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Music: The Jews Used in Sacred Processions 2 Samuel 6:4, 5, 15

bringing with it the ark of God. And Ahio was walking in front of the ark. / David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals. / while he and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and the sounding of the ram’s horn.

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Music: The Jews Used in Sacred Processions 1 Chronicles 13:6–8

David and all Israel went up to Baalah of Judah (that is, Kiriath-jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim—the ark that is called by the Name. / So they carried the ark of God from the house of Abinadab on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding the cart. / David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

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Music: The Jews Used in Sacred Processions 1 Chronicles 15:27, 28

Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod. / So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.

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