1Crônicas 15

Preparações para a remoção da arca

1 Davi fez para si casas na Cidade de Davi; preparou um lugar para a arca de Deus e *1Cr 15.3;16.1;17.1-5armou-lhe uma tenda. 2 Então, disse Davi: *Nm 4.15Ninguém 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 *1Cr 13.5;1Rs 8.1Davi congregou todo o Israel em Jerusalém para fazerem subir a arca de Jeová ao *1Cr 15.1,12;2Sm 6.12,17lugar que lhe tinha preparado. 4 Davi reuniu os filhos de Arão e *1Cr 6.16-30;12.26-28os 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 *1Cr 12.28Zadoque e *1Sm 22.20-23;1Rs 2.26,35Abiatar e os levitas Uriel, Asaías, Joel, Semaías, Eliel e Aminadabe 12 e disse-lhes: Vós sois os cabeças das famílias dos levitas; *Êx 19.14-15;2Cr 35.6santificai-vos, vós e vossos irmãos, para que façais subir a arca de Jeová, Deus de Israel, *1Cr 15.1,3ao lugar, que lhe preparei. 13 *1Cr 13.7;2Sm 6.3Porquanto vós não a levastes no princípio, feriu-nos Jeová, nosso Deus, porque não o buscamos segundo a ordenança. 14 *1Cr 15.12Santificaram-se os sacerdotes e os levitas para fazerem subir a arca de Jeová, Deus de Israel. 15 Os filhos dos *Êx 25.14;Nm 4.5levitas levaram a arca de Deus aos ombros, pelas varas que nela estavam, como Moisés tinha ordenado conforme a palavra de Jeová.

A arca é levada pelos levitas para Jerusalém

16 Davi disse aos príncipes dos levitas que, de seus irmãos, constituíssem os *1Cr 13.8;25.1cantores, com instrumentos músicos, com alaúdes, harpas e címbalos, para que tocassem e levantassem a voz com alegria. 17 *1Cr 25.1Os 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, Maaseias, Matitias, Elifeleu, Micneias, 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, Maaseias e Benaia, tendo alaúdes afinados em *Sl 46, títuloalamote; 21 Matitias, Elifeleu, Micneias, Obede-Edom, Jeiel e Azazias, tendo harpas afinadas em *Sl 6, títuloseminite, 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 Eliézer *1Cr 15.28;16.6tocavam as trombetas diante da arca de Deus; e Obede-Edom e Jeías eram porteiros da arca.

25 *2Sm 6.12,15Foram Davi e os anciãos de Israel e os quiliarcas para, com alegria, fazer subir *1Cr 13.13da 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 *Nm 23.1-4,29sete 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 éfode 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 And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. 2 Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.*15.2 None…: Heb. It is not to carry the ark of God, but for the Levites 3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it. 4 And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites: 5 Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:*15.5 brethren: or, kinsmen 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 an 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 fourscore: 10 Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an 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 said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it. 13 For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order. 14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel. 15 And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD. 16 And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy. 17 So 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 degree, 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 porters. 19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass; 20 And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth; 21 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.*15.21 on the…: or, on the eighth to oversee 22 And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.*15.22 was for…: or, was for the carriage: he instructed about the carriage*15.22 song: Heb. lifting up 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, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

25 So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obed-edom with joy. 26 And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams. 27 And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.*15.27 song: or, carriage 28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.

29 And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.