13. The first time we tried to bring the chest to Jerusalem, we didn't ask the Lord what he wanted us to do. He was angry with us, because you Levites weren't there to carry the chest.”
14. The priests and the Levites made themselves clean. They were now ready to carry the sacred chest
15. on poles that rested on their shoulders, just as the Lord had told Moses to do.
16. David then told the leaders to choose some Levites to sing and play music on small harps, other stringed instruments, and cymbals.
17-21. The men chosen to play the cymbals were Heman the son of Joel, his relative Asaph the son of Berechiah, and Ethan the son of Kushaiah from the Merari clan. Some of their assistants played the smaller harps: they were Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah. Others played the larger harps: they were Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Azaziah, and two of the temple guards, Obed-Edom and Jeiel.
22. Chenaniah was chosen to be the music director, because he was a skilled musician.
23-24. Four Levites were then appointed to guard the sacred chest. They were Berechiah, Elkanah, Obed-Edom, and Jehiah.Finally, David chose priests to walk in front of the sacred chest and blow trumpets. They were Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer.
25. David, the leaders of Israel, and the army commanders were very happy as they went to Obed-Edom's house to get the sacred chest.
26. God gave the Levites the strength they needed to carry the chest, and so they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
27. David, the Levites, Chenaniah the music director, and all the musicians were wearing linen robes, and David was also wearing a linen cloth.
28. While the sacred chest was being carried into Jerusalem, everyone was celebrating by shouting and playing music on horns, trumpets, cymbals, harps, and other stringed instruments.
29. Saul's daughter Michal looked out of her window and watched the chest being brought into David's City. But when she saw David jumping and dancing in honour of the Lord, she was disgusted.