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Then David said to all the Israelites who were present, ‘I think that we should send a message to our relatives in all the regions of Israel. That should include the priests and the Levites in the towns where they live. We should ask all those people to meet with us here. We will do it if you agree that it is a good idea, and if the Lord our God wants us to do it. We should bring back the Covenant Box of our God. While Saul was king, we did not use it to ask God about things.’

All the people there agreed that this was a good idea. They realized that it was the right thing to do.

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