1. They brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in God’s presence.
2. When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh.
3. Then he distributed to each and every Israelite, both men and women, a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.
4. David appointed some of the Levites to be ministers before the ark of the Lord, to celebrate the Lord God of Israel, and to give thanks and praise to Him.
5. Asaph was the chief and Zechariah was second to him. Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel played the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals
6. and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
7. On that day David decreed for the first time that thanks be given to the Lord by Asaph and his relatives:
8. Give thanks to Yahweh; call on His name;proclaim His deeds among the peoples.