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\mt2 This book contains genealogies from Adam to the death of King David and the account of David reigning over all of Israel. We call this book  
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\s1 A list of genealogies  
\s1 The descendants of Adam  
\p
\v 1  \add The first person God created was Adam\add*. Adam’s \add son was\add* \w Seth|strong="H8352"\w*. \add Seth’s son was\add* Enosh. \add Enosh’s son was\add* Kenan.  
\v 2  \add Kenan’s son was\add* \w Mahalalel|strong="H4111"\w*. \add Mahalalel’s son was\add* \w Jared|strong="H3382"\w*. \add Jared’s son was\add* Enoch.  
\v 3  \add Enoch’s son was\add* \w Methuselah|strong="H4968"\w*. \add Methusalah’s son was\add* \w Lamech|strong="H3929"\w*. \add Lamech’s son was\add* Noah.  
\v 4  \add Noah’s sons were\add* \w Shem|strong="H8035"\w*, \w Ham|strong="H2526"\w*, \w and|strong="H8035"\w* \w Japheth|strong="H3315"\w*.   
\s1 The descendants of Japheth  
\li1
\v 5 The sons (OR, descendants) of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.   
\li2
\v 6 The sons (OR, descendants) of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.   
\li2
\v 7 The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.   
\s1 The descendants of Ham  
\li1
\v 8 The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim (OR, Egypt), Put, and Canaan.   
\li1
\v 9 The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca.  
\li2 The sons (OR, descendants) of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.   
\li1
\v 10 Another descendant of Cush was Nimrod. When he grew up, he became a mighty warrior on the earth.   
\li1
\v 11 Mizraim (OR, Egypt) was the ancestor of the Lud people-group, the Anam people-group, the Lehab people-group, the Naphtuh people-group,  
\v 12 the Pathrus people-group, the Casluh people-group, and the Caphtor people-group. The people of \add the\add* Philistia \add region\add* were descended from the Casluh people-group.   
\li1
\v 13 Canaan’s first son was Sidon. He was also the ancestor of the Heth people-group,  
\v 14 the Jebus people-group, the Amor people-group, the Girgash people-group,  
\v 15 the Hiv people-group, the Ark people-group, the Sin people-group,  
\v 16 the Arvad people-group, the Zemar people-group, and the Hamath people-group.   
\s1 The descendants of Shem  
\li1
\v 17 The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.  
\li1 Aram’s sons were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.   
\li1
\v 18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, who was the father of Eber.   
\li2
\v 19 Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg \add which sounds like the word that means ‘divided’\add* because during the time that he lived, \add the people on\add* the earth were divided \add into various language groups\add*. Peleg’s \add younger\add* brother was Joktan.   
\li2
\v 20 Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,  
\v 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,  
\v 22 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,  
\v 23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab.   
\li1
\v 24 The descendants of Shem, \add in order from him to Abraham\add*, were Arphaxad, Shelah,  
\v 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,  
\v 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,  
\v 27 and Abram, whose \add name was later changed to\add* Abraham.   
\s1 The descendants of Abraham  
\li1
\v 28 Abraham’s sons were Isaac and Ishmael.   
\li1
\v 29  \add The son of Abraham’s slave wife Hagar was Ishmael.\add* Ishmael’s \add twelve\add* sons were Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,  
\v 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,  
\v 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.   
\li1
\v 32  \add After \add*Abraham’s \add wife Sarah died, he took another wife named\add* Keturah. The sons of Abraham and Keturah were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.  
\li2 Jokshan’s sons were Sheba and Dedan.   
\li2
\v 33 Midian’s sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.   
\s1 The descendants of Esau  
\li1
\v 34 The son of Abraham \add and his wife Sarah\add* was Isaac, and Isaac’s sons were Esau and \add Jacob, whose name was later changed to\add* Israel.   
\li1
\v 35 The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.   
\li2
\v 36 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho (OR, Zephi), Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.   
\li2
\v 37 Reuel’s sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.   
\s1 The descendants of Seir  
\li1
\v 38  \add Another descendant of Esau was Seir. His descendants lived in the Edom region\add*. Seir’s sons were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.   
\li2
\v 39 Lotan’s sons were Hori and Homam, and Lotan’s sister was Timna.   
\li2
\v 40 Shobal’s sons were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.  
\li2 Zibeon’s sons were Aiah and Anah.   
\li2
\v 41 Anah’s son was Dishon.  
\li2 1 Dishon’s sons were Hemdan (OR, Hamran), Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.   
\li2
\v 42 Ezer’s sons were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan (OR, Jaakan).  
\li2 Dishan’s sons were Uz and Aran.   
\s1 The kings of Edom  
\p
\v 43  \add These are the names of\add* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w that|strong="H3478"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \add the\add* Edom \add region\add* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w any|strong="H6440"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H4427"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*:  
\li1 Bela, the son of Beor, was king in Edom, and the name of the city \add in which he lived\add* was Dinhabah.   
\li1
\v 44 When Bela died, Jobab, the son of Zerah from Bozrah \add city\add*, became the king.   
\li1
\v 45 When Jobab died, Husham became the king. He was from the region where the Teman people-group lived.   
\li1
\v 46 When Husham died, Hadad, the son of Bedad, became the king. He \add ruled in\add* Avith city. Hadad’s \add army\add* defeated \add the army of the\add* Midian \add people-group\add* in \add the\add* Moab \add region\add*.   
\li1
\v 47 When Hadad died, Samlah became the king. He was from Masrekah \add town\add*.   
\li1
\v 48 When Samlah died, Shaul became the king. He was from Rehoboth \add city\add* along the \add Euphrates\add* river.   
\li1
\v 49 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan, the son of Achbor, became the king.   
\li1
\v 50 When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad became the king. He was from Pau city. His wife’s name was Mehetabel; she was the daughter of Matred and the granddaughter of Me-Zahab.  
\v 51 Then Hadad died.  
\b  
\li1 The leaders of the clans of the Edom people-group were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,  
\v 52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,  
\v 53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,  
\v 54 Magdiel, and Iram.   
\c 2  
\s1 The descendants of Jacob  
\p
\v 1 \w The|strong="H1121"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Jacob \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w Reuben|strong="H7205"\w*, \w Simeon|strong="H8095"\w*, \w Levi|strong="H3878"\w*, \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w Issachar|strong="H3485"\w*, \w Zebulun|strong="H2074"\w*,  
\v 2 \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w*, \w Joseph|strong="H3130"\w*, \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, \w Naphtali|strong="H5321"\w*, \w Gad|strong="H1410"\w*, \w and|strong="H1144"\w* Asher.   
\s1 The descendants of Judah  
\li1
\v 3 Judah’s sons were Er, Onan, and Shelah. Their mother was the daughter of Shua from the Canaan people-group. \add When\add* Judah’s oldest son Er \add grew up, he\add* did something that Yahweh considered to be very wicked, so Yahweh caused him to die.  
\v 4 Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar had \add twin boys named\add* Perez and Zerah. So altogether Judah had five sons.   
\li1
\v 5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.   
\li1
\v 6 Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda (OR, Dara).   
\li2
\v 7  \add One of the sons of Zimri was Carmi\add*. Carmi’s son Achan (OR, Achar) caused the people of Israel to experience much trouble, because he stole some of the things that had been devoted \add to Yahweh to be destroyed\add*.   
\li2
\v 8 Ethan’s son was Azariah.   
\li1
\v 9 Hezron’s sons were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb (OR, Chelubai).   
\li2
\v 10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was a leader of the tribe of Judah.   
\li2
\v 11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, who was the father of Boaz.  
\v 12 Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.   
\li2
\v 13 Jesse’s oldest son was Eliab. His other sons were Abinadab, Shimea,  
\v 14 Nethanel, Raddai,  
\v 15 Ozem, and the youngest was David.  
\v 16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.  
\v 17 Abigail’s husband was Jether, a descendant of Ishmael, and their son was Amasa.   
\s1 Descendants of Hezron  
\li1
\v 18 Hezron’s younger son Caleb had two wives. One of them, Azubah, gave birth to \add three\add* sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.  
\v 19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. Their son was Hur.  
\v 20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.   
\li1
\v 21 When Hezron was 60 years old, he married [EUP] Makir’s daughter, who was the sister of Gilead. The son of Hezron and Makir was Segub.  
\v 22 Segub was the father of Jair. Jair’s \add army\add* controlled twenty-three cities in the region ruled by Gilead.  
\v 23 But \add the armies of\add* Geshur and Aram captured those towns controlled by Jair. They also captured Kenath \add city\add* and the nearby towns; altogether they captured 60 towns. The people who lived there were all descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.   
\li1
\v 24 Shortly after Hezron died in Caleb-Ephrath \add town\add*, his widow Abijah had a son Asshur; Asshur started Tekoa \add town\add*.   
\s1 Jerahmeel’s descendants  
\li1
\v 25 Hezron’s oldest son was Jerahmeel. His sons were Ram, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. Jerahmeel’s oldest son was Ram.  
\v 26 Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah. Their son was Onam.   
\li1
\v 27 The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s oldest son, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.   
\li1
\v 28 Onam’s sons were Shammai and Jada.  
\li1 Shammai’s sons were Nadab and Abishur.   
\li2
\v 29 Abishur’s wife was Abihail. The sons of Abishur and Abihail were Ahban and Molid.   
\li2
\v 30 Nadab’s sons were Seled and Appaim. Seled did not have any children.  
\v 31 Appaim’s son was Ishi; Ishi’s son was Sheshan. One of Sheshan’s daughters was Ahlai.   
\li1
\v 32 Shammai’s \add younger\add* brother was Jada. Jada’s sons were Jether and Jonathan. Jether did not have any children.  
\v 33 Jonathan’s sons were Peleth and Zaza.  
\li1 Those were the descendants of Jerahmeel.   
\b  
\li1
\v 34 Sheshan did not have any sons; he had only daughters. He had a servant from Egypt whose name was Jarha.  
\v 35 Sheshan allowed his daughter to marry Jarha, and their son was Attai.   
\li1
\v 36 Attai was the father of Nathan.  
\li1 Nathan was the father of Zabad.   
\li1
\v 37 Zabad was the father of Ephlal.  
\li1 Ephlal was the father of Obed.   
\li1
\v 38 Obed was the father of Jehu.  
\li1 Jehu was the father of Azariah.   
\li1
\v 39 Azariah was the father of Helez.  
\li1 Helez was the father of Eleasah.   
\li1
\v 40 Eleasah was the father of Sismai.  
\li1 Sismai was the father of Shallum.   
\li1
\v 41 Shallum was the father of Jekamiah.  
\li1 And Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.   
\s1 Caleb’s descendants  
\li1
\v 42 Jerahmeel’s \add younger\add* brother was Caleb.  
\li1 Caleb’s oldest son was Mesha. Mesha was the father of Ziph. Ziph was the father of Mareshah. Mareshah was the father of Hebron.  
\v 43 Hebron’s sons were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.  
\v 44 Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.  
\v 45 Shammai was the father of Maon. Maon was the father of Beth-Zur.   
\li1
\v 46 Caleb had a slave wife who was named Ephah. Caleb and Ephah’s sons were Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran had a son whom he also named Gazez.   
\li1
\v 47 Ephah’s father was Jahdai. Jahdai was the father of \add six sons:\add* Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.   
\li1
\v 48 Caleb had another slave wife whose name was Maacah. Caleb and Maacah’s sons were Sheber, Tirhanah,  
\v 49 Shaaph, and Sheva. Shaaph was the father of Madmannah. Sheva was the father of Macbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.   
\b  
\li1
\v 50-51 These people were also descendants of Caleb: \add Caleb had another wife whose name was\add* Ephrathah. Their oldest son was Hur. Hur’s sons were Shobal, Salma, and Hareph. Shobal started Kiriath-Jearim \add city\add*. Salma started Bethlehem \add town\add*. Hareph started Beth-Gader \add town\add*.   
\li1
\v 52 Shobal’s descendants were Haroeh, and half of the Manahath people-group.  
\v 53 His descendants also included these clans that lived in Kiriath-Jearim: Ithri, Put, Shumath, and Mishra. The Zorath and Eshtaol clans were descendants of the Mishra clan.   
\li1
\v 54 Salma’s descendants in Bethlehem were the Netophath clan, the Atroth-Beth-Joab clan, the other half of the Manahath clan, and the Zor clan.  
\v 55 Salma’s descendants also included the families at Jabez \add town\add* who wrote and copied important documents. These were the Tirath clan, the Shimeath clan, and the Sucath clan. They were all from the Ken people-group who came from Hammath \add city\add*, and who had married members of the family [MTY] of Rechab.   
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\s1 The sons of King David  
\p
\v 1 Six \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \add King\add* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w* \add city\add*.  
\li1 His oldest son was Amnon, whose mother Ahinoam was from Jezreel \add city\add*.  
\li1 His next son was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel \add city\add*.   
\li1
\v 2 His next son was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, the king \add who ruled\add* in Geshur \add town\add*.  
\li1 His next son was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith.   
\li1
\v 3 The next son was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital.  
\li1 His youngest son was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah.   
\m
\v 4 \w They|strong="H8033"\w* \w were|strong="H3205"\w* all \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*, \w where|strong="H8033"\w* David \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w for|strong="H3389"\w* 7-1/2 \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.  
\p \w After|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w*, David \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w for|strong="H3389"\w* 33 \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.  
\v 5 Many \w of|strong="H1323"\w* David’s \w children|strong="H3205"\w* \w were|strong="H1323"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w in|strong="H8010"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\li1 Bathsheba, the daughter of Ammiel, gave birth to four of his sons: Shammua (OR, Shimea), Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon.   
\li1
\v 6 Nine \add other sons of David were also born there. They were\add* Ibhar, Elishua (OR, Elishama), Eliphelet,  
\v 7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,  
\v 8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.   
\li1
\v 9 In addition to all those sons, David’s slave wives also gave birth to sons. David also had one daughter whose name was Tamar.   
\s1 The kings of Judah  
\li1
\v 10 Solomon’s son was \add King\add* Rehoboam.  
\li1 Rehoboam’s son was \add King\add* Abijah.  
\li1 Abijah’s son was \add King\add* Asa.  
\li1 Asa’s son was \add King\add* Jehoshaphat.   
\li1
\v 11 Jehoshaphat’s son was \add King\add* Jehoram (OR, Joram).  
\li1 Jehoram’s son was \add King\add* Ahaziah.  
\li1 Ahaziah’s son was \add King\add* Joash.   
\li1
\v 12 Joash’s son was \add King\add* Amaziah.  
\li1 Amaziah’s son was \add King\add* Azariah.  
\li1 Azariah’s son was \add King\add* Jotham.   
\li1
\v 13 Jotham’s son was \add King\add* Ahaz.  
\li1 Ahaz’s son was \add King\add* Hezekiah.  
\li1 Hezekiah’s son was \add King\add* Manasseh.   
\li1
\v 14 Manasseh’s son was \add King\add* Amon.  
\li1 Amon’s son was \add King\add* Josiah.   
\li1
\v 15 Josiah’s oldest son was Johanan. His other sons were Jehoiakim, Zedekiah, and Shallum.   
\li1
\v 16 Jehoiakim’s sons were Jehoiachin (OR, Jeconiah) and Zedekiah.   
\s1 Other descendants of King David after the people of Judah were exiled  
\li1
\v 17  \add King\add* Jehoiachin was captured \add and taken to Babylon\add*. His sons were Shealtiel,  
\v 18 Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.   
\li1
\v 19 Pedaiah’s sons were Zerubbabel and Shimei.  
\li1 \add Two of\add* Zerubbabel’s sons were Meshullam and Hananiah, and their sister was Shelomith.  
\v 20  \add Zerubbabel’s\add* five \add other sons were\add* Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed.   
\li1
\v 21 The descendants of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. Jeshaiah’s son was Rephaiah. Rephaiah’s son was Arnan. Arnan’s son was Obadiah. Obadiah’s son was Shecaniah.   
\li1
\v 22 Shecaniah’s son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s five sons were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.   
\li1
\v 23 Neariah’s three sons were Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam.   
\li1
\v 24 Elioenai’s seven sons were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani.   
\c 4  
\s1 Other clans descended from Judah  
\p
\v 1 \w The|strong="H1121"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w Perez|strong="H6557"\w*, \w Hezron|strong="H2696"\w*, \w Carmi|strong="H3756"\w*, \w Hur|strong="H2354"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shobal|strong="H7732"\w*.   
\li1
\v 2 Shobal’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. They were the ancestors of the Zorath people-group.   
\li1
\v 3-4 The oldest son of Caleb and his wife Ephrathah was Hur. Hur was the one who started/founded Bethlehem \add town\add*. His three sons were Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam’s sons were Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was Hazzelelponi. Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah.   
\li1
\v 5  \add Hezron’s son\add* Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives whose names were Helah and Naarah.   
\li1
\v 6 The sons of Asshur and his wife Naarah were Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.   
\li1
\v 7 The sons of \add Ashhur and his wife\add* Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,  
\v 8 and Koz. Koz was the father of Anub, Hazzobebah, and the ancestor of the clans descended from Aharhel. Aharhel was the son of Harum.   
\b  
\p
\v 9  \add There was another descendant of Judah whose name was\add* \w Jabez|strong="H3258"\w*. \add He\add* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w more|strong="H3588"\w* \w respected|strong="H3513"\w* \w than|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H7121"\w* brothers \w were|strong="H1961"\w*. \w His|strong="H7121"\w* mother \w named|strong="H7121"\w* \w him|strong="H3205"\w* \w Jabez|strong="H3258"\w* \add which means ‘pain’\add* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H7121"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* enduring much \w pain|strong="H6090"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w gave|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w him|strong="H3205"\w*.”  
\v 10  \add One day\add* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w prayed|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w God|strong="H3027"\w* \w whom|strong="H7121"\w* \w his|strong="H7121"\w* fellow Israelis \add worshiped\add*, saying, “\w Please|strong="H7451"\w* \w greatly|strong="H7235"\w* \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* ◄\w enlarge|strong="H7235"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w land|strong="H1366"\w*/\w give|strong="H7235"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* lot \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w land|strong="H1366"\w*/property►. \w Remain|strong="H1961"\w* [IDM] \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* allow anyone \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w harm|strong="H7451"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*. \w If|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w that|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*, \w I|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w any|strong="H6213"\w* \w pain|strong="H7451"\w*.” \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w God|strong="H3027"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H7451"\w* \w Jabez|strong="H3258"\w* \w requested|strong="H7592"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\b  
\li1
\v 11  \add Another descendant of Judah was\add* Shuhah. His \add younger\add* brother Kelub was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton.  
\v 12 Eshton was the father of Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah founded Nahash \add town\add*, but their families lived in Recah \add town\add*.   
\li1
\v 13-15  \add Another descendant of Judah was\add* Jephunneh. His son was Caleb. Caleb’s sons were Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah’s son was Kenaz. The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah.  
\li2 Othniel’s sons were Hathath and Meonothai. Meonothai was the father of Ophrah.  
\li2 Seraiah was the father of Joab. Joab was the ancestor of the people who lived in Craftsmen’s Valley. The valley was named that because many of the people who lived there were ◄craftsmen/men who were experts in making things►.   
\li1
\v 16  \add Another descendant of Judah was\add* Jehallelel. His sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.   
\li1
\v 17-18  \add Another descendant of Judah was Ezrah.\add* Ezrah’s sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt. The children of Mered and Bithiah were Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah. Ishbah was the father of Eshtemoa. Ezrah also had a wife from Judah. She gave birth to Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel. Jered was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Gedor, Heber was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Soco, and Jekuthiel was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Zanoah.   
\li1
\v 19 Hodiah’s wife, who was Naham’s sister, bore two sons. One of them was the father of Keilah, the ancestor of the Gar people-group, and the other one was the father of Eshtemoa, the ancestor of the Maacath people-group.   
\li1
\v 20  \add Another descendant of Judah was Shimon\add*. Shimon’s sons were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon.  
\li1 \add Another descendant of Judah was\add* Ishi. His descendants were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.   
\li1
\v 21 One of Judah’s sons was Shelah. Shelah’s sons were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the families of those who made things from linen at Beth-Ashbea,  
\v 22 Jokim, and the men of Cozeba \add town\add*, and Joash and Saraph, two men who married women from \add the\add* Moab \add region\add* and later lived in Bethlehem (OR, and ruled in Jashubi-Lehem). All their names and a record of what they did are written in very old scrolls.  
\v 23 They made pottery for the king; some of them lived in Netaim \add town\add* and some of them lived in Gederah \add town\add*.   
\s1 Descendants of Simeon  
\li1
\v 24 Simeon’s sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.   
\li2
\v 25 Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mibsam. Mibsam’s son was Mishma.   
\li2
\v 26 Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zaccur. Zaccur’s son was Shimei.   
\p
\v 27 \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w* \w had|strong="H3063"\w* 16 \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w none|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w brothers|strong="H1121"\w* \w had|strong="H3063"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*. \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Simeon \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \add his younger brother\add* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 28 \w The|strong="H3427"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H3427"\w* Simeon \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \add these cities and towns\add*: Beersheba, \w Moladah|strong="H4137"\w*, \w Hazar-Shual|strong="H2705"\w*,  
\v 29 \w Bilhah|strong="H1090"\w*, \w Ezem|strong="H6107"\w*, \w Tolad|strong="H8434"\w*,  
\v 30 \w Bethuel|strong="H1328"\w*, \w Hormah|strong="H2767"\w*, \w Ziklag|strong="H6860"\w*,  
\v 31 \w Beth-Marcaboth|strong="H1024"\w*, \w Hazar-Susim|strong="H2702"\w*, \w Beth-Biri|strong="H1011"\w*, \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w Shaaraim|strong="H8189"\w*. \w They|strong="H5704"\w* lived \w in|strong="H4427"\w* those places \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*.  
\v 32 \w They|strong="H2691"\w* also lived \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w villages|strong="H2691"\w* near those \w towns|strong="H5892"\w*: \w Etam|strong="H5862"\w*, \w Ain|strong="H5871"\w*, \w Rimmon|strong="H7417"\w*, Token, \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w Ashan|strong="H6228"\w*.  
\v 33 \w There|strong="H5704"\w* \w were|strong="H5892"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w villages|strong="H2691"\w* \w where|strong="H4186"\w* \w they|strong="H5704"\w* \w lived|strong="H4186"\w*, \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w far|strong="H5704"\w* \add southwest\add* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* Baalath \add town\add*. \w Those|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w places|strong="H4186"\w* \w where|strong="H4186"\w* \w they|strong="H5704"\w* \w lived|strong="H4186"\w*, \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* names, according \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* family records.   
\p
\v 34-38 The men in the following list were the leaders of their clans: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah, Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah. Joshibiah was the son of Seraiah and the grandson of Asiel. Other clan leaders were Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza. Ziza was the son of Shiphi and the grandson of Allon, who was the son of Jedaiah, who was the son of Shimri, who was the son of Shemaiah.  
\p Those families became very large/numerous.  
\v 39 \w They|strong="H5704"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* outside \w of|strong="H1516"\w* \w Gedor|strong="H1446"\w* \add town\add* \w on|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w east|strong="H4217"\w* \w side|strong="H4217"\w* \w of|strong="H1516"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w look|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* pastureland \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w their|strong="H1245"\w* \w flocks|strong="H6629"\w* \w of|strong="H1516"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*.  
\v 40 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* pastureland \w with|strong="H3427"\w* plenty \w of|strong="H3027"\w* grass. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w place|strong="H3027"\w* \w was|strong="H3027"\w* \w peaceful|strong="H7961"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w quiet|strong="H8252"\w*.  
\p \w Previously|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \add Noah’s son\add* \w Ham|strong="H2526"\w* \w had|strong="H3588"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\v 41 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w while|strong="H5704"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* leaders \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* tribe \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Simeon \w came|strong="H4672"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* Gedor \w and|strong="H3063"\w* fought \w against|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Ham \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2763"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* tents. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w also|strong="H8034"\w* fought \w against|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Meun \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w them|strong="H5221"\w*. \w So|strong="H3588"\w* \w now|strong="H3117"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w no|strong="H4672"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Meun \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. \w The|strong="H3588"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Simeon started \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* good pastureland \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*.   
\p
\v 42 \w Ishi|strong="H3469"\w*’s four \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w Pelatiah|strong="H6410"\w*, \w Neariah|strong="H5294"\w*, \w Rephaiah|strong="H7509"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w Uzziel|strong="H5816"\w* \w led|strong="H1980"\w* 500 other \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Simeon|strong="H8095"\w* \add and attacked the people who were living\add* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* hilly \w area|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* Edom \add region\add*.  
\v 43 \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* few descendants \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Amalek|strong="H6002"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* \w still|strong="H3427"\w* alive. \w From|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w now|strong="H3117"\w*, \w the|strong="H5221"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H3117"\w* Simeon \w have|strong="H3117"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \add the\add* Edom \add region\add*.   
\c 5  
\s1 The descendants of Reuben  
\p
\v 1 \w Reuben|strong="H7205"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w oldest|strong="H1060"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Jacob. \w Therefore|strong="H3588"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w should|strong="H3478"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* received \w the|strong="H3588"\w* special rights/privileges \w that|strong="H3588"\w* belonged \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w firstborn|strong="H1060"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* sex \w with|strong="H3478"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w*’s slave wife, \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \add his father\add* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* rights \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w firstborn|strong="H1060"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Reubers younger brother \w Joseph|strong="H3130"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* family records, \w Reuben|strong="H7205"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* mentioned \w first|strong="H1121"\w*, \w like|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w firstborn|strong="H1060"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* always \w are|strong="H1121"\w*.  
\v 2 \w Although|strong="H3588"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* became \w more|strong="H4480"\w* influential \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w his|strong="H3588"\w* brothers, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w ruler|strong="H5057"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* tribe descended \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w him|strong="H4480"\w*, \w Joseph|strong="H3130"\w*’s family received \w the|strong="H3588"\w* rights \w that|strong="H3588"\w* belonged \w to|strong="H3063"\w* \w firstborn|strong="H1062"\w* sons.  
\v 3 But \w Reuben|strong="H7205"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* Jacob’s \w oldest|strong="H1060"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*.  
\li1 Reuben’s sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.   
\li1
\v 4  \add Another descendant of Reuben was Joel\add*. Joel’s son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei.  
\v 5 Shimei’s son was Micah. Micah’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah’s son was Baal.  
\v 6 Baal’s son was Beerah. Beerah was a leader of the tribe/descendants of Reuben. But Tiglath-Pileser the king of Assyria captured him and took him to Assyria.   
\li1
\v 7 The names of these clans are listed here according to what is written in their family records.  
\li1 The first \add name written was\add* Jeiel. Then Zechariah,  
\v 8 and then Bela. Bela was the son of Azaz, and Azaz was the son of Shema, and Shema was the son of Joel. Reuben’s clan was very large. Some of them lived near Aroer \add city\add* as far \add north\add* as Nebo \add town\add* and Baal-Meon \add city\add*.  
\v 9 Some of them lived further east, as far as the edge of the desert \add south of\add* the Euphrates River. \add They went there\add* because they had a huge amount of cattle, \add with the result that there was not enough pastureland for them\add* in \add the\add* Gilead \add region\add*.   
\li1
\v 10 When Saul was king \add of Israel\add*, Bela’s clan fought against the descendants of Hagar and defeated them. After that, Bela’s clan lived in the tents that the descendants of Hagar had lived in previously, in all the area east of \add the\add* Gilead \add region\add*.   
\s1 The descendants of Gad  
\li1
\v 11 The tribe of Gad lived near the tribe of Reuben; they lived in \add the\add* Bashan \add region\add*, all the way \add east\add* to Salecah \add town\add*.  
\v 12 Joel was their chief; Shapham was his assistant; other leaders were Janai and Shaphat.   
\li2
\v 13 Other members of the tribe belonged to seven clans, whose leaders were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.  
\v 14 They were descendants of Abihail. Abihail was Huri’s son. Huri was Jaroah’s son. Jaroah was Gilead’s son. Gilead was Michael’s son. Michael was Jeshishai’s son. Jeshishai was Jahdo’s son. Jahdo was the son of Buz.   
\li2
\v 15 Ahi was Abdiel’s son. Abdiel was Guni’s son. Ahi was the leader of their clan.   
\li1
\v 16 The descendants of Gad lived in the towns in Gilead and Bashan regions, and on all the pastureland on \add the\add* Sharon \add plain\add*.  
\v 17 All of those names were written in the records of the clans of Gad during the time that Jotham was the king of Judah and Jeroboam was the king of Israel.   
\s1 The armies of the tribes that lived east of the Jordan River  
\p
\v 18 \w There|strong="H4480"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* 44,760 \w soldiers|strong="H2428"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Reuben|strong="H7205"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w Gad|strong="H1425"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \add the eastern\add* \w half|strong="H2677"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*. \w They|strong="H5375"\w* \w all|strong="H4480"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w shields|strong="H4043"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w bows|strong="H7198"\w* \add and arrows\add*. \w They|strong="H5375"\w* \add were all trained to\add* \w fight|strong="H4421"\w* well \w in|strong="H4421"\w* \w battles|strong="H4421"\w*.  
\v 19 \w They|strong="H6213"\w* \w attacked|strong="H4421"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H6213"\w* Hagar \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* people \w of|strong="H6213"\w* \w Jetur|strong="H3195"\w*, \w Naphish|strong="H5305"\w*, \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w Nodab|strong="H5114"\w* \add cities\add*.  
\v 20 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* three tribes \w prayed|strong="H6279"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H5414"\w* \w during|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w battles|strong="H4421"\w*, requesting \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w help|strong="H5826"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w helped|strong="H5826"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* trusted \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w enabled|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w defeat|strong="H5414"\w* [IDM] \w the|strong="H3605"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H3027"\w* Hagar \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H3027"\w* \w helping|strong="H5826"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 21 \w They|strong="H5315"\w* \w took|strong="H7617"\w* \w the|strong="H3967"\w* animals \w that|strong="H5315"\w* belonged \w to|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H3967"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H5315"\w* Hagar: \w They|strong="H5315"\w* \w took|strong="H7617"\w* 50,000 \w camels|strong="H1581"\w*, 250,000 \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* 2,000 \w donkeys|strong="H2543"\w*. \w They|strong="H5315"\w* \w also|strong="H1581"\w* \w captured|strong="H7617"\w* 100,000 \w people|strong="H5315"\w*.  
\v 22 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H3427"\w* Hagar \w were|strong="H7227"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* God helped \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* tribes \w of|strong="H3427"\w* Reuben, Gad, \w and|strong="H3427"\w* Manasseh. \w After|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w*, \w those|strong="H3588"\w* three tribes \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* area \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \add the army of\add* Babylonia \add captured them and\add* took \w them|strong="H5307"\w* \w away|strong="H5307"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* Babylon.   
\s1 The eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh  
\p
\v 23 \w There|strong="H3427"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* belonged \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* eastern \w half|strong="H2677"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \add the\add* \w Bashan|strong="H1316"\w* \add region east of the Jordan River\add*, \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w far|strong="H5704"\w* \add north\add* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w Baal-Hermon|strong="H1179"\w*, \w Senir|strong="H8149"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hermon|strong="H2768"\w* \w Mountain|strong="H2022"\w*.   
\p
\v 24 Their clan \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w were|strong="H2428"\w* \w Epher|strong="H6081"\w*, \w Ishi|strong="H3469"\w*, Eliel, \w Azriel|strong="H5837"\w*, \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*, \w Hodaviah|strong="H1938"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jahdiel|strong="H3164"\w*. \w They|strong="H2428"\w* \w were|strong="H2428"\w* \w all|strong="H3164"\w* \w strong|strong="H2428"\w*, \w brave|strong="H2428"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w famous|strong="H8034"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H2428"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* their \w clans|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 25 \w But|strong="H5971"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* sinned \w against|strong="H6440"\w* God, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* one \w whom|strong="H6440"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* ancestors \w had|strong="H5971"\w* worshiped. \w They|strong="H5971"\w* began \w to|strong="H6440"\w* worship \w the|strong="H6440"\w* gods/idols \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* region \w had|strong="H5971"\w* worshiped, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w whom|strong="H6440"\w* God \w had|strong="H5971"\w* enabled \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w destroy|strong="H8045"\w*!  
\v 26 \w So|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* God whom \w the|strong="H3117"\w* Israelis \add worshiped\add* caused \w Pul|strong="H6322"\w*, \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria, \w to|strong="H5704"\w* conquer \w those|strong="H2088"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w*. \w Pul|strong="H6322"\w*’s \w other|strong="H2088"\w* name \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w Tiglath-Pileser|strong="H8407"\w*. \w His|strong="H1540"\w* \add army\add* captured \w the|strong="H3117"\w* people \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Reuben|strong="H7206"\w*, \w Gad|strong="H1425"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* eastern \w half|strong="H2677"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w took|strong="H3478"\w* \w them|strong="H1540"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \add various places in Assyria\add*: \w Halah|strong="H2477"\w*, \w Habor|strong="H2249"\w*, \w Hara|strong="H2024"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w near|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w Gozan|strong="H1470"\w* \w River|strong="H5104"\w*. \add They have lived in those places from that time\add* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w present|strong="H5704"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\c 6  
\s1 The descendants of Levi  
\p
\v 1 \w Levi|strong="H3878"\w*’s \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* Gershon, \w Kohath|strong="H6955"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Merari|strong="H4847"\w*.   
\li1
\v 2 Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.   
\li1
\v 3 Amram’s children were Miriam and \add her younger brothers\add* Aaron and Moses.  
\li1 Aaron’s sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.   
\li2
\v 4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas.  
\li2 Phinehas was the father of Abishua.   
\li2
\v 5 Abishua was the father of Bukki.  
\li2 Bukki was the father of Uzzi.   
\li2
\v 6 Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah.  
\li2 Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.   
\li2
\v 7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah.  
\li2 Amariah was the father of Ahitub.   
\li2
\v 8 Ahitub was the father of Zadok.  
\li2 Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.   
\li2
\v 9 Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah.  
\li2 Azariah was the father of Johanan.   
\li2
\v 10 Johanan was the father of Azariah. Azariah was a priest in the temple that Solomon commanded to be built in Jerusalem.   
\li2
\v 11 Azariah was the father of Amariah.  
\li2 Amariah was the father of Ahitub.   
\li2
\v 12 Ahitub was the father of Zadok.  
\li2 Zadok was the father of Shallum.   
\li2
\v 13 Shallum was the father of Hilkiah.  
\li2 Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.   
\li2
\v 14 Azariah was the father of Seraiah.  
\li2 Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.  
\v 15 Jehozadak was forced to leave his home when Yahweh sent \add King\add* Nebuchadnezzar’s \add army\add* [MTY] to capture many people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah and compel them \add to go to Babylonia\add*.   
\b  
\li1
\v 16 Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.   
\li2
\v 17 Gershon’s sons were Libni and Shimei.   
\li2
\v 18 Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.   
\li2
\v 19 Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi.  
\b  
\m Here \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* list \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Levi, \w who|strong="H1121"\w* became leaders \w of|strong="H1121"\w* their clans.   
\li1
\v 20 Gershon’s \add oldest\add* son was Libni.  
\li2 Libni’s son was Jehath.  
\li2 Jehath’s son was Zimmah.   
\li2
\v 21 Zimmah’s son was Joah.  
\li2 Joah’s son was Iddo.  
\li2 Iddo’s son was Zerah.  
\li2 Zerah’s son was Jeatherai.   
\b  
\li1
\v 22 Kohath’s \add other\add* son was Amminadab.  
\li2 Amminadab’s son was Korah.  
\li2 Korah’s son was Assir.   
\li2
\v 23 Assir’s son was Elkanah.  
\li2 Elkanah’s son was Ebiasaph.  
\li2 Ebiasaph’s son was Assir.   
\li2
\v 24 Assir’s son was Tahath.  
\li2 Tahath’s son was Uriel.  
\li2 Uriel’s son was Uzziah.  
\li2 Uzziah’s son was Shaul.   
\li1
\v 25 Elkanah’s \add other\add* sons were Amasai and Ahimoth.   
\li2
\v 26 Ahimoth’s son was Elkanah.  
\li2 Elkanah’s son was Zophai.  
\li2 Zophai’s son was Nahath.   
\li2
\v 27 Nahath’s son was Eliab.  
\li2 Eliab’s son was Jeroham.  
\li2 Jeroham’s son was Elkanah.  
\li2 Elkanah’s son was Samuel.   
\li1
\v 28 Samuel’s oldest son was Joel; his other son was Abijah.   
\li1
\v 29 Merari’s oldest son was Mahli.  
\li2 Mahli’s son was Libni.  
\li2 Libni’s son was Shimei.  
\li2 Shimei’s son was Uzzah.   
\li2
\v 30 Uzzah’s son was Shimea.  
\li2 Shimea’s son was Haggiah.  
\li2 Haggiah’s son was Asaiah.   
\s1 The temple musicians  
\p
\v 31 After \w the|strong="H1121"\w* Sacred Chest \w was|strong="H1121"\w* brought \add to Jerusalem, King\add* David \w appointed|strong="H1121"\w* some \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Levi \w to|strong="H1121"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* charge \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* music \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \add the Sacred Tent where the people worshiped\add* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\v 32 \w Those|strong="H1121"\w* musicians \w first|strong="H1121"\w* sang \w and|strong="H1121"\w* played \w their|strong="H4847"\w* instruments \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* Sacred Tent, which \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w also|strong="H1121"\w* called \w the|strong="H1121"\w* Tent \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Meeting, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* they continued \w to|strong="H1121"\w* do \w that|strong="H1121"\w* until Solomon’s \add workers\add* built \w the|strong="H1121"\w* temple \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* Jerusalem. \w In|strong="H1121"\w* all \w their|strong="H4847"\w* work, they obeyed \w the|strong="H1121"\w* instructions \add that David had given them\add*.   
\p
\v 33 Here \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* list \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* musicians \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* sons:  
\li1 From Kohath’s descendants there was Heman, the leader of the singers.  
\li2 Heman was the son of Joel.  
\li2 Joel was the son of Samuel.   
\li2
\v 34 Samuel was the son of Elkanah.  
\li2 Elkanah was the son of Jeroham.  
\li2 Jeroham was the son of Eliel.  
\li2 Eliel was the son of Toah.   
\li2
\v 35 Toah was the son of Zuph.  
\li2 Zuph was the son of Elkanah.  
\li2 Elkanah was the son of Mahath.  
\li2 Mahath was the son of Amasai.   
\li2
\v 36 Amasai was the son of \add another man whose name was\add* Elkanah.  
\li2 Elkanah was the son of Joel.  
\li2 Joel was the son of Azariah.  
\li2 Azariah was the son of Zephaniah.   
\li2
\v 37 Zephaniah was the son of Tahath.  
\li2 Tahath was the son of Assir.  
\li2 Assir was the son of Ebiasaph.  
\li2 Ebiasaph was the son of Korah.   
\li2
\v 38 Korah was the son of Izhar.  
\li2 Izhar was the son of Kohath.  
\li2 Kohath was the son of Levi.  
\li2 Levi was the son of Jacob.   
\b  
\li1
\v 39 Heman’s helper was Asaph. His group \add of singers\add* stood at the right side of Heman.  
\li2 Asaph was the son of Berekiah.  
\li2 Berekiah was the son of Shimea.   
\li2
\v 40 Shimea was the son of Michael.  
\li2 Michael was the son of Baaseiah.  
\li2 Baaseiah was the son of Malkijah.   
\li2
\v 41 Malkijah was the son of Ethni.  
\li2 Ethni was the son of Zerah.  
\li2 Zerah was the son of Adaiah.   
\li2
\v 42 Adaiah was the son of Ethan.  
\li2 Ethan was the son of Zimmah.  
\li2 Zimmah was the son of Shimei.   
\li2
\v 43 Shimei was the son of Jahath.  
\li2 Jahath was the son of Gershon,  
\li2 and Gershon was the son of Levi.   
\b  
\li1
\v 44  \add A group of singers from\add* Merari’s family helped Heman and Asaph. They stood to the left of Heman. The leader of this group was Ethan, the son of Kishi.  
\li2 Kishi was the son of Abdi.  
\li2 Abdi was the son of Malluch.   
\li2
\v 45 Malluch was the son of Hashabiah.  
\li2 Hashabiah was the son of Amaziah.  
\li2 Amaziah was the son of Hilkiah.   
\li2
\v 46 Hilkiah was the son of Amzi.  
\li2 Amzi was the son of Bani.  
\li2 Bani was the son of Shemer.   
\li2
\v 47 Shemer was the son of Mahli.  
\li2 Mahli was the son of Mushi.  
\li2 Mushi was the son of Merari,  
\li2 and Merari was the son of Levi.   
\b  
\p
\v 48 \w The|strong="H1121"\w* \w other|strong="H8147"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Levi \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w appointed|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H1121"\w* do \w other|strong="H8147"\w* work \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* sacred tent, \w the|strong="H1121"\w* place \add where the people worshiped\add* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*.   
\p
\v 49 Aaron \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w ones|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w placed|strong="H5414"\w* \w on|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* altar \w the|strong="H5414"\w* sacrifices \w that|strong="H3478"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* burned completely, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H3478"\w* burned incense \w on|strong="H5892"\w* another altar. \w Those|strong="H1121"\w* sacrifices \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* order \w that|strong="H3478"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w would|strong="H3478"\w* \w no|strong="H5414"\w* longer \w be|strong="H1121"\w* angry \w with|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H1121"\w* having sinned. \w Those|strong="H1121"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w also|strong="H3478"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* other \w work|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* Very Holy \w Place|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* sacred tent, obeying \w the|strong="H5414"\w* instructions \w that|strong="H3478"\w* \w Moses|strong="H5414"\w*, \w who|strong="H1121"\w* served \w God|strong="H5414"\w* \add well\add*, \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.   
\li1
\v 50 These were the descendants of Aaron:  
\li2 Aaron’s son was Eleazar.  
\li2 Eleazar’s son was Phinehas.  
\li2 Phinehas’s son was Abishua.   
\li2
\v 51 Abishua’s son was Bukki.  
\li2 Bukki’s son was Uzzi.  
\li2 Uzzi’s son was Zerahiah.   
\li2
\v 52 Zerahiah’s son was Meraioth.  
\li2 Meraioth’s son was Amariah.  
\li2 Amariah’s son was Ahitub.   
\li2
\v 53 Ahitub’s son was Zadok,  
\li2 and Zadok’s son was Ahimaaz.   
\s1 Land for the descendants of Levi  
\p
\v 54 Here is \w a|strong="H3068"\w* list \w of|strong="H4054"\w* the places where Aaron’s descendants lived. Those who were descendants \w of|strong="H4054"\w* Kohath were the first group to be allotted cities to live \w in|strong="H4054"\w*.   
\pi1
\v 55 They \w were|strong="H1121"\w* allotted Hebron \add city\add* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* Judah \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* pastureland around \w the|strong="H1121"\w* city,  
\v 56 but \w the|strong="H2677"\w* fields farther \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H2677"\w* city \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H2677"\w* villages near \w the|strong="H2677"\w* city \w were|strong="H1121"\w* given \w to|strong="H1121"\w* Caleb, \w the|strong="H2677"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Jephunneh.   
\pi1
\v 57 \w The|strong="H3485"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H4294"\w* Aaron \add who were descendants of Kohath\add* \w were|strong="H4294"\w* allotted Hebron, one \w of|strong="H4294"\w* \w the|strong="H3485"\w* cities \add to which people could flee\add* \w and|strong="H4054"\w* be protected \add if they accidentally killed someone\add*. They also \w were|strong="H4294"\w* allotted \w the|strong="H3485"\w* towns \w and|strong="H4054"\w* pastureland near Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,  
\v 58 Hilen, Debir,  
\v 59 Ashan, Juttah, \w and|strong="H4054"\w* Beth-Shemesh.  
\v 60 They were also allotted Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, \w and|strong="H4054"\w* Anathoth \add cities\add* from the tribe \w of|strong="H4054"\w* Benjamin.  
\pi1 Altogether, these clans descended from Kohath were allotted 13 towns.   
\p
\v 61 \w The|strong="H4294"\w* other clans descended \w from|strong="H4294"\w* Kohath \w were|strong="H4294"\w* allotted ten towns \w from|strong="H4294"\w* \w the|strong="H4294"\w* clans \w of|strong="H4294"\w* \w the|strong="H4294"\w* \w tribe|strong="H4294"\w* \w of|strong="H4294"\w* Manasseh \add that lived west of the Jordan River\add*.   
\p
\v 62 \w The|strong="H1121"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Gershon \w were|strong="H1121"\w* allotted 13 cities \w and|strong="H1121"\w* towns \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w tribes|strong="H4294"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* part \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w tribe|strong="H4294"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Manasseh \w that|strong="H1121"\w* lived \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \add the\add* Bashan \add region on the east side of the Jordan River\add*.   
\p
\v 63 \w The|strong="H5676"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H4294"\w* Merari \w were|strong="H3383"\w* allotted twelve cities \w and|strong="H4054"\w* towns \w from|strong="H4294"\w* \w the|strong="H5676"\w* \w tribes|strong="H4294"\w* \w of|strong="H4294"\w* \w Reuben|strong="H7205"\w*, Gad, \w and|strong="H4054"\w* Zebulun.   
\p
\v 64 The leaders \w of|strong="H4054"\w* Israel allotted those towns \w and|strong="H4054"\w* the nearby \w pasturelands|strong="H4054"\w* \w to|strong="H6932"\w* the descendants \w of|strong="H4054"\w* Levi.  
\v 65 They also allotted \w to|strong="H4294"\w* them \w the|strong="H1410"\w* cities \w and|strong="H4054"\w* towns \w from|strong="H4294"\w* \w the|strong="H1410"\w* \w tribes|strong="H4294"\w* \w of|strong="H4294"\w* Judah, Simeon, \w and|strong="H4054"\w* Benjamin \w that|strong="H4294"\w* \w were|strong="H1410"\w* listed previously.   
\p
\v 66 Some \w of|strong="H4054"\w* \w the|strong="H3270"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H4054"\w* Kohath were allotted towns from \w the|strong="H3270"\w* tribe \w of|strong="H4054"\w* Ephraim.   
\pi1
\v 67 They were allotted Shechem, which was one of the cities \add to which people could flee\add* and be protected \add if they accidentally killed someone\add*, along with the nearby pastureland in the hills of Ephraim. They were also allotted these towns and pastureland near them: Gezer,  
\v 68 Jokmeam, Beth-Horon,  
\v 69 Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.   
\pi1
\v 70 The other descendants of Kohath were allotted Aner and Bileam towns and the nearby pastureland from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lived west \add of the Jordan River\add*.   
\b  
\p
\v 71 The descendants of Gershon, who were part of the tribe of Manasseh, lived east \add of the Jordan River\add*. They were allotted the cities and towns and pastureland near them: Golan in \add the\add* Bashan and Ashtaroth \add regions\add*.   
\li2
\v 72 From the tribe of Issachar they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Kedesh, Daberath,  
\v 73 Ramoth, and Anem.   
\li2
\v 74 From the tribe of Asher they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Mashal, Abdon,  
\v 75 Hukok, and Rehob.   
\li2
\v 76 And from the tribe of Naphtali they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Kedesh in \add the\add* Galilee \add region\add*, and Hammon and Kiriathaim \add towns\add*.   
\b  
\li1
\v 77 The other descendants of Levi, those descended from Merari, were allotted towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun near Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmono, and Tabor.   
\li2
\v 78-79 From the tribe of Reuben they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Bezer in the desert, Jahzah, Kedemoth, and Mephaath. The tribe of Reuben lived east of the Jordan \add River\add*, across from Jericho.   
\li2
\v 80 From the tribe of Gad, they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Ramoth in \add the\add* Gilead \add region\add*, \add the cities of\add* Mahanaim,  
\v 81 Heshbon, and Jazer.   
\c 7  
\s1 The descendants of Issachar  
\p
\v 1 \w Issachar|strong="H3485"\w*’s four \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w Tola|strong="H8439"\w*, \w Puah|strong="H6312"\w*, \w Jashub|strong="H3437"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shimron|strong="H8110"\w*.   
\li1
\v 2 Tola’s sons were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel (OR, Shemuel). They were all leaders of the clans \add descended from\add* them.  
\li2 In the record of Tola’s descendants were the names of 22,600 men who served in the army during the time that David was the king \add of Israel\add*.   
\li1
\v 3 Uzzi’s son was Izrahiah. Izrahiah’s five sons were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. Izrahiah and his sons were all leaders of their clans.   
\li2
\v 4 In the record of Izrahiah’s descendants were the names of 36,000 men who served in the army because they had many wives and children.   
\li1
\v 5 In the records of the clans descended from Issachar were the names of 87,000 men who served in the army.   
\s1 The descendants of Benjamin  
\li1
\v 6  \add Some of the\add* sons of Benjamin were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.   
\li1
\v 7 Bela’s five sons were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were all leaders of clans.  
\li2 In the records of the clans descended from Bela there were names of 22,034 men who served in the army.   
\li1
\v 8 Beker’s sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth.   
\li2
\v 9 In the records of the clans descended from Beker were the names of 20,200 men and leaders of the clans who served in the army.   
\li1
\v 10 Jediael’s son was Bilhan. Bilhan’s sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.  
\v 11 They were all leaders of clans descended from them.  
\li2 There were 17,200 of them who served in the army.   
\li1
\v 12 Shuppim and Huppim were descendants of Ir.  
\li1 \add One of\add* the descendants of Aher was Hushim.   
\s1 Naphtali’s sons  
\li1
\v 13 Naphtali’s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were all descendants of \add Jacob’s slave wife\add* Bilhah.   
\s1 Manasseh’s descendants  
\li1
\v 14  \add This is a list of\add* Manasseh’s descendants. Manasseh had a slave wife who was from Syria. She was the mother of Asriel and Makir.  
\li1 Makir was the father of Gilead.   
\li1
\v 15 Makir \add had two wives\add*. They were from the clans of Huppim and Shuppim.  
\li2 One of Makir’s wives was named Maacah.  
\li2 Another descendant \add of Makir\add* was Zelophehad. Zelophehad \add had no sons; he\add* had only daughters.   
\li1
\v 16 Makir’s wife Maacah gave birth to two sons whom she named Peresh and Sheresh. Sheresh’s sons were Ulam and Rakem.  
\v 17 Ulam’s son was Bedan.  
\li1 All those \add men were considered to be\add* descendants of Gilead, who was the son of Makir and grandson of Manasseh.   
\li1
\v 18 Makir’s sister name was Hammoleketh who was the mother of Ishdod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.   
\li1
\v 19  \add One son of Gilead was\add* Shemida, whose sons were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.   
\s1 Descendants of Ephraim  
\li1
\v 20  \add This is a list of\add* the descendants of Ephraim.  
\li2 One son of Ephraim’s was Shuthelah.  
\li2 Shuthelah’s son was Bered.  
\li2 Bered’s son was Tahath.  
\li2 Tahath’s son was Eleadah.  
\li2 Eleadah’s son was \add also named\add* Tahath.   
\li2
\v 21 Tahath’s son was Zabad.  
\li2 Zabad’s son was Shuthelah.  
\li1 \add Ephraim’s other sons,\add* Ezer and Elead, went to Gath \add city\add* to steal some cows and sheep. But they were both killed by some of the men from that city.  
\v 22 Their father Ephraim cried/mourned for them for many days, and his family came to comfort him.  
\v 23 Then he and his wife had sex [EUP] \add again\add*, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah \add which resembles the word ‘trouble’,\add* because of the trouble that his family had experienced.  
\v 24 Ephraim’s daughter was Sheerah. Her workers built \add three towns\add*: Lower Beth-Horon, Upper Beth-Horon, and Uzzen-Sheerah.   
\li1
\v 25  \add Another\add* son of Ephraim was Rephah.  
\li2 Rephah’s son was Resheph.  
\li2 Resheph’s son was Telah.  
\li2 Telah’s son was Tahan.   
\li2
\v 26 Tahan’s son was Ladan.  
\li2 Ladan’s son was Ammihud.  
\li2 Ammihud’s son was Elishama.   
\li2
\v 27 Elishama’s son was Nun.  
\li2 Nun’s son was Joshua, \add the man who led the Israelis after Moses died\add*.   
\p
\v 28  \add This is a list of\add* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* cities \w and|strong="H1008"\w* areas \w where|strong="H4186"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H1323"\w* Ephraim \w lived|strong="H4186"\w*:  
\li1 Bethel and the nearby villages;  
\li1 Naaran to the east;  
\li1 Gezer to the west and the nearby villages; and  
\li1 Shechem and the nearby villages. Those villages extended \add north\add* as far as Ayyah and the nearby villages.   
\li1
\v 29 Along the border of the area where the descendants of Manasseh lived were these towns: Beth-Shan, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, and the nearby villages.  
\m \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w all|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w places|strong="H3027"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Jacob’s \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joseph|strong="H3130"\w*.   
\s1 The descendants of Asher  
\li1
\v 30 Asher’s sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.   
\li1
\v 31 Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malkiel.  
\li2 Malkiel was the father of Birzaith   
\li2
\v 32 Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. Their sister was Shua.   
\li1
\v 33 Japhlet’s sons were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath.   
\li1
\v 34 Japhlet’s \add younger\add* brother was Shomer. Shomer’s sons were Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.   
\li1
\v 35 Shomer’s \add younger\add* brother was Hotham (OR, Helem). Hotham’s sons were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.   
\li2
\v 36 Zophah’s sons were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,  
\v 37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran \add whose other name was Jether\add*, and Beera.   
\li2
\v 38 Jether’s sons were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.   
\li1
\v 39  \add Another descendant of Asher was\add* Ulla, whose sons were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.   
\p
\v 40 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H1368"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Asher, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w clans|strong="H1004"\w*. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w brave|strong="H2428"\w* \w warriors|strong="H1368"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w excellent|strong="H2428"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w*. \w In|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* record \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w clans|strong="H1004"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w descended|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* Asher \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \add the names of\add* 26,000 \w men|strong="H1368"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* served \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w*.   
\c 8  
\s1 Another list of descendants of Benjamin  
\p
\v 1 \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* \w had|strong="H3205"\w* five \w sons|strong="H3205"\w*: \w Bela|strong="H1106"\w*, Ashbel, Aharah,  
\v 2 \w Nohah|strong="H5119"\w*, \w and|strong="H2549"\w* \w Rapha|strong="H7498"\w*.   
\li1
\v 3 The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud,  
\v 4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,  
\v 5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.   
\li2
\v 6  \add One of Gera’s sons was Ehud.\add* The descendants of Ehud were leaders of their clans who lived in Geba \add city\add*, but they were forced to move to Manahath \add city\add*.  
\v 7 Ehud’s sons/descendants were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera.  
\li2 Gera was the one who led them when they moved to Manahath. Gera was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.   
\li1
\v 8-11  \add Another descendant of Benjamin was Shaharaim\add*. He and his wife Hushim had two sons, Abitub and Elpaal. In \add the\add* Moab \add region\add*, Shaharaim divorced Hushim and his other wife Baara. \add Then he married a woman whose name was\add* Hodesh, and they had \add seven sons\add*: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. They were all leaders of their clans.   
\li1
\v 12-13 Elpaal’s sons were Eber, Misham, Shemed, Beriah, and Shema. Shemed built \add the towns of\add* Ono and Lod, and the nearby villages. Beriah and Shema were leaders of their clans, who lived in Aijalon \add city\add*. They forced the people who lived in Gath \add city\add* to leave their city.   
\li2
\v 14-16 Beriah’s sons were Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.   
\li1
\v 17  \add Other\add* descendants of Elpaal were Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,  
\v 18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.   
\li1
\v 19-21  \add Another descendant of Benjamin was Shimei.\add* Shimei’s descendants included Jakim, Zicri, Zabdi, Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.   
\li1
\v 22 Shashak’s sons were Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,  
\v 23 Abdon, Zicri, Hanan,  
\v 24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,  
\v 25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel.   
\li1
\v 26-27  \add Another descendant of Benjamin was\add* Jeroham, whose sons were Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zicri.   
\p
\v 28 \w In|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3427"\w* records \w of|strong="H3427"\w* these clans \w it|strong="H7218"\w* \w is|strong="H7218"\w* written \w that|strong="H3389"\w* \w all|strong="H3427"\w* \w those|strong="H3427"\w* \w men|strong="H7218"\w* \w were|strong="H7218"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w their|strong="H3427"\w* clans, \w and|strong="H3389"\w* \w they|strong="H3389"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
\b  
\li1
\v 29  \add Another descendant of Benjamin was\add* Jeiel. He lived in Gibeon \add town\add*, and he was the leader there. His wife was Maacah.  
\v 30 His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,  
\v 31 Gedor, Ahio, Zeker,  
\v 32 and Mikloth. Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. All these sons of Jeiel also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.   
\li1
\v 33 Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish was the father of \add King\add* Saul.  
\li1 Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.   
\li1
\v 34 Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal.  
\li1 Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.   
\li1
\v 35 Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.   
\li1
\v 36 Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah.  
\li1 Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri.  
\li1 Zimri was the father of Moza.   
\li1
\v 37 Moza was the father of Binea.  
\li1 The son of Binea was Raphah.  
\li1 The son of Raphah was Eleasah.  
\li1 The son of Eleasah was Azel.   
\li1
\v 38 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.   
\li1
\v 39 Azel’s \add younger\add* brother was Eshek.  
\li1 Eshek’s oldest son was Ulam. His other sons were Jeush and Eliphelet.   
\li2
\v 40 Ulam’s sons were brave warriors and ◄good archers/able to shoot arrows well►. Altogether they had 150 sons and grandsons.  
\b  
\m \w Those|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*.   
\c 9  
\p
\v 1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \add names of all the\add* people \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w listed|strong="H3187"\w*/\w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* names \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* clans, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* information \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w*/\w book|strong="H5612"\w* \w named|strong="H5921"\w* ‘\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Record|strong="H3789"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*’.  
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* people \w in|strong="H5921"\w* Jerusalem  
\p \add Many of\add* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* people \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* captured \w and|strong="H3063"\w* forced \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w go|strong="H1540"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* Babylon. \w That|strong="H3605"\w* happened \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* not faithfully \add do what was pleasing to\add* God.  
\v 2 \w The|strong="H3548"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w who|strong="H3548"\w* returned \add to Judah 70 years later\add* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w their|strong="H3427"\w* \w own|strong="H3548"\w* land \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w their|strong="H3427"\w* \w own|strong="H3548"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* some Israeli \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, other descendants \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w men|strong="H3478"\w* \w who|strong="H3548"\w* worked \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3548"\w* \w temple|strong="H5411"\w*.   
\p
\v 3  \add Other\add* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* tribes \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, Ephraim, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* \add also returned to Judah and\add* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w This|strong="H1121"\w* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* list \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w those|strong="H4480"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \add of the tribe of Judah\add*:   
\li1
\v 4 Uthai the son of Ammihud. Ammihud was the son of Omri; Omri was the son of Imri; Imri was the son of Bani; Bani was a descendant of Perez; Perez was the son of Judah.   
\li1
\v 5 Asaiah and his sons were descendants of Shelah. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.   
\li1
\v 6 Jeuel and others of his relatives in Zerah’s clan. There were 690 people in this clan.   
\li1
\v 7 From the tribe of Benjamin, Sallu, the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah was the son of Hassenuah.   
\li1
\v 8 Ibneiah the son of Jeroham.  
\li1 Elah the son of Uzzi. Uzzi was the son of Micri.  
\li1 Meshullam the son of Shephatiah. Shephatiah was the son of Reuel; Reuel was the son of Ibnijah.   
\li1
\v 9 In other records of the people descended from Benjamin, there are the names of 956 people who were living in Jerusalem. All these were leaders of their clans.   
\b  
\p
\v 10 \w Some|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \add who returned to Judah were\add*:  
\li1 Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,   
\li1
\v 11 and Azariah who was the son of Hilkiah.  
\li2 Hilkiah who was the son of Meshullam;  
\li2 Meshullam who was the son of Zadok,  
\li2 Zadok who was the son of Meraioth;  
\li2 Meraioth who was the son of Ahitub;  
\li2 Ahitub who supervised the temple guards;   
\li1
\v 12 Adaiah who was the son of Jeroham;  
\li2 Jeroham who was the son of Pashhur;  
\li2 Pashhur who was the son of Malchijah;  
\li1 Maasai who was the son of Adiel;  
\li2 Adiel who was the son of Jahzerah;  
\li2 Jahzerah who was the son of Meshullam;  
\li2 Meshullam who was the son of Meshillemith;  
\li2 Meshillemith who was the son of Immer.   
\m
\v 13 Altogether there \w were|strong="H2428"\w* 1,760 priests \add who returned to Judah\add*. \w They|strong="H2428"\w* \w were|strong="H2428"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H4399"\w* \w clans|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w they|strong="H2428"\w* all \w were|strong="H2428"\w* \w responsible|strong="H7218"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* doing \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H1004"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* God.   
\b  
\li1
\v 14 From the descendants of Levi \add who returned to Judah\add* there was Shemaiah the son of Hasshub.  
\li2 Hasshub was the son of Azrikam;  
\li2 Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah;  
\li2 Hashabiah was a descendant of \add Levi’s youngest son\add* Merari.   
\li1
\v 15  \add Other descendants of Levi who returned to Judah were\add* Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica.  
\li2 Mica was the son if Zicri;  
\li2 Zicri was the son of Asaph.   
\li1
\v 16 There was also Obadiah the son of Shemaiah.  
\li2 Shemaiah was the son of Galal.  
\li2 Galal was the son of Jeduthun.  
\li1 There was also Berekiah the son of Asa.  
\li2 Asa was the son of Elkanah, who lived in one of the villages where the Netophath people-clan lived.   
\b  
\li1
\v 17 From the \add descendants of Levi who returned to Judah\add* who guarded the temple gates there were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shallum was their leader.  
\v 18 Those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King’s Gate on the east side \add of the temple\add*.   
\li2
\v 19 Shallum was the son of Kore.  
\li2 Kore was the son of Ebiasaph.  
\li2 Ebiasaph was the son of Korah.  
\li1 Shallum and his relatives were gatekeepers, and they were responsible to guard the gates of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh, like their ancestors had done.   
\li1
\v 20 Previously Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had supervised the gatekeepers, and Yahweh ◄was with/helped► Phinehas.   
\li1
\v 21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.   
\p
\v 22 \w Altogether|strong="H3605"\w*, \w there|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H1992"\w* 212 \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1992"\w* \w chosen|strong="H1305"\w* \w to|strong="H1732"\w* guard \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w gates|strong="H5592"\w*. \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* names \w were|strong="H1992"\w* written \w in|strong="H1732"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* records \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* clans \w in|strong="H1732"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w villages|strong="H2691"\w*. \add King\add* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* prophet \w Samuel|strong="H8050"\w* \w appointed|strong="H3245"\w*/chose \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w because|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* ◄\w were|strong="H1992"\w* dependable/\w always|strong="H3605"\w* \w did|strong="H1732"\w* \w what|strong="H7200"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H1992"\w* told \w to|strong="H1732"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w*►.  
\v 23 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* work \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* gatekeepers \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w guard|strong="H4931"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* entrances \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Sacred Tent \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*. \w That|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w before|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* built \w to|strong="H3068"\w* replace \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Sacred Tent.  
\v 24 \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w gatekeepers|strong="H7778"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* each \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* four \w sides|strong="H7307"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* Sacred Tent.  
\v 25 \w Sometimes|strong="H6256"\w* \w it|strong="H3117"\w* \w was|strong="H3117"\w* necessary \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* relatives \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* gatekeepers who lived \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w those|strong="H5973"\w* \w villages|strong="H2691"\w* \w to|strong="H6256"\w* come \w and|strong="H3117"\w* help \w them|strong="H3117"\w*. \w Each|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w some|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w them|strong="H3117"\w* came, \w they|strong="H3117"\w* helped \w the|strong="H3117"\w* gatekeepers \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 26 \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* four descendants \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \w who|strong="H1992"\w* \add worked every day, and they\add* \w supervised|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w gatekeepers|strong="H7778"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w also|strong="H3588"\w* \w took|strong="H1961"\w* \w care|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* treasures \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Sacred Tent \w of|strong="H1004"\w* God.  
\v 27 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* remained awake \w all|strong="H5439"\w* during \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w night|strong="H3885"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w guard|strong="H4931"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Sacred Tent, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w each|strong="H5439"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* opened \w the|strong="H5921"\w* gates.   
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\v 28 \w Some|strong="H1992"\w* \w of|strong="H3627"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* gatekeepers \w took|strong="H3318"\w* \w care|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3627"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w articles|strong="H3627"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H1992"\w* \w used|strong="H3627"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* worship. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w also|strong="H1992"\w* \w took|strong="H3318"\w* \w care|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3627"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* flour, wine, olive oil, incense, \w and|strong="H3318"\w* spices \add that were used in the sacrifices\add*.  
\v 29 \w Other|strong="H3605"\w* gatekeepers \w were|strong="H1992"\w* \w appointed|strong="H4487"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* take \w care|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3627"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H6944"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Sacred|strong="H6944"\w* Tent.  
\v 30 But \w some|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w had|strong="H3548"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* work \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w mixing|strong="H4842"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*.  
\v 31 \w There|strong="H4480"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* descendant \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \w named|strong="H5921"\w* \w Mattithiah|strong="H4993"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w oldest|strong="H1060"\w* \w son|strong="H1060"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w Shallum|strong="H7967"\w*, \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* descendant \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w Korah|strong="H7145"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* ◄\w was|strong="H1931"\w* very dependable/always \w did|strong="H4639"\w* \w what|strong="H4639"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* told \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w do|strong="H4639"\w*►, \w so|strong="H4480"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* gave \w him|strong="H5921"\w* {\w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* given} \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w work|strong="H4639"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* baking \w the|strong="H5921"\w* bread \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* used \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4480"\w* \add on the altar\add*.  
\v 32 \w Some|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* gatekeepers \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w descended|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* Kohath \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* freshly baked \w loaves|strong="H3899"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* sacred \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w that|strong="H4480"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* placed \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* table \add inside the Sacred Tent\add* \w every|strong="H7676"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w*/rest day.   
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\v 33 Some \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \w were|strong="H3881"\w* \w musicians|strong="H7891"\w* \w who|strong="H3881"\w* \w worked|strong="H4399"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Sacred Tent. \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* families \add stayed/slept\add* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w* \add of the Sacred Tent\add*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3881"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* do \add any other work\add* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Sacred Tent \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H3881"\w* \w responsible|strong="H7218"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* serve \add as musicians\add* \w day|strong="H3119"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*.   
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\v 34 \w Those|strong="H3427"\w* are \add the names of\add* \w the|strong="H3427"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3427"\w* clans descended \w from|strong="H3881"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w*. \w Their|strong="H3427"\w* names \w were|strong="H3881"\w* written \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3427"\w* records \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3427"\w* clans. \w They|strong="H3389"\w* \w all|strong="H3427"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
\s1 The ancestors and descendants of King Saul  
\li1
\v 35  \add One of the descendants of Benjamin,\add* Jeiel, lived in Gibeon \add city\add*. He was the city leader. His wife’s name was Maacah.   
\li1
\v 36 His oldest son was Abdon.  
\li1 His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,  
\v 37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.   
\li2
\v 38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. Jeiel’s family lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.   
\li1
\v 39 Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of \add King\add* Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.   
\li1
\v 40 Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.   
\li1
\v 41 Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, \add and Ahaz\add*.   
\li2
\v 42 Ahaz was the father of Jadah (OR, Jarah). Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri.  
\li2 Zimri was the father of Moza.  
\v 43 Moza was the father of Binea.  
\li2 The son of Binea was Rephaiah. The son of Rephaiah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.   
\li2
\v 44 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.   
\c 10  
\s1 The death of King Saul  
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\v 1 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* army \w of|strong="H2022"\w* Philistia \add again\add* \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Israelis. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* Israeli soldiers \w ran|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5127"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* many Israelis \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w* {\w the|strong="H6440"\w* soldiers \w of|strong="H2022"\w* Philistia \w killed|strong="H2491"\w* many Israelis} \w on|strong="H5307"\w* \w Gilboa|strong="H1533"\w* \w Mountain|strong="H2022"\w*.  
\v 2 \w The|strong="H5221"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Philistia caught \w up|strong="H1121"\w* \w with|strong="H1121"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H5221"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H5221"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w his|strong="H5221"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jonathan|strong="H3129"\w*, Abinadab, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Malchishua.  
\v 3 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w fighting|strong="H4421"\w* \w was|strong="H7586"\w* very \w fierce|strong="H3513"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, \w and|strong="H7586"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* ◄\w archers|strong="H3384"\w*/\w men|strong="H3513"\w* \w who|strong="H4421"\w* \w shot|strong="H3384"\w* \w arrows|strong="H7198"\w*► \w shot|strong="H3384"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w and|strong="H7586"\w* \w wounded|strong="H2342"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w severely|strong="H3513"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* said \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w man|strong="H5375"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H7586"\w* \w carrying|strong="H5375"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w weapons|strong="H3627"\w*, “\w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w out|strong="H3947"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w kill|strong="H2719"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* order \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w these|strong="H3947"\w* heathen Philistines \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* able \w to|strong="H5921"\w* injure \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \add further\add* \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w make|strong="H5375"\w* fun \w of|strong="H3627"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \add while I am dying\add*.” \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w man|strong="H5375"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H7586"\w* \w carrying|strong="H5375"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*’s \w weapons|strong="H3627"\w* \w was|strong="H7586"\w* \w terrified|strong="H3966"\w* \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w refused|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w do|strong="H5953"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w*. \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* own \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \add and died\add*.   
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\v 5 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w man|strong="H4191"\w* \w carrying|strong="H5375"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w weapons|strong="H3627"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w was|strong="H7586"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w threw|strong="H5307"\w* \w himself|strong="H1931"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* own \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*.  
\v 6 \w So|strong="H4191"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w none|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* ever \w became|strong="H7586"\w* king.   
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\v 7 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israelis \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w valley|strong="H6010"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H3427"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w run|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5127"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* three \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w ran|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5127"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* Philistia \w came|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* ◄\w occupied|strong="H3427"\w*/\w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w*► \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w towns|strong="H5892"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w The|strong="H1961"\w* \w next|strong="H4283"\w* \w day|strong="H4283"\w*, \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w take|strong="H1961"\w* \w away|strong="H5307"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* weapons \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w dead|strong="H2491"\w* \add Israeli soldiers\add*, \w they|strong="H4283"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w corpses|strong="H2491"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* three \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w on|strong="H5307"\w* \w Gilboa|strong="H1533"\w* \w Mountain|strong="H2022"\w*.  
\v 9 \w They|strong="H5971"\w* \w took|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* clothes \w off|strong="H6584"\w* Saul’s corpse \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \add cut off\add* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w took|strong="H5375"\w* \w it|strong="H5439"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* Saul’s \w armor|strong="H3627"\w*.  
\v 10 \w Then|strong="H7760"\w* \w they|strong="H7760"\w* sent messengers throughout \w their|strong="H7760"\w* land, \w to|strong="H1004"\w* proclaim \w the|strong="H7760"\w* news throughout \w their|strong="H7760"\w* own area, \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H7760"\w* idols \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* other people. \w They|strong="H7760"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* Saul’s \w armor|strong="H3627"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w where|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H7760"\w* idols \w were|strong="H3627"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w they|strong="H7760"\w* hung Saul’s \w head|strong="H1538"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \add their god\add* \w Dagon|strong="H1712"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H8085"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* lived \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w Jabesh|strong="H3003"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \add the\add* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \add region\add* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w had|strong="H6430"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*’s \add corpse\add*.  
\v 12 \w So|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* bravest \w men|strong="H1121"\w*/\w soldiers|strong="H2428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jabesh|strong="H3003"\w* \w went|strong="H7586"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* corpses \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w brought|strong="H5375"\w* \w them|strong="H5375"\w* back \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w Jabesh|strong="H3003"\w*. \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* large tree \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w Jabesh|strong="H3003"\w*. \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jabesh|strong="H3003"\w* ◄\w fasted|strong="H6684"\w*/abstained \w from|strong="H1121"\w* eating food► \w for|strong="H8478"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* faithfully \w obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w told|strong="H1697"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w even|strong="H1571"\w* \w went|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* woman \w who|strong="H3068"\w* talks \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* spirits \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w asked|strong="H7592"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w*,  
\v 14 \w instead|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* asking \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H1732"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w*. \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w caused|strong="H4191"\w* \w him|strong="H4191"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w appointed|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w*, \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4410"\w* \add of Israel\add*.   
\c 11  
\s1 David became the king  
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1320"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w came|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w* \add town\add* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* said \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w*, “\w Listen|strong="H2009"\w*, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w same|strong="H6106"\w* ancestors [IDM] \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 2 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w past|strong="H8032"\w*, \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w led|strong="H3318"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* Israeli \add soldiers in our battles\add*. \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w whom|strong="H5971"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w promised|strong="H3318"\w*, ‘\w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w leader|strong="H5057"\w* [MET] \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*; \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.’”   
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\v 3 \w So|strong="H1697"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israeli \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w came|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*. \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* sacred \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w while|strong="H5921"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* listening. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w anointed|strong="H4886"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \add with olive oil to set him apart\add* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israeli people. \w That|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w previously|strong="H6440"\w* \w told|strong="H1697"\w* \add the prophet\add* \w Samuel|strong="H8050"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w happen|strong="H1697"\w*.   
\s1 David’s men captured Jerusalem  
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\v 4 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israeli \add soldiers\add* [SYN] \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \add At that time,\add* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w called|strong="H8033"\w* \w Jebus|strong="H2982"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Jebus|strong="H2982"\w* people-group.  
\v 5 \w Those|strong="H1931"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* said \w to|strong="H1732"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, “\w Your|strong="H3808"\w* \add soldiers\add* \w will|strong="H5892"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* able \w to|strong="H1732"\w* get inside \w our|strong="H1732"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*!” \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \add soldiers\add* \w captured|strong="H3920"\w* \w the|strong="H3920"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w though|strong="H1931"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H1732"\w* strong walls \w around|strong="H2008"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*, \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w since|strong="H2008"\w* \w then|strong="H1732"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w has|strong="H1732"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* called ‘\w The|strong="H3920"\w* \w City|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’.   
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\v 6  \add What happened was this:\add*: \w David|strong="H1732"\w* said \add to his soldiers\add*, “\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w leads|strong="H5927"\w* \add our soldiers\add* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w attack|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Jebus people-group \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w commander|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H5927"\w*.” \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w*, \w led|strong="H3097"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5927"\w*, \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w commander|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H5927"\w*.   
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\v 7  \add After they captured\add* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w which|strong="H5892"\w* \w had|strong="H1732"\w* strong walls \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w*, \w David|strong="H1732"\w* moved \w there|strong="H3427"\w*. \w That|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w why|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w named|strong="H7121"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* ‘\w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w City|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’.  
\v 8 David’s \w workers|strong="H1129"\w* \w rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, starting \w where|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* land \w was|strong="H5892"\w* filled \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* extending \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* wall \w that|strong="H5892"\w* \w was|strong="H5892"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*’s \add men\add* \w repaired|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w other|strong="H7605"\w* parts \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.  
\v 9 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w became|strong="H1980"\w* \w more|strong="H1419"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w more|strong="H1419"\w* powerful/influential, \w because|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Almighty|strong="H6635"\w* Commander \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* angels \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w*/helping \w him|strong="H5973"\w*.   
\s1 The list of David’s most mighty warriors  
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\v 10 \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w promised|strong="H3068"\w* \add that David would become the king\add*. \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israeli people ◄\w were|strong="H3478"\w* happy \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w*/\w supported|strong="H2388"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w*► \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*.  
\p \w There|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* many \w soldiers|strong="H1368"\w*/\w warriors|strong="H1368"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w helped|strong="H2388"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* remain \w strong|strong="H2388"\w*.  
\v 11 \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w list|strong="H4557"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \add most mighty\add* \w warriors|strong="H1368"\w*:  
\p \w Jashobeam|strong="H3434"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Hacmon clan. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s most \w powerful|strong="H1368"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H1368"\w*. \w One|strong="H1931"\w* \w time|strong="H6471"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* fought \w against|strong="H5921"\w* 300 enemies \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H4557"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* \w spear|strong="H2595"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w Another|strong="H1368"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* Eleazar, \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Dodo|strong="H1734"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* clan \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ahoh.  
\v 13  \add One day\add* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w at|strong="H4421"\w* Pas Dammim \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H4421"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* Philistia \w gathered|strong="H6430"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*. \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w barley|strong="H8184"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. \w At|strong="H4421"\w* \w first|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Israeli \w soldiers|strong="H4421"\w* \w ran|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5127"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H4421"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* Philistia,  
\v 14 \w but|strong="H5221"\w* \w then|strong="H3068"\w* David \w and|strong="H3068"\w* Eleazar \w stopped|strong="H6430"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w field|strong="H2513"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* fought \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w defend|strong="H3467"\w* \w it|strong="H8432"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \add many of\add* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* soldiers \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Philistia. \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* enabled \w them|strong="H5221"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* win \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w victory|strong="H8668"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* day.   
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\v 15 \w One|strong="H4480"\w* \w time|strong="H7218"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w most|strong="H4480"\w* \w mighty|strong="H7969"\w* warriors \w came|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w when|strong="H4480"\w* \w he|strong="H1732"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w camping|strong="H2583"\w* \w next|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* huge \w rock|strong="H6697"\w* \w outside|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w cave|strong="H4631"\w* \w near|strong="H5921"\w* \w Adullam|strong="H5725"\w*. \w At|strong="H2583"\w* \w that|strong="H4480"\w* \w same|strong="H4480"\w* \w time|strong="H7218"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* Philistia \w had|strong="H1732"\w* \w camped|strong="H2583"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Rephaim|strong="H7497"\w* \w Valley|strong="H6010"\w*.  
\v 16 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w in|strong="H1035"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fortress|strong="H4686"\w*, \w and|strong="H1732"\w* some \w of|strong="H1732"\w* \w the|strong="H1732"\w* soldiers \w of|strong="H1732"\w* Philistia \w were|strong="H6430"\w* occupying \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w*.  
\v 17  \add One day\add* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* very thirsty \w and|strong="H1732"\w* said, “I \w wish|strong="H4310"\w* \w that|strong="H4325"\w* \w someone|strong="H4310"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* \w bring|strong="H1732"\w* \w me|strong="H8248"\w* some \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w from|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H1732"\w* well near \w the|strong="H1732"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w at|strong="H1732"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w*!”  
\v 18 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w those|strong="H5375"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w most|strong="H3068"\w* outstanding warriors forced \w their|strong="H3068"\w* way \w through|strong="H1234"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Philistia soldiers \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w drew|strong="H7579"\w* some \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* well, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H5375"\w* \w it|strong="H5375"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w it|strong="H5375"\w*. \w Instead|strong="H3808"\w*, \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w poured|strong="H5258"\w* \w it|strong="H5375"\w* \w out|strong="H5258"\w* \add on the ground to be an offering\add* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\v 19 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* said, “\w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w would|strong="H5315"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* right \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* water! \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w would|strong="H5315"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* [RHQ] \w drinking|strong="H8354"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w of|strong="H1368"\w* \w these|strong="H2063"\w* \w men|strong="H1368"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w were|strong="H5315"\w* willing/\w ready|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* die \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*!” \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w refused|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\p \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H5315"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H1368"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w things|strong="H7969"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w those|strong="H3588"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* most \w outstanding|strong="H1368"\w* \w warriors|strong="H1368"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*’s \add younger\add* brother Abishai \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w leader|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* 30 most \w mighty|strong="H7969"\w* warriors. \add One time\add* Abishai fought 300 \add enemy\add* \w soldiers|strong="H3967"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w spear|strong="H2595"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w killed|strong="H2490"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 21 \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* famous \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w those|strong="H4480"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w most|strong="H4480"\w* outstanding warriors. \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H1961"\w* \w commander|strong="H8269"\w*, \w even|strong="H5704"\w* though \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w those|strong="H4480"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w men|strong="H8147"\w*.   
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\v 22 \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w*’s \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w brave|strong="H2428"\w* soldier \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Kabzeel|strong="H6909"\w* \add town\add* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w did|strong="H3117"\w* heroic \w deeds|strong="H6467"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* best \w warriors|strong="H2428"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \add the\add* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \add people-group\add*. \w One|strong="H4480"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w into|strong="H3381"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* pit \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w snow|strong="H7950"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* falling \add on the ground\add* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* lion \w there|strong="H4480"\w*.  
\v 23 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w also|strong="H3027"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* soldier \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4713"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* ◄7-1/2 feet/2.3 meters► \w tall|strong="H4060"\w*. \w The|strong="H5221"\w* soldier \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4713"\w* \w carried|strong="H1497"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w spear|strong="H2595"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w as|strong="H3027"\w* long \w as|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* weaver’s \w rod|strong="H7626"\w*. Benaiah \w had|strong="H3027"\w* \add only\add* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w club|strong="H7626"\w*, \w but|strong="H5221"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* grabbed \w the|strong="H5221"\w* other man’s \w spear|strong="H2595"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w* \w with|strong="H3381"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*.  
\v 24 \w Those|strong="H1121"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* some \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w things|strong="H7969"\w* \w that|strong="H1121"\w* \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* became \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w famous|strong="H8034"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w* \w warriors|strong="H1368"\w*.  
\v 25 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w more|strong="H4480"\w* \w honored|strong="H3513"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* other members \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* group \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w most|strong="H4480"\w* \w mighty|strong="H7969"\w* warriors, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* become \w a|strong="H3068"\w* member \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* group \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w most|strong="H4480"\w* outstanding warriors. \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w appointed|strong="H7760"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* leader \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* bodyguards.   
\b  
\li1
\v 26 These are the names of David’s mighty warriors:  
\li2 Asahel, the \add younger\add* brother of Joab;  
\li2 Elhanan, the son of Dodo, from Bethlehem;   
\li2
\v 27 Shammah, from \add the\add* Harod \add clan\add*;  
\li2 Helez, from \add the\add* Pelon \add clan\add*;   
\li2
\v 28 Ira, the son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa \add town\add*;  
\li2 Abiezer, from Anathoth \add city\add*;   
\li2
\v 29 Sibbecai, from Hushah’s \add clan\add*;  
\li2 Ilai from Ahoh’s clan;   
\li2
\v 30 Maharai, from Netophah \add town\add*;  
\li2 Heled, the son of Baanah, also from Netophah \add town\add*;   
\li2
\v 31 Ithai, the son of Ribai, from Gibeah \add town \add* in \add the land that belonged to\add* the tribe of Benjamin;  
\li2 Benaiah, from Pirathon \add town\add*;   
\li2
\v 32 Hurai, from the valleys near Gaash \add Mountain\add*;  
\li2 Abiel from the clan of Arabah;   
\li2
\v 33 Azmaveth, from Baharum \add town\add*;  
\li2 Eliahba, from Shaalbon \add town\add*;   
\li2
\v 34 The sons of Hashem from \add the\add* Gizon \add clan\add*;  
\li2 Jonathan the son of Shagee from the Harar \add town/clan\add*;   
\li2
\v 35 Ahiam the son of Sharar/Sacar, from Harar \add town/clan\add*;  
\li2 Eliphal the son of Ur;   
\li2
\v 36 Hepher from the Mekerath \add clan\add*;  
\li2 Ahijah from the Pelon \add clan/town\add*;   
\li2
\v 37 Hezro from Carmel \add city\add*;  
\li2 Naarai the son of Ezbai;   
\li2
\v 38 Joel the \add younger\add* brother of Nathan;  
\li2 Mibhar the son of Hagri;   
\li2
\v 39 Zelek from the Ammon people-group;  
\li2 Naharai, the man who carried Joab’s weapons, from Beeroth \add town\add*;   
\li2
\v 40 Ira and Gareb from Jattir \add town\add*;   
\li2
\v 41 Uriah, \add Bathsheba’s husband\add*, from the Heth people-group;  
\li2 Zabad the son of Ahlai;   
\li2
\v 42 Adina the son of Shiza, a leader from the tribe of Reuben, who had thirty \add soldiers\add* with him;   
\li2
\v 43 Hanan the son of Maacah;  
\li2 Joshaphat from Mithna \add town/clan\add*;   
\li2
\v 44 Uzzia from Ashterath \add town\add*;  
\li2 Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham, from Aroer \add city\add*;   
\li2
\v 45 Jediael the son of Shimri  
\li2 and his \add younger\add* brother Joha, from Tiz \add town/clan\add*;   
\li2
\v 46 Eliel from Mahavah \add town/clan\add*;  
\li2 Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam;  
\li2 Ithmah from \add the\add* Moab \add region\add*;   
\li2
\v 47 Eliel and Obed,  
\li2 and Jaasiel from Zobah \add town/clan\add*.   
\c 12  
\s1 Some warriors joined David  
\p
\v 1 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w went|strong="H1732"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w Ziklag|strong="H6860"\w* \add town\add* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* escape \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \add King\add* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*. \w While|strong="H5750"\w* \w he|strong="H1732"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w there|strong="H1992"\w*, many \w warriors|strong="H1368"\w* \w came|strong="H7586"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* joined \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w helped|strong="H5826"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H1732"\w* fought \w battles|strong="H4421"\w*.  
\v 2 \w They|strong="H2671"\w* carried \w bows|strong="H7198"\w* \add and arrows\add*. \w They|strong="H2671"\w* \w were|strong="H1144"\w* able \w to|strong="H7586"\w* shoot \w arrows|strong="H2671"\w* \w and|strong="H7586"\w* \w to|strong="H7586"\w* sling stones. \w They|strong="H2671"\w* could use either \w their|strong="H1144"\w* \w right|strong="H3231"\w* arms or \w their|strong="H1144"\w* \w left|strong="H8041"\w* arms \w to|strong="H7586"\w* \w do|strong="H5401"\w* \w that|strong="H7586"\w*. \w They|strong="H2671"\w* \w were|strong="H1144"\w* relatives \w of|strong="H7198"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w from|strong="H3231"\w* \w the|strong="H7586"\w* tribe \w of|strong="H7198"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*.   
\p
\v 3 Their \w leader|strong="H7218"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* Ahiezer. Next \w in|strong="H1121"\w* command \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w*. They \w were|strong="H1121"\w* both \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shemaah|strong="H8094"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* Gibeah \add city\add*. \add These are the names of some of those warriors:\add*  
\li1 Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth;  
\li1 Beracah;  
\li1 Jehu from Anathoth \add town\add*;   
\li1
\v 4 Ishmaiah from the Gibeon \add city\add*, who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors;  
\li1 Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah \add town\add*;   
\li1
\v 5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph \add town\add*;   
\li1
\v 6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;   
\li1
\v 7 Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor \add town\add*.   
\p
\v 8 \w Some|strong="H4480"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* tribe \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Gad \add east of the Jordan River\add* joined David \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H4480"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w at|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H4480"\w* fortress \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \add the caves in\add* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* desert. They \w were|strong="H1121"\w* brave \w warriors|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* trained \w for|strong="H1121"\w* fighting battles \w and|strong="H1121"\w* able \w to|strong="H1121"\w* use shields \w and|strong="H1121"\w* spears well. They [SYN] \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w as|strong="H1121"\w* fierce \w as|strong="H1121"\w* [SIM, MTY] lions, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* they could run \w as|strong="H1121"\w* fast \w as|strong="H1121"\w* [HYP, SIM] deer/gazelles \w on|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* hills/mountains.   
\li1
\v 9 Ezer was their leader.  
\li1 Next in command was Obadiah.  
\li1 Next was Eliab.   
\li1
\v 10 Next was Mishmannah.  
\li1 Next was Jeremiah.   
\li1
\v 11 Next was Attai.  
\li1 Next was Eliel.   
\li1
\v 12 Next was Johanan.  
\li1 Next was Elzabad.   
\li1
\v 13 Next was \add another man whose name was\add* Jeremiah.  
\li1 The last was Macbannai.   
\p
\v 14 Those men \w from|strong="H3414"\w* \w the|strong="H3414"\w* tribe \w of|strong="H3414"\w* Gad were all army officers. Some \w of|strong="H3414"\w* them commanded 1,000 soldiers, \w and|strong="H3414"\w* some \w of|strong="H3414"\w* them commanded 100 soldiers.  
\v 15 They crossed \add to the west side of\add* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* Jordan \add River\add* during March, \add at the time of the year\add* \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* river \w was|strong="H1121"\w* flooded. They chased \w from|strong="H1121"\w* there \w all|strong="H1419"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* lived \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* valleys \w on|strong="H7218"\w* both sides \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* river.   
\p
\v 16 \w Some|strong="H1992"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* tribe \w of|strong="H6010"\w* Benjamin \w and|strong="H5674"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* Judah \w also|strong="H1931"\w* \w came|strong="H5674"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* David \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* fortress.  
\v 17 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w went|strong="H1732"\w* \w out|strong="H4480"\w* \add of the cave\add* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w meet|strong="H1121"\w* \w them|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* said \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w them|strong="H1121"\w*, “\w If|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w come|strong="H3063"\w* peacefully \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w help|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w*, \w I|strong="H5704"\w* am eager \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* join \w with|strong="H1732"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w*. But \w if|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w come|strong="H3063"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* enable \w my|strong="H1732"\w* enemies \w to|strong="H5704"\w* capture \w me|strong="H4480"\w*, \w even|strong="H5704"\w* though \w I|strong="H5704"\w* [SYN] \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w not|strong="H1732"\w* done \w anything|strong="H4480"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* harm \w you|strong="H5704"\w*, \w I|strong="H5704"\w* hope/wish \w that|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* God whom \w our|strong="H4480"\w* ancestors ◄worshiped/belonged \w to|strong="H5704"\w*► \w will|strong="H1121"\w* see \w it|strong="H5704"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* condemn/punish \w you|strong="H5704"\w*.”   
\p
\v 18 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \add God’s\add* Spirit \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* Amasai, \w who|strong="H6862"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w another|strong="H7200"\w* leader \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* thirty \add greatest warriors\add*, \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w he|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H6030"\w*,  
\q1 “\w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w want|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*;  
\q2 \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w who|strong="H6862"\w* \w are|strong="H3824"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* son \w of|strong="H6440"\w* Jesse, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* join \w you|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\q1 \w We|strong="H7200"\w* know \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w things|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* very \w well|strong="H7965"\w* [DOU] \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H6862"\w* \w are|strong="H3824"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*,  
\q2 \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H1961"\w* \w helping|strong="H5826"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*.”   
\p
\v 19 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* welcomed \w those|strong="H1121"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w appointed|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H1121"\w*. Some \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* tribe \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Manasseh \w also|strong="H1732"\w* joined \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w went|strong="H1732"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Philistia \w to|strong="H5414"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5973"\w* Saul’s \add army\add*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w did|strong="H1732"\w* \w not|strong="H5414"\w* really \w help|strong="H5826"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w army|strong="H1416"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Philistia. \w After|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Philistia talked \add about David and his soldiers\add*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w sent|strong="H5414"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w away|strong="H5973"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* said, “\w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* joins \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w master|strong="H5414"\w* Saul again, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* killed {\w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w army|strong="H1416"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* kill \w all|strong="H5414"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w*}!”  
\v 20 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w went|strong="H1732"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* Ziklag, \w these|strong="H1732"\w* \w were|strong="H6430"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w men|strong="H7218"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* tribe \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* \w who|strong="H4421"\w* \w went|strong="H1732"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, \add another man whose name was\add* Jozabad, Elihu, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* Zillethai. Each \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w had|strong="H1732"\w* been \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w commander|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* 1,000 \w men|strong="H7218"\w* \add in Saul’s army\add*.  
\v 21 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w were|strong="H7218"\w* \w all|strong="H3212"\w* brave soldiers, \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* helped David \w to|strong="H3212"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w groups|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w men|strong="H7218"\w* who roamed \w throughout|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* country, robbing people. \w So|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w men|strong="H7218"\w* became commanders \w in|strong="H5921"\w* David’s army.  
\v 22 \w Every|strong="H3605"\w* day \w more|strong="H5921"\w* \w men|strong="H1368"\w* joined \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w men|strong="H1368"\w*, \w and|strong="H1732"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* large, \w like|strong="H1961"\w* [SIM] \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* God (\w OR|strong="H3068"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H2428"\w* huge \w army|strong="H2428"\w*).   
\s1 Others joined David at Hebron  
\p
\v 23 \w These|strong="H1732"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* numbers \w of|strong="H3117"\w* soldiers \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* ready \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w battle|strong="H4264"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* joined \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* Hebron \add city\add*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w came|strong="H1732"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w help|strong="H5826"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* become \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* Israel \w to|strong="H5704"\w* replace Saul, \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H1732"\w* promised \w would|strong="H1732"\w* happen.   
\li1
\v 24 There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.   
\li1
\v 25 There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.   
\li1
\v 26 There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.   
\li2
\v 27 Jehoiada, who was a leader descended from Aaron, was in that group of descendants of Levi, and there were 3,700 men with him.   
\li2
\v 28 Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.   
\li1
\v 29 There were 3,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin who were Saul’s relatives. Most of them had previously wanted one of Saul’s descendants to be the king.   
\li1
\v 30 There were 20,800 men from the tribe of Ephraim who were all brave warriors and trained for fighting battles and famous in their own clans.   
\li1
\v 31 There were 18,000 men from the half of the tribe of Manasseh \add that lived west of the Jordan River\add*. They were all chosen to go and help David become the king.   
\li1
\v 32 There were 200 men who were leaders from the tribe of Issachar, along with their relatives. Those leaders always knew what the Israelis should do, and they knew the right time to do it.   
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\v 33 There were 55,000 men from the tribe of Zebulun. They were all experienced warriors and knew how to use all kinds of weapons well. They were completely loyal to David.   
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\v 34 There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.   
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\v 35 There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.   
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\v 36 There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.   
\li1
\v 37 There were also 120,000 soldiers from the area east of the Jordan \add River who joined David\add*. They were from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh. They had all kinds of weapons.   
\p
\v 38 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H3383"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H4421"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* volunteered \w to|strong="H4480"\w* \w be|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H4421"\w* David’s \w army|strong="H6635"\w*. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w came|strong="H6635"\w* \w to|strong="H4480"\w* Hebron wanting very \w much|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H4480"\w* enable David \w to|strong="H4480"\w* \w be|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* king \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israeli people.  
\v 39 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* spent three days \w there|strong="H3605"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, eating \w and|strong="H3478"\w* drinking, \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* families \w had|strong="H3478"\w* given \w them|strong="H5921"\w* food \w to|strong="H3478"\w* take \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 40 \w Also|strong="H1732"\w*, \w their|strong="H3588"\w* fellow Israelis \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H3117"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* far \w away|strong="H5973"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* area \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* tribes \w of|strong="H3117"\w* Issachar, Zebulun, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* Naphtali \w lived|strong="H1961"\w*, bringing food \w on|strong="H3117"\w* donkeys, camels, mules, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* oxen. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w brought|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* lot \w of|strong="H3117"\w* flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, \add olive\add* oil, cattle \w and|strong="H3117"\w* sheep. \w And|strong="H3117"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3117"\w* Israel, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* people \w were|strong="H1961"\w* very joyful.   
\c 13  
\s1 Bringing back the Sacred Chest  
\p
\v 1  \add One day\add* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* talked \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* army \w officers|strong="H8269"\w*. \w Some|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* them \w were|strong="H8269"\w* \w commanders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* 100 \w soldiers|strong="H3967"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w some|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H8269"\w* \w commanders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* 1,000 \w soldiers|strong="H3967"\w*.  
\v 2 \w Then|strong="H7971"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* summoned \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* Israeli leaders \w and|strong="H3478"\w* said \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, “If \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w seems|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w good|strong="H2895"\w* \w thing|strong="H3605"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* if \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* wants, \w let|strong="H7971"\w*’s \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w message|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* fellow Israelis \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w areas|strong="H4054"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* country, \w including|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \add other\add* descendants \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w living|strong="H3605"\w* \w among|strong="H4480"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* nearby \w pasturelands|strong="H4054"\w*, \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w come|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w join|strong="H5973"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\v 3 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w want|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w bring|strong="H5437"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* Sacred Chest \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w our|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w back|strong="H5437"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w us|strong="H3588"\w*. \w While|strong="H3117"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \add was the king\add*, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H5437"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*’s presence \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w ask|strong="H1875"\w* \w him|strong="H3588"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w should|strong="H3117"\w* do.”  
\v 4 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w agreed|strong="H3474"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* David, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w thought|strong="H5869"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w was|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w right|strong="H3474"\w* \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\p
\v 5 \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w gathered|strong="H6950"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israeli people, \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Shihor|strong="H7883"\w* \add River \add* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Lebo-Hamath|strong="H2574"\w* \add town in the north, and told them that he wanted them\add* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \add help\add* \w bring|strong="H1732"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Sacred Chest \w of|strong="H4480"\w* God \add back to Jerusalem\add* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Kiriath-Jearim|strong="H7157"\w* \add city\add*.  
\v 6 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israeli \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Baalah|strong="H1173"\w* \add town\add*, \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \add another name for\add* \w Kiriath-Jearim|strong="H7157"\w*, \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w get|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Sacred Chest. \add The people believed that\add* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* ruled \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w between|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* statues \w of|strong="H3068"\w* winged creatures \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* above \w the|strong="H3605"\w* lid \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Sacred Chest [MTY].   
\p
\v 7 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* people \w put|strong="H7392"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Sacred Chest \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w cart|strong="H5699"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w transported|strong="H7392"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* Abinadab’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Uzzah|strong="H5798"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* Ahio \w were|strong="H1004"\w* \w guiding|strong="H5090"\w* \add the oxen that were pulling the cart\add*.  
\v 8 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israeli people \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w celebrating|strong="H7832"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* God’s \w presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w strength|strong="H5797"\w*. \w They|strong="H3478"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w singing|strong="H7892"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \add playing\add* \w lyres|strong="H3658"\w*, \w harps|strong="H3658"\w*, \w tambourines|strong="H8596"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w cymbals|strong="H4700"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \add blowing\add* \w trumpets|strong="H2689"\w*.   
\p
\v 9 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w David|strong="H3027"\w*’s men came \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w place|strong="H3027"\w* \w where|strong="H3027"\w* Kidon threshed grain, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w* \w stumbled|strong="H8058"\w*. \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w Uzzah|strong="H5798"\w* \w reached|strong="H7971"\w* \w out|strong="H7971"\w* \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* prevent \w the|strong="H3588"\w* Sacred Chest \w from|strong="H3027"\w* falling \w off|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* cart.  
\v 10 \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* immediately \w became|strong="H2734"\w* \w very|strong="H2734"\w* \w angry|strong="H2734"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w Uzzah|strong="H5798"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w caused|strong="H4191"\w* \w Uzzah|strong="H5798"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* suddenly \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H4191"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Sacred Chest, \add and Yahweh had commanded that only the descendants of Levi who help the priests should touch the Sacred Chest\add*.   
\p
\v 11 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w angry|strong="H2734"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* punished [MTY] \w Uzzah|strong="H5798"\w*. \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w now|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \add where Uzzah died\add* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* ‘\w The|strong="H3588"\w* Punishment \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Uzzah|strong="H5798"\w*’.   
\p
\v 12 \w That|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* God. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* asked \add himself\add*, “◄\w How|strong="H1963"\w* can \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w bring|strong="H1732"\w* God’s Sacred Chest \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* \add city\add*?/\w I|strong="H3117"\w* am \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w bring|strong="H1732"\w* God’s Sacred Chest \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* \add city\add*.►” [RHQ]  
\v 13 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H5493"\w* men \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H5493"\w* Sacred Chest \w to|strong="H1004"\w* Jerusalem. \w Instead|strong="H3808"\w*, \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w took|strong="H5493"\w* \w it|strong="H5186"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5493"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Obed-Edom|strong="H5654"\w*, \w who|strong="H5493"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w Gath|strong="H1663"\w* \add city\add*.  
\v 14 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Sacred Chest \w stayed|strong="H3427"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w Obed-Edom|strong="H5654"\w*’s \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w*. \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \add during that time\add* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w Obed-Edom|strong="H5654"\w*’s \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* owned.   
\c 14  
\s1 David’s palace and his family  
\p
\v 1 \w One|strong="H4428"\w* day \w Hiram|strong="H2438"\w*, \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w* \add city\add*, \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* some \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \add to talk about making an agreement between their countries\add*. \w Then|strong="H7971"\w* \w Hiram|strong="H2438"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* cedar \w logs|strong="H6086"\w*, bricklayers, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w carpenters|strong="H2796"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H7971"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*.  
\v 2  \add When that happened,\add* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w knew|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w truly|strong="H3588"\w* caused \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* caused \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w greatly|strong="H4428"\w* \w respected|strong="H5375"\w*. \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \add he loved\add* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* Israeli \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
\p
\v 3 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w married|strong="H3947"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w* \w women|strong="H1323"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \add those women\add* \w gave|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3389"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w for|strong="H1121"\w* \w him|strong="H3205"\w*.  
\v 4 \w The|strong="H3205"\w* \w names|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w children|strong="H3205"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w him|strong="H3205"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H8034"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w are|strong="H1961"\w* \w Shammua|strong="H8051"\w*, \w Shobab|strong="H7727"\w*, \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w*, \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*,  
\v 5 \w Ibhar|strong="H2984"\w*, Elishua, Elpelet,  
\v 6 \w Nogah|strong="H5052"\w*, \w Nepheg|strong="H5298"\w*, \w Japhia|strong="H3309"\w*,  
\v 7 Elishama, \w Beeliada|strong="H1182"\w*, \w and|strong="H1182"\w* Eliphelet.   
\s1 David’s army defeated the army of Philistia  
\p
\v 8 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H5927"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Philistia \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w has|strong="H3478"\w* \w been|strong="H5927"\w* appointed \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* capture \w him|strong="H6440"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w coming|strong="H3318"\w*, \w so|strong="H5927"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \add and his soldiers\add* \w marched|strong="H5927"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 9 \w The|strong="H6584"\w* \w army|strong="H6010"\w* \w of|strong="H6010"\w* Philistia \w had|strong="H6430"\w* attacked \w the|strong="H6584"\w* people \w in|strong="H6430"\w* \w the|strong="H6584"\w* \w Rephaim|strong="H7497"\w* \w Valley|strong="H6010"\w* \add southwest of Jerusalem\add* \w and|strong="H6430"\w* \w had|strong="H6430"\w* robbed them.  
\v 10 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w asked|strong="H7592"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, “\w Should|strong="H3068"\w* \add my men and\add* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w army|strong="H5927"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Philistia? \add If we go,\add* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* enable \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w defeat|strong="H5414"\w* [IDM] \w them|strong="H5414"\w*?”  
\p \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* replied, “Yes, \w go|strong="H5927"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* enable \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w defeat|strong="H5414"\w* [IDM] \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.”   
\p
\v 11 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H7121"\w* \w men|strong="H7121"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* town \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5927"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* Philistia \w were|strong="H4325"\w* \w staying|strong="H8033"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3651"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H3651"\w*, “\w God|strong="H3027"\w* \w has|strong="H3027"\w* enabled \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \add and my soldiers\add* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* overwhelm \w my|strong="H1732"\w* \w enemies|strong="H3027"\w* \w like|strong="H3651"\w* [MET] \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w flood|strong="H4325"\w*.” \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w named|strong="H7121"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* {\w That|strong="H1931"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w*} ‘\w Baal-Perazim|strong="H1188"\w*’ \add which means ‘Yahweh breaks through’\add*.  
\v 12  \add As the soldiers of Philistia fled\add*, \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* \w their|strong="H8313"\w* idols \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. \w So|strong="H5800"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* commanded \w his|strong="H1732"\w* soldiers \w to|strong="H1732"\w* \w burn|strong="H8313"\w* those idols.   
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\v 13 \w But|strong="H5750"\w* \w soon|strong="H5750"\w* \w the|strong="H3254"\w* \w army|strong="H6010"\w* \w of|strong="H6010"\w* Philistia attacked \w the|strong="H3254"\w* people \w in|strong="H5750"\w* \w that|strong="H6430"\w* \w valley|strong="H6010"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*.  
\v 14 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* prayed \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \add to ask him what he should do\add*, \w and|strong="H1732"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* replied, saying “Do \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w army|strong="H5927"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* Philistia \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w front|strong="H4136"\w*. \w Instead|strong="H3808"\w*, \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w around|strong="H5437"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*, \w and|strong="H1732"\w* \w attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \add from the rear\add* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w front|strong="H4136"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w balsam|strong="H1057"\w* \w trees|strong="H1057"\w*.  
\v 15 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* something \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w tops|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w balsam|strong="H1057"\w* \w trees|strong="H1057"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w sounds|strong="H6963"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \add soldiers\add* \w marching|strong="H6807"\w*, \w attack|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, God, \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w gone|strong="H3318"\w* \w ahead|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* enable \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w defeat|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* Philistia.”  
\v 16 \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* God \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*, \w and|strong="H1732"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w and|strong="H1732"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w* \w of|strong="H4264"\w* Philistia, \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w way|strong="H5704"\w* \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w Gibeon|strong="H1391"\w* \add city in the east\add* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Gezer|strong="H1507"\w* \add city in the west\add*.   
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\v 17 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w became|strong="H3318"\w* \w famous|strong="H8034"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* nearby countries, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w caused|strong="H5414"\w* \add the leaders of\add* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \add nearby\add* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w afraid|strong="H6343"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*.   
\c 15  
\s1 They brought the Sacred Chest to Jerusalem  
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\v 1 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \add commanded his workers to\add* \w build|strong="H6213"\w* \w some|strong="H4725"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* Jerusalem. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w also|strong="H1732"\w* \w told|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w set|strong="H3559"\w* \w up|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* tent \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w which|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w put|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* Sacred Chest.  
\v 2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* said, “\w Only|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* permitted \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*’s Sacred Chest, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* ones \w whom|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w chose|strong="H5375"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w serve|strong="H8334"\w* \w him|strong="H5375"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*.”   
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\v 3 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* summoned \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* people \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* wanted \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Sacred Chest \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H5927"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H3559"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H3559"\w*.  
\v 4 \w He|strong="H1732"\w* summoned \w the|strong="H1732"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Aaron, \add who was the first Supreme Priest,\add* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1732"\w* other \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w*.   
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\v 5 120 descendants of Kohath, who was Levi’s second son, came, with Uriel their leader.   
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\v 6 There were 220 descendants of Merari, Levi’s third son, who came, with Asaiah their leader.   
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\v 7 There were 130 descendants of Gershon, Levi’s first son, who came, with Joel their leader.   
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\v 8 There were 200 people from Elizaphan’s clan who came, with Shemaiah their leader.   
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\v 9 There were 80 people from Hebron’s clan who came, with Eliel their leader.   
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\v 10 And there were 112 people from Uzziel’s clan who came, with Amminadab their leader.   
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\v 11 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w summoned|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* \w and|strong="H3548"\w* Abiathar \w and|strong="H3548"\w* \w these|strong="H7121"\w* \add other\add* descendants \w of|strong="H3548"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w*: Uriel, \w Asaiah|strong="H6222"\w*, \w Joel|strong="H3100"\w*, \w Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w*, Eliel, \w and|strong="H3548"\w* \w Amminadab|strong="H5992"\w*.  
\v 12 \w David|strong="H5927"\w* said \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w them|strong="H5927"\w*, “\w You|strong="H5927"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* clans descended \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w*. \w You|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* other descendants \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \w must|strong="H3478"\w* purify \w yourselves|strong="H6942"\w*, \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w order|strong="H3559"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \add be able to do this special work for Yahweh. You must\add* \w bring|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* Sacred Chest \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w us|strong="H5927"\w* Israelis, \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H3559"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H3559"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H3559"\w* \add here in Jerusalem\add*.  
\v 13 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w time|strong="H7223"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* tried \w to|strong="H3068"\w* bring \w it|strong="H3588"\w*, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w ask|strong="H1875"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w how|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* carry \w it|strong="H3588"\w* {\w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w carried|strong="H3068"\w*}. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \add descendants of Levi\add* \w were|strong="H7223"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w ones|strong="H7223"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w carried|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*, \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* punished \w us|strong="H3588"\w*.”   
