<t /><p class="bodytext">David and the army officers selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy as they played stringed instruments and cymbals.<n id="1" /> The following men were assigned this responsibility:<n id="2" />p>

Shelomith<n id="1" /> and his relatives were in charge of all the storehouses containing the consecrated items dedicated by King David, the family leaders who led units of a thousand and a hundred, and the army officers.

<p class="bodytext">As for the Hebronites: Jeriah was the leader of the Hebronites according to the genealogical records. In the fortieth year of David&#8217;s reign, they examined the records and discovered<n id="1" /> there were highly respected men in Jazer in Gilead.

<p class="bodytext">David did not count the males twenty years old and under, for the <sc>Lordsc> had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky.

<p class="bodytext">Jonathan, David&#8217;s uncle, was a wise adviser and scribe;<n id="1" />p> <p class="bodytext">Jehiel son of Hacmoni cared for<n id="2" /> the king&#8217;s sons.p>

<p class="bodytext">David gave to his son Solomon the blueprints for the temple porch,<n id="1" /> its buildings, its treasuries,<n id="2" /> its upper areas, its inner rooms, and the room<n id="3" /> for atonement.

The people were delighted with their donations, for they contributed to the <sc>Lordsc> with a willing attitude;<n id="1" /> King David was also very happy.<n id="2" />p>

They held a feast<n id="1" /> before the <sc>Lordsc> that day and celebrated.<n id="2" />p> <p class="bodytext">Then they designated Solomon, David&#8217;s son, as king a second time;<n id="3" /> before the <sc>Lordsc> they anointed him as ruler and Zadok as priest.

Solomon sat on the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s throne as king in place of his father David; he was successful and all Israel was loyal to him.<n id="1" />

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

<p class="bodytext">The sons of Tola:p> <p class="bodytext">Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam,<n id="1" /> and Samuel.<n id="2" /> They were leaders of their families.<n id="3" /> In the time of David there were 22,600 warriors listed in Tola&#8217;s genealogical records.<n id="4" />p>

He was with David in Pas Dammim<n id="1" /> when the Philistines assembled there for battle. In an area of the field that was full of barley, the army retreated before the Philistines,

<p class="bodytext">Some of the Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the desert. They were warriors who were trained for battle; they carried shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and could run as quickly as gazelles across the hills.<n id="1" />

David went out to meet them and said,<n id="1" /> &#8220;If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you.<n id="2" /> But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you,<n id="3" /> may the God of our ancestors<n id="4" /> take notice and judge!&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">Some men from Manasseh joined<n id="1" /> David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (But in the end they did not help the Philistines because, after taking counsel, the Philistine lords sent David away, saying: &#8220;It would be disastrous for us if he deserts to his master Saul.&#8221;)<n id="2" />

David said to the whole Israelite assembly, &#8220;If you so desire and the <sc>Lordsc> our God approves,<n id="1" /> let&#8217;s spread the word<n id="2" /> to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites in their cities,<n id="3" /> so they may join us.

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>

Then David said, &#8220;Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the <sc>Lordsc> chose them to carry the ark of the <sc>Lordsc> and to serve before him perpetually.

From Tibhath<n id="1" /> and Kun,<n id="2" /> Hadadezer&#8217;s cities, David took a great deal of bronze. (Solomon used it to make the big bronze basin called &#8220;The Sea,&#8221;<n id="3" /> the pillars, and other bronze items.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" />