including Obed-Edom and sixty-eight colleagues. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were gatekeepers.

They and their relatives, all of them skilled and trained to make music to the Lord, numbered two hundred eighty-eight.

The descendants of Eleazar had more leaders than the descendants of Ithamar, so they divided them up accordingly; the descendants of Eleazar had sixteen leaders, while the descendants of Ithamar had eight.

From Dan there were 28,600 men prepared for battle.

The Levites who were thirty years old and up were counted; there were 38,000 men.

From Judah came 6,800 trained warriors carrying shields and spears.

From Ephraim there were 20,800 warriors, who had brought fame to their families.

When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah, and Zobah.