22. "Okay then," David replied to Ittai. "Keep marching!"So Ittai the Gittite and all of his men and all the little children with him marched past.
23. The whole countryside cried loudly as all the troops marched past. The king crossed the Kidron Valley, and all the troops passed by on the Olive road into the wilderness.
24. Zadok was there too, along with all the Levites carrying the chest containing God’s covenant. They set God’s chest down, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the troops had finished marching out of the city.
25. Then the king said to Zadok, "Carry God’s chest back into the city. If the Lord thinks well of me, then he will bring me back and let me see it and its home again.