Realize<n id="1" /> now that the <sc>Lordsc> has chosen you to build a temple as his sanctuary. Be strong and do it!&#8221;p>

All who possessed precious<n id="1" /> stones donated them to the treasury of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple, which was under the supervision of Jehiel the Gershonite.

The ark of God remained in Obed-Edom&#8217;s house for three months; the <sc>Lordsc> blessed Obed-Edom&#8217;s family and everything that belonged to him.p>

<p class="bodytext">Their job was to help Aaron&#8217;s descendants in the service of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God&#8217;s temple.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">All of these were under the supervision of their fathers; they were musicians in the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple, playing cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God&#8217;s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the supervision of the king.

The <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel chose me out of my father&#8217;s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty.<n id="1" /> Indeed,<n id="2" /> he chose Judah as leader, and my father&#8217;s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father&#8217;s sons and made me king over all Israel.<n id="3" />

and the clans of the scribes<n id="1" /> who lived in Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who descended<n id="2" /> from Hammath, the father of Beth-Rechab.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.p>

Eshton was the father of Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir Nahash.<n id="1" /> These were the men of Recah.p>

<p class="bodytext">The sons of Shelah son of Judah:p> <p class="bodytext">Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the clans of the linen workers at Beth-Ashbea,

<p class="bodytext">Their property and settlements included Bethel<n id="1" /> and its surrounding towns, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its surrounding towns to the west, and Shechem and its surrounding towns as far as Ayyah and its surrounding towns.

Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub the leader in God&#8217;s temple;

<p class="bodytext">Their relatives, who were leaders of their families, numbered 1,760. They were capable men who were assigned to carry out the various tasks of service in God&#8217;s temple.<n id="1" />p>

The four head gatekeepers, who were Levites, were assigned to guard the storerooms and treasuries in God&#8217;s sanctuary.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">From Benjamin, Saul&#8217;s tribe,<n id="1" /> there were 3,000, most of whom, up to that time, had been loyal to Saul.<n id="2" />p>

So David did not move the ark to the City of David;<n id="1" /> he left it in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

<t /><p class="bodytext">King Hiram of Tyre<n id="1" /> sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons,<n id="2" /> and carpenters to build a palace for him.

<p class="bodytext">So David, the leaders of Israel, and the commanders of units of a thousand went to bring up the ark of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s covenant from the house of Obed-Edom with celebration.

And you did not stop there, O God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant&#8217;s family.<n id="1" /> You have revealed to me what men long to know,<n id="2" /> O <sc>Lordsc> God.

for you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty<n id="1" /> for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you.<n id="2" />