1Chronicles
CHAPTER1
1Adam,Sheth,Enosh, 2Kenan,Mahalaleel,Jered, 3Henoch,Methuselah,Lamech, 4Noah,Shem,Ham,andJapheth
5ThesonsofJapheth;Gomer,andMagog,andMadai,and Javan,andTubal,andMeshech,andTiras
6AndthesonsofGomer;Ashchenaz,andRiphath,and Togarmah.
7AndthesonsofJavan;Elishah,andTarshish,Kittim,and Dodanim
8ThesonsofHam;Cush,andMizraim,Put,andCanaan.
9AndthesonsofCush;Seba,andHavilah,andSabta,and Raamah,andSabtechaAndthesonsofRaamah;Sheba, andDedan.
10AndCushbegatNimrod:hebegantobemightyupon theearth
11AndMizraimbegatLudim,andAnamim,andLehabim, andNaphtuhim, 12AndPathrusim,andCasluhim,(ofwhomcamethe Philistines,)andCaphthorim.
13AndCanaanbegatZidonhisfirstborn,andHeth, 14TheJebusitealso,andtheAmorite,andtheGirgashite, 15AndtheHivite,andtheArkite,andtheSinite, 16AndtheArvadite,andtheZemarite,andtheHamathite 17ThesonsofShem;Elam,andAsshur,andArphaxad, andLud,andAram,andUz,andHul,andGether,and Meshech
18AndArphaxadbegatShelah,andShelahbegatEber 19AnduntoEberwereborntwosons:thenameoftheone wasPeleg;becauseinhisdaystheearthwasdivided:and hisbrother'snamewasJoktan.
20AndJoktanbegatAlmodad,andSheleph,and Hazarmaveth,andJerah, 21Hadoramalso,andUzal,andDiklah, 22AndEbal,andAbimael,andSheba, 23AndOphir,andHavilah,andJobabAllthesewerethe sonsofJoktan
24Shem,Arphaxad,Shelah, 25Eber,Peleg,Reu, 26Serug,Nahor,Terah, 27Abram;thesameisAbraham
28ThesonsofAbraham;Isaac,andIshmael
29Thesearetheirgenerations:ThefirstbornofIshmael, Nebaioth;thenKedar,andAdbeel,andMibsam, 30Mishma,andDumah,Massa,Hadad,andTema, 31Jetur,Naphish,andKedemah.Thesearethesonsof Ishmael
32NowthesonsofKeturah,Abraham'sconcubine:she bareZimran,andJokshan,andMedan,andMidian,and Ishbak,andShuahAndthesonsofJokshan;Sheba,and Dedan
33AndthesonsofMidian;Ephah,andEpher,andHenoch, andAbida,andEldaahAllthesearethesonsofKeturah
34AndAbrahambegatIsaacThesonsofIsaac;Esauand Israel.
35ThesonsofEsau;Eliphaz,Reuel,andJeush,and Jaalam,andKorah
36ThesonsofEliphaz;Teman,andOmar,Zephi,and Gatam,Kenaz,andTimna,andAmalek
37ThesonsofReuel;Nahath,Zerah,Shammah,and Mizzah
38AndthesonsofSeir;Lotan,andShobal,andZibeon, andAnah,andDishon,andEzer,andDishan.
39AndthesonsofLotan;Hori,andHomam:andTimna wasLotan'ssister
40ThesonsofShobal;Alian,andManahath,andEbal, Shephi,andOnamAndthesonsofZibeon;Aiah,and Anah
41ThesonsofAnah;Dishon.AndthesonsofDishon; Amram,andEshban,andIthran,andCheran
42ThesonsofEzer;Bilhan,andZavan,andJakanThe sonsofDishan;Uz,andAran.
43Nowthesearethekingsthatreignedinthelandof EdombeforeanykingreignedoverthechildrenofIsrael; BelathesonofBeor:andthenameofhiscitywas Dinhabah
44AndwhenBelawasdead,JobabthesonofZerahof Bozrahreignedinhisstead.
45AndwhenJobabwasdead,Hushamofthelandofthe Temanitesreignedinhisstead.
46AndwhenHushamwasdead,HadadthesonofBedad, whichsmoteMidianinthefieldofMoab,reignedinhis stead:andthenameofhiscitywasAvith
47AndwhenHadadwasdead,SamlahofMasrekah reignedinhisstead
48AndwhenSamlahwasdead,ShaulofRehobothbythe riverreignedinhisstead
49AndwhenShaulwasdead,Baalhananthesonof Achborreignedinhisstead.
50AndwhenBaalhananwasdead,Hadadreignedinhis stead:andthenameofhiscitywasPai;andhiswife'sname wasMehetabel,thedaughterofMatred,thedaughterof Mezahab.
51HadaddiedalsoAndthedukesofEdomwere;duke Timnah,dukeAliah,dukeJetheth, 52DukeAholibamah,dukeElah,dukePinon, 53DukeKenaz,dukeTeman,dukeMibzar, 54DukeMagdiel,dukeIram.ThesearethedukesofEdom.
CHAPTER2
1ThesearethesonsofIsrael;Reuben,Simeon,Levi,and Judah,Issachar,andZebulun, 2Dan,Joseph,andBenjamin,Naphtali,Gad,andAsher. 3ThesonsofJudah;Er,andOnan,andShelah:which threewerebornuntohimofthedaughterofShuathe Canaanitess.AndEr,thefirstbornofJudah,wasevilinthe sightoftheLORD;andheslewhim
4AndTamarhisdaughterinlawbarehimPharezand Zerah.AllthesonsofJudahwerefive.
5ThesonsofPharez;Hezron,andHamul 6AndthesonsofZerah;Zimri,andEthan,andHeman, andCalcol,andDara:fiveoftheminall.
7AndthesonsofCarmi;Achar,thetroublerofIsrael,who transgressedinthethingaccursed 8AndthesonsofEthan;Azariah.
9ThesonsalsoofHezron,thatwerebornuntohim; Jerahmeel,andRam,andChelubai 10AndRambegatAmminadab;andAmminadabbegat Nahshon,princeofthechildrenofJudah;
11AndNahshonbegatSalma,andSalmabegatBoaz, 12AndBoazbegatObed,andObedbegatJesse, 13AndJessebegathisfirstbornEliab,andAbinadabthe second,andShimmathethird, 14Nethaneelthefourth,Raddaithefifth, 15Ozemthesixth,Davidtheseventh: 16WhosesisterswereZeruiah,andAbigailAndthesons ofZeruiah;Abishai,andJoab,andAsahel,three. 17AndAbigailbareAmasa:andthefatherofAmasawas JethertheIshmeelite
18AndCalebthesonofHezronbegatchildrenofAzubah hiswife,andofJerioth:hersonsarethese;Jesher,and Shobab,andArdon
19AndwhenAzubahwasdead,Calebtookuntohim Ephrath,whichbarehimHur 20AndHurbegatUri,andUribegatBezaleel
21AndafterwardHezronwentintothedaughterof MachirthefatherofGilead,whomhemarriedwhenhewas threescoreyearsold;andshebarehimSegub
22AndSegubbegatJair,whohadthreeandtwentycities inthelandofGilead
23AndhetookGeshur,andAram,withthetownsofJair, fromthem,withKenath,andthetownsthereof,even threescorecitiesAllthesebelongedtothesonsofMachir thefatherofGilead
24AndafterthatHezronwasdeadinCalebephratah,then AbiahHezron'swifebarehimAshurthefatherofTekoa
25AndthesonsofJerahmeelthefirstbornofHezronwere, Ramthefirstborn,andBunah,andOren,andOzem,and Ahijah
26Jerahmeelhadalsoanotherwife,whosenamewas Atarah;shewasthemotherofOnam.
27AndthesonsofRamthefirstbornofJerahmeelwere, Maaz,andJamin,andEker
28AndthesonsofOnamwere,Shammai,andJada.And thesonsofShammai;Nadab,andAbishur
29AndthenameofthewifeofAbishurwasAbihail,and shebarehimAhban,andMolid.
30AndthesonsofNadab;Seled,andAppaim:butSeled diedwithoutchildren.
31AndthesonsofAppaim;Ishi.AndthesonsofIshi; SheshanAndthechildrenofSheshan;Ahlai
32AndthesonsofJadathebrotherofShammai;Jether, andJonathan:andJetherdiedwithoutchildren.
33AndthesonsofJonathan;Peleth,andZazaThesewere thesonsofJerahmeel
34NowSheshanhadnosons,butdaughtersAndSheshan hadaservant,anEgyptian,whosenamewasJarha
35AndSheshangavehisdaughtertoJarhahisservantto wife;andshebarehimAttai
36AndAttaibegatNathan,andNathanbegatZabad, 37AndZabadbegatEphlal,andEphlalbegatObed, 38AndObedbegatJehu,andJehubegatAzariah, 39AndAzariahbegatHelez,andHelezbegatEleasah, 40AndEleasahbegatSisamai,andSisamaibegatShallum, 41AndShallumbegatJekamiah,andJekamiahbegat Elishama
42NowthesonsofCalebthebrotherofJerahmeelwere, Meshahisfirstborn,whichwasthefatherofZiph;andthe sonsofMareshahthefatherofHebron
43AndthesonsofHebron;Korah,andTappuah,and Rekem,andShema
44AndShemabegatRaham,thefatherofJorkoam:and RekembegatShammai
45AndthesonofShammaiwasMaon:andMaonwasthe fatherofBethzur
46AndEphah,Caleb'sconcubine,bareHaran,andMoza, andGazez:andHaranbegatGazez
47AndthesonsofJahdai;Regem,andJotham,and Geshan,andPelet,andEphah,andShaaph.
48Maachah,Caleb'sconcubine,bareSheber,andTirhanah.
49ShebarealsoShaaphthefatherofMadmannah,Sheva thefatherofMachbenah,andthefatherofGibea:andthe daughterofCalebwasAchsah
50ThesewerethesonsofCalebthesonofHur,the firstbornofEphratah;ShobalthefatherofKirjathjearim, 51SalmathefatherofBethlehem,Harephthefatherof Bethgader
52AndShobalthefatherofKirjathjearimhadsons; Haroeh,andhalfoftheManahethites
53AndthefamiliesofKirjathjearim;theIthrites,andthe Puhites,andtheShumathites,andtheMishraites;ofthem cametheZareathites,andtheEshtaulites
54ThesonsofSalma;Bethlehem,andtheNetophathites, Ataroth,thehouseofJoab,andhalfoftheManahethites, theZorites
55AndthefamiliesofthescribeswhichdweltatJabez;the Tirathites,theShimeathites,andSuchathites.Thesearethe KenitesthatcameofHemath,thefatherofthehouseof Rechab
CHAPTER3
1NowthesewerethesonsofDavid,whichwerebornunto himinHebron;thefirstbornAmnon,ofAhinoamthe Jezreelitess;thesecondDaniel,ofAbigailtheCarmelitess: 2Thethird,AbsalomthesonofMaachahthedaughterof TalmaikingofGeshur:thefourth,Adonijahthesonof Haggith:
3Thefifth,ShephatiahofAbital:thesixth,Ithreamby Eglahhiswife
4ThesesixwerebornuntohiminHebron;andtherehe reignedsevenyearsandsixmonths:andinJerusalemhe reignedthirtyandthreeyears
5AndthesewerebornuntohiminJerusalem;Shimea,and Shobab,andNathan,andSolomon,four,ofBathshuathe daughterofAmmiel:
6Ibharalso,andElishama,andEliphelet, 7AndNogah,andNepheg,andJaphia, 8AndElishama,andEliada,andEliphelet,nine 9ThesewereallthesonsofDavid,besidethesonsofthe concubines,andTamartheirsister
10AndSolomon'ssonwasRehoboam,Abiahisson,Asa hisson,Jehoshaphathisson, 11Joramhisson,Ahaziahhisson,Joashhisson, 12Amaziahhisson,Azariahhisson,Jothamhisson, 13Ahazhisson,Hezekiahhisson,Manassehhisson, 14Amonhisson,Josiahhisson
15AndthesonsofJosiahwere,thefirstbornJohanan,the secondJehoiakim,thethirdZedekiah,thefourthShallum. 16AndthesonsofJehoiakim:Jeconiahhisson,Zedekiah hisson
17AndthesonsofJeconiah;Assir,Salathielhisson, 18Malchiramalso,andPedaiah,andShenazar,Jecamiah, Hoshama,andNedabiah
19AndthesonsofPedaiahwere,Zerubbabel,andShimei: andthesonsofZerubbabel;Meshullam,andHananiah,and Shelomiththeirsister: 20AndHashubah,andOhel,andBerechiah,andHasadiah, Jushabhesed,five.
21AndthesonsofHananiah;Pelatiah,andJesaiah:the sonsofRephaiah,thesonsofArnan,thesonsofObadiah, thesonsofShechaniah.
22AndthesonsofShechaniah;Shemaiah:andthesonsof Shemaiah;Hattush,andIgeal,andBariah,andNeariah, andShaphat,six.
23AndthesonsofNeariah;Elioenai,andHezekiah,and Azrikam,three
24AndthesonsofElioenaiwere,Hodaiah,andEliashib, andPelaiah,andAkkub,andJohanan,andDalaiah,and Anani,seven
CHAPTER4
1ThesonsofJudah;Pharez,Hezron,andCarmi,andHur, andShobal
2AndReaiahthesonofShobalbegatJahath;andJahath begatAhumai,andLahad.Thesearethefamiliesofthe Zorathites
3AndthesewereofthefatherofEtam;Jezreel,andIshma, andIdbash:andthenameoftheirsisterwasHazelelponi:
4AndPenuelthefatherofGedor,andEzerthefatherof HushahThesearethesonsofHur,thefirstbornof Ephratah,thefatherofBethlehem.
5AndAshurthefatherofTekoahadtwowives,Helahand Naarah
6AndNaarahbarehimAhuzam,andHepher,andTemeni, andHaahashtariThesewerethesonsofNaarah 7AndthesonsofHelahwere,Zereth,andJezoar,and Ethnan.
8AndCozbegatAnub,andZobebah,andthefamiliesof AharhelthesonofHarum
9AndJabezwasmorehonourablethanhisbrethren:and hismothercalledhisnameJabez,saying,BecauseIbare himwithsorrow.
10AndJabezcalledontheGodofIsrael,saying,Ohthat thouwouldestblessmeindeed,andenlargemycoast,and thatthinehandmightbewithme,andthatthouwouldest keepmefromevil,thatitmaynotgrieveme!AndGod grantedhimthatwhichherequested
11AndChelubthebrotherofShuahbegatMehir,which wasthefatherofEshton
12AndEshtonbegatBethrapha,andPaseah,andTehinnah thefatherofIrnahash.ThesearethemenofRechah.
13AndthesonsofKenaz;Othniel,andSeraiah:andthe sonsofOthniel;Hathath
14AndMeonothaibegatOphrah:andSeraiahbegatJoab, thefatherofthevalleyofCharashim;fortheywere craftsmen
15AndthesonsofCalebthesonofJephunneh;Iru,Elah, andNaam:andthesonsofElah,evenKenaz
16AndthesonsofJehaleleel;Ziph,andZiphah,Tiria,and Asareel.
17AndthesonsofEzrawere,Jether,andMered,and Epher,andJalon:andshebareMiriam,andShammai,and IshbahthefatherofEshtemoa.
18AndhiswifeJehudijahbareJeredthefatherofGedor, andHeberthefatherofSocho,andJekuthielthefatherof
ZanoahAndthesearethesonsofBithiahthedaughterof Pharaoh,whichMeredtook
19AndthesonsofhiswifeHodiahthesisterofNaham, thefatherofKeilahtheGarmite,andEshtemoathe Maachathite.
20AndthesonsofShimonwere,Amnon,andRinnah, Benhanan,andTilonAndthesonsofIshiwere,Zoheth, andBenzoheth.
21ThesonsofShelahthesonofJudahwere,Erthefather ofLecah,andLaadahthefatherofMareshah,andthe familiesofthehouseofthemthatwroughtfinelinen,ofthe houseofAshbea, 22AndJokim,andthemenofChozeba,andJoash,and Saraph,whohadthedominioninMoab,andJashubilehem. Andtheseareancientthings
23Thesewerethepotters,andthosethatdweltamong plantsandhedges:theretheydweltwiththekingforhis work
24ThesonsofSimeonwere,Nemuel,andJamin,Jarib, Zerah,andShaul:
25Shallumhisson,Mibsamhisson,Mishmahisson 26AndthesonsofMishma;Hamuelhisson,Zacchurhis son,Shimeihisson.
27AndShimeihadsixteensonsandsixdaughters;buthis brethrenhadnotmanychildren,neitherdidalltheirfamily multiply,liketothechildrenofJudah.
28AndtheydweltatBeersheba,andMoladah,and Hazarshual,
29AndatBilhah,andatEzem,andatTolad, 30AndatBethuel,andatHormah,andatZiklag, 31AndatBethmarcaboth,andHazarsusim,andat Bethbirei,andatShaaraim.Theseweretheircitiesuntothe reignofDavid
32Andtheirvillageswere,Etam,andAin,Rimmon,and Tochen,andAshan,fivecities:
33Andalltheirvillagesthatwereroundaboutthesame cities,untoBaalTheseweretheirhabitations,andtheir genealogy.
34AndMeshobab,andJamlech,andJoshahthesonof Amaziah,
35AndJoel,andJehuthesonofJosibiah,thesonof Seraiah,thesonofAsiel,
36AndElioenai,andJaakobah,andJeshohaiah,and Asaiah,andAdiel,andJesimiel,andBenaiah, 37AndZizathesonofShiphi,thesonofAllon,thesonof Jedaiah,thesonofShimri,thesonofShemaiah;
38Thesementionedbytheirnameswereprincesintheir families:andthehouseoftheirfathersincreasedgreatly
39AndtheywenttotheentranceofGedor,evenuntothe eastsideofthevalley,toseekpasturefortheirflocks
40Andtheyfoundfatpastureandgood,andthelandwas wide,andquiet,andpeaceable;fortheyofHamhaddwelt thereofold
41Andthesewrittenbynamecameinthedaysof HezekiahkingofJudah,andsmotetheirtents,andthe habitationsthatwerefoundthere,anddestroyedthem utterlyuntothisday,anddweltintheirrooms:because therewaspasturetherefortheirflocks.
42Andsomeofthem,evenofthesonsofSimeon,five hundredmen,wenttomountSeir,havingfortheircaptains Pelatiah,andNeariah,andRephaiah,andUzziel,thesons ofIshi
43AndtheysmotetherestoftheAmalekitesthatwere escaped,anddweltthereuntothisday
CHAPTER5
1NowthesonsofReubenthefirstbornofIsrael,(forhe wasthefirstborn;but,forasmuchashedefiledhisfather's bed,hisbirthrightwasgivenuntothesonsofJosephthe sonofIsrael:andthegenealogyisnottobereckonedafter thebirthright
2ForJudahprevailedabovehisbrethren,andofhimcame thechiefruler;butthebirthrightwasJoseph's:)
3Thesons,Isay,ofReubenthefirstbornofIsraelwere, Hanoch,andPallu,Hezron,andCarmi.
4ThesonsofJoel;Shemaiahhisson,Goghisson,Shimei hisson,
5Micahhisson,Reaiahisson,Baalhisson, 6Beerahhisson,whomTilgathpilneserkingofAssyria carriedawaycaptive:hewasprinceoftheReubenites
7Andhisbrethrenbytheirfamilies,whenthegenealogyof theirgenerationswasreckoned,werethechief,Jeiel,and Zechariah,
8AndBelathesonofAzaz,thesonofShema,thesonof Joel,whodweltinAroer,evenuntoNeboandBaalmeon:
9Andeastwardheinhabiteduntotheenteringinofthe wildernessfromtheriverEuphrates:becausetheircattle weremultipliedinthelandofGilead
10AndinthedaysofSaultheymadewarwiththe Hagarites,whofellbytheirhand:andtheydweltintheir tentsthroughoutalltheeastlandofGilead
11AndthechildrenofGaddweltoveragainstthem,inthe landofBashanuntoSalchah:
12Joelthechief,andShaphamthenext,andJaanai,and ShaphatinBashan
13Andtheirbrethrenofthehouseoftheirfatherswere, Michael,andMeshullam,andSheba,andJorai,andJachan, andZia,andHeber,seven
14ThesearethechildrenofAbihailthesonofHuri,the sonofJaroah,thesonofGilead,thesonofMichael,the sonofJeshishai,thesonofJahdo,thesonofBuz; 15AhithesonofAbdiel,thesonofGuni,chiefofthe houseoftheirfathers
16AndtheydweltinGileadinBashan,andinhertowns, andinallthesuburbsofSharon,upontheirborders.
17Allthesewerereckonedbygenealogiesinthedaysof JothamkingofJudah,andinthedaysofJeroboamkingof Israel
18ThesonsofReuben,andtheGadites,andhalfthetribe ofManasseh,ofvaliantmen,menabletobearbucklerand sword,andtoshootwithbow,andskilfulinwar,werefour andfortythousandsevenhundredandthreescore,thatwent outtothewar.
19AndtheymadewarwiththeHagarites,withJetur,and Nephish,andNodab
20Andtheywerehelpedagainstthem,andtheHagarites weredeliveredintotheirhand,andallthatwerewiththem: fortheycriedtoGodinthebattle,andhewasintreatedof them;becausetheyputtheirtrustinhim.
21Andtheytookawaytheircattle;oftheircamelsfifty thousand,andofsheeptwohundredandfiftythousand, andofassestwothousand,andofmenanhundred thousand
22Fortherefelldownmanyslain,becausethewarwasof GodAndtheydweltintheirsteadsuntilthecaptivity
23AndthechildrenofthehalftribeofManassehdweltin theland:theyincreasedfromBashanuntoBaalhermonand Senir,anduntomountHermon.
24Andtheseweretheheadsofthehouseoftheirfathers, evenEpher,andIshi,andEliel,andAzriel,andJeremiah, andHodaviah,andJahdiel,mightymenofvalour,famous men,andheadsofthehouseoftheirfathers.
25AndtheytransgressedagainsttheGodoftheirfathers, andwentawhoringafterthegodsofthepeopleoftheland, whomGoddestroyedbeforethem
26AndtheGodofIsraelstirredupthespiritofPulkingof Assyria,andthespiritofTilgathpilneserkingofAssyria, andhecarriedthemaway,eventheReubenites,andthe Gadites,andthehalftribeofManasseh,andbroughtthem untoHalah,andHabor,andHara,andtotheriverGozan, untothisday
CHAPTER6
1ThesonsofLevi;Gershon,Kohath,andMerari 2AndthesonsofKohath;Amram,Izhar,andHebron,and Uzziel
3AndthechildrenofAmram;Aaron,andMoses,and Miriam.ThesonsalsoofAaron;Nadab,andAbihu, Eleazar,andIthamar
4EleazarbegatPhinehas,PhinehasbegatAbishua, 5AndAbishuabegatBukki,andBukkibegatUzzi, 6AndUzzibegatZerahiah,andZerahiahbegatMeraioth, 7MeraiothbegatAmariah,andAmariahbegatAhitub, 8AndAhitubbegatZadok,andZadokbegatAhimaaz, 9AndAhimaazbegatAzariah,andAzariahbegatJohanan, 10AndJohananbegatAzariah,(heitisthatexecutedthe priest'sofficeinthetemplethatSolomonbuiltin Jerusalem:)
11AndAzariahbegatAmariah,andAmariahbegatAhitub, 12AndAhitubbegatZadok,andZadokbegatShallum, 13AndShallumbegatHilkiah,andHilkiahbegatAzariah, 14AndAzariahbegatSeraiah,andSeraiahbegat Jehozadak, 15AndJehozadakwentintocaptivity,whentheLORD carriedawayJudahandJerusalembythehandof Nebuchadnezzar.
16ThesonsofLevi;Gershom,Kohath,andMerari 17AndthesebethenamesofthesonsofGershom;Libni, andShimei 18AndthesonsofKohathwere,Amram,andIzhar,and Hebron,andUzziel.
19ThesonsofMerari;Mahli,andMushiAndtheseare thefamiliesoftheLevitesaccordingtotheirfathers 20OfGershom;Libnihisson,Jahathhisson,Zimmahhis son, 21Joahhisson,Iddohisson,Zerahhisson,Jeateraihis son.
22ThesonsofKohath;Amminadabhisson,Korahhisson, Assirhisson, 23Elkanahhisson,andEbiasaphhisson,andAssirhisson, 24Tahathhisson,Urielhisson,Uzziahhisson,andShaul hisson
25AndthesonsofElkanah;Amasai,andAhimoth. 26AsforElkanah:thesonsofElkanah;Zophaihisson, andNahathhisson,
27Eliabhisson,Jerohamhisson,Elkanahhisson
28AndthesonsofSamuel;thefirstbornVashni,and Abiah
29ThesonsofMerari;Mahli,Libnihisson,Shimeihis son,Uzzahisson,
30Shimeahisson,Haggiahhisson,Asaiahhisson
31AndthesearetheywhomDavidsetovertheserviceof songinthehouseoftheLORD,afterthatthearkhadrest.
32Andtheyministeredbeforethedwellingplaceofthe tabernacleofthecongregationwithsinging,untilSolomon hadbuiltthehouseoftheLORDinJerusalem:andthen theywaitedontheirofficeaccordingtotheirorder 33AndthesearetheythatwaitedwiththeirchildrenOf thesonsoftheKohathites:Hemanasinger,thesonofJoel, thesonofShemuel, 34ThesonofElkanah,thesonofJeroham,thesonofEliel, thesonofToah, 35ThesonofZuph,thesonofElkanah,thesonofMahath, thesonofAmasai,
36ThesonofElkanah,thesonofJoel,thesonofAzariah, thesonofZephaniah, 37ThesonofTahath,thesonofAssir,thesonofEbiasaph, thesonofKorah, 38ThesonofIzhar,thesonofKohath,thesonofLevi,the sonofIsrael
39AndhisbrotherAsaph,whostoodonhisrighthand, evenAsaphthesonofBerachiah,thesonofShimea, 40ThesonofMichael,thesonofBaaseiah,thesonof Malchiah,
41ThesonofEthni,thesonofZerah,thesonofAdaiah, 42ThesonofEthan,thesonofZimmah,thesonofShimei, 43ThesonofJahath,thesonofGershom,thesonofLevi.
44AndtheirbrethrenthesonsofMeraristoodontheleft hand:EthanthesonofKishi,thesonofAbdi,thesonof Malluch, 45ThesonofHashabiah,thesonofAmaziah,thesonof Hilkiah,
46ThesonofAmzi,thesonofBani,thesonofShamer, 47ThesonofMahli,thesonofMushi,thesonofMerari, thesonofLevi.
48TheirbrethrenalsotheLeviteswereappointeduntoall mannerofserviceofthetabernacleofthehouseofGod
49ButAaronandhissonsoffereduponthealtarofthe burntoffering,andonthealtarofincense,andwere appointedforalltheworkoftheplacemostholy,andto makeanatonementforIsrael,accordingtoallthatMoses theservantofGodhadcommanded
50AndthesearethesonsofAaron;Eleazarhisson, Phinehashisson,Abishuahisson, 51Bukkihisson,Uzzihisson,Zerahiahhisson, 52Meraiothhisson,Amariahhisson,Ahitubhisson, 53Zadokhisson,Ahimaazhisson.
54Nowthesearetheirdwellingplacesthroughouttheir castlesintheircoasts,ofthesonsofAaron,ofthefamilies oftheKohathites:fortheirswasthelot.
55AndtheygavethemHebroninthelandofJudah,and thesuburbsthereofroundaboutit
56Butthefieldsofthecity,andthevillagesthereof,they gavetoCalebthesonofJephunneh
57AndtothesonsofAarontheygavethecitiesofJudah, namely,Hebron,thecityofrefuge,andLibnahwithher suburbs,andJattir,andEshtemoa,withtheirsuburbs, 58AndHilenwithhersuburbs,Debirwithhersuburbs,
59AndAshanwithhersuburbs,andBethshemeshwithher suburbs:
60AndoutofthetribeofBenjamin;Gebawithher suburbs,andAlemethwithhersuburbs,andAnathothwith hersuburbs.Alltheircitiesthroughouttheirfamilieswere thirteencities
61AnduntothesonsofKohath,whichwereleftofthe familyofthattribe,werecitiesgivenoutofthehalftribe, namely,outofthehalftribeofManasseh,bylot,tencities.
62AndtothesonsofGershomthroughouttheirfamilies outofthetribeofIssachar,andoutofthetribeofAsher, andoutofthetribeofNaphtali,andoutofthetribeof ManassehinBashan,thirteencities
63UntothesonsofMerariweregivenbylot,throughout theirfamilies,outofthetribeofReuben,andoutofthe tribeofGad,andoutofthetribeofZebulun,twelvecities
64AndthechildrenofIsraelgavetotheLevitesthese citieswiththeirsuburbs
65Andtheygavebylotoutofthetribeofthechildrenof Judah,andoutofthetribeofthechildrenofSimeon,and outofthetribeofthechildrenofBenjamin,thesecities, whicharecalledbytheirnames
66AndtheresidueofthefamiliesofthesonsofKohath hadcitiesoftheircoastsoutofthetribeofEphraim
67Andtheygaveuntothem,ofthecitiesofrefuge, ShecheminmountEphraimwithhersuburbs;theygave alsoGezerwithhersuburbs,
68AndJokmeamwithhersuburbs,andBethhoronwith hersuburbs,
69AndAijalonwithhersuburbs,andGathrimmonwith hersuburbs:
70AndoutofthehalftribeofManasseh;Anerwithher suburbs,andBileamwithhersuburbs,forthefamilyofthe remnantofthesonsofKohath
71UntothesonsofGershomweregivenoutofthefamily ofthehalftribeofManasseh,GolaninBashanwithher suburbs,andAshtarothwithhersuburbs:
72AndoutofthetribeofIssachar;Kedeshwithher suburbs,Daberathwithhersuburbs,
73AndRamothwithhersuburbs,andAnemwithher suburbs:
74AndoutofthetribeofAsher;Mashalwithhersuburbs, andAbdonwithhersuburbs,
75AndHukokwithhersuburbs,andRehobwithher suburbs:
76AndoutofthetribeofNaphtali;KedeshinGalileewith hersuburbs,andHammonwithhersuburbs,and Kirjathaimwithhersuburbs
77UntotherestofthechildrenofMerariweregivenoutof thetribeofZebulun,Rimmonwithhersuburbs,Taborwith hersuburbs:
78AndontheothersideJordanbyJericho,ontheeastside ofJordan,weregiventhemoutofthetribeofReuben, Bezerinthewildernesswithhersuburbs,andJahzahwith hersuburbs,
79Kedemothalsowithhersuburbs,andMephaathwith hersuburbs:
80AndoutofthetribeofGad;RamothinGileadwithher suburbs,andMahanaimwithhersuburbs,
81AndHeshbonwithhersuburbs,andJazerwithher suburbs.
1NowthesonsofIssacharwere,Tola,andPuah,Jashub, andShimron,four
2AndthesonsofTola;Uzzi,andRephaiah,andJeriel,and Jahmai,andJibsam,andShemuel,headsoftheirfather's house,towit,ofTola:theywerevaliantmenofmightin theirgenerations;whosenumberwasinthedaysofDavid twoandtwentythousandandsixhundred.
3AndthesonsofUzzi;Izrahiah:andthesonsofIzrahiah; Michael,andObadiah,andJoel,Ishiah,five:allofthem chiefmen
4Andwiththem,bytheirgenerations,afterthehouseof theirfathers,werebandsofsoldiersforwar,sixandthirty thousandmen:fortheyhadmanywivesandsons
5AndtheirbrethrenamongallthefamiliesofIssachar werevaliantmenofmight,reckonedinallbytheir genealogiesfourscoreandseventhousand 6ThesonsofBenjamin;Bela,andBecher,andJediael, three.
7AndthesonsofBela;Ezbon,andUzzi,andUzziel,and Jerimoth,andIri,five;headsofthehouseoftheirfathers, mightymenofvalour;andwerereckonedbytheir genealogiestwentyandtwothousandandthirtyandfour 8AndthesonsofBecher;Zemira,andJoash,andEliezer, andElioenai,andOmri,andJerimoth,andAbiah,and Anathoth,andAlamethAllthesearethesonsofBecher 9Andthenumberofthem,aftertheirgenealogybytheir generations,headsofthehouseoftheirfathers,mighty menofvalour,wastwentythousandandtwohundred 10ThesonsalsoofJediael;Bilhan:andthesonsofBilhan; Jeush,andBenjamin,andEhud,andChenaanah,and Zethan,andTharshish,andAhishahar 11AllthesethesonsofJediael,bytheheadsoftheir fathers,mightymenofvalour,wereseventeenthousand andtwohundredsoldiers,fittogooutforwarandbattle 12Shuppimalso,andHuppim,thechildrenofIr,and Hushim,thesonsofAher.
13ThesonsofNaphtali;Jahziel,andGuni,andJezer,and Shallum,thesonsofBilhah.
14ThesonsofManasseh;Ashriel,whomshebare:(buthis concubinetheAramitessbareMachirthefatherofGilead: 15AndMachirtooktowifethesisterofHuppimand Shuppim,whosesister'snamewasMaachah;)andthe nameofthesecondwasZelophehad:andZelophehadhad daughters
16AndMaachahthewifeofMachirbareason,andshe calledhisnamePeresh;andthenameofhisbrotherwas Sheresh;andhissonswereUlamandRakem.
17AndthesonsofUlam;BedanThesewerethesonsof Gilead,thesonofMachir,thesonofManasseh
18AndhissisterHammolekethbareIshod,andAbiezer, andMahalah
19AndthesonsofShemidawere,Ahian,andShechem, andLikhi,andAniam.
20AndthesonsofEphraim;Shuthelah,andBeredhisson, andTahathhisson,andEladahhisson,andTahathhisson, 21AndZabadhisson,andShuthelahhisson,andEzer, andElead,whomthemenofGaththatwereborninthat landslew,becausetheycamedowntotakeawaytheir cattle.
22AndEphraimtheirfathermournedmanydays,andhis brethrencametocomforthim
23Andwhenhewentintohiswife,sheconceived,and bareason,andhecalledhisnameBeriah,becauseitwent evilwithhishouse
24(AndhisdaughterwasSherah,whobuiltBethhoronthe nether,andtheupper,andUzzensherah.)
25AndRephahwashisson,alsoResheph,andTelahhis son,andTahanhisson, 26Laadanhisson,Ammihudhisson,Elishamahisson, 27Nonhisson,Jehoshuahisson.
28Andtheirpossessionsandhabitationswere,Betheland thetownsthereof,andeastwardNaaran,andwestward Gezer,withthetownsthereof;Shechemalsoandthetowns thereof,untoGazaandthetownsthereof:
29AndbythebordersofthechildrenofManasseh, Bethsheanandhertowns,Taanachandhertowns,Megiddo andhertowns,DorandhertownsInthesedweltthe childrenofJosephthesonofIsrael.
30ThesonsofAsher;Imnah,andIsuah,andIshuai,and Beriah,andSerahtheirsister
31AndthesonsofBeriah;Heber,andMalchiel,whoisthe fatherofBirzavith
32AndHeberbegatJaphlet,andShomer,andHotham,and Shuatheirsister.
33AndthesonsofJaphlet;Pasach,andBimhal,and AshvathThesearethechildrenofJaphlet
34AndthesonsofShamer;Ahi,andRohgah,Jehubbah, andAram
35AndthesonsofhisbrotherHelem;Zophah,andImna, andShelesh,andAmal.
36ThesonsofZophah;Suah,andHarnepher,andShual, andBeri,andImrah,
37Bezer,andHod,andShamma,andShilshah,andIthran, andBeera
38AndthesonsofJether;Jephunneh,andPispah,andAra
39AndthesonsofUlla;Arah,andHaniel,andRezia.
40AllthesewerethechildrenofAsher,headsoftheir father'shouse,choiceandmightymenofvalour,chiefof theprinces.Andthenumberthroughoutthegenealogyof themthatwereapttothewarandtobattlewastwentyand sixthousandmen.
CHAPTER8
1NowBenjaminbegatBelahisfirstborn,Ashbelthe second,andAharahthethird, 2Nohahthefourth,andRaphathefifth
3AndthesonsofBelawere,Addar,andGera,andAbihud, 4AndAbishua,andNaaman,andAhoah, 5AndGera,andShephuphan,andHuram.
6AndthesearethesonsofEhud:thesearetheheadsofthe fathersoftheinhabitantsofGeba,andtheyremovedthem toManahath:
7AndNaaman,andAhiah,andGera,heremovedthem, andbegatUzza,andAhihud
8AndShaharaimbegatchildreninthecountryofMoab, afterhehadsentthemaway;HushimandBaarawerehis wives
9AndhebegatofHodeshhiswife,Jobab,andZibia,and Mesha,andMalcham, 10AndJeuz,andShachia,andMirmaThesewerehissons, headsofthefathers.
11AndofHushimhebegatAbitub,andElpaal
12ThesonsofElpaal;Eber,andMisham,andShamed, whobuiltOno,andLod,withthetownsthereof: 13Beriahalso,andShema,whowereheadsofthefathers oftheinhabitantsofAijalon,whodroveawaythe inhabitantsofGath:
14AndAhio,Shashak,andJeremoth, 15AndZebadiah,andArad,andAder, 16AndMichael,andIspah,andJoha,thesonsofBeriah; 17AndZebadiah,andMeshullam,andHezeki,andHeber, 18Ishmeraialso,andJezliah,andJobab,thesonsofElpaal; 19AndJakim,andZichri,andZabdi, 20AndElienai,andZilthai,andEliel, 21AndAdaiah,andBeraiah,andShimrath,thesonsof Shimhi;
22AndIshpan,andHeber,andEliel, 23AndAbdon,andZichri,andHanan, 24AndHananiah,andElam,andAntothijah, 25AndIphedeiah,andPenuel,thesonsofShashak; 26AndShamsherai,andShehariah,andAthaliah, 27AndJaresiah,andEliah,andZichri,thesonsofJeroham. 28Thesewereheadsofthefathers,bytheirgenerations, chiefmenThesedweltinJerusalem
29AndatGibeondweltthefatherofGibeon;whosewife's namewasMaachah:
30AndhisfirstbornsonAbdon,andZur,andKish,and Baal,andNadab,
31AndGedor,andAhio,andZacher
32AndMiklothbegatShimeahAndthesealsodweltwith theirbrethreninJerusalem,overagainstthem.
33AndNerbegatKish,andKishbegatSaul,andSaul begatJonathan,andMalchishua,andAbinadab,and Eshbaal.
34AndthesonofJonathanwasMeribbaal;andMeribbaal begatMicah
35AndthesonsofMicahwere,Pithon,andMelech,and Tarea,andAhaz
36AndAhazbegatJehoadah;andJehoadahbegatAlemeth, andAzmaveth,andZimri;andZimribegatMoza, 37AndMozabegatBinea:Raphawashisson,Eleasahhis son,Azelhisson:
38AndAzelhadsixsons,whosenamesarethese,Azrikam, Bocheru,andIshmael,andSheariah,andObadiah,and Hanan.AllthesewerethesonsofAzel.
39AndthesonsofEshekhisbrotherwere,Ulamhis firstborn,Jehushthesecond,andElipheletthethird 40AndthesonsofUlamweremightymenofvalour, archers,andhadmanysons,andsons'sons,anhundredand fiftyAlltheseareofthesonsofBenjamin
CHAPTER9
1SoallIsraelwerereckonedbygenealogies;and,behold, theywerewritteninthebookofthekingsofIsraeland Judah,whowerecarriedawaytoBabylonfortheir transgression.
2Nowthefirstinhabitantsthatdweltintheirpossessions intheircitieswere,theIsraelites,thepriests,Levites,and theNethinims.
3AndinJerusalemdweltofthechildrenofJudah,andof thechildrenofBenjamin,andofthechildrenofEphraim, andManasseh;
4UthaithesonofAmmihud,thesonofOmri,thesonof Imri,thesonofBani,ofthechildrenofPharezthesonof Judah
5AndoftheShilonites;Asaiahthefirstborn,andhissons 6AndofthesonsofZerah;Jeuel,andtheirbrethren,six hundredandninety
7AndofthesonsofBenjamin;SalluthesonofMeshullam, thesonofHodaviah,thesonofHasenuah, 8AndIbneiahthesonofJeroham,andElahthesonof Uzzi,thesonofMichri,andMeshullamthesonof Shephathiah,thesonofReuel,thesonofIbnijah; 9Andtheirbrethren,accordingtotheirgenerations,nine hundredandfiftyandsixAllthesemenwerechiefofthe fathersinthehouseoftheirfathers.
10Andofthepriests;Jedaiah,andJehoiarib,andJachin, 11AndAzariahthesonofHilkiah,thesonofMeshullam, thesonofZadok,thesonofMeraioth,thesonofAhitub, therulerofthehouseofGod;
12AndAdaiahthesonofJeroham,thesonofPashur,the sonofMalchijah,andMaasiaithesonofAdiel,thesonof Jahzerah,thesonofMeshullam,thesonofMeshillemith, thesonofImmer;
13Andtheirbrethren,headsofthehouseoftheirfathers,a thousandandsevenhundredandthreescore;veryablemen fortheworkoftheserviceofthehouseofGod 14AndoftheLevites;ShemaiahthesonofHasshub,the sonofAzrikam,thesonofHashabiah,ofthesonsof Merari;
15AndBakbakkar,Heresh,andGalal,andMattaniahthe sonofMicah,thesonofZichri,thesonofAsaph;
16AndObadiahthesonofShemaiah,thesonofGalal,the sonofJeduthun,andBerechiahthesonofAsa,thesonof Elkanah,thatdweltinthevillagesoftheNetophathites 17Andtheporterswere,Shallum,andAkkub,andTalmon, andAhiman,andtheirbrethren:Shallumwasthechief; 18Whohithertowaitedintheking'sgateeastward:they wereportersinthecompaniesofthechildrenofLevi
19AndShallumthesonofKore,thesonofEbiasaph,the sonofKorah,andhisbrethren,ofthehouseofhisfather, theKorahites,wereovertheworkoftheservice,keepersof thegatesofthetabernacle:andtheirfathers,beingoverthe hostoftheLORD,werekeepersoftheentry
20AndPhinehasthesonofEleazarwastherulerover themintimepast,andtheLORDwaswithhim.
21AndZechariahthesonofMeshelemiahwasporterof thedoorofthetabernacleofthecongregation
22Allthesewhichwerechosentobeportersinthegates weretwohundredandtwelveThesewerereckonedby theirgenealogyintheirvillages,whomDavidandSamuel theseerdidordainintheirsetoffice
23Sotheyandtheirchildrenhadtheoversightofthegates ofthehouseoftheLORD,namely,thehouseofthe tabernacle,bywards
24Infourquartersweretheporters,towardtheeast,west, north,andsouth.
25Andtheirbrethren,whichwereintheirvillages,wereto comeaftersevendaysfromtimetotimewiththem
26FortheseLevites,thefourchiefporters,wereintheir setoffice,andwereoverthechambersandtreasuriesofthe houseofGod
27AndtheylodgedroundaboutthehouseofGod,because thechargewasuponthem,andtheopeningthereofevery morningpertainedtothem
28Andcertainofthemhadthechargeoftheministering vessels,thattheyshouldbringtheminandoutbytale
29Someofthemalsowereappointedtooverseethe vessels,andalltheinstrumentsofthesanctuary,andthe fineflour,andthewine,andtheoil,andthefrankincense, andthespices
30Andsomeofthesonsofthepriestsmadetheointment ofthespices.
31AndMattithiah,oneoftheLevites,whowasthe firstbornofShallumtheKorahite,hadthesetofficeover thethingsthatweremadeinthepans.
32Andotheroftheirbrethren,ofthesonsofthe Kohathites,wereovertheshewbread,toprepareitevery sabbath.
33Andthesearethesingers,chiefofthefathersofthe Levites,whoremaininginthechamberswerefree:forthey wereemployedinthatworkdayandnight.
34ThesechieffathersoftheLeviteswerechiefthroughout theirgenerations;thesedweltatJerusalem
35AndinGibeondweltthefatherofGibeon,Jehiel,whose wife'snamewasMaachah:
36AndhisfirstbornsonAbdon,thenZur,andKish,and Baal,andNer,andNadab, 37AndGedor,andAhio,andZechariah,andMikloth
38AndMiklothbegatShimeamAndtheyalsodweltwith theirbrethrenatJerusalem,overagainsttheirbrethren.
39AndNerbegatKish;andKishbegatSaul;andSaul begatJonathan,andMalchishua,andAbinadab,and Eshbaal.
40AndthesonofJonathanwasMeribbaal:andMeribbaal begatMicah
41AndthesonsofMicahwere,Pithon,andMelech,and Tahrea,andAhaz
42AndAhazbegatJarah;andJarahbegatAlemeth,and Azmaveth,andZimri;andZimribegatMoza; 43AndMozabegatBinea;andRephaiahhisson,Eleasah hisson,Azelhisson
44AndAzelhadsixsons,whosenamesarethese,Azrikam, Bocheru,andIshmael,andSheariah,andObadiah,and Hanan:thesewerethesonsofAzel.
CHAPTER10
1NowthePhilistinesfoughtagainstIsrael;andthemenof IsraelfledfrombeforethePhilistines,andfelldownslain inmountGilboa
2AndthePhilistinesfollowedhardafterSaul,andafterhis sons;andthePhilistinesslewJonathan,andAbinadab,and Malchishua,thesonsofSaul.
3AndthebattlewentsoreagainstSaul,andthearchershit him,andhewaswoundedofthearchers
4ThensaidSaultohisarmourbearer,Drawthysword,and thrustmethroughtherewith;lesttheseuncircumcisedcome andabusemeButhisarmourbearerwouldnot;forhewas soreafraid.SoSaultookasword,andfelluponit.
5AndwhenhisarmourbearersawthatSaulwasdead,he felllikewiseonthesword,anddied
6SoSauldied,andhisthreesons,andallhishousedied together
7AndwhenallthemenofIsraelthatwereinthevalley sawthattheyfled,andthatSaulandhissonsweredead, thentheyforsooktheircities,andfled:andthePhilistines cameanddweltinthem
8Anditcametopassonthemorrow,whenthePhilistines cametostriptheslain,thattheyfoundSaulandhissons falleninmountGilboa
9Andwhentheyhadstrippedhim,theytookhishead,and hisarmour,andsentintothelandofthePhilistinesround about,tocarrytidingsuntotheiridols,andtothepeople 10Andtheyputhisarmourinthehouseoftheirgods,and fastenedhisheadinthetempleofDagon.
11AndwhenallJabeshgileadheardallthatthePhilistines haddonetoSaul,
12Theyarose,allthevaliantmen,andtookawaythebody ofSaul,andthebodiesofhissons,andbroughtthemto Jabesh,andburiedtheirbonesundertheoakinJabesh,and fastedsevendays.
13SoSauldiedforhistransgressionwhichhecommitted againsttheLORD,evenagainstthewordoftheLORD, whichhekeptnot,andalsoforaskingcounselofonethat hadafamiliarspirit,toenquireofit;
14AndenquirednotoftheLORD:thereforeheslewhim, andturnedthekingdomuntoDavidthesonofJesse.
CHAPTER11
1ThenallIsraelgatheredthemselvestoDavidunto Hebron,saying,Behold,wearethyboneandthyflesh 2Andmoreoverintimepast,evenwhenSaulwasking, thouwasthethatleddestoutandbroughtestinIsrael:and theLORDthyGodsaiduntothee,Thoushaltfeedmy peopleIsrael,andthoushaltberulerovermypeopleIsrael.
3ThereforecamealltheeldersofIsraeltothekingto Hebron;andDavidmadeacovenantwiththeminHebron beforetheLORD;andtheyanointedDavidkingoverIsrael, accordingtothewordoftheLORDbySamuel
4AndDavidandallIsraelwenttoJerusalem,whichis Jebus;wheretheJebusiteswere,theinhabitantsoftheland. 5AndtheinhabitantsofJebussaidtoDavid,Thoushalt notcomehitherNeverthelessDavidtookthecastleofZion, whichisthecityofDavid.
6AndDavidsaid,WhosoeversmiteththeJebusitesfirst shallbechiefandcaptain.SoJoabthesonofZeruiahwent firstup,andwaschief.
7AndDaviddweltinthecastle;thereforetheycalleditthe cityofDavid.
8Andhebuiltthecityroundabout,evenfromMilloround about:andJoabrepairedtherestofthecity
9SoDavidwaxedgreaterandgreater:fortheLORDof hostswaswithhim
10ThesealsoarethechiefofthemightymenwhomDavid had,whostrengthenedthemselveswithhiminhiskingdom, andwithallIsrael,tomakehimking,accordingtothe wordoftheLORDconcerningIsrael
11AndthisisthenumberofthemightymenwhomDavid had;Jashobeam,anHachmonite,thechiefofthecaptains: helifteduphisspearagainstthreehundredslainbyhimat onetime.
12AndafterhimwasEleazarthesonofDodo,theAhohite, whowasoneofthethreemighties
13HewaswithDavidatPasdammim,andtherethe Philistinesweregatheredtogethertobattle,wherewasa parcelofgroundfullofbarley;andthepeoplefledfrom beforethePhilistines.
14Andtheysetthemselvesinthemidstofthatparcel,and deliveredit,andslewthePhilistines;andtheLORDsaved thembyagreatdeliverance
15Nowthreeofthethirtycaptainswentdowntotherock toDavid,intothecaveofAdullam;andthehostofthe PhilistinesencampedinthevalleyofRephaim
16AndDavidwastheninthehold,andthePhilistines' garrisonwasthenatBethlehem.
17AndDavidlonged,andsaid,Ohthatonewouldgiveme drinkofthewaterofthewellofBethlehem,thatisatthe gate!
18AndthethreebrakethroughthehostofthePhilistines, anddrewwateroutofthewellofBethlehem,thatwasby thegate,andtookit,andbroughtittoDavid:butDavid wouldnotdrinkofit,butpoureditouttotheLORD, 19Andsaid,MyGodforbiditme,thatIshoulddothis thing:shallIdrinkthebloodofthesementhathaveput theirlivesinjeopardy?forwiththejeopardyoftheirlives theybroughtitThereforehewouldnotdrinkitThese thingsdidthesethreemightiest.
20AndAbishaithebrotherofJoab,hewaschiefofthe three:forliftinguphisspearagainstthreehundred,heslew them,andhadanameamongthethree. 21Ofthethree,hewasmorehonourablethanthetwo;for hewastheircaptain:howbeitheattainednottothefirst three.
22BenaiahthesonofJehoiada,thesonofavaliantmanof Kabzeel,whohaddonemanyacts;heslewtwolionlike menofMoab:alsohewentdownandslewalioninapitin asnowyday
23AndheslewanEgyptian,amanofgreatstature,five cubitshigh;andintheEgyptian'shandwasaspearlikea weaver'sbeam;andhewentdowntohimwithastaff,and pluckedthespearoutoftheEgyptian'shand,andslewhim withhisownspear.
24ThesethingsdidBenaiahthesonofJehoiada,andhad thenameamongthethreemighties
25Behold,hewashonourableamongthethirty,but attainednottothefirstthree:andDavidsethimoverhis guard.
26Alsothevaliantmenofthearmieswere,Asahelthe brotherofJoab,ElhananthesonofDodoofBethlehem, 27ShammoththeHarorite,HelezthePelonite, 28IrathesonofIkkeshtheTekoite,AbiezertheAntothite, 29SibbecaitheHushathite,IlaitheAhohite, 30MaharaitheNetophathite,HeledthesonofBaanahthe Netophathite, 31IthaithesonofRibaiofGibeah,thatpertainedtothe childrenofBenjamin,BenaiahthePirathonite, 32HuraiofthebrooksofGaash,AbieltheArbathite, 33AzmaveththeBaharumite,EliahbatheShaalbonite, 34ThesonsofHashemtheGizonite,Jonathanthesonof ShagetheHararite, 35AhiamthesonofSacartheHararite,Eliphalthesonof Ur, 36HephertheMecherathite,AhijahthePelonite, 37HezrotheCarmelite,NaaraithesonofEzbai, 38JoelthebrotherofNathan,MibharthesonofHaggeri, 39ZelektheAmmonite,NaharaitheBerothite,the armourbearerofJoabthesonofZeruiah, 40IratheIthrite,GarebtheIthrite, 41UriahtheHittite,ZabadthesonofAhlai,
42AdinathesonofShizatheReubenite,acaptainofthe Reubenites,andthirtywithhim, 43HananthesonofMaachah,andJoshaphattheMithnite, 44UzziatheAshterathite,ShamaandJehielthesonsof HothantheAroerite, 45JediaelthesonofShimri,andJohahisbrother,the Tizite, 46ElieltheMahavite,andJeribai,andJoshaviah,thesons ofElnaam,andIthmahtheMoabite, 47Eliel,andObed,andJasieltheMesobaite
CHAPTER12
1NowthesearetheythatcametoDavidtoZiklag,while heyetkepthimselfclosebecauseofSaulthesonofKish: andtheywereamongthemightymen,helpersofthewar 2Theywerearmedwithbows,andcoulduseboththeright handandtheleftinhurlingstonesandshootingarrowsout ofabow,evenofSaul'sbrethrenofBenjamin 3ThechiefwasAhiezer,thenJoash,thesonsofShemaah theGibeathite;andJeziel,andPelet,thesonsofAzmaveth; andBerachah,andJehutheAntothite, 4AndIsmaiahtheGibeonite,amightymanamongthe thirty,andoverthethirty;andJeremiah,andJahaziel,and Johanan,andJosabadtheGederathite, 5Eluzai,andJerimoth,andBealiah,andShemariah,and ShephatiahtheHaruphite, 6Elkanah,andJesiah,andAzareel,andJoezer,and Jashobeam,theKorhites, 7AndJoelah,andZebadiah,thesonsofJerohamofGedor 8AndoftheGaditesthereseparatedthemselvesunto Davidintotheholdtothewildernessmenofmight,and menofwarfitforthebattle,thatcouldhandleshieldand buckler,whosefaceswerelikethefacesoflions,andwere asswiftastheroesuponthemountains; 9Ezerthefirst,Obadiahthesecond,Eliabthethird, 10Mishmannahthefourth,Jeremiahthefifth, 11Attaithesixth,Elieltheseventh, 12Johanantheeighth,Elzabadtheninth, 13Jeremiahthetenth,Machbanaitheeleventh.
14ThesewereofthesonsofGad,captainsofthehost:one oftheleastwasoveranhundred,andthegreatestovera thousand.
15ThesearetheythatwentoverJordaninthefirstmonth, whenithadoverflownallhisbanks;andtheyputtoflight allthemofthevalleys,bothtowardtheeast,andtoward thewest
16AndtherecameofthechildrenofBenjaminandJudah totheholduntoDavid.
17AndDavidwentouttomeetthem,andansweredand saiduntothem,Ifyebecomepeaceablyuntometohelp me,mineheartshallbeknituntoyou:butifyebecometo betraymetomineenemies,seeingthereisnowrongin minehands,theGodofourfatherslookthereon,and rebukeit.
18ThenthespiritcameuponAmasai,whowaschiefofthe captains,andhesaid,Thinearewe,David,andonthyside, thousonofJesse:peace,peacebeuntothee,andpeacebe tothinehelpers;forthyGodhelpeththeeThenDavid receivedthem,andmadethemcaptainsoftheband 19AndtherefellsomeofManassehtoDavid,whenhe camewiththePhilistinesagainstSaultobattle:butthey helpedthemnot:forthelordsofthePhilistinesupon
advisementsenthimaway,saying,Hewillfalltohis masterSaultothejeopardyofourheads
20AshewenttoZiklag,therefelltohimofManasseh, Adnah,andJozabad,andJediael,andMichael,and Jozabad,andElihu,andZilthai,captainsofthethousands thatwereofManasseh
21AndtheyhelpedDavidagainstthebandoftherovers: fortheywereallmightymenofvalour,andwerecaptains inthehost.
22ForatthattimedaybydaytherecametoDavidtohelp him,untilitwasagreathost,likethehostofGod.
23Andthesearethenumbersofthebandsthatwereready armedtothewar,andcametoDavidtoHebron,toturnthe kingdomofSaultohim,accordingtothewordofthe LORD
24ThechildrenofJudahthatbareshieldandspearwere sixthousandandeighthundred,readyarmedtothewar.
25OfthechildrenofSimeon,mightymenofvalourforthe war,seventhousandandonehundred
26OfthechildrenofLevifourthousandandsixhundred.
27AndJehoiadawastheleaderoftheAaronites,andwith himwerethreethousandandsevenhundred;
28AndZadok,ayoungmanmightyofvalour,andofhis father'shousetwentyandtwocaptains
29AndofthechildrenofBenjamin,thekindredofSaul, threethousand:forhithertothegreatestpartofthemhad keptthewardofthehouseofSaul
30AndofthechildrenofEphraimtwentythousandand eighthundred,mightymenofvalour,famousthroughout thehouseoftheirfathers
31AndofthehalftribeofManasseheighteenthousand, whichwereexpressedbyname,tocomeandmakeDavid king
32AndofthechildrenofIssachar,whichwerementhat hadunderstandingofthetimes,toknowwhatIsraelought todo;theheadsofthemweretwohundred;andalltheir brethrenwereattheircommandment
33OfZebulun,suchaswentforthtobattle,expertinwar, withallinstrumentsofwar,fiftythousand,whichcould keeprank:theywerenotofdoubleheart.
34AndofNaphtaliathousandcaptains,andwiththem withshieldandspearthirtyandseventhousand
35AndoftheDanitesexpertinwartwentyandeight thousandandsixhundred.
36AndofAsher,suchaswentforthtobattle,expertinwar, fortythousand
37AndontheothersideofJordan,oftheReubenites,and theGadites,andofthehalftribeofManasseh,withall mannerofinstrumentsofwarforthebattle,anhundredand twentythousand
38Allthesemenofwar,thatcouldkeeprank,camewitha perfecthearttoHebron,tomakeDavidkingoverallIsrael: andalltherestalsoofIsraelwereofonehearttomake Davidking
39AndtheretheywerewithDavidthreedays,eatingand drinking:fortheirbrethrenhadpreparedforthem
40Moreovertheythatwerenighthem,evenuntoIssachar andZebulunandNaphtali,broughtbreadonasses,andon camels,andonmules,andonoxen,andmeat,meal,cakes offigs,andbunchesofraisins,andwine,andoil,andoxen, andsheepabundantly:fortherewasjoyinIsrael.
CHAPTER13
1AndDavidconsultedwiththecaptainsofthousandsand hundreds,andwitheveryleader
2AndDavidsaiduntoallthecongregationofIsrael,Ifit seemgooduntoyou,andthatitbeoftheLORDourGod, letussendabroaduntoourbrethreneverywhere,thatare leftinallthelandofIsrael,andwiththemalsotothe priestsandLeviteswhichareintheircitiesandsuburbs, thattheymaygatherthemselvesuntous:
3AndletusbringagainthearkofourGodtous:forwe enquirednotatitinthedaysofSaul
4Andallthecongregationsaidthattheywoulddoso:for thethingwasrightintheeyesofallthepeople.
5SoDavidgatheredallIsraeltogether,fromShihorof EgyptevenuntotheenteringofHemath,tobringthearkof GodfromKirjathjearim.
6AndDavidwentup,andallIsrael,toBaalah,thatis,to Kirjathjearim,whichbelongedtoJudah,tobringupthence thearkofGodtheLORD,thatdwellethbetweenthe cherubims,whosenameiscalledonit
7AndtheycarriedthearkofGodinanewcartoutofthe houseofAbinadab:andUzzaandAhiodravethecart.
8AndDavidandallIsraelplayedbeforeGodwithalltheir might,andwithsinging,andwithharps,andwithpsalteries, andwithtimbrels,andwithcymbals,andwithtrumpets.
9AndwhentheycameuntothethreshingfloorofChidon, Uzzaputforthhishandtoholdtheark;fortheoxen stumbled.
10AndtheangeroftheLORDwaskindledagainstUzza, andhesmotehim,becauseheputhishandtotheark:and therehediedbeforeGod.
11AndDavidwasdispleased,becausetheLORDhad madeabreachuponUzza:whereforethatplaceiscalled Perezuzzatothisday.
12AndDavidwasafraidofGodthatday,saying,How shallIbringthearkofGodhometome?
13SoDavidbroughtnotthearkhometohimselftothecity ofDavid,butcarrieditasideintothehouseofObededom theGittite.
14AndthearkofGodremainedwiththefamilyof ObededominhishousethreemonthsAndtheLORD blessedthehouseofObededom,andallthathehad.
CHAPTER14
1NowHiramkingofTyresentmessengerstoDavid,and timberofcedars,withmasonsandcarpenters,tobuildhim anhouse.
2AndDavidperceivedthattheLORDhadconfirmedhim kingoverIsrael,forhiskingdomwaslifteduponhigh, becauseofhispeopleIsrael.
3AndDavidtookmorewivesatJerusalem:andDavid begatmoresonsanddaughters
4Nowthesearethenamesofhischildrenwhichhehadin Jerusalem;Shammua,andShobab,Nathan,andSolomon, 5AndIbhar,andElishua,andElpalet, 6AndNogah,andNepheg,andJaphia, 7AndElishama,andBeeliada,andEliphalet
8AndwhenthePhilistinesheardthatDavidwasanointed kingoverallIsrael,allthePhilistineswentuptoseek DavidAndDavidheardofit,andwentoutagainstthem
9AndthePhilistinescameandspreadthemselvesinthe valleyofRephaim
10AndDavidenquiredofGod,saying,ShallIgoup againstthePhilistines?andwiltthoudelivertheminto minehand?AndtheLORDsaiduntohim,Goup;forIwill deliverthemintothinehand
11SotheycameuptoBaalperazim;andDavidsmotethem there.ThenDavidsaid,Godhathbrokeninuponmine enemiesbyminehandlikethebreakingforthofwaters: thereforetheycalledthenameofthatplaceBaalperazim
12Andwhentheyhadlefttheirgodsthere,Davidgavea commandment,andtheywereburnedwithfire
13AndthePhilistinesyetagainspreadthemselvesabroad inthevalley.
14ThereforeDavidenquiredagainofGod;andGodsaid untohim,Gonotupafterthem;turnawayfromthem,and comeuponthemoveragainstthemulberrytrees.
15Anditshallbe,whenthoushalthearasoundofgoingin thetopsofthemulberrytrees,thatthenthoushaltgooutto battle:forGodisgoneforthbeforetheetosmitethehostof thePhilistines
16DavidthereforedidasGodcommandedhim:andthey smotethehostofthePhilistinesfromGibeonevento Gazer
17AndthefameofDavidwentoutintoalllands;andthe LORDbroughtthefearofhimuponallnations.
CHAPTER15
1AndDavidmadehimhousesinthecityofDavid,and preparedaplaceforthearkofGod,andpitchedforitatent
2ThenDavidsaid,NoneoughttocarrythearkofGodbut theLevites:forthemhaththeLORDchosentocarrythe arkofGod,andtoministeruntohimforever
3AndDavidgatheredallIsraeltogethertoJerusalem,to bringupthearkoftheLORDuntohisplace,whichhehad preparedforit
4AndDavidassembledthechildrenofAaron,andthe Levites:
5OfthesonsofKohath;Urielthechief,andhisbrethren anhundredandtwenty:
6OfthesonsofMerari;Asaiahthechief,andhisbrethren twohundredandtwenty:
7OfthesonsofGershom;Joelthechief,andhisbrethren anhundredandthirty:
8OfthesonsofElizaphan;Shemaiahthechief,andhis brethrentwohundred:
9OfthesonsofHebron;Elielthechief,andhisbrethren fourscore:
10OfthesonsofUzziel;Amminadabthechief,andhis brethrenanhundredandtwelve
11AndDavidcalledforZadokandAbiatharthepriests, andfortheLevites,forUriel,Asaiah,andJoel,Shemaiah, andEliel,andAmminadab,
12Andsaiduntothem,Yearethechiefofthefathersof theLevites:sanctifyyourselves,bothyeandyourbrethren, thatyemaybringupthearkoftheLORDGodofIsrael untotheplacethatIhavepreparedforit.
13Forbecauseyediditnotatthefirst,theLORDourGod madeabreachuponus,forthatwesoughthimnotafterthe dueorder.
14SothepriestsandtheLevitessanctifiedthemselvesto bringupthearkoftheLORDGodofIsrael
15AndthechildrenoftheLevitesbarethearkofGod upontheirshoulderswiththestavesthereon,asMoses commandedaccordingtothewordoftheLORD 16AndDavidspaketothechiefoftheLevitestoappoint theirbrethrentobethesingerswithinstrumentsofmusick, psalteriesandharpsandcymbals,sounding,byliftingup thevoicewithjoy
17SotheLevitesappointedHemanthesonofJoel;andof hisbrethren,AsaphthesonofBerechiah;andofthesons ofMeraritheirbrethren,EthanthesonofKushaiah;
18Andwiththemtheirbrethrenoftheseconddegree, Zechariah,Ben,andJaaziel,andShemiramoth,andJehiel, andUnni,Eliab,andBenaiah,andMaaseiah,and Mattithiah,andElipheleh,andMikneiah,andObededom, andJeiel,theporters
19Sothesingers,Heman,Asaph,andEthan,were appointedtosoundwithcymbalsofbrass;
20AndZechariah,andAziel,andShemiramoth,andJehiel, andUnni,andEliab,andMaaseiah,andBenaiah,with psalteriesonAlamoth;
21AndMattithiah,andElipheleh,andMikneiah,and Obededom,andJeiel,andAzaziah,withharpsonthe Sheminithtoexcel.
22AndChenaniah,chiefoftheLevites,wasforsong:he instructedaboutthesong,becausehewasskilful
23AndBerechiahandElkanahweredoorkeepersforthe ark
24AndShebaniah,andJehoshaphat,andNethaneel,and Amasai,andZechariah,andBenaiah,andEliezer,the priests,didblowwiththetrumpetsbeforethearkofGod: andObededomandJehiahweredoorkeepersfortheark 25SoDavid,andtheeldersofIsrael,andthecaptainsover thousands,wenttobringupthearkofthecovenantofthe LORDoutofthehouseofObededomwithjoy 26Anditcametopass,whenGodhelpedtheLevitesthat barethearkofthecovenantoftheLORD,thattheyoffered sevenbullocksandsevenrams
27AndDavidwasclothedwitharobeoffinelinen,andall theLevitesthatbaretheark,andthesingers,and Chenaniahthemasterofthesongwiththesingers:David alsohaduponhimanephodoflinen.
28ThusallIsraelbroughtupthearkofthecovenantofthe LORDwithshouting,andwithsoundofthecornet,and withtrumpets,andwithcymbals,makinganoisewith psalteriesandharps
29Anditcametopass,asthearkofthecovenantofthe LORDcametothecityofDavid,thatMichalthedaughter ofSaullookingoutatawindowsawkingDaviddancing andplaying:andshedespisedhiminherheart.
CHAPTER16
1SotheybroughtthearkofGod,andsetitinthemidstof thetentthatDavidhadpitchedforit:andtheyoffered burntsacrificesandpeaceofferingsbeforeGod.
2AndwhenDavidhadmadeanendofofferingtheburnt offeringsandthepeaceofferings,heblessedthepeoplein thenameoftheLORD.
3AndhedealttoeveryoneofIsrael,bothmanandwoman, toeveryonealoafofbread,andagoodpieceofflesh,and aflagonofwine.
4AndheappointedcertainoftheLevitestominister beforethearkoftheLORD,andtorecord,andtothank andpraisetheLORDGodofIsrael:
5Asaphthechief,andnexttohimZechariah,Jeiel,and Shemiramoth,andJehiel,andMattithiah,andEliab,and Benaiah,andObededom:andJeielwithpsalteriesandwith harps;butAsaphmadeasoundwithcymbals;
6BenaiahalsoandJahazielthepriestswithtrumpets continuallybeforethearkofthecovenantofGod.
7ThenonthatdayDaviddeliveredfirstthispsalmtothank theLORDintothehandofAsaphandhisbrethren.
8GivethanksuntotheLORD,calluponhisname,make knownhisdeedsamongthepeople
9Singuntohim,singpsalmsuntohim,talkyeofallhis wondrousworks
10Gloryyeinhisholyname:lettheheartofthemrejoice thatseektheLORD.
11SeektheLORDandhisstrength,seekhisface continually
12Rememberhismarvellousworksthathehathdone,his wonders,andthejudgmentsofhismouth;
13OyeseedofIsraelhisservant,yechildrenofJacob,his chosenones.
14HeistheLORDourGod;hisjudgmentsareinallthe earth
15Beyemindfulalwaysofhiscovenant;thewordwhich hecommandedtoathousandgenerations;
16EvenofthecovenantwhichhemadewithAbraham, andofhisoathuntoIsaac;
17AndhathconfirmedthesametoJacobforalaw,andto Israelforaneverlastingcovenant,
18Saying,UntotheewillIgivethelandofCanaan,thelot ofyourinheritance;
19Whenyewerebutfew,evenafew,andstrangersinit
20Andwhentheywentfromnationtonation,andfrom onekingdomtoanotherpeople;
21Hesufferednomantodothemwrong:yea,hereproved kingsfortheirsakes,
22Saying,Touchnotmineanointed,anddomyprophets noharm.
23SinguntotheLORD,alltheearth;shewforthfromday todayhissalvation
24Declarehisgloryamongtheheathen;hismarvellous worksamongallnations.
25ForgreatistheLORD,andgreatlytobepraised:he alsoistobefearedaboveallgods
26Forallthegodsofthepeopleareidols:buttheLORD madetheheavens
27Gloryandhonourareinhispresence;strengthand gladnessareinhisplace
28GiveuntotheLORD,yekindredsofthepeople,give untotheLORDgloryandstrength.
29GiveuntotheLORDtheglorydueuntohisname:bring anoffering,andcomebeforehim:worshiptheLORDin thebeautyofholiness.
30Fearbeforehim,alltheearth:theworldalsoshallbe stable,thatitbenotmoved
31Lettheheavensbeglad,andlettheearthrejoice:andlet mensayamongthenations,TheLORDreigneth
32Letthesearoar,andthefulnessthereof:letthefields rejoice,andallthatistherein.
33Thenshallthetreesofthewoodsingoutatthepresence oftheLORD,becausehecomethtojudgetheearth
34OgivethanksuntotheLORD;forheisgood;forhis mercyendurethforever
35Andsayye,Saveus,OGodofoursalvation,andgather ustogether,anddeliverusfromtheheathen,thatwemay givethankstothyholyname,andgloryinthypraise.
36BlessedbetheLORDGodofIsraelforeverandever Andallthepeoplesaid,Amen,andpraisedtheLORD
37Sohelefttherebeforethearkofthecovenantofthe LORDAsaphandhisbrethren,toministerbeforetheark continually,aseveryday'sworkrequired:
38AndObededomwiththeirbrethren,threescoreandeight; ObededomalsothesonofJeduthunandHosahtobe porters:
39AndZadokthepriest,andhisbrethrenthepriests, beforethetabernacleoftheLORDinthehighplacethat wasatGibeon,
40ToofferburntofferingsuntotheLORDuponthealtar oftheburntofferingcontinuallymorningandevening,and todoaccordingtoallthatiswritteninthelawofthe LORD,whichhecommandedIsrael;
41AndwiththemHemanandJeduthun,andtherestthat werechosen,whowereexpressedbyname,togivethanks totheLORD,becausehismercyendurethforever;
42AndwiththemHemanandJeduthunwithtrumpetsand cymbalsforthosethatshouldmakeasound,andwith musicalinstrumentsofGod.AndthesonsofJeduthun wereporters
43Andallthepeopledepartedeverymantohishouse:and Davidreturnedtoblesshishouse.
CHAPTER17
1Nowitcametopass,asDavidsatinhishouse,that DavidsaidtoNathantheprophet,Lo,Idwellinanhouse ofcedars,butthearkofthecovenantoftheLORD remainethundercurtains
2ThenNathansaiduntoDavid,Doallthatisinthineheart; forGodiswiththee.
3Anditcametopassthesamenight,thatthewordofGod cametoNathan,saying,
4GoandtellDavidmyservant,ThussaiththeLORD, Thoushaltnotbuildmeanhousetodwellin:
5ForIhavenotdweltinanhousesincethedaythatI broughtupIsraeluntothisday;buthavegonefromtentto tent,andfromonetabernacletoanother
6WheresoeverIhavewalkedwithallIsrael,spakeIa wordtoanyofthejudgesofIsrael,whomIcommandedto feedmypeople,saying,Whyhaveyenotbuiltmean houseofcedars?
7NowthereforethusshaltthousayuntomyservantDavid, ThussaiththeLORDofhosts,Itooktheefromthe sheepcote,evenfromfollowingthesheep,thatthou shouldestberulerovermypeopleIsrael:
8AndIhavebeenwiththeewhithersoeverthouhast walked,andhavecutoffallthineenemiesfrombeforethee, andhavemadetheeanamelikethenameofthegreatmen thatareintheearth
9AlsoIwillordainaplaceformypeopleIsrael,andwill plantthem,andtheyshalldwellintheirplace,andshallbe movednomore;neithershallthechildrenofwickedness wastethemanymore,asatthebeginning,
10AndsincethetimethatIcommandedjudgestobeover mypeopleIsraelMoreoverIwillsubdueallthineenemies
FurthermoreItelltheethattheLORDwillbuildtheean house
11Anditshallcometopass,whenthydaysbeexpiredthat thoumustgotobewiththyfathers,thatIwillraiseupthy seedafterthee,whichshallbeofthysons;andIwill establishhiskingdom
12Heshallbuildmeanhouse,andIwillstablishhis throneforever.
13Iwillbehisfather,andheshallbemyson:andIwill nottakemymercyawayfromhim,asItookitfromhim thatwasbeforethee:
14ButIwillsettlehiminminehouseandinmykingdom forever:andhisthroneshallbeestablishedforevermore
15Accordingtoallthesewords,andaccordingtoallthis vision,sodidNathanspeakuntoDavid 16AndDavidthekingcameandsatbeforetheLORD,and said,WhoamI,OLORDGod,andwhatisminehouse, thatthouhastbroughtmehitherto?
17Andyetthiswasasmallthinginthineeyes,OGod;for thouhastalsospokenofthyservant'shouseforagreat whiletocome,andhastregardedmeaccordingtotheestate ofamanofhighdegree,OLORDGod
18WhatcanDavidspeakmoretotheeforthehonourof thyservant?forthouknowestthyservant
19OLORD,forthyservant'ssake,andaccordingtothine ownheart,hastthoudoneallthisgreatness,inmaking knownallthesegreatthings
20OLORD,thereisnonelikethee,neitheristhereany Godbesidethee,accordingtoallthatwehaveheardwith ourears
21Andwhatonenationintheearthislikethypeople Israel,whomGodwenttoredeemtobehisownpeople,to maketheeanameofgreatnessandterribleness,bydriving outnationsfrombeforethypeople,whomthouhast redeemedoutofEgypt?
22ForthypeopleIsraeldidstthoumakethineownpeople forever;andthou,LORD,becamesttheirGod
23Thereforenow,LORD,letthethingthatthouhast spokenconcerningthyservantandconcerninghishousebe establishedforever,anddoasthouhastsaid.
24Letitevenbeestablished,thatthynamemaybe magnifiedforever,saying,TheLORDofhostsistheGod ofIsrael,evenaGodtoIsrael:andletthehouseofDavid thyservantbeestablishedbeforethee.
25Forthou,OmyGod,hasttoldthyservantthatthouwilt buildhimanhouse:thereforethyservanthathfoundinhis hearttopraybeforethee
26Andnow,LORD,thouartGod,andhastpromisedthis goodnessuntothyservant:
27Nowthereforeletitpleasetheetoblessthehouseofthy servant,thatitmaybebeforetheeforever:forthou blessest,OLORD,anditshallbeblessedforever.
CHAPTER18
1Nowafterthisitcametopass,thatDavidsmotethe Philistines,andsubduedthem,andtookGathandher townsoutofthehandofthePhilistines.
2AndhesmoteMoab;andtheMoabitesbecameDavid's servants,andbroughtgifts
3AndDavidsmoteHadarezerkingofZobahuntoHamath, ashewenttostablishhisdominionbytheriverEuphrates
4AndDavidtookfromhimathousandchariots,andseven thousandhorsemen,andtwentythousandfootmen:David alsohoughedallthechariothorses,butreservedoftheman hundredchariots
5AndwhentheSyriansofDamascuscametohelp HadarezerkingofZobah,DavidslewoftheSyrianstwo andtwentythousandmen
6ThenDavidputgarrisonsinSyriadamascus;andthe SyriansbecameDavid'sservants,andbroughtgifts.Thus theLORDpreservedDavidwhithersoeverhewent
7AndDavidtooktheshieldsofgoldthatwereonthe servantsofHadarezer,andbroughtthemtoJerusalem 8LikewisefromTibhath,andfromChun,citiesof Hadarezer,broughtDavidverymuchbrass,wherewith Solomonmadethebrasensea,andthepillars,andthe vesselsofbrass
9NowwhenToukingofHamathheardhowDavidhad smittenallthehostofHadarezerkingofZobah;
10HesentHadoramhissontokingDavid,toenquireof hiswelfare,andtocongratulatehim,becausehehadfought againstHadarezer,andsmittenhim;(forHadarezerhad warwithTou;)andwithhimallmannerofvesselsofgold andsilverandbrass.
11ThemalsokingDaviddedicateduntotheLORD,with thesilverandthegoldthathebroughtfromallthese nations;fromEdom,andfromMoab,andfromthechildren ofAmmon,andfromthePhilistines,andfromAmalek 12MoreoverAbishaithesonofZeruiahslewofthe Edomitesinthevalleyofsalteighteenthousand.
13AndheputgarrisonsinEdom;andalltheEdomites becameDavid'sservantsThustheLORDpreservedDavid whithersoeverhewent.
14SoDavidreignedoverallIsrael,andexecutedjudgment andjusticeamongallhispeople
15AndJoabthesonofZeruiahwasoverthehost;and JehoshaphatthesonofAhilud,recorder
16AndZadokthesonofAhitub,andAbimelechthesonof Abiathar,werethepriests;andShavshawasscribe; 17AndBenaiahthesonofJehoiadawasoverthe CherethitesandthePelethites;andthesonsofDavidwere chiefabouttheking.
CHAPTER19
1Nowitcametopassafterthis,thatNahashthekingof thechildrenofAmmondied,andhissonreignedinhis stead
2AndDavidsaid,IwillshewkindnessuntoHanuntheson ofNahash,becausehisfathershewedkindnesstome.And Davidsentmessengerstocomforthimconcerninghis fatherSotheservantsofDavidcameintothelandofthe childrenofAmmontoHanun,tocomforthim.
3ButtheprincesofthechildrenofAmmonsaidtoHanun, ThinkestthouthatDaviddothhonourthyfather,thathe hathsentcomfortersuntothee?arenothisservantscome untotheefortosearch,andtooverthrow,andtospyoutthe land?
4WhereforeHanuntookDavid'sservants,andshaved them,andcutofftheirgarmentsinthemidsthardbytheir buttocks,andsentthemaway
5Thentherewentcertain,andtoldDavidhowthemen wereservedAndhesenttomeetthem:forthemenwere
greatlyashamedAndthekingsaid,TarryatJerichountil yourbeardsbegrown,andthenreturn
6AndwhenthechildrenofAmmonsawthattheyhad madethemselvesodioustoDavid,Hanunandthechildren ofAmmonsentathousandtalentsofsilvertohirethem chariotsandhorsemenoutofMesopotamia,andoutof Syriamaachah,andoutofZobah
7Sotheyhiredthirtyandtwothousandchariots,andthe kingofMaachahandhispeople;whocameandpitched beforeMedebaAndthechildrenofAmmongathered themselvestogetherfromtheircities,andcametobattle.
8AndwhenDavidheardofit,hesentJoab,andallthe hostofthemightymen
9AndthechildrenofAmmoncameout,andputthebattle inarraybeforethegateofthecity:andthekingsthatwere comewerebythemselvesinthefield
10NowwhenJoabsawthatthebattlewassetagainsthim beforeandbehind,hechoseoutofallthechoiceofIsrael, andputtheminarrayagainsttheSyrians
11Andtherestofthepeoplehedelivereduntothehandof Abishaihisbrother,andtheysetthemselvesinarray againstthechildrenofAmmon
12Andhesaid,IftheSyriansbetoostrongforme,then thoushalthelpme:butifthechildrenofAmmonbetoo strongforthee,thenIwillhelpthee
13Beofgoodcourage,andletusbehaveourselves valiantlyforourpeople,andforthecitiesofourGod:and lettheLORDdothatwhichisgoodinhissight 14SoJoabandthepeoplethatwerewithhimdrewnigh beforetheSyriansuntothebattle;andtheyfledbeforehim 15AndwhenthechildrenofAmmonsawthattheSyrians werefled,theylikewisefledbeforeAbishaihisbrother, andenteredintothecityThenJoabcametoJerusalem 16AndwhentheSyrianssawthattheywereputtothe worsebeforeIsrael,theysentmessengers,anddrewforth theSyriansthatwerebeyondtheriver:andShophachthe captainofthehostofHadarezerwentbeforethem 17AnditwastoldDavid;andhegatheredallIsrael,and passedoverJordan,andcameuponthem,andsetthebattle inarrayagainstthem.SowhenDavidhadputthebattlein arrayagainsttheSyrians,theyfoughtwithhim.
18ButtheSyriansfledbeforeIsrael;andDavidslewofthe Syriansseventhousandmenwhichfoughtinchariots,and fortythousandfootmen,andkilledShophachthecaptainof thehost 19AndwhentheservantsofHadarezersawthattheywere puttotheworsebeforeIsrael,theymadepeacewithDavid, andbecamehisservants:neitherwouldtheSyrianshelp thechildrenofAmmonanymore.
CHAPTER20
1Anditcametopass,thataftertheyearwasexpired,atthe timethatkingsgoouttobattle,Joabledforththepowerof thearmy,andwastedthecountryofthechildrenof Ammon,andcameandbesiegedRabbahButDavidtarried atJerusalemAndJoabsmoteRabbah,anddestroyedit
2AndDavidtookthecrownoftheirkingfromoffhishead, andfoundittoweighatalentofgold,andtherewere preciousstonesinit;anditwassetuponDavid'shead:and hebroughtalsoexceedingmuchspoiloutofthecity.
3Andhebroughtoutthepeoplethatwereinit,andcut themwithsaws,andwithharrowsofiron,andwithaxes
EvensodealtDavidwithallthecitiesofthechildrenof AmmonAndDavidandallthepeoplereturnedto Jerusalem
4Anditcametopassafterthis,thattherearosewarat GezerwiththePhilistines;atwhichtimeSibbechaithe HushathiteslewSippai,thatwasofthechildrenofthe giant:andtheyweresubdued
5AndtherewaswaragainwiththePhilistines;and ElhananthesonofJairslewLahmithebrotherofGoliath theGittite,whosespearstaffwaslikeaweaver'sbeam
6AndyetagaintherewaswaratGath,wherewasamanof greatstature,whosefingersandtoeswerefourandtwenty, sixoneachhand,andsixoneachfoot:andhealsowasthe sonofthegiant.
7ButwhenhedefiedIsrael,JonathanthesonofShimea David'sbrotherslewhim
8ThesewerebornuntothegiantinGath;andtheyfellby thehandofDavid,andbythehandofhisservants
CHAPTER21
1AndSatanstoodupagainstIsrael,andprovokedDavidto numberIsrael.
2AndDavidsaidtoJoabandtotherulersofthepeople, Go,numberIsraelfromBeershebaeventoDan;andbring thenumberofthemtome,thatImayknowit.
3AndJoabanswered,TheLORDmakehispeoplean hundredtimessomanymoreastheybe:but,mylordthe king,aretheynotallmylord'sservants?whythendothmy lordrequirethisthing?whywillhebeacauseoftrespass toIsrael?
4Neverthelesstheking'swordprevailedagainstJoab. WhereforeJoabdeparted,andwentthroughoutallIsrael, andcametoJerusalem
5AndJoabgavethesumofthenumberofthepeopleunto DavidAndalltheyofIsraelwereathousandthousandand anhundredthousandmenthatdrewsword:andJudahwas fourhundredthreescoreandtenthousandmenthatdrew sword
6ButLeviandBenjamincountedhenotamongthem:for theking'swordwasabominabletoJoab.
7AndGodwasdispleasedwiththisthing;thereforehe smoteIsrael.
8AndDavidsaiduntoGod,Ihavesinnedgreatly,because Ihavedonethisthing:butnow,Ibeseechthee,doaway theiniquityofthyservant;forIhavedoneveryfoolishly 9AndtheLORDspakeuntoGad,David'sseer,saying, 10GoandtellDavid,saying,ThussaiththeLORD,Ioffer theethreethings:choosetheeoneofthem,thatImaydoit untothee
11SoGadcametoDavid,andsaiduntohim,Thussaith theLORD,Choosethee
12Eitherthreeyears'famine;orthreemonthstobe destroyedbeforethyfoes,whilethattheswordofthine enemiesovertakeththee;orelsethreedaystheswordofthe LORD,eventhepestilence,intheland,andtheangelof theLORDdestroyingthroughoutallthecoastsofIsrael NowthereforeadvisethyselfwhatwordIshallbringagain tohimthatsentme
13AndDavidsaiduntoGad,Iaminagreatstrait:letme fallnowintothehandoftheLORD;forverygreatarehis mercies:butletmenotfallintothehandofman
14SotheLORDsentpestilenceuponIsrael:andtherefell ofIsraelseventythousandmen
15AndGodsentanangeluntoJerusalemtodestroyit:and ashewasdestroying,theLORDbeheld,andherepented himoftheevil,andsaidtotheangelthatdestroyed,Itis enough,staynowthinehandAndtheangeloftheLORD stoodbythethreshingfloorofOrnantheJebusite
16AndDavidlifteduphiseyes,andsawtheangelofthe LORDstandbetweentheearthandtheheaven,havinga drawnswordinhishandstretchedoutoverJerusalem ThenDavidandtheeldersofIsrael,whowereclothedin sackcloth,fellupontheirfaces
17AndDavidsaiduntoGod,IsitnotIthatcommanded thepeopletobenumbered?evenIitisthathavesinned anddoneevilindeed;butasforthesesheep,whathave theydone?letthinehand,Ipraythee,OLORDmyGod, beonme,andonmyfather'shouse;butnotonthypeople, thattheyshouldbeplagued
18ThentheangeloftheLORDcommandedGadtosayto David,thatDavidshouldgoup,andsetupanaltaruntothe LORDinthethreshingfloorofOrnantheJebusite
19AndDavidwentupatthesayingofGad,whichhe spakeinthenameoftheLORD.
20AndOrnanturnedback,andsawtheangel;andhisfour sonswithhimhidthemselvesNowOrnanwasthreshing wheat.
21AndasDavidcametoOrnan,Ornanlookedandsaw David,andwentoutofthethreshingfloor,andbowed himselftoDavidwithhisfacetotheground.
22ThenDavidsaidtoOrnan,Grantmetheplaceofthis threshingfloor,thatImaybuildanaltarthereinuntothe LORD:thoushaltgrantitmeforthefullprice:thatthe plaguemaybestayedfromthepeople
23AndOrnansaiduntoDavid,Takeittothee,andletmy lordthekingdothatwhichisgoodinhiseyes:lo,Igive theetheoxenalsoforburntofferings,andthethreshing instrumentsforwood,andthewheatforthemeatoffering; Igiveitall.
24AndkingDavidsaidtoOrnan,Nay;butIwillverily buyitforthefullprice:forIwillnottakethatwhichis thinefortheLORD,norofferburntofferingswithoutcost.
25SoDavidgavetoOrnanfortheplacesixhundred shekelsofgoldbyweight.
26AndDavidbuiltthereanaltaruntotheLORD,and offeredburntofferingsandpeaceofferings,andcalled upontheLORD;andheansweredhimfromheavenbyfire uponthealtarofburntoffering
27AndtheLORDcommandedtheangel;andheputuphis swordagainintothesheaththereof.
28AtthattimewhenDavidsawthattheLORDhad answeredhiminthethreshingfloorofOrnantheJebusite, thenhesacrificedthere.
29ForthetabernacleoftheLORD,whichMosesmadein thewilderness,andthealtaroftheburntoffering,wereat thatseasoninthehighplaceatGibeon.
30ButDavidcouldnotgobeforeittoenquireofGod:for hewasafraidbecauseoftheswordoftheangelofthe LORD.
CHAPTER22
1ThenDavidsaid,ThisisthehouseoftheLORDGod, andthisisthealtaroftheburntofferingforIsrael
2AndDavidcommandedtogathertogetherthestrangers thatwereinthelandofIsrael;andhesetmasonstohew wroughtstonestobuildthehouseofGod
3AndDavidpreparedironinabundanceforthenailsfor thedoorsofthegates,andforthejoinings;andbrassin abundancewithoutweight;
4Alsocedartreesinabundance:fortheZidoniansandthey ofTyrebroughtmuchcedarwoodtoDavid.
5AndDavidsaid,Solomonmysonisyoungandtender, andthehousethatistobebuildedfortheLORDmustbe exceedingmagnifical,offameandofglorythroughoutall countries:IwillthereforenowmakepreparationforitSo Davidpreparedabundantlybeforehisdeath
6ThenhecalledforSolomonhisson,andchargedhimto buildanhousefortheLORDGodofIsrael
7AndDavidsaidtoSolomon,Myson,asforme,itwasin mymindtobuildanhouseuntothenameoftheLORDmy God:
8ButthewordoftheLORDcametome,saying,Thou hastshedbloodabundantly,andhastmadegreatwars:thou shaltnotbuildanhouseuntomyname,becausethouhast shedmuchbloodupontheearthinmysight
9Behold,asonshallbeborntothee,whoshallbeamanof rest;andIwillgivehimrestfromallhisenemiesround about:forhisnameshallbeSolomon,andIwillgivepeace andquietnessuntoIsraelinhisdays.
10Heshallbuildanhouseformyname;andheshallbe myson,andIwillbehisfather;andIwillestablishthe throneofhiskingdomoverIsraelforever.
11Now,myson,theLORDbewiththee;andprosperthou, andbuildthehouseoftheLORDthyGod,ashehathsaid ofthee.
12OnlytheLORDgivetheewisdomandunderstanding, andgivetheechargeconcerningIsrael,thatthoumayest keepthelawoftheLORDthyGod.
13Thenshaltthouprosper,ifthoutakestheedtofulfilthe statutesandjudgmentswhichtheLORDchargedMoses withconcerningIsrael:bestrong,andofgoodcourage; dreadnot,norbedismayed
14Now,behold,inmytroubleIhavepreparedforthe houseoftheLORDanhundredthousandtalentsofgold, andathousandthousandtalentsofsilver;andofbrassand ironwithoutweight;foritisinabundance:timberalsoand stonehaveIprepared;andthoumayestaddthereto.
15Moreoverthereareworkmenwiththeeinabundance, hewersandworkersofstoneandtimber,andallmannerof cunningmenforeverymannerofwork
16Ofthegold,thesilver,andthebrass,andtheiron,there isnonumber.Arisetherefore,andbedoing,andtheLORD bewiththee
17DavidalsocommandedalltheprincesofIsraeltohelp Solomonhisson,saying,
18IsnottheLORDyourGodwithyou?andhathhenot givenyourestoneveryside?forhehathgiventhe inhabitantsofthelandintominehand;andthelandis subduedbeforetheLORD,andbeforehispeople
19NowsetyourheartandyoursoultoseektheLORD yourGod;arisetherefore,andbuildyethesanctuaryofthe LORDGod,tobringthearkofthecovenantoftheLORD, andtheholyvesselsofGod,intothehousethatistobe builttothenameoftheLORD.
1SowhenDavidwasoldandfullofdays,hemade SolomonhissonkingoverIsrael
2AndhegatheredtogetheralltheprincesofIsrael,with thepriestsandtheLevites
3NowtheLeviteswerenumberedfromtheageofthirty yearsandupward:andtheirnumberbytheirpolls,manby man,wasthirtyandeightthousand.
4Ofwhich,twentyandfourthousandweretosetforward theworkofthehouseoftheLORD;andsixthousandwere officersandjudges:
5Moreoverfourthousandwereporters;andfourthousand praisedtheLORDwiththeinstrumentswhichImade,said David,topraisetherewith 6AndDaviddividedthemintocoursesamongthesonsof Levi,namely,Gershon,Kohath,andMerari.
7OftheGershoniteswere,Laadan,andShimei 8ThesonsofLaadan;thechiefwasJehiel,andZetham, andJoel,three.
9ThesonsofShimei;Shelomith,andHaziel,andHaran, threeThesewerethechiefofthefathersofLaadan 10AndthesonsofShimeiwere,Jahath,Zina,andJeush, andBeriahThesefourwerethesonsofShimei 11AndJahathwasthechief,andZizahthesecond:but JeushandBeriahhadnotmanysons;thereforetheywerein onereckoning,accordingtotheirfather'shouse 12ThesonsofKohath;Amram,Izhar,Hebron,andUzziel, four.
13ThesonsofAmram;AaronandMoses:andAaronwas separated,thatheshouldsanctifythemostholythings,he andhissonsforever,toburnincensebeforetheLORD,to ministeruntohim,andtoblessinhisnameforever 14NowconcerningMosesthemanofGod,hissonswere namedofthetribeofLevi.
15ThesonsofMoseswere,Gershom,andEliezer 16OfthesonsofGershom,Shebuelwasthechief 17AndthesonsofEliezerwere,Rehabiahthechief.And Eliezerhadnoneothersons;butthesonsofRehabiahwere verymany.
18OfthesonsofIzhar;Shelomiththechief.
19OfthesonsofHebron;Jeriahthefirst,Amariahthe second,Jahazielthethird,andJekameamthefourth. 20OfthesonsofUzziel;Michahthefirst,andJesiahthe second
21ThesonsofMerari;Mahli,andMushiThesonsof Mahli;Eleazar,andKish
22AndEleazardied,andhadnosons,butdaughters:and theirbrethrenthesonsofKishtookthem.
23ThesonsofMushi;Mahli,andEder,andJeremoth, three
24ThesewerethesonsofLeviafterthehouseoftheir fathers;eventhechiefofthefathers,astheywerecounted bynumberofnamesbytheirpolls,thatdidtheworkfor theserviceofthehouseoftheLORD,fromtheageof twentyyearsandupward
25ForDavidsaid,TheLORDGodofIsraelhathgivenrest untohispeople,thattheymaydwellinJerusalemforever: 26AndalsountotheLevites;theyshallnomorecarrythe tabernacle,noranyvesselsofitfortheservicethereof 27ForbythelastwordsofDavidtheLeviteswere numberedfromtwentyyearsoldandabove:
28BecausetheirofficewastowaitonthesonsofAaron fortheserviceofthehouseoftheLORD,inthecourts,and inthechambers,andinthepurifyingofallholythings,and theworkoftheserviceofthehouseofGod;
29Bothfortheshewbread,andforthefineflourformeat offering,andfortheunleavenedcakes,andforthatwhich isbakedinthepan,andforthatwhichisfried,andforall mannerofmeasureandsize;
30Andtostandeverymorningtothankandpraisethe LORD,andlikewiseateven;
31AndtoofferallburntsacrificesuntotheLORDinthe sabbaths,inthenewmoons,andonthesetfeasts,by number,accordingtotheordercommandeduntothem, continuallybeforetheLORD:
32Andthattheyshouldkeepthechargeofthetabernacle ofthecongregation,andthechargeoftheholyplace,and thechargeofthesonsofAarontheirbrethren,inthe serviceofthehouseoftheLORD
CHAPTER24
1NowthesearethedivisionsofthesonsofAaronThe sonsofAaron;Nadab,andAbihu,Eleazar,andIthamar.
2ButNadabandAbihudiedbeforetheirfather,andhadno children:thereforeEleazarandIthamarexecutedthe priest'soffice.
3AndDaviddistributedthem,bothZadokofthesonsof Eleazar,andAhimelechofthesonsofIthamar,according totheirofficesintheirservice.
4Andthereweremorechiefmenfoundofthesonsof EleazarthanofthesonsofIthamar;andthuswerethey divided.AmongthesonsofEleazarthereweresixteen chiefmenofthehouseoftheirfathers,andeightamongthe sonsofIthamaraccordingtothehouseoftheirfathers 5Thusweretheydividedbylot,onesortwithanother;for thegovernorsofthesanctuary,andgovernorsofthehouse ofGod,wereofthesonsofEleazar,andofthesonsof Ithamar.
6AndShemaiahthesonofNethaneelthescribe,oneofthe Levites,wrotethembeforetheking,andtheprinces,and Zadokthepriest,andAhimelechthesonofAbiathar,and beforethechiefofthefathersofthepriestsandLevites: oneprincipalhouseholdbeingtakenforEleazar,andone takenforIthamar.
7NowthefirstlotcameforthtoJehoiarib,thesecondto Jedaiah, 8ThethirdtoHarim,thefourthtoSeorim, 9ThefifthtoMalchijah,thesixthtoMijamin, 10TheseventhtoHakkoz,theeighthtoAbijah, 11TheninthtoJeshua,thetenthtoShecaniah, 12TheeleventhtoEliashib,thetwelfthtoJakim, 13ThethirteenthtoHuppah,thefourteenthtoJeshebeab, 14ThefifteenthtoBilgah,thesixteenthtoImmer, 15TheseventeenthtoHezir,theeighteenthtoAphses, 16ThenineteenthtoPethahiah,thetwentiethtoJehezekel, 17TheoneandtwentiethtoJachin,thetwoandtwentieth toGamul, 18ThethreeandtwentiethtoDelaiah,thefourand twentiethtoMaaziah 19Theseweretheorderingsofthemintheirserviceto comeintothehouseoftheLORD,accordingtotheir manner,underAarontheirfather,astheLORDGodof Israelhadcommandedhim
20AndtherestofthesonsofLeviwerethese:Ofthesons ofAmram;Shubael:ofthesonsofShubael;Jehdeiah
21ConcerningRehabiah:ofthesonsofRehabiah,thefirst wasIsshiah
22OftheIzharites;Shelomoth:ofthesonsofShelomoth; Jahath
23AndthesonsofHebron;Jeriahthefirst,Amariahthe second,Jahazielthethird,Jekameamthefourth.
24OfthesonsofUzziel;Michah:ofthesonsofMichah; Shamir
25ThebrotherofMichahwasIsshiah:ofthesonsof Isshiah;Zechariah
26ThesonsofMerariwereMahliandMushi:thesonsof Jaaziah;Beno.
27ThesonsofMeraribyJaaziah;Beno,andShoham,and Zaccur,andIbri
28OfMahlicameEleazar,whohadnosons.
29ConcerningKish:thesonofKishwasJerahmeel
30ThesonsalsoofMushi;Mahli,andEder,andJerimoth ThesewerethesonsoftheLevitesafterthehouseoftheir fathers
31Theselikewisecastlotsoveragainsttheirbrethrenthe sonsofAaroninthepresenceofDavidtheking,andZadok, andAhimelech,andthechiefofthefathersofthepriests andLevites,eventheprincipalfathersoveragainsttheir youngerbrethren.
CHAPTER25
1MoreoverDavidandthecaptainsofthehostseparatedto theserviceofthesonsofAsaph,andofHeman,andof Jeduthun,whoshouldprophesywithharps,withpsalteries, andwithcymbals:andthenumberoftheworkmen accordingtotheirservicewas:
2OfthesonsofAsaph;Zaccur,andJoseph,andNethaniah, andAsarelah,thesonsofAsaphunderthehandsofAsaph, whichprophesiedaccordingtotheorderoftheking
3OfJeduthun:thesonsofJeduthun;Gedaliah,andZeri, andJeshaiah,Hashabiah,andMattithiah,six,underthe handsoftheirfatherJeduthun,whoprophesiedwithaharp, togivethanksandtopraisetheLORD.
4OfHeman:thesonsofHeman;Bukkiah,Mattaniah, Uzziel,Shebuel,andJerimoth,Hananiah,Hanani,Eliathah, Giddalti,andRomamtiezer,Joshbekashah,Mallothi, Hothir,andMahazioth:
5AllthesewerethesonsofHemantheking'sseerinthe wordsofGod,toliftupthehornAndGodgavetoHeman fourteensonsandthreedaughters
6Allthesewereunderthehandsoftheirfatherforsongin thehouseoftheLORD,withcymbals,psalteries,andharps, fortheserviceofthehouseofGod,accordingtotheking's ordertoAsaph,Jeduthun,andHeman.
7Sothenumberofthem,withtheirbrethrenthatwere instructedinthesongsoftheLORD,evenallthatwere cunning,wastwohundredfourscoreandeight.
8Andtheycastlots,wardagainstward,aswellthesmall asthegreat,theteacherasthescholar
9NowthefirstlotcameforthforAsaphtoJoseph:the secondtoGedaliah,whowithhisbrethrenandsonswere twelve:
10ThethirdtoZaccur,he,hissons,andhisbrethren,were twelve:
11ThefourthtoIzri,he,hissons,andhisbrethren,were twelve:
12ThefifthtoNethaniah,he,hissons,andhisbrethren, weretwelve:
13ThesixthtoBukkiah,he,hissons,andhisbrethren, weretwelve:
14TheseventhtoJesharelah,he,hissons,andhisbrethren, weretwelve:
15TheeighthtoJeshaiah,he,hissons,andhisbrethren, weretwelve:
16TheninthtoMattaniah,he,hissons,andhisbrethren, weretwelve:
17ThetenthtoShimei,he,hissons,andhisbrethren,were twelve:
18TheeleventhtoAzareel,he,hissons,andhisbrethren, weretwelve:
19ThetwelfthtoHashabiah,he,hissons,andhisbrethren, weretwelve:
20ThethirteenthtoShubael,he,hissons,andhisbrethren, weretwelve:
21ThefourteenthtoMattithiah,he,hissons,andhis brethren,weretwelve:
22ThefifteenthtoJeremoth,he,hissons,andhisbrethren, weretwelve:
23ThesixteenthtoHananiah,he,hissons,andhisbrethren, weretwelve:
24TheseventeenthtoJoshbekashah,he,hissons,andhis brethren,weretwelve:
25TheeighteenthtoHanani,he,hissons,andhisbrethren, weretwelve:
26ThenineteenthtoMallothi,he,hissons,andhis brethren,weretwelve:
27ThetwentiethtoEliathah,he,hissons,andhisbrethren, weretwelve:
28TheoneandtwentiethtoHothir,he,hissons,andhis brethren,weretwelve:
29ThetwoandtwentiethtoGiddalti,he,hissons,andhis brethren,weretwelve:
30ThethreeandtwentiethtoMahazioth,he,hissons,and hisbrethren,weretwelve:
31ThefourandtwentiethtoRomamtiezer,he,hissons, andhisbrethren,weretwelve
CHAPTER26
1Concerningthedivisionsoftheporters:OftheKorhites wasMeshelemiahthesonofKore,ofthesonsofAsaph 2AndthesonsofMeshelemiahwere,Zechariahthe firstborn,Jediaelthesecond,Zebadiahthethird,Jathniel thefourth, 3Elamthefifth,Jehohananthesixth,Elioenaitheseventh 4MoreoverthesonsofObededomwere,Shemaiahthe firstborn,Jehozabadthesecond,Joahthethird,andSacar thefourth,andNethaneelthefifth, 5Ammielthesixth,Issachartheseventh,Peulthaithe eighth:forGodblessedhim 6AlsountoShemaiahhissonweresonsborn,thatruled throughoutthehouseoftheirfather:fortheyweremighty menofvalour
7ThesonsofShemaiah;Othni,andRephael,andObed, Elzabad,whosebrethrenwerestrongmen,Elihu,and Semachiah
8AlltheseofthesonsofObededom:theyandtheirsons andtheirbrethren,ablemenforstrengthfortheservice, werethreescoreandtwoofObededom 9AndMeshelemiahhadsonsandbrethren,strongmen, eighteen.
10AlsoHosah,ofthechildrenofMerari,hadsons;Simri thechief,(forthoughhewasnotthefirstborn,yethis fathermadehimthechief;)
11Hilkiahthesecond,Tebaliahthethird,Zechariahthe fourth:allthesonsandbrethrenofHosahwerethirteen 12Amongthesewerethedivisionsoftheporters,even amongthechiefmen,havingwardsoneagainstanother,to ministerinthehouseoftheLORD
13Andtheycastlots,aswellthesmallasthegreat, accordingtothehouseoftheirfathers,foreverygate 14AndtheloteastwardfelltoShelemiahThenfor Zechariahhisson,awisecounsellor,theycastlots;andhis lotcameoutnorthward
15ToObededomsouthward;andtohissonsthehouseof Asuppim.
16ToShuppimandHosahthelotcameforthwestward, withthegateShallecheth,bythecausewayofthegoingup, wardagainstward.
17EastwardweresixLevites,northwardfouraday, southwardfouraday,andtowardAsuppimtwoandtwo 18AtParbarwestward,fouratthecauseway,andtwoat Parbar
19Thesearethedivisionsoftheportersamongthesonsof Kore,andamongthesonsofMerari.
20AndoftheLevites,Ahijahwasoverthetreasuresofthe houseofGod,andoverthetreasuresofthededicated things.
21AsconcerningthesonsofLaadan;thesonsofthe GershoniteLaadan,chieffathers,evenofLaadanthe Gershonite,wereJehieli.
22ThesonsofJehieli;Zetham,andJoelhisbrother,which wereoverthetreasuresofthehouseoftheLORD 23OftheAmramites,andtheIzharites,theHebronites,and theUzzielites:
24AndShebuelthesonofGershom,thesonofMoses, wasrulerofthetreasures.
25AndhisbrethrenbyEliezer;Rehabiahhisson,and Jeshaiahhisson,andJoramhisson,andZichrihisson,and Shelomithhisson.
26WhichShelomithandhisbrethrenwereoverallthe treasuresofthededicatedthings,whichDavidtheking, andthechieffathers,thecaptainsoverthousandsand hundreds,andthecaptainsofthehost,haddedicated 27Outofthespoilswoninbattlesdidtheydedicateto maintainthehouseoftheLORD 28AndallthatSamueltheseer,andSaulthesonofKish, andAbnerthesonofNer,andJoabthesonofZeruiah,had dedicated;andwhosoeverhaddedicatedanything,itwas underthehandofShelomith,andofhisbrethren 29OftheIzharites,Chenaniahandhissonswereforthe outwardbusinessoverIsrael,forofficersandjudges 30AndoftheHebronites,Hashabiahandhisbrethren,men ofvalour,athousandandsevenhundred,wereofficers amongthemofIsraelonthissideJordanwestwardinall thebusinessoftheLORD,andintheserviceoftheking
31AmongtheHebroniteswasJerijahthechief,even amongtheHebronites,accordingtothegenerationsofhis fathersInthefortiethyearofthereignofDavidtheywere
soughtfor,andtherewerefoundamongthemmightymen ofvalouratJazerofGilead
32Andhisbrethren,menofvalour,weretwothousandand sevenhundredchieffathers,whomkingDavidmaderulers overtheReubenites,theGadites,andthehalftribeof Manasseh,foreverymatterpertainingtoGod,andaffairs oftheking
CHAPTER27
1NowthechildrenofIsraelaftertheirnumber,towit,the chieffathersandcaptainsofthousandsandhundreds,and theirofficersthatservedthekinginanymatterofthe courses,whichcameinandwentoutmonthbymonth throughoutallthemonthsoftheyear,ofeverycoursewere twentyandfourthousand
2OverthefirstcourseforthefirstmonthwasJashobeam thesonofZabdiel:andinhiscourseweretwentyandfour thousand
3OfthechildrenofPerezwasthechiefofallthecaptains ofthehostforthefirstmonth
4AndoverthecourseofthesecondmonthwasDodaian Ahohite,andofhiscoursewasMiklothalsotheruler:in hiscourselikewiseweretwentyandfourthousand
5Thethirdcaptainofthehostforthethirdmonthwas BenaiahthesonofJehoiada,achiefpriest:andinhis courseweretwentyandfourthousand
6ThisisthatBenaiah,whowasmightyamongthethirty, andabovethethirty:andinhiscoursewasAmmizabadhis son
7ThefourthcaptainforthefourthmonthwasAsahelthe brotherofJoab,andZebadiahhissonafterhim:andinhis courseweretwentyandfourthousand
8ThefifthcaptainforthefifthmonthwasShamhuththe Izrahite:andinhiscourseweretwentyandfourthousand.
9ThesixthcaptainforthesixthmonthwasIrathesonof IkkeshtheTekoite:andinhiscourseweretwentyandfour thousand.
10TheseventhcaptainfortheseventhmonthwasHelez thePelonite,ofthechildrenofEphraim:andinhiscourse weretwentyandfourthousand.
11TheeighthcaptainfortheeighthmonthwasSibbecai theHushathite,oftheZarhites:andinhiscoursewere twentyandfourthousand.
12TheninthcaptainfortheninthmonthwasAbiezerthe Anetothite,oftheBenjamites:andinhiscoursewere twentyandfourthousand
13ThetenthcaptainforthetenthmonthwasMaharaithe Netophathite,oftheZarhites:andinhiscoursewere twentyandfourthousand
14Theeleventhcaptainfortheeleventhmonthwas BenaiahthePirathonite,ofthechildrenofEphraim:andin hiscourseweretwentyandfourthousand
15ThetwelfthcaptainforthetwelfthmonthwasHeldai theNetophathite,ofOthniel:andinhiscourseweretwenty andfourthousand
16FurthermoreoverthetribesofIsrael:therulerofthe ReubeniteswasEliezerthesonofZichri:oftheSimeonites, ShephatiahthesonofMaachah: 17OftheLevites,HashabiahthesonofKemuel:ofthe Aaronites,Zadok: 18OfJudah,Elihu,oneofthebrethrenofDavid:of Issachar,OmrithesonofMichael:
19OfZebulun,IshmaiahthesonofObadiah:ofNaphtali, JerimoththesonofAzriel:
20OfthechildrenofEphraim,HosheathesonofAzaziah: ofthehalftribeofManasseh,JoelthesonofPedaiah:
21OfthehalftribeofManassehinGilead,Iddothesonof Zechariah:ofBenjamin,JaasielthesonofAbner: 22OfDan,AzareelthesonofJerohamThesewerethe princesofthetribesofIsrael.
23ButDavidtooknotthenumberofthemfromtwenty yearsoldandunder:becausetheLORDhadsaidhewould increaseIsraelliketothestarsoftheheavens.
24JoabthesonofZeruiahbegantonumber,buthe finishednot,becausetherefellwrathforitagainstIsrael; neitherwasthenumberputintheaccountofthechronicles ofkingDavid
25Andovertheking'streasureswasAzmaveththesonof Adiel:andoverthestorehousesinthefields,inthecities, andinthevillages,andinthecastles,wasJehonathanthe sonofUzziah:
26Andoverthemthatdidtheworkofthefieldfortillage ofthegroundwasEzrithesonofChelub:
27AndoverthevineyardswasShimeitheRamathite:over theincreaseofthevineyardsforthewinecellarswasZabdi theShiphmite:
28Andovertheolivetreesandthesycomoretreesthat wereinthelowplainswasBaalhanantheGederite:and overthecellarsofoilwasJoash:
29AndovertheherdsthatfedinSharonwasShitraithe Sharonite:andovertheherdsthatwereinthevalleyswas ShaphatthesonofAdlai:
30OverthecamelsalsowasObiltheIshmaelite:andover theasseswasJehdeiahtheMeronothite:
31AndovertheflockswasJaziztheHageriteAllthese weretherulersofthesubstancewhichwaskingDavid's
32AlsoJonathanDavid'sunclewasacounsellor,awise man,andascribe:andJehielthesonofHachmoniwas withtheking'ssons:
33AndAhithophelwastheking'scounsellor:andHushai theArchitewastheking'scompanion:
34AndafterAhithophelwasJehoiadathesonofBenaiah, andAbiathar:andthegeneraloftheking'sarmywasJoab.
CHAPTER28
1AndDavidassembledalltheprincesofIsrael,theprinces ofthetribes,andthecaptainsofthecompaniesthat ministeredtothekingbycourse,andthecaptainsoverthe thousands,andcaptainsoverthehundreds,andthe stewardsoverallthesubstanceandpossessionoftheking, andofhissons,withtheofficers,andwiththemightymen, andwithallthevaliantmen,untoJerusalem
2ThenDavidthekingstoodupuponhisfeet,andsaid, Hearme,mybrethren,andmypeople:Asforme,Ihadin minehearttobuildanhouseofrestforthearkofthe covenantoftheLORD,andforthefootstoolofourGod, andhadmadereadyforthebuilding:
3ButGodsaiduntome,Thoushaltnotbuildanhousefor myname,becausethouhastbeenamanofwar,andhast shedblood
4HowbeittheLORDGodofIsraelchosemebeforeallthe houseofmyfathertobekingoverIsraelforever:forhe hathchosenJudahtobetheruler;andofthehouseof
Judah,thehouseofmyfather;andamongthesonsofmy fatherhelikedmetomakemekingoverallIsrael: 5Andofallmysons,(fortheLORDhathgivenmemany sons,)hehathchosenSolomonmysontosituponthe throneofthekingdomoftheLORDoverIsrael.
6Andhesaiduntome,Solomonthyson,heshallbuildmy houseandmycourts:forIhavechosenhimtobemyson, andIwillbehisfather.
7MoreoverIwillestablishhiskingdomforever,ifhebe constanttodomycommandmentsandmyjudgments,asat thisday.
8NowthereforeinthesightofallIsraelthecongregation oftheLORD,andintheaudienceofourGod,keepand seekforallthecommandmentsoftheLORDyourGod: thatyemaypossessthisgoodland,andleaveitforan inheritanceforyourchildrenafteryouforever
9Andthou,Solomonmyson,knowthoutheGodofthy father,andservehimwithaperfectheartandwitha willingmind:fortheLORDsearchethallhearts,and understandethalltheimaginationsofthethoughts:ifthou seekhim,hewillbefoundofthee;butifthouforsakehim, hewillcasttheeoffforever
10Takeheednow;fortheLORDhathchosentheetobuild anhouseforthesanctuary:bestrong,anddoit
11ThenDavidgavetoSolomonhissonthepatternofthe porch,andofthehousesthereof,andofthetreasuries thereof,andoftheupperchambersthereof,andoftheinner parloursthereof,andoftheplaceofthemercyseat,
12Andthepatternofallthathehadbythespirit,ofthe courtsofthehouseoftheLORD,andofallthechambers roundabout,ofthetreasuriesofthehouseofGod,andof thetreasuriesofthededicatedthings:
13AlsoforthecoursesofthepriestsandtheLevites,and foralltheworkoftheserviceofthehouseoftheLORD, andforallthevesselsofserviceinthehouseoftheLORD. 14Hegaveofgoldbyweightforthingsofgold,forall instrumentsofallmannerofservice;silveralsoforall instrumentsofsilverbyweight,forallinstrumentsofevery kindofservice:
15Eventheweightforthecandlesticksofgold,andfor theirlampsofgold,byweightforeverycandlestick,and forthelampsthereof:andforthecandlesticksofsilverby weight,bothforthecandlestick,andalsoforthelamps thereof,accordingtotheuseofeverycandlestick.
16Andbyweighthegavegoldforthetablesofshewbread, foreverytable;andlikewisesilverforthetablesofsilver: 17Alsopuregoldforthefleshhooks,andthebowls,and thecups:andforthegoldenbasonshegavegoldbyweight foreverybason;andlikewisesilverbyweightforevery basonofsilver:
18Andforthealtarofincenserefinedgoldbyweight;and goldforthepatternofthechariotofthecherubims,that spreadouttheirwings,andcoveredthearkofthecovenant oftheLORD
19Allthis,saidDavid,theLORDmademeunderstandin writingbyhishanduponme,evenalltheworksofthis pattern
20AndDavidsaidtoSolomonhisson,Bestrongandof goodcourage,anddoit:fearnot,norbedismayed:forthe LORDGod,evenmyGod,willbewiththee;hewillnot failthee,norforsakethee,untilthouhastfinishedallthe workfortheserviceofthehouseoftheLORD
21And,behold,thecoursesofthepriestsandtheLevites, eventheyshallbewiththeeforalltheserviceofthehouse ofGod:andthereshallbewiththeeforallmannerof workmanshipeverywillingskilfulman,foranymannerof service:alsotheprincesandallthepeoplewillbewhollyat thycommandment
CHAPTER29
1FurthermoreDavidthekingsaiduntoallthe congregation,Solomonmyson,whomaloneGodhath chosen,isyetyoungandtender,andtheworkisgreat:for thepalaceisnotforman,butfortheLORDGod
2NowIhavepreparedwithallmymightforthehouseof myGodthegoldforthingstobemadeofgold,andthe silverforthingsofsilver,andthebrassforthingsofbrass, theironforthingsofiron,andwoodforthingsofwood; onyxstones,andstonestobeset,glisteringstones,andof diverscolours,andallmannerofpreciousstones,and marblestonesinabundance.
3Moreover,becauseIhavesetmyaffectiontothehouse ofmyGod,Ihaveofmineownpropergood,ofgoldand silver,whichIhavegiventothehouseofmyGod,over andaboveallthatIhavepreparedfortheholyhouse,
4Eventhreethousandtalentsofgold,ofthegoldofOphir, andseventhousandtalentsofrefinedsilver,tooverlaythe wallsofthehouseswithal:
5Thegoldforthingsofgold,andthesilverforthingsof silver,andforallmannerofworktobemadebythehands ofartificersAndwhotheniswillingtoconsecratehis servicethisdayuntotheLORD?
6Thenthechiefofthefathersandprincesofthetribesof Israel,andthecaptainsofthousandsandofhundreds,with therulersoftheking'swork,offeredwillingly,
7AndgavefortheserviceofthehouseofGodofgoldfive thousandtalentsandtenthousanddrams,andofsilverten thousandtalents,andofbrasseighteenthousandtalents, andonehundredthousandtalentsofiron.
8Andtheywithwhompreciousstoneswerefoundgave themtothetreasureofthehouseoftheLORD,bythehand ofJehieltheGershonite.
9Thenthepeoplerejoiced,forthattheyofferedwillingly, becausewithperfecthearttheyofferedwillinglytothe LORD:andDavidthekingalsorejoicedwithgreatjoy.
10WhereforeDavidblessedtheLORDbeforeallthe congregation:andDavidsaid,Blessedbethou,LORDGod ofIsraelourfather,foreverandever
11Thine,OLORD,isthegreatness,andthepower,and theglory,andthevictory,andthemajesty:forallthatisin theheavenandintheearthisthine;thineisthekingdom,O LORD,andthouartexaltedasheadaboveall
12Bothrichesandhonourcomeofthee,andthoureignest overall;andinthinehandispowerandmight;andinthine handitistomakegreat,andtogivestrengthuntoall
13Nowtherefore,ourGod,wethankthee,andpraisethy gloriousname
14ButwhoamI,andwhatismypeople,thatweshouldbe abletooffersowillinglyafterthissort?forallthingscome ofthee,andofthineownhavewegiventhee
15Forwearestrangersbeforethee,andsojourners,as wereallourfathers:ourdaysontheearthareasashadow, andthereisnoneabiding
16OLORDourGod,allthisstorethatwehaveprepared tobuildtheeanhouseforthineholynamecomethofthine hand,andisallthineown
17Iknowalso,myGod,thatthoutriesttheheart,andhast pleasureinuprightness.Asforme,intheuprightnessof mineheartIhavewillinglyofferedallthesethings:and nowhaveIseenwithjoythypeople,whicharepresent here,toofferwillinglyuntothee.
18OLORDGodofAbraham,Isaac,andofIsrael,our fathers,keepthisforeverintheimaginationofthe thoughtsoftheheartofthypeople,andpreparetheirheart untothee:
19AndgiveuntoSolomonmysonaperfectheart,tokeep thycommandments,thytestimonies,andthystatutes,and todoallthesethings,andtobuildthepalace,forthewhich Ihavemadeprovision
20AndDavidsaidtoallthecongregation,Nowblessthe LORDyourGodAndallthecongregationblessedthe LORDGodoftheirfathers,andboweddowntheirheads, andworshippedtheLORD,andtheking.
21AndtheysacrificedsacrificesuntotheLORD,and offeredburntofferingsuntotheLORD,onthemorrow afterthatday,evenathousandbullocks,athousandrams, andathousandlambs,withtheirdrinkofferings,and sacrificesinabundanceforallIsrael:
22AnddideatanddrinkbeforetheLORDonthatday withgreatgladnessAndtheymadeSolomonthesonof Davidkingthesecondtime,andanointedhimuntothe LORDtobethechiefgovernor,andZadoktobepriest.
23ThenSolomonsatonthethroneoftheLORDasking insteadofDavidhisfather,andprospered;andallIsrael obeyedhim.
24Andalltheprinces,andthemightymen,andallthe sonslikewiseofkingDavid,submittedthemselvesunto Solomontheking.
25AndtheLORDmagnifiedSolomonexceedinglyinthe sightofallIsrael,andbestoweduponhimsuchroyal majestyashadnotbeenonanykingbeforehiminIsrael.
26ThusDavidthesonofJessereignedoverallIsrael
27AndthetimethathereignedoverIsraelwasfortyyears; sevenyearsreignedheinHebron,andthirtyandthree yearsreignedheinJerusalem
28Andhediedinagoodoldage,fullofdays,riches,and honour:andSolomonhissonreignedinhisstead.
29NowtheactsofDavidtheking,firstandlast,behold, theyarewritteninthebookofSamueltheseer,andinthe bookofNathantheprophet,andinthebookofGadthe seer,
30Withallhisreignandhismight,andthetimesthatwent overhim,andoverIsrael,andoverallthekingdomsofthe countries