[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] DONNIE DAILY GEMS FOR SUNDAY APRIL 24

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DONNIE DAILY GEMS FOR SUNDAY APRIL 24

DAILY BIBLE READING

1 Chronicles 13-15 New King James Version
The Ark Brought from Kirjath Jearim
13 Then David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and
with every leader. 2 And David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it
seems good to you, and if it is of the Lord our God, let us send out to our
brethren everywhere who are left in all the land of Israel, and with them to
the priests and Levites who are in their cities and their common-lands, that
they may gather together to us; 3 and let us bring the ark of our God back
to us, for we have not inquired at it since the days of Saul." 4 Then all
the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes
of all the people.

5 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor in Egypt to as far as
the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath Jearim. 6 And
David and all Israel went up to Baalah,[a] to Kirjath Jearim, which belonged
to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord, who dwells between
the cherubim, where His name is proclaimed. 7 So they [b]carried the ark of
God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the
cart. 8 Then David and all Israel played music before God with all their
might, with [c]singing, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines,
on cymbals, and with trumpets.

9 And when they came to [d]Chidon's threshing floor, Uzza put out his hand
to hold the ark, for the oxen [e]stumbled. 10 Then the anger of the Lord was
aroused against Uzza, and He struck him because he put his hand to the ark;
and he died there before God. 11 And David became angry because of the
Lord's outbreak against Uzza; therefore that place is called [f]Perez Uzza
to this day. 12 David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring
the ark of God to me?"

13 So David would not move the ark with him into the City of David, but took
it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. 14 The ark of God remained
with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months. And the Lord blessed
the house of Obed-Edom and all that he had.

David Established at Jerusalem
14 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, with
masons and carpenters, to build him a house. 2 So David knew that the Lord
had established him as king over Israel, for his kingdom was highly exalted
for the sake of His people Israel.

3 Then David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David begot more sons and
daughters. 4 And these are the names of his children whom he had in
Jerusalem: [g]Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 5 Ibhar, [h]Elishua,
[i]Elpelet, 6 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 7 Elishama, [j]Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

The Philistines Defeated
8 Now when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all
Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of
it and went out against them. 9 Then the Philistines went and made a raid on
the Valley of [k]Rephaim. 10 And David inquired of God, saying, "Shall I go
up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?"

The Lord said to him, "Go up, for I will deliver them into your hand."

11 So they went up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there. Then
David said, "God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a
breakthrough of water." Therefore they called the name of that place [l]Baal
Perazim. 12 And when they left their gods there, David gave a commandment,
and they were burned with fire.

13 Then the Philistines once again made a raid on the valley. 14 Therefore
David inquired again of God, and God said to him, "You shall not go up after
them; circle around them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees.
15 And it shall be, when you hear a sound of marching in the tops of the
mulberry trees, then you shall go out to battle, for God has gone out before
you to strike the camp of the Philistines." 16 So David did as God commanded
him, and they drove back the army of the Philistines from [m]Gibeon as far
as Gezer. 17 Then the fame of David went out into all lands, and the Lord
brought the fear of him upon all nations.

The Ark Brought to Jerusalem
15 David built houses for himself in the City of David; and he prepared a
place for the ark of God, and pitched a tent for it. 2 Then David said, "No
one may carry the ark of God but the Levites, for the Lord has chosen them
to carry the ark of God and to minister before Him forever." 3 And David
gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord
to its place, which he had prepared for it. 4 Then David assembled the
children of Aaron and the Levites: 5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief,
and one hundred and twenty of his [n]brethren; 6 of the sons of Merari,
Asaiah the chief, and two hundred and twenty of his brethren; 7 of the sons
of Gershom, Joel the chief, and one hundred and thirty of his brethren; 8 of
the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and two hundred of his brethren;
9 of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and eighty of his brethren; 10 of
the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and one hundred and twelve of his
brethren.

11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites:
for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab. 12 He said to them,
"You are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites; [o]sanctify
yourselves, you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the Lord
God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it. 13 For because you did
not do it the first time, the Lord our God broke out against us, because we
did not consult Him [p]about the proper order."

14 So the priests and the Levites [q]sanctified themselves to bring up the
ark of the Lord God of Israel. 15 And the children of the Levites bore the
ark of God on their shoulders, by its poles, as Moses had commanded
according to the word of the Lord.

16 Then David spoke to the leaders of the Levites to appoint their brethren
to be the singers accompanied by instruments of music, stringed instruments,
harps, and cymbals, by raising the voice with resounding joy. 17 So the
Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son
of Berechiah; and of their brethren, the sons of Merari, Ethan the son of
Kushaiah; 18 and with them their brethren of the second rank: Zechariah,
[r]Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah,
Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers; 19
the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were to sound the cymbals of bronze;
20 Zechariah, [s]Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and
Benaiah, with strings according to Alamoth; 21 Mattithiah, Elipheleh,
Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, to direct with harps on the
Sheminith; 22 Chenaniah, leader of the Levites, was instructor in charge of
the music, because he was skillful; 23 Berechiah and Elkanah were
doorkeepers for the ark; 24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai,
Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were to blow the trumpets
before the ark of God; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah, doorkeepers for the ark.

25 So David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to
bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-Edom
with joy. 26 And so it was, when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of
the covenant of the Lord, that they offered seven bulls and seven rams. 27
David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who
bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the music master with the singers.
David also wore a linen ephod. 28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the
covenant of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the horn, with
trumpets and with cymbals, making music with stringed instruments and harps.

29 And it happened, as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the City
of David, that Michal, Saul's daughter, looked through a window and saw King
David whirling and playing music; and she despised him in her heart.

Footnotes
1 Chronicles 13:6 Baale Judah, 2 Sam. 6:2
1 Chronicles 13:7 Lit. caused the ark of God to ride
1 Chronicles 13:8 songs
1 Chronicles 13:9 Nachon, 2 Sam. 6:6
1 Chronicles 13:9 Or let it go off
1 Chronicles 13:11 Lit. Outburst Against Uzza
1 Chronicles 14:4 Shimea, 1 Chr. 3:5
1 Chronicles 14:5 Elishama, 1 Chr. 3:6
1 Chronicles 14:5 Eliphelet, 1 Chr. 3:6
1 Chronicles 14:7 Eliada, 2 Sam. 5:6; 1 Chr. 3:8
1 Chronicles 14:9 Lit. Giants
1 Chronicles 14:11 Lit. Master of Breakthroughs
1 Chronicles 14:16 Geba, 2 Sam. 5:25
1 Chronicles 15:5 kinsmen
1 Chronicles 15:12 consecrate
1 Chronicles 15:13 regarding the ordinance
1 Chronicles 15:14 consecrated
1 Chronicles 15:18 So with MT, Vg.; LXX omits Ben
1 Chronicles 15:20 Jaaziel, v. 18