1 Chronicles 15:3

3 David called together all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the LORD's ark to the place he had prepared 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 After David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, he prepared a place for God's ark and set up a tent for it.

2 Then David insisted that only the Levites carry God's ark because the LORD had chosen them to carry his ark and to serve him forever.

3 David called together all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the LORD's ark to the place he had prepared for it.

4 David also called together Aaron's descendants and the Levites.

5 Leading Kohath's descendants was Uriel, who came with 120 of his relatives.