1 David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David. Then he prepared a place for God’s Ark and pitched a tent for it.2 David insisted that only the Levites carry God’s Ark because Jehovah had chosen them to carry his Ark and to serve him from generation to generation.3 David called together all Israel at Jerusalem to bring Jehovah’s Ark to the place he had prepared for it.4 David also called together Aaron’s descendants and the Levites.5 Leading Kohath’s descendants were Uriel, who came with one hundred and twenty of his relatives.6 Leading Merari’s descendants were Asaiah, who came with two hundred and twenty of his relatives.7 Leading Gershom’s descendants were Joel, who came with one hundred and thirty of his relatives.8 Leading Elizaphan’s descendants were Shemaiah, who came with two hundred of his relatives.9 Leading Hebron’s descendants were Eliel, who came with eighty of his relatives.10 Leading Uzziel’s descendants were Amminadab, who came with one hundred and twelve of his relatives.11 David called for the priests Zadok and Abiathar and for the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.12 He said to them: »You are the heads of the Levite families. You and your brothers must perform the ceremonies to make yourselves holy. Then bring the Ark of Jehovah the God of Israel to the place I prepared for it.13 »Because you Levites were not there the first time, Jehovah our God struck us. We had not dedicated our lives to serving him in the way he designated.«14 So the priests and the Levites made themselves holy in order to move the Ark of Jehovah the God of Israel.15 The Levites carried God’s Ark on their shoulders. They used poles as Moses had commanded according to Jehovah’s instructions.16 David told the Levite leaders to appoint some of their brothers to serve as musicians. They were expected to play music on harps, lyres, and cymbals to produce joyful music for singing.17 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel, and from his relatives they appointed Asaph Berechiah’s son. From their own relatives, Merari’s descendants, they appointed Ethan son of Kushaiah.18 In addition, they appointed their relatives from the second division: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah. Obed Edom and Jeiel were appointed gatekeepers.19 The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were appointed to play bronze cymbals.20 Zechariah, Jaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were appointed to play harps tuned according to alamoth.21 Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were appointed to play lyres and to conduct the eighth.22 Chenaniah, a Levite leader, instructed others how to sing prophetic songs because he was skilled at it.23 Berechiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.24 The priests Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer blew trumpets in front of God’s Ark. Obed Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.25 Thus David, the leaders of Israel, and the army’s commanders joyfully went to get the Ark of Jehovah’s Covenant from Obed Edom’s house.26 Because God helped the Levites who carried the Ark of the Jehovah’s Covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.27 David was dressed in a fine linen robe, as were all the Levites who carried the Ark, the Levites who were singers, and Chenaniah, the leader of the musicians’ prophetic songs. David also wore a linen ephod.28 All Israel brought the Ark of Jehovah’s Covenant with shouts of joy and the sounding of rams’ horns, trumpets, cymbals, harps, and lyres.29 When the Ark of Jehovah’s Covenant came to the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked out of a window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, so she despised him.

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.