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Lo! a son, born to thee, He, shall be a man of rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies, round about, - for, Solomon, shall be his Name, and, peace and quietness, will I bestow upon Israel, in his days;

He, shall build a house for my Name, and, he, shall be my son, and, I, will be his father, - therefore will I establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel, unto times age-abiding:

And David charged all the rulers of Israel, to help Solomon his son: -

Is not, Yahweh your God, with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given into my hand, the inhabitants of the land, and subdued is the land before Yahweh, and before his people.

Now, David, was old, and satisfied with days, - so he made Solomon his son king, over Israel;

The sons of Amram, Aaron and Moses, - and Aaron was separated, to hallow the holy of holies, he and his sons, unto times age-abiding, to make a perfume before Yahweh, to be in attendance upon him, and to bless in his name, unto times age-abiding;

and, as for Moses, the man of God, his sons, were called unto the tribe of Levi.

For, said David, Yahweh the God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, - and hath taken up his habitation in Jerusalem, unto times age-abiding;

Moreover, they also, cast lots along with their brethren the sons of Aaron, before David the king and Zadok and Ahimelech, and the ancestral chiefs, pertaining to the priests and to the Levites, the ancestral chief along with his younger brethren.

And the first lot came forth for Asaph, to Joseph, - Gedaliah, the second, he and his brethren and his sons, twelve.

The third, Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The fourth, to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The fifth, Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The sixth, Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The seventh, Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The eighth, Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The ninth, Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The tenth, Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The eleventh, Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The twelfth, to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.