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Chronicles
Chapter 1
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 sons of Gomer;
Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and
Togarmah.
7 And the sons of Javan;
Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim,
and Dodanim.
8 The sons of Ham; Cush,
and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
9 And the sons 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
Casluhim, (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
the 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
Shelah, 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 divided: and his
brother's name was Joktan.
20 And Joktan begat
Almodad, 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
Abraham.
28 The sons of Abraham;
Isaac, and Ishmael.
29 These are their
generations: The firstborn of
Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar,
and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
30 Mishma and Dumah,
Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
31 Jetur, Naphish, 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, and 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;
Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and
Jaalam, and Korah.
36 The sons of Eliphaz;
Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and
Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and
Amalek.
37 The sons of Reuel;
Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and
Mizzah.
38 And the sons of Seir;
Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon,
and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer,
and Dishan.
39 And the sons of Lothan;
Hori, and Homam: and Timna was
Lotan's sister.
40 The sons of Shobal;
Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal,
Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of
Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.
41 The sons of Anah;
Dishon. And the sons of Dishon;
Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran,
and Cheran.
42 The sons of Ezer;
Bilhan, 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
dead, 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
dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the
river reigned in his stead.
49 And when Shaul was
dead, Baal-hanan the son of
Achbor reigned in his stead.
50 And when Baal-hanan 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
Elah, duke Pinon,
53 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman,
duke Mibzar,
54 Duke Magdiel, duke
Iram. These are the dukes of
Edom.
Chapter 2
1 These are the 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
daughter of Shua the Canaanitess.
And Er, the firstborn of Judah,
was evil in the sight of the
LORD; and he slew him.
4 And Tamar his daughter
in law bare him Pharez and Zerah.
All the sons of Judah were
five.
5 The sons of Pharez;
Hezron, and Hamul.
6 And the sons of Zerah;
Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and
Calcol, and Dara: five of them in
all.
7 And the sons of Carmi;
Achar, the troubler of Israel,
who transgressed in the thing
accursed.
8 And the sons of Ethan;
Azariah.
9 The sons also 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,
and Obed begat Jesse,
13 And Jesse begat his
firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the
second, and Shimma the third,
14 Nethaneel the fourth,
Raddai the fifth,
15 Ozem the sixth, David
the seventh:
16 Whose sisters were
Zeruiah, 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
Hezron begat children of Azubah
his wife, and of Jerioth: her
sons are these; Jesher, and
Shobab, and Ardon.
19 And when Azubah was
dead, Caleb took unto him
Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
20 And Hur begat Uri, and
Uri begat Bezaleel.
21 And afterward Hezron
went 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,
who 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
was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then
Abiah Hezron's wife bare him
Ashur the father of Tekoa.
25 And the sons of
Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron
were, Ram the firstborn, and
Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and
Ahijah.
26 Jerahmeel had also
another 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
were, Shammai, and Jada. And the
sons of Shammai; Nadab, and
Abishur.
29 And the name of the
wife 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
Jonathan; 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
daughter 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,
and Jehu begat Azariah,
39 And Azariah begat
Helez, and Helez begat
Eleasah,
40 And Eleasah begat
Sisamai, and Sisamai begat
Shallum,
41 And Shallum begat
Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat
Elishama.
42 Now the sons of Caleb
the brother of Jerahmeel were,
Mesha his firstborn, which was
the father of Ziph; 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 And the son of Shammai
was Maon: and Maon was the father
of Beth-zur.
46 And Ephah, Caleb's
concubine, bare Haran, and Moza,
and Gazez: and Haran begat
Gazez.
47 And the sons of Jahdai;
Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan,
and Pelet, and Ephah, and
Shaaph.
48 Maachah, Caleb's
concubine, 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 Achsah.
50 These were the sons of
Caleb the son of Hur, the
firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the
father of Kirjath-jearim,
51 Salma the father of
Bethlehem, Hareph the father of
Beth-gader.
52 And Shobal the father
of Kirjath-jearim had sons;
Haroeh, and half of the
Manahethites.
53 And the families of
Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, and
the Puhites, and the Shumathites,
and the Mishraites; of them came
the Zareathites, and the
Eshtaulites.
54 The sons of Salma;
Bethlehem, and the Netophathites,
Ataroth, the house of Joab, and
half of the Manahethites, 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 house of
Rechab.
Chapter 3
1 Now these were 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
fourth, Adonijah the son of
Haggith:
3 The fifth, Shephatiah of
Abital: the sixth, Ithream by
Eglah his wife.
4 These six were born unto
him in Hebron; and there he
reigned seven years and six
months: and in Jerusalem he
reigned thirty and three
years.
5 And these were born unto
him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and
Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
four, of Bath-shua the daughter
of Ammiel:
6 Ibhar also, and
Elishama, and Eliphelet,
7 And Nogah, and Nepheg,
and Japhia,
8 And Elishama, and
Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
9 These were all the sons
of David, beside the sons of the
concubines, and Tamar their
sister.
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,
Azariah his son, Jotham his
son,
13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah
his son, Manasseh his son,
14 Amon his son, Josiah
his 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
Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son,
Zedekiah his son.
17 And the sons of
Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his
son,
18 Malchiram also, and
Pedaiah, 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,
Jushab-hesed, five.
21 And the sons of
Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah:
the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of
Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the
sons of Shechaniah.
22 And the sons of
Shechaniah; 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 Dalaiah, and
Anani, seven.
Chapter 4
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
the families of the
Zorathites.
3 And these were 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 the 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 sons of Helah
were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and
Ethnan.
8 And Coz begat Anub, and
Zobebah, and the families of
Aharhel the son of Harum.
9 And Jabez was 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 coast, and that
thine hand might be with me, and
that thou wouldest keep me from
evil, 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
Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and
Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash.
These are the men of Rechah.
13 And the sons of Kenaz;
Othniel, and Seraiah: and the
sons of Othniel; Hathath.
14 And Meonothai begat
Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab,
the father of the valley of
Charashim; for they were
craftsmen.
15 And the sons of Caleb
the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah,
and Naam: and the sons of Elah,
even Kenaz.
16 And the sons of
Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah,
Tiria, and Asareel.
17 And the sons of Ezra
were, Jether, and Mered, and
Epher, and Jalon: and she bare
Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah
the father of Eshtemoa.
18 And his wife Jehudiajah
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 Pharoah,
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,
Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the
sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and
Ben-zoheth.
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
Ashbea,
22 And Jokim, and the men
of Chozeba, and Joash, and
Saraph, who had the dominion in
Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. 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, Zachur his son,
Shimei his son.
27 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
Judah.
28 And they dwelt at
Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and
Hazar-shual,
29 And at Bilhah, and at
Ezem, and at Tolad,
30 And at Bethuel, and at
Hormah, and at Ziklag,
31 And at Beth-marcaboth,
and Hazar-susim, and at
Beth-birei, 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
Jamlech, and Joshah the son of
Amaziah,
35 And Joel, and Jehu the
son of Josibiah, the son of
Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
36 And Elioenai, and
Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and
Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel,
and Benaiah,
37 And Ziza the son of
Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son
of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri,
the son of Shemaiah;
38 These mentioned by
their names were princes in their
families: and the house of their
fathers increased greatly.
39 And they went to the
entrance of Gedor, even unto the
east side of the valley, to seek
pasture for their flocks.
40 And they found fat
pasture 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
name 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 captains
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.
Chapter 5
1 Now the sons 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, Hannoch, and Pallu, Hezron,
and Carmi.
4 The sons of Joel;
Shemaiah his son, Gog his son,
Shimei his son,
5 Micah his son, Reaia his
son, Baal his son,
6 Beerah his son, whom
Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria
carried away captive: he was
prince of the Reubenites.
7 And his brethren by
their families, when the
genealogy of their generations
was reckoned, were the chief,
Jeiel, and Zechariah,
8 And Bela the son of
Azaz, the son of Shema, the son
of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even
unto Nebo and Baal-meon:
9 And eastward 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 Salchah:
12 Joel the chief, and
Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and
Shaphat in Bashan.
13 And their brethren of
the 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
Gilead in Bashan, and in her
towns, and in all the suburbs of
Sharon, upon their borders.
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
against them, and the Hagarites
were delivered into their hand,
and all that were with 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 Baal-hermon and
Senir, and unto mount Hermon.
24 And these were the
heads 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
against 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
stirred up the spirit of Pul king
of Assyria, and the spirit of
Tilgath-pilneser king 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 Hara, and to the river
Gozan, unto this day.
Chapter 6
1 The sons of Levi;
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 And the sons of Kohath;
Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and
Uzziel.
3 And the children of
Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and
Miriam. The sons also of Aaron;
Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and
Ithamar.
4 Eleazar begat Phinehas,
Phinehas begat Abishua,
5 And Abishua begat Bukki,
and Bukki begat Uzzi,
6 And Uzzi begat Zerahiah,
and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,
7 Meraioth begat 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
Azariah, (he it is that executed
the priest's office in the temple
that Solomon built in
Jerusalem:)
11 And Azariah begat
Amariah, and Amariah begat
Ahitub,
12 And Ahitub begat Zadok,
and Zadok begat Shallum,
13 And Shallum begat
Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat
Azariah,
14 And Azariah begat
Seraiah, 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;
Gershom, 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;
Mahli, and Mushi. And these are
the families of the Levites
according to their fathers.
20 Of Gershom; Libni his
son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his
son,
21 Joah his son, Iddo his
son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his
son.
22 The sons of Kohath;
Amminadab his son, Korah his son,
Assir his son,
23 Elkanah his son, and
Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his
son,
24 Tahath his son, Uriel
his son, Uzziah his son, and
Shaul his son.
25 And the sons of
Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.
26 As for Elkanah: the
sons 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;
Mahli, 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 had rest.
32 And they ministered
before 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
son 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
son 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
son of Zerah, the son of
Adaiah,
42 The son of Ethan, the
son 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,
the son of Amaziah, the son of
Hilkiah,
46 The son of Amzi, the
son of Bani, the son of
Shamer,
47 The son of Mahli, the
son 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,
Amariah his son, Ahitub his
son,
53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz
his son.
54 Now these are their
dwelling places throughout their
castles in their coasts, of the
sons of Aaron, of the families of
the Kohathites: for theirs was
the lot.
55 And they gave them
Hebron in the land of Judah, and
the suburbs thereof round about
it.
56 But the fields of the
city, and the villages thereof,
they gave to Caleb the son of
Jephunneh.
57 And to the sons of
Aaron they gave the cities of
Judah, namely, Hebron, the city
of refuge, and Libnah with her
suburbs, and Jattir, and
Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
58 And Hilen with her
suburbs, Debir with her
suburbs,
59 And Ashan with her
suburbs, and Beth-shemesh 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
Kohath, which were left of the
family of that tribe, were cities
given out of the half tribe,
namely, out of the half tribe of
Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
62 And to the sons of
Gershom throughout their families
out of the tribe of Issachar, and
out of the tribe 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 out of the tribe
of Gad, and out of the tribe of
Zebulun, twelve cities.
64 And the children of
Israel gave to the Levites these
cities with their suburbs.
65 And they gave by lot
out 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, which 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
suburbs, and Beth-horon with her
suburbs,
69 And Aijalon with her
suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her
suburbs:
70 And out of the half
tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her
suburbs, and Bileam with her
suburbs, for the family of the
remnant of the sons of
Kohath.
71 Unto the sons of
Gershom 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
suburbs, 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
suburbs, 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
children of Merari were given out
of the tribe of Zebulun. Rimmon
with her suburbs, Tabor with her
suburbs:
78 And on the other side
Jordan 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
suburbs,
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
suburbs, and Jazer with her
suburbs.
Chapter 7
1 Now the sons of
Issachar were, Tola, and Puah,
Jashub, and Shimron, four.
2 And the sons 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 might in their
generations; whose number was in
the days of David two and twenty
thousand and six hundred.
3 And the sons of Uzzi;
Izrahiah: and the sons of
Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah,
and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of
them chief men.
4 And with them, 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, reckoned in
all by their genealogies
fourscore and seven thousand.
6 The sons of Benjamin;
Bela, and Becher, and Jediael,
three.
7 And the sons 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 sons of Becher;
Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer,
and Elioenai, and Omri, and
Jerimoth, and Abiah, and
Anathoth, and Alameth. All these
are the sons of Becher.
9 And the number of them,
after their genealogy by their
generations, heads of the house
of the fathers, mighty men of
valour, was twenty thousand and
two hundred.
10 The sons also of
Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of
Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and
Ehud, and Chenaanah, 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
Huppim, 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 father of Gilead:
15 And Machir took to wife
the sister of Huppim and Shuppim,
whose sister's name was Maachah;)
and the name 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 brother was Sheresh; and his
sons were Ulam and Rakem.
17 And the sons of Ulam;
Bedan. These were the sons of
Gilead, the son of Machir, the
son of Manasseh.
18 And his sister
Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and
Abiezer, and Mahalah.
19 And the sons of Shemida
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
Sherah, who built Beth-horon the
nether, and the upper, and
Uzzen-sherah.)
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, Jehoshua
his son.
28 And their possessions
and 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
the children of Manasseh,
Beth-shean and her towns, Taanach
and her towns, Megiddo and her
towns, Dor and her towns. In
these dwelt the children of
Joseph the son of Israel.
30 The sons of Asher;
Imnah, 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
brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna,
and Shelesh, and Amal.
36 The sons of Zophah;
Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual,
and Beri, and Imrah,
37 Bezer, and Hod, and
Shamma and Shilshah, and Ithran,
and Beera.
38 And the sons of Jether;
Jephunneh, and Pispah, and
Ara.
39 And the sons of Ulla;
Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia.
40 All these were the
children of Asher, heads of their
father's house, choice and mighty
men of valour, chief of the
princes. And the number
throughout the genealogy of them
that were apt to the war and to
battle was twenty and six
thousand men.
Chapter 8
1 Now Benjamin begat
Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the
second, and Aharah the third,
2 Nohah the fourth, and
Rapha the fifth.
3 And the sons of Bela
were, Addar, and Gera, and
Abihud,
4 And Abishua, and Naaman,
and Ahoah,
5 And Gera, and
Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 And these are 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 Shaharaim begat
children in the country of Moab,
after he had sent them away;
Hushim and Baara were his
wives.
9 And he begat 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;
Eber, 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
Meshullam, and Hezeki, and
Heber,
18 Ishmerai also, and
Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of
Elpaal;
19 And Jakim, and Zichri,
and Zabdi,
20 And Elienai, and
Zilthai, 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
Penuel, 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
Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and
Baal, and Nadab,
31 And Gedor, and Ahio,
and Zacher.
32 And Mikloth begat
Shimeah. And these also dwelt
with their brethren in Jerusalem,
over against them.
33 And Ner begat Kish, and
Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat
Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and
Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
34 And the son of Jonathan
was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal
begat Micah.
35 And the sons of Micah
were, 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:
Rapha 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
his brother were, Ulam his
firstborn, Jehush the second, and
Eliphelet the third.
40 And the sons of Ulam
were mighty men of valour,
archers, and had many sons, and
sons' sons, an hundred and fifty.
All these are of the sons of
Benjamin.
Chapter 9
1 So all Israel 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 first
inhabitants that dwelt in their
possessions in their cities were,
the Israelites, the priests,
Levites, and the Nethinims.
3 And in Jerusalem dwelt
of the children of Judah, and of
the children of Benjamin, and of
the children of Ephraim, and
Manasseh;
4 Uthai the son 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.
All these men were chief of the
fathers in the house of their
fathers.
10 And of the priests;
Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and
Jachin,
11 And Azariah the son of
Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam,
the son of Zadok, the son of
Meraioth, the son 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 Adiel, the son of
Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam,
the son of Meshillemith, the son
of Immer;
13 And their brethren,
heads of the house of their
fathers, a thousand and seven
hundred and threescore; very able
men for the work of the service
of the house of God.
14 And of the Levites;
Shemaiah 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 Asa, 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 gates
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.
22 All these which were
chosen 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
ordain in their set office.
23 So they and their
children 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
the porters, toward the east,
west, north, and south.
25 And their brethren,
which 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
about 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 fine 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
brethren, of the sons of the
Kohathites, were over the
shewbread, to prepare it every
sabbath.
33 And these are the
singers, chief of the fathers of
the Levites, who remaining in the
chambers were free: 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
Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and
Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
37 And Gedor, and Ahio,
and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 And Mikloth begat
Shimeam. 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 Malchi-shua, and
Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
40 And the son of Jonathan
was Merib-baal: and Merib-baal
begat Micah.
41 And the sons of Micah
were, Pithon, and Melech, and
Tahrea, and Ahaz.
42 And Ahaz begat Jarah;
and Jarah begat Alemeth, and
Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri
begat Moza;
43 And Moza begat Binea;
and 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.
Chapter 10
1 Now the Philistines
fought against Israel; and the
men of Israel fled from before
the Philistines, and fell down
slain in mount Gilboa.
2 And the Philistines
followed hard after Saul, and
after his sons; and the
Philistines slew Jonathan, and
Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the
sons of Saul.
3 And the battle went sore
against Saul, and the archers hit
him, and he was wounded of the
archers.
4 Then said Saul to his
armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and
thrust me through therewith; lest
these 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 died.
6 So Saul died, and his
three sons, and all his house
died together.
7 And when all 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 Philistines 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 they 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
people.
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
Jabesh-gilead heard all that the
Philistines had done to Saul,
12 They arose, all the
valiant men, and took away the
body of Saul, and the bodies of
his sons, and brought 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
familiar spirit, to inquire of
it;
14 And inquired not of the
LORD: therefore he slew him, and
turned the kingdom unto David the
son of Jesse.
Chapter 11
1 Then all Israel
gathered themselves to David unto
Hebron, saying, Behold, we are
thy bone and thy flesh.
2 And moreover 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, and thou shalt be
ruler over my people Israel.
3 Therefore came all the
elders of Israel to the king to
Hebron; and David made a covenant
with 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 and 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 said,
Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites
first shall be chief and captain.
So Joab the son of Zeruiah went
first up, and was chief.
7 And David dwelt in the
castle; therefore they called it
the city of David.
8 And he built the city
round about, even from Millo
round about: and Joab repaired
the rest of the city.
9 So David waxed greater
and greater: for the LORD of
hosts was with him.
10 These also are the
chief 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, and Hachmonite, the
chief of the captains: he lifted
up his spear against three
hundred slain by him at one
time.
12 And after him was
Eleazar the son of Dodo, the
Ahohite, who was one of the three
mighties.
13 He was with David at
Pas-dammim, 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 the 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
the hold, and the Philistines'
garrison was then at
Bethlehem.
17 And David longed, and
said, 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
through the host of the
Philistines, and drew water out
of the well of Bethlehem, that
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
brought 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
more honourable than the two; for
he was their captain: howbeit he
attained not to the first
three.
22 Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada, 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 spear 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
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and
had the name among the three
mighties.
25 Behold, he was
honourable among the thirty, but
attained not to the first three:
and David set him over his
guard.
26 Also the valiant men of
the armies were, Asahel the
brother of Joab, Elhanan the son
of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27 Shammoth the Harorite,
Helez the Pelonite,
28 Ira the son of Ikkesh
the Tekoite, Abi-ezer the
Antothite,
29 Sibbecai the
Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
30 Maharai the
Netophathite, 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,
Naarai the son of Ezbai,
38 Joel the brother of
Nathan, Mibhar the son of
Haggeri,
39 Zelek the Ammonite,
Naharai the Berothite, the
armourbearer of Joab the son of
Zeruiah,
40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb
the Ithrite,
41 Uriah the Hittite,
Zabad 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
Maachah, and Joshaphat the
Mithnite,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite,
Shama and Jehiel the sons of
Hothan the Aroerite,
45 Jediael the son of
Shimri, 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
Jasiel the Mesobaite.
Chapter 12
1 Now these are 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 war.
2 They were armed 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 was Ahiezer,
then Joash, the sons of Shemaah
the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and
Pelet, 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 wilderness
men of might, and men of war fit
for the battle, that could handle
shield and buckler, whose faces
were like the faces of lions, and
were as swift as the roes upon
the mountains;
9 Ezer the first, Obadiah
the second, Eliab the third,
10 Mishmannah the fourth,
Jeremiah the fifth,
11 Attai the sixth, Eliel
the seventh,
12 Johanan the eighth,
Elzabad the ninth,
13 Jeremiah the tenth,
Machbanai 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
went over Jordan in the first
month, when it had overflown all
his banks; and they put 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
meet them, and answered and said
unto them, If ye be come
peaceably unto me to help me,
mine heart shall be knit unto
you: but if ye be come to betray
me to mine enemies, seeing there
is no wrong in mine hands, the
God of our fathers look thereon,
and rebuke it.
18 Then the spirit came
upon Amasai, who was chief of the
captains, and he said, Thine are
we, David, and on thy side, thou
son of Jesse: peace, peace be
unto thee, and peace be to thine
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 heads.
20 As he went to Ziklag,
there 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
against 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
numbers 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
that bare shield and spear were
six thousand and eight hundred,
ready armed to the war.
25 Of the children of
Simeon, 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
leader 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 part 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 brethren 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
thousand captains, and with them
with shield and spear thirty and
seven thousand.
35 And of the Danites
expert in war twenty and eight
thousand and six hundred.
36 And of Asher, such as
went 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 Manasseh, with all
manner of instruments of war for
the battle, an hundred and twenty
thousand.
38 All these men of war,
that could keep rank, came with a
perfect heart to Hebron, to make
David king over 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
bunches of raisins, and wine, and
oil, and oxen, and sheep
abundantly: for there was joy in
Israel.
Chapter 13
1 And David consulted
with the captains of thousands
and hundreds, and with every
leader.
2 And David said 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 Levites
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
inquired not at it in the days of
Saul.
4 And all the congregation
said that they would do so: for
the thing was right in the eyes
of all the people.
5 So David gathered all
Israel together, from Shihor of
Egypt even unto the entering of
Hamath, to bring the ark of God
from Kirjath-jearim.
6 And David went up, and
all Israel, to Baalah, that is,
to Kirjath-jearim, 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 carried the ark
of God in a new cart out of the
house of Abinadab: and Uzza and
Ahio drave the cart.
8 And David and 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 they 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
LORD 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
displeased, because the LORD had
made a breach upon Uzza:
wherefore that place is called
Perez-uzza 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
the ark home to himself to the
city of David, but carried it
aside into the house of Obed-edom
the Gittite.
14 And the ark of God
remained with the family of
Obed-edom in his house three
months. And the LORD blessed the
house of Obed-edom, and all that
he had.
Chapter 14
1 Now Hiram king 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 took more
wives at Jerusalem: and David
begat more sons and
daughters.
4 Now these are the names
of his children which he had in
Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab,
Nathan, and Solomon,
5 And Ibhar, and Elishua,
and Elpalet,
6 And Nogah, and Nepheg,
and Japhia,
7 And Elishama, 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 against them.
9 And the Philistines came
and spread themselves in the
valley of Rephaim.
10 And David inquired of
God, saying, Shall I go up
against the Philistines? and wilt
thou deliver them into mine hand?
And the LORD said unto him, Go
up; for I will deliver them into
thine hand.
11 So they came up to
Baal-perazim; 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
Baal-perazim.
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
inquired again of God; and God
said unto him, Go not up after
them; turn away from them, and
come upon them over against the
mulberry trees.
15 And it shall be, when
thou shalt hear a sound of going
in the tops of the mulberry
trees, that then thou 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
went out into all lands; and the
LORD brought the fear of him upon
all nations.
Chapter 15
1 And David made him
houses in the city of David, and
prepared a place for the ark of
God, and 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
Zadok 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 your brethren, that
ye may bring up the ark of the
LORD God of Israel unto the place
that I have prepared for it.
13 For because ye did it
not at the first, the LORD our
God made a breach upon us, for
that we sought him not 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
brethren of the second degree,
Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and
Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and
Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and
Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and
Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and
Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the
porters.
19 So the singers, Heman,
Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed
to sound with cymbals of
brass;
20 And Zechariah, and
Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and
Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and
Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with
psalteries on Alamoth;
21 And Mattithiah, and
Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and
Obed-edom, 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
Elkanah 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 Obed-edom and Jehiah were
doorkeepers for the ark.
25 So David, and the
elders of Israel, and the
captains over thousands, went to
bring up the ark of the covenant
of the LORD out of the house of
Obed-edom with joy.
26 And it came to pass,
when 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
with 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.
Chapter 16
1 So they brought 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 David 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 dealt 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 appointed certain
of the Levites to minister before
the ark of the LORD, and to
record, and to thank and praise
the LORD God of Israel:
5 Asaph the chief, and
next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and
Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and
Mattithiah, and Eliab, and
Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel
with psalteries and with harps;
but Asaph made a sound with
cymbals;
6 Benaiah also and
Jahaziel the priests with
trumpets continually before the
ark of the covenant of God.
7 Then on that day David
delivered first this psalm to
thank the LORD into the hand of
Asaph and his brethren.
8 Give thanks unto the
LORD, call upon his name, make
known his deeds among the
people.
9 Sing unto him, sing
psalms unto him, talk ye of all
his wondrous works.
10 Glory ye in his holy
name: 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
which 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,
even 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
do 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 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
the 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, that 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 LORD.
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 Obed-edom with
their brethren, threescore and
eight; Obed-edom also the son of
Jeduthun and Hosah to be
porters:
39 And Zadok the priest,
and his brethren the priests,
before the tabernacle of the LORD
in the high place that was at
Gibeon,
40 To offer burnt
offerings unto the LORD upon the
altar of the burnt offering
continually morning and evening,
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
departed every man to his house:
and David returned to bless his
house.
Chapter 17
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 remaineth
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 house of
cedars?
7 Now therefore 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
dwell 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 thine enemies.
Furthermore I tell thee that the
LORD will build thee an
house.
11 And it shall come to
pass, when thy days be expired
that thou must go to be with thy
fathers, that I will raise up thy
seed after thee, which shall be
of thy sons; and I will establish
his kingdom.
12 He shall build me an
house, and I will stablish his
throne for ever.
13 I will be his father,
and he shall be my son: and I
will not take my mercy away from
him, as I took it from him that
was before thee:
14 But I will settle him
in mine house and in my kingdom
for ever: and his throne shall be
established for evermore.
15 According to all these
words, and according to all this
vision, so did Nathan speak unto
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
more 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
like thee, neither is there any
God beside thee, according to all
that we have heard 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 people, to make
thee a name of greatness and
terribleness, by driving out
nations from before thy people,
whom thou hast redeemed out of
Egypt?
22 For thy people Israel
didst thou make thine own people
for ever; and thou, LORD,
becamest their God.
23 Therefore now, LORD,
let 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
established, that thy name may be
magnified for ever, saying, The
LORD of hosts is the God 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,
hast told thy servant that thou
wilt build him an house:
therefore thy servant hath found
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
please 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.
Chapter 18
1 Now after this 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 smote
Hadarezer king of Zobah unto
Hamath, as he went to stablish
his dominion by the river
Euphrates.
4 And David took from him
a thousand chariots, and seven
thousand horsemen, and twenty
thousand 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 Syria-damascus; and the
Syrians became David's servants,
and brought gifts. Thus the LORD
preserved David whithersoever he
went.
7 And David took the
shields of gold that were on the
servants of Hadarezer, and
brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Likewise from 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 Tou king of
Hamath heard how David had
smitten all the host of Hadarezer
king of Zobah;
10 He sent Hadoram his son
to king David, to inquire 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
son 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
all Israel, and executed judgment
and justice among all his
people.
15 And Joab the son
Zeruiah was over the host; and
Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud,
recorder.
16 And Zadok the son of
Ahitub, 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.
Chapter 19
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 said, 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 father. So the
servants of David came into the
land of the children of Ammon to
Hanun, to comfort him.
3 But the princes 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 come unto thee
for to search, and to overthrow,
and to spy out the land?
4 Wherefore Hanun took
David's servants, and shaved
them, and cut off their garments
in the midst 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 chariots and horsemen
out of Mesopotamia, and out of
Syria-maachah, and out of
Zobah.
7 So they hired thirty and
two thousand chariots, and the
king of Maachah and his people;
who came and pitched before
Medeba. And the children of Ammon
gathered themselves together from
their cities, and came to
battle.
8 And when David heard of
it, he sent Joab, and all the
host of the mighty men.
9 And the children 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 choice of Israel, and
put them in array against the
Syrians.
11 And the rest of the
people 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
Syrians 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
saw that they were put to the
worse before Israel, they sent
messengers, and drew forth the
Syrians that were beyond the
river: and Shophach the captain
of the host 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 against
the Syrians, they fought with
him.
18 But the Syrians fled
before 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.
Chapter 20
1 And it came to pass,
that after the year was expired,
at the time that kings go out to
battle, Joab led forth the power
of the army, and wasted the
country of the children of Ammon,
and came and besieged Rabbah. But
David tarried at Jerusalem. And
Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed
it.
2 And David took 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 head: and he brought also
exceeding much spoil out of the
city.
3 And he brought 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 children 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 time Sibbechai the
Hushathite slew Sippai, that was
of the children of the giant: and
they were subdued.
5 And there was war again
with the Philistines; and Elhanan
the son of Jair slew Lahmi the
brother of Goliath the Gittite,
whose spear staff was like a
weaver's beam.
6 And yet again 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.
Chapter 21
1 And Satan stood up
against Israel, and provoked
David to number Israel.
2 And David said to Joab
and to the rulers of the people,
Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba
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 Nevertheless the king's
word prevailed against Joab.
Wherefore Joab departed, and went
throughout all Israel, and came
to Jerusalem.
5 And Joab gave 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
Joab.
7 And God was displeased
with this thing; therefore he
smote Israel.
8 And David said 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,
saying, Thus saith the LORD, I
offer thee three things: choose
thee one of them, that I may do
it unto thee.
11 So Gad came to David,
and said unto him, Thus saith the
LORD, Choose thee
12 Either three years'
famine; or three months to be
destroyed before thy foes, while
that the sword of thine 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
pestilence upon Israel: and there
fell of Israel seventy thousand
men.
15 And God sent an angel
unto 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 enough,
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, having a drawn sword
in his hand stretched out over
Jerusalem. Then David and the
elders 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? let
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
LORD 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
Ornan, 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
Ornan, 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 may
be stayed from the people.
23 And Ornan said unto
David, 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.
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 altar 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
the LORD, which Moses made in the
wilderness, and the altar of the
burnt offering, were at that
season in the high place at
Gibeon.
30 But David could not go
before it to inquire of God: for
he was afraid because of the
sword of the angel of the
LORD.
Chapter 22
1 Then David said, This
is the house of the LORD God, and
this is the altar of the burnt
offering 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 said, 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 called for
Solomon his son, and charged him
to build an house for the LORD
God of Israel.
7 And David said to
Solomon, My son, as for me, it
was in my mind to build an house
unto the name of the LORD my
God:
8 But the word 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 shed much blood
upon the earth in my sight.
9 Behold, a son 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 throne of
his kingdom over Israel for
ever.
11 Now, my son, the LORD
be 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, nor
be dismayed.
14 Now, behold, in my
trouble 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
workmen with thee in abundance,
hewers and workers of stone and
timber, and all manner 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
all the princes of Israel to help
Solomon his son, saying,
18 Is not the LORD your
God 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.
Chapter 23
1 So when David was old
and full of days, he made Solomon
his son king over Israel.
2 And he gathered together
all the princes of Israel, with
the priests and the Levites.
3 Now the Levites 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, twenty and
four thousand were to set forward
the work of the house of the
LORD; and six thousand were
officers and judges:
5 Moreover four thousand
were porters; and four thousand
praised the LORD with the
instruments which I made, said
David, to praise therewith.
6 And David divided them
into courses among the sons of
Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath,
and Merari.
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
chief, and Zizah the second: but
Jeush and Beriah had not many
sons; therefore they were in one
reckoning, according to their
father's house.
12 The sons of Kohath;
Amram, Ishar, Hebron, and Uzziel,
four.
13 The sons of Amram;
Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was
separated, that he should
sanctify the most holy things, 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
the 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 Rehabiah 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;
Michah the first, and Jesiah the
second.
21 The sons of Merari;
Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of
Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
22 And Eleazar died, and
had no sons, but daughters: and
their brethren the sons of Kish
took them.
23 The sons of Mushi;
Mahli, 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 were counted by
number of names by their polls,
that did the work for the service
of the house of the LORD, from
the age of twenty years and
upward.
25 For David said, The
LORD God of Israel hath given
rest unto his people, that they
may dwell in Jerusalem for
ever:
26 And also unto the
Levites; they shall no more carry
the tabernacle, nor any vessels
of it for the service
thereof.
27 For by the last words
of David the Levites were
numbered from twenty years old
and above:
28 Because their office
was 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
the 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
manner of measure and size;
30 And to stand every
morning 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
keep the charge of the tabernacle
of the congregation, and the
charge of the holy place, and the
charge of the sons of Aaron their
brethren, in the service of the
house of the LORD.
Chapter 24
1 Now these are the
divisions of the sons of Aaron.
The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and
Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 But Nadab and Abihu died
before their father, and had no
children: therefore Elezar and
Ithamar executed the priest's
office.
3 And David distributed
them, both Zadok of the sons of
Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the
sons of Ithamar, according to
their offices in their
service.
4 And there were 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 according to the house
of their fathers.
5 Thus were they 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 Shemaiah 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, and 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 first 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 Jeshua,
the tenth to Shecaniah,
12 The eleventh to
Eliashib, the twelfth to
Jakim,
13 The thirteenth to
Huppah, the fourteenth to
Jeshebeab,
14 The fifteenth to
Bilgah, the sixteenth to
Immer,
15 The seventeenth to
Hezir, the eighteenth to
Aphses,
16 The nineteenth to
Pethahiah, 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
orderings 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 him.
20 And the rest of the
sons 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;
Shelomoth: of the sons of
Shelomoth; Jahath.
23 And the sons of Hebron;
Jeriah the first, Amariah the
second, Jahaziel the third,
Jekameam the fourth.
24 Of the sons of Uzziel;
Michah: of the sons of Michah;
Shamir.
25 The brother of Michah
was 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
son 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
lots 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
Levites, even the principal
fathers over against their
younger brethren.
Chapter 25
1 Moreover David 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 under 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
Mattithiah, six, under the hands
of their father Jeduthun, who
prophesied with a harp, to give
thanks and to praise the
LORD.
4 Of Heman: the sons of
Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah,
Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth,
Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah,
Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer,
Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir,
and Mahazioth:
5 All these were 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 were 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, according to the king's
order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and
Heman.
7 So the number of them,
with their brethren that were
instructed in the songs of the
LORD, even all that were cunning,
was two hundred fourscore and
eight.
8 And they cast lots, ward
against ward, as well the small
as the great, the teacher as the
scholar.
9 Now the first lot came
forth for Asaph to Joseph: the
second to Gedaliah, who with his
brethren 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,
he, his sons, and his brethren,
were twelve:
14 The seventh to
Jesharelah, 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
Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:
20 The thirteenth to
Shubael, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:
21 The fourteenth to
Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:
22 The fifteenth to
Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:
23 The sixteenth to
Hananiah, 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
Hanani, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:
26 The nineteenth to
Mallothi, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:
27 The twentieth to
Eliathah, 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 Romamti-ezer, he, his sons,
and his brethren, were
twelve.
Chapter 26
1 Concerning the
divisions of the porters: Of the
Korhites was Meshelemiah the son
of Kore, of the sons of
Asaph.
2 And the sons of
Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the
firstborn, Jediael the second,
Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the
fourth,
3 Elam the fifth,
Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the
seventh.
4 Moreover the sons of
Obed-edom were, Shemaiah the
firstborn, Jehozabad the second,
Joah the third, 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 of the sons of
Obed-edom: they and their sons
and their brethren, able men for
strength for the service, were
threescore and two of
Obed-edom.
9 And Meshelemiah had sons
and brethren, strong men,
eighteen.
10 Also Hosah, of the
children 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,
Tebaliah 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
fell to Shelemiah. Then for
Zechariah his son, a wise
counseller, they cast lots; and
his lot came out northward.
15 To Obed-edom southward;
and to his sons the house of
Asuppim.
16 To Shuppim and Hosah
the lot came forth westward, with
the gate Shallecheth, by the
causeway of the going up, ward
against ward.
17 Eastward were six
Levites, northward four a day,
southward four a day, and toward
Asuppim two and two.
18 At Parbar westward,
four 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,
Ahijah 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;
Zetham, and Joel his brother,
which were over the treasures of
the house of the LORD.
23 Of the Amramites, and
the 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
Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and
Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his
son, and Zichri his son, and
Shelomith his son.
26 Which Shelomith and his
brethren were over all the
treasures of the dedicated
things, which David the 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,
Chenaniah 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, were officers among them
of Israel on this side Jordan
westward in all the business 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 for, 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.
Chapter 27
1 Now the children 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 matter 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 first course
for the first month was Jashobeam
the son of Zabdiel: and in his
course were twenty and four
thousand.
3 Of the children 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
Mikloth also the ruler: in his
course likewise were twenty and
four thousand.
5 The third captain 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 his
son after him: and in his course
were twenty and four
thousand.
8 The fifth captain for
the fifth month was Shamhuth the
Izrahite: and in his course were
twenty and four thousand.
9 The sixth captain 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
the ninth month was Abiezer the
Anetothite, of the Benjamites:
and in his course were twenty and
four thousand.
13 The tenth captain for
the tenth month was Maharai the
Netophathite, of the Zarhites:
and in his course were twenty and
four thousand.
14 The eleventh captain
for 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 were twenty and four
thousand.
16 Furthermore over the
tribes 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,
Hashabiah 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
the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali,
Jerimoth the son of Azriel:
20 Of the children of
Ephraim, Hoshea the son of
Azaziah: of the half tribe of
Manasseh, Joel the son of
Pedaiah:
21 Of the half tribe of
Manasseh 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 Israel; neither was
the number put in the account of
the chronicles of king David.
25 And over the king's
treasures was Azmaveth the son of
Adiel: and over the storehouses
in the fields, in the 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 cellars was Zabdi the
Shiphmite:
28 And over the olive
trees and the sycomore trees that
were in the low plains was
Baal-hanan 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
was 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
uncle was a counseller, 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 counseller: 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 army was Joab.
Chapter 28
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 stewards 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 said 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 Israel for ever: for he hath
chosen Judah to be the ruler; and
of the house of Judah, 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 chosen 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 therefore 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
children after you for ever.
9 And thou, Solomon 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 all the
imaginations of the thoughts: if
thou seek him, he will be found
of thee; 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
Solomon 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
treasuries of the dedicated
things:
13 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
weight for things of gold, for
all instruments of all manner of
service; silver also for 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 candlestick, and for
the lamps thereof: and for the
candlesticks of silver by weight,
both for the candlestick, and
also for the lamps thereof,
according to the use of every
candlestick.
16 And by weight he gave
gold 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
incense 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,
the LORD made me understand in
writing by his hand upon me, even
all the works of this
pattern.
20 And David said to
Solomon his son, Be strong and of
good courage, and do it: fear
not, nor be dismayed: for 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
courses of the priests and the
Levites, even they shall be with
thee for all the service of the
house of God: and there shall be
with thee for all manner of
workmanship every willing skilful
man, for any manner of service:
also the princes and all the
people will be wholly at thy
commandment.
Chapter 29
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
not 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 stones, and
stones to be set, glistering
stones, and of divers colours,
and all manner of precious
stones, and marble stones in
abundance.
3 Moreover, because I have
set my affection to the house of
my God, I have of mine own proper
good, of gold and silver, which I
have given to the house of my
God, over and above 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 chief of the
fathers and princes of the tribes
of Israel, and the captains of
thousands and of hundreds, with
the rulers of the king's work,
offered willingly,
7 And gave for 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 with whom
precious stones were found gave
them to the treasure of the house
of the LORD, by the hand of
Jehiel the Gershonite.
9 Then the people
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 all things come of
thee, and of thine own have we
given thee.
15 For we are strangers
before 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 cometh of thine hand,
and is all thine own.
17 I know also, my God,
that 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
my son a perfect heart, to keep
thy commandments, thy
testimonies, and thy statutes,
and to do all these things, and
to build the palace, for the
which I have made provision.
20 And David said to all
the 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
LORD, 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
before 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
governor, 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,
and the mighty men, and all the
sons likewise of king David,
submitted themselves unto 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
Jesse reigned over all
Israel.
27 And the time that he
reigned over Israel was forty
years; seven years reigned he in
Hebron, and thirty and three
years reigned he in
Jerusalem.
28 And he died in a good
old age, full of days, riches,
and honour: and Solomon his son
reigned in his stead.
29 Now the acts of David
the king, first and last, behold,
they are written in the book of
Samuel the seer, 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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