1. They brought in God’s ark, and set it in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
2. When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in Yahweh’s name.
3. He gave to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins.
4. He appointed some of the Levites to minister before Yahweh’s ark, and to commemorate, to thank, and to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel:
5. Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with stringed instruments and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud;
6. with Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.
7. Then on that day David first ordained to give thanks to Yahweh, by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.
8. Oh give thanks to Yahweh. Call on his name. Make what he has done known among the peoples.