¹⁰ The only things inside the Ark were two stone tablets [^Cinscribed with the Ten Commandments] that Moses had put in the Ark at ·Mount Sinai [^LHoreb]. That was where the Lord made his ·agreement [covenant; treaty] with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.

¹¹ Then all the priests ·left [came out of; withdrew from] the Holy Place. (All the priests ·from each group [regardless of their divisions/orders; or whether they were serving that day or not] had ·made themselves ready to serve the Lord [consecrated/purified/sanctified themselves].) ¹² All the Levite ·musicians [singers]—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun [^Call associated with certain psalms; see titles of Ps. 50, 73–83 (Asaph), 88 (Heman), 39, 62, 77 (Jeduthun)], and all their sons and ·relatives [kinsmen; ^Lbrothers]—stood on the east side of the altar. They were dressed in ·white [fine] linen and played cymbals, harps, and lyres. ·With [Accompanying] them were one hundred twenty priests who blew trumpets.