{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/1-chronicles/15","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T00:43:54.255Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"1 Chronicles","bookSlug":"1-chronicles","chapter":15,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":14,"nextChapter":16,"totalChapters":29,"totalVerses":29},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And <i>David</i> made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And said unto them, Ye <i>are</i> the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, <i>both</i> ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto <i>the place that</i> I have prepared for it."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"For because ye <i>did it</i> not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren <i>to be</i> the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And with them their brethren of the second <i>degree</i>, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, <i>were appointed</i> to sound with cymbals of brass;"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, <i>was</i> for song: he instructed about the song, because he <i>was</i> skilful."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And Berechiah and Elkanah <i>were</i> doorkeepers for the ark."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah <i>were</i> doorkeepers for the ark."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obededom with joy."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"And David <i>was</i> clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also <i>had</i> upon him an ephod of linen."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"And it came to pass, <i>as</i> the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart."}],"citation":{"inline":"1 Chronicles 15 (KJV)","markdown":"[1 Chronicles 15](https://primebible.com/kjv/1-chronicles/15)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/1-chronicles/15 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}