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1 Chronicles 15:4-10 lists the muster for the ark procession: the sons of Aaron and the Levites—Uriel the chief with 120 relatives of the sons of Kohath, Asaiah with 220 of Merari, Joel with 130 of Gershom, Shemaiah with 200 of Elizaphan, Eliel with 80 of Hebron, and Amminadab with 112 of Uzziel.

1 Chronicles 15:1-3 describes David building houses in the city of David, preparing a place and pitching a tent for the ark of God, declaring that no one but the Levites may carry the ark because the LORD chose them to carry it and minister to Him forever, and assembling all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the ark up to its place.

1 Chronicles 14:17 concludes the chapter with the fame of David going out into all the lands and the LORD bringing the fear of him on all the nations.

1 Chronicles 14:13-16 recounts the second Philistine raid in the valley, David inquiring again of God, the new instructions to circle behind them and wait for the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, and the obedience that struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

1 Chronicles 14:10-12 records David inquiring of God whether to go up against the Philistines, God's promise to give them into his hand, the victory at Baal-perazim where God broke through David's enemies like a breakthrough of waters, and the burning of the abandoned Philistine gods at David's order.

1 Chronicles 14:8-9 reports that when the Philistines heard David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up in search of David, raiding the valley of Rephaim, and David heard of it and went out against them.

1 Chronicles 14:3-7 lists the growth of David's family at Jerusalem—more wives, more sons and daughters—and names the thirteen children born to him there: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

1 Chronicles 14:1-2 records Hiram king of Tyre sending messengers, cedar trees, masons, and carpenters to build David a house, and David's realization that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel.

Micah 6:13-16: The verdict is issued. God will personally enforce the covenant/treaty's penalty clauses: sickness, food without satisfaction, loss of wealth, harvests eaten by invaders. Judah imitated the legacy of kings Omri and Ahab, the northern kingdom's most corrupt dynasty, so Judah will inherit their ruin and their disgrace.

Micah 6:9-12 shows the LORD's voice calling out through the city. He cross-examines Jerusalem's economy: treasures earned through fraud, an undersized measure, rigged scales, and a merchant's bag filled with deceptive weights. The wealthy practice violence, and ordinary citizens have learned to make deceit their common language.

Micah 6:6-8 describes a worshiper who approaches God as though he were bidding for His favor: burnt offerings, yearling calves, rams by the thousand, rivers of oil, and finally a firstborn child. The proposed offerings escalate, but the premise behind them misunderstands God entirely. What could possibly satisfy the LORD? Micah answers that God requires His people to do justice, love steadfast covenant faithfulness, and walk humbly with Him.

Micah 6:1-5 brings a covenant lawsuit against Israel, calling the ancient mountains to testify. He challenges His people to identify any injustice He has committed against them. He then reviews His covenant faithfulness, recounting how He redeemed them from Egypt, provided them with godly leaders, turned a curse into a blessing, and safely brought them from Shittim to Gilgal.

1 Chronicles 13:11-12 records David's anger at the LORD's outburst against Uzza, the naming of Perez-uzza, and the fear that displaced his celebration: David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"

1 Chronicles 13:9-10 recounts the outburst at the threshing floor of Chidon: the oxen nearly upset the ark, Uzza put out his hand to hold it, and the anger of the LORD burned against him, so He struck him down, and he died there before God.

1 Chronicles 13:7-8 tells how they carried the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, with Uzza and Ahio driving the cart, while David and all Israel celebrated before God with all their might, with songs, lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

1 Chronicles 13:5-6 describes the great assembly—all Israel from the Shihor of Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath—going up to Baalah, that is, Kiriath-jearim, to bring up the ark of God, the LORD who is enthroned above the cherubim, where His name is called.

1 Chronicles 13:3-4 states the heart of David's proposal—let us bring back the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul—and records the assembly's glad agreement, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

1 Chronicles 13:1-2 records David's consultation with the captains of thousands and hundreds and with every leader, and his proposal to all the assembly of Israel to send everywhere for their kinsmen, priests, and Levites, if it seems good to them and if it is from the LORD our God.

1 Chronicles 12:38-40 concludes the muster at Hebron: all the men of war came with a perfect heart to make David king over all Israel, the rest of the nation was of one mind, and the assembly ate and drank for three days on provisions carried from as far as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, for there was joy indeed in Israel.

1 Chronicles 12:30-37 continues the muster at Hebron through the northern and eastern tribes—Ephraim, the half-tribe of Manasseh, the discerning sons of Issachar, Zebulun with undivided heart, Naphtali, Dan, Asher, and one hundred twenty thousand from beyond the Jordan.