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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.
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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.
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And the sons of Aaron also, and the Levites.
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Of the children of Caath, Uriel was the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty.
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Of the sons of Merari, Asaia the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty.
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Of the sons of Gersom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty.
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Of the sons of Elisaphan, Semeias the chief: and his brethren two hundred.
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Of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief: and his brethren eighty.
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Of the sons of Oziel, Aminadab the chief: and his brethren a hundred and twelve.
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And David called Sadoc, and Abiathar the priests, and the Levites, Uriel, Asaia, Joel, Semeia, Eliel, and Aminadab:
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And he said to them: You that are the heads of the Levitical families, be sanctified with your brethren, and bring the ark of the Lord the God of Israel to the place, which is prepared for it: