<p class="bodytext">When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them.<n id="1" />

So the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the items used in its service.&#8221;

They and their relatives, all of them skilled and trained to make music to the <sc>Lordsc>, numbered two hundred eighty-eight.<n id="1" />p>

the second Hilkiah, the third Tebaliah, and the fourth Zechariah. All of Hosah&#8217;s sons and relatives numbered thirteen.p>

<p class="bodytext">Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the sheep.p> <p class="bodytext">All these were the officials in charge of King David&#8217;s property.p>

<p class="bodytext">David said,<n id="1" /> &#8220;All of this I put in writing as the <sc>Lordsc> directed me and gave me insight regarding the details of the blueprints.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

They crossed the Jordan River<n id="1" /> in the first month,<n id="2" /> when it was overflowing its banks, and routed those living in all the valleys to the east and west.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed<n id="1" /> king of all Israel, all the Philistines marched up to confront him.<n id="2" /> When David heard about it, he marched out against<n id="3" /> them.

So now, in the sight of all Israel, the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s assembly, and in the hearing of our God, I say this:<n id="1" /> Carefully observe<n id="2" /> all the commands of the <sc>Lordsc> your God, so that you may possess this good land and may leave it as a permanent inheritance for your children after you.p>

The <sc>Lordsc> greatly magnified Solomon before all Israel and bestowed on him greater majesty than any king of Israel before him.<n id="1" />p>

During the time of Saul they attacked the Hagrites and defeated them. They took over their territory in the entire eastern region of Gilead.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="bodytext">The sons of Beker:p> <p class="bodytext">Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alameth. All these were the sons of Beker.

All these were the sons of Jediael. Listed in their genealogical records were 17,200 family leaders and warriors who were capable of marching out to battle.p>

<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>

The sons of Ulam were warriors who were adept archers.<n id="1" /> They had many sons and grandsons, a total of 150.p> <p class="bodytext">All these were the descendants of Benjamin.p>

<p class="bodytext">Their relatives, listed in their genealogical records, numbered 956. All these men were leaders of their families.<n id="1" />p>

Some of them were in charge of the equipment and articles of the sanctuary,<n id="1" /> as well as the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices.

<n id="1" /> David said, &#8220;Whoever attacks<n id="2" /> the Jebusites first will become commanding general!&#8221;<n id="3" /> So Joab son of Zeruiah attacked<n id="4" /> first and became commander.<n id="5" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">These were the leaders of David&#8217;s warriors who helped establish and stabilize his rule over all Israel, in accordance with the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s word.<n id="1" />

So David assembled all Israel from the Shihor River<n id="1" /> in Egypt to Lebo Hamath,<n id="2" /> to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.