1. When David was very old, he made his son Solomon king of Israel.
2. King David brought together all the Israelite leaders and all the priests and Levites.
3. He took a census of all the male Levites aged thirty or older. The total was 38,000.
10-11. Shimei had four sons: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah, in order of age. Jeush and Beriah did not have many descendants, so they were counted as one clan.