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of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, with one hundred thirty of his kindred;
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of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, with two hundred of his kindred;
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of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, with eighty of his kindred;
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of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, with one hundred twelve of his kindred.
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David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar, and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
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He said to them, "You are the heads of families of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, you and your kindred, so that you may bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place that I have prepared for it.
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Because you did not carry it the first time, the Lord our God burst out against us, because we did not give it proper care."
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So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.
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And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the Lord.
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David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their kindred as the singers to play on musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise loud sounds of joy.
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So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; and of his kindred Asaph son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari, their kindred, Ethan son of Kushaiah;