<p class="bodytext">These were the descendants of Ehud who were leaders of the families living in Geba who were forced to move to Manahath:

Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. These were his sons; they were family leaders.

Their relatives, who lived in their settlements, came from time to time and served with them for seven-day periods.

Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who gained fame along with the three elite warriors.

These Gadites were military leaders; the least led a hundred men, the greatest a thousand.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">The sons of Shimei:p> <p class="bodytext">Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran &#8211; three in all.p> <p class="bodytext">These were the leaders of the family of Ladan.p>

<p class="bodytext">The sons of Shimei:p> <p class="bodytext">Jahath, Zina,<n id="1" /> Jeush, and Beriah. These were Shimei&#8217;s sons &#8211; four in all.<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">The sons of Mushi:p> <p class="bodytext">Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.p> <p class="bodytext">These were the Levites, listed by their families.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>

Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">These were the ones who served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.p>

They<n id="1" /> searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but did not find them.<n id="2" /> They were therefore excluded<n id="3" /> from the priesthood.

<n id="1" /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a scribe of the perfect law of the God of heaven:

Deliver to<n id="1" /> the God of Jerusalem the vessels that are given to you for the service of the temple of your God.

<p class="bodytext">All these had taken foreign wives, and some of them also had children by these women.<n id="1" />p>

They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but none were found. They were therefore excluded<n id="1" /> from the priesthood.

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders<n id="1" /> of the priests and their colleagues<n id="2" /> in the days of Jeshua.p>

<p class="poetry">Which of all these<n id="1" /> does not knowp> <p class="poetry">that the hand of the <sc>Lordsc><n id="2" /> has done<n id="3" /> this,p>

<p class="poetry">&#8216;Surely such is the residence<n id="1" /> of an evil man;p> <p class="poetry">and this is the place of one who has not known God.&#8217;&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;Indeed, God does all these things,p> <p class="poetry">twice, three times, in his dealings<n id="2" /> with a person,p>