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Jediael son of Shimri, and his brother Joha the Tizite,

Then the spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said, "We are yours, O David; and with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to the one who helps you! For your God is the one who helps you." Then David received them, and made them officers of his troops.

Some of the Manassites deserted to David when he came with the Philistines for the battle against Saul. (Yet he did not help them, for the rulers of the Philistines took counsel and sent him away, saying, "He will desert to his master Saul at the cost of our heads.")

Zadok, a young warrior, and twenty-two commanders from his own ancestral house.

And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim, which belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, the Lord , who is enthroned on the cherubim, which is called by his name.

When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah put out his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen shook it.

The anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah; he struck him down because he put out his hand to the ark; and he died there before God.

So David did not take the ark into his care into the city of David; he took it instead to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

The ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house three months, and the Lord blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that he had.

David then perceived that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.

of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, with one hundred twenty of his kindred;

of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, with two hundred twenty of his kindred;

of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, with one hundred thirty of his kindred;

of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, with two hundred of his kindred;

of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, with eighty of his kindred;

of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, with one hundred twelve of his kindred.

So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; and of his kindred Asaph son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari, their kindred, Ethan son of Kushaiah;

Then on that day David first appointed the singing of praises to the Lord by Asaph and his kindred.

O give thanks to the Lord , call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples.

Sing to him, sing praises to him, tell of all his wonderful works.