followed by nine more: Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet,

Now it came to pass that Jabez was more honourable than his brethren, - but, his mother, had called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with pain.

these mentioned by name were leaders in their families; and their fathers’ houses increased greatly [so they needed more land].

For a great number fell mortally wounded, because the battle was of God. And these Israelites settled in their territory until the exile [by Assyria more than five centuries later].

David steadily grew more powerful, and the Lord of Hosts was with him.

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

Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn't attain to the [first] three: and David set him over his guard.

and Ishmaiah a Gibeonite as mighty as any of thirty and more mighty too; and Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan and Jozabad of Gedor;

And from day to day more supporters came to David, till he had a great army like the army of God.

And David took more wives, in Jerusalem, - and David begat more sons and daughters.

Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise, he is more awesome than all gods.

And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and be disturbed no more; neither shall the sons of wickedness waste them any more, as formerly,

What can David say more to thee for the glory of thy servant? thou indeed knowest thy servant.

And the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were routed before Israel, and they made peace with David, and became his servants. And the Syrians would no more help the children of Ammon.

And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?

And God sent an angel to Jerusalem for its destruction: and when he was about to do so, the Lord saw, and had regret for the evil, and said to the angel of destruction, It is enough; do no more. Now the angel of the Lord was by the grain-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

David supplied a large amount of iron for the nails of the doors of the gates and for braces, more bronze than could be weighed,

and more cedar logs than could be counted. (The Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large amount of cedar logs to David.)

Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the Lord's temple. I have stored up 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more!

In gold and silver and brass and iron more than may be numbered. Up! then, and to work; and may the Lord be with you.

These were the sons of Levi by their ancestral houses—the heads of families, according to their registration by name in the headcount—20 years old or more, who worked in the service of the Lord’s temple.

and the Levites also have no more to carry the tabernacle, nor any of its vessels for its service.

for according to the last words of David, the Levites 20 years old or more were to be counted—

And there were more head-men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen heads of fathers' houses, and eight of the sons of Ithamar according to their fathers' houses.

And David did not {take a census of those twenty years old or under} because Yahweh promised to make Israel more numerous than the stars of heaven.

Now as far as I am able, I have made ready what is needed for the house of my God; the gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the silver things, and the brass for the brass things, iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; beryls and jewels to be framed, and stones of different colours for ornament; all sorts of stones of great price, and polished building-stone, as much as is needed and more.