David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem

Title ideas:God made an eternal covenant with DavidJerusalem became David’s city [the city for the King].

David ruled Judah Province from Hebron city for seven years. His army had to fight battles and capture more land. David and his army captured a strong city in Caanan called Jerusalem.

They also called Jerusalem city “David’s city.” A foreign king sent wooden logs to Jerusalem, so that David could build a big house [palace] for himself.

Later, David wanted to bring the Lord’s Covenant Box to Jerusalem. After he talked about this with many Israelite leaders, they agreed to do so.

The Covenant Box stayed [stood / was stored or kept] behind a curtain [beautiful large veil / tarp] in the old Tabernacle. God long ago commanded that only men from Levi’s tribe may carry [move] the Covenant Box, and they must carry it with poles across their shoulders!

But David made a mistake, when he chose men from other tribes to bring [transport] the Covenant Box to Jerusalem. Those men did not carry it with poles, rather they set in on [in] a cart pulled by oxen [cows / animals].

As the cart came near to Jerusalem, David and many Israelites were making music, singing and dancing, [celebrating] to honor the Lord.

Then one ox [animal / cow] pulling the cart stumbled. One man [Uzah] laid his hand on the Covenant Box to steady it. God was angry that he did that, being disrespectful, so God killed that man, because he touched the Covenant Box.

This made David to become afraid, so he asked, “How could the Covenant Box come into my city?” So they left the Covenant Box at a man’s nearby house. His name was Obed-Edom.

Three months later, someone reported to David, “The Lord has blessed [prospered] Obed-Edom’s house, because the Covenant Box is there.”

So David decided to bring the Covenant Box near to his own house in Jerusalem [his city]. This time, men from the Levites tribe carried the Covenant Box with poles across their shoulders.

Also, during the carrying [procession], it was men from the Levi tribe who sang, danced and sacrificed animals to honor the Lord.

David wore a simple [common] linen [woven] clothes [not his kingly royal robes]. He too danced near the Covenant Box to honor the Lord. https://scribalishess.wordpress.com/2014/02/14/was-david-dancing-in-his-tighty-whities-2-samuel-6/

Michal, David’s first wife, [Saul’s daughter] stood at a window, watching David dance as they carried the Covenant Box into Jerusalem.

As she saw David dance and celebrate [shout] loudly with [energy and] joy, she disrespected [felt disgusted by / angry at] him.

When David came home, Michal said to him, “You danced as a foolish [common / undignified] man before [in view of] the servant girls!” David replied, “I was honoring the Lord who chose me to be the king rather than [instead of] your father’s descendants.”Because of this, Michal never birthed any children.

After David had moved [settled] in his palace, and had peace with his enemies, he said to a prophet named Nathan, “Myself, I live [stay] in a beautiful large house, while the Lord’s Covenant Box remains in a tent!” (David wanted to build a big stone temple for the Lord to replace the Tabernacle!)Nathan replied, “Do whatever you wish, for the Lord will help you!”

During that night, the Lord spoke to Nathan, saying, “Go tell David these words [two messages]: First, it shall not be you but your son who will build a temple [house] for my name! Second, your descendants will be kings over Israel forever! This is my covenant with you!”

Next day, Nathan came and reported to David the Lord’s words. So David praised the Lord, saying, “You have made Israel to be your own people, and you will be their God, forever. And you have promised that my descendants [sons] will rule over Israel forever!”

David wrote a song [poem] to praise the Lord for the covenant that the Lord made with him, promising that David’s [his] descendants would be kings forever.