and all their villages that were around the same cities, to Baal. These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy.

Some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to Mount Seir, having for their leaders Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over all the vessels of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.

Some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.

Some of their brothers, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the show bread, to prepare it every Sabbath.

Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle; but they did not help them; for the lords of the Philistines sent him away after consultation, saying, "He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads."

He confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

It happened the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

And David said to Joab and to the leaders of the people, "Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know the sum of them."

Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people to David. All those of Israel were one million one hundred thousand men who drew sword: and in Judah were four hundred seventy thousand men who drew sword.

They dedicated some of the spoil won in battles to repair the house of the LORD.