7. Joel, the leader of Gershom’s family, and 130 of his relatives;
8. Shemaiah, the leader of Elizaphan’s family, and 200 of his relatives;
9. Eliel, the leader of Hebron’s family, and 80 of his relatives;
10. and Amminadab, the leader of Uzziel’s family, and 112 of his relatives.
11. David called for the priests Zadok and Abiathar, and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
12. He said to them, "You are the household heads of the Levites. Make yourselves holy, you and your brothers, and then bring the chest of the Lord, Israel’s God, to the place I’ve prepared for it.
13. When you weren’t with us the first time, the Lord our God burst out against us because we didn’t ask his advice properly."
14. So the priests and the Levites made themselves holy to bring up the chest of the Lord, Israel’s God.
15. The Levites carried God’s chest with poles on their shoulders, just as Moses had commanded according to the Lord’s word.
16. Then David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint some of their relatives as singers to raise their voices joyfully, accompanied by musical instruments, including harps, lyres, and cymbals.
17. So the Levites appointed Heman, Joel’s son; and from his relatives, Asaph, Berechiah’s son; and from their Merarite relatives, Ethan, Kushaiah’s son;
18. and second in rank with them their relatives: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and Obed-edom and Jeiel the gatekeepers.
19. The singers Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to make music with bronze cymbals.
20. Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play harps tuned to the Alamoth.
21. Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead with lyres tuned to the Sheminith.
22. Chenaniah was leader of the Levites who provided transportation, because he was skilled at it.
23. Berechiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the chest.
24. The priests Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer were to blow the trumpets before God’s chest. Obed-edom and Jehiah also were to be gatekeepers for the chest.