The First Book of the Chronicles

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- Kapitel 15 -

(2 Samuel 6:12–15)

Also, he made houses for himself in the City of David. And built a place for the ark of God, and he set up a tent for it.

Then David said: “It is illicit for anyone to carry the ark of God except the Levites, whom the Lord chose to carry it and to minister to himself, even unto eternity.”

And he gathered all of Israel in Jerusalem, so that the ark of God might be brought into its place, which he had prepared for it.

Certainly, there were both the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

From the sons of Kohath, Uriel was the leader, and his brothers were one hundred twenty.

From the sons of Merari: Asaiah was the leader, and his brothers were two hundred twenty.

From the sons of Gershom: Joel was the leader, and his brothers were one hundred thirty.

From the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah was the leader, and his brothers were two hundred.

From the sons of Hebron: Eliel was the leader, and his brothers were eighty.

From the sons of Uzziel: Amminadab was the leader, and his brothers were one hundred twelve.

And David summoned the priests, Zadok and Abiathar, and the Levites: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

And he said to them: “You who are the leaders of the Levitical families, be sanctified with your brothers, and bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place that has been prepared for it.

Otherwise, as it was before, when the Lord struck us because you were not present, so also it might be now, if we do what is illicit.”

The Priests and Levites Carry the Ark

Therefore, the priests and the Levites were sanctified, so that they might carry the ark of the Lord God of Israel.

And the sons of Levi took the ark of God, just as Moses had instructed, in accord with the word of the Lord, upon their shoulders by the bars.

And David spoke to the leaders of the Levites, so that they might appoint, from their brothers, singers with musical instruments, specifically, psalteries, and harps, and cymbals, so that a joyful noise might resound on high.

And they appointed from the Levites: Heman, the son of Joel; and from his brothers, Asaph, the son of Berechiah; and truly, from their brothers, the sons of Merari: Ethan, the son of Kushaiah.

And with them were their brothers in the second rank: Zechariah, and Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jahiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, who were gatekeepers.

Now the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were sounding out with cymbals of brass.

And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah were singing mysteries with the psalteries.

Then Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah and Obededom, and Jeiel and Azaziah were singing a song of victory with the harps, for the octave.

Now Chenaniah, the leader of the Levites, was foremost over the prophecies, in order to mark out in advance the melodies. For indeed, he was very skillful.(a)

(b)

And Berechiah and Elkanah were porters of the ark.

And the priests, Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, were sounding the trumpets before the ark of God. And Obededom and Jehiah were porters of the ark.

Moving the Ark to Jerusalem

Therefore, David, and all those greater by birth of Israel, and the tribunes, went to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obededom with rejoicing.

And when God had assisted the Levites, who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, they immolated seven bulls and seven rams.

Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah, the leader of the prophecy among the singers. But David was also clothed with a linen ephod.

And all of Israel were leading back the ark of the covenant of the Lord with jubilation, sounding out with the noise of horns, and trumpets, and cymbals, and psalteries, and harps.

Michal’s Contempt for David

(2 Samuel 6:16)

And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord had arrived in the City of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, gazing through a window, saw king David dancing and playing, and she despised him in her heart.

Fußnoten

(a)15:22 The word ‘præcinendam’ can refer to a prediction, but in this context it means that he wrote out the musical notes in advance. This verse indicates that the ancient Israelites had some form of written musical notation, perhaps similar to what the Greek or Arabic peoples of that time used. Few musicians in that day had knowledge of written music at all, which is why he is called very skillful.(Conte)

(b)15:22 The prophecy, to give out the tunes:Singing praises to God is here called prophecy: the more, because these singers were often inspired men.(Challoner)

Die Lade wird nach Jerusalem gebracht

(2. Samuel 6,12-15)

Und David baute sich Häuser in der Davidsstadt und bereitete eine Stätte für die Lade Gottes und spannte ein Zelt für dieselbe auf.

Darnach sprach er: Es ist nicht erlaubt, dass jemand die Lade Gottes trage, außer den Leviten, welche der Herr auserwählt hat, sie zu tragen und ihm auf ewiglich zu dienen.

Und er berief ganz Israel nach Jerusalem, um die Lade Gottes an den Ort zu bringen, den er für dieselbe vorbereitet hatte,

sowie auch die Söhne Aarons und die Leviten.

Von den Söhnen Kaaths: Uriel, der ihr Oberhaupt war, und dessen Brüder, hundert und zwanzig.

Von den Söhnen Meraris: Asaja, das Oberhaupt, und dessen Brüder, zweihundertundzwanzig.

Von den Söhnen Gersoms: Joel, das Oberhaupt, und dessen Brüder, hundertunddreißig.

Von den Söhnen Elisaphans: Semejas, das Oberhaupt, und seine Brüder, zweihundert.

Von den Söhnen Hebrons: Eliel, das Oberhaupt, und seine Brüder, achtzig.

Von den Söhnen Oziels: Aminadab, das Oberhaupt, und dessen Brüder, hundertundzwölf.

Und David ließ Sadok und Abiathar, die Priester, rufen und die Leviten Uriel, Asajas, Joel, Semejas, Eliel und Aminadab,

und sprach zu ihnen: Ihr, die ihr die Häupter der Familien der Leviten seid, heiliget euch samt euren Brüdern und bringet die Lade des Herrn, des Gottes Israels, an den Ort, der für dieselbe vorbereitet ist;

damit nicht, wie das erste Mal, wo ihr nicht da waret und der Herr uns schlug, jetzt das Gleiche geschehe, wenn wir etwas Unerlaubtes täten.

Da heiligten sich die Priester und Leviten, um die Lade des Herrn, des Gottes Israels, zu tragen.

Und die Söhne Levis trugen die Lade Gottes, wie Moses nach dem Worte des Herrn geboten hatte, auf ihren Schultern an den Tragstangen.

Und David befahl den Häuptern der Leviten, unter ihren Brüdern Sänger aufzustellen, mit Musikinstrumenten, nämlich mit Harfen, Zithern und Zimbeln, damit der Klang der Freude laut ertönte.

Diese stellten die Leviten: Hemam, den Sohn Joels, und von seinen Brüdern Asaph, den Sohn Barachias auf; von den Söhnen Meraris aber, deren Brüdern, Ethan, den Sohn Kasajas.

Und mit ihnen ihre Brüder in der zweiten Ordnung: Zacharias, Ben, Jaziel, Semiramoth, Jahiel, Ani, Eliab, Banajas, Maasias, Mathathias, Eliphalu, Makenias, Obededom und Jehiel, die Türhüter.

Ebenso die Sänger Heman, Asaph und Ethan, auf dem ehernen Zimbeln laut spielend.

Zacharias aber, Oziel, Semiramoth, Jahiel, Ani, Eliab, Maasias und Banajas besangen mit Harfen die Geheimnisse.

Und Mathathias, Eliphalu, Makenias, Obededom, Jehiel und Ozazin spielten auf Zithern von acht Saiten ein Siegeslied.

Chonenias aber, der als Oberhaupt der Leviten über die heilige Sangweise gesetzt war, hatte die Melodie anzugeben; denn er war sehr kundig.

Barachias und Elkana waren Türhüter bei der Lade.

Und Sebenias, Josaphat, Nathanael, Amasai, Zacharias, Banajas und Eliezer, die Priester, bliesen mit den Trompeten vor der Lade Gottes; Obededom und Jehias waren Türhüter bei der Lade.

Da gingen David und alle Ältesten Israels und die Obersten hin, um die Lade des Bundes des Herrn aus dem Hause Obededoms mit Freuden hinaufzuholen.

Und da Gott den Leviten, welche die Lade des Bundes des Herrn trugen, beigestanden hatte, opferte man sieben Stiere und sieben Widder.

David aber war mit einem Oberkleide von Byssus angetan, ebenso alle Leviten, welche die Lade trugen, und die Sänger und Chonenias, der Oberführer der heiligen Sangweise unter den Sängern; David aber war gleichfalls mit einem linnenen Ephod angetan.

Und ganz Israel geleitete die Lade des Bundes des Herrn mit Jubel und Posaunenschall und mit Trompeten und Zimbeln und laut auf Harfen und Zithern spielend.

(2. Samuel 6,16)

Als nun die Lade des Bundes des Herrn bis zur Davidsstadt kam, schaute Michol, die Tochter Sauls, durch das Fenster und sah den König David tanzen und spielen und verachtete ihn in ihrem Herzen.