³ and let’s bring back the ark of our God to ourselves, since we didn’t go after it when Sha’ul was king.” ⁴ The whole assembly said they would do this, for in the view of all the people it seemed right.

⁵ So David summoned all Isra’el to come together, from Shichor in Egypt all the way to the entrance of Hamat, to bring the ark of God from Kiryat-Ye‘arim.