1 Chronicles 15
2 Ref Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.
3 Ref And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah unto its place, which he had prepared for it.
4 Ref And David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites:
5 Ref of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty;
6 Ref of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty;
7 Ref of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty;
8 Ref of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred;
9 Ref of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore;
10 Ref of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.
11 Ref And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
12 Ref and said unto them, Ye are the heads of the fathers' `houses' of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto `the place' that I have prepared for it.
13 Ref For because ye `bare it' not at the first, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not according to the ordinance.
14 Ref So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel.