Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Later on, during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah, these people, enumerated by name, came and attacked both their homes and the Meunim who had settled there and who remain exterminated to this day. They settled down there, taking their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.

Ten towns were allocated to the rest of the descendants of Kohath by lot out of the family of the tribe, that is, the half-tribe of Manasseh.

his son Zabad, his son Shuthelah, his son Ezer, and Elead. The people of Gath, who were native to the land, killed them when they came down to raid their cattle.

and Mikloth, who fathered Shimeah. Now these also lived with their relatives across town in Jerusalem from their other relatives.

Mikloth fathered Shimeam. They lived across town from their relatives in Jerusalem.

The Philistines followed after Saul and after his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul's sons.

When all the residents of Jabesh-gilead heard everything that the Philistines had done to Saul,

Later, the Three Warriors went down to David's hideout at the cave of Adullam when the Philistine army was camping in the valley of giants.

Jehoiada's son Benaiah, who was a valiant man, accomplished great things. He was from Kabzeel. He killed two men named Ariel from Moab and then he also went down into a pit and struck down a lion during a snow storm one day.

The tribe of Dan supplied 28,600 battle-ready troops.

Just then, the anger of the LORD blazed against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark, and he died right there in the presence of God.

When David asked God about it, God told him, "Don't directly attack them. Instead, go around them and come up against them opposite those balsam trees.

So David did just as God had ordered, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

Give thanks to the LORD, calling on his name. Make what he has done known among the people.

Keep remembering the awesome deeds that he has done, along with his miracles and the rulings that he has handed down,

"Don't touch my chosen ones, and don't hurt my prophets!"

After David had settled down to live in his palace, he spoke with the prophet Nathan. "Look, here I am living in this cedar palace, but the ark of the LORD's covenant remains surrounded by curtains!"

Then King David went in, sat down in the presence of the LORD, and said:

LORD, for the sake of your servant, and consistent with your heart, you have done all of these great things and are now making these great things known.

"And now, LORD, let what you have spoken concerning your servant and his household be done forever and let it be done just as you've promised.

David ordered Joab and the commanders of the army, "Go take a census of Israel from Beer-sheba to Dan, and bring me a report so I can be aware of the total number."

David told God, "Wasn't I the one who ordered the census of the population? Wasn't it I who sinned and acted wickedly? Now as for these sheep, what have they done? LORD God, please let your hand be against me and my ancestral household, but don't let your people be ravaged by plague!"

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