Bible Verses About Government: Mosaic: Closely Associated with David

And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obededom with joy.

And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.