Reuel’s sons: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

Seir’s sons: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah ruled in his place.

Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to him. Judah had five sons in all.

Zerah’s sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five in all.

Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.

Shammai’s son was Maon, and Maon fathered Beth-zur.

Kenaz’s sons: Othniel and Seraiah.
Othniel’s sons: Hathath and Meonothai.

Meonothai fathered Ophrah,
and Seraiah fathered Joab, the ancestor of those in the Valley of Craftsmen, for they were craftsmen.

Simeon’s sons: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul;

Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,

Now 500 men from these sons of Simeon went with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, as their leaders to Mount Seir.

Azariah fathered Seraiah;
and Seraiah fathered Jehozadak.

his son Joah, his son Iddo,
his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai.

son of Ethni,
son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,

Asher’s sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, with their sister Serah.

Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

and from the sons of Zerah:
Jeuel and 690 of their relatives.

The total number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted positions.

Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

David said, “Whoever is the first to kill a Jebusite will become chief commander.” Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became the chief.

Zelek the Ammonite,
Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer for Joab son of Zeruiah,

the covenant He made with Abraham,
swore to Isaac,

Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army;
Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was court historian;

Then the Lord instructed Gad, David’s seer,

From Jeduthun: Jeduthun’s sons:
Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six—under the authority of their father Jeduthun, prophesying to the accompaniment of lyres, giving thanks and praise to the Lord.

All these sons of Heman, the king’s seer, were given by the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

All that Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah had dedicated, along with everything else that had been dedicated, were in the care of Shelomith and his brothers.

Joab son of Zeruiah began to count them, but he didn’t complete it. There was wrath against Israel because of this census, and the number was not entered in the Historical Record of King David.

As for the events of King David’s reign, from beginning to end, note that they are written in the Events of Samuel the Seer, the Events of Nathan the Prophet, and the Events of Gad the Seer,