ACV - I Chronicles

Chapter 1

1:1  Adam, Seth, Enosh,

1:2  Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

1:3  Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

1:4  Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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

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

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

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

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

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

1:11  And Mizraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

1:12  and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whence came the Philistines), and Caphtorim.

1:13  And Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

1:14  and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

1:15  and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

1:16  and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

1:17  The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

1:18  And Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.

1:19  And to Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. And his brother's name was Joktan.

1:20  And Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

1:21  and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

1:22  and Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

1:23  and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

1:24  Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

1:25  Eber, Peleg, Reu,

1:26  Serug, Nahor, Terah,

1:27  Abram (the same is Abraham).

1:28  The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

1:29  These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

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

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

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

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

1:34  And Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

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

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

1:37  The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

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

1:39  And the sons of Lotan: Hori, and Homam. And Timna was Lotan's sister.

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

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

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

1:43  Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the sons of Israel: Bela the son of Beor. And the name of his city was Dinhabah.

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

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

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

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

1:48  And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his stead.

1:49  And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

1:50  And Baal-hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his stead. And the name of his city was Pai, and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

1:51  And Hadad died. And the chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,

1:52  chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

1:53  chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,

1:54  chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.

Chapter 2

2:1  These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

2:2  Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

2:3  The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, which three were born to him of Shua's daughter the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah, and he killed him.

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

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

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

2:7  And the sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel who committed a trespass in the devoted thing.

2:8  And the sons of Ethan: Azariah.

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

2:10  And Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, ruler of the sons of Judah.

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

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

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

2:14  Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

2:15  Ozem the sixth, David the seventh.

2:16  And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and 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 begot sons of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth. And these were her sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.

2:19  And Azubah died, and Caleb took to him Ephrath, who bore for him Hur.

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

2:21  And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took to wife when he was sixty years old, and she bore for him Segub.

2:22  And Segub begot Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

2:23  And Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and the villages of it, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

2:24  And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephrathah, then Abijah, Hezron's wife bore for him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.

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

2:26  And Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.

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

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

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

2:30  And the sons of Nadab: Seled, and Appaim; but Seled died without sons.

2:31  And the sons of Appaim: Ishi. And the sons of Ishi: Sheshan. And the sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.

2:32  And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether, and Jonathan; and Jether died without sons.

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

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

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

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

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

2:44  And Shema begot Raham, the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem begot Shammai.

2:45  And the son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.

2:46  And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez. And Haran begot Gazez.

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

2:48  Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.

2:49  She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena, 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: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,

2:51  Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

2:52  And Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhothites,

2:53  and the families of Kiriath-jearim: The Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.

2:54  The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.

2:55  And the families of scribes who dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

Chapter 3

3:1  Now these were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, 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 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 in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.

3:5  And these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathsheba the daughter of Ammiel;

3:6  and Ibhar, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,

3:7  and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

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

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

3:10  And Solomon's son was 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, Josiah his son.

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

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

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

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

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

3:20  and Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, five.

3:21  And the sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah, and Jeshaiah; the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah.

3:22  And the sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, and Igal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.

3:23  And the sons of Neariah: Elioenai, and Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three.

3:24  And the sons of Elioneai: Hodaviah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seven.

Chapter 4

4:1  The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

4:2  And Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath. And Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

4:3  And these were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi;

4:4  and Penuel 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 Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

4:6  And Naarah bore for him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

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

4:8  And Hakkoz begot Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

4:9  And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. And his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.

4:10  And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou would keep me from evil, that it not be to my sorrow! And God granted him that which he requested.

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

4:12  And Eshton begot Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.

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

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: Iru, Elah, and Naam. And the sons of Elah: Kenaz.

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

4:17  And the sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon. And she bore Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

4:18  And his wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, 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, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

4:20  And the sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth.

4:21  The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;

4:22  and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And the records are ancient.

4:23  These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah. They dwelt there with the king for his work.

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

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

4:26  And the sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

4:27  And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many sons, neither did all their family multiply like the sons of Judah.

4:28  And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,

4:29  and at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

4:30  and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

4:31  and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities to the reign of David.

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

4:33  And all their villages that were round about the same cities, to Baal. These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy.

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

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

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

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

4:38  these mentioned by name were rulers in their families, and their fathers' houses increased greatly.

4:39  And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

4:40  And they found lush and good pasture, and the land was wide and quiet and peaceable, for those who dwelt there formerly were of Ham.

4:41  And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the Meunim who were found there, and destroyed them utterly to this day, and dwelt in their stead because there was pasture there for their flocks.

4:42  And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

4:43  And they smote the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have dwelt there to this day.

Chapter 5

5:1  And the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but, inasmuch as he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, and so the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

5:2  Now Judah prevailed above his brothers, and the ruler came from him, but the birthright was Joseph's),

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

5:4  The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

5:5  Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

5:6  Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive. He was ruler of the Reubenites.

5:7  And his brothers by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

5:8  and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even to Nebo and Baal-meon.

5:9  And eastward he dwelt even to the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates, because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

5:10  And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand, and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead.

5:11  And the sons of Gad dwelt opposite them, in the land of Bashan to Salecah:

5:12  Joel the chief, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

5:13  And their brothers of their fathers' houses: Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jacan, and Zia, and Eber, seven.

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  Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was chief of their fathers' houses.

5:16  And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, as far as their borders.

5:17  All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

5:18  The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, who were able to go forth to war.

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

5:20  And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them, for they cried to God in the battle, and he was entreated by them because they put their trust in him.

5:21  And they took away their cattle: of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of donkeys two thousand, and of men a hundred thousand.

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

5:23  And the sons of the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land. They increased from Bashan to Baal-hermon and Senir and mount Hermon.

5:24  And these were the heads of their fathers' houses: even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses.

5:25  And they trespassed against the God of their fathers, and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God destroyed before them.

5:26  And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river of Gozan to this day.

Chapter 6

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

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

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

6:4  Eleazar begot Phinehas, Phinehas begot Abishua,

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

6:6  and Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth,

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

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

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

6:10  and Johanan begot Azariah, (he it is who executed the priest's office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem),

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

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

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

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

6:15  And Jehozadak went into captivity when Jehovah carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

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

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

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

6:19  The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

6:20  Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

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

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

6:23  Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and 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: Amasai, and Ahimoth.

6:26  As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,

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

6:28  And the sons of Samuel: the firstborn Joel, and the second Abijah.

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

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

6:31  And these are those whom David set over the service of song in the house of Jehovah, after the ark had rest.

6:32  And they ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting until Solomon had built the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem, and they served in their office according to their order.

6:33  And these are those who served, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the 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 on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, 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, the son of Adaiah,

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

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

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

6:45  the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,

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

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

6:48  And their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

6:49  But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of burnt offering, and upon the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

6:50  And these are 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, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

6:53  Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

6:54  Now these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments in their borders, to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),

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

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

6:57  And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron, Libnah also with its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

6:58  and Hilen with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,

6:59  and Ashan with its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with its suburbs.

6:60  And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its suburbs, and Allemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

6:61  And to the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.

6:62  And to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

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

6:64  And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their suburbs.

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

6:66  And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

6:67  And they gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim with its suburbs, also Gezer with its suburbs,

6:68  and Jokmeam with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs,

6:69  and Aijalon with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs.

6:70  And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its suburbs, and Bileam with its suburbs, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.

6:71  To the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs.

6:72  And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,

6:73  and Ramoth with its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs.

6:74  And out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its suburbs, and Abdon with its suburbs,

6:75  and Hukok with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs.

6:76  And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, and Hammon with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim with its suburbs.

6:77  To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its suburbs, Tabor with its suburbs.

6:78  And beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,

6:79  and Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs.

6:80  And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,

6:81  and Heshbon with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.

Chapter 7

7:1  And of the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.

7:2  And the sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers' houses, namely, of Tola, mighty men of valor in their generations. Their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand and six hundred.

7:3  And the sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Isshiah, five; all of them chief men.

7:4  And with them, by their generations, after their fathers' houses, were bands of the army for war, thirty-six thousand, for they had many wives and sons.

7:5  And their brothers among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, reckoned in all by genealogy, were eighty-seven thousand.

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

7:7  And the sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of valor. And they were reckoned by genealogy twenty-two thousand and thirty-four.

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

7:9  And they were reckoned by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand and two hundred.

7:10  And the sons of Jediael: Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

7:11  All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand and two hundred, who were able to go forth in the army for war.

7:12  Also the Shuppim, and the Huppim, the sons of Ir, and the Hushim, the sons of Aher.

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

7:14  The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead.

7:15  And Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maacah, and the name of the second was Zelophehad. And Zelophehad had daughters.

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

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

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

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

7:20  And the sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eleadah his son, and Tahath his son,

7:21  and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in the land killed, because they came down to take away their cattle.

7:22  And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers 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 it went evil with his house.

7:24  And his daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth-horon the lower and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.

7:25  And Rephah was his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,

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

7:27  Nun his son, Joshua his son.

7:28  And their possessions and habitations were Bethel and the towns of it, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns of it, also Shechem and the towns of it, to Azzah and the towns of it,

7:29  and by the borders of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these dwelt the sons of Joseph the son of Israel.

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

7:31  And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7:38  And the sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara.

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

7:40  All these were the sons of Asher, heads of the fathers' houses, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the rulers. And the number of them reckoned by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.

Chapter 8

8:1  And Benjamin begot Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

8:2  Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

8:3  And Bela had sons: Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

8:4  and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

8:5  and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

8:6  And these are the sons of Ehud. These are the heads of fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them captive to Manahath:

8:7  Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera. He carried them captive, and he begot Uzza and Ahihud.

8:8  And Shaharaim begot sons in the field of Moab after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.

8:9  And he begot of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam,

8:10  and Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers.

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

8:12  And the sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with the towns of it,

8:13  and Beriah, and Shema (who were heads of fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon who put the inhabitants of Gath to flight)

8:14  and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

8:15  and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder,

8:16  and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah,

8:17  and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber,

8:18  and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal,

8:19  and Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,

8:20  and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,

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

8:22  and Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel,

8:23  and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

8:24  and Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothijah,

8:25  and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak,

8:26  and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

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

8:28  These were heads of fathers throughout their generations, chief men; these dwelt in Jerusalem.

8:29  And in Gibeon there dwelt the father of Gibeon Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah,

8:30  and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

8:31  and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher.

