David’s Punishment

¹¹ When David got up in the morning, the word of the Lord had come to the prophet Gad,^(A) David’s seer:^(B)

²² The total number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their settlements. David and the seer Samuel had appointed them^(A) to their trusted positions.

²⁸ All that the seer Samuel, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah had dedicated, along with everything else that had been dedicated, were in the care of Shelomith and his relatives.