And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many sons, neither did all their family multiply like the sons of Judah.

So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against LORD, because of the word of LORD, which did not keep, and also because he asked counsel of a spiritist, to inquire [thereby],

and did not inquire of LORD. Therefore he killed him, and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

Of the three, he was more famous than the two, and was made their captain. However he did not attain to the [first] three.

These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name among the three mighty men.

Behold, he was more famous than the thirty, but he did not attain to the [first] three. And David set him over his guard.

From 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 upon advisement, saying, He will fall away to his

And let us bring again the ark of our God to us, for we did not inquire from it in the days of Saul.

So David did not move the ark to him into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

And David did as God commanded him, and they smote the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

For because ye did not at the first, LORD our God made a breach upon us, because we did not seek him according to the ordinance.

In all places wherein I have walked with all Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people, saying, Why have ye not built for me a house of cedar?

And he brought forth the people that were therein, and cut [them] with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. And thus David did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

But he did not count Levi and Benjamin among them, for the king's word was abominable to Joab.

These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers of those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of LORD, from twenty ye

Moreover David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals. And the number of those who did t

But David did not take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because LORD had said he would increase Israel like the stars of heaven.

Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but did not finish. And wrath came for this upon Israel. Neither was the number put into the account in the chronicles of king David.

And over those who did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub.

And David said to all the assembly, Now praise LORD your God. And all the assembly praised LORD, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and and did obeisance to LORD, and the king.