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David said to Gad, "I am very upset! I prefer to be attacked by the Lord , for his mercy is very great; I do not want to be attacked by men!"

God sent an angel to ravage Jerusalem. As he was doing so, the Lord watched and relented from his judgment. He told the angel who was destroying, "That's enough! Stop now!" Now the Lord 's angel was standing near the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

David looked up and saw the Lord 's messenger standing between the earth and sky with his sword drawn and in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. David and the leaders, covered with sackcloth, threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.

While Ornan was threshing wheat, he turned and saw the messenger, and he and his four sons hid themselves.

When David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David; he came out from the threshing floor and bowed to David with his face to the ground.

The Lord ordered the messenger to put his sword back into its sheath.

He summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a temple for the Lord God of Israel.

Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. Indeed, Solomon will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign.

He will build a temple to honor me; he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.'

David ordered all the officials of Israel to support his son Solomon.

He told them, "The Lord your God is with you! He has made you secure on every side, for he handed over to me the inhabitants of the region and the region is subdued before the Lord and his people.

When David was old and approaching the end of his life, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were chosen on a permanent basis to consecrate the most holy items, to offer sacrifices before the Lord , to serve him, and to praise his name.

For David said, "The Lord God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem.

The first lot went to Asaph's son Joseph and his relatives and sons—twelve in all, the second to Gedaliah and his relatives and sons—twelve in all,

the third to Zaccur and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,

the fourth to Izri and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,

the fifth to Nethaniah and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,

the sixth to Bukkiah and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,

the seventh to Jesharelah and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,