2 Samuel 6

The Ark Brought to Jerusalem

1 David again brought together all the able young men of Israel—thirty thousand. 2 He and all his men went to Baalah*6:2 That is, Kiriath Jearim (see 1 Chron. 13:6) in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name,*6:2 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate do not have the Name. the name of the Lord Almighty, who is enthroned between the cherubim on the ark. 3 They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart 4 with the ark of God on it,*6:3,4 Dead Sea Scrolls and some Septuagint manuscripts; Masoretic Text cart 4 and they brought it with the ark of God from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill and Ahio was walking in front of it. 5 David and all Israel were celebrating with all their might before the Lord, with castanets,*6:5 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint (see also 1 Chron. 13:8) songs harps, lyres, timbrels, sistrums and cymbals.

6 When they came to the threshing floor of Nakon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled. 7 The Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah because of his irreverent act; therefore God struck him down, and he died there beside the ark of God.

8 Then David was angry because the Lord’s wrath had broken out against Uzzah, and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah.*6:8 Perez Uzzah means outbreak against Uzzah.

9 David was afraid of the Lord that day and said, "How can the ark of the Lord ever come to me?" 10 He was not willing to take the ark of the Lord to be with him in the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. 11 The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months, and the Lord blessed him and his entire household.

12 Now King David was told, "The Lord has blessed the household of Obed-Edom and everything he has, because of the ark of God." So David went to bring up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with rejoicing. 13 When those who were carrying the ark of the Lord had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf. 14 Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the Lord with all his might, 15 while he and all Israel were bringing up the ark of the Lord with shouts and the sound of trumpets.

16 As the ark of the Lord was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she despised him in her heart.

17 They brought the ark of the Lord and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and David sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before the Lord. 18 After he had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord Almighty. 19 Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each person in the whole crowd of Israelites, both men and women. And all the people went to their homes.

20 When David returned home to bless his household, Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and said, "How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today, going around half-naked in full view of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow would!"

21 David said to Michal, "It was before the Lord, who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when he appointed me ruler over the Lord’s people Israel—I will celebrate before the Lord. 22 I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes. But by these slave girls you spoke of, I will be held in honor."

23 And Michal daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death.

Levam a arca para Jerusalém

1 E tornou Davi a ajuntar todos os escolhidos de Israel, em número de trinta mil. 2 E levantou-se Davi, e partiu, com todo o povo que tinha consigo, para Baalim de Judá, para levarem dali para cima a arca de Deus, sobre a qual se invoca o nome, o nome do Senhor dos Exércitos, que se assenta entre os querubins. 3 E puseram a arca de Deus em um carro novo, e a levaram da casa de Abinadabe, que está em Gibeá; e Uzá e Aiô, filhos de Abinadabe, guiavam o carro novo. 4 E levando-o da casa de Abinadabe, que está em Gibeá, com a arca de Deus, Aiô ia adiante da arca. 5 E Davi, e toda a casa de Israel, festejavam perante o Senhor, com toda a sorte de instrumentos de pau-de-faia, como também com harpas, e com saltérios, e com tamboris, e com pandeiros, e com címbalos.

6 E, chegando à eira de Nacom, estendeu Uzá a mão à arca de Deus, e pegou nela; porque os bois a deixavam pender. 7 Então a ira do Senhor se acendeu contra Uzá, e Deus o feriu ali por esta imprudência; e morreu ali junto à arca de Deus. 8 E Davi se contristou, porque o Senhor abrira rotura em Uzá; e chamou àquele lugar Perez-Uzá, até ao dia de hoje. 9 E temeu Davi ao Senhor naquele dia; e disse: Como virá a mim a arca do Senhor?

10 E não quis Davi retirar para junto de si a arca do Senhor, à cidade de Davi; mas Davi a fez levar à casa de Obede-Edom, o giteu. 11 E ficou a arca do Senhor em casa de Obede-Edom, o giteu, três meses; e abençoou o Senhor a Obede-Edom, e a toda a sua casa.

12 Então avisaram a Davi, dizendo: Abençoou o Senhor a casa de Obede-Edom, e tudo quanto tem, por causa da arca de Deus; foi pois Davi, e trouxe a arca de Deus para cima, da casa de Obede-Edom, à cidade de Davi, com alegria.

13 E sucedeu que, quando os que levavam a arca do Senhor tinham dado seis passos, sacrificava bois e carneiros cevados. 14 E Davi saltava com todas as suas forças diante do Senhor; e estava Davi cingido de um éfode de linho. 15 Assim Davi e toda a casa de Israel fizeram subir a arca do Senhor, com júbilo, e ao som das trombetas.

16 E sucedeu que, entrando a arca do Senhor na cidade de Davi, Mical, a filha de Saul, estava olhando pela janela; e, vendo ao rei Davi, que ia bailando e saltando diante do Senhor, o desprezou no seu coração.

17 E introduzindo a arca do Senhor, a puseram no seu lugar, no meio da tenda que Davi lhe armara; e ofereceu Davi holocaustos e ofertas pacíficas perante o Senhor. 18 E acabando Davi de oferecer os holocaustos e ofertas pacíficas, abençoou o povo em nome do Senhor dos Exércitos. 19 E repartiu a todo o povo, e a toda a multidão de Israel, desde os homens até às mulheres, a cada um, um bolo de pão, e um bom pedaço de carne, e um frasco de vinho; então retirou-se todo o povo, cada um para sua casa,

Davi repreende a Mical

20 E, voltando Davi para abençoar a sua casa, Mical, a filha de Saul, saiu a encontrar-se com Davi, e disse: Quão honrado foi hoje o rei de Israel, descobrindo-se hoje aos olhos das servas de seus servos, como sem pejo se descobre qualquer dos vadios.

21 Disse, porém, Davi a Mical: Perante o Senhor, que me escolheu preferindo-me a teu pai, e a toda a sua casa, mandando-me que fosse soberano sobre o povo do Senhor, sobre Israel, perante o Senhor tenho me alegrado.

22 E ainda mais do que isto me envilecerei, e me humilharei aos meus olhos; mas das servas, de quem falaste, delas serei honrado.

23 E Mical, a filha de Saul, não teve filhos, até o dia da sua morte.