What more can David say to you? You have honored your servant; you have given your servant special recognition.

He defeated the Moabites; the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute.

David defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah as far as Hamath, when he went to extend his authority to the Euphrates River.

David took the golden shields which Hadadezer’s servants had carried and brought them to Jerusalem.

David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people.

Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were the king’s leading officials.

When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them.

When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.

These were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed by the hand of David and his soldiers.

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

Gad went to David and told him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Pick one of these:

So David bought the place from Ornan for 600 pieces of gold.

At that time, when David saw that the Lord responded to him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he sacrificed there.

David then said, “This is the place where the temple of the Lord God will be, along with the altar for burnt sacrifices for Israel.”

David supplied a large amount of iron for the nails of the doors of the gates and for braces, more bronze than could be weighed,

and more cedar logs than could be counted. (The Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large amount of cedar logs to David.)

When David was old and approaching the end of his life, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem.

According to David’s final instructions, the Levites twenty years old and up were counted.