David did just as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

The descendants of Levi carried the ark of God on their shoulders with poles, just as Moses had ordered according to the divine command.

I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle them there; they will live there and not be disturbed anymore. Violent men will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning

I will become his father and he will become my son. I will never withhold my loyal love from him, as I withheld it from the one who ruled before you.

So now, O Lord, may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality! Do as you promised,

“Now, my son, may the Lord be with you! May you succeed and build a temple for the Lord your God, just as he announced you would.

This was the order in which they carried out their assigned responsibilities when they entered the Lord’s temple, according to the regulations given them by their ancestor Aaron, just as the Lord God of Israel had instructed him.

When David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a palace made from cedar, while the ark of the Lord’s covenant is under a tent.”