7. of the sons of Gershon, Joel, their chief, and one hundred and thirty of his brothers;
8. of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah, their chief, and two hundred of his brothers;
9. of the sons of Hebron, Eliel, their chief, and eighty of his brothers;
10. of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab, their chief, and one hundred and twelve of his brothers.
11. David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar, and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab,
12. and said to them: “You heads of the levitical houses, sanctify yourselves along with your brothers to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place which I have prepared for it.
13. Because you were not with us the first time, the Lord our God broke out against us, for we did not seek him aright.”
14. Accordingly, the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.
15. The Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the Lord.
16. David commanded the commanders of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers and to play on musical instruments, harps, lyres, and cymbals, to make a loud sound of rejoicing.
17. Therefore the Levites appointed Heman, son of Joel, and, among his brothers, Asaph, son of Berechiah; and among the sons of Merari, their brothers, Ethan, son of Kushaiah;