When he heard that Abner was dead, Ish-Bosheth lost heart. Then a couple guys came into his house one day and killed him. They brought the head to David in kind of the same way a cat might leave a starling on your porch but David did not seem very grateful.
“When I heard news of Saul’s death I killed the man who told me.” He exclaimed at them. “How much more angry then do you think I am about your sneaking in and killing an innocent man in his own home?”
So David had those guys killed too.
With Saul’s whole family dead though, (except some grandson who was disabled and too young to do anything) all the other tribes came around and followed David. He ruled for 33 years after that. He conquered Jerusalem and built a fortress next to it they called the City of David. It’s still there, you can go on little walking tours of it. He also defeated the Philistines and made Jerusalem the capital, bringing the ark of the covenant to live there.
On the way, the oxen stumbled and a priest reached out to steady the ark, but no one was allowed to approach it or touch it, so God killed him. After that incident, David decided to store the ark at someone else’s house.
God promises David that He will establish a house for His people and they won’t be oppressed by wicked people any more. He will establish his kingdom with David’s descendant. Most Christians who are aware of this prophecy assume this is talking about Jesus.
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