And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:
David said unto all the congregation of Israel, х qªhal (H6951) Yisraa'eel (H3478)] - i:e., those who were thus convoked; the deliberative assembly.
If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the Lord - i:e., I shall conclude that this favourite measure of mine is agreeable to the mind of God, if it receive your hearty concurrence.
Let us send abroad unto our brethren every where. He wished to make it known throughout the country, in order that there might be a general assembly of the nation, and that preparations might be made on a scale and of a kind suitable to the inauguration of the august ceremonial. Priests and Levites ... in their cities and suburbs - (see the note at Numbers 35:1-34). The original terms, "let us send," imply immediate execution.