וְדִבְרֵי֙ דָּוִ֣יד הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים וְהָאֲחרֹנִ֑ים הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־דִּבְרֵי֙ שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל הָרֹאֶ֔ה וְעַל־דִּבְרֵי֙ נָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֔יא וְעַל־דִּבְרֵ֖י גָּ֥ד הַחֹזֶֽה׃
At ang mga gawa ni Haring David, ang una at ang huli, narito, nakasulat ang mga ito sa mga salaysay ni Samuel na tagakita, at sa mga salaysay ni Natan na propeta, at sa mga salaysay ni Gad na tagakita;
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They also needed scribes to write down history, as demonstrated by I Chronicles 29:29-30: “Now the acts of King David, from beginning to end, are written in the Books of Samuel the prophet, Nathan the prophet and Gad the prophet, with accounts of his reign and his might, and the events which occurred to him and to Israel and all the kingdoms of the earth.” All these and similar things are necessary to found a kingdom which will extend over the generations.