So all Israel was enrolled by genealogies; and these are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was taken into exile in Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

Now the first to live again in their possessions in their towns were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.
Inhabitants of Jerusalem after the Exile

And some of the people of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:

Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, from the sons of Perez son of Judah.

And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.

Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their kin, six hundred ninety.

Of the Benjaminites: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah,

Ibneiah son of Jeroham, Elah son of Uzzi, son of Michri, and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah;

and their kindred according to their generations, nine hundred fifty-six. All these were heads of families according to their ancestral houses.
Priestly Families

Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,

and Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief officer of the house of God;

and Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah, and Maasai son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer;

besides their kindred, heads of their ancestral houses, one thousand seven hundred sixty, qualified for the work of the service of the house of God.
Levitical Families

Of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph;

and Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

The gatekeepers were: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman; and their kindred Shallum was the chief,

stationed previously in the king's gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers of the camp of the Levites.

Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his kindred of his ancestral house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, guardians of the thresholds of the tent, as their ancestors had been in charge of the camp of the Lord , guardians of the entrance.

And Phinehas son of Eleazar was chief over them in former times; the Lord was with him.

Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

All these, who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds, were two hundred twelve. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. David and the seer Samuel established them in their office of trust.

So they and their descendants were in charge of the gates of the house of the Lord , that is, the house of the tent, as guards.

The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south;

and their kindred who were in their villages were obliged to come in every seven days, in turn, to be with them;

for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were in charge of the chambers and the treasures of the house of God.

And they would spend the night near the house of God; for on them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning.

Some of them had charge of the utensils of service, for they were required to count them when they were brought in and taken out.

Others of them were appointed over the furniture, and over all the holy utensils, also over the choice flour, the wine, the oil, the incense, and the spices.

Others, of the sons of the priests, prepared the mixing of the spices,

and Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was in charge of making the flat cakes.

Also some of their kindred of the Kohathites had charge of the rows of bread, to prepare them for each sabbath.

Now these are the singers, the heads of ancestral houses of the Levites, living in the chambers of the temple free from other service, for they were on duty day and night.

These were heads of ancestral houses of the Levites, according to their generations; these leaders lived in Jerusalem.
The Family of King Saul

In Gibeon lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, and the name of his wife was Maacah.

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

Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth;

and Mikloth became the father of Shimeam; and these also lived opposite their kindred in Jerusalem, with their kindred.

Ner became the father of Kish, Kish of Saul, Saul of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal;

and the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal became the father of Micah.

The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz;

and Ahaz became the father of Jarah, and Jarah of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza.

Moza became the father of Binea; and Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of Azel.

The Census and Plague

Satan stood up against Israel, and incited David to count the people of Israel.

So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, “Go, number Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan, and bring me a report, so that I may know their number.”

But Joab said, “May the Lord increase the number of his people a hundredfold! Are they not, my lord the king, all of them my lord's servants? Why then should my lord require this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”

But the king's word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and went throughout all Israel, and came back to Jerusalem.

Joab gave the total count of the people to David. In all Israel there were one million one hundred thousand men who drew the sword, and in Judah four hundred seventy thousand who drew the sword.

But he did not include Levi and Benjamin in the numbering, for the king's command was abhorrent to Joab.

But God was displeased with this thing, and he struck Israel.

David said to God, “I have sinned greatly in that I have done this thing. But now, I pray you, take away the guilt of your servant; for I have done very foolishly.”

The Lord spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,

“Go and say to David, ‘Thus says the Lord : Three things I offer you; choose one of them, so that I may do it to you.’ ”

So Gad came to David and said to him, “Thus says the Lord , ‘Take your choice:

either three years of famine; or three months of devastation by your foes, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you; or three days of the sword of the Lord , pestilence on the land, and the angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the territory of Israel.’ Now decide what answer I shall return to the one who sent me.”

Then David said to Gad, “I am in great distress; let me fall into the hand of the Lord , for his mercy is very great; but let me not fall into human hands.”

So the Lord sent a pestilence on Israel; and seventy thousand persons fell in Israel.

And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; but when he was about to destroy it, the Lord took note and relented concerning the calamity; he said to the destroying angel, “Enough! Stay your hand.” The angel of the Lord was then standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

David looked up and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, and in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.

And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the command to count the people? It is I who have sinned and done very wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Let your hand, I pray, O Lord my God, be against me and against my father's house; but do not let your people be plagued!”
David's Altar and Sacrifice

Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to tell David that he should go up and erect an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

So David went up following Gad's instructions, which he had spoken in the name of the Lord.

Ornan turned and saw the angel; and while his four sons who were with him hid themselves, Ornan continued to thresh wheat.

As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David; he went out from the threshing floor, and did obeisance to David with his face to the ground.

David said to Ornan, “Give me the site of the threshing floor that I may build on it an altar to the Lord —give it to me at its full price—so that the plague may be averted from the people.”

Then Ornan said to David, “Take it; and let my lord the king do what seems good to him; see, I present the oxen for burnt offerings, and the threshing sledges for the wood, and the wheat for a grain offering. I give it all.”

But King David said to Ornan, “No; I will buy them for the full price. I will not take for the Lord what is yours, nor offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”

So David paid Ornan six hundred shekels of gold by weight for the site.

David built there an altar to the Lord and presented burnt offerings and offerings of well-being. He called upon the Lord , and he answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.

Then the Lord commanded the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath.
The Place Chosen for the Temple

At that time, when David saw that the Lord had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he made his sacrifices there.

For the tabernacle of the Lord , which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering were at that time in the high place at Gibeon;

but David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord.

The Temple Musicians

David and the officers of the army also set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was:

Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord.

Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.

All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer, according to the promise of God to exalt him; for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

They were all under the direction of their father for the music in the house of the Lord with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the order of the king.

They and their kindred, who were trained in singing to the Lord , all of whom were skillful, numbered two hundred eighty-eight.

And they cast lots for their duties, small and great, teacher and pupil alike.

The first lot fell for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, to him and his brothers and his sons, twelve;

the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

to the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

to the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

to the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

to the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

to the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

to the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

to the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

to the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

to the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

to the twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

to the twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

to the twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The Gatekeepers

As for the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.

Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,

Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for God blessed him.

Also to his son Shemaiah sons were born who exercised authority in their ancestral houses, for they were men of great ability.

The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers were able men, Elihu and Semachiah.

All these, sons of Obed-edom with their sons and brothers, were able men qualified for the service; sixty-two of Obed-edom.

Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, able men, eighteen.

Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him chief),

Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah totaled thirteen.

These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their leaders, had duties, just as their kindred did, ministering in the house of the Lord ;

and they cast lots by ancestral houses, small and great alike, for their gates.

The lot for the east fell to Shelemiah. They cast lots also for his son Zechariah, a prudent counselor, and his lot came out for the north.

Obed-edom's came out for the south, and to his sons was allotted the storehouse.

For Shuppim and Hosah it came out for the west, at the gate of Shallecheth on the ascending road. Guard corresponded to guard.

On the east there were six Levites each day, on the north four each day, on the south four each day, as well as two and two at the storehouse;

and for the colonnade on the west there were four at the road and two at the colonnade.

These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the Korahites and the sons of Merari.
The Treasurers, Officers, and Judges

And of the Levites, Ahijah had charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts.

The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.

The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the Lord.

Of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:

Shebuel son of Gershom, son of Moses, was chief officer in charge of the treasuries.

His brothers: from Eliezer were his son Rehabiah, his son Jeshaiah, his son Joram, his son Zichri, and his son Shelomoth.

This Shelomoth and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries of the dedicated gifts that King David, and the heads of families, and the officers of the thousands and the hundreds, and the commanders of the army, had dedicated.

From booty won in battles they dedicated gifts for the maintenance of the house of the Lord.

Also all that Samuel the seer, and Saul son of Kish, and Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah had dedicated—all dedicated gifts were in the care of Shelomoth and his brothers.

Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were appointed to outside duties for Israel, as officers and judges.

Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers, one thousand seven hundred men of ability, had the oversight of Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the Lord and for the service of the king.

Of the Hebronites, Jerijah was chief of the Hebronites. (In the fortieth year of David's reign search was made, of whatever genealogy or family, and men of great ability among them were found at Jazer in Gilead.)

King David appointed him and his brothers, two thousand seven hundred men of ability, heads of families, to have the oversight of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manassites for everything pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.

Offerings for Building the Temple

King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced, and the work is great; for the temple will not be for mortals but for the Lord God.

So I have provided for the house of my God, so far as I was able, the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, and the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, besides great quantities of onyx and stones for setting, antimony, colored stones, all sorts of precious stones, and marble in abundance.

Moreover, in addition to all that I have provided for the holy house, I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, and because of my devotion to the house of my God I give it to the house of my God:

three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for overlaying the walls of the house,

and for all the work to be done by artisans, gold for the things of gold and silver for the things of silver. Who then will offer willingly, consecrating themselves today to the Lord ?”

Then the leaders of ancestral houses made their freewill offerings, as did also the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of the thousands and of the hundreds, and the officers over the king's work.

They gave for the service of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.

Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord , into the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.

Then the people rejoiced because these had given willingly, for with single mind they had offered freely to the Lord ; King David also rejoiced greatly.
David's Praise to God

Then David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly; David said: “Blessed are you, O Lord , the God of our ancestor Israel, forever and ever.

Yours, O Lord , are the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty; for all that is in the heavens and on the earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O Lord , and you are exalted as head above all.

Riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might; and it is in your hand to make great and to give strength to all.

And now, our God, we give thanks to you and praise your glorious name.

“But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to make this freewill offering? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.

For we are aliens and transients before you, as were all our ancestors; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.

O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a house for your holy name comes from your hand and is all your own.

I know, my God, that you search the heart, and take pleasure in uprightness; in the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you.

O Lord , the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our ancestors, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in the hearts of your people, and direct their hearts toward you.

Grant to my son Solomon that with single mind he may keep your commandments, your decrees, and your statutes, performing all of them, and that he may build the temple for which I have made provision.”

Then David said to the whole assembly, “Bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord , the God of their ancestors, and bowed their heads and prostrated themselves before the Lord and the king.

On the next day they offered sacrifices and burnt offerings to the Lord , a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their libations, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel;

and they ate and drank before the Lord on that day with great joy.
Solomon Anointed King They made David's son Solomon king a second time; they anointed him as the Lord 's prince, and Zadok as priest.

Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord , succeeding his father David as king; he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.

All the leaders and the mighty warriors, and also all the sons of King David, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.

The Lord highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
Summary of David's Reign

Thus David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

The period that he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

He died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor; and his son Solomon succeeded him.

Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are written in the records of the seer Samuel, and in the records of the prophet Nathan, and in the records of the seer Gad,

with accounts of all his rule and his might and of the events that befell him and Israel and all the kingdoms of the earth.