In this chapter, we see a great miracle performed on Hezekiah’s behalf in giving him fifteen additional years of life.
The ark of the covenant was brought from the city of David. Solomon’s Temple was on Mount Moriah and was located to the north of the city of David which is Zion – Zion was later used to refer to the entire city of Jerusalem and also to the heavenly abode of God.
David’s final charge to Solomon consists of faithfulness to the commandments, judgments, and testimonies of the Lord
Samuel, the gift of God to a praying mother, ministered in his early years. God worked in his life and used him mightily.
What a difference we see between Saul and David. One impressed men by his exterior appearance; the other impressed God by the condition of his heart.
