1 Davi fez para si casas na cidade de Davi; também preparou um lugar para a arca de Deus, e armou-lhe uma tenda:
2 Então disse Davi: Ninguém deve levar a arca de Deus, senão os levitas; porque o Senhor os elegeu para levarem a arca de Deus, e para o servirem para sempre.
3 Convocou, pois, Davi todo o Israel a Jerusalém, para fazer subir a arca do Senhor ao seu lugar, que lhe tinha preparado.
4 E reuniu os filhos de Arão e os levitas.
5 dos filhos de Coate, Uriel, o chefe, e de seus irmãos cento e vinte;
6 dos filhos de Merári, Asaías, o chefe, e de seus irmãos duzentos e vinte;
7 dos filhos de Gérson Joel, o chefe, e de seus irmãos cento e trinta;
8 dos filhos de Elizafã, Semaías, o chefe, e de seus irmãos duzentos;
9 dos filhos de Hebrom, Eliel, o chefe, e de seus irmãos oitenta;
10 dos filhos de Uziel, Aminadabe, o chefe, e de seus irmãos cento e doze.
11 Então chamou Davi os sacerdotes Zadoque e Abiatar, e os levitas Uriel, Asaías, Joel, Semaías, Eliel e Aminadabe,
12 e disse-lhes: Vós sois os chefes das casas paternas entre os levitas; santificai-vos, vós e vossos irmãos, para que façais subir a arca do Senhor Deus de Israel ao lugar que lhe preparei.
13 Porquanto da primeira vez vós não a levastes, o Senhor fez uma brecha em nós, porque não o buscamos segundo a ordenança:
14 Santificaram-se, pois, os sacerdotes e os levitas para fazerem subir a arca do Senhor Deus de Israel.
15 E os levitas trouxeram a arca de Deus sobre os seus ombros, pelos varais que nela havia, como Moisés tinha ordenado, conforme a palavra do Senhor.
16 E Davi ordenou aos chefes dos levitas que designassem alguns de seus irmãos como cantores, para tocarem com instrumentos musicais, com alaúdes, harpas e címbalos, e levantarem a voz com alegria.
17 Designaram, pois, os levitas a Hemã, filho de Joel; e dos seus irmãos, a Asafe, filho de Berequias; e dos filhos de Merári, seus irmãos, a Etã, filho de Cusaías;
18 e com eles a seus irmãos da segunda ordem: Zacarias, Bene, Jaaziel, Semiramote, Jeiel, Uni, Eliabe, Benaías, Maaséias, Matitias, Elifeleu e Micnéias, e Obede-Edom e Jeiel, os porteiros.
19 Assim os cantores Hemã, Asafe e Etã se faziam ouvir com címbalos de bronze;
20 e Zacarias, Aziel, Semiramote, Jeiel, Uni, Eliabe, Maaséias e Benaías, com alaúdes adaptados ao soprano;
21 e Matitias, Elifeleu, Micnéias, Obede-Edom, Jeiel e Azazias, com harpas adaptadas ao baixo, para dirigirem;
22 e Quenanias, chefe dos levitas, estava encarregado dos cânticos e os dirigia, porque era entendido;
23 e Berequias e Elcana eram porteiros da arca;
24 e Sebanias, Jeosafá, Netanel, Amasai, Zacarias, Benaías e Eliézer, os sacerdotes, tocavam as trombetas perante a arca de Deus; e Obede-Edom e Jeías eram porteiros da arca.
25 Sucedeu pois que Davi, os anciãos de Israel, os capitães dos milhares foram, com alegria, para fazer subir a arca do pacto do Senhor, da casa de Obede-Edem.
26 E sucedeu que, havendo Deus ajudado os levitas que levavam a arca do pacto dó Senhor, sacrificaram sete novilhos e sete carneiros.
27 Davi ia vestido de um manto de linho fino, como também todos os levitas que levavam a arca, e os cantores, e juntamente com eles Quenanias, diretor do canto; Davi levava também sobre si um éfode de linho.
28 Assim todo o Israel fez subir a arca do pacto do Senhor com vozes de júbilo, ao som de buzinas, trombetas e címbalos, juntamente com alaúdes e harpas.
29 E sucedeu que, chegando a arca do pacto do Senhor à cidade de Davi, Mical, a filha de Saul, olhou duma janela e, vendo Davi dançar e saltar, desprezou-o no seu coração.
1 After David had constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
2 Then David said, "No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD chose them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before him forever."
3 David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.
4 He called together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:
5 From the descendants of Kohath, Uriel the leader and 120 relatives;
6 from the descendants of Merari, Asaiah the leader and 220 relatives;
7 from the descendants of Gershon, "Joel the leader and 130 relatives;
8 from the descendants of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the leader and 200 relatives;
9 from the descendants of Hebron, Eliel the leader and 80 relatives;
10 from the descendants of Uzziel, Amminadab the leader and 112 relatives.
11 Then David summoned Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel and Amminadab the Levites.
12 He said to them, "You are the heads of the Levitical families; you and your fellow Levites are to consecrate yourselves and bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.
13 It was because you, the Levites, did not bring it up the first time that the LORD our God broke out in anger against us. We did not inquire of him about how to do it in the prescribed way."
14 So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
15 And the Levites carried the ark of God with the poles on their shoulders, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.
16 David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as musicians to make a joyful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.
17 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his relatives, Asaph son of Berekiah; and from their relatives the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
18 and with them their relatives next in rank: Zechariah, "Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel, "the gatekeepers.
19 The musicians Heman, Asaph and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals;
20 Zechariah, Jaaziel, "Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah were to play the lyres according to [^5]
21 and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel and Azaziah were to play the harps, directing according to [^6]
22 Kenaniah the head Levite was in charge of the singing; that was his responsibility because he was skillful at it.
23 Berekiah and Elkanah were to be doorkeepers for the ark.
24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah and Eliezer the priests were to blow trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-Edom and Jehiah were also to be doorkeepers for the ark.
25 So David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of units of a thousand went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-Edom, with rejoicing.
26 Because God had helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, seven bulls and seven rams were sacrificed.
27 Now David was clothed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and as were the musicians, and Kenaniah, who was in charge of the singing of the choirs. David also wore a linen ephod.
28 So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouts, with the sounding of rams' horns and trumpets, and of cymbals, and the playing of lyres and harps.
29 As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David dancing and celebrating, she despised him in her heart.