Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. But his brothers did not have many sons, so their whole clan was not as numerous as the sons of Judah.

So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord and did not obey the Lord's instructions; he even tried to conjure up underworld spirits.

He did not seek the Lord's guidance, so the Lord killed him and transferred the kingdom to David son of Jesse.

Some men from Manasseh joined David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (But in the end they did not help the Philistines because, after taking counsel, the Philistine lords sent David away, saying: "It would be disastrous for us if he deserts to his master Saul.")

Let's move the ark of our God back here, for we did not seek his will throughout Saul's reign."

So David did not move the ark to the City of David; he left it in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

David did just as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

The first time you did not carry it; that is why the Lord God attacked us, because we did not ask him about the proper way to carry it."

Wherever I moved throughout Israel, I did not say to any of the leaders whom I appointed to care for my people Israel, 'Why have you not built me a house made from cedar?'"'

I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle them there; they will live there and not be disturbed anymore. Violent men will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning

And you did not stop there, O God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant's family. You have revealed to me what men long to know, O Lord God.

Now Joab did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king's edict disgusted him.

Jahath was the oldest and Zizah the second oldest. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were considered one family with one responsibility.

They also stood in a designated place every morning and offered thanks and praise to the Lord. They also did this in the evening

Nadab and Abihu died before their father did; they had no sons. Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

As for the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 respected men, were assigned responsibilities in Israel west of the Jordan; they did the Lord's work and the king's service.

David did not count the males twenty years old and under, for the Lord had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky.

Joab son of Zeruiah started to count the men but did not finish. God was angry with Israel because of this, so the number was not recorded in the scroll called The Annals of King David.