and Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. And his brethren had not many sons; neither did all their family multiply like to the sons of Judah.

And he said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing! should I drink the blood of these men who went at the risk of their lives? for at the risk of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

Of the three he was more honourable than the two, and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the first three.

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

Behold, he was honoured above the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David set him in his council.

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

For because ye did it not at the first, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.

In all my going about with all Israel, did I speak a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why build ye me not a house of cedars?

According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.

And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with the saw, and with harrows of iron, and with saws. And so David did to all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

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

These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers' houses, the chief fathers, as they were reckoned, by number of names by their polls, who did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.

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 David said to all the congregation, Bless now Jehovah your God. And all the congregation blessed Jehovah the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and did homage to Jehovah and the king.