1. Also, he made houses for himself in the City of David. And built a place for the ark of God, and he set up a tent for it.
2. Then David said: "It is illicit for anyone to carry the ark of God except the Levites, whom the Lord chose to carry it and to minister to himself, even unto eternity."
3. And he gathered all of Israel in Jerusalem, so that the ark of God might be brought into its place, which he had prepared for it.
4. Certainly, there were both the sons of Aaron and the Levites:
5. From the sons of Kohath, Uriel was the leader, and his brothers were one hundred twenty.
6. From the sons of Merari: Asaiah was the leader, and his brothers were two hundred twenty.
7. From the sons of Gershom: Joel was the leader, and his brothers were one hundred thirty.
8. From the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah was the leader, and his brothers were two hundred.
9. From the sons of Hebron: Eliel was the leader, and his brothers were eighty.
10. From the sons of Uzziel: Amminadab was the leader, and his brothers were one hundred twelve.
11. And David summoned the priests, Zadok and Abiathar, and the Levites: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
12. And he said to them: "You who are the leaders of the Levitical families, be sanctified with your brothers, and bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place that has been prepared for it.