Years later, when Joshua led our ancestors in battle against the nations that God drove out of this land, the Tabernacle was taken with them into their new territory. And it stayed there until the time of King David.

这帐幕，我们的祖宗相继承受。当神在他们面前赶出外邦人去的时候，他们同约书亚把帐幕搬进承受为业之地，直存到大卫的日子。

这帐幕，我们的祖宗同约书亚相继承受了，当上帝在他们面前赶走外邦人的时候，他们把这帐幕搬进承受为业之地，直存到大卫的日子。

这帐幕，我们的祖宗同约书亚相继承受了，当神在他们面前赶走外邦人的时候，他们把这帐幕搬进承受为业之地，直存到大卫的日子。

后来我们的祖先承受了圣幕。上帝从我们祖先面前赶走外族人，使他们得到了应许之地。他们同约书亚把圣幕带到那里，一直到大卫的时代。

我们的祖先相继承受了这帐幕，神把外族人从他们面前赶走以后，他们就同约书亚把帐幕带进所得为业的地方，直到大卫的日子。

我们的祖先相继承受了这会幕，并且与约书亚一起把它带进了继业之地，就是神从我们祖先面前赶出的外邦人的地，直到大卫的时代。

這帳幕，我們的祖宗相繼承受。當神在他們面前趕出外邦人去的時候，他們同約書亞把帳幕搬進承受為業之地，直存到大衛的日子。

這帳幕，我們的祖宗同約書亞相繼承受了，當上帝在他們面前趕走外邦人的時候，他們把這帳幕搬進承受為業之地，直存到大衛的日子。

這帳幕，我們的祖宗同約書亞相繼承受了，當神在他們面前趕走外邦人的時候，他們把這帳幕搬進承受為業之地，直存到大衛的日子。

後來我們的祖先承受了聖幕。上帝從我們祖先面前趕走外族人，使他們得到了應許之地。他們同約書亞把聖幕帶到那裡，一直到大衛的時代。

我們的祖先相繼承受了這帳幕，神把外族人從他們面前趕走以後，他們就同約書亞把帳幕帶進所得為業的地方，直到大衛的日子。

這帳幕、我們的祖宗、包括約書亞、既相繼承受了，就在取得外國人之地為基業、上帝把他們從我們祖宗面前趕出去的時候、將它帶進來，直存到大衛的日子。

我們的祖先相繼承受了這會幕，並且與約書亞一起把它帶進了繼業之地，就是神從我們祖先面前趕出的外邦人的地，直到大衛的時代。

我列祖承受此幕、偕約書亞攜入異邦而居之、即上帝在我列祖前逐彼之時、以至大衛之日、

此幕我列祖承受之、與約書亞攜入所得列族之地、其諸族天主於我列祖前逐之、法幕傳至大衛、

吾祖受之、與若蘇亞舁入異邦；天主即當吾祖之面、逐出異邦之民、此帳幕迄大維之日猶存。

After receiving the tabernacle, our ancestors under Joshua brought it with them when they took the land from the nations God drove out before them. It remained in the land until the time of David,

Our people received the tent from God. Then they brought it with them when they took the land of Canaan. God drove out the nations that were in their way. At that time Joshua was Israel’s leader. The tent remained in the land until David’s time.

Our fathers in turn brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our fathers. So it was until the days of David,

Our ancestors in turn received it and with Joshua brought it in when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before them, until the days of David.

Our fathers in turn received it, and they also brought it in with Joshua upon dispossessing the nations that God drove out from our fathers, until the time of David.

which our fathers, having received it in turn, also brought with Joshua into the land possessed by the Gentiles, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers until the days of David,

Which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua when they entered on the possession of the nations, that God thrust out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;

Our ancestors in turn received it and with Joshua brought it in when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our fathers, until the days of David.

Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;

Our ancestors received possession of it and brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our ancestors, until the time of David.

which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua when they entered into the possession of the nations, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, to the days of David,

You drove out the pagan nations by your power and gave all the land to our ancestors. You crushed their enemies and set our ancestors free.

Now that the land was under Israelite control, the entire community of Israel gathered at Shiloh and set up the Tabernacle.

Then he destroyed seven nations in Canaan and gave their land to Israel as an inheritance.

“ For the Lord has driven out great and powerful nations for you, and no one has yet been able to defeat you.

It was the Lord who drove out the Amorites and the other nations living here in the land. So we, too, will serve the Lord, for he alone is our God.”

David now built several buildings for himself in the City of David. He also prepared a place for the Ark of God and set up a special tent for it.Then he commanded,“ No one except the Levites may carry the Ark of God. The Lord has chosen them to carry the Ark of the Lord and to serve him forever.”Then David summoned all Israel to Jerusalem to bring the Ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it.This is the number of the descendants of Aaron( the priests) and the Levites who were called together:From the clan of Kohath, 120, with Uriel as their leader.From the clan of Merari, 220, with Asaiah as their leader.From the clan of Gershon, 130, with Joel as their leader.From the descendants of Elizaphan, 200, with Shemaiah as their leader.From the descendants of Hebron, 80, with Eliel as their leader.From the descendants of Uzziel, 112, with Amminadab as their leader.Then David summoned the priests, Zadok and Abiathar, and these Levite leaders: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.He said to them,“ You are the leaders of the Levite families. You must purify yourselves and all your fellow Levites, so you can bring the Ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.Because you Levites did not carry the Ark the first time, the anger of the Lord our God burst out against us. We failed to ask God how to move it properly.”So the priests and the Levites purified themselves in order to bring the Ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to Jerusalem.Then the Levites carried the Ark of God on their shoulders with its carrying poles, just as the Lord had instructed Moses.David also ordered the Levite leaders to appoint a choir of Levites who were singers and musicians to sing joyful songs to the accompaniment of harps, lyres, and cymbals.So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel along with his fellow Levites: Asaph son of Berekiah, and Ethan son of Kushaiah from the clan of Merari.

Then David again gathered all the elite troops in Israel, 30,000 in all.He led them to Baalah of Judah to bring back the Ark of God, which bears the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, who is enthroned between the cherubim.They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab’s house, which was on a hill. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab’s sons, were guiding the cartthat carried the Ark of God. Ahio walked in front of the Ark.David and all the people of Israel were celebrating before the Lord, singing songs and playing all kinds of musical instruments— lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals.But when they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out his hand and steadied the Ark of God.Then the Lord’s anger was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him dead because of this. So Uzzah died right there beside the Ark of God.David was angry because the Lord’s anger had burst out against Uzzah. He named that place Perez uzzah( which means“ to burst out against Uzzah”), as it is still called today.David was now afraid of the Lord, and he asked,“ How can I ever bring the Ark of the Lord back into my care?”So David decided not to move the Ark of the Lord into the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed edom of Gath.The Ark of the Lord remained there in Obed edom’s house for three months, and the Lord blessed Obed edom and his entire household.Then King David was told,“ The Lord has blessed Obed edom’s household and everything he has because of the Ark of God.” So David went there and brought the Ark of God from the house of Obed edom to the City of David with a great celebration.After the men who were carrying the Ark of the Lord had gone six steps, David sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf.And David danced before the Lord with all his might, wearing a priestly garment.So David and all the people of Israel brought up the Ark of the Lord with shouts of joy and the blowing of rams’ horns.But as the Ark of the Lord entered the City of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looked down from her window. When she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she was filled with contempt for him.They brought the Ark of the Lord and set it in its place inside the special tent David had prepared for it. And David sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings to the Lord.When he had finished his sacrifices, David blessed the people in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.Then he gave to every Israelite man and woman in the crowd a loaf of bread, a cake of dates, and a cake of raisins. Then all the people returned to their homes.When David returned home to bless his own family, Michal, the daughter of Saul, came out to meet him. She said in disgust,“ How distinguished the king of Israel looked today, shamelessly exposing himself to the servant girls like any vulgar person might do!”David retorted to Michal,“ I was dancing before the Lord, who chose me above your father and all his family! He appointed me as the leader of Israel, the people of the Lord, so I celebrate before the Lord.Yes, and I am willing to look even more foolish than this, even to be humiliated in my own eyes! But those servant girls you mentioned will indeed think I am distinguished!”So Michal, the daughter of Saul, remained childless throughout her entire life.

Meanwhile, David stationed Zadok the priest and his fellow priests at the Tabernacle of the Lord at the place of worship in Gibeon, where they continued to minister before the Lord.

The priests and Levites brought up the Ark of the Lord along with the special tent and all the sacred items that had been in it.

He drove out the nations before them; he gave them their inheritance by lot. He settled the tribes of Israel into their homes.

At that time the Tabernacle of the Lord and the altar of burnt offering that Moses had made in the wilderness were located at the place of worship in Gibeon.

So they sent men to Shiloh to bring the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, who is enthroned between the cherubim. Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were also there with the Ark of the Covenant of God.

In the morning Joshua said to the priests,“ Lift up the Ark of the Covenant and lead the people across the river.” And so they started out and went ahead of the people.The Lord told Joshua,“ Today I will begin to make you a great leader in the eyes of all the Israelites. They will know that I am with you, just as I was with Moses.

“ They went in and took possession of the land. You subdued whole nations before them. Even the Canaanites, who inhabited the land, were powerless! Your people could deal with these nations and their kings as they pleased.

“ Go to Moab, to the mountains east of the river, and climb Mount Nebo, which is across from Jericho. Look out across the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to the people of Israel as their own special possession.

Now if Joshua had succeeded in giving them this rest, God would not have spoken about another day of rest still to come.

Look, the Ark of the Covenant, which belongs to the Lord of the whole earth, will lead you across the Jordan River!Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.The priests will carry the Ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth. As soon as their feet touch the water, the flow of water will be cut off upstream, and the river will stand up like a wall.”So the people left their camp to cross the Jordan, and the priests who were carrying the Ark of the Covenant went ahead of them.It was the harvest season, and the Jordan was overflowing its banks. But as soon as the feet of the priests who were carrying the Ark touched the water at the river’s edge,the water above that point began backing up a great distance away at a town called Adam, which is near Zarethan. And the water below that point flowed on to the Dead Sea until the riverbed was dry. Then all the people crossed over near the town of Jericho.Meanwhile, the priests who were carrying the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant stood on dry ground in the middle of the riverbed as the people passed by. They waited there until the whole nation of Israel had crossed the Jordan on dry ground.

So Micah’s carved image was worshiped by the tribe of Dan as long as the Tabernacle of God remained at Shiloh.