1 Chronicles 15:3

3 And ¹David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD ²to its place which 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 Now David built houses for himself in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

2 Then David said, "No one is to carry the ark of God but the Levites; for the LORD chose them to carry the ark of God and to minister to Him forever ."

3 And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place which he had prepared for it.

4 David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and 120 of his relatives;

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 8:1; 1 Chronicles 13:5
• 2. Exodus 40:20; 2 Samuel 6:12, 17; 1 Chronicles 15:1, 12