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Depois de Davi ter construído casas para si na cidade de Davi, ele preparou um lugar para a arca de Deus e armou uma tenda para ela. 
Então Davi disse: "Somente os levitas poderão carregar a arca de Deus, pois o Senhor os escolheu para transportarem a arca do Senhor e para ficarem sempre ao seu serviço". 
Davi reuniu todo o Israel em Jerusalém para levar a arca do Senhor para o lugar que ele lhe havia preparado. 
Reuniu também os descendentes de Arão e os levitas: 
Dos descendentes de Coate, Uriel, liderando outros 120; 
dos descendentes de Merari, Asaías, liderando outros 220; 
dos descendentes de Gérson, Joel, liderando outros 130; 
dos descendentes de Elisafã, Semaías, liderando outros 200; 
dos descendentes de Hebrom, Eliel, liderando outros 80; 
dos descendentes de Uziel, Aminadabe, liderando outros 112. 
Então Davi convocou os sacerdotes Zadoque e Abiatar, e os levitas Uriel, Asaías, Joel, Semaías, Eliel e Aminadabe, e 
lhes disse: "Vocês são os chefes das famílias levitas; vocês e seus companheiros levitas deverão consagrar-se e levar a arca do Senhor, o Deus de Israel, para o local que preparei para ela. 
Pelo fato de vocês não terem carregado a arca na primeira vez, a ira do Senhor nosso Deus causou destruição entre nós. Nós não o tínhamos consultado sobre como proceder". 
Então os sacerdotes e os levitas se consagraram para transportar a arca do Senhor, o Deus de Israel. 
E os levitas carregaram a arca de Deus apoiando as varas da arca sobre os ombros, conforme Moisés tinha ordenado, de acordo com a palavra do Senhor. 
Davi também ordenou aos líderes dos levitas que encarregassem os músicos que havia entre eles de cantar músicas alegres, acompanhados por instrumentos musicais: liras, harpas e címbalos sonoros. 
Assim, os levitas escolheram Hemã, filho de Joel, e Asafe, um parente dele; e dentre os meraritas, seus parentes, escolheram Etã, filho de Cuxaías; 
e com eles seus parentes que estavam no segundo escalão: Zacarias, Jaaziel, Semiramote, Jeiel, Uni, Eliabe, Benaia, Maaséias, Matitias, Elifeleu, Micnéias, Obede-Edom e Jeiel, os porteiros. 
Os músicos Hemã, Asafe e Etã deviam tocar os címbalos de bronze; 
Zacarias, Aziel, Semiramote, Jeiel, Uni, Eliabe, Maaséias e Benaia deviam tocar as liras, acompanhando o soprano, 
e Matitias, Elifeleu, Micnéias, Obede-Edom, Jeiel e Azazias deviam tocar as harpas em oitava, marcando o ritmo. 
Quenanias, o chefe dos levitas, ficou encarregado dos cânticos; essa era sua responsabilidade, pois ele era capaz nisso. 
Berequias e Elcana seriam porteiros. Eles deveriam proteger a arca. 
Os sacerdotes Sebanias, Josafá, Natanael, Amasai, Zacarias, Benaia e Eliézer deviam tocar as cornetas diante da arca de Deus. Obede-Edom e Jeías também deviam ser porteiros, para vigiar a arca. 
Assim, com grande festa, foram Davi, as autoridades de Israel e os líderes de batalhões de mil buscar a arca da aliança do Senhor na casa de Obede-Edom. 
Como Deus havia poupado os levitas que carregavam a arca da aliança do Senhor, sete novilhos e sete carneiros foram sacrificados. 
E Davi vestia um manto de linho fino, assim como também todos os levitas que carregavam a arca, os músicos e Quenanias, chefe dos músicos. E Davi vestia também o colete sacerdotal de linho. 
E todo Israel acompanhou a arca da aliança do Senhor alegremente, ao som de trombetas, cornetas e címbalos, ao toque de liras e de harpas. 
Aconteceu que, entrando a arca da aliança do Senhor na cidade de Davi, Mical, filha de Saul, observava de uma janela. E, ao ver o rei Davi dançando e comemorando, ela o desprezou em seu coração. 

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. 
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." 
David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it. 
He called together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites: 
From the descendants of Kohath, Uriel the leader and 120 relatives; 
from the descendants of Merari, Asaiah the leader and 220 relatives; 
from the descendants of Gershon, "Joel the leader and 130 relatives; 
from the descendants of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the leader and 200 relatives; 
from the descendants of Hebron, Eliel the leader and 80 relatives; 
from the descendants of Uzziel, Amminadab the leader and 112 relatives. 
Then David summoned Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel and Amminadab the Levites. 
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. 
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." 
So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel. 
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. 
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. 
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; 
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. 
The musicians Heman, Asaph and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals; 
Zechariah, Jaaziel, "Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah were to play the lyres according to [^5] 
and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel and Azaziah were to play the harps, directing according to [^6] 
Kenaniah the head Levite was in charge of the singing; that was his responsibility because he was skillful at it. 
Berekiah and Elkanah were to be doorkeepers for the ark. 
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. 
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. 
Because God had helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, seven bulls and seven rams were sacrificed. 
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. 
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. 
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. 

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