8:32  And Mikloth begot Shimeah. And they also dwelt with their brothers in Jerusalem, opposite their brothers.

8:33  And Ner begot Kish, and Kish begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

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

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

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

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

8:38  And Azel had six sons whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

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

8:40  And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.

Chapter 9

9:1  So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies. And, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. And Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their transgression.

9:2  Now the first inhabitants who dwelt in their possessions in their cities were Israelites, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.

9:3  And in Jerusalem dwelt of the sons of Judah, and of the sons of Benjamin, and of the sons of Ephraim and Manasseh:

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

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

9:6  And of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brothers, six hundred and ninety.

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

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

9:9  and their brothers, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were heads of fathers by their fathers' houses.

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

9:11  and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God,

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

9:13  and their brothers, heads of their fathers' houses, a thousand and seven hundred and sixty, very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

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

9:15  and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph,

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

9:17  And the porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief),

9:18  who formerly served in the king's gate eastward. They were the porters for the camp of the sons of Levi.

9:19  And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his father's house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent. And their fathers had been over the camp of Jehovah, keepers of the entry.

9:20  And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and Jehovah was with him.

9:21  Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of meeting.

9:22  All these who were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer ordained in their office of trust.

9:23  So they and their sons had the oversight of the gates of the house of Jehovah, even the house of the tent, by wards.

9:24  On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

9:25  And their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them;

9:26  for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God.

9:27  And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge of it was upon them, and to them pertained the opening of it morning by morning.

9:28  And certain of them had charge of the vessels of service, for by count were these brought in, and by count were these taken out.

9:29  Some of them were also appointed over the furniture, and over all the vessels of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.

9:30  And some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.

9:31  And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the office of trust over the things that were baked in pans.

9:32  And some of their brothers, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the showbread to prepare it every sabbath.

9:33  And these are the singers, heads of fathers of the Levites, who dwelt in the chambers and were free from other service, for they were employed in their work day and night.

9:34  These were heads of fathers of the Levites, throughout their generations, chief men; these dwelt at Jerusalem.

9:35  And in Gibeon there dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah,

9:36  and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,

9:37  and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.

9:38  And Mikloth begot Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brothers in Jerusalem, opposite their brothers.

9:39  And Ner begot Kish, and Kish begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

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

9:41  And the sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz.

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

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

9:44  And Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of Azel.

Chapter 10

10:1  Now the Philistines fought against Israel. And the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

10:2  And the Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

10:3  And the battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him. And he was wounded because of the archers.

10:4  Then Saul said to his armor bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armor bearer would not, for he was very afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.

10:5  And when his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died.

10:6  So Saul died, and his three sons. And all his house died together.

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

10:8  And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa.

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

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

10:11  And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

10:12  all the valiant men arose, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

10:13  So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against Jehovah, because of the word of Jehovah, which he did not keep, and also because he asked counsel of a spiritist, to inquire thereby,

10:14  and did not inquire of Jehovah. Therefore he killed him, and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

Chapter 11

11:1  Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

11:2  In times past, even when Saul was king, it was thou who led out and brought in Israel. And Jehovah thy God said to thee, Thou shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shall be ruler over my people Israel.

11:3  So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron. And David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah. And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Jehovah by Samuel.

11:4  And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus), and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.

11:5  And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shall not come in here. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

11:6  And David said, Whoever smites the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.

11:7  And David dwelt in the stronghold. Therefore they called it the city of David.

11:8  And he built the city round about, from Millo even round about. And Joab repaired the rest of the city.

11:9  And David grew greater and greater, for Jehovah of hosts was with him.

11:10  Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Jehovah concerning Israel.

11:11  And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time.

11:12  And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

11:13  He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley. And the people fled from before the Philistines.

11:14  And they stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines. And Jehovah saved them by a great victory.

11:15  And three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David into the cave of Adullam. And the army of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

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, Oh that a man would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!

11:18  And the three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David. But David would not drink of it, but poured it out to Jehovah,

11:19  and said, My God forbid it of me, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy? For with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

11:20  And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three, for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.

11:21  Of the three, he was more famous than the two, and was made their captain. However he did not attain to the first three.

11:22  Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.

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

11:24  These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name among the three mighty men.

11:25  Behold, he was more famous than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

11:26  Also the mighty men of the armies: 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  Sibbecai 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 Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

11:32  Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

11:33  Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

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

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

11:36  Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

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

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

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

11:40  Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

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

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

11:43  Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

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

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

11:46  Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,

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

Chapter 12

12:1  Now these are those who came to David to Ziklag while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish. And they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.

12:2  They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow. They were of Saul's brothers of Benjamin.

12:3  The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth, and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite,

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

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

12:6  Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites,

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

12:8  And of the Gadites there separated themselves to David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, who could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains:

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, Machbannai the eleventh.

12:14  These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army. He who was least was equal to a hundred, and the greatest to a thousand.

12:15  These are those who went over the Jordan in the first month when it had overflowed all its banks. And they put to flight all those of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.

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

12:17  And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, If ye have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you, but if ye be come to betray me to my adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.

12:18  Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, We are thine, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse. Peace, peace be to thee, and peace be to thy helpers, for thy God helps thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

12:19  From Manasseh also there fell away some to David when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle. But they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines sent him away upon advisement, saying, He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.

12:20  As he went to Ziklag, there came to him from Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands who were of Manasseh.

12:21  And they helped David against the band of rovers, for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army.

12:22  For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great host, like the host of God.

12:23  And these are the numbers of the heads of those who were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Jehovah.

12:24  The sons of Judah who bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.

12:25  Of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.

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

12:27  And Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron. And with him were three thousand and seven hundred,

12:28  and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty-two captains.

12:29  And of the sons of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul, three thousand, for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

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

12:31  And of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.

12:32  And of the sons of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred. And all their brothers were at their commandment.

12:33  Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand, and who could order the battle array, and were not of double heart.

12:34  And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear.

12:35  And of the Danites who could set the battle in array, twenty-eight thousand and six hundred.

12:36  And of Asher, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, forty thousand.

12:37  And on the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, a hundred and twenty thousand.

12:38  All these being men of war, who could order the battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

12:39  And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their brothers had made preparation for them.

12:40  Moreover those who were near to them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, provisions of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep in abundance, for there was joy in Israel.

Chapter 13

13:1  And David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.

13:2  And David said to all the assembly of Israel, If it seems good to you, and if it be of Jehovah our God, let us send abroad everywhere to our brothers who are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have suburbs, that they may gather themselves to us.

13:3  And let us bring again the ark of our God to us, for we did not inquire from it in the days of Saul.

13:4  And all the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

13:5  So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor the brook of Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

13:6  And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is to Kiriath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, Jehovah who sits above the cherubim that is called by the Name.

13:7  And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab. And Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.

13:8  And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, even with songs, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

13:9  And when they came to the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen stumbled.

13:10  And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him because he put forth his hand to the ark. And there he died before God.

13:11  And David was displeased, because Jehovah had broken forth upon Uzza. And he called that place Perez-uzza, to this day.

13:12  And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

13:13  So David did not move the ark to him into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

13:14  And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months. And Jehovah blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.

Chapter 14

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

14:2  And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, for his kingdom was exalted on high for his people Israel's sake.

14:3  And David took more wives at Jerusalem, and David begot more sons and daughters.

14:4  And these are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,

14:5  and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpelet,

14:6  and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

14:7  and Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

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

14:9  Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.

14:10  And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? And will thou deliver them into my hand? And Jehovah said to him, Go up, for I will deliver them into thy hand.

14:11  So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there. And David said, God has broken my enemies by my hand like the breach of waters. Therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim.

14:12  And they left their gods there. And David gave commandment, and they were burned with fire.

14:13  And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley.

14:14  And David inquired again of God. And God said to him, Thou shall not go up after them. Turn away from them, and come upon them opposite the mulberry trees.

14:15  And it shall be, when thou hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shall go out to battle. For God has gone out before thee to smite the army of the Philistines.

14:16  And David did as God commanded him, and they smote the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

14:17  And the fame of David went out into all lands. And Jehovah brought the fear of him upon all nations.

Chapter 15

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

15:2  Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites, for Jehovah has them chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister to him forever.

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

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

15:5  of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers a hundred and twenty;

15:6  of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred and twenty;

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

15:8  of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred;

15:9  of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty;

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

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

15:12  And said to them, Ye are the heads of the fathers of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brothers, that ye may bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel, to the place that I have prepared for it.

15:13  For because ye did not at the first, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, because we did not seek him according to the ordinance.

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

15:15  And the sons of the Levites bore the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of Jehovah.

15:16  And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.

15:17  So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel. And of his brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah. And of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah.

15:18  And with them their brothers of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters.

15:19  So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed with cymbals of brass to sound aloud.

15:20  And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries set to Alamoth.

15:21  And Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps set to the Sheminith, to lead.

15:22  And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the song. He instructed about the song because he was skilful.

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

15:24  And Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before the ark of God. And Obed-edom and Jehiah were porters for the ark.

15:25  So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the house of Obed-edom with joy.

15:26  And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, that they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams.

15:27  And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers. And David had upon him an ephod of linen.

15:28  Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with psalteries and harps.

15:29  And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing. And she despised him in her heart.

Chapter 16

16:1  And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it. And they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

16:2  And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah.

16:3  And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a portion of flesh, and a cake of raisins.

16:4  And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Jehovah, the God of Israel:

16:5  Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with psalteries and with harps, and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud,

16:6  and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.

16:7  Then on that day David first ordained to give thanks to Jehovah by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.

16:8  O give thanks to Jehovah. Call upon his name. Make known his doings among the peoples.

16:9  Sing to him. Sing praises to him. Talk ye of all his marvelous works.

16:10  Glory ye in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Jehovah rejoice.

16:11  Seek ye Jehovah and his strength. Seek his face evermore.

16:12  Remember his marvelous works that he has done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

16:13  O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.

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

16:15  Remember his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

16:16  the covenant which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac,

16:17  and confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

16:18  saying, To thee I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance,

16:19  when ye were but a few men in number, yea, very few, and sojourners in it,

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

16:21  He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

16:22  saying, Touch not my anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm.

16:23  Sing to Jehovah, all the earth. Show forth his salvation from day to day.

16:24  Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples.

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

16:26  For all the gods of the peoples are idols. But Jehovah made the heavens.

16:27  Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place.

16:28  Ascribe to Jehovah, ye kindred of the peoples. Ascribe to Jehovah glory and strength.

16:29  Ascribe to Jehovah the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come before him. Worship Jehovah in holy array.

16:30  Tremble before him, all the earth. The world also is established that it cannot be moved.

16:31  Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigns.

16:32  Let the sea roar, and the fullness of it. Let the field exult, and all that is therein.

16:33  Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy before Jehovah, for he comes to judge the earth.

16:34  O give thanks to Jehovah, for he is good, for his loving kindness is forever.

16:35  And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation. And gather us together and deliver us from the nations, to give thanks to thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.

16:36  Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting. And all the people said, Truly, and praised Jehovah.

16:37  So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, Asaph and his brothers, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required,

16:38  and Obed-edom with their sixty-eight brothers. And Obed-edom the son of Jeduthun and Hosah were to be porters,

16:39  and Zadok the priest, and his brothers the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah in the high place that was at Gibeon,

16:40  to offer burnt offerings to Jehovah upon the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the law of Jehovah, which he commanded to Israel.

16:41  And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to Jehovah because his loving kindness is forever.

16:42  And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those who should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.

16:43  And all the people departed every man to his house. And David returned to bless his house.

Chapter 17

17:1  And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Jehovah dwells under curtains.

17:2  And Nathan said to David, Do all that is in thy heart, for God is with thee.

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

17:4  Go and tell David my servant, Thus says Jehovah, Thou shall not build for me a house to dwell in.

17:5  For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel, to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.

17:6  In all places wherein I have walked with all Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people, saying, Why have ye not built for me a house of cedar?

17:7  Now therefore thus thou shall say to my servant David, Thus says Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, that thou should be prince over my people Israel.

17:8  And I have been with thee wherever thou have gone, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee. And I will make thee a name like the name of the great ones who are on the earth.

17:9  And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more. Neither shall the sons of wickedness waste them any more, as at the first,

17:10  and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. And I will subdue all thine enemies. Moreover I tell thee that Jehovah will build for thee a house.

17:11  And it shall come to pass, when thy days are fulfilled that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will set up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons. And I will establish his kingdom.

17:12  He shall build for me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.

17:13  I will be his father, and he shall be my son. And I will not take my loving kindness away from him as I took it from him who was before thee.

17:14  But I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever.

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

17:16  Then David the king went in, and sat before Jehovah. And he said, Who am I, O Jehovah God, and what is my house, that thou have brought me thus far?

17:17  And this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God. But thou have spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Jehovah God.

17:18  What can David say yet more to thee concerning the honor which is done to thy servant? For thou know thy servant.

17:19  O Jehovah, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, thou have wrought all this greatness, to make known all these great things.

17:20  O Jehovah, there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

17:21  And what one nation on the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to himself for a people, to make thee a name by great and awesome things, in driving out nations from before thy people whom thou redeemed out of Egypt?

17:22  For thy people Israel thou made thine own people forever. And thou, Jehovah, became their God.

17:23  And now, O Jehovah, let the word that thou have spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, be established forever, and do as thou have spoken.

17:24  And let thy name be established and magnified forever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel, and the house of David thy servant is established before thee.

17:25  For thou, O my God, have revealed to thy servant that thou will build him a house. Therefore thy servant has found in his heart to pray before thee.

17:26  And now, O Jehovah, thou are God, and have promised this good thing to thy servant,

17:27  and now it has pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Jehovah, have blessed, and it is blessed forever.

Chapter 18

18:1  And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

18:2  And he smote Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

18:3  And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

18:4  And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen. And David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved from them for a hundred chariots.

18:5  And when the Syrians of Damascus came to aid Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.

18:6  Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus. And the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David wherever he went.

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

18:8  And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, with which Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

18:9  And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the army of Hadarezer king of Zobah,

18:10  he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him (for Hadarezer had wars with Tou), and he had with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

18:11  These also king David dedicated to Jehovah, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations: from Edom, and from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

18:12  Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

18:13  And he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David wherever he went.

18:14  And David reigned over all Israel, and he executed justice and righteousness 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 the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests, and Shavsha was scribe,

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

Chapter 19

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

19:2  And David said, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the sons of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

19:3  But the rulers of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun, Do thou think that David honors thy father, in that he has sent comforters to thee? Have not his servants come to thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

19:4  So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

19:5  And they came and informed David about the men. And he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Remain at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

19:6  And when the sons of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the sons of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Arammaacah, and out of Zobah.

19:7  So they hired for them thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. And the sons of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.

19:8  And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of the mighty men.

19:9  And the sons of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city. And the kings that came were by themselves in the field.

19:10  Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him in front and behind, he chose from all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

19:11  And the rest of the company he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they put themselves in array against the sons of Ammon.

19:12  And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shall help me, but if the sons of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.

19:13  Be of good courage, and let us act the man for our people, and for the cities of our God. And Jehovah do that which seems good to him.

19:14  So Joab and the company that were with him drew near before the Syrians to the battle, and they fled before him.

19:15  And when the sons of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

19:16  And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the army of Hadarezer at their head.

19:17  And it was told David. And he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.

19:18  And the Syrians fled before Israel. And David killed of the Syrians the men of seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the army.

19:19  And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him, neither would the Syrians help the sons of Ammon any more.

Chapter 20

20:1  And it came to pass, at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led forth the army, and wasted the country of the sons of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah, but David remained at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and overthrew it.

20:2  And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it. And it was set upon David's head, and he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceedingly much.

20:3  And he brought forth the people that were therein, and cut with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. And thus David did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

20:4  And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai of the sons of the giant, and they were subdued.

20:5  And there was again war with the Philistines. And Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

20:6  And there was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, six on each hand, and six on each foot. And he also was born to the giant.

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

20:8  These were born to the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

Chapter 21

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

21:2  And David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan, and bring me word that I may know the sum of them.

21:3  And Joab said, Jehovah make his people a hundred times as many as they are. But, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? Why does my lord require this thing? Why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel?

21:4  Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

21:5  And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people to David. And all those of Israel were a million and a hundred thousand men who drew a sword. And Judah was four hundred seventy thousand men who drew a sword.

21:6  But he did not count Levi and Benjamin among them, for the king's word was abominable to Joab.

21:7  And God was displeased with this thing, therefore he smote Israel.

21:8  And David said to God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. But now, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant, for I have done very foolishly.

21:9  And Jehovah spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,

21:10  Go and speak to David, saying, Thus says Jehovah, I offer thee three things. Choose thee one of them, that I may do it to thee.

21:11  So Gad came to David, and said to him, Thus says Jehovah, Take which thou will:

21:12  either three years of famine, or three months to be consumed before thy foes while the sword of thine enemies overtakes thee, or else three days the sword of Jehovah, even pestilence in the land, and the agent of Jehovah destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me.

21:13  And David said to Gad, I am in a great strait. Let me fall, I pray, into the hand of Jehovah, for his mercies are very great, and let me not fall into the hand of man.

21:14  So Jehovah sent a pestilence upon Israel, and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.

21:15  And God sent an agent to Jerusalem to destroy it. And as he was about to destroy, Jehovah beheld, and he relented of the evil, and said to the destroying agent, It is enough. Now halt thy hand. And the agent of Jehovah was standing by the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

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

21:17  And David said to God, Is it not I who commanded the people to be numbered? Even I it is who have sinned and done very badly. But these sheep, what have they done? Let thy hand, I pray thee, O Jehovah my God, be against me, and against my father's house, but not against thy people, that they should be plagued.

21:18  Then the agent of Jehovah commanded Gad to say to David that David should go up, and rear an altar to Jehovah in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

21:19  And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spoke in the name of Jehovah.

21:20  And Ornan turned back, and saw the agent, and his four sons who were with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.

21:21  And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshing-floor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.

21:22  Then David said to Ornan, Give me the place of this threshing-floor, that I may build thereon an altar to Jehovah. For the full price thou shall give it me, that the plague may be stopped from the people.

21:23  And Ornan said to David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes. Lo, I give thee the oxen for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meal offering. I give it all.

21:24  And king David said to Ornan, No, but I will truly buy it for the full price. For I will not take that which is thine for Jehovah, nor offer a burnt offering without cost.

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

21:26  And David built there an altar to Jehovah, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon Jehovah. And he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.

21:27  And Jehovah commanded the agent, and he put up his sword again into the sheath of it.

21:28  At that time, when David saw that Jehovah had answered him in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.

21:29  For the tabernacle of Jehovah, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering, were at that time in the high place at Gibeon.

21:30  But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid because of the sword of the agent of Jehovah.

Chapter 22

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

22:2  And David commanded to gather together the sojourners that were in the land of Israel. And he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.

22:3  And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings, and brass in abundance without weight,

22:4  and cedar trees without number. For the Sidonians and those of Tyre brought cedar trees in abundance to David.

22:5  And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for Jehovah must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries. I will therefore make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

22:6  Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Jehovah, the God of Israel.

22:7  And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of Jehovah my God.

22:8  But the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Thou have shed blood abundantly, and have made great wars. Thou shall not build a house to my name because thou have shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.

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

22:10  He shall build a house for my name. And he shall be my son, and I will be his father, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.

22:11  Now, my son, Jehovah be with thee, and prosper thou, and build the house of Jehovah thy God as he has spoken concerning thee.

22:12  Only Jehovah give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, so that thou may keep the law of Jehovah thy God.

22:13  Then thou shall prosper, if thou observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which Jehovah charged Moses with concerning Israel. Be strong, and of good courage. Fear not, neither be dismayed.

22:14  Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of Jehovah a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a million talents of silver, and of brass and iron without weight, for it is in abundance. Also I have prepared timber and stone, and thou may add thereto.

22:15  Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all men who are skilful in every manner of work.

22:16  Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and Jehovah be with thee.

22:17  David also commanded all the rulers of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,

22:18  Is not Jehovah your God with you? And has he not given you rest on every side? For he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before Jehovah, and before his people.

22:19  Now set your heart and your soul to seek after Jehovah your God. Arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of Jehovah God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Jehovah.

Chapter 23

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

23:2  And he gathered together all the rulers of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

23:3  And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward. And their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.

23:4  Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Jehovah. And six thousand were officers and judges,

23:5  and four thousand were porters, and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, David said, to praise therewith.

23:6  And David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

23:7  Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

23:8  The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

23:9  The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers of Ladan.

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

23:11  And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second. But Jeush and Beriah had not many sons. Therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.

23:12  The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

23:13  The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was separated that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, forever, to burn incense before Jehovah, to minister to him, and to bless in his name, forever.

23:14  But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.

23:15  The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

23:16  The sons of Gershom: Shebuel 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 many.

23:18  The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.

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

23:20  The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.

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

23:22  And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only. And their brothers the sons of Kish took them to wife.

23:23  The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

23:24  These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers of those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.

23:25  For David said, Jehovah, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.

23:26  And also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all the vessels of it for the service of it.

23:27  For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.

23:28  For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God, also

23:29  for the showbread, and for the fine flour for a meal offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size.

23:30  And to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at evening.

23:31  And to offer all burnt offerings to Jehovah, on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before Jehovah.

23:32  And that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brothers, for the service of the house of Jehovah.

Chapter 24

24:1  And the divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

24:2  But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no sons. Therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

24:3  And David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.

24:4  And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar. And thus were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen heads of fathers' houses, and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers' houses, eight.

24:5  Thus they were divided by lot, one sort with another. For there were rulers of the sanctuary, and rulers for God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

24:6  And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers of the priests and of the Levites, one fathers' house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

24:7  Now the first lot came forth 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 Happizzez,

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

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 was the ordering of them in their service, to come into the house of Jehovah according to the ordinance given to them by Aaron their father, as Jehovah, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

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

24:21  Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.

24:22  Of the Izharites, Shelomoth. Of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

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

24:24  The sons of Uzziel, Micah. Of the sons of Micah, Shamir.

24:25  The brother of Micah, Isshiah. Of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

24:26  The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Jaaziah: Beno.

24:27  The sons of Merari: Of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

24:28  Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

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

24:30  And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers' houses.

24:31  These likewise cast lots even as their brothers the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers of the priests and of the Levites, the fathers of the chief even as those of his younger brother.

Chapter 25

25:1  Moreover David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals. And the number of those who did the work according to their service was:

25:2  of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied after the order of the king.

25:3  Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Jehovah.

25:4  Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.

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

25:6  All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.

25:7  And the number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to Jehovah, even all who were skilful, was two hundred eighty-eight.

25:8  And they cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

25:9  Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph, the second to Gedaliah (he and his brothers and sons were twelve),

25:10  the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

25:11  the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25:22  for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

25:23  for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

25:24  for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

25:25  for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

25:26  for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

25:27  for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

25:28  for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

25:29  for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

25:30  for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

25:31  for the twenty-fourth to Romamtiezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.

Chapter 26

26:1  For the divisions of the porters: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

26:2  And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

26:3  Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.

26:4  And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth,

26:5  Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth, for God blessed him.

26:6  Also sons were born to Shemaiah his son, who ruled over the house of their father, for they were mighty men of valor.

26:7  The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brothers were valiant men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

26:8  All these were of the sons of Obed-edom, they and their sons and their brothers, able men in strength for the service, sixty-two of Obed-edom.

26:9  And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, valiant men, eighteen.

26:10  Also Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him chief),

26:11  Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth. All the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen.

26:12  Of these were the divisions of the porters, even of the chief men, having offices like their brothers to minister in the house of Jehovah.

26:13  And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses for every gate.

26:14  And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a discreet counselor, they cast lots, and his lot came out northward.

26:15  To Obed-edom southward, and to his sons the store-house.

26:16  To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goes up, watch against watch.

26:17  Eastward were six Levites, four a day northward, four a day southward, and for the store-house two by two.

26:18  For Parbar westward, four at the highway, and two at Parbar.

26:19  These were the divisions of the porters, of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari.

26:20  And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

26:21  The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.

26:22  The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of the house of Jehovah.

26:23  Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:

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

26:25  And his brothers: of Eliezer came Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son.

26:26  This Shelomoth and his brothers were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army, had dedicated.

26:27  They dedicated to repair the house of Jehovah out of the spoil won in battles.

26:28  And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated, whoever had dedicated anything, it was under the hand of Shelomoth, and of his brothers.

26:29  Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outer business over Israel, for officers and judges.

26:30  Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers, men of valor, a thousand and seven hundred, had the oversight of Israel beyond the Jordan westward, for all the business of Jehovah, and for the service of the king.

26:31  Of the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even of the Hebronites, according to their generations by fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valor at Jazer of Gilead.

26:32  And his brothers, men of valor, were two thousand and seven hundred, heads of fathers, whom king David made overseers over the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manassites, for every matter pertaining to God, and for the affairs of the king.

Chapter 27

27:1  Now the sons of Israel after their number, namely, the heads of fathers and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king, in any matter of the divisions which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year-of every division were twenty-four thousand.

27:2  Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel was over the first division for the first month, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:3  He was of the sons of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.

27:4  And over the division of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite, and his division. And Mikloth was the ruler. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:5  The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, being chief. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:6  This is that Benaiah who was the mighty man of the thirty, and over the thirty. And of his division was Ammizabad his son.

27:7  The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:8  The fifth captain for this fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:9  The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:10  The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:11  The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:12  The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:13  The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:14  The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons of Ephraim. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:15  The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

27:16  Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler; of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah;

27:17  of Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; of Aaron, Zadok;

27:18  of Judah, Elihu, one of the brothers of David; of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael;

27:19  of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah; of Naphtali, Jeremoth the son of Azriel;

27:20  of the sons of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah; of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah;

27:21  of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner;

27:22  of Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel.

27:23  But David did not take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Jehovah had said he would increase Israel like the stars of heaven.

27:24  Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but did not finish. And wrath came for this upon Israel. Neither was the number put into the account in 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 fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah.

27:26  And over those who did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub.

27:27  And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite. And over the increase of the vineyards for the wine-cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite.

27:28  And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite. And over the cellars of oil was Joash.

27:29  And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite. And over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai.

27:30  And over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite. And over the donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite. And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite.

27:31  All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's.

27:32  Also Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counselor, a man of understanding, and a scribe. And Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons.

27:33  And Ahithophel was the king's counselor. And Hushai the Archite was the king's friend.

27:34  And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar. And the captain of the king's army was Joab.

Chapter 28

28:1  And David assembled all the rulers of Israel, the rulers of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that served the king by division, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, to Jerusalem.

28:2  Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brothers, and my people. As for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God. And I had made ready for the building.

28:3  But God said to me, Thou shall not build a house for my name, because thou are a man of war, and have shed blood.

28:4  However Jehovah, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen Judah to be ruler, and in the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.

28:5  And of all my sons (for Jehovah has given me many sons), he has chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Jehovah over Israel.

28:6  And he said to me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

28:7  And I will establish his kingdom forever, if he is constant to do my commandments and my ordinances, as at this day.

28:8  Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of Jehovah, and in the audience of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of Jehovah your God, that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance to your sons after you forever.

28:9  And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind, for Jehovah searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found by thee, but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off forever.

28:10  Take heed now, for Jehovah has chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong, and do it.

28:11  Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch of the temple, and of the houses of it, and of the treasuries of it, and of the upper rooms of it, and of the inner chambers of it, and of the place of the mercy-seat,

28:12  and the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, for the courts of the house of Jehovah, and for all the chambers round about, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things,

28:13  also for the divisions of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and for all the vessels of service in the house of Jehovah,

28:14  of gold by weight for the vessels of gold, for all vessels of every kind of service; of silver for all the vessels of silver by weight, for all vessels of every kind of service,

28:15  by weight also for the lampstands of gold, and for the lamps of it, of gold, by weight for every lampstand and for the lamps of it, and for the lampstands of silver, silver by weight for every lampstand and for the lamps of it, according to the use of every lampstand,

28:16  and the gold by weight for the tables of showbread, for every table, and silver for the tables of silver,

28:17  and the flesh-hooks, and the basins, and the cups, of pure gold, and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl, and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl,

28:18  and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight, and gold for the pattern of the chariot, even the cherubim that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.

28:19  All this, David said, I have been made to understand in writing from the hand of Jehovah, even all the works of this pattern.

28:20  And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it. Fear not, nor be dismayed, for Jehovah God, even my God, is with thee. He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the house of Jehovah be finished.

28:21  And, behold, there are the courses of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God. And there shall be with thee in all manner of work every willing man who has skill, for any manner of service. Also the captains and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.

Chapter 29

29:1  And David the king said to all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great, for the palace is not for man, but for Jehovah God.

29:2  Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the things of silver, and the brass for the things of brass, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, onyx stones, and stones to be set, stones for inlaid work, and of divers colors, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

29:3  Moreover also, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, seeing that I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, I give it to the house of my God over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

29:4  even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, with which to overlay the walls of the houses,

29:5  of gold for the things of gold, and of silver for the things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artisans. Who then offers willingly to consecrate himself this day to Jehovah?

29:6  Then the rulers of the fathers, and the rulers of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king's work, offered willingly.

29:7  And they gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand darics, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and of iron a hundred thousand talents.

29:8  And those with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of Jehovah under the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

29:9  Then the people rejoiced, because they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to Jehovah. And David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

29:10  Therefore David praised Jehovah before all the assembly. And David said, Blessed be thou, O Jehovah, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.

29:11  Thine, O Jehovah, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and on the earth is thine. Thine is the kingdom, O Jehovah, and thou are exalted as head above all.

29:12  Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou rule over all. And in thy hand is power and might. And in thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength to all.

29:13  Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

29:14  But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? For all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

29:15  For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers were. Our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding.

29:16  O Jehovah our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house for thy holy name comes of thy hand, and is all thine own.

29:17  I know also, my God, that thou try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. And now I have seen with joy thy people, who are present here, offer willingly to thee.

29:18  O Jehovah, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart to thee.

29:19  And give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace for thee, for which I have made provision.

29:20  And David said to all the assembly, Now praise Jehovah your God. And all the assembly praised Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and did obeisance to Jehovah, and the king.

29:21  And they sacrificed sacrifices to Jehovah, and offered burnt offerings to Jehovah on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel,

29:22  and ate and drank before Jehovah on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him to Jehovah to be prince, and Zadok to be priest.

29:23  Then Solomon sat on the throne of Jehovah as king instead of David his father, and prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.

29:24  And all the rulers, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves to Solomon the king.

29:25  And Jehovah magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

29:26  Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

29:27  And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

29:28  And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor. And Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

29:29  Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they 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  with all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.