8. Shemaiah, the leader of the Elizaphan clan, and two hundred of his relatives;
9. Eliel, the leader of the Hebron clan, and eighty of his relatives; and
10. Amminadab, the leader of the Uzziel clan, with one hundred and twelve of his relatives.
11. David called together these six Levites and the two priests, Zadok and Abiathar.
12. He said to them, “You are the leaders of the clans in the Levi tribe. You and your relatives must first go through the ceremony to make yourselves clean and acceptable to the Lord. Then you may carry the sacred chest that belongs to the Lord God of Israel and bring it to the place I have prepared for it.
13. The first time we tried to bring the chest to Jerusalem, we didn't ask the Lord what he wanted us to do. He was angry with us, because you Levites weren't there to carry the chest.”
14. The priests and the Levites made themselves clean. They were now ready to carry the sacred chest
15. on poles that rested on their shoulders, just as the Lord had told Moses to do.
16. David then told the leaders to choose some Levites to sing and play music on small harps, other stringed instruments, and cymbals.
22. Chenaniah was chosen to be the music director, because he was a skilled musician.
25. David, the leaders of Israel, and the army commanders were very happy as they went to Obed-Edom's house to get the sacred chest.
26. God gave the Levites the strength they needed to carry the chest, and so they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.