3. David assembled all Israel to Jerusalem in order to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it.
4. And David gathered representatives of the sons of Aaron and the Levites, as follows:
5. from the sons of Kohath,Uriel the leader and one hundred and twenty of his brothers;
6. from the sons of Merari,Asaiah the leader and two hundred and twenty of his brothers;
7. from the sons of Gershom,Joel the leader and one hundred and thirty of his brothers;
8. from the sons of Elizaphan,Shemaiah the leader and two hundred of his brothers;
9. from the sons of Hebron,Eliel the leader and eighty of his brothers;
10. from the sons of Uzziel,Amminadab the leader and one hundred and twelve of his brothers.
11. Then David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests and for the Levites: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
12. He said to them, “You are the captains of the fathers’ houses for the Levites. Consecrate yourselves, you and your brothers, so you may bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it
13. because on the first attempt without you the Lord struck out against us since we did not seek Him properly.”
14. So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.
15. The sons of the Levites lifted up the ark of God just as Moses commanded, with the poles on their shoulders, according to the word of the Lord.
16. Then David told the leaders of the Levites to position their brothers the singers with musical instruments, harps, lyres, and cymbals to resound with joyful songs.