- 大衛與千夫長、百夫長、就是一切首領商議。
- 大衛對以色列全會眾說、你們若以為美、見這事是出於耶和華我們的 神、我們就差遣人走遍以色列地、見我們未來的弟兄、又見住在有郊野之城的祭司利未人、使他們都到這裡來聚集.
- 我們要把 神的約櫃運到我們這裡來.因為在掃羅年間、我們沒有在約櫃前求問 神。
- 全會眾都說、可以如此行.這事在眾民眼中、都看為好。
- 於是大衛將以色列人、從埃及的西曷河、直到哈馬口、都招聚了來、要從基列耶琳將 神的約櫃運來。
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- David conferred with each of his officers, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.
- He then said to the whole assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you and if it is the will of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers throughout the territories of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites who are with them in their towns and pasturelands, to come and join us.
- Let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we did not inquire of it during the reign of Saul."
- The whole assembly agreed to do this, because it seemed right to all the people.
- So David assembled all the Israelites, from the Shihor River in Egypt to Lebo Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.
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