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\v 14 \w Then|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \add other\add* descendants \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \add performed the rituals to\add* purify \w themselves|strong="H6942"\w*, \w in|strong="H3478"\w* order \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H6942"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* proper \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* work \w of|strong="H3068"\w* carrying \w the|strong="H3068"\w* Sacred Chest \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w us|strong="H5927"\w* Israeli people.  
\v 15 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \add inserted\add* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w poles|strong="H4133"\w* \add into the rings on\add* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Sacred Chest \w so|strong="H5375"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w could|strong="H1697"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Sacred Chest \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w shoulders|strong="H3802"\w*, \w like|strong="H1121"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w like|strong="H1121"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w told|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w appoint|strong="H5975"\w* some \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* relatives \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w sing|strong="H7891"\w* joyful \w songs|strong="H7892"\w* \w and|strong="H6963"\w* play \w lyres|strong="H3658"\w*, \w harps|strong="H3658"\w*, \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w cymbals|strong="H4700"\w* \add while they were carrying the Sacred Chest\add*.   
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\v 17 \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w they|strong="H5975"\w* \w appointed|strong="H5975"\w* \w Heman|strong="H1968"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H4480"\w* \w relatives|strong="H1121"\w* Asaph \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Ethan. \w Heman|strong="H1968"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joel|strong="H3100"\w*; Asaph \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Berekiah. Ethan, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w descendant|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Merari|strong="H4847"\w*, \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w Kushaiah|strong="H6984"\w*’s \w son|strong="H1121"\w*.  
\v 18 There was also another group \w of|strong="H5973"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H5973"\w* Levi who \w were|strong="H7778"\w* appointed: \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w*, \w Jaaziel|strong="H3268"\w*, \w Shemiramoth|strong="H8070"\w*, \w Jehiel|strong="H3171"\w*, \w Unni|strong="H6042"\w*, Eliab, \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w*, \w Maaseiah|strong="H4641"\w*, \w Mattithiah|strong="H4993"\w*, Eliphelehu, \w Mikneiah|strong="H4737"\w*, \w and|strong="H2148"\w* two \w of|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H1141"\w* Sacred Tent \w gatekeepers|strong="H7778"\w*, \w Obed-Edom|strong="H5654"\w* \w and|strong="H2148"\w* \w Jeiel|strong="H3273"\w*.   
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\v 19 \w Heman|strong="H1968"\w*, Asaph \w and|strong="H8085"\w* Ethan \w sang|strong="H7891"\w*, \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w also|strong="H8085"\w* played \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w cymbals|strong="H4700"\w*.  
\v 20 \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w*, \w Aziel|strong="H5815"\w*, \w Shemiramoth|strong="H8070"\w*, \w Jehiel|strong="H3171"\w*, \w Unni|strong="H6042"\w*, Eliab, \w Maaseiah|strong="H4641"\w*, \w and|strong="H5035"\w* \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* played lyres.  
\v 21 \w Mattithiah|strong="H4993"\w*, Eliphelehu, \w Mikneiah|strong="H4737"\w*, \w Obed-Edom|strong="H5654"\w*, \w Jeiel|strong="H3273"\w* \w and|strong="H3658"\w* \w Azaziah|strong="H5812"\w* played \w harps|strong="H3658"\w*.  
\v 22 \w Kenaniah|strong="H3663"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w leader|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w*, directed \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w singing|strong="H4853"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* very skilled \w at|strong="H3881"\w* doing \w that|strong="H3588"\w*.   
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\v 23 Berekiah \w and|strong="H1296"\w* Elkanah \w were|strong="H7778"\w* two of \w the|strong="H1296"\w* men who guarded \w the|strong="H1296"\w* Sacred Chest.  
\v 24 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w Shebaniah|strong="H7645"\w*, \w Joshaphat|strong="H3146"\w*, \w Nethanel|strong="H5417"\w*, \w Amasai|strong="H6022"\w*, \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w*, \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w*, \w and|strong="H3548"\w* Eliezer \w were|strong="H6440"\w* appointed \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w blow|strong="H2690"\w* \w trumpets|strong="H2689"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Sacred Chest. \w Obed-Edom|strong="H5654"\w* \w and|strong="H3548"\w* \w Jehiah|strong="H3174"\w* \w also|strong="H3174"\w* guarded \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Sacred Chest.   
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\v 25 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* Israeli \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w officers|strong="H8269"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commanded 1,000 \w soldiers|strong="H5927"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w bring|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* Sacred Chest \w back|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Obed-Edom|strong="H5654"\w*’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w very|strong="H1980"\w* joyful \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H5927"\w* \w it|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* Jerusalem.  
\v 26 \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w helped|strong="H5826"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* Sacred Chest \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*; \w therefore|strong="H3068"\w* David \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* leaders \w sacrificed|strong="H2076"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w bulls|strong="H6499"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* ◄rams/male sheep► \add to thank him\add*.  
\v 27 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Sacred Chest, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w singers|strong="H7891"\w*, \w and|strong="H1732"\w* \w Kenaniah|strong="H3663"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w man|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* directed \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w sang|strong="H7891"\w*, \w wore|strong="H5375"\w* \w robes|strong="H4598"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* fine white linen \w and|strong="H1732"\w* sacred vests \w made|strong="H1732"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* fine linen. \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w also|strong="H1732"\w* \w wore|strong="H5375"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* sacred vest \w made|strong="H1732"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* white linen.  
\v 28 \w So|strong="H5927"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israeli \w people|strong="H8085"\w* joined \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w bringing|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Sacred Chest \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \add to Jerusalem\add*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w shouted|strong="H8643"\w* \add joyfully, while the musicians\add* blew \w horns|strong="H7782"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w trumpets|strong="H2689"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* played \w cymbals|strong="H4700"\w*, \w lyres|strong="H3658"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w harps|strong="H3658"\w*.   
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\v 29 \w While|strong="H5704"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* bringing \w the|strong="H7200"\w* Sacred Chest \w into|strong="H1961"\w* Jerusalem, \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*’s \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w Michal|strong="H4324"\w* \w watched|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w*, \w looking|strong="H7200"\w* \w out|strong="H8259"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w window|strong="H2474"\w*. \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w she|strong="H3820"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w dancing|strong="H7540"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w celebrating|strong="H7832"\w*, \w she|strong="H3820"\w* despised \w him|strong="H7200"\w*.   
\c 16  
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\v 1 \w They|strong="H6440"\w* \w brought|strong="H7126"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Sacred Chest \add to Gibeon\add* \w and|strong="H1732"\w* \w put|strong="H3322"\w* \w it|strong="H7126"\w* \w inside|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Sacred Tent \w that|strong="H1732"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w had|strong="H1732"\w* \add told his workers to\add* \w set|strong="H3322"\w* \w up|strong="H7126"\w*. \w Then|strong="H7126"\w* \w they|strong="H6440"\w* \w brought|strong="H7126"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w be|strong="H1732"\w* completely burned \add on the altar\add* \w and|strong="H1732"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* enable \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* maintain fellowship \add with God\add*.  
\v 2 \w When|strong="H3615"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* presenting \w all|strong="H5927"\w* those \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*, \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \add asked Yahweh to\add* \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\v 3 \w He|strong="H5704"\w* gave \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w loaf|strong="H3603"\w* \w of|strong="H3603"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*, \w some|strong="H3605"\w* dates, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w some|strong="H3605"\w* raisins \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* Israeli \w man|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w woman|strong="H2505"\w* \add who was there\add*.   
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\v 4 \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* David \w appointed|strong="H5414"\w* \w some|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* stand \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \add the Sacred Tent in which\add* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Sacred Chest \add had been placed\add*, \w to|strong="H3478"\w* lead \w the|strong="H6440"\w* people \w who|strong="H3068"\w* worshiped \w and|strong="H3478"\w* thanked \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w praised|strong="H1984"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Israeli people.  
\v 5 Asaph, who played \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w cymbals|strong="H4700"\w*, \w was|strong="H7218"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* \w leader|strong="H7218"\w*. \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w* \w was|strong="H7218"\w* \w his|strong="H8085"\w* assistant. \w The|strong="H8085"\w* \w other|strong="H4932"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H3627"\w* Levi \add who helped Asaph\add* \w were|strong="H3627"\w* Jaaziel, \w Shemiramoth|strong="H8070"\w*, \w Jehiel|strong="H3171"\w*, \w Mattithiah|strong="H4993"\w*, Eliab, \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w*, \w Obed-Edom|strong="H5654"\w*, \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w Jeiel|strong="H3273"\w*. \w They|strong="H8085"\w* played \w lyres|strong="H3658"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w harps|strong="H3658"\w*.  
\v 6 \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* \w and|strong="H3548"\w* \w Jahaziel|strong="H3166"\w* \w were|strong="H6440"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w who|strong="H3548"\w* blew \w trumpets|strong="H2689"\w* frequently \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \add the Sacred Tent in which was\add* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Sacred Chest.   
\s1 David’s song of praise  
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\v 7 \w On|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* Asaph \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* helpers \w this|strong="H1931"\w* psalm \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w praise|strong="H3034"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*:   
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\v 8 \w Thank|strong="H3034"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w pray|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w* [MTY].  
\q2 \w Tell|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3045"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H5949"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w Sing|strong="H7891"\w* \w to|strong="H3605"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w*; \w sing|strong="H7891"\w* songs \w to|strong="H3605"\w* \w praise|strong="H2167"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\q2 \w Tell|strong="H3605"\w* \w about|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w miraculous|strong="H6381"\w* \w deeds|strong="H6381"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w Be|strong="H3068"\w* \w glad|strong="H8055"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H1245"\w* belong \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H1245"\w* [MTY];  
\q2 those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w want|strong="H1245"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* know \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* better \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w*.   
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\v 11 Trust \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w power|strong="H5797"\w*;  
\q2 \w continually|strong="H8548"\w* \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w get|strong="H1245"\w* help \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H6213"\w* forget \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w wonderful|strong="H6381"\w* \w things|strong="H6381"\w* \w that|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w has|strong="H6213"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*,  
\q2 \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w miracles|strong="H6381"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w just|strong="H4941"\w* laws \w that|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w has|strong="H6213"\w* \w given|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w us|strong="H6213"\w*.   
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\v 13 We \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5650"\w* \w descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3478"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*;  
\q2 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5650"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* whom \w he|strong="H3478"\w* \w has|strong="H3478"\w* chosen.   
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\v 14 \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\q2 \w His|strong="H3605"\w* \w just|strong="H4941"\w*/fair laws \w are|strong="H3068"\w* known \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H1931"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* world.   
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\v 15 \w He|strong="H1285"\w* \w never|strong="H5769"\w* forgets \w the|strong="H6680"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w that|strong="H1697"\w* \w he|strong="H1285"\w* \w has|strong="H1697"\w* made:  
\q2 \w he|strong="H1285"\w* made \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w promise|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H1697"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w last|strong="H5769"\w* \w for|strong="H1697"\w* 1,000 \w generations|strong="H1755"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w That|strong="H7621"\w* is \w the|strong="H3772"\w* agreement \w that|strong="H7621"\w* \w he|strong="H3327"\w* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w with|strong="H3772"\w* Abraham,  
\q2 \w and|strong="H3327"\w* \w he|strong="H3327"\w* repeated \w that|strong="H7621"\w* agreement \w to|strong="H7621"\w* \w Isaac|strong="H3327"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w It|strong="H5975"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w an|strong="H3478"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w for|strong="H2706"\w* \w the|strong="H5975"\w* Israeli people,  
\q2 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w he|strong="H3478"\w* wanted \w that|strong="H3478"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w endure|strong="H5975"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*.   
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\v 18 What \w he|strong="H5414"\w* said \w was|strong="H5414"\w*, “\w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w Canaan|strong="H3667"\w* \w region|strong="H2256"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*,  
\q2 \w to|strong="H5414"\w* belong \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \add and your descendants forever\add*.”   
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\v 19  \add He said that to them\add* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* only \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w few|strong="H4592"\w* \w of|strong="H4557"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*,  
\q2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* tiny group \w of|strong="H4557"\w* people who \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w living|strong="H1481"\w* \w in|strong="H4962"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* land ◄\w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w strangers|strong="H1481"\w*/\w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w belonged|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* other people►;   
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\v 20 \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w continued|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* wander \w from|strong="H1980"\w* one place \w to|strong="H1980"\w* another,  
\q2 \w from|strong="H1980"\w* one \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* another.   
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\v 21 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w allow|strong="H3240"\w* others \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w oppress|strong="H6231"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q2 \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* warned \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* saying \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*,   
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\v 22 “\w Do|strong="H7489"\w* not \w harm|strong="H7489"\w* \w the|strong="H5060"\w* people whom \w I|strong="H5030"\w* \w have|strong="H5030"\w* \w chosen|strong="H4899"\w*!  
\q2 \w Do|strong="H7489"\w* not \w harm|strong="H7489"\w* \w my|strong="H5060"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*!”   
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\v 23 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* people \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* world, \w sing|strong="H7891"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\q2 \w Every|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w proclaim|strong="H1319"\w* \add to others\add* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* saved \w us|strong="H3117"\w*.   
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\v 24 \w Tell|strong="H5608"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* great;  
\q2 \w tell|strong="H5608"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* people-groups \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w marvelous|strong="H6381"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \add that he has done\add*.   
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\v 25 \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* deserves \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w praised|strong="H1984"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w much|strong="H3966"\w*.  
\q2 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w revered|strong="H3372"\w* \w more|strong="H1419"\w* \w than|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* gods,   
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\v 26 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* gods \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \add other\add* people-groups \add worship\add* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w only|strong="H3588"\w* idols,  
\q2 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \add is truly great; he\add* \w created|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* skies.   
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\v 27 \w He|strong="H6440"\w* \w is|strong="H4725"\w* \w glorious|strong="H1935"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w majestic|strong="H1935"\w*;  
\q2 \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w power|strong="H5797"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w joy|strong="H2304"\w* fill \w his|strong="H6440"\w* Sacred Tent.   
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\v 28 \w You|strong="H5971"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w all|strong="H3068"\w* \w over|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* world, praise \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*!  
\q2 Praise \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w glorious|strong="H3519"\w* \w power|strong="H5797"\w* [HEN]!   
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\v 29 Praise \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w like|strong="H6440"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* [MTY] deserves \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* praised.  
\q1 \w Bring|strong="H5375"\w* \w an|strong="H5375"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H3051"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w Sacred|strong="H6944"\w* Tent.  
\q2 \w Worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w*.   
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\v 30 \w Everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w on|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth should \w tremble|strong="H2342"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\q2 \w He|strong="H3605"\w* \w put|strong="H3559"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth \w firmly|strong="H3559"\w* \add in its place\add*; \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3605"\w* ever \w will|strong="H6440"\w* \w be|strong="H6440"\w* able \w to|strong="H6440"\w* move/\w shake|strong="H4131"\w* \w it|strong="H3559"\w*.   
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\v 31 Everything \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w happy|strong="H8056"\w*.  
\q2 \w People|strong="H1471"\w* \add everywhere\add* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* say, “\w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*!”   
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\v 32 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* oceans \w and|strong="H7704"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* creatures \w that|strong="H3605"\w* are \w in|strong="H3220"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* oceans should shout \w to|strong="H3220"\w* praise \w him|strong="H3605"\w*;  
\q2 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w* \w and|strong="H7704"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H3220"\w* them should \w rejoice|strong="H5970"\w*.   
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\v 33 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w*, \add it will be as though\add* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w forest|strong="H3293"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w sing|strong="H7442"\w* \w joyfully|strong="H7442"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\q2 \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* happen \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w comes|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \add everyone on\add* [MTY] \w the|strong="H6440"\w* earth.   
\b  
\q1
\v 34 \w Thank|strong="H3034"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \add everything that he does is \add* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*.  
\q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w faithfully|strong="H2617"\w* loves \w us|strong="H3588"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*.   
\q1
\v 35 Say \w to|strong="H1471"\w* \w him|strong="H4480"\w*, “God, \w you|strong="H4480"\w* \w are|strong="H1471"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w one|strong="H4480"\w* \w who|strong="H1471"\w* \w rescues|strong="H5337"\w* \w us|strong="H5337"\w*,  
\q2 \w so|strong="H4480"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w us|strong="H5337"\w* \w together|strong="H6908"\w* \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w us|strong="H5337"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \add the armies of\add* other \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*.  
\q1 \w When|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H4480"\w* do \w that|strong="H1471"\w*, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w thank|strong="H3034"\w* \w you|strong="H4480"\w* [MTY],  
\q2 \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w be|strong="H8034"\w* happy \w to|strong="H1471"\w* \w praise|strong="H8416"\w* \w you|strong="H4480"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 36 \w Praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w us|strong="H4480"\w* Israeli \w people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q2 \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w always|strong="H3605"\w* existed, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* exist \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*.  
\m \w After|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \add finished singing that song\add*, \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* said, “◄Amen/\w May|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H5704"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w so|strong="H4480"\w*►!”, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w praised|strong="H1984"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*.   
\s1 Worship at Jerusalem and Gibeon  
\p
\v 37 \w Then|strong="H3068"\w* \w David|strong="H3117"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* Asaph \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* other members \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* clan \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \add the tent in which\add* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*’s Sacred Chest \add had been placed\add*. \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w told|strong="H1697"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* must \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w work|strong="H1697"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w every|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 38 David \w also|strong="H1121"\w* left \w Obed-Edom|strong="H5654"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* 68 other \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Levi \w to|strong="H1121"\w* work \w with|strong="H5654"\w* \w them|strong="H1121"\w*. \w Hosah|strong="H2621"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Obed-Edom|strong="H5654"\w* guarded \add the entrances of the Sacred Tent\add*.   
\p
\v 39 David \w also|strong="H3068"\w* told \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \add Supreme\add* \w Priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* other \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* worked \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* remain \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*’s Sacred Tent, \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* still \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w place|strong="H1116"\w* \w where|strong="H4908"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Israeli people worshiped \add God there\add* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Gibeon|strong="H1391"\w* \add city\add*.  
\v 40 \w Every|strong="H3605"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w evening|strong="H6153"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* burned \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*, obeying \w the|strong="H3605"\w* rules/\w laws|strong="H8451"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H5927"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \add by Moses\add*, rules/\w laws|strong="H8451"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w given|strong="H6680"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israeli \w people|strong="H6153"\w*.  
\v 41 \w With|strong="H5973"\w* \w them|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H8034"\w* \w Heman|strong="H1968"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jeduthun|strong="H3038"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w other|strong="H7605"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Levi. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* [MTY] \w were|strong="H8034"\w* \w chosen|strong="H1305"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* sing songs \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w praise|strong="H3034"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w faithfully|strong="H2617"\w* loves \w his|strong="H3068"\w* people \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*.  
\v 42 \w Heman|strong="H1968"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeduthun|strong="H3038"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w appointed|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* play \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w trumpets|strong="H2689"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w cymbals|strong="H4700"\w* \w when|strong="H8085"\w* \add the other descendants of Levi sang sacred songs\add*. \w The|strong="H8085"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeduthun|strong="H3038"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w appointed|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* guard \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \add of the Sacred Tent\add*.   
\p
\v 43 \w Then|strong="H1732"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* left. \w They|strong="H5971"\w* \w returned|strong="H5437"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w homes|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w returned|strong="H5437"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \add ask Yahweh to\add* \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w*.   
\c 17  
\s1 Yahweh’s promise to David  
\p
\v 1 \w After|strong="H1961"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w began|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*, \w he|strong="H3068"\w* said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w*, “\add It does not seem right that\add* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w here|strong="H2009"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* cedar \add wood\add*, \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*’s Sacred Chest \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w kept|strong="H1961"\w* \w inside|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w tent|strong="H3407"\w*!”   
\p
\v 2 \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* replied \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, “\w Whatever|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H6213"\w* thinking \w about|strong="H6213"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w*, \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* God \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w*/guiding \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.”   
\p
\v 3 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* God \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* [MTY] \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w*,   
\pi1
\v 4 “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* tell \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w am|strong="H3068"\w* saying \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H1732"\w*: ‘\w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H5650"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w*.  
\v 5 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w any|strong="H4480"\w* building, \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w brought|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \add out of Egypt\add* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w now|strong="H1961"\w*. \w Instead|strong="H3588"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \add lived in a tent\add*, moving \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4908"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w another|strong="H2088"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \add the Israelis\add* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* moved \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w other|strong="H2088"\w* \w places|strong="H1004"\w* [DOU].  
\v 6 \w Wherever|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israelis \add as they traveled\add*, \w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* [RHQ] \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8199"\w* \w whom|strong="H5971"\w* \w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w appointed|strong="H6680"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w lead|strong="H1980"\w* [MET] \w them|strong="H6680"\w*, “\w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w you|strong="H6680"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w me|strong="H1696"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w made|strong="H1696"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* cedar \add wood\add*?”’   
\pi1
\v 7 \w Therefore|strong="H5921"\w*, \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w say|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*: ‘\w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Almighty|strong="H6635"\w* \w Commander|strong="H5057"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* angels, \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w pasture|strong="H5116"\w* \w where|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w taking|strong="H3947"\w* \w care|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*, \add and I appointed you\add* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w ruler|strong="H5057"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* Israeli \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\v 8 \w I|strong="H3772"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* ◄\w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w*/helped► \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w wherever|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w gone|strong="H1980"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w I|strong="H3772"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w gotten|strong="H6213"\w* \w rid|strong="H1980"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* enemies \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w advanced|strong="H1980"\w*. \w And|strong="H1980"\w* \w now|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3772"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w cause|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w very|strong="H1419"\w* \w famous|strong="H8034"\w*, \w as|strong="H1961"\w* well-known \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w names|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w greatest|strong="H1419"\w* \w men|strong="H1419"\w* \add who have ever lived \add* \w on|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth.  
\v 9-10 Formerly, during the time that I appointed leaders for my Israeli people, many violent groups oppressed them. But this will not happen any more. I have chosen \w a|strong="H3068"\w* place where my Israeli people can live \add peacefully\add* and no one will disturb them any more. I will give not allow them to \add be attacked by\add* their enemies. And I will defeat all your enemies.  
\pi1 I declare to you that I, \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, will enable your descendants to rule after you \add die\add*.  
\v 11 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w* ends [EUP], \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \add die and\add* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* ancestors \add who have died\add*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* appoint \w one|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* king, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* enable \w his|strong="H3559"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* ◄\w be|strong="H1961"\w* strong/resist \w all|strong="H3212"\w* \w their|strong="H4390"\w* \w enemies|strong="H6965"\w*►.  
\v 12 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \add arrange for\add* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w be|strong="H5769"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H1004"\w*. \w And|strong="H1004"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* enable \w his|strong="H3559"\w* descendants \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w be|strong="H5769"\w* kings [MTY] \w of|strong="H1004"\w* Israel \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*.  
\v 13 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \add like\add* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \add it will be as though\add* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \add is\add* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*. \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w stopped|strong="H5493"\w* loving \add Saul,\add* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H6440"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H6440"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H5493"\w* loving \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*.  
\v 14 \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w cause|strong="H1961"\w* \w him|strong="H5975"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w rule|strong="H4438"\w* \w over|strong="H5704"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* people [MTY], \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H3559"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w endure|strong="H5975"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w* [DOU].’ ”   
\p
\v 15 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* reported \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H1732"\w* revealed \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w*.   
\s1 David’s prayer  
\p
\v 16 \w Then|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w went|strong="H1732"\w* \add into the Sacred Tent\add* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* prayed \w this|strong="H3588"\w*:  
\pi1 “\w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w not|strong="H1732"\w* [RHQ] worthy \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* done \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w these|strong="H6440"\w* things \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1732"\w* worthy, \w either|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\pi1
\v 17 “\w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w now|strong="H5921"\w*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w addition|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* everything else, \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w what|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* happen \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* descendants \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w future|strong="H7350"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w many|strong="H7200"\w* generations. \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* acted \w toward|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* though \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w most|strong="H3068"\w* important \w man|strong="H7200"\w* \add on the earth\add*!   
\pi1
\v 18 “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w more|strong="H3254"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H3045"\w*, \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w say|strong="H3254"\w* \w to|strong="H1732"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \add for honoring me\add*? Although \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w very|strong="H3045"\w* \w well|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H3045"\w* am like,  
\v 19 \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w sake|strong="H5668"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w because|strong="H5668"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* wanted \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*, \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w these|strong="H2063"\w* \w great|strong="H6213"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \add for me\add*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w revealed|strong="H3045"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w* \w these|strong="H2063"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \add that you are promising to do\add*.   
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\v 20 “\w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* great. \w There|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*. \w Only|strong="H2108"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H8085"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w always|strong="H3605"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w*.  
\v 21 \w And|strong="H1980"\w* \w there|strong="H6440"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w no|strong="H7760"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* world \w like|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* [RHQ]. \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* only \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w on|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* earth \w whose|strong="H4310"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w rescued|strong="H6299"\w*. \w You|strong="H6440"\w* \w performed|strong="H7760"\w* \w great|strong="H1420"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w awesome|strong="H3372"\w* miracles, rescuing \w our|strong="H7760"\w* ancestors \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \add being slaves in\add* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* expelling \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* other people-groups \add who were in Canaan\add*.  
\v 22 \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w caused|strong="H5414"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* Israeli \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w belong|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*, \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*!   
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\v 23 “\w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w I|strong="H5704"\w* pray \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w cause|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w promised|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* descendants [MTY] \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w fulfilled|strong="H6213"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*.  
\v 24 \w When|strong="H5704"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* happens, \w you|strong="H6440"\w* [MTY] \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w famous|strong="H8034"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. \w And|strong="H3478"\w* people \w will|strong="H3068"\w* exclaim, ‘\w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w Almighty|strong="H6635"\w* Commander \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* angels, \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w rules|strong="H5769"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*!’ \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* cause \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w* \w there|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* descendants [MTY] \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w mine|strong="H3478"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* rule.   
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\v 25 “\w You|strong="H3588"\w*, \w my|strong="H5921"\w* God, \w have|strong="H5650"\w* \w revealed|strong="H1540"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w cause|strong="H3651"\w* \add some of\add* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* descendants \w to|strong="H5921"\w* become kings. \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am brave \w enough|strong="H4672"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w pray|strong="H6419"\w* \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\v 26 \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*! \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w promised|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w these|strong="H1696"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w things|strong="H2896"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 27 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \add promised to\add* \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* descendants [MTY], \w in|strong="H3068"\w* order \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w continue|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* rule \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w keep|strong="H1961"\w* \w blessing|strong="H1288"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*.”   
\c 18  
\s1 David’s military victories  
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\v 1 \w Some|strong="H3027"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w later|strong="H1961"\w*, \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \add army\add* \w attacked|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* army \w of|strong="H1323"\w* Philistia \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H5221"\w*. \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w captured|strong="H3947"\w* \w Gath|strong="H1661"\w* \add city\add* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w surrounding|strong="H1323"\w* \w villages|strong="H1323"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w His|strong="H5375"\w* \add army\add* \w also|strong="H1732"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5221"\w* \add the army of\add* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \add people-group\add*. \w The|strong="H5221"\w* people \w were|strong="H1961"\w* forced \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w accept|strong="H5375"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* ruler, \w and|strong="H1732"\w* \w also|strong="H1732"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* pay money \add each year to David’s government, in order that David’s army would protect them\add*.   
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\v 3 \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \add army\add* \w also|strong="H1732"\w* fought \w against|strong="H3027"\w* \add the army of\add* \w Hadadezer|strong="H1909"\w*, \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \add the\add* \w Zobah|strong="H6678"\w* \add region in Syria\add* \w near|strong="H3027"\w* \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w* \add city\add*, \w when|strong="H3027"\w* \w Hadadezer|strong="H1909"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* trying \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w establish|strong="H5324"\w* \w control|strong="H3027"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* area \w near|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w Euphrates|strong="H6578"\w* \w River|strong="H5104"\w*.  
\v 4 \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \add army\add* \w captured|strong="H3920"\w* 1,000 \w of|strong="H4480"\w* Hadadezer’s \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*, 7,000 chariot-drivers, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* 20,000 \w soldiers|strong="H7273"\w*. \w They|strong="H3920"\w* hamstrung/crippled \w most|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w horses|strong="H6571"\w*; \w there|strong="H4480"\w* \w were|strong="H1732"\w* \w only|strong="H3605"\w* 100 \w horses|strong="H6571"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H3920"\w* \w did|strong="H1732"\w* \w not|strong="H1732"\w* cripple.   
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\v 5 When \w the|strong="H5221"\w* army \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Syria \w came|strong="H8147"\w* \w from|strong="H4428"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w* \add city\add* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w help|strong="H5826"\w* \w Hadadezer|strong="H1909"\w*’s \add army\add*, \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s soldiers \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* 22,000 \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w them|strong="H5221"\w*.  
\v 6 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w stationed|strong="H7760"\w* groups \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5650"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* people \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Syria \w were|strong="H1961"\w* forced \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w accept|strong="H5375"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* ruler, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w pay|strong="H7760"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s government \add each year\add* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* payment/tax \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* demanded. \w And|strong="H1980"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* enabled \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \add army\add* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* win battles \w everywhere|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5650"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w shields|strong="H7982"\w* \w that|strong="H1732"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w carried|strong="H5921"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w officers|strong="H5650"\w* \w of|strong="H5650"\w* \w Hadadezer|strong="H1909"\w*’s \add army\add* \w and|strong="H2091"\w* \w brought|strong="H3947"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 8 \w They|strong="H6213"\w* \w also|strong="H1732"\w* \w brought|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* Tebah (\w OR|strong="H3068"\w*, \w Tibhath|strong="H2880"\w*) \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w Cun|strong="H3560"\w*, \w two|strong="H3947"\w* \w towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w that|strong="H5892"\w* belonged \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w Hadadezer|strong="H1909"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* lot \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w*, \w which|strong="H5892"\w* \add David’s son\add* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \add later\add* \w used|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w huge|strong="H7227"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* basin \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* other \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w items|strong="H3627"\w* \add for the temple\add*.   
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\v 9 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w Tou|strong="H8583"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w* \add city in Syria\add*, \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \add army\add* \w had|strong="H1732"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H2426"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hadadezer|strong="H1909"\w*,  
\v 10 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hadoram|strong="H1913"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w greet|strong="H7592"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* ◄\w congratulate|strong="H1288"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*/\w tell|strong="H3605"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* happy► \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w defeating|strong="H5221"\w* \w Hadadezer|strong="H1909"\w*’s \w army|strong="H4421"\w*, \w which|strong="H2091"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w fighting|strong="H3898"\w* \add the army of\add* \w Tou|strong="H8583"\w*. \w Hadoram|strong="H1913"\w* \w brought|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* many \w items|strong="H3627"\w*/gifts \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w dedicated|strong="H6942"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w like|strong="H5973"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H3605"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H1121"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w taken|strong="H5375"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \add the\add* Edom \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \add people-groups\add*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* people-group \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Philistia, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \add the descendants of\add* \w Amalek|strong="H6002"\w*.   
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\v 12  \add One of David’s army commanders,\add* Abishai, \w whose|strong="H1121"\w* mother \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w*, \w went|strong="H1121"\w* \w with|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H5221"\w* army \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* 18,000 \w soldiers|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* Edom \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w Salt|strong="H4417"\w* \w Valley|strong="H1516"\w*.  
\v 13 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w stationed|strong="H7760"\w* groups \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5650"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* Edom, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* people \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Edom \w were|strong="H1961"\w* forced \w to|strong="H1980"\w* accept \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* king \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w pay|strong="H7760"\w* money \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s government \add every year\add*. \w And|strong="H1980"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* enabled \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \add army\add* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* win battles \w wherever|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w*.   
\s1 David’s officials  
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\v 14 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israeli \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w always|strong="H3605"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w just|strong="H4941"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* fair.  
\v 15 \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w*’s \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* chief \w army|strong="H6635"\w* commander. \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ahilud \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* record-keeper.  
\v 16 \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* \w the|strong="H6659"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ahitub \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Ahimelech \w the|strong="H6659"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Abiathar \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6659"\w* Supreme \w Priests|strong="H3548"\w*. \w Shavsha|strong="H7798"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6659"\w* official \w secretary|strong="H5608"\w*.  
\v 17 \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Kereth \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Peleth \w groups|strong="H1121"\w* \add who were David’s bodyguards\add*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* \w most|strong="H4428"\w* important officials.   
\c 19  
\s1 The battle against the Ammon people-group  
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\v 1 Some \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w later|strong="H1961"\w*, \w Nahash|strong="H5176"\w*, \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* people-group, \w died|strong="H4191"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* Hanun \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w their|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.  
\v 2  \add When\add* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \add heard about that, he\add* thought \add to himself\add*, “\w Nahash|strong="H5176"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* kind \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w*, \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* kind \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*.” \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* some \w officials|strong="H5650"\w* there, \w to|strong="H7971"\w* tell \w Hanun|strong="H2586"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w sorry|strong="H5162"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* hear \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Hanun|strong="H2586"\w*’s \w father|strong="H1121"\w* \add had died\add*.  
\p \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w officials|strong="H5650"\w* \w came|strong="H5983"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w Hanun|strong="H2586"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* land \w where|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* people-group lived,  
\v 3 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* people-group said \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w Hanun|strong="H2586"\w*, “\w Do|strong="H5869"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w think|strong="H5869"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* really \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w honor|strong="H3513"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* King \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w sending|strong="H7971"\w* \w these|strong="H1732"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* say \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w sorry|strong="H5162"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w* died? \add We think that\add* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* \w come|strong="H2015"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* ◄\w look|strong="H5869"\w* \w around|strong="H2015"\w*/\w spy|strong="H7270"\w*► \w our|strong="H5650"\w* city \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w order|strong="H5668"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* determine \w how|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \add army\add* \w can|strong="H5650"\w* conquer \w us|strong="H3588"\w*.”   
\p
\v 4 \w Hanun|strong="H2586"\w* \add believed what they said, so he commanded some soldiers to\add* \w seize|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w officials|strong="H5650"\w* whom \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w had|strong="H1732"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w*, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w shave|strong="H1548"\w* \w off|strong="H3772"\w* \w their|strong="H3947"\w* beards, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \add insult them by\add* cutting \w off|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* lower \w part|strong="H2677"\w* \w of|strong="H5650"\w* \w their|strong="H3947"\w* robes, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w then|strong="H3947"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w* \w away|strong="H7971"\w*. \add So his soldiers did that\add*.   
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\v 5 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* officials \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w greatly|strong="H3966"\w* \w humiliated|strong="H3637"\w*/\w ashamed|strong="H3637"\w*. \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* found \w out|strong="H7971"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w happened|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* officials, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* some \w messengers|strong="H5046"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, “\w Stay|strong="H3427"\w* \w at|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jericho|strong="H3405"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w beards|strong="H2206"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w grown|strong="H6779"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w home|strong="H7725"\w*.”   
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\v 6 \w Then|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \add leaders of the\add* \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* people-group \w realized|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H1732"\w* greatly insulted [IDM] \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w Hanun|strong="H2586"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w some|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* officials \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w about|strong="H4480"\w* ◄37,000 pounds/34,000 kg.► \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w hire|strong="H7936"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* chariot-drivers \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \add the\add* Aram-Naharaim, Aram-Maacah \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zobah|strong="H6678"\w* \add regions of Syria northeast of Israel\add*.  
\v 7 \w They|strong="H5971"\w* \w hired|strong="H7936"\w* 32,000 \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* chariot-drivers, \w as|strong="H5971"\w* well \w as|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \add the\add* \w Maacah|strong="H4601"\w* \add region\add* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w*. \w They|strong="H5971"\w* \w came|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* set \w up|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w tents|strong="H2583"\w* \w near|strong="H6440"\w* \w Medeba|strong="H4311"\w* \add town in Moab region\add*. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H4421"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* people-group \w also|strong="H4428"\w* \w marched|strong="H4421"\w* \w out|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* ◄\w stood|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H2583"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* positions/arranged \w themselves|strong="H6440"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*► \add at the entrance to their capital city, Rabbah\add*.   
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\v 8 \w When|strong="H8085"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w about|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w*, \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w*.  
\v 9 \w The|strong="H3318"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H4421"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* people-group \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H3318"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* lined \w up|strong="H3318"\w* \w for|strong="H1121"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w at|strong="H4421"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \add their capital city, Rabbah\add*. \w Meanwhile|strong="H3318"\w*, \w the|strong="H3318"\w* other \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \add with their armies\add* \w stood|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w their|strong="H3318"\w* positions \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* open \w fields|strong="H7704"\w*.   
\p
\v 10 \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* groups \w of|strong="H6440"\w* enemy \w soldiers|strong="H4421"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* troops \w and|strong="H3478"\w* behind \w his|strong="H3605"\w* troops. \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w selected|strong="H7200"\w* \w some|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* best Israeli troops \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w put|strong="H6186"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* positions \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w fight|strong="H4421"\w* \w against|strong="H7125"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H4421"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* Syria.  
\v 11 \w He|strong="H3027"\w* \w appointed|strong="H5414"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \add older\add* brother Abishai \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* commander \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* other \w soldiers|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H3027"\w* told \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* ◄stand \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* positions/\w arrange|strong="H6186"\w* \w themselves|strong="H6186"\w*► \w in|strong="H1121"\w* front \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \add the army of\add* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* people-group.  
\v 12 Joab said \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*, “\w If|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* Syria \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w too|strong="H4480"\w* \w strong|strong="H2388"\w* \w for|strong="H1121"\w* \w us|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* defeat \w them|strong="H1961"\w*, \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H4480"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H1121"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w help|strong="H3467"\w* \w us|strong="H1961"\w*. \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w if|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* people-group \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w too|strong="H4480"\w* \w strong|strong="H2388"\w* \w for|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H4480"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* defeat \w them|strong="H1961"\w*, \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w help|strong="H3467"\w* \w your|strong="H4480"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w*.  
\v 13 \w We|strong="H6213"\w* must \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w strong|strong="H2388"\w*/\w courageous|strong="H2388"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* fight \w hard|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \add defend\add* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* ◄\w that|strong="H5971"\w* belong \w to|strong="H3068"\w*/where \w we|strong="H3068"\w* worship► \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* pray \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H2896"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* considers \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*.”   
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\v 14 \w So|strong="H5066"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w troops|strong="H5971"\w* \add advanced to\add* \w fight|strong="H4421"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* Syria, \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H4421"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* Syria \w ran|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5127"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 15 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* people-group \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* Syria \w were|strong="H1121"\w* running \w away|strong="H5127"\w*, \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* started \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w run|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5127"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* Abishai \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w army|strong="H3389"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w retreated|strong="H5127"\w* back \w inside|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w So|strong="H1571"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \add and his army\add* returned \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w After|strong="H3588"\w* \add the leaders of the army of\add* Syria \w realized|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* been \w defeated|strong="H5062"\w* \w by|strong="H3318"\w* \add the army of\add* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \add another part of Syria on\add* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w east|strong="H5676"\w* \w side|strong="H5676"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \add Euphrates\add* \w river|strong="H5104"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w troops|strong="H6635"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w there|strong="H6440"\w* \add to the battle area\add*, \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w Shophach|strong="H7780"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w commander|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Hadadezer|strong="H1909"\w*’s \w army|strong="H6635"\w*, \w leading|strong="H8269"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w When|strong="H5674"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w heard|strong="H5046"\w* \w about|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w*, \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w gathered|strong="H1732"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israeli \w soldiers|strong="H4421"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w they|strong="H3605"\w* \w crossed|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \add River\add*. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* advanced \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w took|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* positions \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w attack|strong="H3898"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H4421"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* Syria.  
\v 18 \w But|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* Syria \w ran|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5127"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H7273"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. However, \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w soldiers|strong="H7273"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* 7,000 \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* chariot-drivers \w and|strong="H3478"\w* 40,000 other \w soldiers|strong="H7273"\w*. \w They|strong="H6440"\w* \w also|strong="H1732"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w Shophach|strong="H7780"\w*, \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w* \w commander|strong="H8269"\w*.   
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\v 19 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* kings \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w been|strong="H5647"\w* ruled \w by|strong="H3478"\w* \w Hadadezer|strong="H1909"\w* \w realized|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w been|strong="H5647"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5062"\w* \w by|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Israeli army, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w made|strong="H7999"\w* \w peace|strong="H7999"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* agreed \w to|strong="H3478"\w* allow \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* rule \w them|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\p \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* rulers \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Syria \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w want|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w help|strong="H3467"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* rulers \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* people-group \w any|strong="H5750"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w*.   
\c 20  
\s1 David’s army captured the capital city of Ammon  
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\v 1  \add In that region\add*, \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* usually \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \add with their armies\add* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* fight \add their enemies\add* ◄\w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* springtime/\w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* cold \w season|strong="H6256"\w* \w ended|strong="H1961"\w*►. \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H4428"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*, \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \add did not do that. Instead, he\add* \w stayed|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H1732"\w* \w sent|strong="H3318"\w* \add his commander\add* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \add to lead the army\add*. \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w took|strong="H3318"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* \w troops|strong="H6635"\w*. \w They|strong="H8141"\w* \add crossed the Jordan River and\add* \w ruined|strong="H2040"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* land \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* people-group. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H8141"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w Rabbah|strong="H7237"\w*, \add the capital city,\add* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* surrounded \w it|strong="H1961"\w*. \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w stayed|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \add for a while. But later he took more troops and went to help\add* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*. \w Their|strong="H1961"\w* \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5221"\w* \w Rabbah|strong="H7237"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H7843"\w* \w it|strong="H1961"\w*.  
\v 2 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w crown|strong="H5850"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Rabbah (\w OR|strong="H3068"\w*, \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w their|strong="H3947"\w* god Milcom) \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w put|strong="H3318"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*. \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \add was very heavy; it\add* \w weighed|strong="H4948"\w* ◄75 pounds/34 kg.►, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w valuable|strong="H3368"\w* stones \add fastened to it\add*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w also|strong="H1732"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* other \w valuable|strong="H3368"\w* \w things|strong="H7218"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.  
\v 3 \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* forced \w them|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \add work for their army,\add* using \w saws|strong="H4050"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w picks|strong="H2757"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w axes|strong="H4050"\w*. \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w soldiers|strong="H5971"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* people-group. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
\s1 Wars against the giants in Philistia  
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\v 4 \w Later|strong="H1961"\w*, \add David’s army\add* fought \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w army|strong="H4421"\w* \w of|strong="H5221"\w* Philistia, \w at|strong="H4421"\w* \w Gezer|strong="H1507"\w* \add city\add*. \w During|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w Sibbecai|strong="H5444"\w*, \w from|strong="H1961"\w* Hushah \add clan\add*, \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w Sippai|strong="H5598"\w*, \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w of|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w descendants|strong="H3211"\w* \w of|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* Rapha \add giants\add*. \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* armies \w of|strong="H5221"\w* Philistia \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5221"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w In|strong="H4421"\w* \w another|strong="H5750"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w against|strong="H4421"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H4421"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Philistia, Elhanan, \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jair|strong="H3265"\w*, \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w Lahmi|strong="H3902"\w*, \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \add younger\add* brother \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \add the giant\add* \w Goliath|strong="H1555"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gath|strong="H1663"\w* \add town\add*, \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w spear|strong="H2595"\w* \w which|strong="H6086"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* thick \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* weaver’s rod.   
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\v 6 \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w another|strong="H5750"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* near \w Gath|strong="H1661"\w*. \w A|strong="H3068"\w* ◄huge man/\w giant|strong="H7497"\w*► \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* fingers \w on|strong="H1961"\w* each hand \w and|strong="H6242"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* toes \w on|strong="H1961"\w* each foot. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w descended|strong="H3205"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \add the\add* Rapha \add giants\add*.  
\v 7 \w When|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H1732"\w* \w made|strong="H5221"\w* fun \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w*, \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \add older\add* brother \w Shimea|strong="H8092"\w*, \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w*.   
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\v 8 Those \w were|strong="H3027"\w* \w some|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \add the\add* Rapha \add giants\add* \w who|strong="H5650"\w* \w had|strong="H1732"\w* lived \w in|strong="H5650"\w* \w Gath|strong="H1661"\w*, \w who|strong="H5650"\w* \w were|strong="H3027"\w* \w killed|strong="H5307"\w* [MTY] \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5650"\w*.   
\c 21  
\s1 David commanded that the soldiers be counted  
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\v 1 \w Satan|strong="H7854"\w* decided \w to|strong="H3478"\w* cause \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Israeli people \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w have|strong="H3478"\w* trouble. \w So|strong="H5975"\w* \w he|strong="H1732"\w* \w incited|strong="H5496"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* find \w out|strong="H5921"\w* how many \w men|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \add were able to be in the army\add*.   
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\v 2 \w So|strong="H5704"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* commanded \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* other \w army|strong="H5971"\w* \w commanders|strong="H8269"\w*, “\w Count|strong="H5608"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \add who are able to be in the army\add*. Start \w at|strong="H3478"\w* Beersheba \add town in the south\add* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w way|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w* \add city in the north\add*. \w Then|strong="H3045"\w* \w come|strong="H3212"\w* \w back|strong="H3045"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* report \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H3045"\w*, \w in|strong="H3478"\w* order \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w may|strong="H5971"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H3045"\w* \w many|strong="H5704"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w there|strong="H5704"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w*.”   
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\v 3 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* replied, “\w Your|strong="H3068"\w* majesty, \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w if|strong="H1961"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w allowed|strong="H3068"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* 100 \w times|strong="H6471"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w many|strong="H4100"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5650"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w now|strong="H1961"\w*, \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* [RHQ] \w still|strong="H5971"\w* \w rule|strong="H4428"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*. \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w want|strong="H1245"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*? \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w surely|strong="H1961"\w* [RHQ] \w cause|strong="H5971"\w* \add all the people of\add* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* guilty \w of|strong="H4428"\w* sinning.”   
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\v 4 \w But|strong="H2388"\w* David \w would|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3318"\w* change \w his|strong="H3605"\w* mind. \w So|strong="H1980"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \add and his soldiers\add* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w everywhere|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* Judah, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* counted \w the|strong="H3605"\w* people. \w Then|strong="H1980"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w returned|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*,  
\v 5 \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w reported|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* 1,100,000 \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w could|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* 470,000 \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 6 \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* count \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w men|strong="H6485"\w* \w from|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* tribes \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3878"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H1697"\w* \w disgusted|strong="H8581"\w* \w with|strong="H1697"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* commanded.   
\s1 God punished the people of Israel  
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\v 7 David’s \w command|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* count \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5869"\w* \w caused|strong="H1697"\w* God \w to|strong="H3478"\w* become angry, \w so|strong="H2088"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \add told David that he had decided to\add* \w punish|strong="H5221"\w* \add the people of\add* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 8 \w Then|strong="H6258"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w prayed|strong="H4994"\w*, \w saying|strong="H1697"\w*, “\w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w foolish|strong="H5528"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w greatly|strong="H3966"\w* \w by|strong="H5674"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*. \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* plead \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w please|strong="H4994"\w* forgive \w me|strong="H4994"\w*.”   
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\v 9 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w Gad|strong="H1410"\w*, \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w prophet|strong="H2374"\w*,  
\v 10 “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*: \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* allowing \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* choose \w one|strong="H6213"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w things|strong="H7969"\w* \add to punish you\add*. \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* whichever \w one|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* choose.”   
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\v 11 \w So|strong="H3541"\w* \w Gad|strong="H1410"\w* \w went|strong="H1732"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H1732"\w*, “\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*: ‘You can \w choose|strong="H6901"\w* \w one|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w these|strong="H1732"\w* \add punishments\add*:  
\v 12 \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w famine|strong="H7458"\w* \add in Israel\add*, \w or|strong="H3117"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w* \w during|strong="H3117"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* armies \w will|strong="H3068"\w* run \w away|strong="H7971"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w enemies|strong="H6862"\w* \add who will attack them with\add* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w*, \w or|strong="H3117"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w during|strong="H3117"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w cause|strong="H1697"\w* \w many|strong="H4100"\w* \w people|strong="H6862"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* country \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w die|strong="H5595"\w* \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* ◄\w plague|strong="H1698"\w*/\w very|strong="H6258"\w* serious illness►.’ \w So|strong="H7971"\w*, \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w must|strong="H3478"\w* \w decide|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w say|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w answer|strong="H7725"\w* \add Yahweh,\add* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*.”   
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\v 13 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* replied \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Gad|strong="H1410"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* distressed. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w allow|strong="H4994"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* punish [MTY] \w me|strong="H4994"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* merciful. \w Do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1732"\w* \w allow|strong="H4994"\w* humans \w to|strong="H3068"\w* punish \w me|strong="H4994"\w*, \add because they will not be merciful\add*.”   
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\v 14 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w plague|strong="H1698"\w* \w on|strong="H5307"\w* \add the people of\add* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* 70,000 \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w died|strong="H5307"\w* \w because|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 15 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w an|strong="H7200"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H7200"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* plague. \w But|strong="H7200"\w* \w when|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* ground \w where|strong="H5921"\w* Araunah, \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Jebus people-group, threshed grain, \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* suffering \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H7200"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* endured, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* grieved. \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w*, “\w Stop|strong="H5975"\w* \w what|strong="H7451"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w doing|strong="H7451"\w* [IDM]! \w That|strong="H7200"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w enough|strong="H7227"\w* [IDM]!”   
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\v 16 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w whom|strong="H6440"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H1732"\w*, \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w between|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w ground|strong="H6440"\w*. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* pointed \w toward|strong="H6440"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w Then|strong="H5375"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \add of the city\add*, \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H8064"\w* \w wearing|strong="H5375"\w* clothes \w made|strong="H5975"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* rough \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*, prostrated \w themselves|strong="H6440"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w ground|strong="H6440"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* [RHQ] \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* ordered \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w could|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w counted|strong="H4487"\w*. \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H7489"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7489"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w these|strong="H6213"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \add as innocent as\add* [MET] \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w certainly|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* [RHQ] \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w anything|strong="H4100"\w* \add that is wrong\add*. \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w punish|strong="H6213"\w* [IDM] \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w allow|strong="H4994"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w* \w plague|strong="H4046"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w continue|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \add cause\add* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \add to become sick and die\add*.”   
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\v 18 \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H1732"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* told \w Gad|strong="H1410"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w place|strong="H1637"\w* where Araunah threshed grain \w and|strong="H6965"\w* tell \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w build|strong="H6965"\w* \w an|strong="H6965"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \add worship\add* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w there|strong="H5927"\w*.  
\v 19 \w So|strong="H5927"\w* \add after Gad told\add* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \add he\add* obeyed \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* [MTY] \w had|strong="H3068"\w* given \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w Gad|strong="H1410"\w*, \add and he went up there\add*.   
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\v 20 \w While|strong="H5973"\w* Araunah \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w threshing|strong="H1758"\w* some \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w*, \w he|strong="H4397"\w* \w turned|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w*. \w His|strong="H7725"\w* four \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w him|strong="H7725"\w* \add also saw the angel, and they\add* \w hid|strong="H2244"\w* \w themselves|strong="H2244"\w*.  
\v 21 \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* approached. \w When|strong="H7200"\w* Araunah \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w*, \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w left|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w place|strong="H1637"\w* \w where|strong="H4480"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w threshing|strong="H1637"\w* grain \w and|strong="H1732"\w* \w prostrated|strong="H7812"\w* \w himself|strong="H7812"\w*, \w with|strong="H3318"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* \w face|strong="H7200"\w* touching \w the|strong="H7200"\w* ground.   
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\v 22 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, “Please \w sell|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w threshing|strong="H1637"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* order \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* can \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w an|strong="H1129"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w here|strong="H4725"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \add worship\add* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*. \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w stop|strong="H6113"\w* \w this|strong="H5414"\w* \w plague|strong="H4046"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w pay|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w full|strong="H4392"\w* \w price|strong="H3701"\w*.”   
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\v 23 Araunah replied, “\w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*! \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* majesty, \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w whatever|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* want \w to|strong="H6213"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w* \add that thresh the grain\add* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w be|strong="H1241"\w* \w completely|strong="H3605"\w* burned \add on the altar\add*. \w And|strong="H4428"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w threshing|strong="H4173"\w* boards \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w use|strong="H3947"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \add on the altar\add*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w grain|strong="H3605"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w grain|strong="H3605"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*.”   
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\v 24 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* Araunah, “\w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \add I will not take these things as a gift\add*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w pay|strong="H3701"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w full|strong="H4392"\w* \w price|strong="H3701"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H5375"\w* \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* belong \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w cost|strong="H2600"\w* \w me|strong="H2600"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* \w them|strong="H5375"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H5930"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w completely|strong="H4392"\w* \w burned|strong="H5375"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* altar.”   
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\v 25 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w paid|strong="H5414"\w* Araunah 600 \w pieces|strong="H8255"\w* \w of|strong="H8255"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w for|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* whole \w area|strong="H4725"\w*.  
\v 26 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w an|strong="H1129"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \add worship\add* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w offered|strong="H5927"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H5930"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* completely burned \add on the altar\add* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H5930"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w restore|strong="H5927"\w* fellowship \add with Yahweh\add*. \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w prayed|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* sending \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fire \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \add to burn up the offerings\add* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*.   
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\v 27 \w Then|strong="H7725"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* spoke \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* told \w him|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w put|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w into|strong="H7725"\w* \w its|strong="H7725"\w* \w sheath|strong="H5084"\w*. \add So the angel did that\add*.  
\v 28 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w place|strong="H1637"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* Araunah threshed grain \add and had ended the plague\add*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w offered|strong="H2076"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2076"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\v 29 \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*’s Sacred Tent, \w which|strong="H1931"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* commanded \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w set|strong="H6213"\w* \w up|strong="H4908"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*, \w and|strong="H4872"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* burning \w sacrifices|strong="H5930"\w* completely, \w were|strong="H4057"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* hill \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w Gibeon|strong="H1391"\w* \add city\add*.  
\v 30 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w want|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3201"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3201"\w* \w request|strong="H6440"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3201"\w* tell \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* wanted \add him to do\add*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w afraid|strong="H1204"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w sent|strong="H1732"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \add might strike him with\add* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*.   
\c 22  
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H2088"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* said, “\w Here|strong="H2088"\w*, \add at the edge of Jerusalem,\add* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w where|strong="H1004"\w* \add we will build\add* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w where|strong="H1004"\w* \add we will make\add* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* burning \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* Israeli \add people will bring\add*.”   
\s1 The preparations for the temple  
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\v 2 \w So|strong="H5975"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* commanded \w that|strong="H1616"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H1616"\w* \w who|strong="H1616"\w* lived \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w must|strong="H3478"\w* \w gather|strong="H3664"\w* \w together|strong="H3664"\w*. \add When they did that,\add* \w he|strong="H1004"\w* \w appointed|strong="H5975"\w* \add some of those\add* \w men|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \add cut huge\add* \w stones|strong="H1496"\w* \add from the quarries\add* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w smooth|strong="H1496"\w* \w their|strong="H5975"\w* surfaces, \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* used \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* God.  
\v 3 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w provided|strong="H3559"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w large|strong="H7230"\w* \w amount|strong="H7230"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w for|strong="H3559"\w* \w making|strong="H3559"\w* \w nails|strong="H4548"\w* \w and|strong="H1732"\w* hinges \w for|strong="H3559"\w* \w the|strong="H3559"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* \w in|strong="H1732"\w* \w the|strong="H3559"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H3559"\w* temple. \w He|strong="H1732"\w* \w also|strong="H1732"\w* \w provided|strong="H3559"\w* \w so|strong="H7230"\w* \w much|strong="H7230"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \add for making the altar and various utensils\add*, \w that|strong="H1732"\w* no one \w could|strong="H3559"\w* \w weigh|strong="H4948"\w* \w it|strong="H3559"\w* \w all|strong="H7230"\w*.  
\v 4 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w also|strong="H1732"\w* provided \add money for buying\add* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w large|strong="H7230"\w* \w amount|strong="H7230"\w* \w of|strong="H4557"\w* cedar \w logs|strong="H6086"\w*. \w Because|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H7230"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w huge|strong="H7230"\w* \w number|strong="H4557"\w* \w of|strong="H4557"\w* \w them|strong="H3588"\w*, no \w one|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* able \w to|strong="H1732"\w* \w count|strong="H4557"\w* \w them|strong="H3588"\w*. \w Those|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H1732"\w* \w logs|strong="H6086"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w men|strong="H6876"\w* \w from|strong="H4557"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6876"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* Sidon \add cities\add* \w sent|strong="H1732"\w* \w to|strong="H1732"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \add provided all those things because he\add* thought, “\w My|strong="H3605"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* still \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w does|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1732"\w* know \w what|strong="H3559"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* needs \w to|strong="H3068"\w* know \add about building\add*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* ◄\w magnificent|strong="H1431"\w*/\w very|strong="H4605"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H8597"\w*►. \w It|strong="H3559"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w glorious|strong="H8597"\w* \w building|strong="H1129"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w become|strong="H1431"\w* \w famous|strong="H8034"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* world \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w consider|strong="H3559"\w* \w it|strong="H3559"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w glorious|strong="H8597"\w*/splendid. \w So|strong="H6440"\w* \w now|strong="H4994"\w* \w I|strong="H5288"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* begin \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w prepare|strong="H3559"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w it|strong="H3559"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w*, \add and Solomon will be responsible for building it\add*.” \w So|strong="H6440"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* collected \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1431"\w* \w amount|strong="H7230"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w building|strong="H1129"\w* materials \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w died|strong="H4194"\w*.   
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\v 6  \add When\add* David \add was old, he\add* \w summoned|strong="H7121"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w told|strong="H6680"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* arrange \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w whom|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* Israelis \add worshiped\add*.  
\v 7 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H5973"\w*, “\w I|strong="H1121"\w* \w wanted|strong="H3824"\w* [IDM] \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w honor|strong="H8034"\w* [MTY] \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\v 8 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w told|strong="H1697"\w* \add a prophet to tell\add* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, ‘\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* killed \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w men|strong="H1419"\w* [MTY] \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w battles|strong="H4421"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* fought. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* seen \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w whom|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* killed, \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* arrange \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w honor|strong="H8034"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* [MTY].  
\v 9 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \add who will be king of Israel after you die\add*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w peaceful|strong="H7965"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w quiet|strong="H4496"\w*, \add not a man who kills others\add*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w cause|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w between|strong="H7965"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* enemies \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* nearby lands. \w His|strong="H3605"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, \add which sounds like the word for peace\add*. \w During|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w king|strong="H5921"\w*, \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w peaceful|strong="H7965"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w safe|strong="H7965"\w*.  
\v 10 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* arrange \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w honor|strong="H8034"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* [MTY]. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \add like\add* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w cause|strong="H1961"\w* some \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w rule|strong="H4438"\w* [MTY] \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w* [HYP].’   
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\v 11 “\w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w I|strong="H5921"\w* hope/wish \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w help|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* enable \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w successful|strong="H6743"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* arranging \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w building|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\v 12 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* hope/wish \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* enable \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w wise|strong="H7922"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* understand \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* need \w to|strong="H3478"\w* know, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* enable \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w laws|strong="H8451"\w* \w while|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* rule \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 13 If \w you|strong="H6680"\w* \w carefully|strong="H6213"\w* \w obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w all|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w laws|strong="H2706"\w* \w and|strong="H4872"\w* \w regulations|strong="H4941"\w*/\w commands|strong="H6680"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w gave|strong="H6680"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w give|strong="H6680"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* Israeli people, \w you|strong="H6680"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w successful|strong="H6743"\w*. \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* steadfast/\w strong|strong="H2388"\w* \w and|strong="H4872"\w* \w courageous|strong="H2388"\w*. \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H6213"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w anything|strong="H6213"\w*, \w and|strong="H4872"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H6213"\w* \w become|strong="H3372"\w* \w discouraged|strong="H2865"\w*!   
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\v 14 “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* tried \w hard|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w provide|strong="H3559"\w* \add materials\add* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \add building\add* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w provided|strong="H3559"\w* nearly 4,000 tons \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* nearly 40,000 tons \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w provided|strong="H3559"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H7230"\w* \w large|strong="H7230"\w* \w amount|strong="H7230"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w*; \w no|strong="H3254"\w* \w one|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* able \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w weigh|strong="H4948"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H7230"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w gathered|strong="H3588"\w*/\w provided|strong="H3559"\w* lumber \w and|strong="H3967"\w* stone \add for the walls of the temple\add*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* need \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w get|strong="H3559"\w* \w some|strong="H2009"\w* \w more|strong="H3254"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w things|strong="H1961"\w*.  
\v 15 \w There|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H2450"\w* \w many|strong="H7230"\w* \w men|strong="H2450"\w* \add in Israel\add* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* good ability \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w cut|strong="H2672"\w* big stones \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w making|strong="H6213"\w* stone walls, \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w carpenters|strong="H2796"\w*, \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w men|strong="H2450"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H2450"\w* \w very|strong="H6213"\w* \w skilled|strong="H2450"\w* \w at|strong="H6213"\w* \w making|strong="H6213"\w* various \w kinds|strong="H4399"\w* \w of|strong="H7230"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\v 16 \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w many|strong="H4557"\w* \w men|strong="H6213"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* know \w how|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w things|strong="H5973"\w* \w from|strong="H6965"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*. \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w now|strong="H1961"\w* \add I say to you\add*, begin \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w work|strong="H6213"\w* \add of building the temple\add*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* hope/wish \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w help|strong="H6965"\w*/\w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w*.”   
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\v 17 \w Then|strong="H6680"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israeli \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* assist \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*. \w He|strong="H3605"\w* said \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w them|strong="H6680"\w*,  
\v 18 “\w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w*/helping \w you|strong="H3588"\w* [RHQ]. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w allowed|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w peace|strong="H5117"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* nearby \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* [RHQ]. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w enabled|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \add army\add* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* conquer [IDM] \w them|strong="H5414"\w*, \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w now|strong="H3588"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w control|strong="H3027"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 19 \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w must|strong="H5315"\w* obey \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* completely. \w Help|strong="H6965"\w* Solomon \w to|strong="H3068"\w* arrange \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w building|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w in|strong="H3068"\w* order \w that|strong="H5315"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w can|strong="H1004"\w* \w bring|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w Sacred|strong="H6944"\w* Chest \w that|strong="H5315"\w* contains \w the|strong="H5414"\w* Ten Commandments \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* other \w sacred|strong="H6944"\w* \w items|strong="H3627"\w* \w that|strong="H5315"\w* belong \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w into|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w that|strong="H5315"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w honor|strong="H8034"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*.”   
\c 23  
\s1 The duties of the descendants of Levi  
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\v 1 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* very \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w* [DOU] \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w appointed|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w next|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*.   
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\v 2 David \w gathered|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w*.  
\v 3 \w He|strong="H8141"\w* \add commanded some of his officials to\add* \w count|strong="H5608"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w at|strong="H1961"\w* least \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H8141"\w* found \w out|strong="H5608"\w* \w that|strong="H3881"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* 38,000 \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*.  
\v 4 \w Then|strong="H3068"\w* David said, “\w From|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* 38,000 men, \w I|strong="H5921"\w* want 24,000 \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w supervise|strong="H5329"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* want 6,000 \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w officials|strong="H7860"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w judges|strong="H8199"\w*.  
\v 5 \w I|strong="H3068"\w* want 4,000 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w guards|strong="H7778"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* gates, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* 4,000 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, using \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w musical|strong="H3627"\w* \w instruments|strong="H3627"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w provided|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w*.”   
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\v 6 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w divided|strong="H2505"\w* \w the|strong="H1732"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3878"\w* \w into|strong="H2505"\w* three family \w groups|strong="H1121"\w*; each group \w consisted|strong="H4256"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w one|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1732"\w* three \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3878"\w*—Gershon, \w Kohath|strong="H6955"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Merari|strong="H4847"\w*.   
\s1 The descendants of Gershon  
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\v 7 From \w the|strong="H8096"\w* descendants of \w Gershon|strong="H1649"\w* there were \w Ladan|strong="H3936"\w* \w and|strong="H8096"\w* \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w*.   
\li1
\v 8 There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his \add younger\add* brothers Zetham and Joel.   
\li1
\v 9 There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran.  
\li1 They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.   
\li1
\v 10 There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:   
\li2
\v 11 Jahath, who was his oldest son, and his \add younger\add* brothers Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah.  
\li2 Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as though they were one family.   
\s1 The descendants of Kohath  
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\v 12 \w Kohath|strong="H6955"\w* \w had|strong="H1121"\w* four \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*: \w Amram|strong="H6019"\w*, \w Izhar|strong="H3324"\w*, \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Uzziel|strong="H5816"\w*.   
\li1
\v 13 There were two sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses.  
\li2 Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the very holy things, to offer sacrifices to Yahweh, to serve in his presence, and to declare \add to the people\add* what Yahweh [MTY] would do to bless them. They were to do those things forever.   
\li2
\v 14 The sons of Moses, the man who served God \add well\add*, were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.   
\li1
\v 15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.   
\li2
\v 16 The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.   
\li2
\v 17 Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer.  
\li2 Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.   
\li1
\v 18 The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.   
\li1
\v 19 Hebron had four sons.  
\li2 Jeriah was his oldest son, and his \add younger\add* brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.   
\li1
\v 20 Uzziel had two sons.  
\li2 Micah was the oldest son, and his \add younger\add* brother was Isshiah.   
\s1 The descendants of Merari  
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\v 21 \w Merari|strong="H4847"\w* \w had|strong="H1121"\w* two \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*: \w Mahli|strong="H4249"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Mushi|strong="H4187"\w*.  
\li2 The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.   
\li2
\v 22 Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.   
\li1
\v 23 The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.   
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\v 24 \w Those|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3878"\w*, \w whose|strong="H1121"\w* \w names|strong="H8034"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w listed|strong="H8034"\w* according \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w families|strong="H1004"\w*/\w clans|strong="H1004"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* chosen \w for|strong="H6213"\w* special jobs \w by|strong="H8141"\w* ◄casting lots/throwing small marked stones►. Each person \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* least 20 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w listed|strong="H8034"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H6213"\w* \w worked|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\v 25 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* said previously, “\w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w whom|strong="H5971"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* Israeli \w people|strong="H5971"\w* belong, \w has|strong="H3068"\w* enabled \w us|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w peace|strong="H5117"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \add has come to\add* \w live|strong="H7931"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*.  
\v 26 \w Therefore|strong="H1571"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H3627"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \w no|strong="H3605"\w* longer need \w to|strong="H5375"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Sacred Tent \w and|strong="H3881"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w items|strong="H3627"\w* \w used|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H3881"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w work|strong="H5656"\w* \w there|strong="H3605"\w*.”  
\v 27 Obeying \w the|strong="H3588"\w* final \w instructions|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \add before he died, instructions for doing this work at the temple\add*, \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w counted|strong="H4557"\w* \w only|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w at|strong="H1732"\w* least 20 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w*.   
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\v 28 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w work|strong="H4639"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Levi \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w assist|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Aaron \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w work|strong="H4639"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*: \w To|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w charge|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w courtyards|strong="H2691"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w side|strong="H3027"\w* \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ceremonies \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w purifying|strong="H2893"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sacred|strong="H6944"\w* \w things|strong="H6944"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w work|strong="H4639"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 29 \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H3605"\w* \w also|strong="H3899"\w* \w in|strong="H3899"\w* charge \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sacred \w loaves|strong="H3899"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H3605"\w* placed \add each week\add* \w on|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* table \add in the temple\add*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w flour|strong="H5560"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w grain|strong="H3605"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w wafers|strong="H7550"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H3605"\w* \w made|strong="H3605"\w* without yeast, \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w measuring|strong="H4060"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ingredients \w and|strong="H3899"\w* mixing them \w and|strong="H3899"\w* baking \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w wafers|strong="H7550"\w*.  
\v 30 \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w were|strong="H3068"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* told \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w every|strong="H1242"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \add at the temple\add* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w thank|strong="H3034"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w him|strong="H5975"\w*. \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w were|strong="H3068"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* required \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w same|strong="H3651"\w* \w thing|strong="H3651"\w* \w every|strong="H1242"\w* \w evening|strong="H6153"\w*.  
\v 31 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* same \w thing|strong="H3605"\w* \w whenever|strong="H3605"\w* \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w completely|strong="H3605"\w* burned \add on the altar\add* \w were|strong="H6440"\w* presented/\w offered|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* \w days|strong="H4150"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w during|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w new|strong="H2320"\w* \w moon|strong="H2320"\w* celebrations \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* religious \w festivals|strong="H4150"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H6440"\w* told how \w many|strong="H4557"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w there|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H4941"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H4150"\w*.   
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\v 32 So \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Levi \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w work|strong="H5656"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w assigned|strong="H5656"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H8104"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w fellow|strong="H1121"\w* Israelis \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Aaron. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w work|strong="H5656"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* area surrounding \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w Sacred|strong="H6944"\w* Tent, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w Sacred|strong="H6944"\w* Tent, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \add later\add* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.   
\c 24  
\s1 The duties of the priests  
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\v 1 These \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w groups|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Aaron \add the first Supreme Priest\add*: Aaron’s four \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nadab|strong="H5070"\w*, Abihu, Eleazar, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Ithamar.   
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\v 2 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w Nadab|strong="H5070"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Abihu \w died|strong="H4191"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*. \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \add younger\add* \w brothers|strong="H1121"\w* Eleazar \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Ithamar \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w priests|strong="H3547"\w*.  
\v 3 \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w*, \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w descendant|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Eleazar, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Ahimelech, \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w descendant|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ithamar, helped \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w to|strong="H1121"\w* \w separate|strong="H2505"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w into|strong="H2505"\w* \w two|strong="H4480"\w* \w groups|strong="H1121"\w*. Each group \w had|strong="H1732"\w* certain duties.  
\v 4 \w There|strong="H4672"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w more|strong="H4480"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w among|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Eleazar \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w there|strong="H4672"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w among|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ithamar. \w So|strong="H4480"\w* they \w appointed|strong="H1121"\w* 16 \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* Eleazar’s \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* Ithamar’s \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w*.  
\v 5 \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* temple \w officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* priests, including \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* both Eleazar \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Ithamar, \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H3588"\w* sure \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* work \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w divided|strong="H2505"\w* fairly. \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w decided|strong="H1961"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* work each person would do \w by|strong="H1961"\w* ◄casting \w lots|strong="H1486"\w*/throwing marked stones►.   
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\v 6 \w Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nethanel|strong="H5417"\w*, \w who|strong="H3548"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w descendant|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w*, \w wrote|strong="H3789"\w* \w down|strong="H3789"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* names \add of the leaders of each group\add* \w while|strong="H1004"\w* David \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* watching. \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \add Supreme\add* \w Priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Ahimelech \add his assistant\add*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w families|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w families|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* other \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \w also|strong="H4428"\w* watched.   
\b  
\li1
\v 7 Jehoiarib was the first one whose name was selected \add by casting lots/throwing marked stones\add*.  
\li1 Next Jedaiah was selected.   
\li1
\v 8 Next, Harim was selected.  
\li1 Next, Seorim was selected.   
\li1
\v 9 Next, Malkijah was selected.  
\li1 Next, Mijamin was selected.   
\li1
\v 10 Next, Hakkoz was selected.  
\li1 Next, Abijah was selected.   
\li1
\v 11 Next, Jeshua was selected.  
\li1 Next, Shecaniah was selected.   
\li1
\v 12 Next, Eliashib was selected.  
\li1 Next, Jakim was selected.   
\li1
\v 13 Next, Huppah was selected.  
\li1 Next, Jeshebeab was selected.   
\li1
\v 14 Next, Bilgah was selected.  
\li1 Next, Immer was selected.   
\li1
\v 15 Next, Hezir was selected.  
\li1 Next, Happizzez was selected.   
\li1
\v 16 Next, Pethahiah was selected.  
\li1 Next, Jehezkel was selected.   
\li1
\v 17 Next, Jakin was selected.  
\li1 Next, Gamul was selected.   
\li1
\v 18 Next, Delaiah was selected.  
\li1 Next, Maaziah was selected.   
\p
\v 19 Those \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w men|strong="H3478"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* chosen \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* leaders \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* groups \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w serve|strong="H3027"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, obeying \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w regulations|strong="H4941"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w set|strong="H6680"\w* \w down|strong="H6680"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* Aaron, \w regulations|strong="H4941"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* whom \w the|strong="H3068"\w* Israeli people belonged, \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w given|strong="H6680"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w him|strong="H3027"\w*.   
\s1 The other descendants of Levi  
\m
\v 20  \add This is a list of some of\add* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* other \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3878"\w*:  
\li1 Amram was the ancestor of Shubael and Jehdeiah.   
\li1
\v 21 Rehabiah was the ancestor of Isshiah, the oldest son in his family.   
\li1
\v 22 Izhar was the father of Shelomoth and the grandfather of Jahath.   
\li1
\v 23  \add Kohath’s son\add* Hebron had four sons: Jeriah and his \add younger\add* brothers Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.   
\li1
\v 24 Uzziel was the father of Micah and the grandfather of Shamir.   
\li2
\v 25 Micah’s \add younger\add* brother was the father of Zechariah.   
\li1
\v 26 The sons of Merari were Mahli, Mushi, and Jaaziah.   
\li2
\v 27 Jaaziah had four sons: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.   
\li2
\v 28 Mahli’s son Eleazar did not have any sons.   
\li2
\v 29 From the descendants of \add Mahli’s second son \add*Kish there was Jerahmeel.   
\li2
\v 30 The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.  
\b  
\p \w Those|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w listed|strong="H1004"\w* according \w to|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* leaders \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H3881"\w* \w families|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 31 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* jobs \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w would|strong="H3548"\w* do \w were|strong="H1121"\w* decided \w by|strong="H1571"\w* ◄casting \w lots|strong="H1486"\w*/throwing \w marked|strong="H1992"\w* stones►, \w like|strong="H5980"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w fellow|strong="H1121"\w* Israelis, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Aaron, \w did|strong="H1732"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w cast|strong="H5307"\w* \w lots|strong="H1486"\w* {\w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w lots|strong="H1486"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w cast|strong="H5307"\w*} \w while|strong="H1992"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w*, Ahimelech, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w families|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \add other\add* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* watched. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* gave \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w same|strong="H1992"\w* jobs \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w families|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* each oldest brother \w and|strong="H1121"\w* each \w youngest|strong="H6996"\w* brother.   
\c 25  
\s1 The duties that David assigned to the musicians  
\p
\v 1 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* some \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* temple \w officials|strong="H8269"\w* (\w OR|strong="H3068"\w*, \w army|strong="H6635"\w* \w commanders|strong="H8269"\w*) chose some \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Asaph, \w Heman|strong="H1968"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeduthun|strong="H3038"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w charge|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* proclaiming God’s messages, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* play \w harps|strong="H3658"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w lyres|strong="H3658"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w cymbals|strong="H4700"\w*. \w This|strong="H1121"\w* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w list|strong="H4557"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* whom \w they|strong="H4399"\w* chose \w for|strong="H1121"\w* \w that|strong="H5030"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w*:   
\li1
\v 2 From the sons of Asaph they chose Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Aserelah. Asaph supervised them. And the king appointed Asaph to proclaim God’s messages.   
\li1
\v 3 From the sons of Jeduthun they chose six men: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah. Jeduthun supervised them and also proclaimed God’s messages, playing his harp while he thanked and praised Yahweh.   
\li1
\v 4 From the sons of Heman, who was one of the king’s prophets, they chose Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.  
\v 5 God promised to cause Heman to be strong, so altogether, God have him 14 sons and three daughters.   
\p
\v 6 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H3027"\w* \w supervised|strong="H5921"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* fathers \w while|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* played \w music|strong="H7892"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* played \w cymbals|strong="H4700"\w*, \w lyres|strong="H3658"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w harps|strong="H3658"\w*. \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* fathers—Asaph, \w Jeduthun|strong="H3038"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Heman|strong="H1968"\w*—\w were|strong="H3027"\w* \w supervised|strong="H5921"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.  
\v 7 \w Those|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* relatives \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w trained|strong="H3925"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* skilled \w for|strong="H3068"\w* playing \w musical|strong="H7892"\w* \w instruments|strong="H7892"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* temple. \w That|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* work \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*. \w Including|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* relatives, \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* 288 \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*.  
\v 8 \w All|strong="H1419"\w* \w of|strong="H5307"\w* \w them|strong="H5307"\w*, including \w ones|strong="H1419"\w* who \w were|strong="H1419"\w* \w young|strong="H6996"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w those|strong="H5973"\w* who \w were|strong="H1419"\w* \w old|strong="H1419"\w*, \w cast|strong="H5307"\w* \w lots|strong="H1486"\w* \w to|strong="H5973"\w* determine what work they would do.   
\b  
\li1
\v 9 From the family of Asaph, the first ones selected were Joseph and 12 of his sons and relatives.   
\li1
\v 10 Next, Gedaliah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 11 Next, Zaccur and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 12 Next, Nethaniah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 13 Next, Bukkiah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 14 Next, Jesarelah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 15 Next, Jeshaiah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 16 Next, Mattaniah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 17 Next, Shimei and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 18 Next, Azarel and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 19 Next, Hashabiah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 20 Next, Shubael and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 21 Next, Mattithiah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 22 Next, Jerimoth and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 23 Next, Hananiah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 24 Next, Joshbekashah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 25 Next, Hanani and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 26 Next, Mallothi and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 27 Next, Eliathah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 28 Next, Hothir and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 29 Next, Giddalti and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 30 Next, Mahazioth and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\li1
\v 31 Next, Romamti-Ezer and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.   
\c 26  
\s1 The guards of the temple gates  
\p
\v 1 \w This|strong="H1121"\w* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* list \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w groups|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* guarded \w the|strong="H4480"\w* temple gates:  
\li1 From the descendants of Korah, there was Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, who was one of the sons of Asaph.   
\li2
\v 2 The oldest son of Meshelemiah was Zechariah. His other sons were Jediael, Zebadiah, Jathniel,  
\v 3 Elam, Jehohanan, and Eliehoenai.   
\li1
\v 4  \add Another guard\add* was Obed-Edom.  
\li2 His oldest son was Shemaiah. His other sons were Jehozabad, Joah, Sacar, Nethanel,  
\v 5 Ammiel, Issachar, and Peullethai. It was because God had blessed him that he had many sons.   
\li2
\v 6 Obed-Edom’s son Shemaiah also had sons. They were leaders in their father’s family because they were capable of doing many things well.  
\v 7 The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. Shemaiah’s relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also capable men.   
\pi2
\v 8 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Obed-Edom|strong="H5654"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w relatives|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w capable|strong="H2428"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w strong|strong="H2428"\w* \w workers|strong="H5656"\w*. \w Altogether|strong="H3605"\w* \w there|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* 62 \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*.   
\li1
\v 9 Another guard was Meshelemiah. He and his sons and relatives were also capable people. There were 18 of them altogether.   
\li1
\v 10 Another guard was Hosah’s son Shimri, a descendant of Merari. Hosah appointed Shimri to be the leader, even though he was not Hosah’s oldest son.  
\v 11 Hosah’s other sons were Hilkiah, Tabaliah, and Zechariah. Altogether there were 13 sons and relatives of Hosah.   
\p
\v 12 Those \w men|strong="H1397"\w* \w were|strong="H7218"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w groups|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w men|strong="H1397"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* guarded \w the|strong="H3068"\w* gates \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* worked \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* relatives \w did|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\v 13 \w By|strong="H5307"\w* casting \w lots|strong="H1486"\w*, \w the|strong="H1004"\w* leader \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w each|strong="H8179"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* chose \w one|strong="H6996"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H5307"\w* group \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w guard|strong="H1004"\w*. \add All of them, including\add* \w young|strong="H6996"\w* \w men|strong="H1419"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w old|strong="H1419"\w* \w men|strong="H1419"\w* (\w OR|strong="H3068"\w*, including leaders \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w families|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w small|strong="H6996"\w* \w families|strong="H1004"\w*), \w cast|strong="H5307"\w* \w lots|strong="H1486"\w*.   
\li1
\v 14 Shelemiah’s group was selected to guard the East Gate.  
\li1 The group of Shelemiah’s son Zechariah, who was a wise counselor, was selected to guard the North Gate.   
\li1
\v 15 Then Obed-Edom’s group was selected to guard the South Gate, and his sons were selected to guard the \add entrances to the temple\add* storerooms.   
\li1
\v 16 Then Shuppim’s group and Hosah’s group were selected to guard the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road \add to the temple\add*.  
\p \w The|strong="H5927"\w* work \w for|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* guards \w was|strong="H8179"\w* divided evenly.  
\v 17 \w Each|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w there|strong="H3117"\w* \w were|strong="H3881"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \w who|strong="H3881"\w* guarded \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w East|strong="H4217"\w* Gate, four \w who|strong="H3881"\w* guarded \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w North|strong="H6828"\w* Gate, four \w who|strong="H3881"\w* guarded \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w South|strong="H5045"\w* Gate, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w who|strong="H3881"\w* guarded \w the|strong="H3117"\w* entrances \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* storerooms.  
