1. Then David consulted with the officers of the thousands and of the hundreds, with every leader.
2. David said to the entire assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and is from Adonai Eloheinu, let us spread the word to our kinsmen who remain in all the regions of Israel, along with the kohanim and Levites in their towns and pasturelands to come and join us.
3. Let us bring the Ark of our God back to us—for we did not inquire of it in the days of Saul.”
4. The entire assembly agreed to do so, for the proposal seemed right in the eyes of all the people.
5. So David assembled all Israel from the Shihor of Egypt to the entrance of Hamat, to bring the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
6. David and all Israel went up to Baalah, to Kiriath-jearim, that was in Judah to bring up from there the Ark of God, Adonai who sits enthroned above the cheruvim, which is called by His Name.