Chapter 15

The Ark to be transported again, this time by the Levites as it should have been the first time.  Knowledge of God's will takes away the fear, and the original intent can be carried on.  Maybe this explains David's fear after the death of Uzza.  God had told David he could bring the ark, but then Uzza is killed doing it.  So David puts the project on hold, inquires, prays, reads, and learns, that he made a mistake by not having the Levites move the Ark, as God had clearly instructed.  Once this is clear, the Ark can continue its journey. 

The chapter starts this way:

1 David built houses for himself in the city of David. And he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it. [1Ch 15:1 ESV]

Perhaps this was part of the problem the first time.  There was no place to put the Ark when it arrived the first time.  So this must be done before the ark is brought to Jerusalem. 

2023 - This verse:

11 Then David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar, and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab, [1Ch 15:11 ESV].  Here is a place where the King of Israel can be tied to the succession of Aaronic priests, as shown in a previous chapter.  This is the first place where both King and High Priests have been named since then.  Zadok is in the genealogy in 1Chr 6:8.  So he was likely high priest and Abiathar was his second.

Michal despises David in her heart.  Here is the verse:

29 And as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart. [1Ch 15:29 ESV]

This is the woman Saul "forced" on David, long ago, after David killed Goliath. She loved him, even helping him to escape from her father.  She was given to another, and David got her back, and took her again as his wife.  Yet when he comes into Jerusalem with the ark, her love turns to hate.  It seems that as David came in before the Ark, he was wearing linen.  This was the "uniform" of priests,  Royalty wore robes - purple I suppose.  In Michal's eyes, David was clothed in the garb of a lower station than he should have been.  She believes he should have been dressed as a King, and perhaps she sees this as evidence that after all, he is just a shepherd, and not true royalty, and this does not sit well with her.  Note the verses just before which emphasize twice that David is dressed in linen, as the priests.