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And [David] made him houses in the city of David, and 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 hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister to him for ever.
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And David assembled all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.
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And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:
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Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty:
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Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
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Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty:
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Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
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Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty:
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Of the sons of Uzziel: Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.
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And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,