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

In Jerusalem David married more wives and fathered more sons and daughters.

Ozem sixth, David seventh.

The residents of Jebus said to David, “You cannot invade this place!” But David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).

So David did not move the ark to the City of David; he left it in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

When David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David; he came out from the threshing floor and bowed to David with his face to the ground.

David praised the Lord before the entire assembly: “O Lord God of our father Israel, you deserve praise forevermore!

These were all the sons of David, not counting the sons of his concubines. Tamar was their sister.

David’s power steadily grew, for the Lord who commands armies was with him.

David consulted with his military officers, including those who led groups of a thousand and those who led groups of a hundred.

The Philistines left their idols there, so David ordered that they be burned.

David gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:

The Lord told Gad, David’s prophet,

So David went up as Gad instructed him to do in the name of the Lord.

David ordered all the officials of Israel to support his son Solomon.

Elihu, a brother of David, led Judah, Omri son of Michael led Issachar,

When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king of all Israel, all the Philistines marched up to confront him. When David heard about it, he marched out against them.

David said, “I will express my loyalty to Hanun son of Nahash, for his father was loyal to me.” So David sent messengers to express his sympathy over his father’s death. When David’s servants entered Ammonite territory to visit Hanun and express the king’s sympathy,

Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their towns until the reign of David.

These are the men David put in charge of music in the Lord’s sanctuary, after the ark was placed there.