UDavide washo ezinduneni zamaLevi ukuba zibeke abafowabo abahlabeleli, benezinto zokubetha , izingubhu, namahabhu, namasimbali, bakubethe, baphakamise izwi labo ngokuthokoza.

U-Ahabi wayenamadodana angamashumi ayisikhombisa eSamariya . UJehu waloba izincwadi, wazithuma eSamariya ezinduneni zaseJizreyeli kumalunga nakubondli bakwa-Ahabi, wathi:

Umpristi wanikela ezinduneni zamakhulu imikhonto nezihlangu okwakungokwenkosi uDavide, kusendlini kaJehova.

UJehoyada umpristi wani kela ezinduneni zamakhulu imikhonto namahawu nezihlangu okwakungokwenkosi uDavide, kusendlini kaNkulunkulu.

Kwathi ngesikhathi umphongolo owayiswa ngaso ezinduneni zenkosi ngesandla samaLevi , nalapho zibona ukuthi imali iningi , umbhali wenkosi nenduna yompristi omkhulu beza , bawuthulula umphongolo , bawuthatha, bawubuyisela endaweni yawo . Benze njalo imihla ngemihla , baqoqa imali eningi.

babayisa ezinduneni , bathi: Laba bantu banyakazisa umuzi wakithi bengabaJuda;

Kwathi lapho bekhiphela kuJoshuwa lawo makhosi, uJoshuwa wabiza onke amadoda akwa-Israyeli, wathi ezinduneni zamadoda empi ezazihamba naye : Sondelani, nibeke izinyawo zenu ezintanyeni zalawa makhosi . Zasondela-ke, zabeka izinyawo zazo ezintanyeni zawo.