These are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned among the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

And Ram begat Amminadab: and Amminadab begat Nahshon, a lord among the children of Judah.

And Amon was his son, and Josiah was son to him.

These were potters and dwelt among trees and hedges and were in the king's work and dwelt even there.

For unto Judah which was mighty among his brethren, was given the principality before him. But the birthright was given Joseph.

and Beerah was his son. Which Beerah, Tilgathpilneser, king of Assyria, carried away: for he was a great lord among the Reubenites.

Ahi was the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, the head of an ancient household among them.

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba and her suburbs, Alemath with her suburbs, Anathoth with her suburbs: so that all their cities among their kindreds were thirteen.

And unto the sons of Gershom among their kindreds were given out of the tribe of Issachar and out of the tribe of Asher and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

And unto the sons of Merari were given by lot among their kindreds and out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs among the kindreds of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.

The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Shemuel which were heads in the ancient households of Tola and men of might among their kindreds: the number of them in the days of David were two and twenty thousand and six hundred.

And among them in their kindreds and ancient households six and thirty thousand men prepared to war: for they had many wives and sons.

And of their brethren among all the kindreds of Issachar were reckoned of men of war four score and seven thousand in all.

And these are the sons of Ehud, ancient heads among the inhabiters of Geba which carried them to Manahath:

and Beriah and Shema - ancient heads among the inhabiters of Aijalon, and they drave out away the inhabiters of Gath -

These are the singers - ancient heads among the Levites divided by chambers, for they had to do both day and night.

These were the ancient among the Levites in their generations. And these dwelt at Jerusalem.

And Abishai the brother of Joab was captain of the three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

Adina the son of Shiza, a Reubenite and a head among the Reubenites and thirty about him;

And when it was known among the Philistines that David was anointed king upon all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it and went out against them.

For because ye were not there at the first time, the LORD our God made a rent among us, for that we sought him not as the fashion ought to be."

"Thank the LORD, call on his name, make his acts known among the people!

Tell among the heathen of his glory: and among all nations of his wonderful deeds.

The heaven rejoice and the earth be glad, and let men tell among the nations that the LORD is a king.

And say, 'Save us o God our saviour and gather us together and deliver us from among the heathen, to thank thy holy name, and to praise thee with the praise that becometh thee.

But the Levites and Benjamin he counted not among them. For the king's deed seemed abominable to Joab.

And David put an order among the children of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

The division of the porters among the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore of the children of Asaph.

These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore and the sons of Merari.

Among the Amramites, Izrahites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites,

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

And Jerijah was the chiefest among the kindreds and fathers of the Hebronites. And in the fortieth year of the kingdom of David they were sought for. And there were found of them men of activity at Jazer in Gilead.

This is the Benaiah mighty among thirty and above thirty. And in his part was Ammizabad his son.

And the rulers over the tribes of Israel were these. Among the Reubenites, was Eliezer the son of Zichri. Among the Simeonites, was Shephatiah the son of Maacah.

Among the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel. Among the Aaronites, Zadok.

Among the children of Ephraim, Hosea the son of Azaziah. In the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah.