David's House and Family: 14:1–17 Before the Chronicler comes to the renewed attempt to bring the ark to Jerusalem (starting in 1 Chron. 15:1), there is a detour in the narrative. I have already discussed the difficulty involved in fitting 1 Chronicles 14 into the narrative logic of the Chronicler’s broader construction. Although there might be good (compositional-historical) reasons to transpose this chapter to another position, the effect of the present form of the text is twofold. It provides an interlude during which the reader may digest the significance of the previous episode and also prepares the way for the successful bringing of the ark to Jerusalem. This two-stage construction can also be seen in two other related and si…