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The First Book of the Chronicles

1Adam, Sheth, Enosh, 2Kenan, Mahalaleel, Iered, 3Henoch, Methushelah, Lamech, 4Noah, She, Ham, and Iapheth. 5The sonnes of Iapheth were Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Iauan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 6And the sonnes of Gomer, Ashchenaz, and Iphath and Togarmah. 7Also the sonnes of Iauan, Elishah and Tarshishah, Kittim, and Dodanim. 8The sonnes of Ham were Cush, and Mizraim, Put and Canaan. 9And the sonnes of Cush, Siba and Hauilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. Also the sonnes of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan. 10And Cush begate Nimrod, who began to be mightie in the earth. 11And Mizraim begate Ludim and Anamim, Lehabim, and Naphtuhim: 12Pathrusim also, and Casluhim, of whome came the Philistims, and Caphtorim. 13Also Canaan begate Zidon his first borne, and Heth, 14And the Iebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, 15And the Hiuuite, and the Arkite, and the Simite, 16And the Aruadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. 17The sonnes of Shem were Elam and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Vz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. 18Also Arpachshad begate Shelah, and Shelah begate Eber. 19Vnto Eber also were borne two sonnes: the name of the one was Peleg: for in his dayes was ye earth deuided: and his brothers name was Ioktan. 20Then Ioktan begate Almodad and Sheleph, and Hazermaueth and Ierah, 21And Hadoram and Vzal and Diklah, 22And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba, 23And Ophir, and Hauilah and Iobab: all these were the sonnes of Ioktan. 24Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah, 25Eber, Peleg, Rehu, 26Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27Abram, which is Abraham. 28The sonnes of Abraham were Izhak, and Ishmael. 29These are their generations. The eldest sonne of Ishmael was Nebaioth, and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 30Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, 31Ietur, Naphish and Kedemah: these are the sonnes of Ishmael. 32And Keturah Abrahams concubine bare sonnes, Zimran, and Iokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah: and the sonnes of Iokshan, Sheba, and Dedan. 33And the sonnes of Midian were Ephah, and Ephar, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah: All these are the sonnes of Keturah. 34And Abraham begate Izhak: the sonnes of Izhak, Esau, and Israel. 35The sonnes of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, and Ieush, and Iaalam, and Korah. 36The sonnes of Eliphaz, Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. 37The sonnes of Reuel, Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. 38And the sonnes of Seir, Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. 39And the sonnes of Lotan, Hori, and Homam, and Timna Lotans sister. 40The sonnes of Shobal were Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sonnes of Zibeon, Aiah and Anah. 41The sonne of Anah was Dishon. And the sonnes of Dishon, Amran, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. 42The sonnes of Ezer were Bilhan, and Zaauan, and Iaakan. The sonnes of Dishon were Vz, and Aran. 43And these were the Kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before a King reigned ouer the children of Israel, to wit, Bela the sonne of Beor, and the name of his citie was Dinhabah. 44Then Bela died, and Iobab the sonne of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. 45And whe Iobab was dead, Hussham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead. 46And when Hussham was dead, Hadad the sonne of Bedad which smote Midian in the fielde of Moab, reigned in his steade, and the name of his citie was Auith. 47So Hadad dyed, and Samlah of Mashrecah reigned in his stead. 48And Samlah dyed, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the riuer reigned in his stead. 49And when Shaul was dead, Baal-hanan the sonne of Achbor reigned in his stead. 50And Baal-hanan dyed, and Hadad reigned in his stead, and the name of his citie was Pai, and his wiues name Mehetabel the daughter of Matred the daughter of Mezahab. 51Hadad dyed also, and there were dukes in Edom, duke Timna, duke Aliah, duke Ietheth, 52Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, 53Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 54Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these were the dukes of Edom.

2These are the sonnes of Israel, Reuben, Simeon, Leui and Iudah, Isshachar, and Zebulun, 2Dan, Ioseph, and Beniamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3The sonnes of Iudah, Er, and Onan, and Shelah. these three were borne to him of ye daughter of Shua the Canaanite: but Er the eldest sonne of Iudah was euil in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him. 4And Thamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez, and Zerah: so al the sonnes of Iudah were fiue. 5The sonnes of Pharez, Hezron and Hamul. 6The sonnes also of Zerah were Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara, which were fiue in all. 7And the sonne of Carmi, Achar that troubled Israel, transgressing in the thing excommunicate. 8The sonne also of Ethan, Azariah. 9And the sonnes of Hezron that were borne vnto him, Ierahmeel, and Ram and Chelubai. 10And Ram begate Aminadab, and Aminadab begate Nahshon prince of the children of Iudah, 11And Nahshon begate Salma, and Salma begate Boaz, 12And Boaz begate Obed, and Obed begate Ishai, 13And Ishai begate his eldest sonne Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, 14Nathaneel the fourth, Raddai the fift, 15Ozem the sixt, and Dauid the seuenth. 16Whose sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sonnes of Zeruiah, Abishai, and Ioab, and Asahel. 17And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Iether an Ishmeelite. 18And Caleb the sonne of Hezron begate Ierioth of Azubah his wife, and her sonnes are these, Iesher, and Shobab, and Ardon. 19And when Azubah was dead, Caleb tooke vnto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur. 20And Hur begate Vri, and Vri begate Bezaleel. 21And afterward came Hezron to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, and tooke her when hee was threescore yere olde, and shee bare him Segub. 22And Segub begate Iair, which had three and twentie cities in the land of Gilead. 23And Gesthur with Aram tooke the townes of Iair from them, and Kenath and the townes thereof, euen threescore cities. All these were the sonnes of Machir the father of Gilead. 24And after that Hezron was dead at Caleb Ephratah, then Abiah Hezrons wife bare him also Ashur the father of Tekoa. 25And ye sonnes of Ierahmeel the eldest sone of Hezron were Ram the eldest, then Bunah, and Oren and Ozen and Ahiiah. 26Also Ierahmeel had another wife named Atarah, which was the mother of Onam. 27And the sonnes of Ram the eldest sonne of Ierahmeel were Maaz, and Iamin and Ekar. 28And the sonnes of Onam were Shammai and Iada. And the sonnes of Shammai, Nadab and Abishur. 29And the name of the wife of Abishur was called Abiahil, and shee bare him Ahban and Molid. 30The sonnes also of Nadab were Seled and Appaim: but Seled died without children. 31And the sonne of Appaim was Ishi, and the sonne of Ishi, Sheshan, and the sonne of Sheshan, Ahlai. 32And the sonnes of Iada the brother of Shammai were Iether and Ionathan: but Iether dyed without children. 33And the sonnes of Ionathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sonnes of Ierahmeel. 34And Sheshan had no sonnes, but daughters. And Sheshan had a seruant that was an Egyptian named Iarha. 35And Sheshan gaue his daughter to Iarha his seruant to wife, and she bare him Attai. 36And Attai begate Nathan, and Nathan begate Zabad, 37And Zabad begate Ephlal, and Ephlal begate Obed, 38And Obed begate Iehu, and Iehu begate Azariah, 39And Azariah begate Helez, and Helez begate Eleasah, 40And Eleasah begate Sisamai, and Sisamai begate Shallum, 41And Shallum begate Iekamiah, and Iekamiah begate Elishama. 42Also the sonnes of Caleb the brother of Ierahmeel, were Mesha his eldest sonne, which was the father of Ziph: and the sonnes of Mareshah the father of Hebron. 43And the sonnes of Hebron were Korah and Tappuah, and Rekem and Shema. 44And Shema begate Raham the father of Iorkoam: and Rekem begate Shammai. 45The sonne also of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth-zur. 46And Ephah a concubine of Caleb bare Haran and Moza, and Gazez: Haran also begate Gazez. 47The sonnes of Iahdai were Regem, and Iotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. 48Calebs concubine Maachah bare Sheber and Tirhanah. 49She bare also Shaaph, the father of Madmannah, and Sheua the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea. And Achsah was Calebs daughter. 50These were the sonnes of Caleb the sone of Hur the eldest sonne of Ephrathah, Shobal the father of Kiriath-iearim. 51Salma the father of Beth-lehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader. 52And Shobal the father of Kiriath-iearim had sonnes, and he was the ouerseer of halfe Hammenoth. 53And the families of Kiriath-iearim were the Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and ye Mishraites of them came the Zarreathites, and the Eshtaulites. 54The sonnes of Salma of Beth-lehem, and the Netophathite, the crownes of the house of Ioab, and halfe the Manahthites and the Zorites. 55And the families of the Scribes dwelling at Iabez, the Tirathites, the Shimmeathites, the Shuchathites, which are the Kenites, that came of Hammath the father of the house of Rechab.

3These also were the sonnes of Dauid which were borne vnto him in Hebron: the eldest Amnon of Ahinoam, the Izraelitesse: the seconde Daniel of Abigail the Carmelitesse: 2The third Absalom the sonne of Maachah daughter of Talmai King of Geshur: the fourth Adoniiah the sonne of Haggith: 3The fift Shepatiah of Abital: ye sixt Ithream by Eglah his wife. 4These sixe were borne vnto him in Hebron: and there hee reigned seuen yeere and sixe moneths: and in Ierusalem he reigned three and thirtie yeere. 5And these foure were borne vnto him in Ierusalem, Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Salomon of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel: 6Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphalet, 7And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Iaphia, 8And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine in nomber. 9These are all the sonnes of Dauid, besides the sonnes of the concubines, and Thamar their sister. 10And Salomons sonne was Rehoboam, whose sonne was Abiah, and Asa his sonne, and Iehoshaphat his sonne, 11And Ioram his sonne, and Ahaziah his sonne, and Ioash his sonne, 12And Amaziah his sonne, and Azariah his sonne, and Iotham his sonne, 13And Ahaz his sonne, and Hezekiah his sonne, and Manasseh his sonne, 14And Amon his sonne, and Iosiah his sonne. 15And of the sonnes of Iosiah, the eldest was Iohanan, the second Iehoiakim, the thirde Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum. 16And the sonnes of Iehoiakim were Ieconiah his sonne, and Zedekiah his sonne. 17And the sonnes of Ieconiah, Assir and Shealtiel his sonne: 18Malchiram also and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Iecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. 19And the sonnes of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sonnes of Zerubbabel were Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister, 20And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hazadiah, and Iushabheshed, fiue in nomber. 21And the sonnes of Hananiah were Pelatiah, and Iesaiah: the sonnes of Rephaiah, the sonnes of Arnan, the sonnes of Obadiah, the sonnes of Shechaniah. 22And the sonne of Shechaniah was Shemaiah: and the sonnes of Shemaiah were Hattush and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, sixe. 23And the sonnes of Neariah were Elioenai, and Hezekiiah, and Azrikam, three. 24And the sonnes of Elioenai were Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Iohanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seuen.

4The sonnes of Iudah were Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. 2And Reaiah the sonne of Shobal begat Iahath, and Iahath begate Ahumai, and Lahad: these are the families of the Zoreathites. 3And these were of the father of Etam, Izreel, and Ishma and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi. 4And Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah: these are the sonnes of Hur the eldest sonne of Ephratah, the father of Beth-lehem. 5But Asher the father of Tekoa had two wiues, Heleah, and Naarah. 6And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni and Haashtari: these were the sonnes of Naarah. 7And the sonnes of Heleah were Zereth, Iezohar and Ethnan. 8Also Coz begate Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the sonne of Harum. 9But Iabez was more honourable then his brethren: and his mother called his name Iabez, saying, Because I bare him in sorowe. 10And Iabez called on the God of Israel, saying, If thou wilt blesse me in deede, and enlarge my coastes, and if thine hand be with me, and thou wilt cause me to be deliuered from euill, that I be not hurt. And God graunted the thing that he asked. 11And Chelub the brother of Shuah begate Mehir, which was the father of Eshton. 12And Eshton begate Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of the citie of Nahash: these are the men of Rechah. 13And the sonnes of Kenaz were Othniel and Zeraiah, and the sonne of Othniel, Hathath. 14And Meonothai begate Ophrah. And Seraiah begate Ioab the father of the valley of craftesmen: for they were craftesmen. 15And the sonnes of Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. And the sonne of Elah was Kenaz. 16And the sonnes of Iehaleel were Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel. 17And the sonnes of Ezrah were Iether and Mered, and Epher, and Ialon, and he begate Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. 18Also his wife Iehudiiah bare Iered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Iekuthiel the father of Zanoah: and these are the sonnes of Bithiah ye daughter of Pharaoh which Mered tooke. 19And the sonnes of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham the father of Keilah were the Garmites, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite. 20And the sonnes of Shimon were Amnon and Rinnah, Ben-hanam and Tilon. And the sonnes of Ishi were Zoheth, and Benzoheth. 21The sonnes of Shelah, the sonne of Iudah were Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the householdes of them that wrought fine linnen in the house of Ashbea. 22And Iokim and the men of Chozeba and Ioash, and Saraph, which had the dominion in Moab, and Iashubi Lehem. These also are auncient things. 23These were potters, and dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his worke. 24The sonnes of Simeon were Nemuel, and Iamin, Iarib, Zerah, and Shaul, 25Whose sonne was Shallum, and his sonne, Mibsam, and his sonne Mishma. 26And the sonnes of Mishma, Hamuel was his sonne, Zacchur his sonne, and Shimei his sonne. 27And Shimei had sixteene sonnes, and sixe daughters, but his brethren had not many children, neither was all their familie like to the children of Iudah in multitude. 28And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and at Moladah, and at Hazar Shual, 29And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad, 30And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag, 31And at Beth-marcaboth, and at Hazar Susim, at Beth-birei, and at Shaaraim, these were their cities vnto the reigne of Dauid. 32And their townes were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, fiue cities. 33And all their townes that were rounde about these cities vnto Baal, These are their habitations and the declaration of their genealogie, 34And Meshobab, and Iamlech, and Ioshah the sonne of Amashiah, 35And Ioel and Iehu the sonne of Ioshibiah, the sonne of Seraiah, the sonne of Asiel, 36And Elionai, and Iaakobah, and Ieshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Iesimiel, and Benaiah, 37And Ziza the sonne of Shiphei, the sonne of Allon, the sonne of Iedaiah, the sonne of Shimri, the sonne of Shemaiah. 38These were famous princes in their families, and increased greatly their fathers houses. 39And they went to the entring in of Gedor, euen vnto the East side of the valley, to seeke pasture for their sheepe. 40And they found fat pasture and good, and a wide land, both quiet and fruitfull: for they of Ham had dwelt there before. 41And these described by name, came in the dayes of Hezekiah king of Iudah, and smote their tents, and the inhabitants that were found there, and destroyed them vtterly vnto this day, and dwelt in their roume, because there was pasture there for their sheepe. 42And besides these, fiue hundreth men of the sonnes of Simeon went to mount Seir, and Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rophaiah, and Vzziel the sonnes of Ishi were their captaines, 43And they smote the rest of Amalek that had escaped, and they dwelt there vnto this day.

5The sonnes also of Reuben the eldest sonne of Israel (for he was the eldest, but had defiled his fathers bed, therefore his birthright was giuen vnto the sonnes of Ioseph the sonne of Israel, so that the genealogie is not rekoned after his birthright. 2For Iudah preuailed aboue his brethren, and of him came the prince, but the birthright was Iosephs) 3The sonnes of Reuben the eldest sonne of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. 4The sonnes of Ioel, Shemaiah his sonne, Gog his sonne, and Shimei his sonne, 5Michah his sonne, Reaiah his sonne, and Baal his sonne, 6Beerah his sonne: whom Tilgath Pilneeser King of Asshur caryed away: he was a prince of the Reubenites. 7And when his brethren in their families rekoned the genealogie of their generations, Ieiel and Zechariah were the chiefe, 8And Bela the sonne of Azaz, the sonne of Shema, the sonne of Ioel, which dwelt in Aroer, euen vnto Nebo and Baal meon. 9Also Eastwarde he inhabited vnto the entring in of the wildernes from the riuer Perath for they had much cattel in the land of Gilead. 10And in the dayes of Saul they warred with the Hagarims, which fell by their hands: and they dwelt in their tentes in all the East partes of Gilead. 11And the children of Gad dwelt ouer against them in the land of Bashan, vnto Salchah. 12Ioel was the chiefest, and Shapham the second, but Iaanai and Shaphat were in Bashan. 13And their brethren of the house of their fathers were Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Sorai, and Iacan, and Zia and Eber, seuen. 14These are the childre of Abihail, the sonne of Huri, the sonne of Iaroah, the sonne of Gilead, the sonne of Michael, the sonne of Ieshishai, the sonne of Iahdo, the sonne of Buz. 15Ahi the sonne of Abdiel, the sonne of Guni was chiefe of the houshold of their fathers. 16And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in the townes thereof, and in all the suburbes of Sharon by their borders. 17All these were rekoned by genealogies in the dayes of Iotham King of Iudah, and in the dayes of Ieroboam King of Israel. 18The sonnes of Reuben and of Gad, and of halfe the tribe of Manasseh of those that were viliant men, able to beare shield, and sworde, and to draw a bowe, exercised in warre, were foure and fourtie thousand, seuen hundreth and three score, that went out to the warre. 19And they made warre with the Hagarims, with Ietur, and Naphish, and Nodab. 20And they were holpen against them, and the Hagarims were deliuered into their hande, and all that were with them: for they cryed to God in the battel, and he heard them, because they trusted in him. 21And they led away their cattel, euen their camels fiftie thousand, and two hundreth, and fiftie thousand sheepe, and two thousand asses, and of persons an hundreth thousand. 22For many fel downe wounded, because the warre was of God. And they dwelt in their steads vntill the captiuitie. 23And the children of the halfe tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land, from Baashan vnto Baal Hermon, and Senir, and vnto mount Hermon: for they increased. 24And these were the heads of the housholds of their fathers, euen Epher and Ishi, and Eliel and Azriel, and Ieremiah, and Hodauiah, and Iahdiel, strong men, valiant and famous, heades of the housholdes of their fathers. 25But they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the lande, whome God had destroyed before them. 26And the God of Israel stirred vp the spirit of Pul king of Asshur, and the spirite of Tilgath Pilneeser king of Asshur, and he caryed them away: euen the Reubenites and the Gadites, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh, and brought them vnto Halah and Habor, and Hara, and to the riuer Gozan, vnto this day.

6The sonnes of Leui were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2And the sonnes of Kohath, Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Vzziel. 3And the children of Amram, Aaron, and Moses and Miriam. And the sonnes of Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4Eleazar begate Phinehas. Phinehas begate Abishua, 5And Abishua begate Bukki, and Bukki begate Vzzi, 6And Vzzi begate Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begate Meraioth. 7Meraioth begate Amariah, and Amariah begate Ahitub, 8And Ahitub begate Zadok, and Zadok begate Ahimaaz, 9And Ahimaaz begate Azariah, and Azariah begate Iohanan, 10And Iohanan begate Azariah (it was hee that was Priest in the house that Salomon built in Ierusalem) 11And Azariah begate Amariah, and Amariah begate Ahitub, 12And Ahitub begate Zadok, and Zadok begate Shallum, 13And Shallum begate Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begate Azariah, 14And Azariah begate Seraiah, and Seraiah begate Iehozadak, 15And Iehozadak departed when the Lord caried away into captiuitie Iudah and Ierusalem by the hand of Nebuchad-nezzar. 16The sonnes of Leui were Gershom, Kohath and Merari. 17And these be the names of the sonnes of Gershom, Libni, and Shimei. 18And the sonnes of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron and Vzziel. 19The sonnes of Merari, Mahli and Mushi: and these are the families of Leui concerning their fathers. 20Of Gershom, Libni his sonne, Iahath his sonne, Zimmah his sonne, 21Ioah his sonne, Iddo his sonne, Zerah his sonne, Ieaterai his sonne. 22The sonnes of Kohath, Aminadab his sonne, Korah his sonne, Assir his sonne, 23Elkanah his sonne, and Ebiasaph his sonne, and Assir his sonne, 24Tahath his sonne, Vriel his sonne, Vzziah his sonne, and Shaul his sonne, 25And the sonnes of Elkanah, Amasai, and Ahimoth. 26Elkanah. the sonnes of Elkanah, Zophai his sonne, and Nahath his sonne, 27Eliab his sonne, Ieroham his sonne, Elkanah his sonne, 28And the sonnes of Shemuel, the eldest Vashni, then Abiah. 29The sonnes of Merari were Mahli, Libni his sonne, Shimei his sonne, Vzzah his sonne, 30Shimea his sonne, Haggiah his sonne, Asaiah his sonne. 31And these be they whom Dauid set for to sing in the house of the Lord, after that the Arke had rest. 32And they ministred before the Tabernacle, euen the Tabernacle of the Congregation with singing, vntill Salomon had built ye house of the Lord in Ierusalem: then they continued in their office, according to their custome. 33And these ministred with their children: of the sonnes of Kohath, Heman a singer, the sonne of Ioel, the sonne of Shemuel, 34The sonne of Elkanah, the sonne of Ieroham, the sonne of Eliel, the sonne of Toah, 35The sonne of Zuph, the sonne of Elkanah, the sonne of Mahath, the sonne of Amasai, 36The sonne of Elkanah, the sonne of Ioel, the sonne of Azariah, the sonne of Zephaniah, 37The sonne of Tahath, the sonne of Assir, the sonne of Ebiasaph, the sonne of Korah, 38The sonne of Izhar, the sonne of Kohath, the sonne of Leui, the sonne of Israel. 39And his brother Asaph stoode on his right hand: and Asaph was the sonne of Berechiah, the sonne of Shimea, 40The sonne of Michael, the sonne of Baaseiah, the sonne of Malchiah, 41The sonne of Ethni, the sonne of Zerah, the sonne of Adaiah, 42The sonne of Ethan, the sonne of Zimmah, the sonne of Shimei, 43The sonne of Iahath, the sonne of Gershom, the sonne of Leui. 44And their brethren the sonnes of Merari were on the left hand, euen Ethan the sonne of Kishi, the sonne of Abdi, the sonne of Malluch, 45The sonne of Hashabiah, the sonne of Amaziah, the sonne of Hilkiah, 46The sonne of Amzi, the sonne of Bani, the sonne of Shamer, 47The sonne of Mahli, the sonne of Mushi, the sonne of Merari, the sonne of Leui. 48And their brethren the Leuites were appointed vnto all the seruice of the Tabernacle of the house of God, 49But Aaron and his sonnes burnt incense vpon the altar of burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, for all that was to do in the most holy place, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the seruant of God had commanded. 50These are also the sonnes of Aaron, Eleazar his sonne, Phinehas his sonne, Abishua his sonne, 51Bukki his sonne, Vzzi his sonne, Zerahiah his sonne, 52Meraioth his sonne, Amariah his sonne, Ahitub his sonne, 53Zadok his sonne, and Ahimaaz his sonne. 54And these are the dwelling places of them throughout their townes and coastes, euen of the sonnes of Aaron for the familie of the Kohathites, for the lot was theirs. 55So they gaue them Hebron in the lande of Iudah and the suburbes thereof rounde about it. 56But the fielde of the citie, and the villages thereof they gaue to Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh. 57And to the sonnes of Aaron they gaue the cities of Iudah for refuge, euen Hebron and Libna with their suburbes, and Iattir, and Eshtemoa with their suburbes, 58And Hilen with her suburbes, and Debir with her suburbes, 59And Ashan and her suburbes, and Bethshemesh and her suburbes: 60And of the tribe of Beniamin, Geba and her suburbes, and Alemeth with her suburbes, and Anathoth with her suburbes: all their cities were thirteene cities by their families. 61And vnto the sonnes of Kohath the remnant of the familie of the tribe, euen of the halfe tribe of the halfe of Manasseh, by lot ten cities. 62And to the sonnes of Gershom according to their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteene cities. 63Vnto the sonnes of Merari according to their families out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, by lot twelue cities. 64Thus the children of Israel gaue to the Leuites cities with their suburbes. 65And they gaue by lot out of the tribe of the children of Iudah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Beniamin, these cities, which they called by their names. 66And they of the families of the sonnes of Kohath, had cities and their coastes out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67And they gaue vnto them cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim, and her suburbes, and Gezer and her suburbes, 68Iokmeam also and her suburbes, and Bethhoron with her suburbes, 69And Aialon and her suburbes, and Gath Rimmon and her suburbes, 70And out of the halfe tribe of Manasseh, Aner and her suburbes, and Bileam and her suburbes, for the families of the remnant of the sonnes of Kohath. 71Vnto the sonnes of Gershom out of the familie of the halfe tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan, and her suburbes, and Ashtaroth with her suburbes, 72And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh and her suburbes, Daberath and her suburbes, 73Ramoth also and her suburbes, and Anem with her suburbes, 74And out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal and her suburbes, and Abdon and her suburbes, 75And Hukok and her suburbs, and Rehob and her suburbes, 76And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilea and her suburbes, and Hammon and her suburbes, and Kiriathaim and her suburbes. 77Vnto the rest of the children of Merari were giuen out of ye tribe of Zebulun Rimmon and her suburbes, Tabor and her suburbes, 78And on the other side Iorden by Iericho, euen on the Eastside of Iorden, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wildernesse with her suburbes, and Iahzah with her suburbes, 79And Kedemoth with her suburbes, and Mephaath with her suburbes, 80And out of the tribe of Gad Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbes, and Mahanaim with her suburbes, 81And Heshbon with her suburbes, and Iaazer with her suburbes.

7And the sonnes of Issachar were Tola and Puah, Iashub, and Shimron, foure, 2And the sonnes of Tola, Vzzi, and Rephaiah, and Ieriel, and Iahmai, and Iibsam, and Shemuel, heads in the housholdes of their fathers. Of Tola were valiant men of warre in their generations, whose nomber was in the dayes of Dauid two and twentie thousand, and sixe hundreth. 3And the sonne of Vzzi was Izrahaiah, and the sonnes of Izrahaiah, Michael, and Obadiah, and Ioel, and Isshiah, fiue men all princes. 4And with them in their generations after the houshold of their fathers were bandes of men of warre for battel, sixe and thirtie thousand: for they had many wiues and children. 5And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of warre, rekoned in all by their genealogies foure score and seuen thousand. 6The sonnes of Beniamin were Bela, and Becher, and Iediael, three. 7And the sonnes of Bela, Ezbon, and Vzzi, and Vzziel, and Ierimoth, and Iri, fiue heads of the housholds of their fathers, valiant men of warre, and were rekoned by their genealogies, two and twentie thousand and thirtie and foure. 8And the sonnes of Becher, Zemirah, and Ioash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Ierimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth: all these were the sonnes of Becher. 9And they were nombred by their genealogies according to their generations, and the chiefe of the houses of their fathers, valiant men of warre, twenty thousand and two hundreth. 10And the sonne of Iediael was Bilhan, and the sonnes of Bilhan, Ieush, and Beniamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar. 11All these were the sonnes of Iediael, chiefe of the fathers, valiant men of warre, seuenteene thousand and two hundreth, marching in battel aray to the warre. 12And Shuppim, and Huppim were ye sonnes of Ir, but Hushim was the sonne of another. 13The sonnes of Naphtali, Iahziel, and Guni, and Iezer, and Shallum of the sonnes of Bilhah. 14The sonne of Manasseh was Ashriel whom she bare vnto him, but his concubine of Aram bare Machir the father of Gilead. 15And Machir tooke to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, and the name of their sister was Maachah. And the name of the second sonne was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had daughters. 16And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a sonne, and called his name Peresh, and the name of his brother was Sheresh: and his sonnes were Vlam and Rakem. 17And the sonne of Vlam was Bedan. These were the sonnes of Gilead the sonne of Machir, the sonne of Manasseh. 18And his sister Molecheth bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah. 19And the sonnes of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam. 20The sonnes also of Ephraim were Shuthelah, and Bered his sonne, and Tahath his sonne, and his sonne Eladah, and Tahath his sonne, 21And Zabad his sonne, and Shuthelah his sonne, and Ezer, and Elead: and the men of Gath that were borne in the land, slewe them, because they came downe to take away their cattel. 22Therefore Ephraim their father mourned many dayes, and his brethren came to comfort him. 23And when he went in to his wife, she conceiued, and bare him a sonne, and he called his name Beriah, because affliction was in his house. 24And his daughter was Sherah, which built Beth-horon the nether, and the vpper, and Vzzen Sheerah. 25And Rephah was his sonne, and Resheph, and Telah his sonne, and Tahan his sonne, 26Laadan his sonne, Ammihud his sonne, Elishama his sonne, 27Non his sonne, Iehoshua his sonne. 28And their possessions and their habitations were Beth-el, and the villages thereof, and Eastward Naaran, and Westwarde Gezer with the villages thereof, Shechem also and the villages thereof, vnto Azzah, and the villages thereof, 29And by the places of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and her villages, Taanach and her villages, Megiddo and her villages, Dor and her villages. In those dwelt the children of Ioseph the sonne of Israel. 30The sonnes of Asher were Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. 31And the sonnes of Beriah, Heber, and Malchiel, which is the father of Birzauith. 32And Heber begate Iaphlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shuah their sister. 33And the sonnes of Iaphlet were Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashuath: these were the children of Iaphlet. 34And the sonnes of Shamer, Ahi, and Rohgah, Iehubbah, and Aram. 35And the sonnes of his brother Helem were Zophah, and Iimna, and Shelesh and Amal. 36The sonnes of Zophah, Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah, 37Bezer and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera. 38And the sonnes of Iether, Iephunneh, and Pispa and Ara. 39And the sonnes of Vlla, Harah, and Haniel, and Rizia. 40All these were the children of Asher, the heads of their fathers houses, noble men, valiant men of warre and chiefe princes, and they were rekoned by their genealogies for warre and for battell to the nomber of sixe and twentie thousand men.

8Beniamin also begate Bela his eldest sonne, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, 2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fift. 3And the sonnes of Bela were Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, 4And Abishua, and Naaman and Ahoah, 5And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. 6And these are the sonnes of Ehud: these were the chiefe fathers of those that inhabited Geba: and they were caryed away captiues to Monahath, 7And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he caryed them away captiues: and he begate Vzza, and Ahihud. 8And Shaharaim begate certaine in the coutrey of Moab, after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wiues. 9He begate, I say, of Hodesh his wife, Iobab and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham, 10And Ieuz and Shachia and Mirma: these were his sonnes, and chiefe fathers. 11And of Hushim he begat Ahitub and Elpaal. 12And the sonnes of Elpaal were Eber, and Misham and Shamed (which built Ono, and Lod, and the villages thereof) 13And Beriah and Shema (which were the chiefe fathers among the inhabitants of Aialon: they draue away the inhabitants of Gath) 14And Ahio, Shashak and Ierimoth, 15And Sebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, 16And Michael, and Ispah, and Ioha, the sonnes of Beriah, 17And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber, 18And Ishmerai and Izliah, and Iobab, the sonnes of Elpaal, 19Iakim also, and Zichri, and Sabdi, 20And Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel, 21And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrah the sonnes of Shimei, 22And Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel, 23And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, 24And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothiiah, 25Iphedeiah and Penuel ye sonnes of Shashak, 26And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, 27And Iaareshiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sonnes of Ieroham. 28These were the chiefe fathers according to their generations, euen princes, which dwelt in Ierusalem. 29And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maachah. 30And his eldest sonne was Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, 31And Gidor, and Ahio, and Zacher. 32And Mikloth begate Shimeah: these also dwelt with their brethren in Ierusalem, euen by their brethren. 33And Ner begate Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begate Ionathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 34And the sonne of Ionathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal begate Micah. 35And the sonnes of Micah were Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz. 36And Ahaz begate Iehoadah, and Iehoadah begate Alemeth, and Azmaueth, and Zimri, and Zimri begate Moza, 37And Moza begate Bineah, whose sonne was Raphah, and his sonne Eleasah, and his sonne Azel. 38And Azel had sixe sonnes, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: all these were the sonnes of Azel. 39And the sonnes of Eshek his brother were Vlam his eldest sonne, Iehush the second, and Eliphelet the third. 40And the sonnes of Vlam were valiant men of warre which shot with the bow, and had many sonnes and nephewes, an hundreth and fiftie: all these were of the sonnes of Beniamin.

9Thus all Israel were nombred by their genealogies: and beholde, they are written in the booke of the Kings of Israel and of Iudah, and they were caried away to Babel for their transgression. 2And the chiefe inhabitants that dwelt in their owne possessions, and in their owne cities, euen Israel the Priestes, the Leuites, and the Nethinims. 3And in Ierusalem dwelt of the children of Iudah, and of the children of Beniamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh. 4Vthai the sonne of Amihud the sonne of Omri, the sonne of Imri, the sonne of Bani: of the children of Pharez, the sonne of Iudah. 5And of Shiloni, Asaiah the eldest, and his sonnes. 6And the sonnes of Zerah, Ieuel, and their brethren sixe hundreth and ninetie. 7And of the sonnes of Beniamin, Sallu the sonne of Meshullam, the sonne of Hodauiah, the sonne of Hasenuah, 8And Ibneiah the sonne of Ieroham, and Elah the sonne of Vzzi, the sonne of Michri, and Meshullam the sonne of Shephatiah, the sonne of Reuel, the sonne of Ibniiah. 9And their brethren according to their generations nine hundreth, fiftie and sixe: all these men were chiefe fathers in the housholdes of their fathers. 10And of the Priestes, Iedaiah, and Iehoiarib, and Iachin, 11And Azariah the sonne of Hilkiah, ye sonne of Meshullam, the sonne of Zadok, the sonne of Meraioth, the sonne of Ahitub the chiefe of the house of God, 12And Adaiah the sonne of Ieroham, ye sonne of Pashur, the sonne of Malchiiah, and Maasai the sonne of Adiel, the sonne of Iahzerah, the sonne of Meshullam, the sonne of Meshillemith, the sonne of Immer. 13And their brethre the chiefe of the households of their fathers a thousand, seuen hundreth and three score valiant men, for the worke of the seruice of the house of God. 14And of the Leuites, Shemaiah the sonne of Hasshub, the sonne of Azrikam, the sonne of Hashabiah of the sonnes of Merari, 15And Bakbakkar, Heresh and Galal, and Mattaniah the sonne of Micha, the sonne of Zichri, the sonne of Asaph, 16And Obadiah the sonne of Shemaiah, the sonne of Galal, the sonne of Ieduthun, and Berechiah, the sonne of Asa, the sonne of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. 17And the porters were Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chiefe. 18For they were porters to this time by companies of the children of Leui vnto the Kinges gate eastward. 19And Shallum the sonne of Kore the sonne of Ebiasaph the sonne of Korah, and his brethren the Korathites (of the house of their father) were ouer the worke, and office to keepe the gates of the Tabernacle: so their families were ouer the hoste of the Lord, keeping the entrie. 20And Phinehas ye sonne of Eleazar was their guide, and the Lord was with him. 21Zechariah the sonne of Meshelemiah was the porter of the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation. 22All these were chosen for porters of the gates, two hundreth and twelue, which were nombred according to their genealogies by their townes. Dauid established these and Samuel the Seer in their perpetuall office. 23So they and their children had the ouersight of the gates of the house of the Lord, euen of the house of the Tabernacle by wardes. 24The porters were in foure quarters Eastward, Westward, Northward and Southward. 25And their brethren, which were in their townes, came at seuen dayes from time to time with them. 26For these foure chiefe porters were in perpetuall office, and were of the Leuites and had charge of the chambers, and of the treasures in the house of God. 27And they lay rounde about the house of God, because the charge was theirs, and they caused it to be opened euery morning. 28And certaine of them had the rule of the ministring vessels: for they brought them in by tale, and brought them out by tale. 29Some of them also were appoynted ouer the instruments, and ouer all the vessels of the Sanctuarie, and of the floure, and the wine, and the oyle, and the incense, and the sweete odours. 30And certaine of the sonnes of the Priestes made oyntments of sweete odours. 31And Mattithiah one of the Leuites which was the eldest sonne of Shallum the Korhite, had the charge of the things that were made in the frying panne. 32And other of their brethren the sonnes of Kohath had the ouersight of the shewbread to prepare it euery Sabbath. 33And these are the singers, the chiefe fathers of the Leuites, which dwelt in the chambers, and had none other charge: for they had to do in that busines day and night: 34These were the chiefe fathers of the Leuites according to their generations, and the principall which dwelt at Ierusalem. 35And in Gibeon dwelt ye father of Gibeon, Ieiel, and the name of his wife was Maachah. 36And his eldest sonne was Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, 37And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. 38And Mikloth begate Shimeam: they also dwelt with their brethren at Ierusalem, euen by their brethren. 39And Ner begate Kish, and Kish begate Saul, and Saul begate Ionathan and Malchishua, and Abinadab and Eshbaal. 40And the sonne of Ionathan was Merib-baal: and Merib-baal begate Micah. 41And the sonnes of Micah were Pithon, and Melech and Tahrea. 42And Ahaz begate Iarah, and Iarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaueth, and Zimri, and Zimri begate Moza. 43And Moza begate Binea, whose sonne was Rephaiah, and his sonne was Eleasah, and his sonne Azel. 44And Azel had sixe sonnes, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ismael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these are the sonnes of Azel.

10Then the Philistims fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled before the Philistims, and fell downe slaine in mount Gilboa. 2And the Philistims pursued after Saul and after his sonnes, and the Philistims smote Ionathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua the sonnes of Saul. 3And the battel was sore against Saul; and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 4Then sayde Saul to his armour bearer, Drawe out thy sworde, and thrust me thorowe therewith, lest these vncircumcised come and mocke at me: but his armour bearer would not, for he was sore afraid: therefore Saul tooke the sword and fell vpon it. 5And when his armour bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise vpon the sworde, and dyed. 6So Saul dyed and his three sonnes, and all his house, they dyed together. 7And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley, sawe how they fledde, and that Saul and his sonnes were dead, they forsooke their cities, and fled away, and the Philistims came, and dwelt in them. 8And on the morrowe when the Philistims came to spoyle them that were slaine, they found Saul and his sonnes lying in mount Gilboa. 9And when they had stript him, they tooke his head and his armour, and sent them into the land of the Philistims round about, to publish it vnto their idoles, and to the people. 10And they layd vp his armour in the house of their god, and set vp his head in the house of Dagon. 11When all they of Iabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistims had done to Saul, 12Then they arose (all the valiant men) and tooke the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sonnes, and brought them to Iabesh, and buryed the bones of them vnder an oke in Iabesh, and fasted seuen dayes. 13So Saul dyed for his transgression, that he committed against the Lord, euen against the word of the Lord, which he kept not, and in that he sought and asked counsel of a familiar spirit, 14And asked not of the Lord: therefore he slewe him, and turned the kingdome vnto Dauid the sonne of Ishai.

11Then all Israel gathered themselues to Dauid vnto Hebron, saying, Beholde, we are thy bones and thy flesh. 2And in time past, euen when Saul was King, thou leddest Israel out and in: and the Lord thy God sayde vnto thee, Thou shalt feede my people Israel, and thou shalt be captaine ouer my people Israel. 3So came all the Elders of Israel to the King to Hebron, and Dauid made a couenant with them in Hebron before the Lord. And they anoynted Dauid King ouer Israel, according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Samuel. 4And Dauid and all Israel went to Ierusalem, which is Iebus, where were the Iebusites, the inhabitants of the land. 5And the inhabitants of Iebus said to Dauid, Thou shalt not come in hither. Neuertheles Dauid tooke the towre of Zion, which is the city of Dauid. 6And Dauid sayd, Whosoeuer smiteth the Iebusites first, shalbe the chiefe and captaine. So Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah went first vp, and was captaine. 7And Dauid dwelt in the tower: therefore they called it the citie of Dauid. 8And he built the citie on euery side, from Millo euen round about, and Ioab repaired the rest of the citie. 9And Dauid prospered, and grewe: for the Lord of hostes was with him. 10These also are the chiefe of the valiant men that were with Dauid, and ioyned their force with him in his kingdome with al Israel, to make him King ouer Israel, according to the worde of the Lord. 11And this is the nomber of the valiant men whome Dauid had, Iashobeam the sonne of Hachmoni, the chiefe among thirtie: he lift vp his speare against three hundreth, whom he slewe at one time. 12And after him was Eleazar the sonne of Dodo the Ahohite, which was one of the three valiant men. 13He was with Dauid at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistims were gathered together to battel: and there was a parcell of ground full of barley, and the people fled before the Philistims. 14And they stood in the middes of the field, and saued it, and slewe the Philistims: so the Lord gaue a great victorie. 15And three of the thirtie captaines went to a rocke to Dauid, into the caue of Adullam. And the armie of the Philistims camped in the valley of Rephaim. 16And when Dauid was in the hold, the Philistims garison was at Beth-lehem. 17And Dauid longed, and said, Oh, that one would giue me to drinke of the water of the well of Beth-lehem that is at the gate. 18Then these three brake thorowe the hoste of the Philistims, and drewe water out of the well of Beth-lehem that was by the gate, and tooke it and brought it to Dauid: but Dauid would not drinke of it, but powred it for an oblation to the Lord, 19And said, Let not my God suffer me to do this: should I drinke the blood of these mens liues? for they haue brought it with the ieopardie of their liues: therefore he would not drinke it: these things did these three mightie men. 20And Abishai the brother of Ioab, he was chiefe of the three, and he lift vp his speare against three hundreth, and slew them, and had the name among the three. 21Among the three he was more honourable then the two, and he was their captaine: but he attained not vnto the first three. 22Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada (the sonne of a valiant man) which had done many actes, and was of Kabzeel, he slewe two strong men of Moab: he went downe also and slewe a lion in the middes of a pit in time of snowe. 23And he slewe an Egyptian, a man of great stature, euen fiue cubites long, and in the Egyptians hand was a speare like a weauers beame: and he went downe to him with a staffe, and plucked the speare out of the Egyptians hand, and slewe him with his owne speare. 24These things did Benaiah ye sonne of Iehoiada, and had the name among the three worthies. 25Behold, he was honourable among thirtie, but he attained not vnto the first three. And Dauid made him of his counsell. 26These also were valiant men of warre, Asahel the brother of Ioab, Elhanan the sonne of Dodo of Beth-lehem, 27Shammoth the Harodite, Helez the Pelonite, 28Ira the sonne of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite, 29Sibbecai the Husathite, Ilai the Ahohite, 30Maharai the Netophathite, Heled ye sonne of Baanah the Netophathite, 31Ithai the sonne of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Beniamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, 32Hurai of the riuers of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, 33Azmaueth the Baharumite, Elihaba the Shaalbonite, 34The sonnes of Hashem the Gizonite, Ionathan the sonne of Shageh the Harite, 35Ahiam the sonne of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the sonne of Vr, 36Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahiiah the Pelonite, 37Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the sonne of Ezbai, 38Ioel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the sonne of Haggeri, 39Zelek the Ammonite, Nahrai the Berothite, the armour bearer of Ioab, the sonne of Zeruiah, 40Ira the Ithrite, Garib the Ithrite, 41Vriah the Hittite, Zabad the sonne of Ahlai, 42Adina the sonne of Shiza the Reubenite, a captaine of the Reubenites, and thirtie with him, 43Hanan the sonne of Maachah, and Ioshaphat the Mithnite, 44Vzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Ieiel the sonnes of Otham the Aroerite, 45Iediael the sonne of Shimri, and Ioha his brother the Tizite, 46Eliel the Mahauite, and Ieribai and Ioshauiah the sonnes of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite, 47Eliel and Obed, and Iaasiel the Mesobaite.

12These also are they that came to Dauid to Ziklag, while he was yet kept close, because of Saul the sonne of Kish: and they were among the valiant and helpers of the battel. 2They were weaponed with bowes, and could vse the right and the left hand with stones and with arrowes and with bowes, and were of Sauls brethren, euen of Beniamin. 3The chiefe were Ahiezer, and Ioash the sonnes of Shemaah a Gibeathite, and Ieziel, and Pelet the sonnes of Asinaueth, Berachah and Iehu the Antothite, 4And Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a valiant man among thirtie, and aboue the thirtie, and Ieremiah, and Iehaziel, and Iohanan, and Ioshabad the Gederathite, 5Eluzai, and Ierimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite, 6Elkanah, and Ishiah, and Azariel, and Ioezer, Iashobeam of Hakorehim, 7And Ioelah, and Zebadiah, the sonnes of Ieroham of Gedor, 8And of the Gadites there separated them selues some vnto Dauid into the holde of the wildernesse, valiant men of warre, and men of armes, and apt for battel, which coulde handle speare and shielde, and their faces were like the faces of lyons, and were like the roes in the mountaines in swiftnesse, 9Ezer the chiefe, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, 10Mishmanah the fourth, Ieremiah the fift, 11Attai the sixt, Eliel the seuenth, 12Iohanan the eight, Elzabad the ninth, 13Ieremiah the tenth, Macbannai the eleuenth. 14These were the sonnes of Gad, captaines of the hoste: one of the least could resist an hundreth, and the greatest a thousand. 15These are they that went ouer Iorden in the first moneth when he had filled ouer all his bankes, and put to flight all them of the valley, toward the East and the West. 16And there came of the children of Beniamin, and Iudah to the hold vnto Dauid, 17And Dauid went out to meete them, and answered and sayde vnto them, If yee be come peaceably vnto me to helpe me, mine heart shall be knit vnto you, but if you come to betray me to mine aduersaries, seeing there is no wickednes in mine handes, the God of our fathers beholde it, and rebuke it. 18And the spirit came vpon Amasai, which was the chiefe of thirtie, and he said, Thine are we, Dauid, and with thee, O sonne of Ishai. Peace, peace be vnto thee, and peace be vnto thine helpers: for thy God helpeth thee. Then Dauid receiued them, and made them captaines of the garison. 19And of Manasseh some fell to Dauid, when he came with the Philistims against Saul to battell, but they helped them not: for the Princes of the Philistims by aduisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul for our heads. 20As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Iozabad, and Iediael, and Michael, and Iozabad, and Elihu, and Ziltai, heads of the thousands that were of Manasseh. 21And they helped Dauid against that bad: for they were all valiant men and were captaines in the hoste. 22For at that time day by day there came to Dauid to helpe him, vntill it was a great hoste, like the hoste of God. 23And these are the nombers of the captaines that were armed to battell, and came to Dauid to Hebron to turne the kingdome of Saul to him, according to the worde of the Lord. 24The children of Iudah that bare shield and speare, were sixe thousand and eight hundreth armed to the warre. 25Of the children of Simeon valiant men of warre, seuen thousand and an hundreth. 26Of the children of Leui foure thousande and sixe hundreth. 27And Iehoiada was the chiefe of them of Aaron: and with him three thousande and seuen hundreth. 28And Zadok a yong man very valiant, and of his fathers housholde came two and twentie captaines. 29And of the children of Beniamin the brethren of Saul three thousande: for a great part of them vnto that time kept the warde of the house of Saul. 30And of the children of Ephraim twentie thousande, and eight hundreth valiant men and famous men in the housholde of their fathers. 31And of the halfe tribe of Manasseh eighteene thousand, which were appointed by name to come and make Dauid King. 32And of the children of Issachar which were men that had vnderstanding of the times, to knowe what Israel ought to doe: the heades of them were two hundreth, and all their brethren were at their commandement. 33Of Zebulun that went out to battel, expert in warre, and in all instruments of warre, fiftie thousande which could set the battell in aray: they were not of a double heart. 34And of Naphtali a thousand captaines, and with them with shielde and speare seuen and thirtie thousande. 35And of Dan expert in battell, eyght and twentie thousande, and sixe hundreth. 36And of Asher that went out to the battell and were trained in the warres, fourtie thousand. 37And of the other side of Iorden of the Reubenites, and of the Gadites, and of the halfe tribe of Manasseh with all instruments of warre to fight with, an hundreth and twentie thousand. 38All these men of warre that coulde leade an armie, came with vpright heart to Hebron to make Dauid King ouer all Israel: and all the rest of Israel was of one accorde to make Dauid King: 39And there they were with Dauid three dayes, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. 40Moreouer they that were neere them vntill Issachar, and Zebulun, and Naphtali brought bread vpon asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, euen meate, floure, figges, and reisins, and wine and oyle, and beeues and sheepe abundantly: for there was ioy in Israel.

13And Dauid counselled with the captaines of thousandes and of hundreths, and with all the gouernours. 2And Dauid said to all the Congregation of Israel, If it seeme good to you, and that it proceedeth of the Lord our God, we will sende to and from vnto our brethren, that are left in all the lande of Israel (for with them are the Priests and the Leuites in the cities and their suburbes) that they may assemble them selues vnto vs. 3And we will bring againe the Arke of our God to vs: for we sought not vnto it in the dayes of Saul. 4And all the Congregation answered, Let vs doe so: for the thing seemed good in the eyes of all the people. 5So Dauid gathered all Israel together from Shihor in Egypt, euen vnto the entring of Hamath, to bring the Arke of God from Kiriath-iearim. 6And Dauid went vp and all Israel to Baalath, in Kiriath-iearim, that was in Iudah, to bring vp from thence the Arke of God the Lord that dwelleth betweene the Cherubims, where his Name is called on. 7And they caryed the Arke of God in a newe cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Vzza and Ahio guided the cart. 8And Dauid and all Israel played before God with all their might, both with songes and with harpes, and with violes, and with timbrels and with cymbales and with trumpets. 9And when they came vnto the thresshing floore of Chidon, Vzza put forth his hand to holde the Arke, for the oxen did shake it. 10But the wrath of the Lord was kindled against Vzza, and he smote him, because he layed his hande vpon the Arke: so he dyed there before God. 11And Dauid was angrie, because the Lord had made a breach in Vzza, and he called the name of that place Perez-vzza vnto this day. 12And Dauid feared God that day, saying, Howe shall I bring in to me the Arke of God? 13Therefore Dauid brought not the Arke to him into the citie of Dauid, but caused it to turne into the house of Obed Edom the Gittite. 14So the Arke of God remained in the house of Obed Edom, euen in his house three moneths: and the Lord blessed the house of Obed Edom, and all that he had.

14Then sent Hiram the King of Tyrus messengers to Dauid, and cedar trees, with masons and carpenters to builde him an house. 2Therefore Dauid knewe that the Lord had confirmed him King ouer Israel, and that his kingdome was lift vp on hie, because of his people Israel. 3Also Dauid tooke moe wiues at Ierusalem, and Dauid begate moe sonnes and daughters. 4And these are the names of the children which he had at Ierusalem, Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Salomon, 5And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet, 6And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Iaphia, 7And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet. 8But when the Philistims heard that Dauid was anointed King ouer Israel, all the Philistims came vp to seeke Dauid. And when Dauid heard, he went out against them. 9And the Philistims came, and spred them selues in the valley of Rephaim. 10Then Dauid asked counsel at God, saying, Shall I goe vp against the Philistims, and wilt thou deliuer them into mine hande? And the Lord saide vnto him, Goe vp: for I will deliuer them into thine hande. 11So they came vp to Baal-perazim, and Dauid smote them there: and Dauid said, God hath deuided mine enemies with mine hande, as waters are deuided: therefore they called the name of that place, Baal-perazim. 12And there they had left their gods: and Dauid said, Let them euen be burnt with fire. 13Againe the Philistims came and spread them selues in the valley. 14And when Dauid asked againe counsell at God, God said to him, Thou shalt not goe vp after them, but turne away from them, that thou mayest come vpon them ouer against the mulberie trees. 15And when thou hearest the noyse of one going in the toppes of the mulberie trees, then goe out to battel: for God is gone foorth before thee, to smite the hoste of the Philistims. 16So Dauid did as God had commanded him: and they smote the hoste of the Philistims from Gibeon euen to Gezer. 17And the fame of Dauid went out into all landes, and the Lord brought the feare of him vpon all nations.

15And Dauid made him houses in the citie of Dauid, and prepared a place for the Arke of God, and pitched for it a tent. 2Then Dauid saide, None ought to carie the Arke of God, but the Leuites: for the Lord hath chosen them to beare the Arke of the Lord, and to minister vnto him for euer. 3And Dauid gathered all Israel together to Ierusalem to bring vp the Arke of the Lord vnto his place, which he had ordeined for it. 4And Dauid assembled the sonnes of Aaron, and the Leuites. 5Of the sonnes of Kohath, Vriel the chiefe, and his brethren sixe score. 6Of the sonnes of Merari, Asaiah the chiefe, and his brethren two hundreth and twentie. 7Of the sonnes of Gershom, Ioel the chiefe, and his brethren an hundreth and thirtie. 8Of the sonnes of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chiefe, and his brethren two hundreth. 9Of the sonnes of Hebron, Eliel the chiefe, and his brethren fourescore. 10Of the sonnes of Vzziel, Amminadab the chiefe, and his brethren an hundreth and twelue. 11And Dauid called Zadok and Abiathar the Priestes, and of the Leuites, Vriel, Asaiah and Ioel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab: 12And he saide vnto them, Ye are the chiefe fathers of the Leuites: sanctifie your selues, and your brethren, and bring vp the Arke of the Lord God of Israel vnto the place that I haue prepared for it. 13For because ye were not there at the first, the Lord our God made a breach among vs: for we sought him not after due order. 14So the Priestes and the Leuites sanctified them selues to bring vp the Arke of the Lord God of Israel. 15And the sonnes of the Leuites bare the Arke of God vpon their shoulders with the barres, as Moses had commanded, according to the worde of the Lord. 16And Dauid spake to the chiefe of the Leuites, that they should appoint certaine of their brethren to sing with instruments of musike, with violes and harpes, and cymbales, that they might make a sounde, and lift vp their voyce with ioye. 17So the Leuites appointed Heman the sonne of Ioel, and of his brethren Asaph the sonne of Berechiah, and of the sonnes of Merari their brethren, Ethan the sonne of Kushaiah, 18And with them their brethren in the seconde degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Iaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Iehiel, and Vnni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneah, and Obed Edom, and Ieiel the porters. 19So Heman, Asaph and Ethan were fingers to make a sounde with cymbales of brasse, 20And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Iehiel, and Vnni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah with violes on Alamoth, 21And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneah, and Obed Edom, and Ieiel, and Azaziah, with harpes vpon Sheminith Ienazzeah. 22But Chenaniah the chiefe of the Leuites had the charge, bearing ye burden in the charge, for he was able to instruct. 23And Berechiah and Elkanah were porters for the Arke. 24And Shecaniah and Iehoshaphat and Nethaneel and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer the Priestes did blowe with trumpets before the Arke of God, and Obed Edom and Ieiiah were porters for the Arke. 25So Dauid and the Elders of Israel and the captaines of thousandes went to bring vp the Arke of the couenant of the Lord from the house of Obed Edom with ioye. 26And because that God helped the Leuites that bare the Arke of the couenant of the Lord, they offered seuen bullockes and seuen rammes. 27And Dauid had on him a linen garment, as all the Leuites that bare the Arke, and the singers and Chenaniah that had the chiefe charge of the singers: and vpon Dauid was a linnen Ephod. 28Thus all Israel brought vp the Arke of the Lordes couenant with shouting and sounde of cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbales, making a sound with violes and with harpes. 29And when the Arke of the couenant of the Lord came into the citie of Dauid, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at a windowe, and sawe King Dauid dauncing and playing, and she despised him in her heart.

