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  I CHRONICLES:


                            CHAPTER 1


  1. Adam, Sheth, Enosh,

  2. Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,

  3. Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

  4. Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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

  6. And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

  7. And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and
Dodanim.

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

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

  10. And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.

  11. And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and
Naphtuhim,

  12. And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,)
and Caphthorim.

  13. And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,

  14. The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

  15. And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

  16. And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

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

  18. And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

  19. And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was
Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his
brother's name was Joktan.

  20. And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and
Jerah,

  21. Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,

  22. And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

  23. And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons
of Joktan.

  24. Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

  25. Eber, Peleg, Reu,

  26. Serug, Nahor, Terah,

  27. Abram; the same is Abraham.

  28. The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.

  29. These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael,
Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

  30. Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,

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

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

  33. And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and
Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.

  34. And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.

  35. The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and
Korah.

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

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

  38. And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and
Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan.

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

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

  41. The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and
Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

  42. The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of
Dishan; Uz, and Aran.

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

  44. And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah
reigned in his stead.

  45. And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites
reigned in his stead.

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

  47. And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his
stead.

  48. And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river
reigned in his stead.

  49. And when Shaul was dead, Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned
in his stead.

  50. And when Baalhanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and
the name of his city was Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel,
the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

  51. Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah,
duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,

  52. Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

  53. Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,

  54. Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.


                            CHAPTER 2


  1. These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and
Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

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

  3. The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were
born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the
firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew
him.

  4. And Tamar his daughter in law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All
the sons of Judah were five.

  5. The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.

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

  7. And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who
transgressed in the thing accursed.

  8. And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.

  9. The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel,
and Ram, and Chelubai.

  10. And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince
of the children of Judah;

  11. And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,

  12. And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,

  13. And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the
second, and Shimma the third,

  14. Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

  15. Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:

  16. Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of
Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

  17. And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether
the Ishmeelite.

  18. And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his
wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and
Ardon.

  19. And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which
bare him Hur.

  20. And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.

  21. And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the
father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years
old; and she bare him Segub.

  22. And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the
land of Gilead.

  23. And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from
them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities.
All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

  24. And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah
Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  31. And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan.
And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.

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

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

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

  35. And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife;
and she bare him Attai.

  36. And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,

  37. And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,

  38. And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,

  39. And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,

  40. And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,

  41. And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.

  42. Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha
his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of
Mareshah the father of Hebron.

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

  44. And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem
begat Shammai.

  45. And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of
Bethzur.

  46. And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and
Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.

  47. And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Gesham, and
Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.

  48. Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.

  49. She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the
father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of
Caleb was Achsa.

  50. These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn
of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim.

  51. Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of
Bethgader.

  52. And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and
half of the Manahethites.

  53. And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the
Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the
Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites,

  54. The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites,
Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the
Zorites.

  55. And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the
Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the
Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.


                            CHAPTER 3


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

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

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

  4. These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned
seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and
three years.

  5. And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and
Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of
Ammiel:

  6. Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,

  7. And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

  8. And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.

  9. These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the
concubines, and Tamar their sister.

  10. And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son,
Jehoshaphat his son,

  11. Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,

  12. Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,

  13. Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,

  14. Amon his son, Josiah his son.

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

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

  17. And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son,

  18. Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah,
Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

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

  20. And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah,
Jushabhesed, five.

  21. And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of
Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of
Shechaniah.

  22. And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of
Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and
Shaphat, six.

  23. And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and
Azrikam, three.

  24. And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and
Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.


                            CHAPTER 4


  1. The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and
Shobal.

  2. And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat
Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

  3. And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and
Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:

  4. And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of
Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the
father of Bethlehem.

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

  6. And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and
Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

  7. And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.

  8. And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel
the son of Harum.

  9. And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his
mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with
sorrow.

  10. And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou
wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine
hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil,
that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he
requested.

  11. And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the
father of Eshton.

  12. And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the
father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah.

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

  14. And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the
father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.

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

  16. And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and
Asareel.

  17. And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and
Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of
Eshtemoa.

  18. And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and
Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And
these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered
took.

  19. And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the
father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

  20. And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Benhanan,
and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Benzoheth.

  21. The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of
Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the
house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,

  22. And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph,
who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And these are
ancient things.

  23. These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants
and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

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

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

  26. And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son,
Shimei his son.

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

  28. And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,

  29. And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

  30. And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

  31. And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and
at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.

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

  33. And all their villages that were round about the same
cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their
genealogy.

  34. And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,

  35. And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah,
the son of Asiel,

  36. And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and
Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

  37. And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of
Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;

  38. These mentioned by their names were princes in their
families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.

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

  40. And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide,
and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.

  41. And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king
of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were
found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt
in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.

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

  43. And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped,
and dwelt there unto this day.


                            CHAPTER 5


  1. Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was
the firstborn; but forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his
birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel:
and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

  2. For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the
chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)

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

  4. The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his
son,

  5. Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,

  6. Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried
away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.

  7. And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of
their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and
Zechariah,

  8. And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel,
who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:

  9. And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the
wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were
multiplied in the land of Gilead.

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

  11. And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land
of Bashan unto Salcah:

  12. Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and
Shaphat in Bashan.

  13. And their brethren of the house of their fathers were,
Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia,
and Heber, seven.

  14. These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son
of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of
Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;

  15. Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house
of their fathers.

  16. And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in
all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.

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

  18. The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of
Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and
to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty
thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.

  19. And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and
Nephish, and Nodab.

  20. And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were
delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they
cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because
they put their trust in him.

  21. And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty
thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of
asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.

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

  23. And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the
land: they increased from Bashan unto Baalhermon and Senir, and
unto mount Hermon.

  24. And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even
Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and
Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads
of the house of their fathers.

  25. And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and
went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God
destroyed before them.

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


                            CHAPTER 6


  1. The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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

  3. And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The
sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

  4. Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

  5. And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,

  6. And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

  7. Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

  8. And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

  9. And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,

  10. And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the
priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)

  11. And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

  12. And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

  13. And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,

  14. And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,

  15. And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the LORD carried
away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

  16. The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

  17. And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and
Shimei.

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

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

  20. Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

  21. Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.

  22. The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir
his son,

  23. Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,

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

  25. And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.

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

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

  28. And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.

  29. The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son,
Uzza his son,

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

  31. And these are they whom David set over the service of song
in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.

  32. And they ministered before the dwelling place of the
tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had
built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on
their office according to their order.

  33. And these are they that waited with their children. Of the
sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son
of Shemuel,

  34. The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel,
the son of Toah,

  35. The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the
son of Amasai,

  36. The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the
son of Zephaniah,

  37. The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph,
the son of Korah,

  38. The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the
son of Israel.

  39. And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even
Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,

  40. The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of
Malchiah,

  41. The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

  42. The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

  43. The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

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

  45. The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of
Hilkiah,

  46. The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,

  47. The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the
son of Levi.

  48. Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all
manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

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

  50. And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas
his son, Abishua his son,

  51. Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

  52. Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

  53. Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

  54. Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles
in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the
Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.

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

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

  57. And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah,
namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs,
and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,

  58. And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,

  59. And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her
suburbs:

  60. And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and
Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their
cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

  61. And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family
of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely,
out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.

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

  63. Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their
families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad,
and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

  64. And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities
with their suburbs.

  65. And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of
Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of
the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are
called by their names.

  66. And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had
cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.

  67. And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in
mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her
suburbs,

  68. And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her
suburbs,

  69. And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her
suburbs:

  70. And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her
suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the
remnant of the sons of Kohath.

  71. Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the
half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and
Ashtaroth with her suburbs:

  72. And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs,
Daberath with her suburbs,

  73. And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:

  74. And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and
Abdon with her suburbs,

  75. And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:

  76. And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her
suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her
suburbs.

  77. Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of
the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her
suburbs:

  78. And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of
Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the
wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,

  79. Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her
suburbs:

  80. And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her
suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

  81. And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.


                            CHAPTER 7


  1. Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and
Shimrom, four.

  2. And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and
Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to
wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations;
whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and
six hundred.

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

  4. And with them, by their generations, after the house of their
fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand
men: for they had many wives and sons.

  5. And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were
valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies
fourscore and seven thousand.

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

  7. And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and
Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers,
mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies
twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.

  8. And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and
Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and
Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.

  9. And the number of them, after their genealogy by their
generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of
valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred.

  10. The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan;
Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and
Tharshish, and Ahishahar.

  11. All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their
fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two
hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.

  12. Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim,
the sons of Aher.

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

  14. The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his
concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:

  15. And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim,
whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was
Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.

  16. And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called
his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his
sons were Ulam and Rakem.

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

  18. And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and
Mahalah.

  19. And the sons of Shemidah were, Ahian, and Shechem, and
Likhi, and Aniam.

  20. And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and
Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son,

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

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

  23. And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a
son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his
house.

  24. (And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the
nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)

  25. And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and
Tahan his son.

  26. Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son.

  27. Non his son, Jehoshuah his son.

  28. And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the
towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the
towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and
the towns thereof:

  29. And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshean
and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor
and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of
Israel.

  30. The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah,
and Serah their sister.

  31. And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the
father of Birzavith.

  32. And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua
their sister.

  33. And the sons of Japhlet; Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath.
These are the children of Japhlet.

  34. And the sons of Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

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

  36. The sons of Zophah; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and
Beri, and Imrah,

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

  38. And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara.

  39. And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia.

  40. All these were the children of Asher, heads of their
father's house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the
princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were
apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men.


                            CHAPTER 8


  1. Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and
Aharah the third,

  2. Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

  3. And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

  4. And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

  5. And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

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

  7. And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat
Uzza, and Ahihud.

  8. And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he
had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.

  9. And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha,
and Malcham,

  10. And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads
of the fathers.

  11. And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.

  12. The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built
Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:

  13. Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the
inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:

  14. And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

  15. And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,

  16. And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;

  17. And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,

  18. Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;

  19. And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,

  20. And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,

  21. And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;

  22. And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,

  23. And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

  24. And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,

  25. And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;

  26. And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

  27. And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.

  28. These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief
men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

  29. And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name
was Maachah:

  30. And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal,
and Nadab,

  31. And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.

  32. And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their
brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.

  33. And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat
Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

  34. And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat
Micah.

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

  36. And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and
Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,

  37. And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son,
Azel his son:

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

  39. And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn,
Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

  40. And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and
had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are
of the sons of Benjamin.


                            CHAPTER 9


  1. So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they
were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who
were carried away to Babylon for their transgression.

  2. Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in
their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the
Nethinims.

  3. And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the
children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and
Manasseh;

  4. Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri,
the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.

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

  6. And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six
hundred and ninety.

  7. And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the
son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,

  8. And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the
son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of
Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;

  9. And their brethren, according to their generations, nine
hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers
in the house of their fathers.

  10. And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,

  11. And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the
son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of
the house of God;

  12. And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of
Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the
son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;

  13. And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a
thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the
work of the service of the house of God.

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

  15. And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of
Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

  16. And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son
of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah,
that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

  17. And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and
Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;

  18. Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were
porters in the companies of the children of Levi.

  19. And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of
Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the
Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates
of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the
LORD, were keepers of the entry.

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

  21. And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door
of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  22. All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were
two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in
their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their
set office.

  23. So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of
the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by
wards.

  24. In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west,
north, and south.

  25. And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to
come after seven days from time to time with them.

  26. For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set
office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of
God.

  27. And they lodged round about the house of God, because the
charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning
pertained to them.

  28. And certain of them had the charge of the ministering
vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale.

  29. Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and
all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the
wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.

  30. And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the
spices.

  31. And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of
Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were
made in the pans.

  32. And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites,
were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.

  33. And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the
Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were
employed in that work day and night.

  34. These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout
their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.

  35. And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose
wife's name was Maachah:

  36. And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal,
and Ner, and Nadab.

  37. And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.

  38. And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their
brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren.

  39. And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat
Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

  40. And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begat
Micah.

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

  42. And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth,
and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;

  43. And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son,
Azel his son.

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


                            CHAPTER 10


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

  2. And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his
sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and
Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

  3. And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit
him, and he was wounded of the archers.

  4. Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and
thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and
abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid.
So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

  5. And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell
likewise on the sword, and died.

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

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

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

  9. And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his
armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to
carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.

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

  11. And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had
done to Saul,

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

  13. So Saul died for his transgression which he committed
against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept
not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar
spirit, to enquire of it;

  14. And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and
turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.


                            CHAPTER 11


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

  2. And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast
he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God
said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt
be ruler over my people Israel.

  3. Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to
Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the
LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the
word of the LORD by Samuel.

  4. And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus;
where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

  5. And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not
come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is
the city of David.

  6. And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall
be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up,
and was chief.

  7. And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the
city of David.

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

  9. So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was
with him.

  10. These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had,
who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all
Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD
concerning Israel.

  11. And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had;
Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up
his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.

  12. And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who
was one of the three mighties.

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

  14. And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and
delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by
a great deliverance.

  15. Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to
David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines
encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

  16. And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines'
garrison was then at Bethlehem.

  17. And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink
of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!

  18. And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and
drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and
took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it,
but poured it out to the LORD.

  19. And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing:
shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in
jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it.
Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three
mightiest.

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

  21. Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he
was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.

  22. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of
Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab:
also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.

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

  24. These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the
name among the three mighties.

  25. Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not
to the first three: and David set him over his guard.

  26. Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother
of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

  27. Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

  28. Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite,

  29. Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

  30. Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the
Netophathite,

  31. Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the
children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

  32. Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

  33. Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

  34. The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage
the Hararite,

  35. Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,

  36. Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

  37. Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

  38. Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,

  39. Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer
of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

  40. Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

  41. Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

  42. Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the
Reubenites, and thirty with him,

  43. Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

  44. Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan
the Aroerite,

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

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

  47. Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.


                            CHAPTER 12


  1. Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet
kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were
among the mighty men, helpers of the war.

  2. They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand
and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow,
even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.

  3. The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the
Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and
Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite.

  4. And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and
over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and
Josabad the Gederathite,

  5. Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and
Shephatiah the Haruphite,

  6. Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam,
the Korhites,

  7. And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

  8. And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into
the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for
the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were
like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the
mountains;

  9. Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

  10. Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

  11. Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

  12. Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

  13. Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.

  14. These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of
the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.

  15. These are they that went over Jordan in the first month,
when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all
them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.

  16. And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the
hold unto David.

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

  18. Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the
captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou
son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine
helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and
made them captains of the band.

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

  20. As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah,
and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and
Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.

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

  22. For at that time day by day there came to David to help him,
until it was a great host, like the host of God.

  23. And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed
to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of
Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.

  24. The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six
thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.

  25. Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war,
seven thousand and one hundred.

  26. Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.

  27. And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him
were three thousand and seven hundred;

  28. And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's
house twenty and two captains.

  29. And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three
thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward
of the house of Saul.

  30. And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight
hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of
their fathers.

  31. And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which
were expressed by name, to come and make David king.

  32. And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had
understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the
heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at
their commandment.

  33. Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war,
with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep
rank: they were not of double heart.

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

  35. And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand
and six hundred.

  36. And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war,
forty thousand.

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

  38. All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a
perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and
all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

  39. And there they were with David three days, eating and
drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.

  40. Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and
Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and
on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches
of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for
there was joy in Israel.


                            CHAPTER 13


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

  2. And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it
seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us
send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all
the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites
which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather
themselves unto us:

  3. And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we
enquired not at it in the days of Saul.

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

  5. So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt
even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from
Kirjathjearim.

  6. And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to
Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark
of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name
is called on it.

  7. And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the
house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.

  8. And David and all Israel played before God with all their
might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and
with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

  9. And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza
put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

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

  11. And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach
upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day.

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

  13. So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of
David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the
Gittite.

  14. And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in
his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of
Obededom, and all that he had.


                            CHAPTER 14


  1. Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber
of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.

  2. And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over
Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his
people Israel.

  3. And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more
sons and daughters.

  4. Now these are the names of his children which he had in
Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,

  5. And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,

  6. And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

  7. And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.

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

  9. And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley
of Rephaim.

  10. And David enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the
Philistines? And wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the
LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine
hand.

  11. So they came up to Baalperazim; and David smote them there.
Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand
like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name
of that place Baalperazim.

  12. And when they had left their gods there, David gave a
commandment, and they were burned with fire.

  13. And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in
the valley.

  14. Therefore David enquired again of God; and God said unto
him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them
over against the mulberry trees.

  15. And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in
the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to
battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the
Philistines.

  16. David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the
host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.

  17. And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD
brought the fear of him upon all nations.


                            CHAPTER 15


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

  2. Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the
Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God,
and to minister unto him for ever.

  3. And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring
up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for
it.

  4. And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:

  5. Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an
hundred and twenty:

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the
Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye
may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that
I have prepared for it.

  13. For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God
made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due
order.

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

  15. And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon
their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded
according to the word of the LORD.

  16. And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their
brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries
and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

  17. So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his
brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari
their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

  18. And with them their brethren of the second degree,
Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and
Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and
Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.

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

  20. And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and
Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on
Alamoth;

  21. And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom,
and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.

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

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

  24. And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai,
and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow
with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah
were doorkeepers for the ark.

  25. So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over
thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD
out of the house of Obededom with joy.

  26. And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare
the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven
bullocks and seven rams.

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

  28. Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the
LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with
trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and
harps.

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


                            CHAPTER 16


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

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

  3. And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to
every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon
of wine.

  4. And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before
the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the
LORD God of Israel:

  5. Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and
Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah,
and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph
made a sound with cymbals;

  6. Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets
continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

  7. Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank
the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

  8. Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his
deeds among the people.

  9. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his
wondrous works.

  10. Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice
that seek the LORD.

  11. Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.

  12. Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his
wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

  13. O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his
chosen ones.

  14. He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.

  15. Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he
commanded to a thousand generations;

  16. Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his
oath unto Isaac;

  17. And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to
Israel for an everlasting covenant,

  18. Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of
your inheritance;

  19. When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.

  20. And when they went from nation to nation, and from one
kingdom to another people;

  21. He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings
for their sakes,

  22. Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

  23. Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to
day his salvation.

  24. Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works
among all nations.

  25. For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is
to be feared above all gods.

  26. For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made
the heavens.

  27. Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness
are in his place.

  28. Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the
LORD glory and strength.

  29. Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an
offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of
holiness.

  30. Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be
stable, that it be not moved.

  31. Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let
men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.

  32. Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields
rejoice, and all that is therein.

  33. Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of
the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth.

  34. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy
endureth for ever.

  35. And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us
together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks
to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.

  36. Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all
the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.

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

  38. And Obededom with their brethren, threescore and eight;
Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:

  39. And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before
the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon,

  40. To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the
burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do
according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he
commanded Israel;

  41. And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were
chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD,
because his mercy endureth for ever;

  42. And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals
for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments
of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters.

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


                            CHAPTER 17


  1. Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David
said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but
the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains.

  2. Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart;
for God is with thee.

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

  4. Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt
not build me an house to dwell in:

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

  6. Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to
any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people,
saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?

  7. Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus
saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from
following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people
Israel:

  8. And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and
have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made
thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.

  9. Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will
plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be
moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them
any more, as at the beginning,

  10. And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my
people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies.
Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house.

  11. And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that
thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed
after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his
kingdom.

  12. He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne
for ever.

  13. I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not
take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before
thee:

  14. But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for
ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.

  15. According to all these words, and according to all this
vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

  16. And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said,
Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast
brought me hitherto?

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

  18. What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy
servant? for thou knowest thy servant.

  19. O LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own
heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all
these great things.

  20. O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God
beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

  21. And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel,
whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name
of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before
thy people whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?

  22. For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for
ever; and thou, LORD, becamest their God.

  23. Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that thou hast spoken
concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for
ever, and do as thou hast said.

  24. Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified
for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a
God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be
established before thee.

  25. For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt
build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart
to pray before thee.

  26. And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness
unto thy servant:

  27. Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy
servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O
LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.


                            CHAPTER 18


  1. Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the
Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of
the hand of the Philistines.

  2. And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants,
and brought gifts.

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

  4. And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven
thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed
all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots.

  5. And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king
of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

  6. Then David put garrisons in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians
became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD
preserved David whithersoever he went.

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

  8. Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer,
brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen
sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

  9. Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all
the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;

  10. He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his
welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against
Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and
with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

  11. Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the
silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from
Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the
Philistines, and from Amalek.

  12. Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in
the valley of salt eighteen thousand.

  13. And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became
David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he
went.

  14. So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and
justice among all his people.

  15. And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and
Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.

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

  17. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and
the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.


                            CHAPTER 19


  1. Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the
children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

  2. And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of
Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent
messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants
of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to
comfort him.

  3. But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun,
Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent
comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to
search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

  4. Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and
cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and
sent them away.

  5. Then there went certain, and told David how the men were
served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly
ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be
grown, and then return.

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

  7. So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king
of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And
the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their
cities, and came to battle.

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

  9. And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in
array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come
were by themselves in the field.

  10. Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before
and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them
in array against the Syrians.

  11. And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of
Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the
children of Ammon.

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

  13. Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly
for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do
that which is good in his sight.

  14. So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before
the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.

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

  16. And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse
before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians
that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host
of Hadarezer went before them.

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

  18. But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the
Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty
thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.

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


                            CHAPTER 20


  1. And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the
time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the
army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came
and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab
smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

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

  3. And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them
with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt
David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and
all the people returned to Jerusalem.

  4. And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer
with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew
Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were
subdued.

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

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

  7. But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's
brother slew him.

  8. These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the
hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.


                            CHAPTER 21


  1. And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to
number Israel.

  2. And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go,
number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of
them to me, that I may know it.

  3. And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times
so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all
my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why
will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?

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

  5. And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David.
And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred
thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred
threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.

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

  7. And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote
Israel.

  8. And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I
have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the
iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

  9. And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,

  10. Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee
three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.

  11. So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the
LORD, Choose thee

  12. Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed
before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh
thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the
pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying
throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself
what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.

  13. And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall
now into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: but
let me not fall into the hand of man.

  14. So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of
Israel seventy thousand men.

  15. And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as
he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the
evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now
thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor
of Ornan the Jebusite.

  16. And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD
stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in
his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders
of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.

  17. And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the
people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil
indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine
hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's
house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.

  18. Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David,
that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the LORD in the
threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

  19. And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in
the name of the LORD.

  20. And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons
with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.

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

  22. Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this
threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the LORD:
thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be
stayed from the people.

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

  24. And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it
for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for
the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.

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

  26. And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered
burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and
he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt
offering.

  27. And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword
again into the sheath thereof.

  28. At that time when David saw that the LORD had answered him
in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed
there.

  29. For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the
wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that
season in the high place at Gibeon.

  30. But David could not go before it to enquire of God: for he
was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.


                            CHAPTER 22


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

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

  3. And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the
doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance
without weight;

  4. Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of
Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

  5. And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the
house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding
magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will
therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared
abundantly before his death.

  6. Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build
an house for the LORD God of Israel.

  7. And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my
mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:

  8. But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed
blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build
an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the
earth in my sight.

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

  10. He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son,
and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his
kingdom over Israel for ever.

  11. Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and
build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.

  12. Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give
thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of
the LORD thy God.

  13. Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the
statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with
concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor
be dismayed.

  14. Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of
the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand
thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight;
for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and
thou mayest add thereto.

  15. Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers
and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for
every manner of work.

  16. Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there
is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with
thee.

  17. David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help
Solomon his son, saying,

  18. Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you
rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land
into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and
before his people.

  19. Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God;
arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to
bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of
God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.


                            CHAPTER 23


  1. So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his
son king over Israel.

  2. And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the
priests and the Levites.

  3. Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years
and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was
thirty and eight thousand.

  4. Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the
work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and
judges:

  5. Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand
praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to
praise therewith.

  6. And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi,
namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  7. Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.

  8. The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and
Joel, three.

  9. The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three.
These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.

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

  11. And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush
and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one
reckoning, according to their father's house.

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

  13. The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated,
that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for
ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and
to bless in his name for ever.

  14. Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of
the tribe of Levi.

  15. The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.

  16. Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.

  17. And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And
Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very
many.

  18. Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.

  19. Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second,
Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

  20. Of the sons of Uzziel; Micah the first and Jesiah the
second.

  21. The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli;
Eleazar, and Kish.

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

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

  24. These were the sons of Levi after the house of their
fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by
number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service
of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.

  25. For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto
his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:

  26. And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the
tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.

  27. For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered
from twenty years old and above:

  28. Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for
the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the
chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of
the service of the house of God;

  29. Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat
offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is
baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner
of measure and size;

  30. And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and
likewise at even:

  31. And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the
sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number,
according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the
LORD:

  32. And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of
the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge
of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house
of the LORD.


                            CHAPTER 24


  1. Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of
Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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

  3. And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of
Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their
offices in their service.

  4. And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar
than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus were they divided. Among the
sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their
fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the
house of their fathers.

  5. Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the
governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God,
were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

  6. And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the
Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok
the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the
chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal
household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

  7. Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to
Jedaiah,

  8. The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

  9. The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

  10. The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

  11. The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to Shecaniah,

  12. The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

  13. The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

  14. The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

  15. The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,

  16. The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,

  17. The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to
Gamul,

  18. The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth
to Maaziah.

  19. These were the orderings of them in their service to come
into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron
their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.

  20. And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of
Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.

  21. Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was
Isshiah.

  22. Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth;
Jahath.

  23. And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the
second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

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

  25. The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah;
Zechariah.

  26. The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of
Jaaziah; Beno.

  27. The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur,
and Ibri.

  28. Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.

  29. Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.

  30. The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These
were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.

  31. These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the
sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and
Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and
Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger
brethren.


                            CHAPTER 25


  1. Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the
service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who
should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and
the number of the workmen according to their service was:

  2. Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and
Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which
prophesied according to the order of the king.

  3. Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and
Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their
father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to
praise the LORD.

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

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

  6. All these were under the hands of their father for song in
the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for
the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to
Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

  7. So the number of them, with their brethren that were
instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning,
was two hundred fourscore and eight.

  8. And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as
the great, the teacher as the scholar.

  9. Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second
to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:

  10. The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
twelve:

  11. The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
twelve:

  12. The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
twelve:

  13. The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
twelve:

  14. The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren,
were twelve:

  15. The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
twelve:

  16. The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
twelve:

  17. The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
twelve:

  18. The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren,
were twelve:

  19. The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren,
were twelve:

  20. The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren,
were twelve:

  21. The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:

  22. The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren,
were twelve:

  23. The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren,
were twelve:

  24. The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:

  25. The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren,
were twelve:

  26. The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren,
were twelve:

  27. The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren,
were twelve:

  28. The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:

  29. The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:

  30. The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve:

  31. The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve.


                            CHAPTER 26


  1. Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was
Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

  2. And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn,
Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

  3. Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.

  4. Moreover the sons of Obededom were, Shemaiah the firstborn,
Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and
Nethaneel the fifth.

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

  6. Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled
throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of
valour.

  7. The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad,
whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

  8. All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and
their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were
threescore and two of Obededom.

  9. And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.

  10. Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the
chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made
him the chief;)

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

  12. Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among
the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in
the house of the LORD.

  13. And they cast lots, as well the small as the great,
according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.

  14. And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah
his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out
northward.

  15. To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.

  16. To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the
gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against
ward.

  17. Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward
four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.

  18. At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.

  19. These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of
Kore, and among the sons of Merari.

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

  21. As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite
Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were
Jehieli.

  22. The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which
were over the treasures of the house of the LORD.

  23. Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the
Uzzielites:

  24. And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler
of the treasures.

  25. And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah
his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his
son.

  26. Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures
of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief
fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the
captains of the host, had dedicated.

  27. Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to
maintain the house of the LORD.

  28. And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and
Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated;
and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of
Shelomith, and of his brethren.

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

  30. And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of
valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of
Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the
LORD, and in the service of the king.

  31. Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the
Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the
fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and
there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of
Gilead.

  32. And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven
hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the
Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every
matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.


                            CHAPTER 27


  1. Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the
chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their
officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which
came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of
the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.

  2. Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the
son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

  3. Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of
the host for the first month.

  4. And over the course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite,
and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course
likewise were twenty and four thousand.

