This was the order in which they carried out their assigned responsibilities when they entered the Lord's temple, according to the regulations given them by their ancestor Aaron, just as the Lord God of Israel had instructed him.

Of Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the head was Jishijah.

the brother of Micah was Jishijah; of the sons of Jishijah, Zechariah.

Of Mahli was Eleazar, who had no sons.

Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.

Selection was made of these in the same way as of their brothers the sons of Aaron, David the king being present, with Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites; the families of the chief in the same way as those of his younger brother.

And David and the captains of the host separated for the service those of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun who were to prophesy with harps and lutes and cymbals; and the number of the men employed according to their service was:

All these were at the hand of their father to sing in the house of the LORD with cymbals, psalteries and harps in the service of the house of God. And at the hand of the king was Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman:

And, the number of them - with their brethren, who were instructed in singing unto Yahweh, - even all the skilful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.

And selection was made of them for their special work, all having equal chances, small as well as great, the teacher as the learner.

Now of the group of Asaph, the first name to come out was Joseph; the second Gedaliah; he and his brothers and sons were twelve?

the third was to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve men;

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

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

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

the seventh was to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

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

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

the eleventh was to Azareel, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twelfth was to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the thirteenth was to Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the fourteenth was to Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the fifteenth was to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve,

the sixteenth was to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the seventeenth was to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the eighteenth was to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the nineteenth was to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twentieth was to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twenty-first was to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twenty-second was to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twenty-third was to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twenty-fourth was to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.

Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for the blessing of God was on him.

All these were sons of Obed-edom [in whose house the ark was kept], they and their sons and relatives, strong and able men for the service—sixty-two from Obed-edom.

And, Hosah of the sons of Merari, had sons, - Shimri the chief, for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father, made him, chief.

Unto these was divided the office of the portership as unto heads over the men that waited with their brethren and ministered in the house of the LORD.

And the care of the door on the east came out for Shelemiah. Then the name of Zechariah his son, a man wise in discussion, came out, and the door on the north was given to him.

Obed-Edom was assigned the south gate, and his sons were assigned the storehouses.

Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate, along with the Shalleketh gate on the upper road. One guard was adjacent to another.

And the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

With respect to the descendants of Ladan, the Gershonite descendants pertaining to Ladan, the heads of families pertaining to Ladan the Gershonite, there was Jehieli.

And, Shebuel, son of Gershom, son of Moses, was chief ruler over the treasuries.

And of his brethren the sons of Eliezer, was Rehabiah, whose son was Jeshaiah, and his son was Joram, and his son Zichri, and his son was Shelomoth,

And, all that Samuel the seer, and Saul son of Kish, and Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, had hallowed, whosoever had hallowed anything, it was under the direction of Shelomoth, and his brethren.

Among the Izrahites was Chenaniah, with his sons, for the work without over Israel, officers and judges.

Of the Hebronites, Jerijah, was chief, he was of the Hebronites by his generations, by his fathers, - in the fortieth year of the reign of David, were they sought out, and there were found among them heroes of valour, in Jazer of Gilead;

What follows is a list of Israelite family leaders and commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, as well as their officers who served the king in various matters. Each division was assigned to serve for one month during the year; each consisted of 24,000 men.

Over the first course, for the first month, was Jashobeam, son of Zabdiel, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

Of the sons of Perez, was the chief for all the rulers of the hosts, for the first month.

And, over the course for the second month, was Dodai an Ahohite, and, of his course, was Mikloth also a chief ruler, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

The ruler of the third host, for the third month, was Benaiah, son of Jehoiada the priest - a chief, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

The same Benaiah, was a hero of thirty, and over the thirty, - and, over his course, was Ammizabad his son.

The fourth, for the fourth month, was Asahel, brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son, after him, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

Of the fifth, for the fifth month, the ruler, was Shamhuth the Izrahite, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh, the Tekoite, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons of Ephraim, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

Furthermore, over the tribes of Israel, the chief ruler of the Reubenites, was Eliezer, son of Zichri. Of the Simeonites, Shephatiah, son of Maacah.

for Levi there was Kemuel's son Hashabiah; for Aaron there was Zadok;

for Judah there was Elihu, one of David's brothers; for Issachar there was Michael's son Omri;

for Zebulun there was Obadiah's son Ishmaiah; for Naphtali, there was Azriel's son Jerimoth;

for the descendants of Ephraim, there was Azaziah's son Hoshea; for the half-tribe of Manasseh, there was Pedaiah's son Joel;

for the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, there was Zechariah's son Iddo; for Benjamin, there was Abner's son Jaasiel;

for Dan, there was Jeroham's son Azarel. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.

Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he did not finish; and there fell wrath for it upon Israel; and the number was not put in the account of the chronicles of king David.

And, over the treasuries of the king, was Azmaveth, son of Adiel. And, over the treasuries in the fields, in the cities, in the villages and in the castles, was Jonathan, son of Uzziah;

And, over the workers of the field, for the tillage of the ground, was Ezri, son of Chelub.

And, over the vineyards, was Shimei, the Ramathite. And, over that which was in the vineyards, for the treasuries of wine, was Zabdi, the Shiphmite.

And, over the olive-trees and the sycamore-trees that were in the lowland, was Baal-hanan the Gederite. And, over the treasuries of oil, was Joash.

And, over the herds that pastured in Sharon, was Shitrai, the Sharonite. And, over the herds in the vales, Shaphat, son of Adlai.

And, over the camels, was Obil, the Ishmaelite. And, over the asses, was Jehdeyahu the Meronothite.

And, over the flocks, was Jaziz, the Hagrite. All these, were rulers over the possessions that belonged to King David.

And, Jonathan the relative of David, was a counsellor, a man of understanding and a scribe, was he. And, Jehiel son of Hachmoni, was with the sons of the king.

And, Ahitophel, was counsellor to the king. And, Hushai the Archite, was the companion of the king.

And, after Ahitophel, was Jehoiada son of Benaiah - and Abiathar. And, the captain of the king's army, was Joab.

Then David the king rose up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren and my people, - As for me, it was near my heart, to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and for the footstool of our God, and I made ready to build.

Howbeit Yahweh, God of Israel, made choice of me, out of all of the house of my father, to become king over Israel unto times age-abiding, for, of Judah, had he made choice to be chief ruler, and, in the house of Judah, the house of my father, - and, among the sons of my father, with me, was he well-pleased, to make me king over all Israel;

And the pattern of all that was in the spirit with him for the enclosures of the house of Jehovah, and for all the cells round about for the treasures of the house of God, and for the treasures of the holies:

David also transferred to him by weight the gold that was to be used to craft the service utensils, the silver that was to be used to craft the service utensils,

And gold by weight for the light-supports and the vessels for the lights, the weight of gold needed for every support and every vessel for lights; and for the silver light-supports, the weight of silver needed for every support and for the different vessels as every one was to be used;

"All was given me by writing of the hand of the LORD, which made me understand all the workmanship of the pattern."

All who possessed precious stones donated them to the treasury of the Lord's temple, which was under the supervision of Jehiel the Gershonite.

The people were delighted with their donations, for they contributed to the Lord with a willing attitude; King David was also very happy.

LORD our God, all of this abundance that we have given for building a temple for your great name was provided by you and all of it belongs to you.

Solomon sat on the Lord's throne as king in place of his father David; he was successful and all Israel was loyal to him.

And Jehovah will magnify Solomon to above before the eyes of all Israel, and he will give upon him the majesty of the kingdom which was not upon any king before him over Israel.

David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.

And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years: he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.