^{2 Ref} Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.

^{3 Ref} And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah unto its place, which he had prepared for it.

^{4 Ref} And David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites:

^{5 Ref} of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty;

^{6 Ref} of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty;

^{7 Ref} of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty;

^{8 Ref} of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred;

^{9 Ref} of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore;

^{10 Ref} of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.

^{11 Ref} And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,

^{12 Ref} and said unto them, Ye are the heads of the fathers' `houses' of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto `the place' that I have prepared for it.

^{13 Ref} For because ye `bare it' not at the first, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not according to the ordinance.

^{14 Ref} So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel.