I Chronicles Chapter 29
1 Moreover David the king said unto all
the congregation, God hath chosen
Solomon mine only son young and
tender, and the work is great: for this
house is not for man, but for the Lord
God.
2 Now I have prepared with all my
power for the house of my God, gold for
vessels of gold, and silver for them of
silver, and brass for things of brass,
iron for things of iron, and wood for
things of wood, and onyx stones, and
stones to be set, and carbuncle stones
and of divers colors, and all precious
stones, and marble stones in abundance.
3 Moreover, because I have delight in
the house of my God, I have of mine own
gold and silver, which I have given to
the house of my God, beside all that I
have prepared for the house of the
sanctuary,
4 Even three thousand talents of gold of
the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand
talents of fined silver to overlay the
walls of the houses. 5 The gold for the
things of gold, and the silver for things
of silver, and for all the work by the
hands of artificers: and who is willing to
fill his hand today unto the Lord?
6 So the princes of the families, and the
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 they gave for the service of the
house of God five thousand talents of
gold, and ten thousand pieces, and ten
thousand talents of silver, and eighteen
thousand talents of brass, 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 Gershunnite. 9 And the people
rejoiced when they offered willingly: for
they offered willingly unto the Lord,
with a perfect heart. And David the king
also rejoiced with great joy.
10 Therefore David blessed the Lord
before all the congregation, and David
said, Blessed be thou, O Lord God, of
Israel our father, forever and ever. 11
Thine, O Lord, is greatness and power,
and glory, and victory and praise: for all
that is in heaven and in earth is thine:
thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou
excellest as head over all.
12 Both riches and honor come of thee,
and thou reignest over all, and in thine
hand is power and strength, 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 willingly
after this sort? For all things come of
thee: and of thine own hand we have
given thee.
15 For we are strangers before thee, and
sojourners, like all our fathers: our days
are like the shadow upon the earth, and
there is none abiding. 16 O Lord our
God, all this abundance that we have
prepared to build thee an house for thine
holy name, is of thine hand and all is
thine.
17 I know also, my God, that thou tryest
the heart, and hast pleasure in
righteousness: I have offered willingly
in the uprightness of mine heart all these
things: now also have I seen thy people
which are found here, to offer unto thee
willingly with joy.
18 O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and
Israel our fathers, keep this forever in
the purpose, and the thoughts of the heart
of thy people, and prepare their hearts
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 things, and to build
the house which I have prepared.
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 worshiped the
Lord and the king.
21 And they offered sacrifices unto the
Lord, and on the morrow after that day,
they offered burnt offerings unto the
Lord, even a thousand young bullocks, a
thousand rams and a thousand sheep,
with their drink offerings, and sacrifices
in abundance for all Israel.
22 And they did eat and drink before the
Lord the same day with great joy, and
they made Solomon the son of David
king the second time, and anointed him
prince before the Lord, and Zadok for
the high priest.
23 So 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 men of
power, and all the sons of king David
submitted themselves under king
Solomon.
25 And the Lord magnified Solomon in
dignity, in the sight of all Israel, and
gave him so glorious a kingdom, as no
king had before him in Israel. 26 Thus
David the son of Jesse reigned over all
Israel.
27 And the space that he reigned over
Israel, was forty year: seven year
reigned he in Hebron, and three and
thirty year reigned he in Jerusalem: 28
And he died in a good age, full of days,
riches and honor, and Solomon his son
reigned in his stead.
29 Concerning 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 power, and
times that went over him, and over Israel
and over all the kingdoms of the earth.
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
I Chronicles Chapter 28
I Chronicles Chapter 28
1 Now David assembled all the princes
of Israel: the princes of the tribes, and
the captains of the bands that served the
king, and the captains of thousands and
the captains of hundreds, and the rulers
of all the substance and possessions of
the king, and of his sons, with the
eunuchs, and the mighty, and all the men
of power, unto Jerusalem.
2 And king David stood up upon his feet;
and said, Hear ye me, my brethren and
my people: I purposed to have built an
house of rest for the ark of the covenant
of the Lord, and for a footstool of our
God, and have 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 Yet as the Lord God of Israel chose
me before all the house of my father, to
be king over Israel forever (for in Judah
would he choose a prince, and of the
house of Judah is the house of my father,
and among the sons of my father he
delighted in me to make me king over all
Israel)
5 So of all my sons (for the Lord hath
given me many sons) he hath even
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 mine house and my courts:
for I have chosen him to be my son, and I
will be his father. 7 I will stablish
therefore his kingdom forever, if he
endeavor himself to do my
commandments, and my judgments, as
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 forever.
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
thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be
found of thee, but if thou forsake him, he
will cast thee off forever. 10 Take heed
now, for the Lord hath chosen thee to
build the house of the sanctuary: be
strong therefore, and do it.
11 Then David gave to Solomon his son
the pattern of the porch and of the houses
thereof, and of the closets thereof, and of
the galleries thereof, and of the
chambers thereof that are within, and of
the house of the mercy seat, 12 And the
pattern of all that he had in his mind for
the courts of the house of the Lord, and
for all the chambers round about, for the
treasures of the house of God, and for
the treasures of the dedicated things,
13 And for the courses of the priests,
and of the Levites, and for all the work
for the service of the house of the Lord,
and for all the vessels of the ministry of
the house of the Lord.
14 He gave of gold by weight, for the
vessels of gold, for all the vessels of all
manner of service, and all the vessels of
silver by weight, for all manner vessels
of all manner of service.
15 The weight also of gold for the
candlesticks, and gold for their lamps,
with the weight for every candlestick,
and for the lamps thereof, and for the
candlesticks of silver by the weight of
the candlestick, and the lamps thereof,
according to the use of every
candlestick,
16 And the weight of the gold for the
tables of showbread, for every table,
and silver for the tables of silver,
17 And pure gold for the flesh hooks,
and the bowls, and plates, and for
basins, gold in weight for every basin,
and for silver basins, by weight for
every basin,
18 And for the altar of incense, pure
gold by weight, and gold for the pattern
of the chariot of the cherubs that spread
themselves, and covered the ark of the
covenant of the Lord:
19 All, said he, by writing sent to me by
the hand of the Lord, which made me
understand all the workmanship of the
pattern.
20 And David said to Solomon his son,
Be strong, and of a valiant courage and
do it: fear not, nor be afraid: for the
Lord God, even my God is with thee: he
will not leave thee nor forsake thee till
thou hast finished all the work for the
service of the house of the Lord.
21 Behold also, the companies of the
priests and the Levites for all the service
of the house of God, even they shall be
with thee for the whole work, with every
free heart that is skillful in any manner of
service. The princes also and all the
people will be wholly at thy
commandment.
1 Now David assembled all the princes
of Israel: the princes of the tribes, and
the captains of the bands that served the
king, and the captains of thousands and
the captains of hundreds, and the rulers
of all the substance and possessions of
the king, and of his sons, with the
eunuchs, and the mighty, and all the men
of power, unto Jerusalem.
2 And king David stood up upon his feet;
and said, Hear ye me, my brethren and
my people: I purposed to have built an
house of rest for the ark of the covenant
of the Lord, and for a footstool of our
God, and have 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 Yet as the Lord God of Israel chose
me before all the house of my father, to
be king over Israel forever (for in Judah
would he choose a prince, and of the
house of Judah is the house of my father,
and among the sons of my father he
delighted in me to make me king over all
Israel)
5 So of all my sons (for the Lord hath
given me many sons) he hath even
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 mine house and my courts:
for I have chosen him to be my son, and I
will be his father. 7 I will stablish
therefore his kingdom forever, if he
endeavor himself to do my
commandments, and my judgments, as
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 forever.
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
thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be
found of thee, but if thou forsake him, he
will cast thee off forever. 10 Take heed
now, for the Lord hath chosen thee to
build the house of the sanctuary: be
strong therefore, and do it.
11 Then David gave to Solomon his son
the pattern of the porch and of the houses
thereof, and of the closets thereof, and of
the galleries thereof, and of the
chambers thereof that are within, and of
the house of the mercy seat, 12 And the
pattern of all that he had in his mind for
the courts of the house of the Lord, and
for all the chambers round about, for the
treasures of the house of God, and for
the treasures of the dedicated things,
13 And for the courses of the priests,
and of the Levites, and for all the work
for the service of the house of the Lord,
and for all the vessels of the ministry of
the house of the Lord.
14 He gave of gold by weight, for the
vessels of gold, for all the vessels of all
manner of service, and all the vessels of
silver by weight, for all manner vessels
of all manner of service.
15 The weight also of gold for the
candlesticks, and gold for their lamps,
with the weight for every candlestick,
and for the lamps thereof, and for the
candlesticks of silver by the weight of
the candlestick, and the lamps thereof,
according to the use of every
candlestick,
16 And the weight of the gold for the
tables of showbread, for every table,
and silver for the tables of silver,
17 And pure gold for the flesh hooks,
and the bowls, and plates, and for
basins, gold in weight for every basin,
and for silver basins, by weight for
every basin,
18 And for the altar of incense, pure
gold by weight, and gold for the pattern
of the chariot of the cherubs that spread
themselves, and covered the ark of the
covenant of the Lord:
19 All, said he, by writing sent to me by
the hand of the Lord, which made me
understand all the workmanship of the
pattern.
20 And David said to Solomon his son,
Be strong, and of a valiant courage and
do it: fear not, nor be afraid: for the
Lord God, even my God is with thee: he
will not leave thee nor forsake thee till
thou hast finished all the work for the
service of the house of the Lord.
21 Behold also, the companies of the
priests and the Levites for all the service
of the house of God, even they shall be
with thee for the whole work, with every
free heart that is skillful in any manner of
service. The princes also and all the
people will be wholly at thy
commandment.
I Chronicles Chapter 27
I Chronicles Chapter 27
1 The children of Israel also after their
number, even the chief fathers and
captains of thousands and of hundreds,
and their officers that served the king by
divers courses, which came and in went
out, month by month throughout all the
months of the year: in every course were
four and twenty thousand. 2 Over the
first course for the first month was
Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his
course were four and twenty thousand.
3 Of the sons of Perez was the chief over
all the princes of the armies for the first
month.
4 And over the course of the second
month was Dodai, an Ahohite, and this
was his course, and Mikloth was a
captain, and in his course were four and
twenty thousand.
5 The captain of the third host for the
third month was Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada the chief priest: and in his
course were four and twenty thousand. 6
This Benaiah was mighty among thirty
and above the thirty, and in his course
was Ammizabad his son.
7 The fourth for the fourth month was
Asahel the brother of Joab, and
Zebadiah his son after him: and in his
course were four and twenty thousand. 8
The fifth for the fifth month was prince
Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course
four and twenty thousand.
9 The sixth for the sixth month was Ira
the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his
course four and twenty thousand.
10 The seventh for the seventh month
was Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of
Ephraim: and in his course four and
twenty thousand.
11 The eighth for the eighth month was
Sibbechai [Mebunnai] the Hushathite of
the Zarhites: and in his course four and
twenty thousand.
12 The ninth for the ninth month was
Abiezer the Anathothite of the sons of
Benjamin: and in his course four and
twenty thousand.
13 The tenth for the tenth month was
Maharai, the Netophathite of the
Zarhites: and in his course four and
twenty thousand.
14 The eleventh for the eleventh month
was Benaiah the Pirathonite of the sons
of Ephraim: and in his course four and
twenty thousand.
15 The twelfth for the twelfth month was
Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and
in his course four and twenty thousand.
16 Moreover the rulers over the tribes
of Israel were these: over the Reubenites
was ruler, Eliezer the son of Zichri: over
the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of
Maachah:
17 Over the Levites, Hashabiah the son
of Kemuel: over them of Aaron , and
Zadok:
18 Over Judah, Elihu of the brethren of
David: over Issachar, Omri the son of
Michael:
19 Over Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of
Obadiah: over Naphtali, Jeremoth the
son of Azriel:
20 Over the sons of Ephraim, Hoshea the
son of Azaziah: over the half tribe of
Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:
21 Over the other half of Manasseh in
Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: over
Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:
22 Over Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham.
these are the princes of the tribes of
Israel.
23 But David took not the number of
them from twenty year old and under,
because the Lord had said that he would
increase Israel like unto the stars of the
heavens.
24 And Joab the son of Zeruiah began to
number: but he finished it not, because
there came wrath for it against Israel,
neither was the number put into the
chronicles of king David.
25 And over the king's treasures was
Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the
treasures in the fields, in the cities and in
the villages and in the towers was
Jehonathan [Jonathan] the son of Uzziah:
26 And over the workmen in the field
that tilled the ground, was Ezri the son of
Chelub:
27 And over them that dressed the vines,
was Shimei the Ramathite: and over that
which appertained to the vines, and over
the store of the wine was Zabdi the
Shiphmite:
28 And over the olive trees and
mulberry trees that were in the valleys,
was Baal Hanan the Gederite: and over
the store of the oil was Joash: 29 And
over the oxen that fed in Sharon, was
Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the oxen
in the valleys was Shaphat the son of
Adlai:
30 And over the camels was Obil the
Ishmaelite: and over the asses was
Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
31 And over the sheep was Jaziz the
Hagerite: all these were the rulers of the
substance that was king David's.
32 And Jehonathan [Jonathan] David's
uncle a man of counsel and
understanding (for he was a scribe) and
Jehiel the son of Hachmoni were with
the king's sons.
33 And Ahithophel was the king's
counselor, and Hushai the Archite the
king's friend.
34 And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada
the son of Benaiah and Abiathar: and
captain of the king's army was Joab.
1 The children of Israel also after their
number, even the chief fathers and
captains of thousands and of hundreds,
and their officers that served the king by
divers courses, which came and in went
out, month by month throughout all the
months of the year: in every course were
four and twenty thousand. 2 Over the
first course for the first month was
Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his
course were four and twenty thousand.
3 Of the sons of Perez was the chief over
all the princes of the armies for the first
month.
4 And over the course of the second
month was Dodai, an Ahohite, and this
was his course, and Mikloth was a
captain, and in his course were four and
twenty thousand.
5 The captain of the third host for the
third month was Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada the chief priest: and in his
course were four and twenty thousand. 6
This Benaiah was mighty among thirty
and above the thirty, and in his course
was Ammizabad his son.
7 The fourth for the fourth month was
Asahel the brother of Joab, and
Zebadiah his son after him: and in his
course were four and twenty thousand. 8
The fifth for the fifth month was prince
Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course
four and twenty thousand.
9 The sixth for the sixth month was Ira
the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his
course four and twenty thousand.
10 The seventh for the seventh month
was Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of
Ephraim: and in his course four and
twenty thousand.
11 The eighth for the eighth month was
Sibbechai [Mebunnai] the Hushathite of
the Zarhites: and in his course four and
twenty thousand.
12 The ninth for the ninth month was
Abiezer the Anathothite of the sons of
Benjamin: and in his course four and
twenty thousand.
13 The tenth for the tenth month was
Maharai, the Netophathite of the
Zarhites: and in his course four and
twenty thousand.
14 The eleventh for the eleventh month
was Benaiah the Pirathonite of the sons
of Ephraim: and in his course four and
twenty thousand.
15 The twelfth for the twelfth month was
Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and
in his course four and twenty thousand.
16 Moreover the rulers over the tribes
of Israel were these: over the Reubenites
was ruler, Eliezer the son of Zichri: over
the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of
Maachah:
17 Over the Levites, Hashabiah the son
of Kemuel: over them of Aaron , and
Zadok:
18 Over Judah, Elihu of the brethren of
David: over Issachar, Omri the son of
Michael:
19 Over Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of
Obadiah: over Naphtali, Jeremoth the
son of Azriel:
20 Over the sons of Ephraim, Hoshea the
son of Azaziah: over the half tribe of
Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:
21 Over the other half of Manasseh in
Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: over
Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:
22 Over Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham.
these are the princes of the tribes of
Israel.
23 But David took not the number of
them from twenty year old and under,
because the Lord had said that he would
increase Israel like unto the stars of the
heavens.
24 And Joab the son of Zeruiah began to
number: but he finished it not, because
there came wrath for it against Israel,
neither was the number put into the
chronicles of king David.
25 And over the king's treasures was
Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the
treasures in the fields, in the cities and in
the villages and in the towers was
Jehonathan [Jonathan] the son of Uzziah:
26 And over the workmen in the field
that tilled the ground, was Ezri the son of
Chelub:
27 And over them that dressed the vines,
was Shimei the Ramathite: and over that
which appertained to the vines, and over
the store of the wine was Zabdi the
Shiphmite:
28 And over the olive trees and
mulberry trees that were in the valleys,
was Baal Hanan the Gederite: and over
the store of the oil was Joash: 29 And
over the oxen that fed in Sharon, was
Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the oxen
in the valleys was Shaphat the son of
Adlai:
30 And over the camels was Obil the
Ishmaelite: and over the asses was
Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
31 And over the sheep was Jaziz the
Hagerite: all these were the rulers of the
substance that was king David's.
32 And Jehonathan [Jonathan] David's
uncle a man of counsel and
understanding (for he was a scribe) and
Jehiel the son of Hachmoni were with
the king's sons.
33 And Ahithophel was the king's
counselor, and Hushai the Archite the
king's friend.
34 And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada
the son of Benaiah and Abiathar: and
captain of the king's army was Joab.
I Chronicles Chapter 26
I Chronicles Chapter 26
1 Concerning the divisions of the
porters, of the Korahites, Meshelemiah
the son of Kore of the sons of Asaph.
2 And the sons of Meshelemiah,
Zechariah the eldest, Jediael the second,
Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, and
Eliehoenai the seventh. 4 And the sons
of Obed Edom, Shemaiah the eldest,
Jehozabad the second, Joah the third,
and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the
fifth,
5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh,
Peulthai the eighth: for God had blessed
him.
6 And to Shemaiah his son, were sons
born, that ruled in the house of their
father, for they were men of might.
7 The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, and
Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad and his
brethren, strong men: Elihu also, and
Semachiah. 8 All these were of the sons
of Obed Edom, they and their sons and
their brethren mighty and strong to serve,
even threescore and two of Obed Edom.
9 And of Meshelemiah sons and
brethren, eighteen mighty men.
10 And of Hosah of the sons of Merari,
the sons were Shuri the chief, and
(though he was not the eldest, yet his
father made him the chief) 11 Helkiah
the second, Tebaliah the third, and
Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and the
brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
12 Of these were the divisions of the
porters of the chief men, having the
charge against their brethren, to serve in
the house of the Lord. 13 And they cast
lots both small and great for the house of
their fathers, for every gate.
14 And the lot on the east side fell to
Shelemiah: then they cast lots for
Zechariah his son a wise counselor, and
his lot came out northward: 15 To Obed
Edom southward, and to his sons the
house of Asuppim: 16 To Shuppim and
to Hosah westward with the gate of
Shallecheth by the paved street that
goeth upward, ward over against ward.
17 Eastward were six Levites, and
northward four a day, and southward
four a day, and toward Asuppim two
and two.
18 In Parbar toward the west were four
by the paved street, and two in Parbar.
19 These are the divisions of the porters
of the sons of Kore, and of 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 Of the sons of Laadan the sons of the
Gershonites descending of Laadan, the
chief fathers of Laadan were Gershon
and Jehieli. 22 The sons of Jehieli were
Zethan and Joel his brother, appointed
over the treasures of the house of the
Lord.
23 Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of
the Hebronites and of the Uzzielites. 24
And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son
of Moses, a ruler over the treasures.
25 And of his brethren which came of
Eliezer, was 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 army had dedicated. 27
(For of the battles and of the spoils they
did dedicate to maintain the house of the
Lord)
28 And all that Samuel the seer had
dedicated and Saul the son of Kish and
Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son
of Zeruiah, and whosoever had dedicate
anything, it was under the hand of
Shelomith, and his brethren. 29 Of the
Izharites was Chenaniah and his sons,
for the business without over Israel, for
officers and for Judges.
30 Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his
brethren, men of activity, a thousand, and
seven hundred were officers for Israel
beyond Jordan westward, in all the
business of the Lord, and for the service
of the king. 31 Among the Hebronites
was Jeriah the chiefest, even the
Hebronites by his generations according
to the families. And in the fortieth year
of the reign of David they were sought
for: and there were found among them
men of activity at Jazer in Gilead.
32 And his brethren men of activity, two
thousand and seven hundred chief
fathers, whom king David made rulers
over the Reubenites, and the Gadites,
and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every
matter pertaining to God, and for the
king's business.
1 Concerning the divisions of the
porters, of the Korahites, Meshelemiah
the son of Kore of the sons of Asaph.
2 And the sons of Meshelemiah,
Zechariah the eldest, Jediael the second,
Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, and
Eliehoenai the seventh. 4 And the sons
of Obed Edom, Shemaiah the eldest,
Jehozabad the second, Joah the third,
and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the
fifth,
5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh,
Peulthai the eighth: for God had blessed
him.
6 And to Shemaiah his son, were sons
born, that ruled in the house of their
father, for they were men of might.
7 The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, and
Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad and his
brethren, strong men: Elihu also, and
Semachiah. 8 All these were of the sons
of Obed Edom, they and their sons and
their brethren mighty and strong to serve,
even threescore and two of Obed Edom.
9 And of Meshelemiah sons and
brethren, eighteen mighty men.
10 And of Hosah of the sons of Merari,
the sons were Shuri the chief, and
(though he was not the eldest, yet his
father made him the chief) 11 Helkiah
the second, Tebaliah the third, and
Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and the
brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
12 Of these were the divisions of the
porters of the chief men, having the
charge against their brethren, to serve in
the house of the Lord. 13 And they cast
lots both small and great for the house of
their fathers, for every gate.
14 And the lot on the east side fell to
Shelemiah: then they cast lots for
Zechariah his son a wise counselor, and
his lot came out northward: 15 To Obed
Edom southward, and to his sons the
house of Asuppim: 16 To Shuppim and
to Hosah westward with the gate of
Shallecheth by the paved street that
goeth upward, ward over against ward.
17 Eastward were six Levites, and
northward four a day, and southward
four a day, and toward Asuppim two
and two.
18 In Parbar toward the west were four
by the paved street, and two in Parbar.
19 These are the divisions of the porters
of the sons of Kore, and of 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 Of the sons of Laadan the sons of the
Gershonites descending of Laadan, the
chief fathers of Laadan were Gershon
and Jehieli. 22 The sons of Jehieli were
Zethan and Joel his brother, appointed
over the treasures of the house of the
Lord.
23 Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of
the Hebronites and of the Uzzielites. 24
And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son
of Moses, a ruler over the treasures.
25 And of his brethren which came of
Eliezer, was 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 army had dedicated. 27
(For of the battles and of the spoils they
did dedicate to maintain the house of the
Lord)
28 And all that Samuel the seer had
dedicated and Saul the son of Kish and
Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son
of Zeruiah, and whosoever had dedicate
anything, it was under the hand of
Shelomith, and his brethren. 29 Of the
Izharites was Chenaniah and his sons,
for the business without over Israel, for
officers and for Judges.
30 Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his
brethren, men of activity, a thousand, and
seven hundred were officers for Israel
beyond Jordan westward, in all the
business of the Lord, and for the service
of the king. 31 Among the Hebronites
was Jeriah the chiefest, even the
Hebronites by his generations according
to the families. And in the fortieth year
of the reign of David they were sought
for: and there were found among them
men of activity at Jazer in Gilead.
32 And his brethren men of activity, two
thousand and seven hundred chief
fathers, whom king David made rulers
over the Reubenites, and the Gadites,
and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every
matter pertaining to God, and for the
king's business.
I Chronicles Chapter 25
I Chronicles Chapter 25
1 So David and the captains of the army
separated for the ministry the sons of
Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, who
should sing prophesies with harps, with
viols, and with cymbals, and their
number was even of the men for the
office of their ministry, to wit,
2 Of the sons of Asaph, Zaccur, and
Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah the
sons of Asaph were under the hand of
Asaph, which sang prophesies by the
commission 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 sang
prophecies with an harp, for 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 hand of their father,
singing in the house of the Lord with
cymbals, viols and harps, for the service
of the house of God, and Asaph, and
Jeduthun, and Heman were at the king's
commandment. 7 So was their number
with their brethren that were instructed
in the songs of the Lord, even of all that
were cunning, two hundred fourscore
and eight. 8 And they cast lots, charge
against charge, as well small as great,
the cunning man as the scholar.
9 And the first lot fell to Joseph which
was of Asaph, the second, to Gedaliah,
who with his brethren and his 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
twelve. 12 The fifth, to Nethaniah, he,
his sons and his brethren twelve. 13 The
sixth, to Bukkiah, he, his sons and his
brethren twelve. 14 The seventh, to
Jesharelah, he, his sons and his brethren
twelve. 15 The eighth, to Jeshaiah, he,
his sons and his brethren twelve. 16 The
ninth, to Mattaniah, he, his sons and his
brethren twelve. 17 The tenth, to Shimei,
he, his sons and his brethren twelve. 18
The eleventh, to Azareel, he, his sons
and his brethren twelve. 19 The twelfth,
to Hashabiah, he, his sons and his
brethren twelve. 20 The thirteenth, to
Shubael, he, his sons and his brethren
twelve. 21 The fourteenth, to Mattithiah,
he, his sons and his brethren twelve. 22
The fifteenth, to Jeremoth, he, his sons
and his brethren twelve. 23 The
sixteenth, to Hananiah, he, his sons and
his brethren twelve. 24 The seventeenth,
to Joshbekashah, he, his sons and his
brethren twelve. 25 The eighteenth, to
Hanani, he, his sons and his brethren
twelve. 26 The nineteenth, to Mallothi,
he, his sons and his brethren twelve. 27
The twentieth, to Eliathah, he, his sons
and his brethren twelve. 28 The one and
twentieth, to Hothir, he, his sons and his
brethren twelve. 29 The two and
twentieth, to Giddalti, he, his sons and
his brethren twelve. 30 The three and
twentieth, to Mahazioth, he, his sons and
his brethren twelve.
31 The four and twentieth, to Romamtiezer,
he, his sons and his brethren
twelve.
1 So David and the captains of the army
separated for the ministry the sons of
Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, who
should sing prophesies with harps, with
viols, and with cymbals, and their
number was even of the men for the
office of their ministry, to wit,
2 Of the sons of Asaph, Zaccur, and
Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah the
sons of Asaph were under the hand of
Asaph, which sang prophesies by the
commission 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 sang
prophecies with an harp, for 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 hand of their father,
singing in the house of the Lord with
cymbals, viols and harps, for the service
of the house of God, and Asaph, and
Jeduthun, and Heman were at the king's
commandment. 7 So was their number
with their brethren that were instructed
in the songs of the Lord, even of all that
were cunning, two hundred fourscore
and eight. 8 And they cast lots, charge
against charge, as well small as great,
the cunning man as the scholar.
9 And the first lot fell to Joseph which
was of Asaph, the second, to Gedaliah,
who with his brethren and his 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
twelve. 12 The fifth, to Nethaniah, he,
his sons and his brethren twelve. 13 The
sixth, to Bukkiah, he, his sons and his
brethren twelve. 14 The seventh, to
Jesharelah, he, his sons and his brethren
twelve. 15 The eighth, to Jeshaiah, he,
his sons and his brethren twelve. 16 The
ninth, to Mattaniah, he, his sons and his
brethren twelve. 17 The tenth, to Shimei,
he, his sons and his brethren twelve. 18
The eleventh, to Azareel, he, his sons
and his brethren twelve. 19 The twelfth,
to Hashabiah, he, his sons and his
brethren twelve. 20 The thirteenth, to
Shubael, he, his sons and his brethren
twelve. 21 The fourteenth, to Mattithiah,
he, his sons and his brethren twelve. 22
The fifteenth, to Jeremoth, he, his sons
and his brethren twelve. 23 The
sixteenth, to Hananiah, he, his sons and
his brethren twelve. 24 The seventeenth,
to Joshbekashah, he, his sons and his
brethren twelve. 25 The eighteenth, to
Hanani, he, his sons and his brethren
twelve. 26 The nineteenth, to Mallothi,
he, his sons and his brethren twelve. 27
The twentieth, to Eliathah, he, his sons
and his brethren twelve. 28 The one and
twentieth, to Hothir, he, his sons and his
brethren twelve. 29 The two and
twentieth, to Giddalti, he, his sons and
his brethren twelve. 30 The three and
twentieth, to Mahazioth, he, his sons and
his brethren twelve.
31 The four and twentieth, to Romamtiezer,
he, his sons and his brethren
twelve.
I Chronicles Chapter 24
I Chronicles Chapter 24
1 These are also the divisions of the
sons of Aaron: The sons of Aaron were
Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their
father, and had no children: therefore
Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's
office.
3 And David distributed them, even
Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and
Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar
according to their offices in their
ministration.
4 And there were found more of the sons
of Eleazar by the number of men, than of
the sons of Ithamar. and they divided
them, to wit, among the sons of Eleazar,
sixteen heads, according to the
household of their fathers, and among the
sons of Ithamar, according to the
household of their father's, eight. 5 Thus
they distributed them by lot the one from
the other, and so the rulers of the
sanctuary and the rulers of the house of
God were of the sons of Eleazar and of
the sons of Ithamar.
6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the
scribe 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 fathers of
the priests and of the Levites, one family
being reserved for Eleazar, and another
reserved for Ithamar. 7 And the first lot
fell to Jehoiarib, and 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 Happizzez,
16 The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the
twentieth to Jehezekel,
17 The one and twenty to Jachin, the two
and twenty to Gamul,
18 The three and twenty to Deliah, the
four and twenty to Maaziah. 19 These
were their orders according to their
offices, when they entered into the house
of the Lord according to their custom
under the hand of Aaron their father, as
the Lord God of Israel had commanded
him.
20 And of the sons of Levi that remained
of the sons of Amram, was Shubael, of
the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah,
21 Of Rehabiah. even of the sons of
Rehabiah, the first Isshiah, 22 Of Izhari,
Shelomoth, of the sons of Shelomoth,
Jahath,
23 And his sons Jeriah the first,
Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third,
and Jekameam the fourth,
24 The son of Uzziel was Micah, the son
of Micah was Shamir, 25 The brother of
Micah was Isshiah, the son of Isshiah,
Zechariah, 26 The sons of Merari, were
Mahli and Mushi, the son of Jaaziah was
Beno, 27 The sons of Merari of Jaaziah
were Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur and
Ibri.
28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, which had
no sons.
29 Of Kish. the son of Kish was
Jerahmeel,
30 And the sons of Mushi were Mahli,
and Eder, and Jeremoth: these were sons
of the Levites after the household of their
fathers.
