1. Solomon son of David took firm control of his kingdom, for the lord his God was with him and made him very powerful.
2. Solomon called together all the leaders of Israel—the generals and captains of the army, the judges, and all the political and clan leaders.
3. Then he led the entire assembly to the place of worship in Gibeon, for God’s Tabernacle was located there. (This was the Tabernacle that Moses, the lord’s servant, had made in the wilderness.)
4. David had already moved the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the tent he had prepared for it in Jerusalem.