Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good and his loyal love endures.

“But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours.

Because God fought for them, they killed many of the enemy. They dispossessed the Hagrites and lived in their land until the exile.

The first time you did not carry it; that is why the Lord God attacked us, because we did not ask him about the proper way to carry it.”

They received divine help in fighting them, and the Hagrites and all their allies were handed over to them. They cried out to God during the battle; he responded to their prayers because they trusted in him.

David realized that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

Though Judah was the strongest among his brothers and a leader descended from him, the right of the firstborn belonged to Joseph.)

For all the gods of the nations are worthless, but the Lord made the heavens.

Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. Sheshan had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.

Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, for she said, “I experienced pain when I gave birth to him.”

They would spend the night in their posts all around God’s sanctuary, for they were assigned to guard it and would open it with the key every morning.

Some of them were in charge of the articles used by those who served; they counted them when they brought them in and when they brought them out.

The musicians and Levite family leaders stayed in rooms at the sanctuary and were exempt from other duties, for day and night they had to carry out their assigned tasks.

When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.

Let’s move the ark of our God back here, for we did not seek his will throughout Saul’s reign.”

The whole assembly agreed to do this, for the proposal seemed right to all the people.

Kenaniah, the leader of the Levites, was in charge of transport, for he was well-informed on this matter;

For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise, he is more awesome than all gods.

Then let the trees of the forest shout with joy before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth!

Nathan said to David, “You should do whatever you have in mind, for God is with you.”