After the genealogies in chapters 1-9, the Chronicler starts with the death of King Saul, and in verse 13 he explains it was because of Saul's unfaithfulness to the Lord. In chapter 11, David becomes king of all Israel, as the Lord had promised through Solomon (11:3). David conquers Jerusalem, the city of David, and many mighty men join David. Chapter 12:22 says, "Day after day men came to help David, until he had a great army, like the army of God." David then tries to bring the Ark of God to Jerusalem, but he did not follow the directions of God on how to do it, so they put it on a cart, and Uzzah put out his hand to keep it from falling over, and the Lord struck him down because he touched the ark of God (13:10). This made David angry and fearful, so he kept the ark with Obed-Edom. David's family and kingdom grew and he was "highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel (14:2). He conquered the Philistines and other nations feared him. David did his homework and learned how to Lord said to carry the ark, and he appointed the Levites to carry the ark, to purify themselves, and to include music before the Lord. Chapter 16 is even a song which David wrote and gave to Asaph and his associates. The ark was brought into the tent David made for it in Jerusalem. The people celebrated, and 16:43 reads, "Then all the people left, each for his own home, and David returned home to bless his family."
