The Lord ordered the messenger to put his sword back into its sheath.

David lived in the fortress; for this reason it is called the City of David.

While Ornan was threshing wheat, he turned and saw the messenger, and he and his four sons hid themselves.

David went in, sat before the Lord, and said: “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point?

Solomon sat on the Lord’s throne as king in place of his father David; he was successful and all Israel was loyal to him.

The ark of God remained in Obed-Edom’s house for three months; the Lord blessed Obed-Edom’s family and everything that belonged to him.

He removed the city’s residents and made them do hard labor with saws, iron picks, and axes. This was his policy with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.