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[David] made him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
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Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them has Yahweh chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister to him forever.
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David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Yahweh to its place, which he had prepared for it.
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David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites:
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of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers one hundred twenty;
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of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred twenty;
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of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers one hundred thirty;
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of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred;
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of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty;
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of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred twelve.
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David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,