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As for ye residue of the people, he put them vnder the hande of Abisai his brother, that they shulde prepare them selues agaynst the children of Ammon,

And whan the children of Ammon sawe yt the Syrians fled, they fled also before Abisai his brother, and wente in to the cite. And Ioab came to Ierusalem.

And whan ye yeare came aboute, what tyme as ye kynges vse to go forth, Ioab broughte the power of the hoost, & destroyed the londe of the children of Ammon, and came and layed sege vnto Rabba. But Dauid abode at Ierusalem. And Ioab smote Rabba, and brake it downe.

Afterwarde arose there warre at Gasar with the Philistynes. Then Sibechai ye Husathite smote Sibai, which was one of the children of Rephaim, and he subdued him.

And Dauid made the ordinaunce amonge the children of Leui, namely amoge Gerson, Kahath & Merari.

The children of Laedan: the first, Iehiel, Sethan, and Ioel, these thre.

The children of Simei were: Salomith, Hasiel and Haran, these thre. These were the chefe amonge the fathers of Laedan.

These also were the children of Simei: Iahath, Sina, Ieus and Bria, these foure were Simeis children also.

And the children of Moses the man of God were named amonge ye trybe of the Leuites.

The children of Gerson, the fyrst was Sebuel.

The children of Elieser, the fyrst was Rehabia & Elieser had none other children. But ye childre of Rehabia were many ther ouer.

The children of Iezehar were: Salomith the fyrst.

The children of Hebron were: Ieria the fyrst, Amaria the seconde, Iahasiel the thirde and Iakmeam ye fourth.

The children of Vsiel were: Micha the fyrst and Iesia the seconde.

The children of Merari were: Maheli & Musi. The children of Maheli were: Eleasar and Cis.

And Eleasar dyed, and had no sonnes but doughters. And the children of Cis their brethren toke them.

The children of Musi were: Maheli, Eder and Ieremoth, these thre.

These are the children of Leui amonge their fathers houses, and the chefest of the fathers, which were counted after the nombre of ye names heade by heade: which executed the worke of the offices in the house of the LORDE from thirtie yeare olde & aboue.

yt they shulde stonde vnder the hande of the children of Aaron, to mynister in the house of the LORDE in the courte, and to the chestes, and for purifyenge, and to all maner of sanctifyenge, and to euery worke of the office in the house of God.

to wayte vpon the Tabernacle of witnesse and of the Sactuary, and vpon their brethre the children of Aaron, to mynister in the house of the LORDE.