So Saul and his three sons died; his whole household<n id="1" /> died together.

<p class="poetry">Let the sea and everything in it shout!p> <p class="poetry">Let the fields and everything in them celebrate!p>

They also lived in all the settlements that surrounded these towns as far as Baal.<n id="1" /> These were their settlements; they kept genealogical records.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">David and the whole Israelite army<n id="1" /> advanced to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus).<n id="2" /> (The Jebusites, the land&#8217;s original inhabitants, lived there.)<n id="3" />

You also have available many workers, including stonecutters, masons, carpenters,<n id="1" /> and an innumerable array of workers who are skilled

<p class="bodytext">Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. But his brothers did not have many sons, so their whole clan was not as numerous as the sons of Judah.

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.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">Genealogical records were kept for all Israel; they are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel.p><t /><p class="bodytext">The people of Judah<n id="1" /> were carried away to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

<p class="bodytext">From Issachar there were 200 leaders and all their relatives at their command &#8211; they understood the times and knew what Israel should do.<n id="1" />p>

while David and all Israel were energetically<n id="1" /> celebrating before God, singing and playing various stringed instruments,<n id="2" /> tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

David was wrapped in a linen robe, as were all the Levites carrying the ark, the musicians, and Kenaniah the supervisor of transport and the musicians;<n id="1" /> David also wore a linen ephod.<n id="2" />

All Israel brought up the ark of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s covenant; they were shouting, blowing trumpets, sounding cymbals, and playing stringed instruments.

All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David&#8217;s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.<n id="1" />

David and all Israel went up to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim) in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God the <sc>Lordsc>, who sits enthroned between the cherubim &#8211; the ark that is called by his name.<n id="1" />p>

he sent his son Hadoram<n id="1" /> to King David to extend his best wishes<n id="2" /> and to pronounce a blessing on him for his victory over Hadadezer, for Tou had been at war with Hadadezer.<n id="3" /> He also sent various items made of gold, silver, and bronze.<n id="4" />

He removed the city&#8217;s residents and made them do hard labor with saws, iron picks, and axes.<n id="1" /> This was his policy<n id="2" /> with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.p>

They were also in charge of everything dedicated by Samuel the prophet,<n id="1" /> Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah; Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of everything that had been dedicated.p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;And you, Solomon my son, obey<n id="1" /> the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit,<n id="2" /> for the <sc>Lordsc> examines all minds and understands every motive of one&#8217;s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him,<n id="3" /> but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.

Here are the divisions of the priests and Levites who will perform all the service of God&#8217;s temple. All the willing and skilled men are ready to assist you in all the work and perform their service.<n id="1" /> The officials and all the people are ready to follow your instructions.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

So I have made every effort<n id="1" /> to provide what is needed for the temple of my God, including the gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood,<n id="2" /> as well as a large amount of onyx, settings of antimony and other stones, all kinds of precious stones, and alabaster.