AB - I Chronicles

Chapter 1

1:1  Adam, Seth, Enosh,

1:2  Cainan, Mahalalel, Jared,

1:3  Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

1:4  Noah. The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, Japheth.

1:5  The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Helisa, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

1:6  And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.

1:7  And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshishah, the Kittim, and the Rodanim.

1:8  And the sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put and Canaan.

1:9  And the sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

1:10  And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be a mighty hunter on the earth.

1:17  The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur,

1:24  Arphaxad, Shelah,

1:25  Eber, Peleg, Reu,

1:26  Serug, Nahor, Terah,

1:27  and Abraham.

1:28  And the sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

1:29  And these are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael was Nabajoth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

1:30  Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

1:31  Jetur, Naphish, Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

1:32  And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine, were Zimram, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan were Dedan, and Sheba.

1:33  And the sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah; all these were the sons of Keturah.

1:34  And Abraham begot Isaac. And the sons of Isaac were Jacob and Esau.

1:35  The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah.

1:36  The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.

1:37  And the sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

1:38  The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

1:39  And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; and the sister of Lotan was Timna.

1:40  The sons of Shobal were Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon were Ajah and Anah.

1:41  The son of Anah was Dishon. And the sons of Dishon were Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

1:42  And the sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.

1:43  And these were their kings: Balak the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

1:44  And Balak died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.

1:45  And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

1:46  And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad reigned in his place, who attacked Midian in the field of Moab. And the name of his city was Avith.

1:47  And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.

1:48  And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place.

1:49  And Saul died, and Baal-Hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.

1:50  And Baal-Hanan died, and Hadad son of Bedad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai.

1:51  The princes of Edom were Prince Timnah, Prince Aliah, Prince Jetheth,

1:52  Prince Oholibamah, Prince Elah, Prince Pinon,

1:53  Prince Kenaz, Prince Teman, Prince Mibzar, Prince Magdiel,

1:54  and Prince Iram. These were the princes of Edom.

Chapter 2

2:1  These are the names of the sons of Israel:

2:2  Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

2:3  The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanite woman. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked before the Lord, and He killed him.

2:4  And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore to him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

2:5  The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

2:6  And the sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara-five in all.

2:7  And the son of Carmi was Achar the troubler of Israel, who was disobedient in the accursed thing.

2:8  And the son of Ethan was Azariah.

2:9  Also the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.

2:10  And Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, chief of the house of Judah.

2:11  And Nahshon begot Salma, and Salmon begot Boaz,

2:12  and Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse.

2:13  And Jesse begot his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab was his second, Shimea the third,

2:14  Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

2:15  Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh.

2:16  And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.

2:17  And Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

2:18  And Caleb the son of Hezron took Azubah to wife, by Jerioth. Now these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

2:19  And Azubah died; and Caleb took to himself Ephrath as a wife, and she bore to him Hur.

2:20  And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezalel.

2:21  And after this Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, and he took her when he was sixty-five years old; and she bore him Segub.

2:22  And Segub begot Jair, and he had twenty-three cities in Gilead.

2:23  And he took Geshur and Aram, the towns of Jair from them; with Kenath and its towns, sixty cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

2:24  And after the death of Hezron, Caleb came to Ephrathah; and the wife of Hezron was Abijah; and she bore him Ashur the father of Tekoa.

2:25  And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram, the firstborn, and Bunah, Oren, and Ozem his brother.

2:26  And Jerahmeel had another wife, and her name was Atarah. She is the mother of Onam.

2:27  And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

2:28  And the sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.

2:29  And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.

2:30  And the sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim. And Seled died without children.

2:31  And the son of Appaim was Ishi; and the son of Ishi was Sheshan; and the son of Sheshan was Ahlai.

2:32  And the sons of Jada were Jether and Jonathan. And Jether died childless.

2:33  And the sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.

2:34  Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant, and his name was Jarha.

2:35  And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife, and she bore him Attai.

2:36  And Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad,

2:37  and Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed;

2:38  and Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah;

2:39  and Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Eleasah,

2:40  and Eleasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum,

2:41  and Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama, and Elishama begot Ishmael.

2:42  And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, he is the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

2:43  And the sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.

2:44  And Shema begot Raham the father of Jorkoam: and Jorkoam begot Shammai.

2:45  And his son was Maon; and Maon is the father of Beth Zur.

2:46  And Ephah the concubine of Caleb bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez.

2:47  And the sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

2:48  And Caleb's concubine Maachah bore Sheber and Tirhanah.

2:49  She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, and Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.

2:50  These were the sons of Caleb: the sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah were Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim,

2:51  Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.

2:52  And the descendants of Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim were the Haroeh, and the Manuhoth,

2:53  and the Shumathites, the Aethalim, the Miphithim, the Hesamathim, and the Hemasaraim; from these went forth the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.

2:54  The sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the family of Malathi, Esari.

2:55  The families of the scribes dwelling in Jabez were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Suchathites, these were the Kenites that came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

Chapter 3

3:1  Now these were the sons of David that were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn was Amnon, born of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess.

3:2  The third, Absalom, the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith.

3:3  The fifth, Shephatiah, the son of Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah his wife.

3:4  Six were born to him in Hebron; and he reigned there seven years and six months; and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

3:5  And these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon-four by Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel.

3:6  Also there were Ibhar, Elishama, and Eliphelet,

3:7  Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

3:8  Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine in all.

3:9  All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines, and there was also Tamar their sister.

3:10  The sons of Solomon were Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

3:11  Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,

3:12  Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,

3:13  Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,

3:14  Amon his son, and Josiah his son.

3:15  And the sons of Josiah were Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.

3:16  And the sons of Jehoiakim were Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah his son.

3:17  And the sons of Jeconiah were Assir, Shealtiel his son,

3:18  Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

3:19  And the sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei; and the sons of Zerubbabel were Meshullam, Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister,

3:20  and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed, five in all.

3:21  And the sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah his son, Rephaiah his son, Arnan his son, Obadiah his son, and Shechaniah his son.

3:22  And the son of Shechaniah was Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah were Hattush, Joel, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six in all.

3:23  And the sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three in all.

3:24  And the sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani, seven in all.

Chapter 4

4:1  And the sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal;

4:2  and Reaiah his son. And Shoball begot Jahath; and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad. These were the generations of the Zorathites.

4:3  And these were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And their sister's name was Hazelelponi.

4:4  And Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah: these are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

4:5  And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

4:6  And Naarah bore to him Ahuzzam, Hepher and Temeni, and Haahashtari: all these were the sons of Naarah.

4:7  And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan.

4:8  And Koz begot Anub, Zobebah, and the families of the brother of Rechah, the son of Harum.

4:9  Now Jabez was more famous than his brethren; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, I have born him as a sorrowful one.

4:10  And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, O that You would indeed bless me, and enlarge my coasts, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would make me know that You will not grieve me! And God granted him all that he asked.

4:11  And Chelub the father of Shuhah begot Mehir; who was the father of Eshton.

4:12  And Eshton begot Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the founder of the city of Nahash the brother of Eselom the Kenezite: these were the men of Rechah.

4:13  And the sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai,

4:14  and Meonothai begot Ophrah, and Seraiah begot Joab, the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen.

4:15  And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the son of Elah was Kenaz.

4:16  And the sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

4:17  And the sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and Mered's wife begot Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

4:18  And his wife Jehudijah bore Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Sochoh, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah; and these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.

4:19  And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham the father of Keilah, were Garmi, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

4:20  And the sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon; and the sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

4:21  The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers of the house of Ashbea.

4:22  And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash; Saraph, who dwelt in Moab, and he changed their names to Abederin and Athukiim.

4:23  These are the potters who dwelt in Netaim and Gederah with the king; they grew strong in his kingdom, and dwelt there.

4:24  The sons of Simeon were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.

4:25  Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son,

4:26  Hamuel his son, Sabud his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.

4:27  Shimei had sixteen sons, and six daughters; and his brethren had not many sons, neither did all their families multiply as the sons of Judah.

4:28  And they dwelt in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,

4:29  Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

4:30  Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

4:31  Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, and Beth Biri; these were their cities until the time of King David.

4:32  And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon Tochen, and Ashan-five cities.

4:33  And all their villages were round about these cities, as far as Baal: this was their possession, and their distribution:

4:34  Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah;

4:35  Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel;

4:36  Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, and Benaiah;

4:37  Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah-

4:38  these went by the names of princes in their families, and they increased abundantly in their fathers' households.

4:39  And they went till they came to Gedor, to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their cattle.

4:40  And they found abundant and good pastures, and the land before them was wide, and there was peace and quietness; for there were some of the children of Ham who dwelt there before.

4:41  And these who are written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and they attacked the people's houses, and the Mineans whom they found there, and utterly destroyed them until this day. And they dwelt in their place, because there was pasture there for their cattle.

4:42  And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, went to Mount Seir, even five hundred men; and Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, sons of Ishi, were their rulers.

4:43  And they defeated the remnant that were left of Amalek, until this day.

Chapter 5

5:1  And the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but because of his going up to his father's couch, his father gave his blessing to his son Joseph, even the son of Israel; and he was not reckoned as firstborn;

5:2  for Judah was very mighty even among his brethren, and one was to be a ruler out of him: but the blessing was Joseph's).

5:3  The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

5:4  The sons of Joel were Shemaiah, and Benaiah his son; and Gog his son, and Shimei his son.

5:5  His son was Micah, his son Reaiah, his son Joel,

5:6  his son Baal, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria carried away captive; he is the chief of the Reubenites.

5:7  And his brethren in his family, in their distribution according to their generations: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah.

5:8  And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel; he dwelt in Aroer, and even to Nebo, and Baal Meon.

5:9  And he dwelt eastward to the borders of the wilderness, from the River Euphrates; for they had much cattle in the land of Gilead.

5:10  And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites; and they fell into their hands, all of them dwelling in their tents eastward of Gilead.

5:11  The sons of Gad dwelt over against them in the land of Bashan as far as Salcah.

5:12  Joel was the firstborn, and Shapham the second, and Jaanai the scribe in Bashan.

5:13  And their brethren according to the houses of their fathers were: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jachan, Zia, and Eber, seven in all.

5:14  These were the sons of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz,

5:15  who was the brother of the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, he was chief of the house of their families.

5:16  They dwelt in Gilead, in Bashan, and in their villages, and in all the country round about Sharon to the border.

5:17  The numbering of them all took place in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

5:18  The sons of Reuben and Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of mighty men, bearing shields and sword, and bending the bow, and skilled in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, going forth to battle.

5:19  And they made war with the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab,

5:20  and they prevailed against them; and the Hagrites were given into their hands, they and all their tents, for they cried to God in the battle, and He hearkened to them, because they trusted on Him.

5:21  And they took captive their store; five thousand camels, two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, two thousand donkeys, and a hundred thousand men.

5:22  For many fell slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their place until the captivity.

5:23  And the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt from Bashan to Baal, Hermon and Senir, and to Mount Hermon; and they increased in Lebanon.

5:24  And these were the heads of the houses of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, men of renown, heads of the houses of their families.

5:25  But they rebelled against the God of their fathers, and went a-whoring after the gods of the nations of the land, whom God had cast out from before them.

5:26  And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, and carried away Reuben and Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, and to the river of Gozan, until this day.

Chapter 6

6:1  The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

6:2  And the sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

6:3  And the children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

6:4  Eleazar begot Phinehas, Phinehas begot Abishua;

6:5  Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi;

6:6  Uzzi begot Zerahiah, Zerahiah begot Meraioth;

6:7  Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub;

6:8  Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz;

6:9  Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan;

6:10  Johanan begot Azariah (he ministered as priest in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem);

6:11  Azariah begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub;

6:12  Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Shallum;

6:13  Shallum begot Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begot Azariah;

6:14  Azariah begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak.

6:15  And Jehozadak went into captivity with Judah and Jerusalem under Nebuchadnezzar.

6:16  The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

6:17  And these are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni, and Shimei.

6:18  The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

6:19  The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: and these were the families of Levi, according to their families.

6:20  Of Gershon were Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

6:21  Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.

6:22  The sons of Kohath were Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

6:23  Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,

6:24  Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

6:25  And the sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth.

6:26  As for Elkanah, his sons were Zophai, Nahath his son,

6:27  Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.

6:28  The sons of Samuel were Joelthe firstborn, and Abijah.

6:29  The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son;

6:30  Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.

6:31  And these were the men whom David set over the service of the singers in the house of the Lord when the ark was at rest.

6:32  And they ministered in front of the tabernacle of witness, playing on instruments, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they stood according to their order for their services.

6:33  And these were the men that stood, and their sons, of the sons of Kohath: Heman the psalm singer, son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

6:34  the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,

6:35  the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

6:36  the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,

6:37  the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

6:38  the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

6:39  And his brother Asaph, who stood at his right hand; Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,

6:40  the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,

6:41  the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah,

6:42  the son of Adaiah, the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

6:43  the son of Jahath, the son of Gershon, the son of Levi.

6:44  And the sons of Merari their brethren on the left hand were Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

6:45  the son of Hashabiah,

6:46  the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,

6:47  the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

6:48  And their brethren according to the houses of their fathers, were the Levites who were appointed to all the work of ministration of the tabernacle of the house of God.

6:49  And Aaron and his sons were to burn incense on the altar of whole burnt offerings, and on the altar of incense, for all the ministry in the Holy of Holies, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all things that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded.

6:50  And these were the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

6:51  Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

6:52  Meraioth his son, Amarih his son, Ahitub his son,

6:53  Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.

6:54  And these are their residences in their villages, in their coasts, to the sons of Aaron, to their family the Kohathites; for they had the lot.

6:55  And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its suburbs round about it.

6:56  But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

6:57  And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, even Hebron, and Libnah and her suburbs round about, Selna and her suburbs, Eshtemoa and her suburbs,

6:58  Jethar and her suburbs, Debir and her suburbs,

6:59  Ashan and her suburbs, and Beth Shemesh and her suburbs.

6:60  And of the tribe of Benjamin: Geba and her suburbs, Alemeth and her suburbs, and Anathoth and her suburbs. All their cities were thirteen cities according to their families.

6:61  And to the sons of Kohath that were left of their families, there were given out of the tribe, namely, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.

6:62  And to the sons of Gershon according to their families there were given thirteen cities of the tribe of Issachar, of the tribe of Asher, of the tribe of Naphtali, and of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

6:63  And to the sons of Merari according to their families there were given, by lot, twelve cities of the tribe of Reuben, of the tribe of Gad, and of the tribe of Zebulun.

6:64  So the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs.

6:65  And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which they call by name.

6:66  And to the members of the families of the sons of Kohath there were also given the cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

6:67  And they gave them the cities of refuge, Shechem and her suburbs in Mount Ephraim, Gezer and her suburbs,

6:68  Jokmeam and her suburbs, Beth Horon and her suburbs,

6:69  Aijalon and her suburbs, and Gath Rimmon and her suburbs.

6:70  And of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Aner and her suburbs, and Bileam and her suburbs, to the sons of Kohath that were left, according to each family.

6:71  To the sons of Gershon from the families of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan of Bashan and her suburbs, and Ashtaroth and her suburbs.

6:72  And out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and her suburbs, Daberath and her suburbs,

6:73  Ramoth and Anem and their suburbs.

6:74  And of the tribe of Asher: Mashal and her suburbs, Abdon and her suburbs,

6:75  Hukok and her suburbs, and Rehob and her suburbs.

6:76  And of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and her suburbs, Hammon and her suburbs, and Kirjathaim and her suburbs.

6:77  To the sons of Merari that were left, they gave out of the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmon and her suburbs, and Tabor and her suburbs.

6:78  And beyond the Jordan, Jericho west of the Jordan, they gave out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness and her suburbs, Jahzah and her suburbs,

6:79  Kedemoth and her suburbs, and Mephaath and her suburbs.

6:80  Out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth Gilead and her suburbs, Mahanaim and her suburbs,

6:81  Heshbon and her suburbs, and Jazer and her suburbs.

Chapter 7

7:1  And as to the sons of Issachar, they were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron-four in all.

7:2  And the sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, and Shemuel, chiefs of their fathers' houses belonging to Tola, men of might according to their generations; their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred.

7:3  And the son of Uzzi was Izrahiah, and the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Ishiah, five in all, all rulers.

7:4  And with them, according to their generations, according to the houses of their families, were men mighty to set armies in array for war, thirty-six thousand, for they had multiplied their wives and children.

7:5  And their brethren among all the families of Issachar, also mighty men, were eighty-seven thousand-this was the number of them all.

7:6  The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three in all.

7:7  And the sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri-five in all; heads of houses of families, mighty men; and their number was twenty-two thousand and thirty-four.

7:8  And the sons of Becher were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jerimoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.

7:9  And their number according to their generations, (they were chiefs of their fathers' houses, men of might), was twenty thousand and two hundred.

7:10  And the son of Jediael was Bilhan, and the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, and Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tharshish, and Ahishahar.

7:11  All these were the sons of Jediael, chiefs of their families, men of might, seventeen thousand two hundred, going forth to war with might.

7:12  And Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, and Hushim was the son was Aher.

7:13  The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.

7:14  The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Syrian concubine bore; and she bore to him also Machir the father of Gilead.

7:15  And Machir took a wife for Huppim and Shuppim, and his sister's name was Maachah; and the name of the second son was Zelophehad; and to Zelophehad were born daughters.

7:16  And Maachah the wife of Machir bore a son, and called his name Peresh; and his brother's name was Sheresh; his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

7:17  And the son of Ulam was Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

7:18  And his sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

7:19  And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

7:20  And the sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eladah his son, Tahath his son,

7:21  Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead. And the men of Gath who were born in the land killed them, because they went down to take their cattle.

7:22  And their father Ephraim mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.

7:23  And he went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Beriah, because, he said, he was afflicted in my house.

7:24  And his daughter was Sheerah, and he was among them that were left, and he built Beth Horon the Upper and the Lower. And the descendants of Ozan were Sheerah,

7:25  Rephah his son, Resheph and Telah his sons, and Tahan his son.

7:26  Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

7:27  Nun his son, and Joshua his son.

7:28  And their possession and their dwelling were Bethel and her towns, to the east Naaran, to the west Gezer and her towns, and Shechem and her towns, as far as Gaza and her towns.

7:29  And as far as the borders of the sons of Manasseh, Beth Shean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In this the children of Joseph the son of Israel dwelt.

7:30  The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister.

7:31  And the sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel; he was the father of Birzaith.

7:32  And Heber begot Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister.

7:33  And the sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the sons of Japhlet.

7:34  And the sons of Shomer were Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

7:35  And the sons of Helem his brother were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

7:36  The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,

7:37  Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Jithran, and Beera.

7:38  And the sons of Jithran were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.

7:39  And the sons of Ulla were Arah, Haniel, and Rizia.

7:40  All these were the sons of Asher, all heads of families, choice, mighty men, chief leaders. Their number for battle array was twenty-six thousand men.

Chapter 8

8:1  Now Benjamin begot Bela his firstborn, Ashbel his second, Aharah the third, Nohah the fourth,

8:2  and Rapha the fifth.

8:3  And the sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud,

8:4  Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

8:5  Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

8:6  These were the sons of Ehud, who were the heads of families of them that dwell in Geba, and who forced them to move to Manahath:

8:7  Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who forced them to move. He begot Uzza and Ahihud.

8:8  And Shaharaim begot children in the plain of Moab, after that he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.

8:9  By Hodesh his wife he begot Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

8:10  Jeuz, Sachiah, and Mirmah. These were heads of families.

8:11  And by Hushim he begot Abitub and Elpaal.

8:12  And the sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, and Shemed; he built Ono and Lod, and its towns;

8:13  and Beriah and Shema, these were heads of families among the inhabitants of Aijalon, and they drove out the inhabitants of Gath.

8:14  And his brethren were Shashak, Jeremoth,

8:15  Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

8:16  Michael, Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah.

8:17  Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

8:18  Ishmerai, Jizliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.

8:19  Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,

8:20  Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

8:21  Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.

8:22  Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,

8:23  Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,

8:24  Hananiah, Ambri, Elam, Antothijah,

8:25  Jathin, Jephadias, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

8:26  Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

8:27  Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.

8:28  These were heads of families, chiefs according to their generations; these dwelt in Jerusalem.

8:29  And the father of Gibeon dwelt in Gibeon; and his wife's name was Maacah.

8:30  And her firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, Ner,

8:31  Gedor and his brother, Zecher, and Mikloth.

8:32  And Mikloth begot Shimeah; for these dwelt in Jerusalem in the presence of their brethren, with their brethren.

8:33  And Ner begot Kish, and Kish begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.

8:34  And the son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal begot Micah.

8:35  And the sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.

8:36  And Ahaz begot Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah begot Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza.

8:37  Moza begot Binea: Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.

8:38  And Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam his firstborn, then Ishmael, Sheariah, Abdia, Hanan, and Asa: all these were the sons of Azel.

8:39  And the sons of Eshek his brother were Ulam his firstborn, then Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

8:40  And the sons of Ulam were mighty men, bending the bow, and multiplying sons and grandsons, a hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.

Chapter 9

9:1  And this is all Israel, even their enrollment; and these are written down in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, with the names of them that were carried away to Babylon for their transgressions.

9:2  And those that dwelt before in their possessions in the cities of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the appointed ones.

9:3  And there dwelt in Jerusalem some of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh.

9:4  And Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, son of the sons of Perez, the son of Judah.

9:5  And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.

9:6  Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.

9:7  And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu, son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah;

9:8  and Ibneiah son of Jeroham, and Elah: these are the sons of Uzzi, the son of Michri; Meshullam, son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah;

9:9  and their brethren according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six; all the men were heads of families according to the houses of their fathers.

9:10  And of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin;

9:11  Azaria the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the officer over the house of God;

9:12  and Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashur, son of Malchijah, Maasai son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer;

9:13  and their brethren, chiefs of their families, a thousand seven hundred and sixty, mighty men for the work of the ministration of the house of God.

9:14  And of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

9:15  Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Micah, son of Zichri, son of Asaph;

9:16  Obadiah, son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

9:17  The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brethren; Shallum was the chief.

9:18  And he was stationed there in the king's gate eastward; these are the gates of the companies of the sons of Levi.

9:19  And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren belonging to the house of his father, the Korahites were over the works of the service, keeping the watches of the tabernacle, and their fathers over the camp of the Lord, keeping the entrance.

9:20  And Phinehas son of Eleazar was head over them before the Lord, and these were with him.

9:21  Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was keeper of the door of the tabernacle of witness.

9:22  All the chosen porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve, these were in their courts, this was their distribution: these David and Samuel the seer established in their charge.

9:23  And these and their sons were over the gates in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the tabernacle, to keep watch.

9:24  The gates were toward the four winds, east, west, north, and south.

9:25  And their brethren were in their courts, to enter in weekly from time to time with these.

9:26  For four strong men have the charge of the gates; and the Levites were over the chambers, and they keep watch over the treasures of the house of God.

9:27  For the charge was upon them, and these were charged with the keys to open the doors of the temple every morning.

9:28  And some of them were appointed over the vessels of service, that they should carry them in by number, and carry them out by number.

9:29  And some of them were appointed over the furniture, and over all the holy vessels, and over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.

9:30  And some of the priests were makers of the ointment, and appointed to prepare the spices.

9:31  And Mattithiah of the Levites, (he was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite) was set in charge over the sacrifices of meat offerings of the pan belonging to the high priest.

9:32  And Banaiah the Kohathite was set over the showbread, from among his brethren, to prepare it every Sabbath.

9:33  And these were the singers, heads of families of the Levites, to whom were established daily courses, for they were employed in the services day and night.

9:34  These were the heads of the families of the Levites according to their generations; these chiefs dwelt in Jerusalem.

9:35  And Jeiel the father of Gibeon dwelt in Gibeon; and his wife's name was Maacah.

9:36  And his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

9:37  Gedor and his brother, Zecher, and Mikloth.

9:38  And Mikloth begot Shimeam. And these dwelt in the midst of their brethren in Jerusalem, even in the midst of their brethren.

9:39  And Ner begot Kish, and Kish begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.

9:40  And the son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal begot Micah.

9:41  And the sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz

9:42  And Ahaz begot Jarah; Jarah begot Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza.

9:43  Moza begot Binea, Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.

9:44  And Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam his firstborn, then Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, Hanan, and Asa: these were the sons of Azel.

Chapter 10

10:1  Now the Philistines warred against Israel; and they fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in Mount Gilboa.

10:2  And the Philistines pursued after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.

10:3  And the battle prevailed against Saul, and the archers hit him with bows and arrows, and they were wounded by the archers.

10:4  And Saul said to his armor-bearer, Draw your sword, and pierce me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and mock me. But his armor-bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

10:5  And his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, and he also fell upon his sword.

10:6  So Saul died, and his three sons on that day, and all his family died at the same time.

10:7  And all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, and they left their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

10:8  And it came to pass on the next day that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

10:9  And they stripped him, and took his head and his armor, and sent them into the land of the Philistines round about, to proclaim the glad tidings to their idols, and to the people.

10:10  And they put his armor in the house of their god, and they put his head in the house of Dagon.

10:11  And all the inhabitants of Gilead heard of all that the Philistines had done to Saul and to Israel.

10:12  And all the mighty men rose up from Gilead, and they took the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and they brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

10:13  So Saul died for his transgressions, wherein he transgressed against God, against the word of the Lord, forasmuch as he kept it not, because Saul inquired of a wizard to seek counsel, and Samuel the prophet answered him;

10:14  and he sought not the Lord. Therefore He killed him, and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

Chapter 11

11:1  And all Israel came to David in Hebron, saying, Behold, we are your bones and your flesh.

11:2  And in times past, when Saul was king, you were the one that led Israel in and out, and the Lord of Israel said to you, You shall feed My people Israel, and you shall be ruler over Israel.

11:3  And all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David to be king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.

11:4  And the king and his men went to Jerusalem (this is Jebus); and there the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, said to David,

11:5  You shall not enter in here. But he took the stronghold of Zion: this is the City of David.

11:6  And David said, Whoever first smites the Jebusite, even he shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and became chief.

11:7  And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore he called it the City of David.

11:8  And he fortified the city round about.

11:9  And David continued to increase, and the Lord Almighty was with him.

11:10  And these are the chiefs of the mighty men, whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel.

11:11  And this is the list of the mighty men of David: Jashobeam, son of a Hachmonite, first of the thirty; he drew his sword once against three hundred, whom he killed at one time.

11:12  And after him Eleazar son of Dodo, the Ahohite; he was among the three mighty men.

11:13  He was with David in Pasdammim, and the Philistines were gathered there to battle, and there was a portion of the field full of barley; and the people fled before the Philistines.

11:14  And he stood in the midst of the portion, and rescued it, and attacked the Philistines; and the Lord wrought a great deliverance.

11:15  And three of the thirty chiefs went down to the rock to David, to the cave of Adullam, and the camp of the Philistines was in the giants' valley.

11:16  And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

11:17  And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, that is in the gate?

11:18  And the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, and they drew water out of the well that was in Bethlehem, which was in the gate, and they took it, and came to David. But David would not drink it, and poured it out to the Lord, and said,

11:19  God forbid that I should do this thing-shall I drink the blood of these men with their lives? For with the peril of their lives they brought it. So he would not drink it. These things were done by the three mighty men.

11:20  And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of another three; he drew his sword against three hundred men at one time and killed them; and he had a name among the second three.

11:21  He was more famous than the two others among the three, and he was chief over them; yet he reached not to the first three.

11:22  And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was the son of a valiant man; many were his acts for Kabzeel; he struck two lion-like men of Moab, and he went down and killed a lion in a pit on a snowy day.

11:23  And he killed an Egyptian, a great man five cubits high; and in the hand of the Egyptian there was a spear like a weavers' beam; and Benaiah went down to him with a staff, and took the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.

11:24  These things did Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and his name was among the three mighties.

11:25  He was distinguished beyond the thirty, yet he reached not to the first three. And David set him over his family.

11:26  And the mighty men of the forces were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

11:27  Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

11:28  Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

11:29  Sibbechai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

11:30  Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,

11:31  Ithai the son of Ribai of the hill of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

11:32  Hurai of Nachali Gaash, Abiel the Arabathite,

11:33  Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliabah the Shaalbonite,

11:34  the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shageh the Hararite,

11:35  Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,

11:36  Hepher the Mecherathrite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

11:37  Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

11:38  Joel the son of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri,

11:39  Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, armor-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

11:40  Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

11:41  Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,

11:42  Adina son of Shiza, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,

11:43  Hanan the son of Maachah, Joshaphat the Mithnite,

11:44  Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

11:45  Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,

11:46  Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai, Joshaviah his son, Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite,

11:47  Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel of Mezobaite.

Chapter 12

12:1  And these are those that came to Ziklag, when he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and these were among the mighty, aiding him in war,

12:2  and using the bow with the right hand and with the left, and slingers with stones, and shooters with bows. Of the brethren of Saul of Benjamin,

12:3  the chief was Ahiezer, then Joash son of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth, Berachah, and Jehu of Anathoth;

12:4  Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite;

12:5  Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;

12:6  Elkanah, Jisshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam and the Korahites;

12:7  and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham, and the men of Gedor.

12:8  And from Gad these separated themselves to David from the wilderness, strong mighty men of war, bearing shields and spears, and their faces were as the faces of lions, and they were as nimble as gazelles upon the mountains in speed:

12:9  Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

12:10  Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

12:11  Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

12:12  Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

12:13  Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.

12:14  These were chiefs of the army of the sons of Gad, the least one commander of a hundred, and the greatest one of a thousand.

12:15  These are the men that crossed over the Jordan in the first month, and it had overflowed all its banks; and they drove out all the inhabitants of the valleys, from the east to the west.

12:16  And there came some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah to the assistance of David.

12:17  And David went out to meet them, and said to them, If you have come peaceably to me, let my heart be at peace with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies unfaithfully, may the God of your fathers look upon it, and bring judgment.

12:18  And the Spirit came upon Amasai, a captain of the thirty, and he said, Go, David, son of Jesse, you and your people. Peace, peace be to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God has helped you. And David received them, and made them captains of the forces.

12:19  And some came to David from Manasseh, when the Philistines came against Saul to war. And he helped them not, because the captains of the Philistines took counsel, saying, With the heads of those men will he return to his master Saul.

12:20  When David was going to Ziklag, those from Manasseh who defected to him were Adnah, Jozabath, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai.

12:21  And they fought on the side of David against a troop, for they were all men of might; and they were commanders in the army, because of their might.

12:22  For men came to David day by day, till they amounted to a great force, as the force of God.

12:23  And these are the names of the commanders of the army, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him according to the word of the Lord.

12:24  The sons of Judah, bearing shields and spears, six thousand eight hundred mighty in war.

12:25  Of the sons of Simeon mighty for battle, seven thousand one hundred.

12:26  Of the sons of Levi, four thousand six hundred.

12:27  And Jehoiada the chief of the family of Aaron, and with him three thousand seven hundred.

12:28  And Zadok, a young man mighty in strength, and there were twenty-two leaders of his father's house.

12:29  And of the sons of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand; and still the greater part of them kept the guard of the house of Saul.

12:30  And of the sons of Ephraim, twenty thousand eight hundred mighty men, famous in the houses of their fathers.

12:31  And of the half-tribe of Manasseh, eighteen thousand, even those who were named by name, to make David king.

12:32  And of the sons of Issachar having wisdom with regard to the times, knowing what Israel should do, two hundred; and all their brethren with them.

12:33  And of Zebulun they that went out to battle, with all weapons of war, were fifty thousand to help David, not weak-handed.

12:34  And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them men with shields and spears, thirty-seven thousand.

12:35  And of the Danites, men ready for war, were twenty-eight thousand eight hundred.

12:36  And of Asher, they that went out to give aid in war, forty thousand.

12:37  And from the country beyond the Jordan, from Reuben, and the Gadites, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh, a hundred and twenty thousand, with all weapons of war.

12:38  All these were men of war, setting the army in battle array, with a peaceful mind towards him, and they came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel. And the rest of Israel were of one mind to make David king.

12:39  And they were there three days eating and drinking, for their brethren had made preparations.

12:40  And their neighbors, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought to them upon camels, donkeys, mules, and upon calves, victuals, meal, cakes of figs, raisins, wine, and oil, calves and sheep abundantly, for there was joy in Israel.

Chapter 13

13:1  And David took counsel with the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and with every commander.

13:2  And David said to the whole congregation of Israel, If it seems good to you, and it should be prospered by the Lord our God, let us send to our brethren that are left in all the land of Israel, and let the priests the Levites who are with them in the cities of their possession come, and let them be gathered to us.

13:3  And let us bring over to us the ark of our God; for men have not inquired at it since the days of Saul.

13:4  And all the congregation said that they would do thus; for the saying was right in the eyes of all the people.

13:5  So David assembled all Israel, from the borders of Egypt even to the entering in of Hamath, to bring in the ark of God from the city of Jearim.

13:6  And David brought it up. And all Israel went up to the City of David, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of the Lord God who sits between the cherubim, where His name is proclaimed.

13:7  And they set the ark of God on a new wagon brought out of the house of Abinadab. And Uzza and his brethren drove the wagon.

13:8  And David and all Israel were playing before the Lord with all their might, and that together with singers, and with harps, and with lutes, with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

13:9  And they came as far as the threshing floor. And Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark, because the bull had moved it from its place.

13:10  And the Lord was very angry with Uzza, and struck him there, because of his stretching forth his hand upon the ark. And he died there before God.

13:11  And David was dispirited, because the Lord had made a breach on Uzza. And he called that place the Breach of Uzza until this day.

13:12  And David feared God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God in to myself?

13:13  So David brought not the ark home to himself into the City of David, but he turned it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

13:14  And the ark of God abode in the house of Obed-Edom for three months; and God blessed Obed-Edom and all that he had.

Chapter 14

14:1  AndHiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar timbers, and masons, and carpenters, to build a house for him.

14:2  And David knew that the Lord had designed him to be king over Israel; because his kingdom was highly exalted, on account of His people Israel.

14:3  And David took more wives in Jerusalem. And there were born to David more sons and daughters.

14:4  And these are the names of those that were born, who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

14:5  Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,

14:6  Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

14:7  Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

14:8  And the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel. And all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard it, and went out to meet them.

14:9  And the Philistines came and assembled together in the giants' valley.

14:10  And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? And will You deliver them into my hand? And the Lord said to him, Go up, and I will deliver them into your hands.

14:11  And he went up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there. And David said, God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a breach of water; therefore he called the name of that place, the Breach of Perazim.

14:12  And the Philistines left their gods there, and David gave orders to burn them with fire.

14:13  And the Philistines once more assembled themselves in the giants' valley.

14:14  And David inquired of God again. And God said to him, You shall not go after them; turn away from them, and you shall come upon them near the pear trees.

14:15  And it shall be, when you shall hear the sound of their tumult in the tops of the pear trees, then you shall go into the battle; for God has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.

14:16  And he did as God commanded him. And he drove back the army of the Philistines from Gibeon to Gezer.

14:17  And the name of David was famous in all the land; and the Lord put the terror of him on all the nations.

Chapter 15

15:1  And David made for himself houses in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and made a tent for it.

15:2  Then said David, It is not lawful for any to bear the ark of God, but the Levites; for the Lord has chosen them to bear the ark of the Lord, and to minister to Him forever.

15:3  And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place which he had prepared for it.

15:4  And David gathered together the sons of Aaron the Levites.

15:5  Of the sons of Kohath; there was Uriel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and twenty.

15:6  Of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty.

15:7  Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and thirty.

15:8  Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren, two hundred.

15:9  Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty.

15:10  Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.

15:11  And David called Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and the Levites, Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab,

15:12  and said to them, You are the heads of the families of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, and you shall carry up the ark of the God of Israel, to the place which I have prepared for it.

15:13  For because you were not ready at the first, our God made a breach upon us, because we sought Him not according to the ordinance.

15:14  So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves, to bring up the ark of the God of Israel.

15:15  And the sons of the Levites took the ark of God, (as Moses commanded by the word of God according to the Scripture) upon their shoulders with poles.

15:16  And David said to the chiefs of the Levites, Set your brethren the singers with musical instruments, lutes, harps, and cymbals, to sound aloud with a voice of joy.

15:17  So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; Asaph the son of Berechiah was one of his brethren; and Ethan the son of Kushaiah was of the sons of Merari their brethren;

15:18  and with them their brethren of the second rank were Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, the porters.

15:19  And the singers-Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were to make a sound with bronze cymbals.

15:20  Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with lutes, according to Alamoth.

15:21  Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps of Sheminith, to make a loud noise.

15:22  And Chenaniah chief of the Levites was master of the bands, because he was skillful.

15:23  And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

15:24  Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were sounding with trumpets before the ark of God. And Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark of God.

15:25  So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains of thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant from the house of Obed-Edom with gladness.

15:26  And it came to pass when God strengthened the Levites bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they sacrificed seven calves and seven rams.

15:27  And David was clothed with a fine linen robe, and all the Levites who were bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the band of singers; also upon David there was a robe of fine linen.

15:28  And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of a horn, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, playing loudly on lutes and harps.

15:29  And the ark of the covenant of the Lord arrived, and came to the City of David; and Michal the daughter of Saul looked down through the window, and saw King David dancing and playing, and she despised him in her heart.

Chapter 16

16:1  So they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle which David pitched for it; and they offered whole burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

16:2  And David finished offering up whole burnt offerings and peace offerings, and blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

16:3  And he divided to every man of Israel (both men and women), to every man one baker's loaf, and a cake.

16:4  And he appointed before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, Levites to minister and lift up the voice, and to give thanks and praise the Lord God of Israel.

16:5  Asaph was the chief, and next to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, and Obed-Edom; and Jeiel sounded with musical instruments, lutes and harps, and Asaph with cymbals.

16:6  And Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests sounded continually with trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God in that day.

16:7  Then David first gave orders to praise the Lord by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

16:8  Oh, give thanks to the Lord, call upon Him by His name, make known His designs among the people.

16:9  Sing songs to Him, and sing hymns to Him, relate to all people His wonderful deeds, which the Lord has wrought.

16:10  Praise His holy name, the heart that seeks His pleasure shall rejoice.

16:11  Seek the Lord and be strong, seek His face continually.

16:12  Remember His wonderful works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth;

16:13  you seed of Israel His servants, you seed of Jacob His chosen ones!

16:14  He is the Lord our God; His judgments are in all the earth.

16:15  Let us remember His covenant forever, His word which He commanded to a thousand generations,

16:16  which He covenanted with Abraham, and His oath sworn to Isaac.

16:17  He confirmed it to Jacob for an ordinance, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

16:18  saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, as the allotment of your inheritance,

16:19  when they were few in number, when they were but little, and dwelt as strangers in it;

16:20  and went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.

16:21  He permitted not a man to oppress them, and He reproved kings for their sakes,

16:22  saying, Touch not My anointed ones, and deal not wrongfully with My prophets.

16:23  Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim His salvation from day to day.

16:24  Declare among the nations His glory, His wondrous deeds among all peoples.

16:25  For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods.

16:26  For all the gods of the nations are idols; but our God made the heavens.

16:27  Glory and praise are in His presence; strength and rejoicing are in His place.

16:28  Give to the Lord, you families of the nations, give to the Lord glory and strength.

16:29  Give to the Lord the glory due His name; take gifts and offer them before Him, and worship the Lord in His holy courts.

16:30  Let the whole earth fear before Him; let the earth be established, and not be moved.

16:31  Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth exalt; and let them say among the nations, The Lord reigns.

16:32  The sea with its fullness shall resound and the tree of the field, and all things in it.

16:33  Then shall the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord, for He has come to judge the earth.

16:34  Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, and His mercy endures forever.

16:35  And thus say, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us, and rescue us from among the heathen, that we may praise Your holy name, and glory in Your praises.

16:36  Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting. And all the people shall say, Amen. So they praised the Lord.

16:37  And they left there Asaph and his brethren before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to minister before the ark continually, according to the service of each day; from day to day.

16:38  And Obed-Edom and his brethren were sixty-eight in number; and Obed-Edom the son of Jeduthen, and Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.

16:39  And they appointed Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place in Gibeon,

16:40  to offer up whole burnt offerings continually morning and evening, and according to all things written in the law of the Lord, which He commanded the children of Israel by Moses the servant of God.

16:41  And with him were Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest chosen out by name to praise the Lord, for His mercy endures forever.

16:42  And with them there were trumpets and cymbals to sound aloud, and musical instruments for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun were at the gate.

16:43  And all the people departed, everyone to his own home. And David returned to bless his house.

Chapter 17

17:1  And it came to pass as David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under curtains of skins.

17:2  And Nathan said to David, Do all that is in your heart; for God is with you.

17:3  And it came to pass in that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,

17:4  Go and say to David My servant, Thus says the Lord: You shall not build Me a house to dwell in.

17:5  For I have not dwelt in a house from the day that I brought up Israel until this day, but I have been in a tabernacle and a tent,

17:6  in all places through which I have gone with all Israel; did I ever speak to any one tribe of Israel whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, Why is it that you have not built Me a house of cedar?

17:7  And now thus shall you say to My servant David, Thus says the Lord Almighty: I took you from the sheepfold, from following the flocks, to be a ruler over My people Israel;

17:8  and I was with you in all places that you went, and I destroyed all your enemies from before you, and I made for you a name according to the name of the great ones that are upon the earth.

17:9  And I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and I will plant him, and he shall dwell by himself, and shall no longer be anxious; and the son of iniquity shall no longer afflict him, as at the beginning,

17:10  and from the days when I appointed judges over My people Israel. Also I have humbled all your enemies, and I will increase you, and the Lord shall build you a house.

17:11  And it shall come to pass when your days shall be fulfilled, and you shall sleep with your fathers, that I will raise up your seed after you, which shall be of your loins, and I will establish his kingdom.

17:12  He shall build Me a house, and I will set up his throne forever.

17:13  I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to Me a son; and My mercy will I not withdraw from him, as I withdrew it from them that were before you.

17:14  And I will establish him in My house and in his kingdom forever; and his throne shall be set up forever.

17:15  According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so spoke Nathan to David.

17:16  And King David came and sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that You have loved me forever?

17:17  And these things were little in Your sight, O God; You have also spoken concerning the house of Your servant for a long time to come, and You have looked upon me as a man looks upon his fellow, and have exalted me, O Lord God.

17:18  What shall David do more toward You to glorify You? And You know Your servant.

17:19  And You have wrought all this greatness according to Your heart.

17:20  O Lord, there is none like You, and there is no God beside You, according to all things which we have heard with our ears.

17:21  Neither is there another nation upon the earth such as Your people Israel, whereas God led him in the way, to redeem a people for Himself, to make for Himself a great and glorious name, to cast out nations from before Your people, whom You have redeemed out of Egypt.

17:22  And You have appointed Your people Israel as a people to Yourself forever; and You, O Lord, became a God to them.

17:23  And now, O Lord, let the word which You have spoken to Your servant, and concerning his house, be confirmed forever, and do as You have spoken.

17:24  And let Your name be established and magnified forever, men saying, Lord, Lord, Almighty God of Israel; and let the house of Your servant David be established before You.

17:25  For You, O Lord my God, have revealed to the ear of Your servant that You will build him a house; therefore Your servant has found a willingness to pray before You.

17:26  And now, O Lord, You Yourself are God, and You have spoken these good things concerning Your servant.

17:27  And now You have begun to bless the house of Your servant, so that it should continue forever before You; for You, O Lord, have blessed it, and may You bless it forever.

Chapter 18

18:1  And it came to pass afterwards, that David attacked the Philistines, and routed them, and took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.

18:2  And he defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and tributaries.

18:3  And David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah of Hamath, as he was going to establish power toward the River Euphrates.

18:4  And David took of them a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand infantry men. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but he left a hundred chariots among them.

18:5  And the Syrians came from Damascus to help Hadadezer king of Zobah; and David killed of the Syrian army twenty-two thousand men.

18:6  And David put a garrison in Syria near Damascus; and they became tributary servants to David. And the Lord delivered David wherever he went.

18:7  And David took the golden shields that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

18:8  And David took very much bronze out of Tibhath and out of the chief cities of Chun; of this Solomon made the bronze sea, and the pillars, and the bronze vessels.

18:9  And Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole force of Hadadezer king of Zobah.

18:10  And he sent Hadoram his son to King David to ask how he was, and to congratulate him because he had fought against Hadadezer, and had defeated him; for Tou was the enemy of Hadadezer.

18:11  And all the golden and silver and bronze vessels, even these King David consecrated to the Lord, with the silver and the gold which he took from all the nations; from Edom, Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

18:12  And Abishai son of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

18:13  And he put garrisons in the valley; and all the Edomites became David's servants, and the Lord delivered David wherever he went.

18:14  So David reigned over all Israel, and he executed judgment and justice to all his people.

18:15  And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.

18:16  And Zadok son of Ahitub, and Abimelech son of Abiathar were the priests; and Shavsha was the scribe;

18:17  and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were the chief deputies of the king.

Chapter 19

19:1  And it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his place.

19:2  And David said, I will act kindly toward Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father acted kindly towards me. And David sent messengers to console with him over the death of his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

19:3  And the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Is it to honor your father before you, that David has sent comforters to you? Have not his servants come to you that they might search the city, and to spy out the land?

19:4  And Hanun took the servants of David, and shaved them, and cut off half of their garments as far as their tunic, and sent them away.

19:5  And there came men to report to David concerning the men. And he sent to meet them, for they were greatly disgraced. And the king said, Dwell in Jericho until your beards have grown, and return.

19:6  And the children of Ammon saw that the people of David were ashamed, and Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen out of Syria of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria Maacah, and from Zobah.

19:7  And they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people; and they came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon assembled out of their cities, and came to fight.

19:8  And David heard, and sent Joab and all the host of mighty men.

19:9  And the children of Ammon came forth, and set themselves in array for battle by the gate of the city; and the kings that had come forth encamped by themselves in the plain.

19:10  And Joab saw that they were fronting him, to fight against him before and behind, and he chose some out of all the young men of Israel, and they set themselves in array against the Syrians.

19:11  And the rest of the people he gave into the hand of his brother Abishai, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

19:12  And he said, If the Syrians should prevail against me, then shall you deliver me; and if the children of Ammon should prevail against you, then I will deliver you.

19:13  Be of good courage, and let us be strong, for our people, and for the cities of our God; and the Lord shall do what is good in His eyes.

19:14  So Joab and the people that were with him set themselves in battle array against the Syrians, and they fled from them.

19:15  And the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians fled, and they also fled from before Abishai, and from before Joab his brother, and they came to the city; and Joab came to Jerusalem.

19:16  And the Syrians saw that Israel had defeated them, and they sent messengers, and they brought out the Syrians from beyond the river; and Shophach the commander-in-chief of the forces of Hadadezer was before them.

19:17  And it was told David. And he gathered all Israel, and crossed over the Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So David set his army in array to fight against the Syrians, and they fought against him.

19:18  And the Syrians fled from before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand riders in chariots, and forty thousand infantry men, and he slew Shophach the commander-in-chief of the forces.

19:19  And the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, and they made peace with David and served him. And the Syrians would no longer help the children of Ammon.

Chapter 20

20:1  And it came to pass at the return of the year, at the time of the going forth of kings to war, that Joab gathered the whole force of the army, and they ravaged the land of the children of Ammon; and he came and besieged Rabbah. But David abode in Jerusalem. And Joab defeated Rabbah and destroyed it.

20:2  And David took the crown of Molchom their king off his head, and the weight of it was found to be a talent of gold, and on it were precious stones; and it was placed on the head of David. And he brought out the spoils of the city, which were very great.

20:3  And he brought out the people that were in it, and sawed them in half with saws, and cut them with iron axes, and with harrows. And thus David did to all the children of Ammon. And David and all his people returned to Jerusalem.

20:4  And it came to pass afterward that there was again war with the Philistines in Gezer. Then Sibbechai the Hushathite killed Sippai of the sons of the giants, and laid him low.

20:5  And there was war again with the Philistines, and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, and the wood of his spear was as a weavers' beam.

20:6  And there was again war in Gath, and there was a man of extraordinary size, and his fingers and toes were six on each hand and foot, twenty-four total. And he was descended from the giants.

20:7  And he defied Israel, and Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David killed him.

20:8  These were born to Rapha in Gath; all four were giants, and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

Chapter 21

21:1  And the devil stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

21:2  And King David said to Joab and to the captains of the forces, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan, and bring me the account, and I shall know their number.

21:3  And Joab said, May the Lord add to His people a hundredfold as many as they are now, and let the eyes of my lord the king see it. All are the servants of my lord. Why does my lord seek this thing? Do it not, lest it become a sin to Israel.

21:4  Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab, and Joab went out and passed through all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

21:5  And Joab gave the number of the mustering of the people to David. And all Israel was one million one hundred thousand men that drew the sword. And the sons of Judah were four hundred and seventy thousand men that drew the sword.

21:6  But he numbered not Levi and Benjamin among them; for the word of the king was painful to Joab.

21:7  And there was evil in the sight of the Lord respecting this thing; and He struck Israel.

21:8  And David said to God, I have sinned exceedingly, in that I have done this thing; and now, I pray, remove the sin of Your servant; for I have been exceedingly foolish.

21:9  And the Lord spoke to Gad the seer, saying,

21:10  Go and speak to David, saying, Thus says the Lord: I bring three things upon you: choose one of them for yourself, and I will do it to you.

21:11  And Gad came to David, and said to him, thus says the Lord, Choose for yourself,

21:12  either three years of famine, or that you should flee three months from the face of your enemies, and the sword of your enemies shall be employed to destroy you, or that the sword of the Lord and pestilence should be three days in the land, and the angel of the Lord shall be destroying in all the inheritance of Israel. And now consider what I shall answer to Him that sent the message.

21:13  And David said to Gad, They are very hard for me, even all the three: let me fall now into the hands of the Lord, for His mercies are very abundant, and let me not fall by any means into the hands of man.

21:14  So the Lord brought pestilence upon Israel, and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.

21:15  And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. And as he was destroying, the Lord saw, and relented of the disaster, and said to the angel that was destroying, Let it suffice; withhold your hand. And the angel of the Lord stood by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

21:16  And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord, standing between earth and heaven, and his sword was drawn in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. And David and the elders clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.

21:17  And David said to God, Was it not I that gave orders to number the people? And I am the guilty one; I have greatly sinned; but these sheep, what have they done? O Lord God, let Your hand be upon me, and upon my father's house, and not on Your people for destruction, O Lord!

21:18  And the angel of the Lord told Gad to tell David, that he should go up to erect an altar to the Lord, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

21:19  And David went up according to the word of Gad, which he spoke in the name of the Lord.

21:20  And Ornan turned and saw the king; and he hid himself and his four sons with him. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.

21:21  And David came to Ornan, and Ornan came forth from the threshing floor, and bowed down to David with his face to the ground.

21:22  And David said to Ornan, Give me your place of the threshing floor, and I will build upon it an altar to the Lord: give it to me for its worth in money, and the plague shall cease from among the people.

21:23  And Ornan said to David, Take it to yourself, and let my lord the king do what is right in his eyes: see, I have given the calves for a whole burnt offering, and the plough for wood, and the wheat for a grain offering; I have given all.

21:24  And King David said to Ornan, No, but I will surely buy it for its worth in money-for I will not take your property for the Lord, to offer a whole burnt offering to the Lord without cost to myself.

21:25  And David gave to Ornan for his place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.

21:26  And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered up whole burnt offerings and peace offerings. And he cried to the Lord, and He answered him by fire out of heaven on the altar of whole burnt offerings, and the fire consumed the whole burnt offering.

21:27  And the Lord spoke to the angel; and he put up the sword into its sheath.

21:28  At that time when David saw that the Lord answered him in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he also sacrificed there.

21:29  And the tabernacle of the Lord which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of whole burnt offerings, were at that time in the high place at Gibeon.

21:30  And David could not go before it to inquire of God; for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord.

Chapter 22

22:1  And David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar for whole burnt offering for Israel.

22:2  And David gave orders to gather all the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he appointed stone hewers to hew polished stones to build the house to God.

22:3  And David prepared much iron for the nails of the doors and the gate; the hinges also and bronze in abundance, there was no weighing of it.

22:4  And cedar trees without number; for the Sidonians and the Tyrians brought cedar trees in abundance to David.

22:5  And David said, My son Solomon is a tender child, and the house for me to build to the Lord is for superior magnificence for a name and for a glory through all the earth; I will make preparation for it. And David prepared abundantly before his death.

22:6  And he called Solomon his son, and commanded him to build the house for the Lord God of Israel.

22:7  And David said to Solomon, My child, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord God.

22:8  But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, You have shed blood abundantly, and have carried on great wars; you shall not build a house to My name, because you have shed much blood upon the earth before Me.

22:9  Behold, a son shall be born to you, he shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days.

22:10  He shall build a house to My name; and he shall be a son to Me, and I will be a Father to him; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom in Israel forever.

22:11  And now, my son, the Lord shall be with you, and prosper you; and you shall build a house to the Lord your God, as He spoke concerning you.

22:12  Only may the Lord give you wisdom and prudence, and strengthen you over Israel, both to keep and to do the law of the Lord your God.

22:13  Then will He prosper you, if you take heed to do the commandments and judgments which the Lord commanded Moses for Israel; be courageous and strong; fear not, nor be terrified.

22:14  And behold, I according to my poverty have prepared for the house of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron without measure, for it is abundant; and I have prepared timber and stones; and you therefore add to these.

22:15  And of them that are with you, add to the multitude of workmen; let there be artificers and masons, and carpenters, and every skillful workman in every work;

22:16  in gold and silver, bronze and iron, of which there is no number. Arise and begin working, and the Lord be with you.

22:17  And David charged all the chief men of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,

22:18  Is not the Lord with you? And He has given you rest round about, for He has given into your hands the inhabitants of the land; and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before His people.

22:19  Now set your hearts and souls to seek after the Lord your God; arise, and build a sanctuary to your God, to carry in the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the Lord.

Chapter 23

23:1  And David was old and full of days, and he made Solomon his son king over Israel in his place.

23:2  And he assembled all the chief men of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites.

23:3  And the Levites numbered themselves from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls amounted to thirty-eight thousand men.

23:4  Of the overseers over the works of the house of the Lord there were twenty-four thousand, and there were six thousand scribes and judges;

23:5  and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand to praise the Lord with instruments which he made to praise the Lord.

23:6  And David divided them into daily courses, for the sons of Levi, for Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

23:7  And for the family of Gershon, Laadan, and Shimei.

23:8  The sons of Laadan were Jehiel the chief, Zetham, and Joel-three in all.

23:9  The sons of Shimei were Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran, three in all: these were the chiefs of the families of Laadan.

23:10  And to the sons of Shimei were Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah: these were the four sons of Shimei.

23:11  And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not multiply sons, and they became only one reckoning according to the house of their father.

23:12  The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel-four in all.

23:13  The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was appointed for the consecration of the most holy things, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister and bless in His name forever.

23:14  And as for Moses the man of God, his sons were reckoned to the tribe of Levi.

23:15  The sons of Moses were Gershon, and Eliezer.

23:16  Of the sons of Gershon, Shebuel was the chief.

23:17  And the sons of Eliezer were Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very greatly multiplied.

23:18  Of the sons of Izhar, Shelomith was the chief.

23:19  Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

23:20  Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah was the chief, and Jesshiah the second.

23:21  The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar, and Kish.

23:22  And Eleazar died, and he had no sons, but daughters. And the sons of Kish, their brethren, took them as wives.

23:23  The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth-three in all.

23:24  These are the sons of Levi according to the houses of their fathers; chiefs of their families according to their numbering, according to the number of their names, according to their polls, doing the works of service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.

23:25  For David said, The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, and has taken up His abode in Jerusalem forever.

23:26  And the Levites bore not the tabernacle, or any of the vessels for its service.

23:27  For by the last words of David was the number of the Levites taken from twenty years old and upward.

23:28  For he appointed them to wait on Aaron, to minister in the house of the Lord, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purification of all the holy things, and over the works of the service of the house of God;

23:29  and for the showbread, and for the fine flour of the meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for the fried cake, and for the dough, and for every measure;

23:30  and to stand in the morning to praise and give thanks to the Lord, and so in the evening;

23:31  and to be over all the whole burnt offerings that were offered up to the Lord on the Sabbaths, and at the new moons, and at the feasts, by number, according to the order given to them, continually before the Lord.

23:32  And they are to keep the charge of the tabernacle of witness, and the charge of the holy place, and the charges of the sons of Aaron their brethren, to minister in the house of the Lord.

Chapter 24

24:1  And they numbered the sons of Aaron in their division, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

24:2  And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar the sons of Aaron ministered as priests.

24:3  And David distributed them, even Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their numbering, according to their service, according to the houses of their fathers.

24:4  And there were found among the sons of Eleazar more chiefs of the mighty ones, than of the sons of Ithamar. And he divided them, sixteen heads of families to the sons of Eleazar, eight according to their families to the sons of Ithamar.

24:5  And he divided them according to their lots, one with the other; for there were those who had charge of the holy things, and those who had charge of the house of the Lord among the sons of Eleazar, and among the sons of Ithamar.

24:6  And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel, the scribe, of the family of Levi, wrote them down before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were present; and the heads of the families of the priests and the Levites, each of a household were assigned, one to Eleazar, and one to Ithamar.

24:7  And the first lot came out to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

24:8  the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

24:9  the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

24:10  the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

24:11  the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

24:12  the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

24:13  the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

24:14  the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

24:15  the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,

24:16  the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,

24:17  the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,

24:18  the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

24:19  This is their numbering according to their service to go into the house of the Lord, according to their appointment by the hand of Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.

24:20  And the rest of the sons of Levi, of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

24:21  Concerning Rehabiah, the chief was Isshiah,

24:22  and for Isshiah, Shelomoth; for the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

24:23  Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

24:24  Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah; of the sons of Michah, Shamir.

24:25  The brother of Michah, Isshiah, the son of Issiah, Zechariah.

24:26  The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Ozia,

24:27  That is, the sons of Merari by Ozia, his sons were Beno, Zaccur, and Ibri.

24:28  To Mahli were born Eleazar, and Ithamar; and Eleazar died, and had no sons.

24:29  Of Kish: the son of Kish, Jerahmeel.

24:30  And the sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to the houses of their families.

24:31  And they also received lots as their brethren the sons of Aaron before the king; Zadok also, and Ahimelech, and the chiefs of the families of the priests and of the Levites, principal heads of families, even as their younger brethren.

Chapter 25

25:1  And King David and the captains of the army appointed to their services the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, lutes, and cymbals; and their number was according to their polls serving in their ministrations.

25:2  The sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were next to the king.

25:3  To Jeduthun were reckoned the sons of Jeduthun, Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six after their father Jeduthun, sounding loudly on the harp thanksgiving and praise to the Lord.

25:4  To Heman were reckoned the sons of Heman, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

25:5  All these were the sons of Heman the king's chief player in the praises of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons, and three daughters.

25:6  All these sang hymns with their father in the house of God, with cymbals, lutes, and harps, for the service of the house of God, near the king, and Asaph, and Jeduthun, and Heman.

25:7  And the number of them after their brethren, those instructed to sing to God, everyone that understood singing was two hundred and eighty-eight.

25:8  And they also cast lots for the daily courses, for the great and the small of them, of the perfect ones and the learners.

25:9  And the first lot of his sons and of his brethren came forth to Asaph the son of Joseph, namely, Gedaliah; the second Heneia, his sons and his brethren being twelve.

25:10  The third Zaccur, his sons and his brethren were twelve;

25:11  the fourth Jizri, his sons and his brethren were twelve;

25:12  the fifth Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

25:13  the sixth Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

25:14  the seventh Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

25:15  the eighth Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

25:16  the ninth Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

25:17  the tenth Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

25:18  the eleventh Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

25:19  the twelfth Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

25:20  the thirteenth Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

25:21  the fourteenth Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

25:22  the fifteenth Jerimoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

25:23  the sixteenth Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

25:24  the seventeenth Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

25:25  the eighteenth Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

25:26  the nineteenth Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

25:27  the twentieth Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

25:28  the twenty-first Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

25:29  the twenty-second Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

25:30  the twenty-third Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

25:31  the twenty-fourth Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

Chapter 26

26:1  And for the divisions of the gates: the sons of the Korahites were Meshelemiah, of the sons of Asaph.

26:2  And Meshelemiah's firstborn son was Zechariah, the second Jadiael, the third Zebadiah, the fourth Jathniel,

26:3  the fifth Elam, the sixth Jehohanan, the seventh Eliehoenai, the eighth Obed-Edom.

26:4  And to Obed-Edom there were born sons, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,

26:5  Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peulthai the eighth; for God blessed him.

26:6  And to Shemaiah his son were born the sons of his firstborn, chiefs over the house of their father, for they were mighty.

26:7  The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, Elzabad, and Achiud, mighty men, along with Elihu, Sabachia, and Isbacom.

26:8  All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom, they and their sons and their brethren, doing mightily in service; sixty-two in all were born to Obed-Edom.

26:9  And Meshelemiah had eighteen sons and brethren, mighty men.

26:10  And to Hosah of the sons of Merari there were born sons, keeping the dominion; though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him chief of the second division.

26:11  Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all these were the sons and brethren of Hosah, thirteen.

26:12  To these were assigned the divisions of the gates, to the chiefs of the mighty men the daily courses, even their brethren, to minister in the house of the Lord.

26:13  And they cast lots for the small as well as for the great, for the several gates, according to their families.

26:14  And the lot for the east gate fell to Shelemiah, and Zechariah; the sons of Soaz cast lots for Milchiah and the lot came out northward.

26:15  To Obed-Edom they gave by lot the south, opposite the house of Esephim.

26:16  They gave the lot for the second to Hosah westward, after the gate of the chamber by the ascent, watchman opposite watchman.

26:17  Eastward were six watchmen in the day; northward four by the day; southward four by the day; and two at the Esephim,

26:18  to relieve guard, also for Hosah westward after the chamber gate, three. There was a ward over against the ward of the ascent eastward, six men in a day, and four for the north, and four for the south, and at the Esephim two to relieve guard, and four by the west, and two to relieve guard at the pathway.

26:19  These are the divisions of the porters for the sons of Korah, and to the sons of Merari.

26:20  And the Levites their brethren were over the treasures of the house of the Lord, and over the treasures of the hallowed things.

26:21  These were the sons of Laadan, the sons of the Gershonite: to Laadan belonged the heads of the families; the son of Laadan the Gershonite was Jehieli.

26:22  The sons of Jehieli were Zetham and Joel; brethren who were over the treasures of the house of the Lord.

26:23  To Amram and Issaar belonged Hebron, and Uzziel.

26:24  And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was over the treasures.

26:25  And Rehabiah was son to his brother Eliezer, and so was Jeshaiah, Joram, Zichri, and Shelomith.

26:26  This Shelomith and his brethren were over all the sacred treasures, which David the king and the heads of families consecrated, and the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and princes of the host,

26:27  things which he took out of cities and from the spoils, and consecrated some of them, so that the building of the house of God should not need supplies;

26:28  and over all the holy things of God dedicated by Samuel the prophet, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, whatsoever they sanctified was by the hand of Shelomith and his brethren.

26:29  For the Izharites, Chenaniah, and his sons were over the outward ministration over Israel, to record and to judge.

26:30  For the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, a thousand and seven hundred mighty men, were over the charge of Israel beyond the Jordan westward, for all the service of the Lord and work of the king.

26:31  Of the family of Hebron Jerijah was chief, even of the Hebronites according to their generations, according to their families. In the fortieth year of his reign they were numbered, and there were found mighty men among them in Jazer of Gilead.

26:32  And his brethren were two thousand seven hundred mighty men, chiefs of their families, and King David set them over the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, for every ordinance of the Lord, and business of the king.

Chapter 27

27:1  Now the sons of Israel according to their number, heads of families, captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and scribes ministering to the king, and for every affair of the king according to their divisions, for every ordinance of coming in and going out monthly, for all the months of the year, one division of them was twenty-four thousand.

27:2  And over the first division of the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel; in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:3  Of the sons of Perez one was chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.

27:4  And over the division of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and over his division was Mikloth also chief; and in his division were twenty-four thousand, chief men of the army.

27:5  The third for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada the chief priest; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:6  This Benaiah was more mighty than the thirty, and over the thirty; and Ammizabad his son was over his division.

27:7  The fourth for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son, and his brethren; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:8  The fifth chief for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:9  The sixth for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:10  The seventh for the seventh month was Helez of Pelonite of the children of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:11  The eighth for the eighth month was Sibbechai the Hushathite, belonging to Zarai: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:12  The ninth for the ninth month was Abiezer of Anathoth, of the land of Benjamin; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:13  The tenth for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, belonging to Zarai; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:14  The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benaiah of Pirath, of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:15  The twelfth for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, belonging to Othniel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:16  And over the tribes of Israel, the chief for Reuben was Eliezer the son of Zichri; for Simeon, Shephatiah the son of Maachah;

27:17  for Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; for Aaron, Zadok;

27:18  for Judah, Elihu of the brethren of David; for Issachar, Omri the son of Michael;

27:19  for Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: for Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel;

27:20  for Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah; for the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:

27:21  for the half-tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; for the sons of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner;

27:22  for Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham; these are the chiefs of the tribes of Israel.

27:23  But David took not their number from twenty years old and under, because the Lord said that he would multiply Israel as the stars of the heaven.

27:24  And Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number the people, but did not finish the work, for wrath came upon Israel; and the number was not recorded in the book of the chronicles of King David.

27:25  And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel; and over the treasures in the country, and in the towns, and in the villages, and in the towers, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah.

27:26  And over the farmers who tilled the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub.

27:27  And over the fields was Shimei the Ramathite; and over the treasures of wine in the fields was Zabdi the son of Sephni.

27:28  And over the olive trees, and over the sycamores in the plain country was Baal-Hanan the Gederite; and over the stores of oil was Joash.

27:29  And over the oxen that fed in Sharon was Satrai the Sharonite; and over the oxen in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai.

27:30  And over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite; and over the donkeys was Jehdeiah of Merathon.

27:31  And over the sheep was Jaziz the Hagrite. All these were superintendents of King David's property.

27:32  And Jehonathan, David's uncle on his father's side, was a counselor, a wise man; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons.

27:33  Ahithophel was the king's counselor, and Hushai the chief friend of the king.

27:34  And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, then Abiathar; and Joab was the king's commander-in-chief.

Chapter 28

28:1  And David assembled all the chief men of Israel, the chief of the judges, and all the chief men of the courses of attendance on the person of the king, and the captains of thousands and hundreds, and the treasurers, and the masters of his property, and of his sons, together with the eunuchs, and the mighty men, and the warriors of the army, at Jerusalem.

28:2  And David stood in the midst of the assembly, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people. It was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and a place for the feet of our Lord, and I prepared materials suitable for the building;

28:3  but God said, You shall not build Me a house to call My name upon it, for you are a man of war, and have shed blood.

28:4  Yet the Lord God of Israel chose me out of the whole house of my father to be king over Israel forever; and He chose Judah as the kingly house, and out of the house of Judah He chose the house of my father; and among the sons of my father He preferred me, that I should be king over all Israel.

28:5  And of all my sons, (for the Lord has given me many sons) He has chosen Solomon my son, to set him on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

28:6  And God said to me, Solomon your son shall build My house and My court; for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be to him a Father.

28:7  And I will establish his kingdom forever, if he continues to keep My commandments, and My judgments, as it is this day.

28:8  And now I charge you before the whole assembly of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek all the commandments of the Lord our God, that you may inherit the good land, and leave it for your sons to inherit after you forever.

28:9  And now, my son Solomon, know the God of your fathers, and serve Him with a perfect heart and a willing soul; for the Lord searches all hearts, and knows every thought: if you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you should forsake Him, He will forsake you forever.

28:10  See now, for the Lord has chosen you to build Him a house for a sanctuary; be strong and do it.

28:11  And David gave Solomon his son the plan of the temple, and its buildings, and its treasuries, and its upper chambers, and the inner store rooms, and the place of the atonement,

28:12  and the plan which he had in his mind of the courts of the house of the Lord, and of all the chambers round about, designed for the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the holy things, and of the chambers for resting;

28:13  and the plan of the courses of the priests and Levites, for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and of the stores of vessels for ministration of the service of the house of the Lord.

28:14  And he gave him the account of their weight, both of the gold and silver vessels.

28:15  He gave him the weight of the lampstands, and of the lamps.

28:16  He gave him likewise the weight of the tables of showbread, of each table of gold, and likewise of the tables of silver.

28:17  Also of the flesh-hooks, and vessels for drink offering, and golden bowls. And the weight of the gold and silver articles, and censers, and bowls, according to the weight of each.

28:18  And he showed him the weight of the utensils of the altar of incense, which was of pure gold, and the plan of the chariot of the cherubim that spread out their wings, and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

28:19  David gave all to Solomon in the Lord's handwriting, according to the knowledge given to him of the work of the pattern.

28:20  And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong, and of good courage, and do it: fear not, neither be terrified; for the Lord my God is with you; He will not forsake you, and will not fail you, until you have finished all the work of the service of the house of the Lord. And behold the pattern of the temple, even His house, and its treasury, and the upper chambers, and the inner store rooms, and the place of propitiation, and the plan of the house of the Lord.

28:21  And see, here are the courses of the priests and Levites for all the service of the house of the Lord, and there shall be with you men for every workmanship, and everyone of ready skill in every art; also the chief men and all the people, ready for all your commands.

Chapter 29

29:1  And David the king said to all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom the Lord has chosen, is young and tender, and the work is great; for it is not for man, but for the Lord God.

29:2  I have prepared according to all my might for the house of my God, gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, onyx stones, and costly and variegated stones for setting, and every precious stone, and much Parian marble.

29:3  Moreover, because I took pleasure in the house of my God, I have gold and silver which I have procured for myself, and behold, I have given them to the house of my God over and above, beyond what I have prepared for the holy house.

29:4  Three thousand talents of gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of fine silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the sanctuary;

29:5  for you to use the gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for every work by the hand of the artificers. And who is willing to dedicate himself in work this day for the Lord?

29:6  Then the heads of families, and the princes of the children of Israel, and the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and the overseers of the works, and the king's builders, offered willingly.

29:7  And they gave for the works of the house of the Lord five thousand talents of gold, and ten thousand gold pieces, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and a hundred thousand talents of iron.

29:8  And those who had precious stones gave them into the treasuries of the house of the Lord by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

29:9  And the people rejoiced because of the willingness, for they offered willingly to the Lord with a full heart; and King David rejoiced greatly.

29:10  And King David blessed the Lord before the congregation, saying, Blessed are You, O Lord God of Israel, our Father, from everlasting and to everlasting.

29:11  Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the might; for You are Lord of all things that are in heaven and upon the earth; before Your face every king and nation is troubled.

29:12  From You come wealth and glory. You, O Lord, rule over all, the Lord of all dominion, and in Your hand is strength and rule; and You are almighty with Your hand to increase and establish all things.

29:13  And now, O Lord, we give thanks to You, and praise Your glorious name.

29:14  But who am I, and what is my people, that we have been able to be thus forward in offering to You? For all things are Yours, and of Your own have we given You,

29:15  for we are strangers before You, and sojourners, as all our fathers were; our days upon the earth are as a shadow, and there is no remaining.

29:16  O Lord our God, as for all this abundance which I have prepared that a house should be built to Your holy name, it is of Your hand, and all is Yours.

29:17  And I know, O Lord, that You are He that searches the hearts, and You love righteousness. I have willingly offered all these things in simplicity of heart. And now I have seen with joy Your people, who are present here, willingly offering to You.

29:18  O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel our fathers, preserve these things in the thoughts of the heart of Your people forever, and direct their hearts toward You.

29:19  And to Solomon my son give a good heart, to perform Your commandments, and to observe Your testimonies, and Your ordinances, and to accomplish the building of Your house.

29:20  And David said to the whole congregation, Bless the Lord our God! And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and they bowed the knee and worshipped the Lord, and bowed down to the king.

29:21  And David sacrificed to the Lord, and offered up whole burnt offerings to the Lord on the morning after the first day, a thousand calves, a thousand rams, a thousand lambs, and their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.

29:22  And they ate and drank joyfully that day before the Lord. And they made Solomon the son of David king a second time, and anointed him king before the Lord, and Zadok to the priesthood.

29:23  And Solomon sat upon the throne of his father David, and was highly honored; and all Israel obeyed him.

29:24  The princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons of King David his father were subject to him.

29:25  And the Lord magnified Solomon over all Israel, and gave him royal glory, such as was not upon any king before him.

29:26  And David the son of Jesse reigned over Israel forty years;

29:27  seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

29:28  And he died in a good old age, full of days, in wealth, and glory; and Solomon his son reigned in his place.

29:29  And the rest of the acts of David, the former and the latter, are written in the history of Samuel the seer, and in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the history of Gad the seer,

29:30  concerning all his reign, and his power, and the times which went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the earth.