1 Chronicles 13:2
13:2 David said to the whole Israelite assembly, “If you so desire and the
Lord our God approves,
let’s spread the word
to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites in their cities,
so they may join us.
1 Chronicles 28:2
28:2 King David rose to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I wanted to build a temple where the ark of the Lord’s covenant could be placed as a footstool for our God. I have made the preparations for building it.
1 Chronicles 28:8
28:8 So now, in the sight of all Israel, the
Lord’s assembly, and in the hearing of our God, I say this:
Carefully observe
all the commands of the
Lord your God, so that you may possess this good land and may leave it as a permanent inheritance for your children after you.