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And the king provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life.

and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks.

There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly.

These who were noted by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites and Meunites there in their dwellings, devoting them to destruction even to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.

The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors-valiant men who carried the shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for battle.

But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them:

And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:

In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.

All these sons of Jediael were heads of their families, mighty warriors; there were 17,200 fit for battle.

Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.

All these were the descendants of Asher-heads of their families, choice mighty warriors, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their genealogies, was 26,000.

and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to serve with them for seven-day periods.

They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.

Some of their Kohathite brothers were responsible for preparing the rows of the showbread every Sabbath.

So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,

And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of Hosts was with him.

He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At the place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.

David longed for water and said, "Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!"