From the Gadites there came over to David in the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, who could handle shield and spear, and whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains.

Their number who were trained in singing to the Lord, with their relatives, all who were skillful, was 288.

They cast lots for their duties, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the pupil.