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Of the Danites twenty-eight thousand six hundred men equipped for battle.

Of Asher forty thousand seasoned troops ready for battle.

And they were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren had made preparation for them.

And also their neighbors, from as far as Is'sachar and Zeb'ulun and Naph'tali, came bringing food on asses and on camels and on mules and on oxen, abundant provisions of meal, cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, and wine and oil, oxen and sheep, for there was joy in Israel.

Then let us bring again the ark of our God to us; for we neglected it in the days of Saul."

All the assembly agreed to do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

And when they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah put out his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen stumbled.

And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also masons and carpenters to build a house for him.

And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.

And when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then go out to battle; for God has gone out before you to smite the army of the Philistines."

David built houses for himself in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tent for it.

Then David said, "No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the LORD chose them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister to him for ever."

And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.

and said to them, "You are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, so that you may bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place that I have prepared for it.

Because you did not carry it the first time, the LORD our God broke forth upon us, because we did not care for it in the way that is ordained."

Chenani'ah, leader of the Levites in music, should direct the music, for he understood it.

Berechi'ah and Elka'nah were to be gatekeepers for the ark.

Shebani'ah, Josh'aphat, Nethan'el, Ama'sai, Zechari'ah, Benai'ah, and Elie'zer, the priests, should blow the trumpets before the ark of God. O'bed-e'dom and Jehi'ah also were to be gatekeepers for the ark.

And they brought the ark of God, and set it inside the tent which David had pitched for it; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

He is mindful of his covenant for ever, of the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,