1 Davi fez para si casas na cidade de Davi; 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 os escolheu Jeová para levarem a arca de Deus e para serem seus ministros para sempre.3 Davi congregou todo o Israel em Jerusalém para fazerem subir a arca de Jeová ao lugar, que lhe tinha preparado.4 Davi reuniu os filhos de Arão, e os levitas;5 dos filhos de Coate: o chefe Uriel, e seus irmãos cento e vinte;6 dos filhos de Merari: o chefe Asaías, e seus irmãos duzentos e vinte;7 dos filhos de Gérson: o chefe Joel, e seus irmãos cento e trinta;8 dos filhos de Elisafã: o chefe Semaías, e seus irmãos duzentos;9 dos filhos de Hebrom: o chefe Eliel, e seus irmãos oitenta;10 dos filhos de Uziel: o chefe Aminadabe, e seus irmãos cento e doze.11 Davi mandou vir os sacerdotes Zadoque e Abiatar, e os levitas, Uriel, Asaías, Joel, Semaías, Eliel e Aminadabe.12 e disse-lhes: Vós sois os cabeças das famílias dos levitas; santificai-vos, vós e vossos irmãos, para que façais subir a arca de Jeová, Deus de Israel, ao lugar, que lhe preparei.13 Porquanto vós não a levastes no princípio, feriu-nos Jeová nosso Deus, porque não o buscamos segundo a ordenança.14 Santificaram-se os sacerdotes e os levitas para fazerem subir a arca de Jeová, Deus de Israel.15 Os filhos dos levitas levaram a arca de Deus aos ombros, pelas varas que nela estavam, como Moisés tinha ordenado conforme a palavra de Jeová.16 Davi disse aos príncipes dos levitas que de seus irmãos constituíssem os cantores, com instrumentos músicos, com alaúdes, harpas e címbalos, para que tocassem e levantassem a voz com alegria.17 Os levitas constituíram a Hemã, filho de Joel; e dentre seus irmãos, a Asafe, filho de Berequias; dos filhos de Merari seus irmãos a Etã, filho de Cusaías;18 e com eles a seus irmãos de segunda ordem, Zacarias, Bene, Jaaziel, Semiramote, Jeiel, Uni, Eliabe, Benaia, Maaséias, Matitias, Elifeleu, Micnéias, Obede-Edom e Jeiel que eram porteiros.19 Assim os cantores Hemã, Asafe e Etã foram constituídos, tendo os címbalos de bronze que se tocavam;20 Zacarias, Aziel, Semiramote, Jeiel, Uni, Eliabe, Maaséias e Benaia, tendo alaúdes afinados em alamote;21 Matitias, Elifeleu, Micnéias, Obede-Edom, Jeiel e Azazias, tendo harpas afinadas em seminite, para dirigirem.22 Quenanias, chefe dos levitas, estava encarregado dos cânticos, e os ensinava, porque era hábil.23 Berequias e Elcana eram porteiros da arca.24 Os sacerdotes Sebanias, Josafá, Natanael, Amasai, Zacarias, Benaia e Eliezer tocavam as trombetas diante da arca de Deus; e Obede-Edom e Jeías eram porteiros da arca.25 Foram Davi e os anciãos de Israel e os quiliarcas para, com alegria, fazer subir da casa de Obede-Edom a arca da aliança de Jeová,26 e tendo Deus ajudado os levitas que levavam a arca da aliança de Jeová, ofereceram em sacrifício sete novilhos e sete carneiros.27 Davi estava vestido de um manto de linho fino, e todos os levitas que levavam a arca, e os cantores, e Quenanias, diretor do canto, juntamente com os cantores: Davi estava vestido de um efode de linho.28 Assim todo o Israel fez subir a arca da aliança de Jeová com júbilo, e ao som de buzinas e com trombetas e com címbalos, que se tocavam bem alto juntamente com alaúdes e com harpas.29 Ao chegar a arca da aliança de Jeová à cidade de Davi, olhou da janela Mical, filha de Saul, e viu a Davi dançar e tocar; ela o desprezou no seu coração.

1 He made also houses for himself in the city of David: and built a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tabernacle for it.2 Then David said: No one ought to carry the ark of God, but the Levites, whom the Lord hath chosen to carry it, and to minister unto himself for ever.3 And he gathered all Israel together into Jerusalem, that the ark of God might be brought into its place, which he had prepared for it.4 And the sons of Aaron also, and the Levites.5 Of the children of Caath, Uriel was the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty.6 Of the sons of Merari, Asaia the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty.7 Of the sons of Gersom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty.8 Of the sons of Elisaphan, Semeias 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 Oziel, Aminadab the chief: and his brethren a hundred and twelve.11 And David called Sadoc, and Abiathar the priests, and the Levites, Uriel, Asaia, Joel, Semeia, Eliel, and Aminadab:12 And he said to them: You that are the heads of the Levitical families, be sanctified with your brethren, and brine the ark of the Lord the God of Israel to the place, which is prepared for it:13 Lest as the Lord at first struck us, because you were not present, the same should now also come to pass, by our doing some thing against the law.14 So the priests and the Levites were sanctified, to carry the ark of the Lord the God of Israel.15 And the sons of Levi took the ark of God as Moses had commanded, according to the word of the Lord, upon their shoulders, with the staves.16 And David spoke to the chiefs of the Levites, to appoint some of their brethren to be singers with musical instruments, to wit, on psalteries, and harps, and cymbals, that the joyful noise might resound on high.17 And they appointed Levites, Hemam the son of Joel, and of his brethren Asaph the son of Barachias: and of the sons of Merari, their brethren: Ethan the son of Casaia.18 And with them their brethren: in the second rank, Zacharias, and Ben, and Jaziel, and Semiramoth, and Jahiel, and Ani, and Eliab, and Banaias, and Maasias, and Mathathias, and Eliphalu, and Macenias, and Obededom, and Jehiel, the porters.19 Now the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, sounded with cymbals of brass.20 And Zacharias, and Oziel, and Semiramoth, and Jehiel, and Ani, and Eliab, and Maasias, and Banaias, sung mysteries upon psalteries.21 And Mathathias, and Eliphalu, and Macenias and Obededom, and Jehiel and Ozaziu, sung a song of victory for the octave upon harps.22 And Chonenias chief of the Levites, presided over the prophecy, to give out the tunes: for he was very skilful.23 And Barachias, and Elcana, were doorkeepers of the ark.24 And Sebenias, and Josaphat, and Nathanael, and Amasai, and Zacharias, and Banaias, and Eliezer the priests, sounded with trumpets, before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehias were porters of the ark.25 So David and all the ancients of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the house of Obededom with joy.26 And when God had helped the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, they offered in sacrifice seven oxen, and seven rams.27 And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that carried the ark, and the singing men, and Chonenias the ruler of the prophecy among the singers: and David also had on him an ephod of linen.28 And all Israel brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord with joyful shouting, and sounding with the sound of the comet, and with trumpets, and cymbals, and psalteries, and harps.29 And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord was come to the city of David, Michol the daughter of Saul looking out at a window, saw king David dancing and playing, and she despised him in her heart.