31 And these also cast lots with their
brethren the sons of Aaron before king
David, and Zadok and Ahimelech and
the chief fathers of the priests, and of the
Levites, even the chief of the families
against their younger brethren.
1 These are also the divisions of the
sons of Aaron: The sons of Aaron were
Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their
father, and had no children: therefore
Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's
office.
3 And David distributed them, even
Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and
Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar
according to their offices in their
ministration.
4 And there were found more of the sons
of Eleazar by the number of men, than of
the sons of Ithamar. and they divided
them, to wit, among the sons of Eleazar,
sixteen heads, according to the
household of their fathers, and among the
sons of Ithamar, according to the
household of their father's, eight. 5 Thus
they distributed them by lot the one from
the other, and so the rulers of the
sanctuary and the rulers of the house of
God were of the sons of Eleazar and of
the sons of Ithamar.
6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the
scribe 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 fathers of
the priests and of the Levites, one family
being reserved for Eleazar, and another
reserved for Ithamar. 7 And the first lot
fell to Jehoiarib, and 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 Happizzez,
16 The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the
twentieth to Jehezekel,
17 The one and twenty to Jachin, the two
and twenty to Gamul,
18 The three and twenty to Deliah, the
four and twenty to Maaziah. 19 These
were their orders according to their
offices, when they entered into the house
of the Lord according to their custom
under the hand of Aaron their father, as
the Lord God of Israel had commanded
him.
20 And of the sons of Levi that remained
of the sons of Amram, was Shubael, of
the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah,
21 Of Rehabiah. even of the sons of
Rehabiah, the first Isshiah, 22 Of Izhari,
Shelomoth, of the sons of Shelomoth,
Jahath,
23 And his sons Jeriah the first,
Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third,
and Jekameam the fourth,
24 The son of Uzziel was Micah, the son
of Micah was Shamir, 25 The brother of
Micah was Isshiah, the son of Isshiah,
Zechariah, 26 The sons of Merari, were
Mahli and Mushi, the son of Jaaziah was
Beno, 27 The sons of Merari of Jaaziah
were Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur and
Ibri.
28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, which had
no sons.
29 Of Kish. the son of Kish was
Jerahmeel,
30 And the sons of Mushi were Mahli,
and Eder, and Jeremoth: these were sons
of the Levites after the household of their
fathers.
31 And these also cast lots with their
brethren the sons of Aaron before king
David, and Zadok and Ahimelech and
the chief fathers of the priests, and of the
Levites, even the chief of the families
against their younger brethren.
I Chronicles Chapter 23
I Chronicles 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 And the Levites were numbered from
the age of thirty year and above, and
their number according to their sum was
eight and thirty thousand men. 4 Of these
four and twenty thousand were set to
advance the work of the house of the
Lord, and six thousand were overseers
and judges.
5 And four thousand were porters, and
four thousand praised the Lord with
instruments which he made to praise the
Lord.
6 So David divided offices unto them, to
wit, to the sons of Levi, to 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
fathers of Laadan.
10 Also the sons of Shimei were Jahath,
Zina, 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 the
families of their father, counted but as
one.
12 The sons of Kohath were Amram,
Izhar, Hebron aud Uzziel, four. 13 The
sons of Amram, Aaron and Moses: and
Aaron was separated to sanctify the most
holy place, he and his sons forever to
burn incense before the Lord, to minister
to him, and to bless in his name forever.
14 Moses also the man of God, and his
children were named with the tribe of
Levi.
15 The sons of Moses were Gershom,
and Eliezer,
16 Of the sons of Gershom was Shebuel
the chief.
17 And the son of Eliezer was Rehabiah
the chief: for Eliezer had none other
sons: but the sons of Rehabiah were very
many.
18 The son of Izhar was Shelomith the
chief.
19 The sons of Hebron were Jeriah the
first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the
third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 The sons of Uzziel were Micah the
first, and Isshiah the second. 21 The sons
of Merari were 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 were Mahli, and
Eder, and Jeremoth, three. 24 These
were the sons of Levi according to the
house of their
fathers, even the chief fathers according
to their offices, according to the number
of names and their sum that did the work
for the service of the house of the Lord
from the age of twenty years and above.
25 For David said, The Lord God of
Israel hath given rest unto his people,
that they may dwell in Jerusalem
forever.
26 And also the Levites shall no more
bear the tabernacle and all the vessels
for the service thereof.
27 Therefore according to the last words
of David, the Levites were numbered
from twenty year and above,
28 And their office was under the hand
of the sons of Aaron, for the service of
the house of the Lord in the courts, and
chambers, and in the purifying of all holy
things, and in the work of the service of
the house of God, 29 Both for the
showbread, and for the fine flour, for the
meat offering, and for the unleavened
cakes, and for the fried things, and for
that which was roasted, and for all
measures and size,
30 And for to stand every morning, to
give thanks and praise to the Lord, and
likewise at even,
31 And to offer all burnt offerings unto
the Lord, in the Sabbaths, in the months,
and at the appointed times, according to
the number and according to their
custom 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.
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 And the Levites were numbered from
the age of thirty year and above, and
their number according to their sum was
eight and thirty thousand men. 4 Of these
four and twenty thousand were set to
advance the work of the house of the
Lord, and six thousand were overseers
and judges.
5 And four thousand were porters, and
four thousand praised the Lord with
instruments which he made to praise the
Lord.
6 So David divided offices unto them, to
wit, to the sons of Levi, to 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
fathers of Laadan.
10 Also the sons of Shimei were Jahath,
Zina, 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 the
families of their father, counted but as
one.
12 The sons of Kohath were Amram,
Izhar, Hebron aud Uzziel, four. 13 The
sons of Amram, Aaron and Moses: and
Aaron was separated to sanctify the most
holy place, he and his sons forever to
burn incense before the Lord, to minister
to him, and to bless in his name forever.
14 Moses also the man of God, and his
children were named with the tribe of
Levi.
15 The sons of Moses were Gershom,
and Eliezer,
16 Of the sons of Gershom was Shebuel
the chief.
17 And the son of Eliezer was Rehabiah
the chief: for Eliezer had none other
sons: but the sons of Rehabiah were very
many.
18 The son of Izhar was Shelomith the
chief.
19 The sons of Hebron were Jeriah the
first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the
third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 The sons of Uzziel were Micah the
first, and Isshiah the second. 21 The sons
of Merari were 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 were Mahli, and
Eder, and Jeremoth, three. 24 These
were the sons of Levi according to the
house of their
fathers, even the chief fathers according
to their offices, according to the number
of names and their sum that did the work
for the service of the house of the Lord
from the age of twenty years and above.
25 For David said, The Lord God of
Israel hath given rest unto his people,
that they may dwell in Jerusalem
forever.
26 And also the Levites shall no more
bear the tabernacle and all the vessels
for the service thereof.
27 Therefore according to the last words
of David, the Levites were numbered
from twenty year and above,
28 And their office was under the hand
of the sons of Aaron, for the service of
the house of the Lord in the courts, and
chambers, and in the purifying of all holy
things, and in the work of the service of
the house of God, 29 Both for the
showbread, and for the fine flour, for the
meat offering, and for the unleavened
cakes, and for the fried things, and for
that which was roasted, and for all
measures and size,
30 And for to stand every morning, to
give thanks and praise to the Lord, and
likewise at even,
31 And to offer all burnt offerings unto
the Lord, in the Sabbaths, in the months,
and at the appointed times, according to
the number and according to their
custom 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.
I Chronicles Chapter 22
I Chronicles Chapter 22
1 And David said, This is the house of
the Lord God, and this is the altar for the
burnt offering of Israel.
2 And David commanded to gather
together the strangers that were in the
land of Israel, and he set masons to hew
and polish stones to build the house of
God.
3 David also prepared much iron for the
nails of the doors and of the gates, and
for the joinings, and abundance of brass
passing weight,
4 And cedar trees without number: for
the Zidonians and they of Tyrus brought
much cedar wood to David.
5 And David said, Solomon my son is
young and tender, and we must build an
house for the Lord, magnifical, excellent
and of great fame and dignity throughout
all countries. I will therefore now
prepare for him. So David prepared
very much before his death.
6 Then he called Solomon his son, and
charged him to build an house for the
Lord God of Israel.
7 And David said to Solomon, My son, I
purposed with myself to build an house
to the name of the Lord my God,
8 But the word of the Lord came to me,
saying, Thou hast shed much blood, and
hast made great battles: thou shalt not
build an house unto my name: for thou
hast shed much blood upon the earth in
my sight.
9 Behold, a son is born to thee, which
shall be a man of rest, for I will give him
rest from all his enemies round about:
therefore his name is Solomon: and I
will send peace and quietness upon
Israel in his days.
10 He shall build an house for my name,
and he shall be my son, and I will be his
father, and I will establish the throne of
his kingdom upon Israel forever. 11
Now therefore my son, the Lord shall be
with thee, and thou shalt prosper, and
thou shalt build an house to the Lord thy
God, as he hath spoken of thee. 12 Only
the Lord give thee wisdom and
understanding, and give thee charge over
Israel, even to keep the law of the Lord
thy God.
13 Then thou shalt prosper, if thou take
heed to observe the statutes and the
judgments which the Lord commanded
Moses for Israel: be strong and of good
courage: fear not, neither be afraid.
14 For behold, according to my poverty
have I prepared for the house of the Lord
an hundred thousand talents of gold, and
a thousand thousand talents of silver, and
of brass and of iron passing weight: for
there was abundance: I have also
prepared timber and stone, and thou
mayest provide more thereto. 15
Moreover thou hast workmen with thee
enough, hewers of stone, and workmen
for timber, and all men expert in every
work.
16 Of gold, of silver, and of brass, and
of iron there is no number: Up therefore,
and be doing, and the Lord will 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 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 hearts and your souls to
seek the Lord your God, and arise, and
build 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 built for the name of the Lord.
1 And David said, This is the house of
the Lord God, and this is the altar for the
burnt offering of Israel.
2 And David commanded to gather
together the strangers that were in the
land of Israel, and he set masons to hew
and polish stones to build the house of
God.
3 David also prepared much iron for the
nails of the doors and of the gates, and
for the joinings, and abundance of brass
passing weight,
4 And cedar trees without number: for
the Zidonians and they of Tyrus brought
much cedar wood to David.
5 And David said, Solomon my son is
young and tender, and we must build an
house for the Lord, magnifical, excellent
and of great fame and dignity throughout
all countries. I will therefore now
prepare for him. So David prepared
very much before his death.
6 Then he called Solomon his son, and
charged him to build an house for the
Lord God of Israel.
7 And David said to Solomon, My son, I
purposed with myself to build an house
to the name of the Lord my God,
8 But the word of the Lord came to me,
saying, Thou hast shed much blood, and
hast made great battles: thou shalt not
build an house unto my name: for thou
hast shed much blood upon the earth in
my sight.
9 Behold, a son is born to thee, which
shall be a man of rest, for I will give him
rest from all his enemies round about:
therefore his name is Solomon: and I
will send peace and quietness upon
Israel in his days.
10 He shall build an house for my name,
and he shall be my son, and I will be his
father, and I will establish the throne of
his kingdom upon Israel forever. 11
Now therefore my son, the Lord shall be
with thee, and thou shalt prosper, and
thou shalt build an house to the Lord thy
God, as he hath spoken of thee. 12 Only
the Lord give thee wisdom and
understanding, and give thee charge over
Israel, even to keep the law of the Lord
thy God.
13 Then thou shalt prosper, if thou take
heed to observe the statutes and the
judgments which the Lord commanded
Moses for Israel: be strong and of good
courage: fear not, neither be afraid.
14 For behold, according to my poverty
have I prepared for the house of the Lord
an hundred thousand talents of gold, and
a thousand thousand talents of silver, and
of brass and of iron passing weight: for
there was abundance: I have also
prepared timber and stone, and thou
mayest provide more thereto. 15
Moreover thou hast workmen with thee
enough, hewers of stone, and workmen
for timber, and all men expert in every
work.
16 Of gold, of silver, and of brass, and
of iron there is no number: Up therefore,
and be doing, and the Lord will 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 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 hearts and your souls to
seek the Lord your God, and arise, and
build 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 built for the name of the Lord.
I Chronicles Chapter 21
I Chronicles Chapter 21
1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and
provoked David to number Israel. 2
Therefore David said to Joab, and to the
rulers of the people, Go, and number
Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan, and
bring it to me, that I may know the
number of them.
3 And Joab answered, The Lord
increase his people an hundred times so
many as they be, O my lord the king: are
they not all my lord's servants?
Wherefore doth my lord require this
thing? Why should he be a cause of
trespass to Israel?
4 Nevertheless the king's word
prevailed against Joab. And Joab
departed and went through all Israel, and
returned to Jerusalem.
5 And Joab gave the number and sum of
the people unto David: and all Israel
were eleven hundred thousand men that
drew sword: and Judah was four
hundred and seventy thousand men that
drew sword.
6 But the Levites 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 Then
David said unto God, I have sinned
greatly, because I have done this thing:
but now, I beseech thee, remove 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, Take to thee
12 Either three years famine, or three
months to be destroyed before thine
adversaries, and the sword of thine
enemies to take thee, or else the sword
of the Lord and pestilence in the land
three days, that the angel of the Lord may
destroy throughout all the coasts of
Israel: now therefore advise thee, what
word I shall bring again to him that sent
me.
13 And David said unto Gad, I am in a
wonderful strait. Let me now fall into the
hand of the Lord: for his mercies are
exceeding great, and let me not fall into
the hand of man.
14 So the Lord sent a pestilence in
Israel, and there fell of Israel seventy
thousand men.
15 And God sent the angel into
Jerusalem to destroy it. And as he was
destroying, the Lord beheld, and
repented of the evil and said to the angel
that destroyed, It is now enough, let thine
hand cease. Then the angel of the Lord
stood by the threshing floor of Ornan the
Jebusite.
16 And David lift up his eyes, and saw
the angel of the Lord stand between the
earth and the heaven with his sword
drawn in his hand, and stretched out
toward Jerusalem. Then David and the
elders of Israel, which were clothed in
sack, fell upon their faces.
17 And David said unto God, Is it not I
that commanded to number the people? It
is even I that have sinned and have
committed evil, but these sheep what
have they done? O Lord my God, I
beseech thee, let thine hand be on me
and on my father's house, and not on thy
people
for their destruction.
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 threshing floor of
Ornan the Jebusite.
19 So David went up according to the
saying of Gad, which he had spoken in
the name of the Lord.
20 And Ornan turned about, and saw the
angel, and his four sons, that were with
him, hid themselves, and Ornan threshed
wheat. 21 And as David came to Ornan,
Ornan looked and saw David, and went
out of the threshing floor, and bowed
himself to David with his face to the
ground. 22 And David said to Ornan,
Give me the place of thy threshing floor,
that I may build an altar therein unto the
Lord: give it me for sufficient money,
that the plague may be stayed from the
people.
23 Then Ornan said unto David, Take it
to thee, and let my lord the king do that
which seemeth him good: lo, I give thee
bullocks for burnt offerings, and
threshing instruments for wood, and
wheat for meat offering, I give it all. 24
And king David said to Ornan, Not so:
but I will buy it for sufficient money: 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 that
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 by fire from
heaven upon the altar of burnt offering.
27 And when the Lord had spoken to the
angel, he put up his sword again into his
sheath.
28 At that time when David saw that the
Lord had heard him in the threshing floor
of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed
there.
29 (But the tabernacle of the Lord which
Moses had made in the wilderness, and
the altar of burnt offering were at that
season in the high place at Gibeon. 30
And David could not go before it to ask
counsel at God: for he was afraid of the
sword of the angel of the Lord.)
1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and
provoked David to number Israel. 2
Therefore David said to Joab, and to the
rulers of the people, Go, and number
Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan, and
bring it to me, that I may know the
number of them.
3 And Joab answered, The Lord
increase his people an hundred times so
many as they be, O my lord the king: are
they not all my lord's servants?
Wherefore doth my lord require this
thing? Why should he be a cause of
trespass to Israel?
4 Nevertheless the king's word
prevailed against Joab. And Joab
departed and went through all Israel, and
returned to Jerusalem.
5 And Joab gave the number and sum of
the people unto David: and all Israel
were eleven hundred thousand men that
drew sword: and Judah was four
hundred and seventy thousand men that
drew sword.
6 But the Levites 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 Then
David said unto God, I have sinned
greatly, because I have done this thing:
but now, I beseech thee, remove 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, Take to thee
12 Either three years famine, or three
months to be destroyed before thine
adversaries, and the sword of thine
enemies to take thee, or else the sword
of the Lord and pestilence in the land
three days, that the angel of the Lord may
destroy throughout all the coasts of
Israel: now therefore advise thee, what
word I shall bring again to him that sent
me.
13 And David said unto Gad, I am in a
wonderful strait. Let me now fall into the
hand of the Lord: for his mercies are
exceeding great, and let me not fall into
the hand of man.
14 So the Lord sent a pestilence in
Israel, and there fell of Israel seventy
thousand men.
15 And God sent the angel into
Jerusalem to destroy it. And as he was
destroying, the Lord beheld, and
repented of the evil and said to the angel
that destroyed, It is now enough, let thine
hand cease. Then the angel of the Lord
stood by the threshing floor of Ornan the
Jebusite.
16 And David lift up his eyes, and saw
the angel of the Lord stand between the
earth and the heaven with his sword
drawn in his hand, and stretched out
toward Jerusalem. Then David and the
elders of Israel, which were clothed in
sack, fell upon their faces.
17 And David said unto God, Is it not I
that commanded to number the people? It
is even I that have sinned and have
committed evil, but these sheep what
have they done? O Lord my God, I
beseech thee, let thine hand be on me
and on my father's house, and not on thy
people
for their destruction.
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 threshing floor of
Ornan the Jebusite.
19 So David went up according to the
saying of Gad, which he had spoken in
the name of the Lord.
20 And Ornan turned about, and saw the
angel, and his four sons, that were with
him, hid themselves, and Ornan threshed
wheat. 21 And as David came to Ornan,
Ornan looked and saw David, and went
out of the threshing floor, and bowed
himself to David with his face to the
ground. 22 And David said to Ornan,
Give me the place of thy threshing floor,
that I may build an altar therein unto the
Lord: give it me for sufficient money,
that the plague may be stayed from the
people.
23 Then Ornan said unto David, Take it
to thee, and let my lord the king do that
which seemeth him good: lo, I give thee
bullocks for burnt offerings, and
threshing instruments for wood, and
wheat for meat offering, I give it all. 24
And king David said to Ornan, Not so:
but I will buy it for sufficient money: 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 that
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 by fire from
heaven upon the altar of burnt offering.
27 And when the Lord had spoken to the
angel, he put up his sword again into his
sheath.
28 At that time when David saw that the
Lord had heard him in the threshing floor
of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed
there.
29 (But the tabernacle of the Lord which
Moses had made in the wilderness, and
the altar of burnt offering were at that
season in the high place at Gibeon. 30
And David could not go before it to ask
counsel at God: for he was afraid of the
sword of the angel of the Lord.)
I Chronicles Chapter 20
I Chronicles Chapter 20
1 And when the year was expired, in the
time that kings go out a warfare, Joab
carried out the strength of the army, and
destroyed 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 Then David took the crown of their
king from off his head, and found it the
weight of a talent of gold, with precious
stones in it: and it was set on David's
head, and he brought away the spoil of
the city exceeding much. 3 And he
carried away the people that were in it,
and cut them with saws, and with
harrows of iron, and with axes: even
thus did David with all the cities of the
children of Ammon. Then David and all
the people came again to Jerusalem.
4 And after this also there arose war at
Gezer with the Philistines: then
Sibbechai [Mebunnai] the Hushathite
slew Sippai, of the children of
Haraphah, and they were subdued.
5 And there was yet another battle 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 a battle at
Gath, where was a man of
a great stature, and his fingers were by
sixes, even four and twenty, and was
also the son of Haraphah.
7 And when he reviled Israel, Jonathan
the son of Shimea David's brother did
slay him.
8 These were born unto Haraphah at
Gath, and fell by the hand of David: and
by the hands of his servants.
1 And when the year was expired, in the
time that kings go out a warfare, Joab
carried out the strength of the army, and
destroyed 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 Then David took the crown of their
king from off his head, and found it the
weight of a talent of gold, with precious
stones in it: and it was set on David's
head, and he brought away the spoil of
the city exceeding much. 3 And he
carried away the people that were in it,
and cut them with saws, and with
harrows of iron, and with axes: even
thus did David with all the cities of the
children of Ammon. Then David and all
the people came again to Jerusalem.
4 And after this also there arose war at
Gezer with the Philistines: then
Sibbechai [Mebunnai] the Hushathite
slew Sippai, of the children of
Haraphah, and they were subdued.
5 And there was yet another battle 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 a battle at
Gath, where was a man of
a great stature, and his fingers were by
sixes, even four and twenty, and was
also the son of Haraphah.
7 And when he reviled Israel, Jonathan
the son of Shimea David's brother did
slay him.
8 These were born unto Haraphah at
Gath, and fell by the hand of David: and
by the hands of his servants.
I Chronicles Chapter 19
I Chronicles Chapter 19
1 After this also Nahash the king of the
children of Ammon died, and his son
reigned in his stead.
2 And David said, I will show kindness
unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because
his father showed kindness unto me. And
David sent messengers to comfort him
for his father. So the servants of David
came into the land of the children of
Ammon to Hanun to comfort him.
3 And the princes of the children of
Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that
David doth honor thy father, that he hath
sent comforters unto thee? Are not his
servants come to thee to search, to seek
and to spy out the land?
4 Wherefore Hanun took David's
servants, and shaved them, and cut off
their garments by the half unto the
buttocks, and sent them away.
5 And there went certain and told David
concerning the men: and he sent to meet
them (for the men were exceedingly
ashamed) and the king said, Tarry at
Jericho, until your beards be grown: then
return.
6 When the children of Ammon saw that
they stank in the sight of David, then sent
Hanun and the children of Ammon a
thousand talents of silver to hire them
chariots and horsemen out of Aram
[Syria] Naharaim and out of Aram
[Syria] Maachah, and out of Zobah.
7 And they hired them two and thirty
thousand chariots, and the king of
Maachah and his people, which came
and pitched before Medeba: and the
children of Ammon gathered themselves
together from their cities, and came to
the battle.
8 And when David heard, he sent Joab
and all the host of the valiant men. 9 And
the children of Ammon came out, and set
their battle in array at the gate of the city.
And the kings that were come, were by
themselves in the field.
10 When Joab saw that the front of the
battle was against him before and
behind, then he chose out of all the
choice of Israel, and set himself in array
to meet the Aramites [Syrians].
11 And the rest of the people he
delivered unto the hand of Abishai his
brother, and they put themselves in array
against the children of Ammon. 12 And
he said, If Aram [Syria] be too strong for
me, then thou shalt succor me: and if the
children of Ammon prevail against thee,
then I will succor thee. 13 Be strong, and
let us show ourselves valiant for our
people, and for the cities of our God,
and let the Lord do that which is good in
his own sight. 14 So Joab and the people
that was with him, came near before the
Aramites
[Syrians] unto the battle, and they fled
before him.
15 And when the children of Ammon
saw that the Aramites [Syrians] led, they
fled also before Abishai his brother, and
entered into the city: so Joab came to
Jerusalem.
16 And when the Aramites [Syrians]
saw that they were discomfited before
Israel, they sent messengers and caused
the Aramites [Syrians] to come forth that
were beyond the river: and Shophach the
captain of the host of Hadadezer wen t
before them.
17 And when it was showed David, he
gathered all Israel, and went over
Jordan, and came unto them, and put
himself in array against them: And when
David had put himself in battle array to
meet the Aramites [Syrians], they fought
with him.
18 But the Aramites [Syrians] fled
before Israel, and David destroyed of
the Aramites [Syrians] seven thousand
chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and
killed Shophach the captain of the host.
19 And when the servants of Hadadezer
saw that they fell before Israel, they
made peace with David, and served him.
And the Aramites [Syrians] would no
more succor the children of Ammon.
1 After this also Nahash the king of the
children of Ammon died, and his son
reigned in his stead.
2 And David said, I will show kindness
unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because
his father showed kindness unto me. And
David sent messengers to comfort him
for his father. So the servants of David
came into the land of the children of
Ammon to Hanun to comfort him.
3 And the princes of the children of
Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that
David doth honor thy father, that he hath
sent comforters unto thee? Are not his
servants come to thee to search, to seek
and to spy out the land?
4 Wherefore Hanun took David's
servants, and shaved them, and cut off
their garments by the half unto the
buttocks, and sent them away.
5 And there went certain and told David
concerning the men: and he sent to meet
them (for the men were exceedingly
ashamed) and the king said, Tarry at
Jericho, until your beards be grown: then
return.
6 When the children of Ammon saw that
they stank in the sight of David, then sent
Hanun and the children of Ammon a
thousand talents of silver to hire them
chariots and horsemen out of Aram
[Syria] Naharaim and out of Aram
[Syria] Maachah, and out of Zobah.
7 And they hired them two and thirty
thousand chariots, and the king of
Maachah and his people, which came
and pitched before Medeba: and the
children of Ammon gathered themselves
together from their cities, and came to
the battle.
8 And when David heard, he sent Joab
and all the host of the valiant men. 9 And
the children of Ammon came out, and set
their battle in array at the gate of the city.
And the kings that were come, were by
themselves in the field.
10 When Joab saw that the front of the
battle was against him before and
behind, then he chose out of all the
choice of Israel, and set himself in array
to meet the Aramites [Syrians].
11 And the rest of the people he
delivered unto the hand of Abishai his
brother, and they put themselves in array
against the children of Ammon. 12 And
he said, If Aram [Syria] be too strong for
me, then thou shalt succor me: and if the
children of Ammon prevail against thee,
then I will succor thee. 13 Be strong, and
let us show ourselves valiant for our
people, and for the cities of our God,
and let the Lord do that which is good in
his own sight. 14 So Joab and the people
that was with him, came near before the
Aramites
[Syrians] unto the battle, and they fled
before him.
15 And when the children of Ammon
saw that the Aramites [Syrians] led, they
fled also before Abishai his brother, and
entered into the city: so Joab came to
Jerusalem.
16 And when the Aramites [Syrians]
saw that they were discomfited before
Israel, they sent messengers and caused
the Aramites [Syrians] to come forth that
were beyond the river: and Shophach the
captain of the host of Hadadezer wen t
before them.
17 And when it was showed David, he
gathered all Israel, and went over
Jordan, and came unto them, and put
himself in array against them: And when
David had put himself in battle array to
meet the Aramites [Syrians], they fought
with him.
18 But the Aramites [Syrians] fled
before Israel, and David destroyed of
the Aramites [Syrians] seven thousand
chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and
killed Shophach the captain of the host.
19 And when the servants of Hadadezer
saw that they fell before Israel, they
made peace with David, and served him.
And the Aramites [Syrians] would no
more succor the children of Ammon.
I Chronicles Chapter 18
I Chronicles Chapter 18
1 And after this David smote the
Philistines, and subdued them, and took
Gath, and the villages thereof 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 Hadadezer king of
Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to
stablish his border by the river Perath.
4 And David took from him a thousand
chariots, and seven thousand horsemen,
and twenty thousand footmen, and
destroyed all the chariots, but he
reserved of them an hundred chariots.
5 Then came the Aramites [Syrians] of
Damascus to succor Hadadezer king of
Zobah, but David slew of the Aramites
[Syrians] two and twenty thousand. 6
And David put a garrison in Aram
[Syria] of Damascus, and the Aramites
[Syrians] became David's servants, and
brought gifts: and the Lord preserved
David wheresoever he went.
7 And David took the shields of gold
that were of the servants of Hadadezer,
and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 And from Tibhath, and from Chun
(cities of Hadadezer) brought David
exceeding much brass, wherewith
Solomon made the brazen sea, and the
pillars and the vessels of brass.
9 Then Tou king of Hamath heard how
David had smitten all the host of
Hadadezer king of Zobah:
10 Therefore he sent Hadoram his son to
king David, to salute him, and to rejoice
with him, because he had fought against
Hadadezer, and beaten him (for Tou had
war with Hadadezer) who brought all
vessels of gold and silver and brass.
11 And king David did dedicate them
unto the Lord, with the silver and gold
that he brought from all the nations, from
Edom, and from Moab, and from the
children of Ammon, and from the
Philistines, and from Amalek.
12 And Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote
of Edom in the salt valley eighteen
thousand,
13 And he put a garrison in Edom, and
all the Edomites became David's
servants: and the Lord preserved David
wheresoever he went.
14 So David reigned over all Israel, and
executed judgment and justice to all his
people.
15 And Joab the son of 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 the scribe,
17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was
over the Cherethites and the Pelethites:
and the sons of David were chief about
the king.
1 And after this David smote the
Philistines, and subdued them, and took
Gath, and the villages thereof 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 Hadadezer king of
Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to
stablish his border by the river Perath.
4 And David took from him a thousand
chariots, and seven thousand horsemen,
and twenty thousand footmen, and
destroyed all the chariots, but he
reserved of them an hundred chariots.
5 Then came the Aramites [Syrians] of
Damascus to succor Hadadezer king of
Zobah, but David slew of the Aramites
[Syrians] two and twenty thousand. 6
And David put a garrison in Aram
[Syria] of Damascus, and the Aramites
[Syrians] became David's servants, and
brought gifts: and the Lord preserved
David wheresoever he went.
7 And David took the shields of gold
that were of the servants of Hadadezer,
and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 And from Tibhath, and from Chun
(cities of Hadadezer) brought David
exceeding much brass, wherewith
Solomon made the brazen sea, and the
pillars and the vessels of brass.
9 Then Tou king of Hamath heard how
David had smitten all the host of
Hadadezer king of Zobah:
10 Therefore he sent Hadoram his son to
king David, to salute him, and to rejoice
with him, because he had fought against
Hadadezer, and beaten him (for Tou had
war with Hadadezer) who brought all
vessels of gold and silver and brass.
11 And king David did dedicate them
unto the Lord, with the silver and gold
that he brought from all the nations, from
Edom, and from Moab, and from the
children of Ammon, and from the
Philistines, and from Amalek.
12 And Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote
of Edom in the salt valley eighteen
thousand,
13 And he put a garrison in Edom, and
all the Edomites became David's
servants: and the Lord preserved David
wheresoever he went.
14 So David reigned over all Israel, and
executed judgment and justice to all his
people.
15 And Joab the son of 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 the 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.
I Chronicles Chapter 17
I Chronicles Chapter 17
1 Now afterward when David dwelt in
his house, he said to Nathan the prophet,
Behold, I dwell in an house of cedar
trees, but the ark of the Lord's covenant
remaineth under curtains.
2 Then Nathan said to David, Do all that
is in thine heart: for God is with thee. 3
And the same night even 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 dwelt in no house, since the
day that I brought out the children of
Israel unto this day, but I have been from
tent to tent, and from habitation to
habitation.
6 Wheresoever I have walked with all
Israel spake I one 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 cedar trees?
7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto
my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of
hosts, I took thee from the sheep coat
and from following the sheep, that thou
shouldest be a prince over my people
Israel.
8 And I have been with thee
whithersoever thou hast walked, and
have destroyed all thine enemies out of
thy sight, and have made thee a name,
like the name of the great men that are in
the earth.
9 (Also I will appoint a place for my
people Israel, and will plant it, that they
may dwell in their place, and move no
more: neither shall the wicked people
vex them any more, as at the beginning,
10 And since the time that I commanded
judges over my people Israel) And I will
subdue all thine enemies: therefore I say
unto thee, that the Lord will build thee an
house.
11 And when thy days shall be fulfilled
to go with thy fathers, then will I raise
up thy seed after thee, which shall be of
thy sons, and will stablish his kingdom.
12 He shall build me an house, and I
will stablish his throne forever. 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 establish him in mine
house, and in my kingdom forever, and
his throne shall be stablished forever,
15 According to all these words, and
according to all this vision. So Nathan
spake to David.
16 And David the king went in 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 Yet thou esteeming this a small thing,
O God, hast also spoken concerning the
house of thy servant for a great while,
and hast regarded me according to the
estate of a man of high degree, O Lord
God.
18 What can David desire more of thee
for the honor of thy servant? For thou
knowest thy servant.
19 O Lord, for thy servant's sake, even
according to thine heart hast thou done
all this great thing to declare all
magnificence.
20 Lord, there is none like thee, neither
is there any God besides thee, according
to all that we have heard with our ears.
21 Moreover what one nation in the
earth is like thy people Israel, whose
God went to redeem them to be his
people, and to make thyself a name, and
to do great and terrible things by casting
out nations from before thy people,
whom thou hast delivered out of Egypt?
22 For thou hast ordained thy people
Israel to be thine own people forever,
and thou Lord art become their God.
23 Therefore now Lord, let the thing that
thou hast spoken concerning thy servant
and concerning his house, be confirmed
forever, and do as thou hast said,
24 And let thy name be stable and
magnified forever, that it may be said,
The Lord of hosts, God of Israel, is the
God of Israel, and let the house of David
thy servant be stablished before thee.
25 For thou, O my God, hast revealed
unto the ear of thy servant, that thou wilt
build him an house: therefore thy servant
hath been bold to pray before thee.
26 Therefore now Lord ( for thou art
God, and hast spoken this goodness unto
thy servant)
27 Now therefore, it hath pleased thee to
bless the house of thy servant, that it may
be before thee forever: for thou, O Lord,
hast blessed it, and it shall be blessed
forever.
1 Now afterward when David dwelt in
his house, he said to Nathan the prophet,
Behold, I dwell in an house of cedar
trees, but the ark of the Lord's covenant
remaineth under curtains.
2 Then Nathan said to David, Do all that
is in thine heart: for God is with thee. 3
And the same night even 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 dwelt in no house, since the
day that I brought out the children of
Israel unto this day, but I have been from
tent to tent, and from habitation to
habitation.
6 Wheresoever I have walked with all
Israel spake I one 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 cedar trees?
7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto
my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of
hosts, I took thee from the sheep coat
and from following the sheep, that thou
shouldest be a prince over my people
Israel.
8 And I have been with thee
whithersoever thou hast walked, and
have destroyed all thine enemies out of
thy sight, and have made thee a name,
like the name of the great men that are in
the earth.
9 (Also I will appoint a place for my
people Israel, and will plant it, that they
may dwell in their place, and move no
more: neither shall the wicked people
vex them any more, as at the beginning,
10 And since the time that I commanded
judges over my people Israel) And I will
subdue all thine enemies: therefore I say
unto thee, that the Lord will build thee an
house.
11 And when thy days shall be fulfilled
to go with thy fathers, then will I raise
up thy seed after thee, which shall be of
thy sons, and will stablish his kingdom.
12 He shall build me an house, and I
will stablish his throne forever. 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 establish him in mine
house, and in my kingdom forever, and
his throne shall be stablished forever,
15 According to all these words, and
according to all this vision. So Nathan
spake to David.
16 And David the king went in 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 Yet thou esteeming this a small thing,
O God, hast also spoken concerning the
house of thy servant for a great while,
and hast regarded me according to the
estate of a man of high degree, O Lord
God.
18 What can David desire more of thee
for the honor of thy servant? For thou
knowest thy servant.
19 O Lord, for thy servant's sake, even
according to thine heart hast thou done
all this great thing to declare all
magnificence.
20 Lord, there is none like thee, neither
is there any God besides thee, according
to all that we have heard with our ears.
21 Moreover what one nation in the
earth is like thy people Israel, whose
God went to redeem them to be his
people, and to make thyself a name, and
to do great and terrible things by casting
out nations from before thy people,
whom thou hast delivered out of Egypt?
22 For thou hast ordained thy people
Israel to be thine own people forever,
and thou Lord art become their God.
23 Therefore now Lord, let the thing that
thou hast spoken concerning thy servant
and concerning his house, be confirmed
forever, and do as thou hast said,
24 And let thy name be stable and
magnified forever, that it may be said,
The Lord of hosts, God of Israel, is the
God of Israel, and let the house of David
thy servant be stablished before thee.
25 For thou, O my God, hast revealed
unto the ear of thy servant, that thou wilt
build him an house: therefore thy servant
hath been bold to pray before thee.
26 Therefore now Lord ( for thou art
God, and hast spoken this goodness unto
thy servant)
27 Now therefore, it hath pleased thee to
bless the house of thy servant, that it may
be before thee forever: for thou, O Lord,
hast blessed it, and it shall be blessed
forever.
I Chronicles Chapter 16
I Chronicles Chapter 16
1 So they brought in the ark of God, and
set it in the midst of the tabernacle that
David had pitched for it, and they
offered burnt offerings and peace
offerings before God.
2 And when David had made an end of
offering the burnt offering 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 cake of bread,
and a piece of flesh, and a bottle of
wine. 4 And he appointed certain of the
Levites to minister before the ark of the
Lord, and to rehearse 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, even Jeiel with instruments,
viols and harps, and Asaph to make a
sound with cymbals, 6 And Benaiah and
Jahaziel priests, with trumpets
continually before the ark of the
covenant of God.
7 Then at that time David did appoint at
the beginning to give thanks to the Lord
by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
8 Praise the Lord and call upon his
name: declare his works among the
people.
9 Sing unto him, sing praise unto him,
and talk of all his wonderful works. 10
Rejoice in his holy name: let the hearts
of them that seek the Lord rejoice. 11
Seek the Lord and his strength: seek his
face continually.
12 Remember his marvelous works that
he hath done, his wonders, and the
judgments of his mouth,
13 O seed of Israel his servant, O the
children of Jacob his chosen. 14 He is
the Lord our God: his judgments are
throughout all the earth. 15 Remember
his covenant forever, and the word,
which he commanded to a thousand
generations:
16 Which he made with Abraham, and
his oath to Isaac:
17 And hath confirmed it to Jacob for a
law, and to Israel for an everlasting
covenant,
18 Saying, To thee will I give the land of
Canaan, the lot of your inheritance. 19
When ye were few in number, yea, a
very few, and strangers therein, 20 And
walked about from nation to nation, and
from one kingdom to another people,
21 He suffered no man to do them
wrong, but rebuked kings for their sakes,
saying,
22 Touch not mine anointed, and do my
prophets no harm.
23 Sing unto the Lord all the earth:
declare his salvation from day to day. 24
Declare his glory among the nations, and
his wonderful works among all people.
25 For the Lord is great and much to be
praised, and he is to be feared above all
gods.
26 For all the gods of the people are
idols, but the Lord made the heavens. 27
Praise and glory are before him: power
and beauty are in his place. 28 Give unto
the Lord, ye families of the people: give
unto the Lord glory and power.
29 Give unto the Lord the glory of his
name: bring an offering and come before
him, and worship the Lord in the
glorious sanctuary. 30 Tremble ye
before him, all the earth: surely the
world shall be stable and not move.
31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the
earth be glad, and let them say among the
nations, The Lord reigneth.
32 Let the sea roar, and all that therein
is: Let the field be joyful and all that is
in it.
33 Let the trees of the wood then rejoice
at the presence of the Lord: for he
cometh to judge the earth.
34 Praise the Lord, for he is good, for
his mercy endureth forever. 35 And say
ye, Save us, O God, our salvation, and
gather us, and deliver us from the
heathen, that we may praise thine holy
name, and glory in thy praise. 36
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
forever and ever: and let all people say,
So be it, and praise the Lord.
37 Then he left there before the ark of
the Lord's covenant Asaph and his
brethren to minister continually before
the ark, that which was to be done every
day:
38 And Obed Edom and his brethren,
threescore and eight: and Obed Edom
the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah were
porters.
39 And Zadok the priest and his brethren
the priests were before the tabernacle of
the Lord, in the high place that was at
Gibeon,
40 To offer burnt offerings unto the
Lord, upon the burnt offering altar
continually, in the morning and in the
evening, even according unto all that is
written in the law of the Lord, which he
commanded Israel.
41 And with them were Heman, and
Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen
(which were appointed by names) to
praise the Lord, because his mercy
endureth forever.
42 Even with them were Heman and
Joduthun, to make a sound with the
cornets and with the cymbals, with
excellent instruments of music: and the
sons of Jeduthun were at the gate.
43 And all the people departed, every
man to his house: and David returned to
bless his house.
1 So they brought in the ark of God, and
set it in the midst of the tabernacle that
David had pitched for it, and they
offered burnt offerings and peace
offerings before God.
2 And when David had made an end of
offering the burnt offering 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 cake of bread,
and a piece of flesh, and a bottle of
wine. 4 And he appointed certain of the
Levites to minister before the ark of the
Lord, and to rehearse 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, even Jeiel with instruments,
viols and harps, and Asaph to make a
sound with cymbals, 6 And Benaiah and
Jahaziel priests, with trumpets
continually before the ark of the
covenant of God.
7 Then at that time David did appoint at
the beginning to give thanks to the Lord
by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
8 Praise the Lord and call upon his
name: declare his works among the
people.
9 Sing unto him, sing praise unto him,
and talk of all his wonderful works. 10
Rejoice in his holy name: let the hearts
of them that seek the Lord rejoice. 11
Seek the Lord and his strength: seek his
face continually.
12 Remember his marvelous works that
he hath done, his wonders, and the
judgments of his mouth,
13 O seed of Israel his servant, O the
children of Jacob his chosen. 14 He is
the Lord our God: his judgments are
throughout all the earth. 15 Remember
his covenant forever, and the word,
which he commanded to a thousand
generations:
16 Which he made with Abraham, and
his oath to Isaac:
17 And hath confirmed it to Jacob for a
law, and to Israel for an everlasting
covenant,
18 Saying, To thee will I give the land of
Canaan, the lot of your inheritance. 19
When ye were few in number, yea, a
very few, and strangers therein, 20 And
walked about from nation to nation, and
from one kingdom to another people,
21 He suffered no man to do them
wrong, but rebuked kings for their sakes,
saying,
22 Touch not mine anointed, and do my
prophets no harm.
23 Sing unto the Lord all the earth:
declare his salvation from day to day. 24
Declare his glory among the nations, and
his wonderful works among all people.
25 For the Lord is great and much to be
praised, and he is to be feared above all
gods.
26 For all the gods of the people are
idols, but the Lord made the heavens. 27
Praise and glory are before him: power
and beauty are in his place. 28 Give unto
the Lord, ye families of the people: give
unto the Lord glory and power.
29 Give unto the Lord the glory of his
name: bring an offering and come before
him, and worship the Lord in the
glorious sanctuary. 30 Tremble ye
before him, all the earth: surely the
world shall be stable and not move.
31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the
earth be glad, and let them say among the
nations, The Lord reigneth.
32 Let the sea roar, and all that therein
is: Let the field be joyful and all that is
in it.
33 Let the trees of the wood then rejoice
at the presence of the Lord: for he
cometh to judge the earth.
34 Praise the Lord, for he is good, for
his mercy endureth forever. 35 And say
ye, Save us, O God, our salvation, and
gather us, and deliver us from the
heathen, that we may praise thine holy
name, and glory in thy praise. 36
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
forever and ever: and let all people say,
So be it, and praise the Lord.
37 Then he left there before the ark of
the Lord's covenant Asaph and his
brethren to minister continually before
the ark, that which was to be done every
day:
38 And Obed Edom and his brethren,
threescore and eight: and Obed Edom
the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah were
porters.
39 And Zadok the priest and his brethren
the priests were before the tabernacle of
the Lord, in the high place that was at
Gibeon,
40 To offer burnt offerings unto the
Lord, upon the burnt offering altar
continually, in the morning and in the
evening, even according unto all that is
written in the law of the Lord, which he
commanded Israel.
41 And with them were Heman, and
Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen
(which were appointed by names) to
praise the Lord, because his mercy
endureth forever.
42 Even with them were Heman and
Joduthun, to make a sound with the
cornets and with the cymbals, with
excellent instruments of music: and the
sons of Jeduthun were at the gate.
43 And all the people departed, every
man to his house: and David returned to
bless his house.
I Chronicles Chapter 15
I Chronicles 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 the
Lord hath chosen them to bear the ark of
the Lord, and to minister unto him
forever.
3 And David gathered all Israel together
to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the
Lord unto his place, which he had
ordained for it.
4 And David assembled the sons of
Aaron, and the Levites.
5 Of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief,
and his brethren sixscore. 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 Zadok and
Abiathar the priests, and of the Levites,
Uriel, Asaiah and Joel, Shemaiah, and
Eliel, and Amminadab:
12 And he said unto them, Ye are the
chief fathers of the Levites: sanctify
yourselves, and your brethren, and bring
up the ark of the Lord God of Israel unto
the place that I have prepared for it.
13 For because ye were not there at the
first, the Lord our God made a breach
among us: for we sought him not after
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 sons of the Levites bear the
ark of God upon their shoulders with the
bars, as Moses had commanded,
according to the word of the Lord. 16
And David spake to the chief of the
Levites, that they should appoint certain
of their brethren to sing with instruments
of music, with viols and harps, and
cymbals, that they might make a sound,
and lift up their 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 in 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 Heman, Asaph and Ethan were
fingers to make a sound with cymbals of
brass,
20 And Zechariah, and Aziel, and
Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and
Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah with
viols on Alamoth,
21 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and
Mikneiah, and Obed Edom, and Jeiel,
and Azaziah, with harps upon Sheminith
Jenazzeah.
22 But Chenaniah the chief of the Levites
had the charge, bearing the burden in the
charge, for he was able to instruct.
23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were
porters for the ark.
24 And Shebaniah and Jehoshaphat and
Nethanel and Amasai, and
Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer the
priests did blow with trumpets before
the ark of God, and Obed Edom and
Jehiah were porters for the ark. 25 So
David and the elders of Israel and the
captains of thousands went to bring up
the ark of the covenant of the Lord from
the house of Obed Edom with joy.
26 And because that God helped the
Levites that bear the ark of the covenant
of the Lord, they offered seven bullocks
and seven rams.
27 And David had on him a linen
garment, as all the Levites that bear the
ark, and the singers and Chenaniah that
had the chief charge of the singers: and
upon David was a linen ephod.
28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of
the Lord's covenant with shouting and
sound of trumpets, and with cornet, and
with cymbals, making a sound with viols
and with harps.
29 And when the ark of the covenant of
the Lord came into the city of David,
Michal the daughter of Saul looked out
at a window, and saw king David
dancing and playing, and she despised
him in her heart.
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 the
Lord hath chosen them to bear the ark of
the Lord, and to minister unto him
forever.
3 And David gathered all Israel together
to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the
Lord unto his place, which he had
ordained for it.
4 And David assembled the sons of
Aaron, and the Levites.
5 Of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief,
and his brethren sixscore. 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 Zadok and
Abiathar the priests, and of the Levites,
Uriel, Asaiah and Joel, Shemaiah, and
Eliel, and Amminadab:
12 And he said unto them, Ye are the
chief fathers of the Levites: sanctify
yourselves, and your brethren, and bring
up the ark of the Lord God of Israel unto
the place that I have prepared for it.
13 For because ye were not there at the
first, the Lord our God made a breach
among us: for we sought him not after
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 sons of the Levites bear the
ark of God upon their shoulders with the
bars, as Moses had commanded,
according to the word of the Lord. 16
And David spake to the chief of the
Levites, that they should appoint certain
of their brethren to sing with instruments
of music, with viols and harps, and
cymbals, that they might make a sound,
and lift up their 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 in 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 Heman, Asaph and Ethan were
fingers to make a sound with cymbals of
brass,
20 And Zechariah, and Aziel, and
Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and
Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah with
viols on Alamoth,
21 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and
Mikneiah, and Obed Edom, and Jeiel,
and Azaziah, with harps upon Sheminith
Jenazzeah.
22 But Chenaniah the chief of the Levites
had the charge, bearing the burden in the
charge, for he was able to instruct.
23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were
porters for the ark.
24 And Shebaniah and Jehoshaphat and
Nethanel and Amasai, and
Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer the
priests did blow with trumpets before
the ark of God, and Obed Edom and
Jehiah were porters for the ark. 25 So
David and the elders of Israel and the
captains of thousands went to bring up
the ark of the covenant of the Lord from
the house of Obed Edom with joy.
26 And because that God helped the
Levites that bear the ark of the covenant
of the Lord, they offered seven bullocks
and seven rams.
27 And David had on him a linen
garment, as all the Levites that bear the
ark, and the singers and Chenaniah that
had the chief charge of the singers: and
upon David was a linen ephod.
28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of
the Lord's covenant with shouting and
sound of trumpets, and with cornet, and
with cymbals, making a sound with viols
and with harps.
29 And when the ark of the covenant of
the Lord came into the city of David,
Michal the daughter of Saul looked out
at a window, and saw king David
dancing and playing, and she despised
him in her heart.
I Chronicles Chapter 14
I Chronicles Chapter 14
1 Then sent Hiram the king of Tyrus
messengers to David, and cedar trees,
with masons and carpenters to build him
an house.
2 Therefore David knew that the Lord
had confirmed him king over Israel , and
that his kingdom was lift up on high,
because of his people Israel. 3 Also
David took more wives at Jerusalem,
and David begat more sons and
daughters.
4 And these are the names of the
children which he had at Jerusalem,
Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and
Solomon,
5 And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Eliphelet,
6 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
7 And Elishama, and Beeliada, and
Eliphelet.
8 But when the Philistines heard that
David was anointed king over Israel, all
the Philistines came up to seek David.
And when David heard, he went out
against them.
9 And the Philistines came, and spread
themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 10
Then David asked counsel at 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: and David said,
God hath divided mine enemies with
mine hand, as waters are divided:
therefore they called the name of that
place, Baal-perazim.
12 And there they had left their gods:
and David said, Let them even be burned
with fire.
13 Again the Philistines came and
spread themselves in the valley. 14 And
when David asked again counsel at God,
God said to him, Thou shalt not go up
after them, but turn away from them, that
thou mayest come upon them over
against the mulberry trees.
15 And when thou hearest the noise of
one going in the tops of the mulberry
trees, then go out to battle: for God is
gone forth before thee, to smite the host
of the Philistines.
16 So David did as God had
commanded him: and they smote the host
of the Philistines from Gibeon even to
Gezer.
17 And the fame of David went out into
all lands, and the Lord brought the fear
of him upon all nations.
1 Then sent Hiram the king of Tyrus
messengers to David, and cedar trees,
with masons and carpenters to build him
an house.
2 Therefore David knew that the Lord
had confirmed him king over Israel , and
that his kingdom was lift up on high,
because of his people Israel. 3 Also
David took more wives at Jerusalem,
and David begat more sons and
daughters.
4 And these are the names of the
children which he had at Jerusalem,
Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and
Solomon,
5 And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Eliphelet,
6 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
7 And Elishama, and Beeliada, and
Eliphelet.
8 But when the Philistines heard that
David was anointed king over Israel, all
the Philistines came up to seek David.
And when David heard, he went out
against them.
9 And the Philistines came, and spread
themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 10
Then David asked counsel at 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: and David said,
God hath divided mine enemies with
mine hand, as waters are divided:
therefore they called the name of that
place, Baal-perazim.
12 And there they had left their gods:
and David said, Let them even be burned
with fire.
13 Again the Philistines came and
spread themselves in the valley. 14 And
when David asked again counsel at God,
God said to him, Thou shalt not go up
after them, but turn away from them, that
thou mayest come upon them over
against the mulberry trees.
15 And when thou hearest the noise of
one going in the tops of the mulberry
trees, then go out to battle: for God is
gone forth before thee, to smite the host
of the Philistines.
16 So David did as God had
commanded him: and they smote the host
of the Philistines from Gibeon even to
Gezer.
17 And the fame of David went out into
all lands, and the Lord brought the fear
of him upon all nations.
I Chronicles Chapter 13
I Chronicles Chapter 13
1 And David counseled with the
captains of thousands and of
hundreds, and with all the governors.
2 And David said to all the congregation
of Israel, If it seem good to you, and that
it proceedeth of the Lord our God, we
will send to and from unto our brethren,
that are left in all the land of Israel (for
with them are the priests and the Levites
in the cities and their suburbs) that they
may assemble themselves unto us.
3 And we will bring again the ark of our
God to us: for we sought not unto it in
the days of Saul.
4 And all the congregation answered,
Let us do so: for the thing seemed good
in the eyes of all the people.
5 So David gathered all Israel together
from Shihor in 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 Baalath, in
Kirjath-jearim, that was in Judah, to
bring up from thence the ark of God the
Lord that dwelleth between the
cherubims, where his name is called on.
7 And they carried the ark of God in a
new cart out of the house of Abinadab:
and Uzza and Ahio guided the cart.
8 And David and all Israel played
before God with all their might, both
with songs and with harps, and with
viols, and with timbrels and with
cymbals and with trumpets.
9 And when they came unto the threshing
floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand
to hold the ark, for the oxen did shake it.
10 But the wrath of the Lord was kindled
against Uzza, and he smote him, because
he laid his hand upon the ark: so he died
there before God. 11 And David was
angry, because the Lord had made a
breach in Uzza, and he called the name
of that place Perez-uzza unto this day.
12 And David feared God that day,
saying, How shall I bring into me the ark
of God?
13 Therefore David brought not the ark
to him into the city of David, but caused
it to turn into the house of Obed Edom
the Gittite.
14 So the ark of God remained in the
house of Obed Edom, even in his house
three months: and the Lord blessed the
house of Obed Edom, and all that he had.
1 And David counseled with the
captains of thousands and of
hundreds, and with all the governors.
2 And David said to all the congregation
of Israel, If it seem good to you, and that
it proceedeth of the Lord our God, we
will send to and from unto our brethren,
that are left in all the land of Israel (for
with them are the priests and the Levites
in the cities and their suburbs) that they
may assemble themselves unto us.
3 And we will bring again the ark of our
God to us: for we sought not unto it in
the days of Saul.
4 And all the congregation answered,
Let us do so: for the thing seemed good
in the eyes of all the people.
5 So David gathered all Israel together
from Shihor in 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 Baalath, in
Kirjath-jearim, that was in Judah, to
bring up from thence the ark of God the
Lord that dwelleth between the
cherubims, where his name is called on.
7 And they carried the ark of God in a
new cart out of the house of Abinadab:
and Uzza and Ahio guided the cart.
8 And David and all Israel played
before God with all their might, both
with songs and with harps, and with
viols, and with timbrels and with
cymbals and with trumpets.
9 And when they came unto the threshing
floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand
to hold the ark, for the oxen did shake it.
10 But the wrath of the Lord was kindled
against Uzza, and he smote him, because
he laid his hand upon the ark: so he died
there before God. 11 And David was
angry, because the Lord had made a
breach in Uzza, and he called the name
of that place Perez-uzza unto this day.
12 And David feared God that day,
saying, How shall I bring into me the ark
of God?
13 Therefore David brought not the ark
to him into the city of David, but caused
it to turn into the house of Obed Edom
the Gittite.
14 So the ark of God remained in the
house of Obed Edom, even in his house
three months: and the Lord blessed the
house of Obed Edom, and all that he had.
I Chronicles Chapter 12
I Chronicles Chapter 12
1 These also are they that came to David
to Ziklag, while he was yet kept close,
because of Saul the son of Kish: and they
were among the valiant and helpers of
the battle.
2 They were weaponed with bows, and
could use the right and the left hand with
stones and with arrows and with bows,
and were of Saul's brethren, even of
Benjamin.
3 The chief were Ahiezer, and Joash the
sons of Shemaah a Gibeathite, and
Jeziel, and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth,
Berachah and Jehu the Antothite, 4 And
Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a valiant man
among thirty, and above the thirty, and
Jeremiah, and Jehaziel, and Johanan, and
Jozabad the Gederathite,
5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and
Shemariah, and Shephatiah the
Haruphite,
6 Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and
Joezer, Jashobeam of Hakorehim
[Korah],
7 And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of
Jeroham of Gedor,
8 And of the Gadites there separated
themselves some unto David into the
hold of the wilderness, valiant men of
war, and men of arms, and apt for
battle, which could handle spear and
shield, and their faces were like the
faces of lions, and were like the roes in
the mountains in swiftness, 9 Ezer the
chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the
third,
10 Mishmanah the fourth, Jeremiah the
fifth,
11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the
eleventh.
14 These were the sons of Gad, captains
of the host: one of the least could resist
an hundred, and the greatest a thousand.
15 These are they that went over Jordan
in the first month when he had filled
over all his banks, and put to flight all
them of the valley, toward the east and
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
become peaceably unto me to help me,
mine heart shall be knit unto you, but if
you come to betray me to mine
adversaries, seeing there is no
wickedness in mine hands, the God of
our fathers behold it, and rebuke it. 18
And the spirit came upon Amasai, which
was the chief of thirty, and he said,
Thine are we, David, and with thee, O
son of Jesse. Peace, peace be unto thee,
and peace be unto thine helpers: for thy
God helpeth thee. Then David received
them, and made them captains of the
garrison.
19 And of Manasseh some fell to David,
when he came with the Philistines
against Saul to battle, but they helped
them not: for the princes of the
Philistines by advisement sent him away,
saying, He will fall to his master Saul
for 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 Zillethai, heads of the
thousands that were of Manasseh.
21 And they helped David against that
bad: for they were all valiant men 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
captains that were armed to battle, 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 bear shield
and spear, were six thousand and eight
hundred armed to the war.
25 Of the children of Simeon valiant
men of war, seven thousand and an
hundred.
26 Of the children of Levi four thousand
and six hundred.
27 And Jehoiada was the chief of them
of Aaron: and with him three thousand
and seven hundred.
28 And Zadok a young man very valiant,
and of his father's
household came two and twenty
captains.
29 And of the children of Benjamin the
brethren of Saul three thousand: for a
great part of them unto that time kept the
ward of the house of Saul. 30 And of the
children of Ephraim twenty thousand,
and eight hundred valiant men and
famous men in the household of their
fathers.
31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh
eighteen thousand, which were
appointed 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 that went out to battle,
expert in war, and in all instruments of
war, fifty thousand which could set the
battle in array: they were not of a double
heart.
34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains,
and with them with shield and spear
seven and thirty thousand.
35 And of Dan expert in battle, eight and
twenty thousand, and six hundred. 36
And of Asher that went out to the battle
and were trained in the wars, forty
thousand.
37 And of the other side of Jordan of the
Reubenites, and of the Gadites, and of
the half tribe of Manasseh with all
instruments of war to fight with, an
hundred and twenty thousand.
38 All these men of war that could lead
an army, came with upright heart to
Hebron to make David king over all
Israel: and all the rest of Israel was of
one accord 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 near them
until Issachar, and Zebulun, and Naphtali
brought bread upon asses, and on
camels, and on mules, and on oxen, even
meat, flour, figs, and raisins, and wine
and oil, and beeves and sheep
abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.
1 These also are they that came to David
to Ziklag, while he was yet kept close,
because of Saul the son of Kish: and they
were among the valiant and helpers of
the battle.
2 They were weaponed with bows, and
could use the right and the left hand with
stones and with arrows and with bows,
and were of Saul's brethren, even of
Benjamin.
3 The chief were Ahiezer, and Joash the
sons of Shemaah a Gibeathite, and
Jeziel, and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth,
Berachah and Jehu the Antothite, 4 And
Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a valiant man
among thirty, and above the thirty, and
Jeremiah, and Jehaziel, and Johanan, and
Jozabad the Gederathite,
5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and
Shemariah, and Shephatiah the
Haruphite,
6 Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and
Joezer, Jashobeam of Hakorehim
[Korah],
7 And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of
Jeroham of Gedor,
8 And of the Gadites there separated
themselves some unto David into the
hold of the wilderness, valiant men of
war, and men of arms, and apt for
battle, which could handle spear and
shield, and their faces were like the
faces of lions, and were like the roes in
the mountains in swiftness, 9 Ezer the
chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the
third,
10 Mishmanah the fourth, Jeremiah the
fifth,
11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the
eleventh.
14 These were the sons of Gad, captains
of the host: one of the least could resist
an hundred, and the greatest a thousand.
15 These are they that went over Jordan
in the first month when he had filled
over all his banks, and put to flight all
them of the valley, toward the east and
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
become peaceably unto me to help me,
mine heart shall be knit unto you, but if
you come to betray me to mine
adversaries, seeing there is no
wickedness in mine hands, the God of
our fathers behold it, and rebuke it. 18
And the spirit came upon Amasai, which
was the chief of thirty, and he said,
Thine are we, David, and with thee, O
son of Jesse. Peace, peace be unto thee,
and peace be unto thine helpers: for thy
God helpeth thee. Then David received
them, and made them captains of the
garrison.
19 And of Manasseh some fell to David,
when he came with the Philistines
against Saul to battle, but they helped
them not: for the princes of the
Philistines by advisement sent him away,
saying, He will fall to his master Saul
for 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 Zillethai, heads of the
thousands that were of Manasseh.
21 And they helped David against that
bad: for they were all valiant men 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
captains that were armed to battle, 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 bear shield
and spear, were six thousand and eight
hundred armed to the war.
25 Of the children of Simeon valiant
men of war, seven thousand and an
hundred.
26 Of the children of Levi four thousand
and six hundred.
27 And Jehoiada was the chief of them
of Aaron: and with him three thousand
and seven hundred.
28 And Zadok a young man very valiant,
and of his father's
household came two and twenty
captains.
29 And of the children of Benjamin the
brethren of Saul three thousand: for a
great part of them unto that time kept the
ward of the house of Saul. 30 And of the
children of Ephraim twenty thousand,
and eight hundred valiant men and
famous men in the household of their
fathers.
31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh
eighteen thousand, which were
appointed 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 that went out to battle,
expert in war, and in all instruments of
war, fifty thousand which could set the
battle in array: they were not of a double
heart.
34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains,
and with them with shield and spear
seven and thirty thousand.
35 And of Dan expert in battle, eight and
twenty thousand, and six hundred. 36
And of Asher that went out to the battle
and were trained in the wars, forty
thousand.
37 And of the other side of Jordan of the
Reubenites, and of the Gadites, and of
the half tribe of Manasseh with all
instruments of war to fight with, an
hundred and twenty thousand.
38 All these men of war that could lead
an army, came with upright heart to
Hebron to make David king over all
Israel: and all the rest of Israel was of
one accord 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 near them
until Issachar, and Zebulun, and Naphtali
brought bread upon asses, and on
camels, and on mules, and on oxen, even
meat, flour, figs, and raisins, and wine
and oil, and beeves and sheep
abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.
I Chronicles Chapter 11
I Chronicles Chapter 11
1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to
David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we
are thy bones and thy flesh.
2 And in time past, even when Saul was
king, thou leddest Israel out and in: and
the Lord thy God said unto thee, Thou
shalt feed my people Israel, and thou
shalt be captain over my people Israel.
3 So 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 the hand of Samuel. 4 And David and
all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is
Jebus, where were the Jebusites, the
inhabitants of the land.
5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to
David, Thou shalt not come in hither.
Nevertheless David took the tower of
Zion, which is the city of David. 6 And
David said, Whosoever smiteth the
Jebusites first, shall be the chief and
captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went
first up, and was captain. 7 And David
dwelt in the tower: therefore they called
it the city of David. 8 And he built the
city on every side, from Millo even
round about, and Joab repaired the rest
of the city.
9 And David prospered, and grew: for
the Lord of hosts was with him. 10
These also are the chief of the valiant
men that were with David, and joined
their force with him in his kingdom with
all Israel, to make him king over Israel,
according to the word of the Lord.
11 And this is the number of the valiant
men whom David had, Jashobeam the
son of Hachmoni, the chief among thirty:
he lift up his spear against three hundred,
whom he slew at one time.
12 And after him was Eleazar the son of
Dodo the Ahohite, which was one of the
three valiant men.
13 He was with David at Pas-dammim,
and there the Philistines were gathered
together to battle: and there was a parcel
of ground full of barley, and the people
fled before the Philistines.
14 And they stood in the midst of the
field, and saved it, and slew the
Philistines: so the Lord gave a great
victory.
15 And three of the thirty captains went
to a rock to David, into the cave of
Adullam. And the army of the Philistines
camped in the valley of Rephaim. 16
And when David was in the hold, the
Philistine's garrison was at Bethlehem.
17 And David longed, and said, Oh, that
one would give me to drink of the water
of the well of Beth-lehem that is at the
gate.
18 Then these three break through the
host of the Philistines, and drew water
out of the well of Beth-lehem that was
by the gate, and took it and brought it to
David: but David would not drink of it,
but poured it for an oblation to the Lord,
19 And said, Let not my God suffer me
to do this: should I drink the blood of
these men's lives? For they have brought
it with the jeopardy of their lives:
therefore he would not drink it: these
things did these three mighty men. 20
And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was
chief of the three, and he lift up his spear
against three hundred, and slew them,
and had the name among the three.
21 Among the three he was more
honorable than the two, and he was their
captain: but he attained not unto the first
three.
22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada (the son
of a valiant man) which had done many
acts, and was of Kabzeel, he slew two
strong men of Moab: he went down also
and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in
time of snow. 23 And he slew an
Egyptian, a man of great stature, even
five cubits long, and in the Egyptians
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 worthies.
25 Behold, he was honorable among
thirty, but he attained not unto the first
three. And David made him of his
counsel.
26 These also were valiant men of war,
Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the
son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,
27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the
Pelonite,
28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Abiezer the Anathothite,
29 Sibbechai [Mebunnai] the Hushathite,
Ilai the Ahohite,
30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the
son of Baanah the Netophathite, 31 Ithai
the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the
children of Benjamin, Benaiah the
Pirathonite,
32 Hurai of the rivers of Gaash, Abiel
the Arbathite,
33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba
the Shaalbonite,
34 The sons of Hashem the Gizonite,
Jonathan the son of Shageh 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 Hagri,
39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the
Berothite, the armor bearer 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
Ieiel the sons of Hotham 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 Jaasiel the
Mezobaite.
1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to
David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we
are thy bones and thy flesh.
2 And in time past, even when Saul was
king, thou leddest Israel out and in: and
the Lord thy God said unto thee, Thou
shalt feed my people Israel, and thou
shalt be captain over my people Israel.
3 So 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 the hand of Samuel. 4 And David and
all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is
Jebus, where were the Jebusites, the
inhabitants of the land.
5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to
David, Thou shalt not come in hither.
Nevertheless David took the tower of
Zion, which is the city of David. 6 And
David said, Whosoever smiteth the
Jebusites first, shall be the chief and
captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went
first up, and was captain. 7 And David
dwelt in the tower: therefore they called
it the city of David. 8 And he built the
city on every side, from Millo even
round about, and Joab repaired the rest
of the city.
9 And David prospered, and grew: for
the Lord of hosts was with him. 10
These also are the chief of the valiant
men that were with David, and joined
their force with him in his kingdom with
all Israel, to make him king over Israel,
according to the word of the Lord.
11 And this is the number of the valiant
men whom David had, Jashobeam the
son of Hachmoni, the chief among thirty:
he lift up his spear against three hundred,
whom he slew at one time.
12 And after him was Eleazar the son of
Dodo the Ahohite, which was one of the
three valiant men.
13 He was with David at Pas-dammim,
and there the Philistines were gathered
together to battle: and there was a parcel
of ground full of barley, and the people
fled before the Philistines.
14 And they stood in the midst of the
field, and saved it, and slew the
Philistines: so the Lord gave a great
victory.
15 And three of the thirty captains went
to a rock to David, into the cave of
Adullam. And the army of the Philistines
camped in the valley of Rephaim. 16
And when David was in the hold, the
Philistine's garrison was at Bethlehem.
17 And David longed, and said, Oh, that
one would give me to drink of the water
of the well of Beth-lehem that is at the
gate.
18 Then these three break through the
host of the Philistines, and drew water
out of the well of Beth-lehem that was
by the gate, and took it and brought it to
David: but David would not drink of it,
but poured it for an oblation to the Lord,
19 And said, Let not my God suffer me
to do this: should I drink the blood of
these men's lives? For they have brought
it with the jeopardy of their lives:
therefore he would not drink it: these
things did these three mighty men. 20
And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was
chief of the three, and he lift up his spear
against three hundred, and slew them,
and had the name among the three.
21 Among the three he was more
honorable than the two, and he was their
captain: but he attained not unto the first
three.
22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada (the son
of a valiant man) which had done many
acts, and was of Kabzeel, he slew two
strong men of Moab: he went down also
and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in
time of snow. 23 And he slew an
Egyptian, a man of great stature, even
five cubits long, and in the Egyptians
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 worthies.
25 Behold, he was honorable among
thirty, but he attained not unto the first
three. And David made him of his
counsel.
26 These also were valiant men of war,
Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the
son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,
27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the
Pelonite,
28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Abiezer the Anathothite,
29 Sibbechai [Mebunnai] the Hushathite,
Ilai the Ahohite,
30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the
son of Baanah the Netophathite, 31 Ithai
the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the
children of Benjamin, Benaiah the
Pirathonite,
32 Hurai of the rivers of Gaash, Abiel
the Arbathite,
33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba
the Shaalbonite,
34 The sons of Hashem the Gizonite,
Jonathan the son of Shageh 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 Hagri,
39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the
Berothite, the armor bearer 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
Ieiel the sons of Hotham 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 Jaasiel the
Mezobaite.
I Chronicles Chapter 10
I Chronicles Chapter 10
1 Then the Philistines fought against
Israel: and the men of Israel fled before
the Philistines, and fell down slain in
mount Gilboa.
2 And the Philistines pursued after Saul
and after his sons, and the Philistines
smote Jonathan, and Abinadab, and
Malchishua the sons of Saul.
3 And the battle was sore against Saul;
and the archers hit him, and he was
wounded of the archers.
4 Then said Saul to his armor bearer,
Draw out thy sword, and thrust me
through there with, lest these
uncircumcised come and mock at me: but
his armor bearer would not, for he was
sore afraid: therefore Saul took the
sword and fell upon it.
5 And when his armor bearer saw that
Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon the
sword, and died.
6 So Saul died and his three sons, and
all his house, they died together. 7 And
when all the men of Israel that were in
the valley, saw how they fled, and that
Saul and his sons were dead, they
forsook their cities, and fled away, and
the Philistines came, and dwelt in them.
8 And on the morrow when the
Philistines came to spoil them that were
slain, they found Saul and his sons lying
in mount Gilboa.
9 And when they had stripped him, they
took his head and his armor, and sent
them into the land of the Philistines
round about, to publish it unto their
idols, and to the people.
10 And they laid up his armor in the
house of their god, and set up his head in
the house of Dagon.
11 When all they of Jabesh Gilead heard
all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
12 Then they arose (all the valiant men)
and took the body of Saul, and the
bodies of his sons, and brought them to
Jabesh, and buried the bones of them
under an oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven
days.
13 So Saul died for his transgression,
that he committed against the Lord, even
against the word of the Lord, which he
kept not, and in that he sought and asked
counsel of a familiar spirit,
14 And asked not of the Lord: therefore
he slew him, and turned the kingdom
unto David the son of Jesse.
1 Then the Philistines fought against
Israel: and the men of Israel fled before
the Philistines, and fell down slain in
mount Gilboa.
2 And the Philistines pursued after Saul
and after his sons, and the Philistines
smote Jonathan, and Abinadab, and
Malchishua the sons of Saul.
3 And the battle was sore against Saul;
and the archers hit him, and he was
wounded of the archers.
4 Then said Saul to his armor bearer,
Draw out thy sword, and thrust me
through there with, lest these
uncircumcised come and mock at me: but
his armor bearer would not, for he was
sore afraid: therefore Saul took the
sword and fell upon it.
5 And when his armor bearer saw that
Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon the
sword, and died.
6 So Saul died and his three sons, and
all his house, they died together. 7 And
when all the men of Israel that were in
the valley, saw how they fled, and that
Saul and his sons were dead, they
forsook their cities, and fled away, and
the Philistines came, and dwelt in them.
8 And on the morrow when the
Philistines came to spoil them that were
slain, they found Saul and his sons lying
in mount Gilboa.
9 And when they had stripped him, they
took his head and his armor, and sent
them into the land of the Philistines
round about, to publish it unto their
idols, and to the people.
10 And they laid up his armor in the
house of their god, and set up his head in
the house of Dagon.
11 When all they of Jabesh Gilead heard
all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
12 Then they arose (all the valiant men)
and took the body of Saul, and the
bodies of his sons, and brought them to
Jabesh, and buried the bones of them
under an oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven
days.
13 So Saul died for his transgression,
that he committed against the Lord, even
against the word of the Lord, which he
kept not, and in that he sought and asked
counsel of a familiar spirit,
14 And asked not of the Lord: therefore
he slew him, and turned the kingdom
unto David the son of Jesse.
I Chronicles Chapter 9
I Chronicles Chapter 9
1 Thus all Israel were numbered by their
genealogies: and behold, they are
written in the book of the kings of Israel
and of Judah, and they were carried
away to Babylon for their transgression.
2 And the chief inhabitants that dwelt in
their own possessions, and in their own
cities, even Israel the priests, the
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 Perez, the son of Judah.
5 And of Shiloni, Asaiah the eldest, and
his sons.
6 And 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 Hassenuah,
8 And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and
Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri,
and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah,
the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah. 9
And their brethren according to their
generations nine hundred, fifty and six:
all these men were chief fathers in the
households 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
chief of the house of God, 12 And
Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of
Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and
Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of
Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son
of Meshillemith, the son of Immer.
13 And their brethren the chief of the
households of their fathers a thousand,
seven hundred and threescore valiant
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 Mica, 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 For they were porters to this time by
companies of the children of Levi unto
the king's gate eastward.
19 And Shallum the son of Kore the son
of Ebiasaph the son of Korah, and his
brethren the Korahites (of the house of
their father) were over the work, and
office to keep the gates of the tabernacle:
so their families were over the host of
the Lord, keeping the entry. 20 And
Phinehas the son of Eleazar was their
guide, and the Lord was with him.
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah
was the porter of the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation.
22 All these were chosen for porters of
the gates, two hundred and twelve,
which were numbered according to their
genealogies by their towns. David
established these and Samuel the seer in
their perpetual office. 23 So they and
their children had the oversight of the
gates of the house of the Lord, even of
the house of the tabernacle by wards.
24 The porters were in four quarters
eastward, westward, northward and
southward.
25 And their brethren, which were in
their towns, came at seven days from
time to time with them.
26 For these four chief porters were in
perpetual office, and were of the Levites
and had charge of the chambers, and of
the treasures in the house of God.
27 And they lay round about the house of
God, because the
charge was theirs, and they caused it to
be opened every morning. 28 And
certain of them had the rule of the
ministering vessels: for they brought
them in by tale, and brought them out by
tale.
29 Some of them also were appointed
over the instruments, and over all the
vessels of the sanctuary, and of the flour,
and the wine, and the oil, and the
incense, and the sweet odors.
30 And certain of the sons of the priests
made ointments of sweet odors. 31 And
Mattithiah one of the Levites which was
the eldest son of Shallum the Korahite,
had the charge of the things that were
made in the frying pan. 32 And other of
their brethren the sons of Kohath had the
oversight of the showbread to prepare it
every Sabbath.
33 And these are the singers, the chief
fathers of the Levites, which dwelt in the
chambers, and had none other charge:
for they had to do in that business day
and night:
34 These were the chief fathers of the
Levites according to their generations,
and the principal which dwelt at
Jerusalem.
35 And in Gibeon dwelt the father of
Gibeon, Jeiel, and the name of his wife
was Maachah.
36 And his eldest son was 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: they
also dwelt with their brethren at
Jerusalem , even by their brethren.
39 And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat
Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan and
Malchishua, and Abinadab and Eshbaal.
40 And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal:
and Merib-baal begat Mica. 41
And the sons of Mica were Pithon, and
Melech and Tahrea.
42 And Ahaz begat Jehoadah, and
Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth,
and Zimri, and Zimri begat Moza.
43 And Moza begat Binea, whose son
was Rephaiah, and his son was Eleasah,
and his son Azel.
44 And Azel had six sons, whose names
are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ismael,
and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan:
these are the sons of Azel.
1 Thus all Israel were numbered by their
genealogies: and behold, they are
written in the book of the kings of Israel
and of Judah, and they were carried
away to Babylon for their transgression.
2 And the chief inhabitants that dwelt in
their own possessions, and in their own
cities, even Israel the priests, the
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 Perez, the son of Judah.
5 And of Shiloni, Asaiah the eldest, and
his sons.
6 And 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 Hassenuah,
8 And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and
Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri,
and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah,
the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah. 9
And their brethren according to their
generations nine hundred, fifty and six:
all these men were chief fathers in the
households 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
chief of the house of God, 12 And
Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of
Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and
Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of
Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son
of Meshillemith, the son of Immer.
13 And their brethren the chief of the
households of their fathers a thousand,
seven hundred and threescore valiant
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 Mica, 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 For they were porters to this time by
companies of the children of Levi unto
the king's gate eastward.
19 And Shallum the son of Kore the son
of Ebiasaph the son of Korah, and his
brethren the Korahites (of the house of
their father) were over the work, and
office to keep the gates of the tabernacle:
so their families were over the host of
the Lord, keeping the entry. 20 And
Phinehas the son of Eleazar was their
guide, and the Lord was with him.
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah
was the porter of the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation.
22 All these were chosen for porters of
the gates, two hundred and twelve,
which were numbered according to their
genealogies by their towns. David
established these and Samuel the seer in
their perpetual office. 23 So they and
their children had the oversight of the
gates of the house of the Lord, even of
the house of the tabernacle by wards.
24 The porters were in four quarters
eastward, westward, northward and
southward.
25 And their brethren, which were in
their towns, came at seven days from
time to time with them.
26 For these four chief porters were in
perpetual office, and were of the Levites
and had charge of the chambers, and of
the treasures in the house of God.
27 And they lay round about the house of
God, because the
charge was theirs, and they caused it to
be opened every morning. 28 And
certain of them had the rule of the
ministering vessels: for they brought
them in by tale, and brought them out by
tale.
29 Some of them also were appointed
over the instruments, and over all the
vessels of the sanctuary, and of the flour,
and the wine, and the oil, and the
incense, and the sweet odors.
30 And certain of the sons of the priests
made ointments of sweet odors. 31 And
Mattithiah one of the Levites which was
the eldest son of Shallum the Korahite,
had the charge of the things that were
made in the frying pan. 32 And other of
their brethren the sons of Kohath had the
oversight of the showbread to prepare it
every Sabbath.
33 And these are the singers, the chief
fathers of the Levites, which dwelt in the
chambers, and had none other charge:
for they had to do in that business day
and night:
34 These were the chief fathers of the
Levites according to their generations,
and the principal which dwelt at
Jerusalem.
35 And in Gibeon dwelt the father of
Gibeon, Jeiel, and the name of his wife
was Maachah.
36 And his eldest son was 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: they
also dwelt with their brethren at
Jerusalem , even by their brethren.
39 And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat
Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan and
Malchishua, and Abinadab and Eshbaal.
40 And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal:
and Merib-baal begat Mica. 41
And the sons of Mica were Pithon, and
Melech and Tahrea.
42 And Ahaz begat Jehoadah, and
Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth,
and Zimri, and Zimri begat Moza.
43 And Moza begat Binea, whose son
was Rephaiah, and his son was Eleasah,
and his son Azel.
44 And Azel had six sons, whose names
are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ismael,
and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan:
these are the sons of Azel.
I Chronicles Chapter 8
I Chronicles Chapter 8
1 Benjamin also begat Bela his eldest
son, 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
were the chief fathers of those that
inhabited Geba: and they were carried
away captives to Manahath, 7 And
Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he
carried them away captives: and he
begat Uzza, and Ahihud.
8 And Shaharaim begat certain in the
country of Moab, after he had sent away
Hushim and Baara his wives.
9 He begat, I say, of Hodesh his wife,
Jobab and Zibia, and Mesha, and
Malcam,
10 And Jeuz and Sachia and Mirmah:
these were his sons, and chief fathers.
11 And of Hushim he begat Ahitub and
Elpaal.
12 And the sons of Elpaal were Eber,
and Misham and Shemer (which built
Ono, and Lod, and the villages thereof)
13 And Beriah and Shema (which were
the chief fathers among the inhabitants of
Aijalon: they drove away the inhabitants
of Gath) 14 And Ahio, Shashak and
Jeremoth,
15 And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder,
16 And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha,
the sons of Beriah,
17 And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and
Hizki, and Heber,
18 And Ishmerai and Izliah, and Jobab,
the sons of Elpaal,
19 Jakim also, and Zichri, and Zabdi,
20 And Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,
21 And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and
Shimrah the sons of Shema,
22 And Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel,
23 And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,
24 And Hananiah, and Elam, and
Antothijah,
25 Iphedeiah and Penuel the sons of
Shashak,
26 And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and
Athaliah,
27 And Jaresiah, and Elijah, and Zichri,
the sons of Jeroham.
28 These were the chief fathers
according to their generations, even
princes, which dwelt in Jerusalem.
29 And at Gibeon dwelt the father of
Gibeon, and the name of his wife was
Maachah.
30 And his eldest son was Abdon, then
Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, 31
And Gidor, and Ahio, and Zacher.
32 And Mikloth begat Shimeah: these
also dwelt with their brethren in
Jerusalem, even by their brethren.
33 And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat
Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and
Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
34 And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal,
and Merib-baal begat Mica. 35
And the sons of Mica 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, whose son
was Raphah, and his son Eleasah, and
his son Azel.
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 eldest son, Jeush the
second, and Eliphelet the third.
40 And the sons of Ulam were valiant
men of war which shot with the bow,
and had many sons and nephews, an
hundred and fifty: all these were of the
sons of Benjamin.
1 Benjamin also begat Bela his eldest
son, 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
were the chief fathers of those that
inhabited Geba: and they were carried
away captives to Manahath, 7 And
Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he
carried them away captives: and he
begat Uzza, and Ahihud.
8 And Shaharaim begat certain in the
country of Moab, after he had sent away
Hushim and Baara his wives.
9 He begat, I say, of Hodesh his wife,
Jobab and Zibia, and Mesha, and
Malcam,
10 And Jeuz and Sachia and Mirmah:
these were his sons, and chief fathers.
11 And of Hushim he begat Ahitub and
Elpaal.
12 And the sons of Elpaal were Eber,
and Misham and Shemer (which built
Ono, and Lod, and the villages thereof)
13 And Beriah and Shema (which were
the chief fathers among the inhabitants of
Aijalon: they drove away the inhabitants
of Gath) 14 And Ahio, Shashak and
Jeremoth,
15 And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder,
16 And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha,
the sons of Beriah,
17 And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and
Hizki, and Heber,
18 And Ishmerai and Izliah, and Jobab,
the sons of Elpaal,
19 Jakim also, and Zichri, and Zabdi,
20 And Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,
21 And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and
Shimrah the sons of Shema,
22 And Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel,
23 And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,
24 And Hananiah, and Elam, and
Antothijah,
25 Iphedeiah and Penuel the sons of
Shashak,
26 And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and
Athaliah,
27 And Jaresiah, and Elijah, and Zichri,
the sons of Jeroham.
28 These were the chief fathers
according to their generations, even
princes, which dwelt in Jerusalem.
29 And at Gibeon dwelt the father of
Gibeon, and the name of his wife was
Maachah.
30 And his eldest son was Abdon, then
Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, 31
And Gidor, and Ahio, and Zacher.
32 And Mikloth begat Shimeah: these
also dwelt with their brethren in
Jerusalem, even by their brethren.
33 And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat
Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and
Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
34 And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal,
and Merib-baal begat Mica. 35
And the sons of Mica 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, whose son
was Raphah, and his son Eleasah, and
his son Azel.
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 eldest son, Jeush the
second, and Eliphelet the third.
40 And the sons of Ulam were valiant
men of war which shot with the bow,
and had many sons and nephews, an
hundred and fifty: all these were of the
sons of Benjamin.
I Chronicles Chapter 7
I Chronicles Chapter 7
1 And 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 in the
households of their fathers. Of Tola
were valiant men of war in their
generations, whose number was in the
days of David two and twenty thousand,
and six hundred.
3 And the son of Uzzi was Izrahaiah, and
the sons of Izrahaiah, Michael, and
Obadiah, and Joel, and Isshiah, five men
all princes.
4 And with them in their generations
after the household of their fathers were
bands of men of war for battle, six and
thirty thousand: for they had many wives
and children.
5 And their brethren among all the
families of Issachar were valiant men of
war, reckoned in all by their genealogies
fourscore and seven thousand. 6 The
sons of Benjamin were 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 households of their fathers, valiant
men of war, and were reckoned by their
genealogies, two and twenty thousand
and thirty and four. 8 And the sons of
Becher, Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezer,
and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth,
and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alemeth:
all these were the sons of Becher.
9 And they were numbered by their
genealogies according to their
generations, and the chief of the houses
of their fathers, valiant men of war,
twenty thousand and two hundred.
10 And the son of Jediael was Bilhan,
and the sons of Bilhan, Jeush, and
Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah,
and Zethan, and Tharshish, and
Ahishahar.
11 All these were the sons of Jediael,
chief of the fathers, valiant men of war,
seventeen thousand and two hundred,
marching in battle array to the war. 12
And Shuppim, and Huppim were the
sons of Ir, but Hushim was the son of
another.
13 The sons of Naphtali, Jahziel, and
Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum of the sons
of Bilhah.
14 The son of Manasseh was Asriel
whom she bear unto him, but his
concubine of Aram bear Machir the
father of Gilead.
15 And Machir took to wife the sister of
Huppim and Shuppim, and the name of
their sister was Maachah. And the name
of the second son was Zelophehad, and
Zelophehad had daughters.
16 And Maachah the wife of Machir
bear a son, and called his name Peresh,
and the name of his brother was Sheresh:
and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
17 And the son of Ulam was Bedan.
These were the sons of Gilead the son of
Machir, the son of Manasseh.
18 And his sister Hammolecheth bear
Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah. 19 And
the sons of Shemida were Ahian, and
Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.
20 The sons also of Ephraim were
Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath
his son, and his son Eladah, and Tahath
his son,
21 And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his
son, and Ezer, and Elead: and the men of
Gath that were born in the land, slew
them, because they came down to take
away their cattle.
22 Therefore Ephraim their father
mourned many days, and his brethren
came to comfort him.
23 And when he went into his wife, she
conceived, and bear him a son, and he
called his name Beriah, because
affliction was in his house. 24 And his
daughter was Sherah, which built Bethhoron
the nether, and the upper, and
Uzzen Sheerah.
25 And Rephah was his son, and
Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan
his son,
26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son,
Elishama his son,
27 Nun his son, Joshua his son.
28 And their possessions and their
habitations were Beth-el, and the
villages thereof, and eastward Naaran,
and westward Gezer with the villages
thereof, Shechem also and the villages
thereof, unto Azzah, and the villages
thereof, 29 And by the places of the
children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and
her villages, Taanach and her villages,
Megiddo and her villages, Dor and her
villages. In those dwelt the children of
Joseph the son of Israel. 30 The sons of
Asher were Imnah, and Ishvah, and
Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.
31 And the sons of Beriah, Heber, and
Malchiel, which is the father of Birzaith.
32 And Heber begat Japhlet, and
Shemer, and Hotham, and Shua their
sister. 33 And the sons of Japhlet were
Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath: these
were the children of Japhlet.
34 And the sons of Shemer, Ahi, and
Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 35 And
the sons of his brother Helem were
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 Pispa
and Ara.
39 And the sons of Ulla, Harah, and
Haniel, and Rizia.
40 All these were the children of Asher,
the heads of their father's houses, noble
men, valiant men of war and chief
princes, and they were reckoned by their
genealogies for war and for battle to the
number of six and twenty thousand men.
1 And 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 in the
households of their fathers. Of Tola
were valiant men of war in their
generations, whose number was in the
days of David two and twenty thousand,
and six hundred.
3 And the son of Uzzi was Izrahaiah, and
the sons of Izrahaiah, Michael, and
Obadiah, and Joel, and Isshiah, five men
all princes.
4 And with them in their generations
after the household of their fathers were
bands of men of war for battle, six and
thirty thousand: for they had many wives
and children.
5 And their brethren among all the
families of Issachar were valiant men of
war, reckoned in all by their genealogies
fourscore and seven thousand. 6 The
sons of Benjamin were 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 households of their fathers, valiant
men of war, and were reckoned by their
genealogies, two and twenty thousand
and thirty and four. 8 And the sons of
Becher, Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezer,
and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth,
and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alemeth:
all these were the sons of Becher.
9 And they were numbered by their
genealogies according to their
generations, and the chief of the houses
of their fathers, valiant men of war,
twenty thousand and two hundred.
10 And the son of Jediael was Bilhan,
and the sons of Bilhan, Jeush, and
Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah,
and Zethan, and Tharshish, and
Ahishahar.
11 All these were the sons of Jediael,
chief of the fathers, valiant men of war,
seventeen thousand and two hundred,
marching in battle array to the war. 12
And Shuppim, and Huppim were the
sons of Ir, but Hushim was the son of
another.
13 The sons of Naphtali, Jahziel, and
Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum of the sons
of Bilhah.
14 The son of Manasseh was Asriel
whom she bear unto him, but his
concubine of Aram bear Machir the
father of Gilead.
15 And Machir took to wife the sister of
Huppim and Shuppim, and the name of
their sister was Maachah. And the name
of the second son was Zelophehad, and
Zelophehad had daughters.
16 And Maachah the wife of Machir
bear a son, and called his name Peresh,
and the name of his brother was Sheresh:
and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
17 And the son of Ulam was Bedan.
These were the sons of Gilead the son of
Machir, the son of Manasseh.
18 And his sister Hammolecheth bear
Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah. 19 And
the sons of Shemida were Ahian, and
Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.
20 The sons also of Ephraim were
Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath
his son, and his son Eladah, and Tahath
his son,
21 And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his
son, and Ezer, and Elead: and the men of
Gath that were born in the land, slew
them, because they came down to take
away their cattle.
22 Therefore Ephraim their father
mourned many days, and his brethren
came to comfort him.
23 And when he went into his wife, she
conceived, and bear him a son, and he
called his name Beriah, because
affliction was in his house. 24 And his
daughter was Sherah, which built Bethhoron
the nether, and the upper, and
Uzzen Sheerah.
25 And Rephah was his son, and
Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan
his son,
26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son,
Elishama his son,
27 Nun his son, Joshua his son.
28 And their possessions and their
habitations were Beth-el, and the
villages thereof, and eastward Naaran,
and westward Gezer with the villages
thereof, Shechem also and the villages
thereof, unto Azzah, and the villages
thereof, 29 And by the places of the
children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and
her villages, Taanach and her villages,
Megiddo and her villages, Dor and her
villages. In those dwelt the children of
Joseph the son of Israel. 30 The sons of
Asher were Imnah, and Ishvah, and
Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.
31 And the sons of Beriah, Heber, and
Malchiel, which is the father of Birzaith.
32 And Heber begat Japhlet, and
Shemer, and Hotham, and Shua their
sister. 33 And the sons of Japhlet were
Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath: these
were the children of Japhlet.
34 And the sons of Shemer, Ahi, and
Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 35 And
the sons of his brother Helem were
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 Pispa
and Ara.
39 And the sons of Ulla, Harah, and
Haniel, and Rizia.
40 All these were the children of Asher,
the heads of their father's houses, noble
men, valiant men of war and chief
princes, and they were reckoned by their
genealogies for war and for battle to the
number of six and twenty thousand men.
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