genealogy of the Levites and their duties

Although David was forbidden to build God's temple, he made preparations for it. Creating the plans and acquiring the money and supplies for it.

Because Satan told David to number Israel and he obeyed, God made David choose among three plagues. And sent his destroying angel to Israel until he repented and showed mercy to David who was clothed in sackcloth along with the elders of Israel appealing to God that he turn his wrath on the house of David.

This chapter gives an accounting of the deaths of the brothers of Goliath the Gittite.

Anan responded to David sending him comforters (because of his father's death) by humiliating them, stripping them, shaving them, and sending them away. And then he hired the Syrians to war against Israel. David, Joab, and Abesai each took men and defeated the children of Ammon and Syria on three fronts.

David defeats his enemies on every side and captures enough brass to make Solomon's brazen sea for the temple.

David told the Nathan the prophet of his desire to build God a house. And God sent a contradiction back to David, saying that David would not build God's house. God would build David's house.

After retrieving the ark of the covenant, Israel sang praises and glorified God

David remembers that the Levites are charged with bearing the ark of the covenant and so charges them to retrieve it and bring it to the city of David.