\v 18 \w At|strong="H8147"\w* \w the|strong="H8147"\w* \w West|strong="H4628"\w* gate there \w were|strong="H8147"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w men|strong="H8147"\w* who guarded \w the|strong="H8147"\w* courtyard \w and|strong="H8147"\w* four who guarded \w the|strong="H8147"\w* road outside \w the|strong="H8147"\w* courtyard.   
\p
\v 19 \w Those|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w groups|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Korah|strong="H7145"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Merari|strong="H4847"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* guarded \w the|strong="H1121"\w* gates \add of the temple\add*.   
\s1 Other work at the temple  
\p
\v 20 Other descendants \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \w were|strong="H3881"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w charge|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* chests \w that|strong="H3881"\w* contained \w the|strong="H5921"\w* money \w that|strong="H3881"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w dedicated|strong="H6944"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, money \w that|strong="H3881"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* people brought \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.   
\p
\v 21  \add One of those men was\add* \w Ladan|strong="H3936"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w descendant|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gershon|strong="H1649"\w*. \w He|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* ancestor \w of|strong="H1121"\w* several family \w groups|strong="H7218"\w*. Jehiel \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w leader|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w one|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w those|strong="H1121"\w* family \w groups|strong="H7218"\w*.  
\v 22 Others \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* work \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zetham|strong="H2241"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \add younger\add* brother \w Joel|strong="H3100"\w*, \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Jehiel.   
\p
\v 23 Others who did that work \w were|strong="H2276"\w* descendants of Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.   
\li1
\v 24  \add From the descendants of Amram\add*, Shubael, a descendant of Moses’s son Gershom, was the leader who was in charge of the money chests.  
\v 25  \add Others who did that work were\add* the descendants of \add Gershom’s younger brother\add* Eliezer. Those men were Eliezer’s son Rehabiah, Rehabiah’s son Jeshaiah, Jeshaiah’s son Joram, Joram’s son Zicri, and Zicri’s son Shelomith.  
\v 26 Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the valuable things that had been dedicated \add to Yahweh\add* by King David, by the leaders of the family groups, by the army commanders of 1,000 soldiers and commanders of 100 soldiers, and by other army commanders.  
\v 27 Some of the things that those army officers had taken \add from Israel’s enemies\add* in battles they dedicated for the repair of the temple of Yahweh.  
\v 28 And Shelomith and his relatives were also in charge of everything that had been dedicated \add to Yahweh\add* by the prophet Samuel, by King Saul, and by \add David’s two army commanders\add* Ner and Joab.   
\li1
\v 29 From the descendants of Izhar, Kenaniah and his sons were given work outside \add the temple area\add*. They were officials and judges in \add various places\add* in Israel.   
\li1
\v 30 From the descendants of Hebron, Hashabiah and his relatives were responsible for the work done for Yahweh and for the king in all the area west of the Jordan \add river\add*. There were 1,700 of them who were able to do their work well.  
\v 31 It was written in the records of the descendants of Hebron that Jeriah was their leader. When David had been ruling for almost 40 years, they searched in those records, and they found \add names of\add* capable men descended from Hebron who were at Jazer \add city\add* in the Gilead \add region\add*.  
\v 32 Jeriah had 2,700 relatives who were able to do their work well, and who were leaders of their families. King David put them in charge of governing the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and \add the eastern\add* half of the tribe of Manasseh, to be sure that all the people did what God and the king told them to do.   
\c 27  
\s1 Army commanders  
\p
\v 1 \w This|strong="H1697"\w* \w is|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w list|strong="H4557"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israeli \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w served|strong="H8334"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* army. \w Some|strong="H1697"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w families|strong="H1121"\w*, \w some|strong="H1697"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w commanders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* 100 \w men|strong="H1121"\w*, \w some|strong="H1697"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w commanders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* 1,000 \w men|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w some|strong="H1697"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w officers|strong="H7860"\w*. \w There|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* 24,000 \w men|strong="H1121"\w* [DOU] \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* group. \w Each|strong="H3605"\w* group \w served|strong="H8334"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*.   
\b  
\li1
\v 2 Jashobeam, the son of Zabdiel, was in charge of the group that served during the first month \add of each year\add*.  
\v 3 He was a descendant of Perez, and he was the commander of all the army officers during the first month of each year.   
\li1
\v 4 Dodai, from the clan of Ahohi, was the commander of the group that served during the following/second month of each year. Mikloth was his ◄assistant/chief officer►.   
\li1
\v 5 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the Supreme Priest, was the commander of the group that served during the following/third month.  
\v 6 He was the one who was a mighty warrior among David’s thirty greatest soldiers, and he was their leader. His son Ammizabad was his assistant.   
\li1
\v 7 Asahel, Joab’s \add younger\add* brother, was \add the commander of the group that served\add* during the following/fourth month. Asahel’s son Zebadiah became the commander after Asahel \add was killed\add*.   
\li1
\v 8 The commander for the following/fifth month was Shamhuth, a descendant of Izrah.   
\li1
\v 9 The commander for the following/sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa \add town\add*.   
\li1
\v 10 The commander for the following/seventh month was Helez, a member of the Pelon \add clan\add* from the tribe of Ephraim.   
\li1
\v 11 The commander for the following/eighth month was Sibbecai, a descendant of Zerah from Hushah \add town\add*.   
\li1
\v 12 The commander for the following/ninth month was Abiezer from Anathoth \add city\add* in the tribe of Benjamin.   
\li1
\v 13 The commander for the following/tenth month was Maharai, a descendant of Zerah from Netophath \add town\add*.   
\li1
\v 14 The commander for the following/eleventh month was Benaiah from Pirathon \add town\add* in the tribe of Ephraim.   
\li1
\v 15 The commander for the last month \add of each year\add* was Heldai, a descendant of Othniel from Netophath \add town\add*.   
\s1 The administrators of the twelve tribes  
\p
\v 16 \w This|strong="H3478"\w* \w is|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* list \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* administrators \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \add twelve\add* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* [DOU] \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*:  
\b  
\li1 Eliezer, the son of Zicri, was the administrator of the tribe of Reuben.  
\li1 Shephatiah, the son of Maacah, was the administrator of the tribe of Simeon.   
\li1
\v 17 Hashabiah, the son of Kemuel, was the administrator of the tribe of Levi.  
\li1 Zadok was the administrator of the tribe of Aaron.   
\li1
\v 18 Elihu, David’s \add older\add* brother, was the administrator of the tribe of Judah.  
\li1 Omri, the son of Michael, was the administrator of the tribe of Issachar.   
\li1
\v 19 Ishmaiah, the son of Obadiah, was the administrator of the tribe of Zebulun.  
\li1 Jerimoth, the son of Azriel, was the administrator of the tribe of Naphtali.   
\li1
\v 20 Hoshea, the son of Azaziah, was the administrator of the tribe of Ephraim.  
\li1 Joel, the son of Pedaiah, was the administrator of the tribe of the \add western\add* half of the tribe of Manasseh.   
\li1
\v 21 Iddo, the son of Zechariah, was the administrator of the \add eastern\add* half of the tribe of Manasseh, in \add the\add* Gilead \add region\add*.  
\li1 Jaasiel, the son of Abner, was the administrator of the tribe of Benjamin.   
\li1
\v 22 Azarel, the son of Jeroham, was the administrator of the tribe of Dan.  
\li1 Those were the leaders over the tribes of Israel.   
\p
\v 23  \add When\add* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \add told Joab to count the men of Israel, he\add* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \add tell him to\add* \w count|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w less|strong="H3588"\w* \w then|strong="H5375"\w* 20 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w promised|strong="H3068"\w* \add many years previously\add* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \add people\add* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w stars|strong="H3556"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*.  
\v 24 \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \add and his helpers\add* \w started|strong="H2490"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w count|strong="H4487"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w finish|strong="H3615"\w* \w counting|strong="H4557"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \add because Joab knew that Yahweh was angry about their being counted\add*. \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* punished [MTY] \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w counting|strong="H4557"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* result \w the|strong="H5921"\w* total \w number|strong="H4557"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Israeli \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \add able to serve in the army\add* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* written \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* scroll \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \add rule\add*.   
\s1 The king’s other officials  
\li1
\v 25 Azmaveth, the son of Adiel, was in charge of the king’s storehouses.  
\li1 Jonathan, the son of Uzziah, was is charge of the storehouses in various towns and villages in Israel, and also in charge of the watchtowers.   
\li1
\v 26 Ezri the son of Kelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the land \add that belonged to the king\add*.   
\li1
\v 27 Shimei from Ramath \add town\add* was in charge of the king’s vineyards.  
\li1 Zabdi from Shepham \add town\add* was in charge of storing the wine from the \add grapes produced in\add* vineyards.   
\li1
\v 28 Baal-Hanan from Geder \add city\add* was in charge of storing the olive oil.   
\li1
\v 29 Shitrai from the Sharon Plain was in charge of the herds of cattle that ◄grazed/ate grass► there.  
\li1 Shaphat the son of Adlai was in charge of the cattle in the valleys.   
\li1
\v 30 Obil, a descendant of Ishmael, was in charge of the camels.  
\li1 Jehdeiah from Meronoth \add town\add* was in charge of the donkeys.   
\li1
\v 31 Jaziz, a descendant of Hagar, was in charge of the \add king’s\add* flocks of sheep.  
\p \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w were|strong="H1732"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w charge|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* belonged \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*.   
\li1
\v 32 David’s uncle Jonathan was a wise counselor for him.  
\li1 Jehiel, the son of Hacmoni, taught the king’s sons.   
\li1
\v 33 Ahithophel was the king’s official counselor.   
\li1
\v 34 Hushai from the Ark people-group was the king’s special friend.  
\li1 Benaiah’s son Jehoiada became the king’s advisor after Ahithophel died, and later Abiathar became his advisor.  
\li1 Joab was the chief commander of the army.   
\c 28  
\s1 David’s instructions to Solomon for building the temple  
\p
\v 1 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* summoned \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w come|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w He|strong="H3605"\w* summoned \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w*/\w commanders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w groups|strong="H1121"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* worked \w for|strong="H3389"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w commanders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* 100 \w soldiers|strong="H2428"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w commanders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* 1,000 \w soldiers|strong="H2428"\w*, \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w charge|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w property|strong="H7399"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w livestock|strong="H4735"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* belonged \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* palace \w officials|strong="H8269"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H2428"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* bravest \w warriors|strong="H1368"\w*.   
\p
\v 2 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w stood|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w said|strong="H8085"\w*, “\w My|strong="H8085"\w* fellow Israelis, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w wanted|strong="H3824"\w* [IDM] \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H4496"\w* \w where|strong="H5921"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Sacred Chest \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w where|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* stay permanently. \w And|strong="H6965"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w made|strong="H3559"\w* plans \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 3 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* said \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w*, ‘\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1004"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H4421"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \add arrange to\add* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w* [MTY], \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w warrior|strong="H4421"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1129"\w* killed \w many|strong="H3808"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* [MTY] \add in battles\add*.’   
\p
\v 4 “\w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w whom|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* Israelis \w belong|strong="H1961"\w*, \w had|strong="H3068"\w* chosen \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. \add First\add* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* chose \w the|strong="H3605"\w* tribe \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* [MTY] \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* chose \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w*’s \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* chose \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 5 \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* chose \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w next|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H3678"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w rule|strong="H4438"\w* [MTY] \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 6 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* said \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w*, ‘\w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \add arrange to\add* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w courtyards|strong="H2691"\w* around \w it|strong="H1931"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* chosen \w him|strong="H1931"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \add like\add* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \add like\add* [MET] \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w*.  
\v 7 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H5704"\w* enable \w his|strong="H3559"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w endure|strong="H5769"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w* if \w he|strong="H3117"\w* continues \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H6213"\w* laws \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w commands|strong="H4687"\w*, \w like|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w now|strong="H3117"\w*.’   
\p
\v 8 “\w So|strong="H4616"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w while|strong="H5704"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \add you people of \add* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* belong \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w watching|strong="H8104"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w while|strong="H5704"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* listening, \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w command|strong="H4687"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \add leaders\add* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w carefully|strong="H8104"\w* \w obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w commands|strong="H4687"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w order|strong="H4616"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* continue \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w this|strong="H6258"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* land \w and|strong="H1121"\w* enable \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w inherit|strong="H5157"\w* \w it|strong="H5704"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*.   
\p
\v 9 “\w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w like|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w him|strong="H4672"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w him|strong="H4672"\w* faithfully \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w want|strong="H5315"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w*. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w do|strong="H5647"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w knows|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* thinking \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w understands|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* reasons \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w do|strong="H5647"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H5647"\w*. \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* \add to know\add* \w him|strong="H4672"\w*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w heed|strong="H3820"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* prayers. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w abandon|strong="H5800"\w*/\w reject|strong="H2186"\w* \w him|strong="H4672"\w*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w abandon|strong="H5800"\w*/\w reject|strong="H2186"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w forever|strong="H5703"\w*.  
\v 10 \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* chosen \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \add arrange to\add* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w*. \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w think|strong="H7200"\w* \w about|strong="H6213"\w* \add what I have said\add*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w strong|strong="H2388"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \add he is wanting you to do\add*.”   
\p
\v 11 \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \add the scroll on which were written\add* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* plans \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* main \w rooms|strong="H2315"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w its|strong="H5414"\w* porch, \w its|strong="H5414"\w* storerooms, \w all|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* other \w upper|strong="H5944"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* lower \w rooms|strong="H2315"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* Very Holy \w Place|strong="H5414"\w* \w where|strong="H1004"\w* \w God|strong="H5414"\w* \w would|strong="H1732"\w* forgive \w the|strong="H5414"\w* sins \w that|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w had|strong="H1732"\w* \w committed|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 12 \w David|strong="H5973"\w* wrote \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* plans \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*’s \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H3068"\w* \w into|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w mind|strong="H7307"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* building \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w courtyards|strong="H2691"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w surrounded|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w including|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w room|strong="H1004"\w* \w where|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* money \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* valuable \w things|strong="H6944"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w dedicated|strong="H6944"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w kept|strong="H1961"\w*.  
\v 13 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* gave Solomon instructions \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* groups \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w*, \w about|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* must \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w serve|strong="H5656"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w about|strong="H1004"\w* taking care \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w used|strong="H4399"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 14 \w He|strong="H3605"\w* wrote down how \w much|strong="H3605"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* how \w much|strong="H3605"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* should \w be|strong="H5656"\w* \w used|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H3701"\w* make \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w items|strong="H3627"\w* \w in|strong="H3701"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* temple:  
\v 15 how much \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w for|strong="H3701"\w* making \w the|strong="H5656"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w lampstands|strong="H4501"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w the|strong="H5656"\w* \w lamps|strong="H5216"\w*, how much \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w to|strong="H3701"\w* make \w the|strong="H5656"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w lamps|strong="H5216"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w lampstands|strong="H4501"\w*,  
\v 16 how much \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w for|strong="H3701"\w* making the \w table|strong="H7979"\w* \w on|strong="H2091"\w* \w which|strong="H2091"\w* \add the priests would put\add* the sacred bread, how much \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w to|strong="H3701"\w* use \w to|strong="H3701"\w* make the other \w tables|strong="H7979"\w*,  
\v 17 how much \w pure|strong="H2889"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w for|strong="H3701"\w* the meat \w forks|strong="H4207"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* the \w bowls|strong="H4219"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* the \w cups|strong="H7184"\w*, how much \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w for|strong="H3701"\w* \w each|strong="H3713"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* dish, how much \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w for|strong="H3701"\w* \w each|strong="H3713"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* dish,  
\v 18 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* how \w much|strong="H5921"\w* pure \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* make \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \add burning\add* \w incense|strong="H7004"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* gave \w to|strong="H3068"\w* Solomon \w his|strong="H3068"\w* plans \w for|strong="H5921"\w* making \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w golden|strong="H2091"\w* statues \w of|strong="H3068"\w* winged creatures \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Sacred Chest \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \add like\add* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w chariot|strong="H4818"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.   
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\v 19 \w Then|strong="H3068"\w* \w David|strong="H3027"\w* said, “\w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* written \add all these plans\add* \w while|strong="H5921"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* directing [MTY] \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* enabled \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w understand|strong="H7919"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w details|strong="H4399"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w plan|strong="H8403"\w* \add for the temple that is to be built\add*.”   
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\v 20 \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* said \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, “\w Be|strong="H3808"\w* \w strong|strong="H2388"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w courageous|strong="H2388"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w*. \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w discouraged|strong="H7503"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w*/helping \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w fail|strong="H3615"\w* \add to help\add* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w abandon|strong="H5800"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w finish|strong="H3615"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w making|strong="H6213"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 21 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* groups \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \add other\add* descendants \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* ready \w to|strong="H1004"\w* begin \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w man|strong="H5081"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w has|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* special \w skill|strong="H2451"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w help|strong="H5971"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w*. \w And|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* obey \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \w whatever|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w command|strong="H1697"\w* \w them|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w*.”   
\c 29  
\s1 Gifts for building the temple  
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H4428"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w gathered|strong="H8010"\w* \w there|strong="H3605"\w*, “\w My|strong="H3605"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w whom|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* chosen \add to be the next king\add*, \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w much|strong="H1419"\w* experience. \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \add of building the temple\add* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w*/\w important|strong="H1419"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* glorious building \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \add honor\add* \w people|strong="H1121"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* honor \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\v 2 \w From|strong="H2091"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H3559"\w* possess, \w I|strong="H3559"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w provided|strong="H3559"\w* \add what will be needed\add* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \add build\add* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* God—\w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w made|strong="H3559"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w made|strong="H3559"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w made|strong="H3559"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w*, \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w made|strong="H3559"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*, \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w made|strong="H3559"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w*, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w large|strong="H7230"\w* amounts \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w onyx|strong="H7718"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* turquoise \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w valuable|strong="H3368"\w* \w stones|strong="H7553"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w various|strong="H7553"\w* \w colors|strong="H7553"\w*, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w marble|strong="H7893"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w kinds|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w valuable|strong="H3368"\w* \w stones|strong="H7553"\w*.  
\v 3 \w In|strong="H1004"\w* addition \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H6944"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H3426"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w am|strong="H3426"\w* \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* treasures \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w because|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w very|strong="H4605"\w* \w much|strong="H3605"\w* desire \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H5414"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w God|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H3426"\w* built.  
\v 4 \w I|strong="H1004"\w* am giving 110 tons \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w from|strong="H2091"\w* Ophir \w and|strong="H3701"\w* 260 tons \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w refined|strong="H2212"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w cover|strong="H3603"\w* \w the|strong="H1004"\w* \w walls|strong="H7023"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H1004"\w* \w buildings|strong="H1004"\w*,  
\v 5 \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w making|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* items \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w done|strong="H3027"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w craftsmen|strong="H2796"\w*. \w So|strong="H3027"\w* \w now|strong="H3117"\w*, \add I ask you\add*, \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w there|strong="H3117"\w* others \w willing|strong="H5068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* show \add by contributing other gifts for the building of the temple\add* [EUP] \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* dedicated \w themselves|strong="H4390"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*?”   
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\v 6 \w Then|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3478"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3478"\w* families/clans, \w the|strong="H3478"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3478"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w the|strong="H3478"\w* \w commanders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* 1,000 \w soldiers|strong="H3967"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w the|strong="H3478"\w* \w commanders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* 100 \w soldiers|strong="H3967"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w the|strong="H3478"\w* \w officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w who|strong="H3478"\w* supervised \w the|strong="H3478"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \w that|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* wanted \w done|strong="H3478"\w*, gave gifts ◄\w willingly|strong="H5068"\w*/because \w they|strong="H3478"\w* wanted \w to|strong="H3478"\w* give \w them|strong="H3478"\w*►.  
\v 7 \w For|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w work|strong="H5656"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w they|strong="H5178"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* 190 tons \w and|strong="H3967"\w* ◄185 pounds/84 kg.► \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, 375 tons \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, 675 tons \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* 3,750 tons \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*.  
\v 8 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w any|strong="H5414"\w* people \w who|strong="H3068"\w* owned valuable stones \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* storeroom \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Jehiel|strong="H3171"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* descendant \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Gershon|strong="H1649"\w*, \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w appointed|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w charge|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 9 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w were|strong="H5971"\w* \w happy|strong="H8055"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* see \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w leaders|strong="H5068"\w* wanted \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H8055"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w things|strong="H1419"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \add they knew that\add* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w leaders|strong="H5068"\w* \w were|strong="H5971"\w* \w happy|strong="H8055"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* enthusiastic \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H8055"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w things|strong="H1419"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*. \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H1419"\w* \w happy|strong="H8055"\w*.   
\s1 David’s prayer  
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\v 10 \w Then|strong="H3068"\w*, \w while|strong="H5704"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5869"\w* \w there|strong="H5704"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* listening, \w David|strong="H1732"\w* prayed, saying,  
\q1 “\w We|strong="H5704"\w* \w praise|strong="H1288"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*,  
\q2 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w whom|strong="H5869"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* ancestor Jacob worshiped.  
\q2 \w We|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w praise|strong="H1288"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*!   
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\v 11 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* alone \w are|strong="H8064"\w* \w great|strong="H1420"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* powerful;  
\q2 \w only|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H8064"\w* \w truly|strong="H3588"\w* \w glorious|strong="H8597"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w majestic|strong="H1935"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* wonderful.  
\q2 \add And that is true\add* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* yours.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* king \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* people \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* world;  
\q2 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ruler \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w Because|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* very \w powerful|strong="H3581"\w* [DOU],  
\q2 \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w able|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* cause \w anyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w great|strong="H1431"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w strong|strong="H2388"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w So|strong="H6258"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*, our God, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w thank|strong="H3034"\w* \w you|strong="H3034"\w*,  
\q2 \w and|strong="H3034"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w you|strong="H3034"\w* [MTY] \w for|strong="H8034"\w* \w being|strong="H8034"\w* \w very|strong="H6258"\w* great.   
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\v 14 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w not|strong="H5414"\w* really \w able|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*,  
\q2 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \add that we have\add* \w comes|strong="H5414"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*,  
\q2 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w what|strong="H4310"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w only|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* received \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* [MTY].   
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\v 15  \add In this land\add* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w like|strong="H8453"\w* [MET] \w foreigners|strong="H1616"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w strangers|strong="H1616"\w*, \w like|strong="H8453"\w* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* ancestors \w were|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\q2 \w Our|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w here|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* earth \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w like|strong="H8453"\w* [SIM] \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w shadow|strong="H6738"\w* \add that disappears quickly\add*;  
\q2 \add we know that there is\add* \w nothing|strong="H3605"\w* \add that\add* can enable \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \add to escape dying\add*.   
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\v 16 \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* gathered \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w things|strong="H6944"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w use|strong="H1931"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w building|strong="H1129"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* [MTY] \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*,  
\q2 \w but|strong="H1931"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w really|strong="H2088"\w* belongs \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w given|strong="H3027"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w us|strong="H3027"\w* [MTY].   
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\v 17 \w My|strong="H3605"\w* God, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* test \w us|strong="H7200"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q2 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w pleased|strong="H7521"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w out|strong="H4672"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w right|strong="H4339"\w*.  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w given|strong="H5068"\w* \w to|strong="H3824"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w wanted|strong="H3824"\w* \w to|strong="H3824"\w*.  
\q2 \w And|strong="H5971"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w also|strong="H5971"\w* \w joyfully|strong="H8057"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* generously \w given|strong="H5068"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H3824"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w whom|strong="H5971"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* ancestors Abraham, \w Isaac|strong="H3327"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* Jacob worshiped,  
\q2 \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w desire|strong="H3824"\w*/hope \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* continue \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w desire|strong="H3824"\w* \add to do things like this\add* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*,  
\q2 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w always|strong="H5769"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w loyal|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H8104"\w*.   
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\v 19 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w now|strong="H5414"\w*, please enable \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* faithfully \w and|strong="H1121"\w* sincerely [DOU] \w obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w commands|strong="H4687"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w laws|strong="H5715"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* decrees [DOU]  
\q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* needed \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w* beautiful \w building|strong="H1129"\w*  
\q2 \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w which|strong="H2708"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w provided|strong="H3559"\w* \add all these things\add*.”   
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\v 20 \w Then|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* people \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1732"\w* \w gathered|strong="H1732"\w* \w there|strong="H3605"\w*, “\w Praise|strong="H1288"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*!” \w So|strong="H4994"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w praised|strong="H1288"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* whom \w their|strong="H3605"\w* ancestors ◄\add also worshiped/belonged to\add*►. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w prostrated|strong="H7812"\w* \w themselves|strong="H7812"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ground \w in|strong="H3068"\w* front \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* front \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.   
\s1 Solomon was crowned to become the king  
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\v 21 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w next|strong="H4283"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1931"\w* \w offered|strong="H5927"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w*. \w They|strong="H3117"\w* presented \w many|strong="H7230"\w* animals \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w completely|strong="H3605"\w* burned \add on the altar\add*: 1,000 \w bulls|strong="H6499"\w*, 1,000 rams, 1,000 \w male|strong="H3532"\w* \w sheep|strong="H3532"\w*, plus \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* wine, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w many|strong="H7230"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* behalf \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \add the people of\add* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 22 \w On|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* joyful \w and|strong="H1121"\w* ate \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w drank|strong="H8354"\w* \w while|strong="H3117"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* watching.  
\p \w Then|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w second|strong="H8145"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* declared \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w now|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*. \w While|strong="H3117"\w* \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* watching, \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w anointed|strong="H4886"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \add with olive oil\add* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w anointed|strong="H4886"\w* \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Supreme \w Priest|strong="H3548"\w*.  
\v 23 \w So|strong="H3427"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \add because Yahweh wanted him to be\add* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w succeed|strong="H6743"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* father \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. \add During the following years\add* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w prospered|strong="H6743"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israeli \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w obeyed|strong="H8085"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 24 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w officers|strong="H8269"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w* \w warriors|strong="H1368"\w* accepted \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w as|strong="H1571"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H3605"\w* solemnly \w promised|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* obey \w him|strong="H5414"\w*.   
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\v 25 \w Yahweh|strong="H3068"\w* \w caused|strong="H5414"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w highly|strong="H1431"\w* \w respected|strong="H5869"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israeli \w people|strong="H3808"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* honored \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w very|strong="H4605"\w* \w much|strong="H3605"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* honored \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w much|strong="H3605"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w*.   
\s1 The death of David  
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\v 26 \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w*’s \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 27 \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* 40 \w years|strong="H8141"\w*: \w Seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w* \add city\add* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* 33 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 28 \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w an|strong="H8478"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H3117"\w* \w very|strong="H2896"\w* \w rich|strong="H6239"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* greatly \w honored|strong="H3519"\w* \w by|strong="H3117"\w* \w all|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w*. \w Then|strong="H8010"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H8010"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \add of Israel\add*.   
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\v 29 \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w record|strong="H3789"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w all|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w did|strong="H1732"\w* \w while|strong="H2009"\w* \w he|strong="H1732"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4428"\w*, \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w beginning|strong="H7223"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* end, \w was|strong="H1732"\w* put \w on|strong="H5921"\w* scrolls \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w Samuel|strong="H8050"\w*, \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w Gad|strong="H1410"\w*.  
\v 30 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* told \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* powerful \w rule|strong="H4438"\w* [HEN], \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* happened \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* people \w of|strong="H4438"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* nearby \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \add while he was ruling Israel\add*.