An adversary opposed Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had.

O children of Israel, God’s servant, you descendants of Jacob, God’s chosen ones!

Genealogical records were kept for all Israel; they are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel.The people of Judah were carried away to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

These were the leaders of David’s warriors who helped establish and stabilize his rule over all Israel, in accordance with the Lord’s word.

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.

The son of Carmi: Achan, who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God.

The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

David ordered all the officials of Israel to support his son Solomon.

David assembled all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites.

Azarel son of Jeroham led Dan. These were the commanders of the Israelite tribes.

David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

In the past, even when Saul was king, you were Israel’s commanding general. The Lord your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over my people Israel.’”

The Lord God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. Indeed, he chose Judah as leader, and my father’s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father’s sons and made me king over all Israel.

These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar and Zebulun;

All of them were listed in the genealogical records in the time of King Jotham of Judah and in the time of King Jeroboam of Israel.

son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.

So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.

The first to resettle on their property and in their cities were some Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.

Now the Philistines fought against Israel. The Israelites fled before the Philistines and many of them fell dead on Mount Gilboa.

All Israel joined David at Hebron and said, “Look, we are your very flesh and blood!