²⁸ I chose^(A) your ancestor out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense,^(B) and to wear an ephod^(C) in my presence. I also gave your ancestor’s family all the food offerings^(D) presented by the Israelites.

¹⁶ But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he led them in their campaigns.^(A)

²² But if I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond^(A) you,’ then you must go, because the Lord has sent you away.