WEBVTT NOTE This file was generated by Descript 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.910 Emily: Welcome To Immerse: The Daily Bible Reading Experience. 00:00:03.010 --> 00:00:04.560 Day 300 and 32. 00:00:04.870 --> 00:00:08.200 These are the numbers of armed warriors who joined David at Hein. 00:00:09.400 --> 00:00:12.880 They were all eager to see David become king instead of Saul. 00:00:13.240 --> 00:00:18.070 Just as the Lord had promised from the tribe of Judah. 00:00:18.700 --> 00:00:23.500 There were 6,800 warriors armed with shield and spears 00:00:24.280 --> 00:00:25.870 from the tribe of Simeon. 00:00:26.200 --> 00:00:31.960 There were 7,100 brave warriors from the tribe of Levi. 00:00:32.425 --> 00:00:35.095 There were 4,600 warriors. 00:00:35.665 --> 00:00:39.985 This included Jehoiada leader of the family of Aaron who 00:00:39.985 --> 00:00:43.045 had 3,700 under his command. 00:00:43.945 --> 00:00:49.465 This also included Zadak, a brave young warrior with 2 22 members of his 00:00:49.470 --> 00:00:55.615 family who were all officers from the tribe of Benjamin Saul's relatives. 00:00:56.035 --> 00:00:57.835 There were 3000 warriors. 00:00:58.750 --> 00:01:03.340 Most of the men from Benjamin had remained loyal to Saul until this time. 00:01:04.690 --> 00:01:11.260 From the tribe of Ephraim, there were 20,800 brave warriors each highly 00:01:11.260 --> 00:01:16.720 respected in his own clan from the half tribe of Manasa, west of the Jordan. 00:01:17.140 --> 00:01:21.370 18,000 men were designated by name to help David become king. 00:01:22.855 --> 00:01:27.925 From the tribe of Iscar, there were 200 leaders of the tribe with their relatives. 00:01:28.645 --> 00:01:33.085 All these men understood the signs of the times and knew the best course for 00:01:33.085 --> 00:01:36.955 Israel to take from the tribe of Zebulon. 00:01:37.345 --> 00:01:39.685 There were 50,000 skilled warriors. 00:01:40.375 --> 00:01:43.975 They were fully armed and prepared for battle and completely loyal 00:01:43.975 --> 00:01:47.305 to David from the tribe of nafta. 00:01:47.305 --> 00:01:47.425 Lie. 00:01:48.325 --> 00:01:53.545 There were 1000 officers and 37,000 warriors armed with shields and 00:01:53.545 --> 00:01:56.545 spears from the tribe of Dan. 00:01:56.935 --> 00:02:03.985 There were 28,600 warriors all prepared for battle from the tribe of Asher. 00:02:04.465 --> 00:02:09.955 There were 40,000 trained warriors all prepared for battle from the 00:02:09.955 --> 00:02:13.915 east side of the Jordan River, where the tribes of Ruben and Gad, 00:02:13.945 --> 00:02:16.075 and the half tribe of Manasa lived. 00:02:16.540 --> 00:02:21.460 There were 120,000 troops armed with every kind of weapon. 00:02:23.110 --> 00:02:27.670 All these men came in battle array to heian with the single purpose of 00:02:27.670 --> 00:02:30.430 making David the king over all Israel. 00:02:31.180 --> 00:02:35.500 In fact, everyone in Israel agreed that David should be their king. 00:02:36.550 --> 00:02:41.650 They feasted and drank with David for three days for preparations had been made 00:02:41.650 --> 00:02:43.450 by their relatives for their arrival. 00:02:44.695 --> 00:02:47.155 People from as far away as is a car. 00:02:47.455 --> 00:02:53.065 Zebulon and Naftaly brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. 00:02:53.905 --> 00:03:00.415 Vast supplies of flour, fig cakes, clusters of raisins, wine, olive 00:03:00.420 --> 00:03:04.285 oil, cattle, sheep, and goats were brought to the celebration. 00:03:05.035 --> 00:03:07.585 There was great joy throughout the land of Israel. 00:03:09.775 --> 00:03:12.355 David consulted with all his officials. 00:03:12.730 --> 00:03:15.370 Including the generals and captains of his army. 00:03:16.120 --> 00:03:19.900 Then he addressed the entire assembly of Israel as follows. 00:03:21.370 --> 00:03:27.610 If you approve and if it is the will of the Lord our God, let us send messages 00:03:27.610 --> 00:03:32.500 to all the Israelites throughout the land, including the priests and Levites 00:03:32.500 --> 00:03:34.360 in their towns and pasture lands. 00:03:35.110 --> 00:03:37.540 Let us invite them to come and join us. 00:03:38.230 --> 00:03:40.840 It is time to bring back the ark of our God. 00:03:41.590 --> 00:03:44.080 For, we neglected it during the reign of Saul. 00:03:46.000 --> 00:03:49.390 The whole assembly agreed to this for the people could see 00:03:49.390 --> 00:03:50.800 it was the right thing to do. 00:03:51.520 --> 00:03:57.460 So David summoned all Israel from the Chiho brook of Egypt in the South all 00:03:57.460 --> 00:04:01.900 the way to the town of Libo, Hamoth in the north to join in, bringing 00:04:01.900 --> 00:04:04.420 the Ark of God from Curious Jira. 00:04:05.440 --> 00:04:08.860 Then David and all Israel went to Baya of Judah. 00:04:09.490 --> 00:04:15.850 Also called Qim to bring back the Ark of God, which bears the name of the Lord, 00:04:15.850 --> 00:04:18.190 who is enthroned between the cherubim. 00:04:18.970 --> 00:04:23.230 They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from a ADA's house. 00:04:24.250 --> 00:04:26.380 Za and Ohio were guiding the cart. 00:04:27.130 --> 00:04:31.210 David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, 00:04:31.660 --> 00:04:35.260 singing songs and playing all kinds of musical instruments. 00:04:36.250 --> 00:04:40.780 Liars, harps, tambourines, symbols and trumpets. 00:04:42.700 --> 00:04:48.400 But when they arrived at the threshing floor of neon, the oxen stumbled and Za 00:04:48.400 --> 00:04:50.470 reached out his hand to steady the ark. 00:04:51.370 --> 00:04:55.990 Then the Lord's anger was aroused against Za, and he struck him dead 00:04:55.990 --> 00:04:58.210 because he had laid his hand on the ark. 00:04:58.840 --> 00:05:01.300 So Za died there in the presence of God. 00:05:02.650 --> 00:05:06.700 David was angry because the Lord's anger had burst out against Za. 00:05:07.540 --> 00:05:12.730 He named that place Perez Za, which means to burst out against 00:05:12.880 --> 00:05:15.280 Za as it is still called today. 00:05:16.570 --> 00:05:21.640 David was now afraid of God and he asked, how can I ever bring 00:05:21.790 --> 00:05:24.040 the Ark of God back into my care? 00:05:24.940 --> 00:05:27.910 So David did not move the ark into the city of David. 00:05:28.720 --> 00:05:30.910 Instead, he took it to the House of Oed. 00:05:31.210 --> 00:05:32.260 Edam of Gath. 00:05:33.310 --> 00:05:38.500 The Ark of God remained there in Oed Ed's house for three months, and 00:05:38.505 --> 00:05:42.310 the Lord blessed the household of Oed Edam and everything he owned. 00:05:44.050 --> 00:05:48.370 Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David along with 00:05:48.370 --> 00:05:52.900 cedar timber and stone masons and carpenters to build him a palace. 00:05:54.010 --> 00:05:57.970 David realized that the Lord had confirmed him as king over Israel 00:05:58.240 --> 00:06:02.290 and had greatly blessed his kingdom for the sake of his people, Israel. 00:06:04.000 --> 00:06:09.160 Then David married more wives in Jerusalem and they had more sons and daughters. 00:06:09.820 --> 00:06:13.450 These are the names of David's sons who were born in Jerusalem. 00:06:14.500 --> 00:06:21.610 Shamu Shabab, Nathan Solomon, I UA El. 00:06:23.095 --> 00:06:23.385 Noga 00:06:28.645 --> 00:06:29.725 and ette. 00:06:31.345 --> 00:06:35.785 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, 00:06:36.325 --> 00:06:40.765 they mobilized all their forces to capture him, but David was told they were 00:06:40.765 --> 00:06:43.225 coming, so he marched out to meet them. 00:06:44.155 --> 00:06:48.025 The Philistines arrived and made a raid in the valley, ofum. 00:06:48.565 --> 00:06:53.155 So David asked, God, should I go out to fight the Philistines? 00:06:53.515 --> 00:06:55.135 Will you hand them over to me? 00:06:55.765 --> 00:06:58.555 The Lord replied, yes, go ahead. 00:06:58.915 --> 00:07:00.475 I will hand them over to you. 00:07:01.675 --> 00:07:06.715 So David and his troops went up to bail, parez them, and defeated the Philistines. 00:07:06.715 --> 00:07:08.815 There, God did it. 00:07:08.995 --> 00:07:10.045 David exclaimed. 00:07:10.225 --> 00:07:14.155 He used me to burst through my enemies like a raging flood. 00:07:14.995 --> 00:07:17.515 So they named that place Bail Perez. 00:07:18.385 --> 00:07:22.705 Which means the Lord who bursts through the Philistines had 00:07:22.705 --> 00:07:24.355 abandoned their gods there. 00:07:24.745 --> 00:07:26.875 So David gave orders to burn them. 00:07:27.895 --> 00:07:32.575 But after a while, the Philistines returned and raided the valley again, and 00:07:32.575 --> 00:07:35.125 once again, David asked God what to do. 00:07:36.235 --> 00:07:38.365 Do not attack them straight on God. 00:07:38.365 --> 00:07:44.005 Replied instead, circle around behind and attack them near the poplar trees. 00:07:44.995 --> 00:07:48.265 When you hear a sound like marching feet in the tops of the 00:07:48.265 --> 00:07:50.605 poplar trees go out and attack. 00:07:51.205 --> 00:07:54.355 That will be the signal that God is moving ahead of you to 00:07:54.355 --> 00:07:56.215 strike down the Philistine army. 00:07:57.205 --> 00:08:02.035 So David did what God commanded, and they struck down the Philistine army 00:08:02.035 --> 00:08:04.375 all the way from gibeon to geezer. 00:08:05.395 --> 00:08:11.245 So David's fame spread everywhere and the Lord caused all the nations to fear David. 00:08:12.880 --> 00:08:16.480 David now built several buildings for himself in the city of David. 00:08:17.230 --> 00:08:21.490 He also prepared a place for the Ark of God and set up a special tent for it. 00:08:22.300 --> 00:08:27.520 Then he commanded no one except the Levites may carry the Ark of God. 00:08:27.860 --> 00:08:33.400 The Lord has chosen them to carry the ark of the Lord and to serve him forever. 00:08:34.720 --> 00:08:39.220 Then David summoned all Israel to Jerusalem to bring the ark of the Lord 00:08:39.220 --> 00:08:41.110 to the place he had prepared for it. 00:08:42.085 --> 00:08:47.095 This is the number of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, and the Levites 00:08:47.095 --> 00:08:55.045 who were called together from the Klan of Coha 120 with Uel as their leader 00:08:56.185 --> 00:09:04.045 from the Klan of Marai 220 with Isaiah as their leader from the clan of 00:09:04.045 --> 00:09:08.185 Gershon 130 with Joel as their leader. 00:09:09.235 --> 00:09:15.715 From the descendants of EZ Fan 200 with Shama as their leader from the 00:09:15.715 --> 00:09:21.745 descendants of Hein 80, with Lyle as their leader from the descendants 00:09:21.745 --> 00:09:26.305 of Ail 112 with AAB as their leader. 00:09:27.025 --> 00:09:32.095 Then David summoned the priests, Zadak and Abiathar, and these Levite 00:09:32.095 --> 00:09:36.685 leaders, Uriel, Isaiah, Joel, Shama. 00:09:37.555 --> 00:09:44.395 Lyle and Amab, he said to them, you are the leaders of the Levite families. 00:09:44.875 --> 00:09:49.735 You must purify yourselves and all your fellow Levites so you can bring 00:09:49.735 --> 00:09:54.715 the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it. 00:09:55.555 --> 00:09:58.915 Because you, Levites did not carry the ark the first time. 00:09:59.335 --> 00:10:02.335 The anger of the Lord our God burst out against us. 00:10:02.935 --> 00:10:05.845 We failed to ask God how to move it properly. 00:10:07.360 --> 00:10:12.070 So the priests and the Levites purified themselves in order to bring the ark of 00:10:12.070 --> 00:10:15.160 the Lord, the God of Israel to Jerusalem. 00:10:16.660 --> 00:10:21.070 Then the Levites carried the Ark of God on their shoulders with its carrying poles, 00:10:21.430 --> 00:10:23.800 just as the Lord had instructed Moses. 00:10:25.465 --> 00:10:29.575 David also ordered the Levite leaders to appoint a choir of Levites who 00:10:29.575 --> 00:10:34.105 were singers and musicians to sing joyful songs to the accompaniment 00:10:34.135 --> 00:10:36.475 of harps, liars and symbols. 