1 Chronicles 15:1-13

The Ark Brought to Jerusalem

15¹ David now built several buildings for himself in the City of David. He also prepared a place for the Ark of God and set up a special tent for it. ² Then he commanded, "No one except the Levites may carry the Ark of God. The Lord has chosen them to carry the Ark of the Lord and to serve him forever." ³ Then David summoned all Israel to Jerusalem to bring the Ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it. ⁴ This is the number of the descendants of Aaron (the priests) and the Levites who were called together: ⁵ From the clan of Kohath, 120, with Uriel as their leader. ⁶ From the clan of Merari, 220, with Asaiah as their leader. ⁷ From the clan of Gershon, 130, with Joel as their leader. ⁸ From the descendants of Elizaphan, 200, with Shemaiah as their leader. ⁹ From the descendants of Hebron, 80, with Eliel as their leader. ¹⁰ From the descendants of Uzziel, 112, with Amminadab as their leader. ¹¹ Then David summoned the priests, Zadok and Abiathar, and these Levite leaders: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab. ¹² He said to them, "You are the leaders of the Levite families. You must purify yourselves and all your fellow Levites, so you can bring the Ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it. ¹³ Because you Levites did not carry the Ark the first time, the anger of the Lord our God burst out against us. We failed to ask God how to move it properly."