1 Chronicles 15:3

3 And David gathered all Israel to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of Yahweh to its place that he had established for it.

1 Chronicles 15:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 15:3

And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem
The chief and heads of the people:

to bring up the ark of the Lord;
from the house of Obededom, where it had been three months, and for the sake of which his house was blessed, and which David heard of; and this encouraged him to take this step to fetch it from thence: unto his place, which he had prepared for it; ( 1 Chronicles 15:1 ) ( 2 Samuel 6:12 2 Samuel 6:17 ) .

1 Chronicles 15:3 In-Context

1 And David built houses for himself in the city of David, and he established a place for the ark of God. And he pitched a tent for it.

2 Then David ordered [that] none except the Levites should carry the ark of God, for Yahweh had chosen them to carry the ark of Yahweh and to serve him forever.

3 And David gathered all Israel to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of Yahweh to its place that he had established for it.

4 And David gathered the sons of Aaron and the Levites.

5 Of the sons of Kohath: Uriel the chief and one hundred and twenty of his brothers.