1 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.
2 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 unto him for ever.
3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
4 And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:
5 of the sons of Kohath; U´ri-el the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty:
6 of the sons of Mera´ri; Asai´ah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
7 of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty: