2 Samuel 15:23-25

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²³All the people^[a] were crying loudly. Then King David crossed over Kidron Brook, and all the people went out to the desert. ²⁴Zadok and all the Levites with him were carrying the Box of God’s Agreement. They set down God’s Holy Box, and Abiathar said prayers^[b] until all the people had left Jerusalem.

²⁵King David said to Zadok, “Take God’s Holy Box back to Jerusalem. If the Lord is pleased with me, he will bring me back and let me see Jerusalem and his Temple.

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Footnotes

2 Samuel 15:23 people Literally, “country.”
2 Samuel 15:24 said prayers Literally, “went up.” This could mean “burn incense,” “offer sacrifices,” or it might mean simply that Abiathar stood to one side, by the Holy Box, until all the people passed by.