1. And David consulted with the commanders of thousands and hundreds, with every leader.
2. And David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you and before Yahweh our God, let us send word abroad to our brothers who remain in all the land of Israel and to the priests and Levites with them in the cities with their pasturelands that they might be gathered to us.
3. Then let us bring around the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul.”
4. And all the assembly agreed to do so, for the word was pleasing in the eyes of all the people.
5. And David summoned all Israel from Shihor of Egypt up to Lebo-Hamath to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-Jearim.
6. And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, Kiriath-Jearim of Judah, to bring up from there the ark of Yahweh God who is enthroned between the cherubim, which is called the name.
7. And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio were driving the cart.
8. Now David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their strength, and with songs, lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.