Study Desk

Celebrate and worship his holy name with all your heart.

Trust the Lord and his mighty power. Worship him always.

Remember his miracles and all his wonders and his fair decisions.

You belong to the family of Israel, his servant; you are his chosen ones, the descendants of Jacob.

We must never forget his agreement and his promises, not in thousands of years.

Give honor and praise to the Lord , whose power and beauty fill his holy temple."

He is wonderful! Praise him and bring an offering into his temple. Worship the Lord , majestic and holy.

Praise the Lord because he is good to us, and his love never fails.

David chose Asaph and the Levites in his clan to be in charge of the daily worship at the place where the sacred chest was kept.

Obed-Edom and sixty-eight of his relatives were their assistants, and Hosah and Obed-Edom the son of Jeduthun were the guards.

David also chose Zadok the priest and his relatives who were priests to serve at the Lord 's sacred tent at Gibeon.

Heman and Jeduthun were their assistants, as well as the other men who had been chosen to praise the Lord for his never-ending love.

After that, everyone went home, and David went home to his family.

Soon after David moved into his new palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Look around! I live in a palace made of cedar, but the sacred chest is kept in a tent."

and no one will be able to take his kingdom away from him. He will be the one to build a temple for me.

I will make sure that your son and his descendants will rule my people and my kingdom forever.

Then David stationed some of his troops in Damascus, and the people there had to accept David as their ruler and pay taxes to him. Everywhere David went, the Lord helped him win battles.

King Tou of Hamath and King Hadadezer had been enemies. So when Tou heard that David had defeated Hadadezer's whole army, he sent his son Hadoram to congratulate David on his victory. Hadoram also brought him gifts made of gold, silver, and bronze.

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was the commander of David's bodyguard. David's sons were his highest-ranking officials.

Some time later, King Nahash of Ammon died, and his son Hanun became king.