²⁵So David, the leaders of Israel, and the army’s commanders joyfully went to get the ark of the Lord’s promise from Obed Edom’s house. ²⁶Because God helped the Levites who carried the ark of the Lord’s promise, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams. ²⁷David was dressed in a fine linen robe, as were all the Levites who carried the ark, the ⸤Levites who were⸥ singers, and Chenaniah, the leader of the musicians’ prophetic songs. David also wore a linen ephod.^d

²⁸All Israel brought the ark of the Lord’s promise with shouts of joy and the sounding of rams’ horns, trumpets, cymbals, harps, and lyres. ²⁹When the ark of the Lord’s promise came to the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked out of a window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, so she despised him.

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¹The 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. ²When David had finished sacrificing burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. ³He also distributed to every person in Israel—both men and women—a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

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Footnotes

d 15:27 Ephod is a technical term for a part of the priest’s clothing. Its exact usage and shape are unknown.