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And Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God; and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.

Remember His covenant for ever, the word which He commanded to a thousand generations;

And He established it unto Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant;

He suffered no man to do them wrong, yea, for their sake He reproved kings:

For great is the LORD, and highly to be praised; He also is to be feared above all gods.

For all the gods of the peoples are things of nought; but the LORD made the heavens.

Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy, before the LORD, for He is come to judge the earth.

O give thanks unto the LORD; for He is good; for His mercy endureth for ever.

and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because His mercy endureth for ever;

and with them Heman and Jeduthun, to sound aloud with trumpets and cymbals, and with instruments for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.

And Nathan said unto David: 'Do all that is in thy heart; for God is with thee.'

for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel, unto this day; but have [gone] from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle [to another].

And I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be disquieted no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the first,

He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.

I will be to him for a father, and he shall be to Me for a son; and I will not take My mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee;

but I will settle him in My house and in My kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established for ever.'

And this was a small thing in Thine eyes, O God; but Thou hast spoken of Thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me after the manner of a man of high degree, O LORD God.

What can David say yet more unto Thee concerning the honour which is done to Thy servant? for Thou knowest Thy servant.

O LORD, for Thy servant's sake, and according to Thine own heart, hast Thou wrought all this greatness, to make known all these great things.