David’s power grew steadily, for the Lord God who commands armies was with him.

He instructed the messenger as follows: “When you finish giving the battle report to the king,

Now King David heard about all these things and was very angry.

The battle there was spread out over the whole area, and the forest consumed more soldiers than the sword devoured that day.

Then the king replied to him, “Why should you continue speaking like this? You and Ziba will inherit the field together.”

So they looked through all Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

King Solomon conscripted work crews from throughout Israel, 30,000 men in all.

The cherubs’ wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles.

But Naboth replied to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should sell you my ancestral inheritance.”

His servants conspired against him and murdered Joash at Beth-Millo, on the road that goes down to Silla.

He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Amaziah had done.

He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Uzziah had done.

Amon’s servants conspired against him and killed the king in his palace.

His brothers by their clans, as listed in their genealogical records: The leader Jeiel, Zechariah,

David’s power steadily grew, for the Lord who commands armies was with him.

So the Lord sent a plague through Israel, and 70,000 Israelite men died.

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

The cherubs’ wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles.

O Lord God, do not reject your chosen ones! Remember the faithful promises you made to your servant David!”

Solomon rebuilt the cities that Huram had given him and settled Israelites there.