  5. The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty
and four thousand.

  6. This is that Benaiah, who was mighty among the thirty, and
above the thirty: and in his course was Ammizabad his son.

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

  8. The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the
Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

  9. The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of
Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four
thousand.

  10. The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the
Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were
twenty and four thousand.

  11. The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the
Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and
four thousand.

  12. The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the
Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and
four thousand.

  13. The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the
Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and
four thousand.

  14. The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the
Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were
twenty and four thousand.

  15. The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the
Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four
thousand.

  16. Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the
Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites,
Shephatiah the son of Maachah:

  17. Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the
Aaronites, Zadok:

  18. Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar,
Omri the son of Michael:

  19. Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali,
Jerimoth the son of Azriel:

  20. Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of
the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:

  21. Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of
Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:

  22. Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes
of the tribes of Israel.

  23. But David took not the number of them from twenty years old
and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like
to the stars of the heavens.

  24. Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished
not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was
the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David.

  25. And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel:
and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the
villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:

  26. And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of
the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:

  27. And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the
increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the
Shiphmite:

  28. And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in
the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of
oil was Joash:

  29. And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the
Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat
the son of Adlai:

  30. Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the
asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:

  31. And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these were
the rulers of the substance which was king David's.

  32. Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man,
and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's
sons:

  33. And Ahithophel was the king's counsellor: and Hushai the
Archite was the king's companion:

  34. And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and
Abiathar: and the general of the king's army was Joab.


                            CHAPTER 28


  1. And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of
the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to
the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and
captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the
substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the
officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men,
unto Jerusalem.

  2. Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear
me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to
build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD,
and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the
building:

  3. But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my
name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.

  4. Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house
of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen
Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my
father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me
king over all Israel:

  5. And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,)
he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the
kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

  6. And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house
and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be
his father.

  7. Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be
constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.

  8. Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of
the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all
the commandments of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this
good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after
you for ever.

  9. And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father,
and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for
the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the
imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found
of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

  10. Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an
house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.

  11. Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch,
and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of
the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and
of the place of the mercy seat,

  12. And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the
courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round
about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the
treasuries of the dedicated things:

  13. Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for
all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all
the vessels of service in the house of the LORD.

  14. He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all
instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all
instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind
of service:

  15. Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their
lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps
thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for
the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the
use of every candlestick.

  16. And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for
every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:

  17. Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the
cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every
bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver:

  18. And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and
gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread
out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

  19. All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing
by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.

  20. And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good
courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God,
even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake
thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the
house of the LORD.

  21. And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites,
even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of
God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship
every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the
princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.


                            CHAPTER 29


  1. Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation,
Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and
tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but
for the LORD God.

  2. Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God
the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things
of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things
of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to
be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner
of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

  3. Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my
God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I
have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have
prepared for the holy house.

  4. Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir,
and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls
of the houses withal:

  5. The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of
silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of
artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this
day unto the LORD?

  6. Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of
Israel and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the
rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,

  7. And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five
thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten
thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one
hundred thousand talents of iron.

  8. And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to
the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the
Gershonite.

  9. Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly,
because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and
David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

  10. Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the
congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel
our father, for ever and ever.

  11. Thine, O LORD is the greatness, and the power, and the
glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the
heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD,
and thou art exalted as head above all.

  12. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over
all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is
to make great, and to give strength unto all.

  13. Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy
glorious name.

  14. But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able
to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of
thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

  15. For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were
all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there
is none abiding.

  16. O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to
build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and
is all thine own.

  17. I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast
pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine
heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I
seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer
willingly unto thee.

  18. O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers,
keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart
of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:

  19. And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy
commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all
these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made
provision.

  20. And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD
your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their
fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and
the king.

  21. And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered
burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even
a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with
their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:

  22. And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great
gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second
time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and
Zadok to be priest.

  23. Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead
of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

  24. And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons
likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the
king.

  25. And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of
all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not
been on any king before him in Israel.

  26. Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

  27. And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years;
seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years
reigned he in Jerusalem.

  28. And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and
honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

  29. Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they
are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of
Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,

  30. With all his reign and his might, and the times that went
over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the
countries.