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 \v 1 David consulted with the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with every leader.
-\v 2 David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if this comes from Yahweh our God, let us send messengers everywhere to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites who are in their cities. Let them be told to join us.
+\v 2 David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if this comes from Yahweh our God, let us send messengers everywhere to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites who are in their cities. Let them be told to come together with us.
 \v 3 Let us bring the ark of our God back to ourselves, for we did not seek his will in the days of Saul's reign."
 \v 4 The whole assembly agreed to do these things, because they seemed right in the eyes of all the people.
 
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 \v 15 When you hear the sound of marching in the wind blowing through the balsam treetops, then attack with force. Do this because God will have gone out before you to attack the army of the Philistines."
 \v 16 So David did as God had commanded him. He defeated the army of the Philistines from Gibeon all the way to Gezer.
-\v 17 Then David's fame went out into all lands, and Yahweh caused all nations to fear him.
+\v 17 Then David's name went out into all lands, and Yahweh caused all nations to fear him.
 
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-\v 16 David spoke to the leaders of the Levites to assign their brothers as singers who would play loudly on musical instruments, lutes and harps and cymbals, to lift up sounds of joy.
+\v 16 David spoke to the leaders of the Levites to assign their brothers as singers who would play loudly on musical instruments, lutes and lyres and loud cymbals, to lift up sounds of joy.
 \v 17 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel and one of his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah. They also appointed kinsmen from Merari's descendants and Ethan son of Kushaiah.
 \v 18 With them were their kinsmen of second rank: Zechariah, \f + \ft Some ancient copies add the name or prefix, "ben," assuming perhaps the name of Zechariah's father was left out. \f* Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed Edom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.
 
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-\v 1 It happened that after the king had settled in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Yahweh is staying under a tent."
+\v 1 It happened that after David had settled in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Yahweh is staying under a tent."
 \v 2 Then Nathan said to David, "Go, do what is in your heart, for God is with you."
 
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 \v 3 But that same night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
 \v 4 "Go and tell David my servant, 'This is what Yahweh says: You will not build me a house in which to live.
 \v 5 For I have not lived in a house from the day that I brought up Israel to this present day. Instead, I have been living in a tent, a tabernacle, in various places.
-\v 6 In all places I have moved among all Israel, did I ever say anything to any of Israel's leaders whom I appointed to shepherd my people, saying, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"'"
+\v 6 In all places I have moved among all Israel, did I ever say anything to any of Israel's judges, whom I appointed to shepherd my people, saying, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"'"
 
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 \v 7 "Now then, tell my servant David, 'This is what Yahweh of hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, so that you would be ruler over my people Israel.
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-\v 1 After this it came about that David attacked the Philistines and defeated them. He took Gath and its villages out of the Philistines' control.
+\v 1 After this it came about that David attacked the Philistines and subdued them. He took Gath and its villages out of the Philistines' control.
 \v 2 Then he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David and paid him tribute.
 
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