2 Samuel 15:23-25

New English Translation

²³ All the land was weeping loudly^[a] as all these people were leaving.^[b] As the king was crossing over the Kidron Valley, all the people were leaving^[c] on the road that leads to the desert. ²⁴ Zadok and all the Levites who were with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. When they positioned the ark of God, Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the people had finished leaving^[d] the city.

²⁵ Then the king said to Zadok, “Take the ark of God back to the city. If I find favor in the Lord’s sight he will bring me back and enable me to see both it and his dwelling place again.