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There was a Levite named Mattithiah who was dependable and had the job of baking the bread used for the offerings. He was the first son of Shallum, who was from the family of Korah.

So the brave men of Jabesh went and got the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. They buried their bones under the large tree in Jabesh. Then the people of Jabesh fasted for seven days.

Saul died because he was not faithful to the Lord and did not obey the Lord . He even went to a medium and asked her for advice

Even when Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel in battle. The Lord your God said to you, ‘You will be the shepherd for my people Israel. You will be their leader.'"

but they stopped in the middle of that field and fought for it and killed the Philistines. The Lord gave them a great victory.

David had a strong desire for some water. He said, "Oh, I wish someone would get me water from the well near the city gate of Bethlehem!"

Zelek the Ammonite; Naharai the Berothite, the officer who carried the armor for Joab son of Zeruiah;

They came with bows for weapons and could use either their right or left hands to shoot arrows or to sling rocks. They were Saul's relatives from the tribe of Benjamin.

Part of the people of Gad joined David at his stronghold in the desert. They were brave warriors trained for war and skilled with shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and as fast as gazelles over the hills.

These are the numbers of the soldiers ready for battle who joined David at Hebron. They came to help turn the kingdom of Saul over to David, just as the Lord had said.

There were seventy-one hundred men from Simeon. They were warriors ready for war.

There were twenty-eight thousand six hundred men from Dan, who were ready for war.

There were forty thousand trained soldiers from Asher, who were ready for war.

They spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their relatives had prepared food for them.

Let's bring the Ark of our God back to us. We did not use it to ask God for help while Saul was king."

The Ark of God stayed with Obed-Edom's family in his house for three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-Edom's family and everything he owned.

Hiram king of the city of Tyre sent messengers to David. He also sent cedar logs, bricklayers, and carpenters to build a palace for David.

When the Philistines heard that David had been made king of all Israel, they went to look for him. But David heard about it and went out to fight them.

David built houses for himself in Jerusalem. Then he prepared a place for the Ark of God, and he set up a tent for it.

David called all the people of Israel to come to Jerusalem. He wanted to bring the Ark of the Lord to the place he had made for it.