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

All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.

And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.

These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.

David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.

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

And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

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

These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.

Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.

And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:

And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.