<p class="bodytext">So David became famous<n id="1" /> in all the lands; the <sc>Lordsc> caused all the nations to fear him.<n id="2" />p>

When David finished offering burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, he pronounced a blessing over the people in the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s name.

<p class="poetry">Ascribe to the <sc>Lordsc> the splendor he deserves!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Bring an offering and enter his presence!p> <p class="poetry">Worship the <sc>Lordsc> in holy attire!<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites:p> <p class="bodytext">Bela son of Beor; the name of his city was Dinhabah.p>

<p class="bodytext">When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad succeeded him. He struck down the Midianites in the plains of Moab; the name of his city was Avith.p>

He had sexual relations with his wife; she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim<n id="1" /> named him Beriah because tragedy had come to his family.<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">Azel had six sons: Azrikam his firstborn,<n id="1" /> followed by Ishmael, Sheariah,<n id="2" /> Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.p>

<p class="bodytext">Azel had six sons: Azrikam his firstborn,<n id="1" /> followed by Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.p>

<p class="bodytext">Abishai the brother of Joab was head of the three<n id="1" /> elite warriors. He killed three hundred men with his spear<n id="2" /> and gained fame along with the three elite warriors.<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">From Ephraim there were 20,800 warriors, who had brought fame to their families.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="bodytext">From the half tribe of Manasseh there were 18,000 who had been designated by name to come and make David king.p>

<p class="poetry">Say this prayer:<n id="1" /> &#8220;Deliver us, O God who delivers us!p> <p class="poetry">Gather us! Rescue us from the nations!p> <p class="poetry">Then we will give thanks<n id="2" /> to your holy name,p> <p class="poetry">and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

Joining them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the <sc>Lordsc>. (For his loyal love endures!)<n id="1" />

so<n id="1" /> it may become a reality<n id="2" /> and you may gain lasting fame,<n id="3" /> as people say,<n id="4" /> &#8216;The <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies is the God of Israel.&#8217;<n id="5" /> David&#8217;s dynasty<n id="6" /> will be established before you,

David said to Solomon: &#8220;My son, I really wanted<n id="1" /> to build a temple to honor<n id="2" /> the <sc>Lordsc> my God.

He will build a temple to honor me;<n id="1" /> he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.&#8217;<n id="2" />p>

But God said to me, &#8216;You must not build a temple to honor me,<n id="1" /> for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.&#8217;

O <sc>Lordsc> our God, all this wealth, which we have collected to build a temple for you to honor your holy name, comes from you; it all belongs to you.

The men whose names are listed came during the time of King Hezekiah of Judah and attacked the Hamites&#8217; settlements,<n id="1" /> as well as the Meunites they discovered there, and they wiped them out to this very day. They dispossessed them,<n id="2" /> for they found pasture for their sheep there.

<p class="bodytext">These were the leaders of their families:<n id="1" />p> <p class="bodytext">Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were skilled warriors, men of reputation,<n id="2" /> and leaders of their families.