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And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds
and with all the princes.
2
And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If
it seems good unto you and unto the LORD our God, let us send everywhere to call our brethren who have remained in all the lands of Israel and with them
also the priests and Levites
who are in their cities
and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us;
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and let us bring again the ark of our God to us, for from the time of Saul we have not paid attention to it.
4
And all the congregation said to do so, for the thing seemed right in the eyes of all the people.
5
So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.
6
And David went up with all Israel to Baalah,
that is, to Kirjathjearim, which is in Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who dwells
between the cherubim, whose name is called
on it.