and all their villages that were around the same cities as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they have their genealogy.

Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

Now some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.

Some of the sons of Judah, of the sons of Benjamin and of the sons of Ephraim and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:

Now some of them had charge of the utensils of service, for they counted them when they brought them in and when they took them out.

Some of them also were appointed over the furniture and over all the utensils of the sanctuary and over the fine flour and the wine and the oil and the frankincense and the spices.

Some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the spices.

Some of their relatives of the sons of the Kohathites were over the showbread to prepare it every sabbath.

Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David.

From Manasseh also some defected to David when he was about to go to battle with the Philistines against Saul. But they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines after consultation sent him away, saying, “At the cost of our heads he may defect to his master Saul.”

He appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, even to celebrate and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel:

It came about the same night that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

Moreover, David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps and cymbals; and the number of those who performed their service was: