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Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the palace treasuries.
Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the regional treasuries
throughout the towns, villages, and fortresses of Israel.
Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the field workers who farmed the
king’s lands.
Shimei from Ramah was in charge of the king’s vineyards.
Zabdi from Shepham was responsible for the grapes and the supplies
of wine.
Baal-hanan from Geder was in charge of the king’s olive groves and
sycamore-fig trees in the foothills of Judah.
Joash was responsible for the supplies of olive oil.
Shitrai from Sharon was in charge of the cattle on the Sharon Plain.
Shaphat son of Adlai was responsible for the cattle in the valleys.
Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels.
Jehdeiah from Meronoth was in charge of the donkeys.
Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the king’s flocks of sheep and goats.
All these officials were overseers of King David’s property.
Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a wise counselor to the king, a man of great
insight, and a scribe. Jehiel the Hacmonite was responsible for teaching the
king’s sons. Ahithophel was the royal adviser. Hushai the Arkite was the
king’s friend. Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and
by Abiathar. Joab was commander of the king’s army.
David summoned all the officials of Israel to Jerusalem—the leaders of the
tribes, the commanders of the army divisions, the other generals and captains, the overseers of the royal property and livestock, the palace officials,
the mighty men, and all the other brave warriors in the kingdom. David
rose to his feet and said: “My brothers and my people! It was my desire to
build a Temple where the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, God’s footstool,
could rest permanently. I made the necessary preparations for building it,
but God said to me, ‘You must not build a Temple to honor my name, for
you are a warrior and have shed much blood.’
“Yet the Lord, the God of Israel, has chosen me from among all my
father’s family to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen the tribe of
Judah to rule, and from among the families of Judah he chose my father’s
family. And from among my father’s sons the Lord was pleased to make
me king over all Israel. And from among my s ons—for the Lord has given
me many—he chose Solomon to succeed me on the throne of Israel and
to rule over the Lord’s kingdom. He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon will
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