And their kinsmen who were in their villages were obligated to come in every seven days, in turn, to be with these,

And they lodged around the house of God, for on them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning.

Also some of their kinsmen of the Kohathites had charge of the showbread, to prepare it every Sabbath.

The Ark Brought from Kiriath-Jearim

David consulted with the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with every leader.

which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it!

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting!” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and praised the Lord.

“Is not the Lord your God with you? And has he not given you peace on every side? For he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and his people.

And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising the Lord, and likewise at evening,

King David appointed him and his brothers, 2,700 men of ability, heads of fathers' houses, 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.

David's Charge to Solomon

“And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

And behold the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God; and with you in all the work will be every willing man who has skill for any kind of service; also the officers and all the people will be wholly at your command.”

David Prays in the Assembly

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