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1 Chronicles
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Contents
1 Adam, Sheth,
Enosh,
2 Kenan,
Mahalaleel, Jered,
3 Henoch,
Methuselah, Lamech,
4 Noah, Shem,=
Ham,
and Japheth.
5 The sons of
Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and
Tiras.
6 And the son=
s of
Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
7 And the son=
s of
Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
8 The sons of=
Ham;
Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
9 And the son=
s of
Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons =
of
Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
10 And Cush begat Nimrod: =
he
began to be mighty upon the earth.
11 And Mizraim begat Ludim=
, and
Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
12 And Pathrusim, and Casl=
uhim,
(of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.
13 And Canaan begat Zidon =
his
firstborn, and Heth,
14 The Jebusite also, and =
the
Amorite, and the Girgashite,
15 And the Hivite, and the
Arkite, and the Sinite,
16 And the Arvadite, and t=
he
Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
17 The sons of Shem; Elam,=
and
Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and
Meshech.
18 And Arphaxad begat Shel=
ah,
and Shelah begat Eber.
19 And unto Eber were born=
two
sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divi=
ded:
and his brother's name was Joktan.
20 And Joktan begat Almoda=
d, and
Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
21 Hadoram also, and Uzal,=
and
Diklah,
22 And Ebal, and Abimael, =
and
Sheba,
23 And Ophir, and Havilah,=
and
Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,=
25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27 Abram; the same is Abra=
ham.
28 The sons of Abraham; Is=
aac,
and Ishmael.
29 These are their generat=
ions:
The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
30 Mishma, and Dumah, Mass=
a,
Hadad, and Tema,
31 J etur, Naph=
ish,
and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
32 Now the sons of Keturah,
Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, a=
nd
Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.
33 And the sons of Midian;
Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons=
of
Keturah.
34 And Abraham begat Isaac=
. The
sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.
35 The sons of Esau; Eliph=
az,
Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
36 The sons of Eliphaz; Te=
man,
and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
37 The sons of Reuel; Naha=
th,
Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
38 And the sons of Seir; L=
otan,
and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan.
39 And the sons of Lotan; =
Hori,
and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister.
40 The sons of Shobal; Ali=
an,
and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. and the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and
Anah.
41 The sons of Anah; Disho=
n. And
the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
42 The sons of Ezer; Bilha=
n, and
Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.
43 Now these are the kings=
that
reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of
Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
44 And when Bela was dead,=
Jobab
the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
45 And when Jobab was dead,
Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.
46 And when Husham was dea=
d,
Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in=
his
stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
47 And when Hadad was dead,
Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
48 And when Samlah was dea=
d,
Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.
49 And when Shaul was dead,
Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
50 And when Baalhanan was =
dead,
Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife's
name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
51 Hadad died also. And the
dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,
52 Duke Aholibamah, duke E=
lah,
duke Pinon,
53 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman,=
duke
Mibzar,
54 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram.
These are the dukes of Edom.
1 These are t=
he
sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
2 Dan, Joseph=
, and
Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 The sons of
Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daug=
hter
of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the si=
ght
of the LORD; and he slew him.
4 And Tamar h=
is
daughter in law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.=
5 The sons of
Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
6 And the son=
s of
Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in a=
ll.
7 And the son=
s of
Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accurse=
d.
8 And the son=
s of
Ethan; Azariah.
9 The sons al=
so of
Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
10 And Ram begat Amminadab=
; and
Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
11 And Nahshon begat Salma=
, and
Salma begat Boaz,
12 And Boaz begat Obed, an=
d Obed
begat Jesse,
13 And Jesse begat his fir=
stborn
Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
14 Nethaneel the fourth, R=
addai
the fifth,
15 Ozem the sixth, David t=
he
seventh:
16 Whose sisters were Zeru=
iah,
and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.=
17 And Abigail bare Amasa:=
and
the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
18 And Caleb the son of He=
zron
begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesh=
er,
and Shobab, and Ardon.
19 And when Azubah was dea=
d,
Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
20 And Hur begat Uri, and =
Uri
begat Bezaleel.
21 And afterward Hezron we=
nt in
to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was
threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.
22 And Segub begat Jair, w=
ho had
three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
23 And he took Geshur, and=
Aram,
with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even
threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of
Gilead.
24 And after that Hezron w=
as
dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of
Tekoa.
25 And the sons of Jerahme=
el the
firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem,=
and
Ahijah.
26 Jerahmeel had also anot=
her
wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
27 And the sons of Ram the
firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
28 And the sons of Onam we=
re,
Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab and Abishur.
29 And the name of the wif=
e of
Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.
30 And the sons of Nadab; =
Seled,
and Appaim: but Seled died without children.
31 And the sons of Appaim;=
Ishi.
And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.
32 And the sons of Jada the
brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.=
33 And the sons of Jonatha=
n;
Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
34 Now Sheshan had no sons=
, but
daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
35 And Sheshan gave his da=
ughter
to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.
36 And Attai begat Nathan,=
and
Nathan begat Zabad,
37 And Zabad begat Ephlal,=
and
Ephlal begat Obed,
38 And Obed begat Jehu, an=
d Jehu
begat Azariah,
39 And Azariah begat Helez=
, and
Helez begat Eleasah,
40 And Eleasah begat Sisam=
ai,
and Sisamai begat Shallum,
41 And Shallum begat Jekam=
iah,
and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
42 Now the sons of Caleb t=
he
brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Zip=
h;
and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
43 And the sons of Hebron;
Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
44 And Shema begat Raham, =
the
father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
45&=
nbsp; And
the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur.
46&=
nbsp; And
Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat
Gazez.
47&=
nbsp; And
the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Gesham, and Pelet, and Ephah, and
Shaaph.
48 Maachah, Caleb's concub=
ine,
bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.
49 She bare also Shaaph the
father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea:
and the daughter of Caleb was Achsa.
50 These were the sons of =
Caleb
the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjear=
im.
51 Salma the father of
Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader.
52 And Shobal the father of
Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.
53 And the families of
Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the
Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites,
54 The sons of Salma; Beth=
lehem,
and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manaheth=
ites,
the Zorites.
55 And the families of the
scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and
Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the h=
ouse
of Rechab.
1 Now these w=
ere
the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon,=
of
Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:
2 The third,
Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourt=
h,
Adonijah the son of Haggith:
3 The fifth,
Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
4 These six w=
ere
born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: a=
nd
in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.
5 And these w=
ere
born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, fo=
ur,
of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel:
6 Ibhar also,=
and
Elishama, and Eliphelet,
7 And Nogah, =
and
Nepheg, and Japhia,
8 And Elisham=
a, and
Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
9 These were =
all
the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their siste=
r.
10 And Solomon's son was
Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
11 Joram his son, Ahaziah =
his
son, Joash his son,
12 Amaziah his son, Azaria=
h his
son, Jotham his son,
13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah =
his
son, Manasseh his son,
14 Amon his son, Josiah hi=
s son.
15 And the sons of Josiah =
were,
the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth
Shallum.
16 And the sons of Jehoiak=
im:
Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
17 And the sons of Jeconia=
h;
Assir, Salathiel his son,
18 Malchiram also, and Ped=
aiah,
and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
19 And the sons of Pedaiah=
were,
Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah,
and Shelomith their sister:
20 And Hashubah, and Ohel,=
and
Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushabhesed, five.
21 And the sons of Hanania=
h;
Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of
Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.
22 And the sons of Shechan=
iah;
Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and
Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
23 And the sons of Neariah;
Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.
24 And the sons of Elioenai
were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalai=
ah,
and Anani, seven.
1 The sons of
Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
2 And Reaiah =
the
son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are t=
he
families of the Zorathites.
3 And these w=
ere of
the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their
sister was Hazelelponi:
4 And Penuel =
the
father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, =
the
firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
5 And Ashur t=
he
father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6 And Naarah =
bare
him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of
Naarah.
7 And the son=
s of
Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.
8 And Coz beg=
at
Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
9 And Jabez w=
as
more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez,
saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
10 And Jabez called on the=
God
of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my co=
ast,
and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from e=
vil,
that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
11 And Chelub the brother =
of
Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
12 And Eshton begat Bethra=
pha,
and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Recha=
h.
13 And the sons of Kenaz;
Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.
14 And Meonothai begat Oph=
rah:
and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were
craftsmen.
15 And the sons of Caleb t=
he son
of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.
16 And the sons of Jehalel=
eel;
Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.
17 And the sons of Ezra we=
re,
Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, =
and
Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
18 And his wife Jehudijah =
bare
Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the
father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh,
which Mered took.
19 And the sons of his wife
Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa =
the
Maachathite.
20 And the sons of Shimon =
were,
Amnon, and Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, =
and
Benzoheth.
21 The sons of Shelah the =
son of
Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and =
the
families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashb=
ea,
22 And Jokim, and the men =
of
Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubile=
hem.
And these are ancient things.
23 These were the potters,=
and
those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for
his work.
24 The sons of Simeon were,
Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:
25 Shallum his son, Mibsam=
his
son, Mishma his son.
26 And the sons of Mishma;=
Hamuel
his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.
27&=
nbsp; And
Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters: but his brethren had not many
children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Ju=
dah.
28 And they dwelt at Beers=
heba,
and Moladah, and Hazarshual,
29 And at Bilhah, and at E=
zem,
and at Tolad,
30 And at Bethuel, and at
Hormah, and at Ziklag,
31 And at Bethmarcaboth, a=
nd
Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto=
the
reign of David.
32 And their villages were,
Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:
33 And all their villages =
that
were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, =
and
their genealogy.
34 And Meshobab, and Jamle=
ch,
and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,
35 And Joel, and Jehu the =
son of
Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
36&=
nbsp; And
Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel,
and Benaiah,
37 And Ziza the son of Shi=
phi,
the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaia=
h;
38 These mentioned by their
names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increa=
sed
greatly.
39 And they went to the en=
trance
of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their
flocks.
40 And they found fat past=
ure
and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham =
had
dwelt there of old.
41 And these written by na=
me
came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the
habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day,
and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.=
42 And some of them, even =
of the
sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their capt=
ains
Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
43 And they smote the rest=
of
the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.
1 Now the son=
s of
Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but forasmuch as=
he
defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph =
the
son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright=
.
2 For Judah
prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the
birthright was Joseph's:)
3 The sons, I=
say,
of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carm=
i.
4 The sons of=
Joel;
Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
5&n=
bsp; Micah
his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,
6 Beerah his =
son,
whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of=
the
Reubenites.
7 And his bre=
thren
by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, we=
re
the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
8 And Bela th=
e son
of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto N=
ebo
and Baalmeon:
9 And eastwar=
d he
inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates:
because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.
10 And in the days of Saul=
they
made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their
tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.
11 And the children of Gad=
dwelt
over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salcah:
12 Joel the chief, and Sha=
pham
the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
13 And their brethren of t=
he
house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, =
and
Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.
14 These are the children =
of
Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of
Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, =
the
son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers.
16 And they dwelt in Gilea=
d in
Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their bord=
ers.
17 All these were reckoned=
by
genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam
king of Israel.
18 The sons of Reuben, and=
the
Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear
buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and
forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.
19 And they made war with =
the
Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.
20 And they were helped ag=
ainst
them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were w=
ith
them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them;
because they put their trust in him.
21 And they took away their
cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty
thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.
22 For there fell down many
slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the
captivity.
23 And the children of the=
half
tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baalhe=
rmon
and Senir, and unto mount Hermon.
24 And these were the head=
s of
the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and
Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and
heads of the house of their fathers.
25 And they transgressed a=
gainst
the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of
the land, whom God destroyed before them.
26 And the God of Israel s=
tirred
up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser kin=
g of
Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and
the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Har=
a,
and to the river Gozan, unto this day.
1 The sons of=
Levi;
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 And the son=
s of
Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
3 And the chi=
ldren
of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and
Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4 Eleazar beg=
at
Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
5 And Abishua=
begat
Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,
6 And Uzzi be=
gat
Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,
7 Meraioth be=
gat
Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
8 And Ahitub =
begat
Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
9 And Ahimaaz=
begat
Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
10 And Johanan begat Azari=
ah,
(he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon buil=
t in
Jerusalem:)
11 And Azariah begat Amari=
ah,
and Amariah begat Ahitub,
12 And Ahitub begat Zadok,=
and
Zadok begat Shallum,
13 And Shallum begat Hilki=
ah,
and Hilkiah begat Azariah,
14 And Azariah begat Serai=
ah,
and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,
15 And Jehozadak went into
captivity, when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of
Nebuchadnezzar.
16 The sons of Levi; Gersh=
om,
Kohath, and Merari.
17 And these be the names =
of the
sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
18 And the sons of Kohath =
were,
Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
19 The sons of Merari; Mah=
li,
and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their
fathers.
20 Of Gershom; Libni his s=
on,
Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
21 Joah his son, Iddo his =
son,
Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.
22 The sons of Kohath; Amm=
inadab
his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
23 Elkanah his son, and Eb=
iasaph
his son, and Assir his son,
24 Tahath his son, Uriel h=
is
son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
25 And the sons of Elkanah;
Amasai, and Ahimoth.
26 As for Elkanah: the son=
s of
Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
27 Eliab his son, Jeroham =
his
son, Elkanah his son.
28 And the sons of Samuel;=
the
firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.
29 The sons of Merari; Mah=
li,
Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,
30 Shimea his son, Haggiah=
his
son, Asaiah his son.
31 And these are they whom=
David
set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark h=
ad
rest.
32 And they ministered bef=
ore
the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until
Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited =
on
their office according to their order.
33 And these are they that
waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, =
the
son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,
34 The son of Elkanah, the=
son
of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
35 The son of Zuph, the so=
n of
Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
36 The son of Elkanah, the=
son
of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
37 The son of Tahath, the =
son of
Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
38 The son of Izhar, the s=
on of
Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
39 And his brother Asaph, =
who
stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea=
,
40 The son of Michael, the=
son
of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah,
41 The son of Ethni, the s=
on of
Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
42 The son of Ethan, the s=
on of
Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
43 The son of Jahath, the =
son of
Gershom, the son of Levi.
44 And their brethren the =
sons
of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, =
the
son of Malluch,
45 The son of Hashabiah, t=
he son
of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
46 The son of Amzi, the so=
n of
Bani, the son of Shamer,
47 The son of Mahli, the s=
on of
Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
48 Their brethren also the
Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the
house of God.
49 But Aaron and his sons
offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, =
and
were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an
atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had
commanded.
50 And these are the sons =
of
Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his=
son,
Zerahiah his son,
52 Meraioth his son, Amari=
ah his
son, Ahitub his son,
53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz =
his
son.
54 Now these are their dwe=
lling
places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of t=
he
families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.
55 And they gave them Hebr=
on in
the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.
56 But the fields of the c=
ity,
and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
57 And to the sons of Aaro=
n they
gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah wi=
th
her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
58 And Hilen with her subu=
rbs,
Debir with her suburbs,
59 And Ashan with her subu=
rbs,
and Bethshemesh with her suburbs:
60 And out of the tribe of
Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth
with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen
cities.
61 And unto the sons of Ko=
hath,
which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the h=
alf
tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
62 And to the sons of Gers=
hom
throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the trib=
e of
Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in
Bashan, thirteen cities.
63 Unto the sons of Merari=
were
given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and ou=
t of
the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
64 And the children of Isr=
ael
gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.
65 And they gave by lot ou=
t of
the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of
Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, whi=
ch
are called by their names.
66 And the residue of the
families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe =
of
Ephraim.
67 And they gave unto them=
, of
the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave =
also
Gezer with her suburbs,
68 And Jokmeam with her su=
burbs,
and Bethhoron with her suburbs,
69 And Aijalon with her su=
burbs,
and Gathrimmon with her suburbs:
70 And out of the half tri=
be of
Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the famil=
y of
the remnant of the sons of Kohath.
71 Unto the sons of Gersho=
m were
given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with=
her
suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
72 And out of the tribe of
Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,
73 And Ramoth with her sub=
urbs,
and Anem with her suburbs:
74 And out of the tribe of
Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,
75 And Hukok with her subu=
rbs,
and Rehob with her suburbs:
76 And out of the tribe of
Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, =
and
Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
77 Unto the rest of the ch=
ildren
of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs,
Tabor with her suburbs:
78 And on the other side J=
ordan
by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of
Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her subur=
bs,
79 Kedemoth also with her
suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:
80 And out of the tribe of=
Gad;
Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
81 And Heshbon with her su=
burbs,
and Jazer with her suburbs.
1 Now the son=
s of
Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimrom, four.
2 And the son=
s of
Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel,
heads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of mi=
ght
in their generations; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty
thousand and six hundred.
3 And the son=
s of
Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel,
Ishiah, five: all of them chief men.
4 And with th=
em, by
their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers=
for
war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons.
5 And their
brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, reck=
oned
in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand.
6 The sons of
Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
7 And the son=
s of
Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the
house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their
genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.
8 And the son=
s of
Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimot=
h,
and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.
9 And the num=
ber of
them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of the=
ir
fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred.
10 The sons also of Jediae=
l;
Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaana=
h,
and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.
11 All these the sons of
Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen
thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.
12 Shuppim also, and Huppi=
m, the
children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher.
13 The sons of Naphtali;
Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.
14 The sons of Manasseh;
Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the fa=
ther
of Gilead:
15 And Machir took to wife=
the
sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the nam=
e of
the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.
16 And Maachah the wife of
Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brot=
her
was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
17 And the sons of Ulam; B=
edan.
These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
18 And his sister Hammolek=
eth
bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.
19 And the sons of Shemidah
were, Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.
20 And the sons of Ephraim;
Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and
Tahath his son,
21 And Zabad his son, and
Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born=
in
that land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle.
22 And Ephraim their father
mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
23 And when he went in to =
his
wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because=
it
went evil with his house.
24 (And his daughter was S=
herah,
who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)
25 And Rephah was his son,=
also
Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son.
26 Laadan his son, Ammihud=
his
son, Elishama his son.
27 Non his son, Jehoshuah =
his
son.
28 And their possessions a=
nd
habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and
westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof,
unto Gaza and the towns thereof:
29 And by the borders of t=
he
children of Manasseh, Bethshean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megid=
do
and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the=
son
of Israel.
30 The sons of Asher; Imna=
h, and
Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.
31 And the sons of Beriah;
Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith.
32 And Heber begat Japhlet=
, and
Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.
33 And the sons of Japhlet;
Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.
34 And the sons of Shamer;=
Ahi,
and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
35 And the sons of his bro=
ther
Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.
36 The sons of Zophah; Sua=
h, and
Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,
37 Bezer, and Hod, and Sha=
mma,
and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.
38 And the sons of Jether;
Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara.
39 And the sons of Ulla; A=
rah,
and Haniel, and Rezia.
40 All these were the chil=
dren
of Asher, heads of their father's house, choice and mighty men of valour, c=
hief
of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were a=
pt
to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men.
1 Now Benjamin
begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
2 Nohah the f=
ourth,
and Rapha the fifth.
3 And the son=
s of
Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
4 And Abishua=
, and
Naaman, and Ahoah,
5&n=
bsp; And
Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 And these a=
re the
sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba,
and they removed them to Manahath:
7 And Naaman,=
and
Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.
8 And Shahara=
im
begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim =
and
Baara were his wives.
9 And he bega=
t of
Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,
10 And Jeuz, and Shachia, =
and
Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.
11 And of Hushim he begat
Abitub, and Elpaal.
12 The sons of Elpaal; Ebe=
r, and
Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:
13 Beriah also, and Shema,=
who
were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the
inhabitants of Gath:
14 And Ahio, Shashak, and
Jeremoth,
15 And Zebadiah, and Arad,=
and
Ader,
16 And Michael, and Ispah,=
and
Joha, the sons of Beriah;
17 And Zebadiah, and Meshu=
llam,
and Hezeki, and Heber,
18 Ishmerai also, and Jezl=
iah,
and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;
19 And Jakim, and Zichri, =
and
Zabdi,
20 And Elienai, and Ziltha=
i, and
Eliel,
21 And Adaiah, and Beraiah=
, and
Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;
22 And Ishpan, and Heber, =
and
Eliel,
23 And Abdon, and Zichri, =
and
Hanan,
24 And Hananiah, and Elam,=
and
Antothijah,
25 And Iphedeiah, and Penu=
el,
the sons of Shashak;
26 And Shamsherai, and
Shehariah, and Athaliah,
27 And Jaresiah, and Eliah=
, and
Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.
28 These were heads of the
fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
29 And at Gibeon dwelt the
father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah:
30 And his firstborn son A=
bdon,
and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
31 And Gedor, and Ahio, and
Zacher.
32 And Mikloth begat Shime= ah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them. <= o:p>
33 And Ner begat Kish, and=
Kish
begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshb=
aal.
34 And the son of Jonathan=
was
Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat Micah.
35 And the sons of Micah w=
ere,
Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
36 And Ahaz begat Jehoadah=
; and
Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,
37 And Moza begat Binea: R=
apha
was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son:
38 And Azel had six sons, =
whose
names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, =
and
Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
39 And the sons of Eshek h=
is
brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the thir=
d.
40 And the sons of Ulam we=
re
mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred
and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
1 So all Isra=
el
were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of=
the
kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their
transgression.
2 Now the fir=
st
inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the
Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.
3 And in Jeru=
salem
dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the
children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;
4 Uthai the s=
on of Ammihud,
the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez
the son of Judah.
5 And of the
Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
6 And of the =
sons
of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.
7 And of the =
sons
of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of
Hasenuah,
8 And Ibneiah=
the
son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam =
the
son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;
9 And their
brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. A=
ll
these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
10 And of the priests; Jed=
aiah,
and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,
11 And Azariah the son of
Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the s=
on
of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
12 And Adaiah the son of
Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Ad=
iel,
the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son=
of
Immer;
13 And their brethren, hea=
ds of
the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; ve=
ry
able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
14 And of the Levites; She=
maiah
the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of
Merari;
15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, =
and
Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;=
16 And Obadiah the son of
Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of A=
sa,
the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.
17 And the porters were,
Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was=
the
chief;
18 Who hitherto waited in =
the
king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of
Levi.
19 And Shallum the son of =
Kore,
the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his
father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the ga=
tes
of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were
keepers of the entry.
20 And Phinehas the son of
Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.
21 And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. <= o:p>
22 All these which were ch=
osen
to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned=
by
their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordai=
n in
their set office.
23 So they and their child=
ren
had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house =
of
the tabernacle, by wards.
24 In four quarters were t=
he
porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
25 And their brethren, whi=
ch
were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with
them.
26 For these Levites, the =
four
chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and
treasuries of the house of God.
27 And they lodged round a=
bout
the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof
every morning pertained to them.
28 And certain of them had=
the
charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by
tale.
29 Some of them also were =
appointed
to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the f=
ine
flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.
30 And some of the sons of=
the
priests made the ointment of the spices.
31 And Mattithiah, one of =
the
Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office =
over
the things that were made in the pans.
32 And other of their bret=
hren,
of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every
sabbath.
33 And these are the singe=
rs,
chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were fre=
e:
for they were employed in that work day and night.
34 These chief fathers of =
the
Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem. =
35 And in Gibeon dwelt the
father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah:
36 And his firstborn son A=
bdon,
then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab.
37 And Gedor, and Ahio, and
Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 And Mikloth begat Shime=
am.
And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their
brethren.
39 And Ner begat Kish; and=
Kish
begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshb=
aal.
40 And the son of Jonathan=
was
Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begat Micah.
41 And the sons of Micah w=
ere,
Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz.
42 And Ahaz begat Jarah; a=
nd
Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;
43 And Moza begat Binea; a=
nd
Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
44 And Azel had six sons, =
whose
names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, =
and
Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.
1 Now the
Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before t=
he
Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
2 And the
Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistin=
es
slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
3 And the bat=
tle
went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the
archers.
4 Then said S=
aul to
his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest the=
se
uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was
sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
5 And when his
armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and die=
d.
6 So Saul die=
d, and
his three sons, and all his house died together.
7 And when al=
l the
men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and=
his
sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistin=
es
came and dwelt in them.
8 And it came=
to
pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they
found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
9 And when th=
ey had
stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of=
the
Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the peop=
le.
10 And they put his armour=
in
the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
11 And when all Jabeshgile=
ad
heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
12 They arose, all the val=
iant
men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brough=
t them
to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven
days.
13 So Saul died for his
transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of=
the
LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a fami=
liar
spirit, to enquire of it;
14 And enquired not of the= LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.<= o:p>
1 Then all Is=
rael
gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone a=
nd
thy flesh.
2 And moreove=
r in
time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and
broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed =
my
people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.
3 Therefore c=
ame
all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant w=
ith
them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel,
according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.
4 And David a=
nd all
Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the
inhabitants of the land.
5 And the
inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless
David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
6 And David s=
aid,
Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab t=
he
son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
7 And David d=
welt
in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
8 And he buil=
t the
city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of
the city.
9 So David wa=
xed
greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.
10 These also are the chie=
f of
the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his
kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the
LORD concerning Israel.
11 And this is the number =
of the
mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the capta=
ins:
he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.
12 And after him was Eleaz=
ar the
son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.
13 He was with David at
Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where
was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the
Philistines.
14 And they set themselves=
in
the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and t=
he
LORD saved them by a great deliverance.
15 Now three of the thirty
captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the =
host
of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
16 And David was then in t=
he
hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
17 And David longed, and s=
aid,
Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that=
is
at the gate!
18 And the three brake thr=
ough
the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, t=
hat
was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not
drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD.
19 And said, My God forbid=
it
me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that =
have
put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brou=
ght
it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest=
.
20 And Abishai the brother=
of
Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three
hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.
21 Of the three, he was mo=
re
honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not =
to
the first three.
22 Benaiah the son of Jeho=
iada,
the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two
lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy
day.
23 And he slew an Egyptian=
, a
man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a sp=
ear
like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the
spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
24 These things did Benaia=
h the
son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.
25 Behold, he was honourab=
le
among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him ov=
er
his guard.
26 Also the valiant men of=
the
armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethleh=
em,
27 Shammoth the Harorite, =
Helez
the Pelonite,
28 Ira the son of Ikkesh t=
he
Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite,
29 Sibbecai the Hushathite=
, Ilai
the Ahohite,
30 Maharai the Netophathit=
e, Heled
the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
31 Ithai the son of Ribai =
of
Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite=
,
32 Hurai of the brooks of =
Gaash,
Abiel the Arbathite,
33 Azmaveth the Baharumite,
Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 The sons of Hashem the
Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,
35 Ahiam the son of Sacar =
the
Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
36 Hepher the Mecherathite,
Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 Hezro the Carmelite, Na=
arai
the son of Ezbai,
38 Joel the brother of Nat=
han,
Mibhar the son of Haggeri,
39 Zelek the Ammonite, Nah=
arai
the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb =
the
Ithrite,
41 Uriah the Hittite, Zaba=
d the
son of Ahlai,
42 Adina the son of Shiza =
the
Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
43 Hanan the son of Maacha=
h, and
Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite,=
Shama
and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite,
45 Jediael the son of Shim=
ri,
and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
46 Eliel the Mahavite, and
Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
47 Eliel, and Obed, and Ja=
siel
the Mesobaite.
1 Now these a=
re
they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because =
of
Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the wa=
r.
2 They were a=
rmed
with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones=
and
shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.
3 The chief w=
as
Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pe=
let,
the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite.
4 And Ismaiah=
the
Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah,
and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,
5 Eluzai, and
Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
6 Elkanah, and
Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,
7 And Joelah,=
and
Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8 And of the
Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderne=
ss
men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield a=
nd
buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the
roes upon the mountains;
9 Ezer the fi=
rst,
Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
10 Mishmannah the fourth,
Jeremiah the fifth,
11 Attai the sixth, Eliel =
the
seventh,
12 Johanan the eighth, Elz=
abad
the ninth,
13 Jeremiah the tenth, Mac=
hbanai
the eleventh.
14 These were of the sons =
of
Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the
greatest over a thousand.
15 These are they that wen=
t over
Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they pu=
t to
flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west. =
16 And there came of the
children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.
17 And David went out to m=
eet
them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to h=
elp
me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mi=
ne
enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look
thereon, and rebuke it.
18 Then the spirit came up=
on
Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, an=
d on
thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thi=
ne
helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them
captains of the band.
19 And there fell some of
Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle:
but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement =
sent
him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our he=
ads.
20 As he went to Ziklag, t=
here
fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and
Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of
Manasseh.
21 And they helped David a=
gainst
the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were
captains in the host.
22 For at that time day by=
day
there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of
God.
23 And these are the numbe=
rs of
the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to
turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
24 The children of Judah t=
hat
bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to t=
he
war.
25 Of the children of Sime=
on,
mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.
26 Of the children of Levi=
four
thousand and six hundred.
27 And Jehoiada was the le=
ader
of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
28 And Zadok, a young man =
mighty
of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains.
29 And of the children of
Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest pa=
rt
of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.
30 And of the children of
Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous
throughout the house of their fathers.
31 And of the half tribe of
Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make
David king.
32 And of the children of
Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what
Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their breth=
ren
were at their commandment.
33 Of Zebulun, such as went
forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand,
which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.
34 And of Naphtali a thous=
and
captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.
35 And of the Danites expe=
rt in
war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.
36 And of Asher, such as w=
ent
forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand.
37 And on the other side of
Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manass=
eh,
with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty
thousand.
38 All these men of war, t=
hat
could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king ov=
er
all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David
king.
39 And there they were with
David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for
them.
40 Moreover they that were=
nigh
them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, =
and
on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bu=
nches
of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was
joy in Israel.
1 And David
consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leade=
r.
2 And David s=
aid
unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it =
be
of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that=
are
left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levit=
es
which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto=
us:
3 And let us =
bring
again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Sa=
ul.
4 And all the
congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eye=
s of
all the people.
5 So David ga=
thered
all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath,=
to
bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.
6 And David w=
ent
up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to
Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the
cherubims, whose name is called on it.
7 And they ca=
rried
the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio
drave the cart.
8 And David a=
nd all
Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with
harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with
trumpets.
9 And when th=
ey
came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the
ark; for the oxen stumbled.
10 And the anger of the LO=
RD was
kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark:=
and
there he died before God.
11 And David was displease=
d,
because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called
Perezuzza to this day.
12 And David was afraid of=
God
that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
13 So David brought not th=
e ark
home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of
Obededom the Gittite.
14 And the ark of God rema=
ined
with the family of Obededom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed=
the
house of Obededom, and all that he had.
1 Now Hiram k=
ing of
Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and
carpenters, to build him an house.
2 And David
perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom=
was
lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
3 And David t=
ook
more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.
4 Now these a=
re the
names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Natha=
n,
and Solomon,
5 And Ibhar, =
and
Elishua, and Elpalet,
6 And Nogah, =
and
Nepheg, and Japhia,
7 And Elisham=
a, and
Beeliada, and Eliphalet.
8 And when the
Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the
Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it, and went out agai=
nst
them.
9 And the
Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
10 And David enquired of G=
od,
saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? And wilt thou deliver them i=
nto
mine hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into
thine hand.
11 So they came up to
Baalperazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in
upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore
they called the name of that place Baalperazim.
12 And when they had left =
their
gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.
13 And the Philistines yet=
again
spread themselves abroad in the valley.
14 Therefore David enquired
again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from t=
hem,
and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
15 And it shall be, when t=
hou
shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then th=
ou
shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host=
of
the Philistines.
16 David therefore did as =
God
commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even =
to
Gazer.
17 And the fame of David w= ent out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.<= o:p>
1 And David m=
ade
him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, a=
nd
pitched for it a tent.
2 Then David =
said,
None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD
chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.
3 And David
gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD =
unto
his place, which he had prepared for it.
4 And David
assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:
5 Of the sons=
of
Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:
6 Of the sons=
of
Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
7 Of the sons=
of
Gershom; Joel the chief and his brethren an hundred and thirty:
8 Of the sons=
of
Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
9 Of the sons=
of
Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:
10 Of the sons of Uzziel;
Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.
11 And David called for Za=
dok
and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel,
Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
12 And said unto them, Ye =
are
the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and y=
our
brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the p=
lace
that I have prepared for it.
13 For because ye did it n=
ot at
the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him n=
ot
after the due order.
14 So the priests and the
Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel=
.
15 And the children of the
Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as
Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.
16 And David spake to the =
chief
of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments=
of
musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice
with joy.
17 So the Levites appointed
Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and=
of
the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
18 And with them their bre=
thren
of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jeh=
iel,
and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, =
and
Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.
19 So the singers, Heman, =
Asaph,
and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
20 And Zechariah, and Azie=
l, and
Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, wi=
th
psalteries on Alamoth;
21 And Mattithiah, and
Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on
the Sheminith to excel.
22 And Chenaniah, chief of=
the
Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful=
.
23 And Berechiah and Elkan=
ah
were doorkeepers for the ark.
24 And Shebaniah, and
Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and
Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and
Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
25&=
nbsp; So
David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to b=
ring
up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obededom with jo=
y.
26 And it came to pass, wh=
en God
helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they
offered seven bullocks and seven rams.
27 And David was clothed w=
ith a
robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers,=
and
Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him =
an
ephod of linen.
28 Thus all Israel brought=
up
the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the
cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries=
and
harps.
29 And it came to pass, as=
the
ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal, the
daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing:
and she despised him in her heart.
1 So they bro=
ught
the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched =
for
it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.
2 And when Da=
vid
had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he
blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
3 And he deal=
t to
every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a
good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.
4 And he appo=
inted
certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to recor=
d,
and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:
5 Asaph the c=
hief,
and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithi=
ah,
and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with ha=
rps;
but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
6 Benaiah als=
o and
Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covena=
nt
of God.
7 Then on tha=
t day
David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph a=
nd
his brethren.
8 Give thanks=
unto
the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
9 Sing unto h=
im,
sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.
10 Glory ye in his holy na=
me:
let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
11 Seek the LORD and his
strength, seek his face continually.
12 Remember his marvellous=
works
that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
13 O ye seed of Israel his
servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
14 He is the LORD our God;=
his
judgments are in all the earth.
15 Be ye mindful always of=
his
covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
16 Even of the covenant wh=
ich he
made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;
17 And hath confirmed the =
same
to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
18 Saying, Unto thee will =
I give
the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;
19 When ye were but few, e=
ven a
few, and strangers in it.
20 And when they went from
nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;
21 He suffered no man to d=
o them
wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
22 Saying, Touch not mine
anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
23 Sing unto the LORD, all=
the
earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation.
24 Declare his glory among=
the
heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.
25 For great is the LORD, =
and
greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods of the
people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
27&=
nbsp; Glory
and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.
28 Give unto the LORD, ye
kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
29 Give unto the LORD the =
glory
due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD=
in
the beauty of holiness.
30 Fear before him, all the
earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.
31 Let the heavens be glad=
, and
let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth=
.
32 Let the sea roar, and t=
he
fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.
33 Then shall the trees of=
the
wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the
earth.
34 O give thanks unto the =
LORD;
for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
35 And say ye, Save us, O =
God of
our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, tha=
t we
may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.
36 Blessed be the LORD God=
of
Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LO=
RD.
37 So he left there before=
the
ark of the covenant of the LORD Asaph and his brethren, to minister before =
the
ark continually, as every day's work required:
38 And Obededom with their
brethren, threescore and eight; Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah=
to
be porters:
39 And Zadok the priest, a=
nd his
brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place t=
hat
was at Gibeon,
40 To offer burnt offering=
s unto
the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and eveni=
ng,
and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he
commanded Israel;
41 And with them Heman and
Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give
thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever;
42 And with them Heman and
Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and =
with
musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters.
43 And all the people depa=
rted
every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.
1 Now it came=
to
pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo,=
I
dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remain=
eth
under curtains.
2 Then Nathan=
said
unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.
3 And it came=
to
pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
4 Go and tell=
David
my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell =
in:
5 For I have =
not
dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but
have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.
6 Wheresoever=
I
have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel,
whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an hou=
se
of cedars?
7 Now therefo=
re
thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I =
took
thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest=
be
ruler over my people Israel:
8 And I have =
been
with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies
from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men =
that
are in the earth.
9 Also I will
ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dw=
ell
in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of
wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,
10 And since the time that=
I
commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all th=
ine
enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house.
11 And it shall come to pa=
ss,
when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I w=
ill
raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establ=
ish
his kingdom.
12 He shall build me an ho=
use,
and I will stablish his throne for ever.
13 I will be his father, a=
nd he
shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it f=
rom
him that was before thee:
14 But I will settle him i=
n mine
house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for
evermore.
15&=
nbsp; According
to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak u=
nto
David.
16 And David the king came=
and
sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house,
that thou hast brought me hitherto?
17 And yet this was a small
thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house
for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of =
a man
of high degree, O LORD God.
18 What can David speak mo=
re to
thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.
19 O LORD, for thy servant=
's
sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, =
in
making known all these great things.
20 O LORD, there is none l=
ike
thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have h=
eard
with our ears.
21 And what one nation in =
the
earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own peop=
le,
to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations f=
rom
before thy people whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?
22 For thy people Israel d=
idst
thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, LORD, becamest their God.
23 Therefore now, LORD, le=
t the
thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house=
be
established for ever, and do as thou hast said.
24 Let it even be establis=
hed,
that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the G=
od
of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be
established before thee.
25 For thou, O my God, has=
t told
thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath f=
ound
in his heart to pray before thee.
26 And now, LORD, thou art=
God,
and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
27 Now therefore let it pl=
ease
thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever:
for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.
1 Now after t=
his it
came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took =
Gath
and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 And he smote
Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
3 And David s=
mote
Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by=
the
river Euphrates.
4 And David t=
ook
from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thous=
and
footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an
hundred chariots.
5 And when the
Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the
Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
6 Then David =
put
garrisons in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and
brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
7 And David t=
ook
the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought the=
m to
Jerusalem.
8 Likewise fr=
om
Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass,
wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of
brass.
9 Now when To=
u king
of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zob=
ah;
10 He sent Hadoram his son=
to
king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he =
had
fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;)
and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
11 Them also king David
dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from =
all
these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and
from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
12 Moreover Abishai the so=
n of
Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
13 And he put garrisons in=
Edom;
and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David
whithersoever he went.
14 So David reigned over a=
ll
Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.
15 And Joab the son of Zer=
uiah
was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.
16 And Zadok the son of Ah=
itub,
and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe=
;
17 And Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David
were chief about the king.
1 Now it came=
to
pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his
son reigned in his stead.
2 And David s=
aid, I
will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed
kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his fat=
her.
So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Han=
un,
to comfort him.
3 But the pri=
nces
of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour
thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants co=
me
unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?
4 Wherefore H=
anun
took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the m=
idst
hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.
5 Then there =
went
certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: =
for
the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your
beards be grown, and then return.
6 And when the
children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun =
and
the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chario=
ts
and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah.=
7 So they hir=
ed
thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; w=
ho
came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselv=
es
together from their cities, and came to battle.
8 And when Da=
vid
heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
9 And the chi=
ldren
of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city:=
and
the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
10 Now when Joab saw that =
the
battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choic=
e of
Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.
11 And the rest of the peo=
ple he
delivered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in
array against the children of Ammon.
12 And he said, If the Syr=
ians
be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon=
be
too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
13 Be of good courage, and=
let
us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God:
and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.
14 So Joab and the people =
that
were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled
before him.
15 And when the children of
Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his
brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
16 And when the Syrians sa=
w that
they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew fo=
rth
the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the hos=
t of
Hadarezer went before them.
17 And it was told David; =
and he
gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set the
battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array aga=
inst
the Syrians, they fought with him.
18 But the Syrians fled be=
fore
Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in
chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the
host.
19 And when the servants of
Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace
with David, and became his servants: neither would the Syrians help the
children of Ammon any more.
1 And it came=
to
pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to bat=
tle,
Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the childre=
n of
Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Jo=
ab
smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.
2 And David t=
ook
the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of
gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's hea=
d:
and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.
3 And he brou=
ght
out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of
iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the childre=
n of
Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
4 And it came=
to pass
after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which ti=
me
Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant:
and they were subdued.
5 And there w=
as war
again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brot=
her
of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver's beam.
6 And yet aga=
in
there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and =
toes
were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot and he also was
the son of the giant.
7 But when he
defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him.
8 These were =
born
unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand=
of
his servants.
1 And Satan s=
tood
up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
2 And David s=
aid to
Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even=
to
Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.
3 And Joab
answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be:
but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my
lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?
4 Nevertheles=
s the
king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went
throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
5 And Joab ga=
ve the
sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a
thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was
four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.
6 But Levi and
Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to J=
oab.
7 And God was
displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
8 And David s=
aid
unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I
beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very
foolishly.
9 And the LORD
spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,
10 Go and tell David, sayi=
ng,
Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, th=
at I
may do it unto thee.
11 So Gad came to David, a=
nd
said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee
12 Either three years' fam=
ine;
or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of th=
ine
enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the
pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all
the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring
again to him that sent me.
13 And David said unto Gad=
, I am
in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great
are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.
14 So the LORD sent pestil=
ence
upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.
15 And God sent an angel u=
nto
Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he
repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enoug=
h,
stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor =
of
Ornan the Jebusite.
16 And David lifted up his=
eyes,
and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, havin=
g a
drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the el=
ders
of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
17 And David said unto God=
, Is
it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have
sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? l=
et
thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house;=
but
not on thy people, that they should be plagued.
18 Then the angel of the L=
ORD
commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar
unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
19 And David went up at the
saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the LORD.
20 And Ornan turned back, =
and
saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was
threshing wheat.
21 And as David came to Or=
nan,
Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed
himself to David with his face to the ground.
22 Then David said to Orna=
n,
Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein
unto the LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague m=
ay
be stayed from the people.
23 And Ornan said unto Dav= id, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it all. <= o:p>
24 And king David said to =
Ornan,
Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that
which is thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.
25 So David gave to Ornan =
for
the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.
26 And David built there an
altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and
called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the alta=
r of
burnt offering.
27 And the LORD commanded =
the
angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
28 At that time when David=
saw
that the LORD had answered him in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite,
then he sacrificed there.
29 For the tabernacle of t=
he
LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offeri=
ng,
were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.
30 But David could not go =
before
it to enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of
the LORD.
1 Then David =
said,
This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offer=
ing
for Israel.
2 And David
commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel;=
and
he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
3 And David
prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for
the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;
4 Also cedar =
trees
in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to
David.
5 And David s=
aid,
Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for=
the
LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all
countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared
abundantly before his death.
6 Then he cal=
led
for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of
Israel.
7 And David s=
aid to
Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the na=
me
of the LORD my God:
8 But the wor=
d of
the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made
great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast s=
hed
much blood upon the earth in my sight.
9 Behold, a s=
on
shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest
from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will
give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
10 He shall build an house=
for my
name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish
the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
11 Now, my son, the LORD b=
e with
thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath
said of thee.
12 Only the LORD give thee
wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou
mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.
13 Then shalt thou prosper=
, if
thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged
Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, no=
r be
dismayed.
14 Now, behold, in my trou=
ble I
have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold,
and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without
weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and =
thou
mayest add thereto.
15 Moreover there are work=
men
with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all man=
ner
of cunning men for every manner of work.
16 Of the gold, the silver=
, and
the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing,=
and
the LORD be with thee.
17 David also commanded al=
l the
princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
18 Is not the LORD your Go=
d with
you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the
inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the
LORD, and before his people.
19 Now set your heart and =
your
soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary=
of
the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy
vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.=
1 So when Dav=
id was
old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
2 And he gath=
ered
together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
3 Now the Lev=
ites
were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by
their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
4 Of which, t=
wenty
and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and
six thousand were officers and judges:
5 Moreover fo=
ur
thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instrume=
nts
which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
6 And David d=
ivided
them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Mera=
ri.
7 Of the
Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
8 The sons of
Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
9 The sons of
Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the
fathers of Laadan.
10 And the sons of Shimei =
were,
Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
11 And Jahath was the chie=
f, and
Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they we=
re
in one reckoning, according to their father's house.
12 The sons of Kohath; Amr=
am,
Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13 The sons of Amram; Aaro=
n and
Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy thing=
s,
he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto
him, and to bless in his name for ever.
14 Now concerning Moses th=
e man
of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
15 The sons of Moses were,
Gershom, and Eliezer.
16 Of the sons of Gershom,
Shebuel was the chief.
17 And the sons of Eliezer=
were,
Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabi=
ah
were very many.
18 Of the sons of Izhar;
Shelomith the chief.
19 Of the sons of Hebron; =
Jeriah
the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.=
20 Of the sons of Uzziel; =
Micah
the first and Jesiah the second.
21 The sons of Merari; Mah=
li,
and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
22 And Eleazar died, and h=
ad no
sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
23 The sons of Mushi; Mahl=
i, and
Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24 These were the sons of =
Levi
after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they we=
re
counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the servic=
e of
the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
25 For David said, The LOR=
D God
of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem=
for
ever:
26 And also unto the Levit=
es;
they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the serv=
ice
thereof.
27 For by the last words of
David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
28 Because their office wa=
s to
wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the
courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and t=
he
work of the service of the house of God;
29 Both for the shewbread,=
and
for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for
that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all ma=
nner
of measure and size;
30 And to stand every morn=
ing to
thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even:
31 And to offer all burnt
sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set
feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually
before the LORD:
32 And that they should ke=
ep the
charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy pl=
ace,
and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the h=
ouse
of the LORD.
1 Now these a=
re the
divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleaza=
r,
and Ithamar.
2 But Nadab a=
nd
Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and
Ithamar executed the priest's office.
3 And David
distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the s=
ons
of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.
4 And there w=
ere
more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and
thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief =
men
of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar accordin=
g to
the house of their fathers.
5 Thus were t=
hey
divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, =
and
governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons=
of
Ithamar.
6 And Shemaia=
h the
son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king,
and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, a=
nd
before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal
household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
7 Now the fir=
st lot
came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
8 The third to
Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 The fifth to
Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
10 The seventh to Hakkoz, =
the
eighth to Abijah,
11 The ninth to Jeshuah, t=
he
tenth to Shecaniah,
12 The eleventh to Eliashi=
b, the
twelfth to Jakim,
13 The thirteenth to Huppa=
h, the
fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14 The fifteenth to Bilgah=
, the
sixteenth to Immer,
15 The seventeenth to Hezi=
r, the
eighteenth to Aphses,
16 The nineteenth to Petha=
hiah,
the twentieth to Jehezekel,
17 The one and twentieth to
Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,
18 The three and twentieth=
to
Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.
19 These were the ordering=
s of
them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their
manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded h=
im.
20 And the rest of the son=
s of
Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael;
Jehdeiah.
21 Concerning Rehabiah: of=
the
sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah.
22 Of the Izharites; Shelo=
moth:
of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath.
23 And the sons of Hebron;
Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the four=
th.
24 Of the sons of Uzziel;
Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir.
25 The brother of Michah w=
as
Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah.
26 The sons of Merari were=
Mahli
and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno.
27 The sons of Merari by
Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, =
who
had no sons.
29 Concerning Kish: the so=
n of
Kish was Jerahmeel.
30 The sons also of Mushi;
Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the
house of their fathers.
31 These likewise cast lot=
s over
against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king,=
and
Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levit=
es,
even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.
1 Moreover Da=
vid
and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph,=
and
of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries,=
and
with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:=
2 Of the sons=
of
Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph u=
nder
the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.
3 Of Jeduthun=
: the
sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithi=
ah,
six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, =
to
give thanks and to praise the LORD.
4 Of Heman: t=
he
sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah,
Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir,
and Mahazioth:
5 All these w=
ere
the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn.=
And
God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6 All these w=
ere
under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with
cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, accord=
ing
to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
7 So the numb=
er of
them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, ev=
en
all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
8 And they ca=
st
lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the
scholar.
9 Now the fir=
st lot
came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethr=
en
and sons were twelve:
10 The third to Zaccur, he=
, his
sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
11 The fourth to Izri, he,=
his
sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
12 The fifth to Nethaniah,=
he,
his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
13 The sixth to Bukkiah, h=
e, his
sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
14 The seventh to Jesharel=
ah,
he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
15 The eighth to Jeshaiah,=
he,
his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
16 The ninth to Mattaniah,=
he,
his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
17 The tenth to Shimei, he=
, his
sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
18 The eleventh to Azareel=
, he,
his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
19 The twelfth to Hashabia=
h, he,
his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
20 The thirteenth to Shuba=
el,
he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
21 The fourteenth to Matti=
thiah,
he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
22 The fifteenth to Jeremo=
th,
he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
23 The sixteenth to Hanani=
ah,
he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
24 The seventeenth to
Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
25 The eighteenth to Hanan=
i, he,
his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
26 The nineteenth to Mallo=
thi,
he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
27 The twentieth to Eliath=
ah,
he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
28 The one and twentieth to
Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
29 The two and twentieth to
Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
30 The three and twentieth=
to
Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
31 The four and twentieth =
to
Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.
1 Concerning =
the
divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, =
of
the sons of Asaph.
2 And the son=
s of
Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the
third, Jathniel the fourth,
3 Elam the fi=
fth,
Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.
4 Moreover th=
e sons
of Obededom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the th=
ird,
and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth.
5 Ammiel the =
sixth,
Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him.
6 Also unto
Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their
father: for they were mighty men of valour.
7 The sons of
Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong
men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
8 All these o=
f the
sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for stre=
ngth
for the service, were threescore and two of Obededom.
9 And Meshele=
miah
had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.
10 Also Hosah, of the chil=
dren
of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn,=
yet
his father made him the chief;)
11 Hilkiah the second, Teb=
aliah
the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were
thirteen.
12 Among these were the
divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against
another, to minister in the house of the LORD.
13 And they cast lots, as =
well
the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every
gate.
14 And the lot eastward fe=
ll to
Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; a=
nd
his lot came out northward.
15 To Obededom southward; =
and to
his sons the house of Asuppim.
16 To Shuppim and Hosah th=
e lot
came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going
up, ward against ward.
17 Eastward were six Levit=
es,
northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.=
18 At Parbar westward, fou=
r at
the causeway, and two at Parbar.
19 These are the divisions=
of
the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.
20 And of the Levites, Ahi=
jah
was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the
dedicated things.
21 As concerning the sons =
of
Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the
Gershonite, were Jehieli.
22 The sons of Jehieli; Ze=
tham,
and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LOR=
D.
23 Of the Amramites, and t=
he
Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:
24 And Shebuel the son of
Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.
25 And his brethren by Eli=
ezer;
Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his s=
on,
and Shelomith his son.
26 Which Shelomith and his
brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David t=
he
king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and =
the
captains of the host, had dedicated.
27 Out of the spoils won in
battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.
28 And all that Samuel the=
seer,
and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of
Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under=
the
hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.
29 Of the Izharites, Chena=
niah
and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and
judges.
30 And of the Hebronites,
Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, we=
re
officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the busin=
ess
of the LORD, and in the service of the king.
31 Among the Hebronites was
Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations =
of
his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought fo=
r,
and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.
32 And his brethren, men of
valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David =
made
rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for
every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.
1 Now the chi=
ldren
of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of
thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matt=
er
of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the
months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.
2 Over the fi=
rst
course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his cou=
rse
were twenty and four thousand.
3 Of the chil=
dren
of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.=
4 And over the
course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course was Mikl=
oth
also the ruler: in his course likewise were twenty and four thousand.
5 The third c=
aptain
of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief
priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
6 This is that
Benaiah, who was mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his
course was Ammizabad his son.
7 The fourth
captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah h=
is
son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
8 The fifth c=
aptain
for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty
and four thousand.
9 The sixth c=
aptain
for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course
were twenty and four thousand.
10 The seventh captain for=
the
seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his
course were twenty and four thousand.
11 The eighth captain for =
the
eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course
were twenty and four thousand.
12 The ninth captain for t=
he
ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course
were twenty and four thousand.
13 The tenth captain for t=
he
tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course
were twenty and four thousand.
14 The eleventh captain fo=
r the
eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and=
in
his course were twenty and four thousand.
15 The twelfth captain for=
the
twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course we=
re
twenty and four thousand.
16 Furthermore over the tr=
ibes
of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the
Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:
17 Of the Levites, Hashabi=
ah the
son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok:
18 Of Judah, Elihu, one of=
the
brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:
19 Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah th=
e son
of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel:
20 Of the children of Ephr=
aim,
Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of
Pedaiah:
21 Of the half tribe of Ma=
nasseh
in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner=
:
22 Of Dan, Azareel the son=
of
Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel.
23 But David took not the =
number
of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would
increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.
24 Joab the son of Zeruiah=
began
to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Isr=
ael;
neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David. =
25 And over the king's tre=
asures
was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in t=
he
cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of
Uzziah:
26 And over them that did =
the
work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:
27 And over the vineyards =
was
Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cella=
rs
was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
28 And over the olive tree=
s and
the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: =
and
over the cellars of oil was Joash:
29 And over the herds that=
fed
in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the
valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:
30 Over the camels also wa=
s Obil
the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
31 And over the flocks was=
Jaziz
the Hagerite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king
David's.
32 Also Jonathan David's u=
ncle
was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni =
was
with the king's sons:
33 And Ahithophel was the =
king's
counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion:
34 And after Ahithophel was
Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's ar=
my
was Joab.
1 And David
assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the
captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the
captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewar=
ds
over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the
officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto
Jerusalem.
2 Then David =
the
king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people:=
As
for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the
covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready =
for
the building:
3 But God sai=
d unto
me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man=
of
war, and hast shed blood.
4 Howbeit the=
LORD
God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Is=
rael
for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Jud=
ah,
the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make=
me
king over all Israel:
5 And of all =
my
sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son=
to
sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
6 And he said=
unto
me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chos=
en
him to be my son, and I will be his father.
7 Moreover I =
will
establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and=
my
judgments, as at this day.
8 Now therefo=
re in
the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of
our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that =
ye
may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your childr=
en
after you for ever.
9 And thou, S=
olomon
my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart=
and
with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth a=
ll
the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of the=
e;
but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
10 Take heed now; for the =
LORD
hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.=
11 Then David gave to Solo=
mon
his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the
treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner
parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
12 And the pattern of all =
that
he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the
chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the tre=
asuries
of the dedicated things:
13&=
nbsp; Also
for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the
service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the
house of the LORD.
14 He gave of gold by weig=
ht for
things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also f=
or
all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of
service:
15 Even the weight for the
candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every cand=
lestick,
and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, bo=
th
for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of
every candlestick.
16 And by weight he gave g=
old
for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the
tables of silver:
17 Also pure gold for the
fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave =
gold
by weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of
silver:
18 And for the altar of in=
cense
refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the
cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant=
of
the LORD.
19 All this, said David, t=
he
LORD made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works =
of
this pattern.
20 And David said to Solom=
on his
son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: f=
or
the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor
forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the
house of the LORD.
21 And, behold, the course=
s of
the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the servi=
ce
of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workman=
ship
every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and =
all
the people will be wholly at thy commandment.
1 Furthermore=
David
the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath
chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is n=
ot
for man, but for the LORD God.
2 Now I have
prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be
made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things=
of
brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stone=
s,
and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all man=
ner
of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
3 Moreover, b=
ecause
I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper g=
ood,
of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and abo=
ve
all that I have prepared for the holy house.
4 Even three
thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents =
of
refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:
5 The gold for
things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of =
work
to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate
his service this day unto the LORD?
6 Then the ch=
ief of
the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel and the captains of thousan=
ds
and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,
7 And gave fo=
r the
service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand
drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand
talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
8 And they wi=
th
whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of t=
he
LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9 Then the pe=
ople
rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they
offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great =
joy.
10 Wherefore David blessed=
the
LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God=
of
Israel our father, for ever and ever.
11 Thine, O LORD is the
greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: =
for
all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O
LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.
12 Both riches and honour =
come
of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; =
and
in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
13 Now therefore, our God,=
we
thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
14 But who am I, and what =
is my
people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for a=
ll
things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
15 For we are strangers be=
fore
thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as=
a
shadow, and there is none abiding.
16 O LORD our God, all this
store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name come=
th
of thine hand, and is all thine own.
17 I know also, my God, th=
at
thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the
uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now
have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly
unto thee.
18 O LORD God of Abraham, =
Isaac,
and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the
thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:
19 And give unto Solomon m=
y son
a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statute=
s,
and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have m=
ade
provision.
20 And David said to all t=
he
congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed=
the
LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the L=
ORD,
and the king.
21 And they sacrificed
sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the
morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a
thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for=
all
Israel:
22 And did eat and drink b=
efore
the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of =
David
king the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief govern=
or,
and Zadok to be priest.
23 Then Solomon sat on the
throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and =
all
Israel obeyed him.
24 And all the princes, an=
d the
mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves u=
nto
Solomon the king.
25 And the LORD magnified
Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such
royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
26 Thus David the son of J=
esse
reigned over all Israel.
27 And the time that he re=
igned
over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty a=
nd
three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
28 And he died in a good o=
ld
age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his
stead.
29 Now the acts of David t=
he
king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the se=
er,
and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,
30 With all his reign and =
his
might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the
kingdoms of the countries.
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