^{1 Ref} And David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.

^{2 Ref} And David said unto all the assembly of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and if it be of Jehovah our God, let us send abroad every where unto our brethren that are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us;

^{3 Ref} and let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we sought not unto it in the days of Saul.

^{4 Ref} And all the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

^{5 Ref} So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor `the brook' of Egypt even unto the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.