1 They brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God. 2 After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. 3 Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each Israelite man and woman.
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He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to extol, 1 thank, and praise the Lord, the God of Israel:
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Asaph was the chief, and next to him in rank were Zechariah, then Jaaziel, 2 Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel. They were to play the lyres and harps, Asaph was to sound the cymbals,
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and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
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That day David first appointed Asaph and his associates to give praise to the Lord in this manner: