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OZA Is S UCK DEAD FOR TOUCHING THE ARK
the sacri ce. Laying aside his royal robes, he danced before the Ark and played on his harp. The Levites carried the Ark all the way to Jerusalem and placed it in the tabernacle which David had built for it.
3. DAvrn EXTENDS Hrs KINGDOM AND PuTs DowN THE REVOLT OF ABSALOM
David extended his empire by overcoming the ene- David's mies that surrounded the Chosen People on all sides. con Three times he defeated the Philistines and fought successfully against the other nations and forced them
to pay tribute to him.
David had a son named Absalom, who was very Ab m'! ambitious and jealous of his father's position. He v
