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But after a while the Philistines returned and raided the valley again.
And once again David asked God what to do. “Do not attack them straight
on,” God replied. “Instead, circle around behind and attack them near the
poplar trees. When you hear a sound like marching feet in the tops of the
poplar trees, go out and attack! That will be the signal that God is moving
ahead of you to strike down the Philistine army.” So David did what God
commanded, and they struck down the Philistine army all the way from
Gibeon to Gezer.
So David’s fame spread everywhere, and the Lord caused all the nations
to fear David.
David now built several buildings for himself in the City of David. He also
prepared a place for the Ark of God and set up a special tent for it. Then
he commanded, “No one except the Levites may carry the Ark of God.
The Lord has chosen them to carry the Ark of the Lord and to serve
him forever.”
Then David summoned all Israel to Jerusalem to bring the Ark of the
Lord to the place he had prepared for it. This is the number of the descendants of Aaron (the priests) and the Levites who were called together:
From the clan of Kohath, 120, with Uriel as their leader.
From the clan of Merari, 220, with Asaiah as their leader.
From the clan of Gershon, 130, with Joel as their leader.
From the descendants of Elizaphan, 200, with Shemaiah as their leader.
From the descendants of Hebron, 80, with Eliel as their leader.
From the descendants of Uzziel, 112, with Amminadab as their leader.
Then Dav id summoned the priests, Zadok and Abiathar, and these
Levite leaders: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab. He
said to them, “You are the leaders of the Levite families. You must purify
yourselves and all your fellow Levites, so you can bring the Ark of the
Lord, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it. Because you
Levites did not carry the Ark the first time, the anger of the Lord our God
burst out against us. We failed to ask God how to move it properly.” So the
priests and the Levites purified themselves in order to bring the Ark of the
Lord, the God of Israel, to Jerusalem. Then the Levites carried the Ark
of God on their shoulders with its carrying poles, just as the Lord had
instructed Moses.
David also ordered the Levite leaders to appoint a choir of Levites who
were singers and musicians to sing joyful songs to the accompaniment of
harps, lyres, and cymbals. So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel
along with his fellow Levites: Asaph son of Berekiah, and Ethan son of
Kushaiah from the clan of Merari. The following men were chosen as
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