1 Chronicles 15:1-13

The Ark Brought to Jerusalem

15¹ After David built houses for himself in the City of David, he cleared a place for the Chest and pitched a tent for it. ² Then David gave orders: "No one carries the Chest of God except the Levites; God designated them and them only to carry the Chest of God and be available full time for service in the work of worship." ³ David then called everyone in Israel to assemble in Jerusalem to bring up the Chest of God to its specially prepared place. ⁴ David also called in the family of Aaron and the Levites. ⁵ From the family of Kohath, Uriel the head with 120 relatives; ⁶ from the family of Merari, Asaiah the head with 220 relatives; ⁷ from the family of Gershon, Joel the head with 130 relatives; ⁸ from the family of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the head with 200 relatives; ⁹ from the family of Hebron, Eliel the head with 80 relatives; ¹⁰ from the family of Uzziel, Amminadab the head with 112 relatives. ¹¹ Then David called in Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab the Levites. ¹² He said, "You are responsible for the Levitical families; now consecrate yourselves, both you and your relatives, and bring up the Chest of the God of Israel to the place I have set aside for it. ¹³ The first time we did this, you Levites did not carry it properly, and God exploded in anger at us because we didn't make proper preparation and follow instructions."