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And David said to Solomon his son, "I myself had in my heart to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God,

Behold, a son shall be born to you; he himself will be a man of rest, and I will give rest to him from all his enemies all around, for his name will be Solomon, and peace and quietness I will give to Israel in his days.

He himself will build a house for my name, and he himself will be to me a son, and I will be to him as a father, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.'

And David commanded all the commanders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,

"Is not Yahweh your God with you? And has he not given you rest all around? For he has put in my hand the inhabitants of the land, and the land is subdued before Yahweh and before his people.

Now David was old and full of days. And he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was set apart to consecrate the most holy things. He and his sons were to burn offerings forever before Yahweh to serve him and to bless in his name forever.

But Moses the man of God and his sons were reckoned among the tribe of Levi.

For David said, "Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, his son.

The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, his son, Shoham, Zakkur, and Ibri.

And the first lot for Asaph went out to Joseph; the second to Gedaliahu; he and his brothers and his twelve sons.

The third, Zakkur, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the fifth, Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the sixth, Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the seventh, Jesarelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the eighth, Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the ninth, Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the tenth, Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve;