1 And he made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and spread a tent for it.
2 Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites, for them has Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of God, and to serve him for ever.
3 And David assembled all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah to its place that he had prepared for it.
4 And David gathered the sons of Aaron and the Levites:
5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty;
6 of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty;
7 of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty;
8 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred;
9 of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty;
10 of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.
11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab;
12 and he said to them, Ye are the chief fathers of the Levites; hallow yourselves, ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of Jehovah the God of Israel to {the place that} I have prepared for it.
13 For because ye did {it} not at the first, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
14 So the priests and the Levites hallowed themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah the God of Israel.
15 And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves upon them, as Moses had commanded according to the word of Jehovah.
16 And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren, the singers, with instruments of music, lutes, and harps, and cymbals, that they should sound aloud, lifting up the voice with joy.
17 And the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
18 and with them their brethren of the second {rank}, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers;
19 and the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, to sound aloud with cymbals of brass;
20 and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with lutes on Alamoth;
21 and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to lead {the singing}.
22 And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites for the music, gave instruction in music, for he was skilful.
23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
24 And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew with the trumpets before the ark of God; and Obed-Edom and Jehijah were doorkeepers for the ark.
25 And David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.
26 And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, that they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams.
27 And David was clothed with a robe of byssus, and all the Levites that bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah chief of the music of the singers; and David had upon him a linen ephod.
28 And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with sound of the trumpet, and with clarions, and with cymbals, playing aloud with lutes and harps.
29 And it came to pass as the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked through a window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.
1 Davi construiu casas para si na cidade de Davi; preparou um lugar para a arca de Deus e levantou para ela um pavilhão.
2 Disse, então, Davi: A arca de Deus só pode ser carregada por levitas, pois são eles que o Senhor escolheu para carregá-la e para servi-la perpetuamente.
3 Davi convocou todo o Israel em Jerusalém, para fazer subir a arca do Senhor ao lugar que lhe havia preparado.
4 Reuniu os filhos de Aarão e os levitas:
5 dos filhos de Caat, Uriel, o chefe, e seus 120 irmãos;
6 dos filhos de Merari, Asaia, o chefe, e seus 220 irmãos;
7 dos filhos de Gerson, Joel, o chefe, e seus 130 irmãos;
8 dos filhos de Elisafã, Semeías, o chefe, e seus 200 irmãos;
9 dos filhos de Hebron, Eliel, o chefe, e seus 80 irmãos;
10 dos filhos de Oziel, Aminadab, o chefe, e seus 112 irmãos.
11 Davi chamou Sadoc e Abiatar, e os levitas Uriel, Asaías, Joel, Semeías, Eliel e Aminadab,
12 e disse-lhes: Vós sois os chefes das famílias levíticas; santificai-vos, vós e vossos irmãos, e fazei subir a arca do Senhor, Deus de Israel, ao lugar que lhe preparei.
13 É porque não fostes vós, que o Senhor, nosso Deus, feriu na primeira vez, pois não a fomos procurar como manda a lei.
14 Os sacerdotes e levitas santificaram-se, portanto, para fazer subir a arca do Senhor, Deus de Israel.
15 E os filhos de Levi, como o tinha ordenado Moisés, segundo a palavra do Senhor, levaram a arca aos ombros, por meio de varais.
16 Davi disse aos chefes dos levitas que estabelecessem seus irmãos como cantores com instrumentos de música, cítaras, harpas e címbalos, para que sons vibrantes e alegres se fizessem ouvir.
17 Os levitas constituíram Hemã, filho de Joel, e dentre seus irmãos, Asaf, filho de Baraquias; dentre os filhos de Merari, seus irmãos, Etã, filho de Cusaia;
18 e com eles, seus irmãos de segunda ordem; Zacarias, Oziel, Semiramot, Jaiel, Ani, Eliab, Banaías, Maasias, Matatias, Elifalu, Macenias, Obededom e Jeiel, os porteiros.
19 Os cantores, Hemã, Asaf e Etã, tinham címbalos de bronze para faze-los retinir.
20 Zacarias, Oziel, Semiramot, Jaiel, Ani, Eliab, Maasias e Banaías tinham cítaras em soprano.
21 Matatias, Elifalu, Macenias, Obededom, Jeiel e Ozaziu tinham harpas na oitava inferior, para conduzir o canto.
22 Conenias, chefe dos levitas para o transporte, dirigia o transporte, pois era entendido nisso.
23 Baraquias e Elcana eram porteiros da arca.
24 Os sacerdotes Sebenias, Josafá, Natanael, Amasaí, Zacarias, Banaias e Eliezer tocavam trombetas diante da arca de Deus. Obededom e Jeías eram porteiros da arca.
25 Davi, os anciãos de Israel e os chefes de mil foram para retirar da casa de Obededom a arca da aliança do Senhor, e para transportá-la no meio de regozijo.
26 Foi com a assistência de Deus que os levitas transportaram a arca da aliança do Senhor; e foram sacrificados sete touros e sete carneiros.
27 Davi estava revestido de um manto de linho fino, e da mesma forma todos os levitas que transportavam a arca, os cantores e Conenias que dirigia o transporte da arca entre os cantores. Davi estava ainda revestido de um efod de linho.
28 Todo o Israel, ao fazer subir a arca da aliança do Senhor, soltava brados de júbilo, ressoando trombetas, trompas e címbalos, retinindo cítaras e harpas.
29 Quando a arca da aliança do Senhor entrava na cidade de Davi, Micol, filha de Saul, que olhava pela janela, viu que o rei saltava e dançava, e desprezou-o no seu coração.