, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel. They were to play stringed instruments; Asaph was to sound the cymbals;