fourtieth] The last yeer of David, 2 Samuel 5:4. At this time he deputed Solomon to be his successour, and thereupon appointed distinct orders among Levites and others, for the well-ordering of church and common-wealth: and having assembled them together, he declared his minde to them, chap. 28. 1, 2, &c. In this respect they are said to be sought for. Jazer] A city belonging to the Merarites, Joshua 21:39.