1 Chronicles 15
- 1And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and camped for it a tent.
- 2Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites. For them has the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister to him for ever.
- 3And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to his place, which he had prepared for it.
- 4And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:
- 5Of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers a hundred and twenty:
- 6Of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred and twenty:
- 7Of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief and his brothers a hundred and thirty:
- 8Of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred:
- 9Of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty:
- 10Of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers a hundred and twelve.
- 11And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
- 12And said to them, You are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers and sisters, that you may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place that I have prepared for it.
- 13For because you did it not at the first, the Lord our God burst out against us, because we did not seek him after the due order.
- 14So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.
- 15And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles on it, as Moses commanded according to the word of the Lord.
- 16And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers to be the singers with instruments of music, lyres and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
- 17So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel, and of his brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah, and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah.
- 18And with them their brothers of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.
- 19So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of bronze.
- 20And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with lyres on Alamoth.
- 21And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
- 22And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skillful.
- 23And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
- 24And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
- 25So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the house of Obededom with joy.
- 26When God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they offered seven young bulls and seven rams.
- 27And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had on him an ephod of linen.
- 28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with sound of the horn, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with lyres and harps.
- 29As the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, that Michal, the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of 1 Chronicles 15 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
GIGAKJVAnd David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and camped for it a tent.
KJVThen 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 unto him for ever.
GIGAKJVThen David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites. For them has the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister to him for ever.
KJVAnd David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
GIGAKJVAnd David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to his place, which he had prepared for it.
KJVOf the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:
GIGAKJVOf the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers a hundred and twenty:
KJVOf the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
GIGAKJVOf the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred and twenty:
KJVOf the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief and his brethren an hundred and thirty:
GIGAKJVOf the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief and his brothers a hundred and thirty:
KJVOf the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
GIGAKJVOf the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred:
KJVOf the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:
GIGAKJVOf the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty:
KJVOf the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.
GIGAKJVOf the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers a hundred and twelve.
KJVAnd said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
GIGAKJVAnd said to them, You are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers and sisters, that you may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place that I have prepared for it.
KJVFor because ye did it not at the first, the Lord our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
GIGAKJVFor because you did it not at the first, the Lord our God burst out against us, because we did not seek him after the due order.
KJVAnd the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the Lord.
GIGAKJVAnd the children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles on it, as Moses commanded according to the word of the Lord.
KJVAnd David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
GIGAKJVAnd David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers to be the singers with instruments of music, lyres and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
KJVSo the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
GIGAKJVSo the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel, and of his brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah, and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah.
KJVAnd with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.
GIGAKJVAnd with them their brothers of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.
KJVSo the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
GIGAKJVSo the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of bronze.
KJVAnd Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
GIGAKJVAnd Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with lyres on Alamoth.
KJVAnd Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
GIGAKJVAnd Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skillful.
KJVAnd it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.
GIGAKJVWhen God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they offered seven young bulls and seven rams.
KJVAnd David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.
GIGAKJVAnd David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had on him an ephod of linen.
KJVThus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.
GIGAKJVSo all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with sound of the horn, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with lyres and harps.
KJVAnd it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, that Michal, the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.
GIGAKJVAs the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, that Michal, the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.
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