00:10:37.615 --> 00:10:44.065 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel, along with his fellow Levites Asaf, 00:10:44.065 --> 00:10:50.935 son of Barak, Kaya, and Ethan, son of Chea from the clan of Marai, the following 00:10:50.935 --> 00:10:52.975 men were chosen as their assistants. 00:10:53.665 --> 00:10:55.975 Zechariah Azi. 00:10:59.745 --> 00:11:02.195 Anai be 00:11:07.225 --> 00:11:12.595 Madhu, MCNI, and the gatekeepers, oed, IAM, and Jael. 00:11:13.885 --> 00:11:19.435 The musicians Heman, Asaf, and Ethan were chosen to sound the bronze symbols. 00:11:20.305 --> 00:11:21.925 Zacharia a z. 00:11:22.810 --> 00:11:23.030 Sha 00:11:28.480 --> 00:11:31.090 and be, were chosen to play the Harps, 00:11:35.790 --> 00:11:41.650 MNI, OB Edam, and were chosen to play The Liars. 00:11:42.310 --> 00:11:47.290 Ken Anaya, the head Levite was chosen as the choir leader because of his skill. 00:11:48.280 --> 00:11:51.790 Barak, Haya and AA were chosen to guard the arc. 00:11:53.170 --> 00:12:01.930 Aya, Joshua Fat, Nathaniel Amasai, Zacharia Bene, and Ella Zer, all 00:12:01.930 --> 00:12:05.200 of whom were priests, were chosen to blow the trumpets as they 00:12:05.200 --> 00:12:07.030 marched in front of the Ark of God. 00:12:08.530 --> 00:12:11.530 Oed, Edam and Jaha were chosen to guard the ark. 00:12:12.505 --> 00:12:17.005 Then David and the Elders of Israel and the generals of the Army went 00:12:17.005 --> 00:12:21.235 to the house of Obed Edam to bring the Ark of the Lord's covenant up to 00:12:21.235 --> 00:12:23.665 Jerusalem with a great celebration. 00:12:24.025 --> 00:12:28.075 And because God was clearly helping the Levites as they carried the 00:12:28.080 --> 00:12:32.935 Ark of the Lord's covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams. 00:12:34.495 --> 00:12:38.395 David was dressed in a robe of fine linen as were all the 00:12:38.400 --> 00:12:39.985 Levites who carried the arc. 00:12:40.375 --> 00:12:44.245 And also the singers, and Ken Anaya, the choir leader. 00:12:45.055 --> 00:12:49.915 David was also wearing a priestly garment, so all Israel brought up the 00:12:49.915 --> 00:12:54.745 Ark of the Lord's covenant with shouts of joy, the blowing of Rams, horns 00:12:54.745 --> 00:13:00.235 and trumpets, the crashing of symbols and loud playing on harps and liars. 00:13:01.525 --> 00:13:04.495 But as the Ark of the Lord's covenant entered the city of 00:13:04.495 --> 00:13:09.115 David, Michael, the daughter of Saul, looked down from her window. 00:13:10.315 --> 00:13:15.055 When she saw King David skipping about and laughing with joy, she 00:13:15.055 --> 00:13:16.855 was filled with contempt for him. 00:13:18.145 --> 00:13:21.655 They brought the Ark of God and placed it inside the special tent. 00:13:21.745 --> 00:13:25.915 David had prepared for it and they presented burnt offerings 00:13:25.915 --> 00:13:30.685 and peace offerings to God when he had finished his sacrifices. 00:13:31.045 --> 00:13:33.685 David blessed the people in the name of the Lord. 00:13:34.705 --> 00:13:39.805 Then he gave to every man and woman in all Israel, a loaf of bread, a 00:13:39.810 --> 00:13:42.445 cake of dates, and a cake of raisins. 00:13:44.305 --> 00:13:48.325 David appointed the following Levites to lead the people in worship before 00:13:48.325 --> 00:13:53.725 the Ark of the Lord, to invoke his blessings, to give thanks and to praise 00:13:53.725 --> 00:13:57.505 the Lord, the God of Israel asap. 00:13:57.985 --> 00:14:00.325 The leader of this group sounded the symbols. 00:14:01.195 --> 00:14:03.235 Second to him was Zachariah. 00:14:03.655 --> 00:14:14.275 Followed by Jael, Shaira, moth, Jaha, Matt Eliya, bene Obed, Edam, and Jael. 00:14:15.565 --> 00:14:17.365 They played the harps and liars. 00:14:18.085 --> 00:14:23.065 The priests bene and ze played the trumpets regularly before 00:14:23.065 --> 00:14:24.505 the Ark of God's covenant.