1 Chronicles 16:1-7 - The Ark Of The Covenant Placed In Its Tent

1 The men carrying the ark set it inside the tent David had put up for it. They presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in God's presence. 2 When David finished sacrificing burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah. 3 He also distributed to every person in Israel, both men and women, a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

4 David appointed some Levites to serve in front of Jehovah's Ark by offering prayers, thanks, and praise to Jehovah the God of Israel. 5 Asaph was the head. Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed Edom, and Jeiel with harps and lyres. Asaph played the cymbals. 6 The priests Benaiah and Jahaziel played trumpets all the time in front of the Ark of God's covenant.

7 For the first time David entrusted Asaph and his relatives with the task of singing songs of thanks to Jehovah: