Once more, the Chronicler proves selective in use of his source. David’s song (2 Sam. 22//Ps. 18) and last words (2 Sam. 23:1–7) are passed over by the Chronicler, in preference for his own account of David’s final actions and words (see 22:1–29:30). The list of warriors in David’s service from 2 Samuel 23:8–39, remember, is placed by the Chronicler toward the beginning of David’s story (11:10–47). The Chronicler’s account of the census, the plague, and David’s sacrifice at the threshing floor of