16So they brought in the Arke of God, and set it in the middes of the Tabernacle that Dauid had pitched for it, and they offred burnt offrings and peace offrings before God. 2And when Dauid had made an ende of offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, hee blessed the people in the Name of the Lord. 3And he dealt to euery one of Israel both man and woman, to euery one a cake of breade, and a piece of flesh, and a bottel of wine. 4And he appointed certaine of the Leuites to minister before the Arke of the Lord, and to rehearse and to thanke and prayse the Lord God of Israel: 5Asaph the chiefe, and next to him Zechariah, Ieiel, and Shemiramoth, and Iehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed Edom, euen Ieiel with instruments, violes and harpes, and Asaph to make a sound with cymbales, 6And Benaiah and Iahaziel Priestes, with trumpets continually before the Arke of the couenant of God. 7Then at that time Dauid did appoint at the beginning to giue thankes to the Lord by the hand of Asaph and his brethren. 8Praise the Lord and call vpon his Name: declare his workes among the people. 9Sing vnto him, sing praise vnto him, and talke of all his wonderfull workes. 10Reioyce in his holy Name: let the hearts of them that seeke the Lord reioyce. 11Seeke the Lord and his strength: seeke his face continually. 12Remember his marueilous workes that he hath done, his wonders, and the iudgements of his mouth, 13O seede of Israel his seruant, O the children of Iaakob his chosen. 14He is the Lord our God: his iudgements are throughout all the earth. 15Remember his couenant for euer, and the worde, which hee commanded to a thousand generations: 16Which he made with Abraham, and his othe to Izhak: 17And hath confirmed it to Iaakob for a Law, and to Israel for an euerlasting couenant, 18Saying, To thee will I giue the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance. 19When ye were fewe in number, yea, a very fewe, and strangers therein, 20And walked about from nation to nation, and from one kingdome to another people, 21He suffered no man to do them wrong, but rebuked Kings for their sakes, saying, 22Touch not mine anoynted, and doe my Prophets no harme. 23Sing vnto the Lord all the earth: declare his saluation from day to day. 24Declare his glory among the nations, and his wonderful workes among all people. 25For the Lord is great and much to be praised, and hee is to bee feared aboue all gods. 26For all the gods of the people are idoles, but the Lord made the heauens. 27Prayse and glory are before him: power and beautie are in his place. 28Giue vnto the Lord, ye families of the people: giue vnto the Lord glory and power. 29Giue vnto the Lord ye glory of his Name: bring an offring and come before him, and worship the Lord in the glorious Sanctuarie. 30Tremble ye before him, al the earth: surely the world shalbe stable and not moue. 31Let the heauens reioyce, and let the earth be glad, and let them say among the nations, The Lord reigneth. 32Let the sea roare, and all that therein is: Let the field be ioyfull and all that is in it. 33Let the trees of the wood then reioyce at the presence of the Lord: for he commeth to iudge the earth. 34Prayse the Lord, for hee is good, for his mercie endureth for euer. 35And say ye, Saue vs, O God, our saluation, and gather vs, and deliuer vs from the heathen, that we may prayse thine holy Name, and glorie in thy praise. 36Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for euer and euer: and let all people say, So be it, and praise the Lord. 37Then he left there before the Arke of the Lordes couenant Asaph and his brethren to minister continually before the Arke, that which was to be done euery day: 38And Obed Edom and his brethren, three score and eight: and Obed Edom the sonne of Ieduthun, and Hosah were porters. 39And Zadok the Priest and his brethren the Priestes were before the Tabernacle of ye Lord, in the hie place that was at Gibeon, 40To offer burnt offrings vnto the Lord, vpon the burnt offring altar continually, in the morning and in the euening, euen according vnto all that is written in the law of the Lord, which hee commanded Israel. 41And with them were Heman, and Ieduthun, and the rest that were chosen (which were appointed by names) to praise the Lord, because his mercie endureth for euer. 42Euen with them were Heman and Ioduthun, to make a sound with the cornets and with the cymbales, with excellent instruments of musicke: and the sonnes of Ieduthun were at the gate. 43And all the people departed, euerie man to his house: and Dauid returned to blesse his house.

17Nowe afterward when Dauid dwelt in his house, he saide to Nathan the Prophet, Beholde, I dwell in an house of cedar trees, but the Arke of the Lordes couenant remaineth vnder curtaines. 2Then Nathan said to Dauid, Do all that is in thine heart: for God is with thee. 3And the same night euen the word of God came to Nathan, saying, 4Goe, and tell Dauid my seruant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not buylde me an house to dwell in: 5For I haue dwelt in no house, since the day that I brought out the childre of Israel vnto this daye, but I haue bene from tent to tent, and from habitation to habitation. 6Wheresoeuer I haue walked with all Israel spake I one word to any of the iudges of Israel (whome I commanded to feede my people) saying, Why haue ye not built mee an house of cedar trees? 7Nowe therefore thus shalt thou say vnto my seruant Dauid, Thus saith the Lord of hostes, I tooke thee from the sheepecoat and from following the sheepe, that thou shouldest bee a prince ouer my people Israel. 8And I haue bene with thee whithersoeuer thou hast walked, and haue destroyed all thine enemies out of thy sight, and haue made thee a name, like the name of the great men that are in the earth. 9(Also I will appoynt a place for my people Israel, and will plant it, that they may dwell in their place, and moue no more: neither shall the wicked people vexe them any more, as at the beginning, 10And since the time that I commanded iudges ouer my people Israel) And I wil subdue all thine enemies: therefore I say vnto thee, that the Lord wil buylde thee an house. 11And when thy dayes shalbe fulfilled to go with thy fathers, then will I rayse vp thy seede after thee, which shalbe of thy sonnes, and will stablish his kingdome. 12He shall builde me an house, and I will stablish his throne for euer. 13I wil be his father, and he shalbe my sonne, aud I will not take my mercie away from him, as I tooke it from him that was before thee. 14But I wil establish him in mine house, and in my kingdome for euer, and his throne shalbe stablished for euer, 15According to all these wordes, and according to al this vision. So Nathan spake to Dauid. 16And Dauid the King went in and sate before the Lord and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? 17Yet thou esteeming this a small thing, O God, hast also spoken concerning the house of thy seruaut for a great while, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of hie degree, O Lord God. 18What can Dauid desire more of thee for the honour of thy seruant? for thou knowest thy seruant. 19O Lord, for thy seruantes sake, euen according to thine heart hast thou done all this great thing to declare all magnificence. 20Lord, there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we haue heard with our eares. 21Moreouer what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whose God went to redeeme them to be his people, and to make thy selfe a Name, and to doe great and terrible things by casting out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast deliuered out of Egypt? 22For thou hast ordeined thy people Israel to be thine owne people for euer, and thou Lord art become their God. 23Therefore nowe Lord, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy seruant and concerning his house, be confirmed for euer, and doe as thou hast sayd, 24And let thy name be stable and magnified for euer, that it may be sayd, The Lord of hostes, God of Israel, is the God of Israel, and let the house of Dauid thy seruant bee stablished before thee. 25For thou, O my God, hast reueiled vnto the eare of thy seruant, that thou wilt builde him an house: therefore thy seruant hath bene bolde to pray before thee. 26Therefore nowe Lord (for thou art God, and hast spoken this goodnesse vnto thy seruant) 27Now therfore, it hath pleased thee to blesse the house of thy seruant, that it may bee before thee for euer: for thou, O Lord, hast blessed it, and it shalbe blessed for euer.

18And after this Dauid smote the Philistims, and subdued them, and tooke Gath, and the villages thereof out of the hand of the Philistims. 2And he smote Moab, and the Moabites became Dauids seruants, and brought giftes. 3And Dauid smote Hadarezer King of Zobah vnto Hamath, as he went to stablish his border by the riuer Perath. 4And Dauid tooke from him a thousand charets, and seuen thousand horsemen, and twentie thousand footemen, and destroyed all the charets, but he reserued of them an hundreth charets. 5Then came the Aramites of Damascus to succour Hadarezer King of Zobah, but Dauid slewe of the Aramites two and twentie thousand. 6And Dauid put a garison in Aram of Damascus, and the Aramites became Dauids seruants, and brought giftes: and the Lord preserued Dauid wheresoeuer he went. 7And Dauid tooke the shieldes of gold that were of the seruants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Ierusalem. 8And from Tibhath, and from Chun (cities of Hadarezer) brought Dauid exceeding much brasse, wherewith Salomon made the brasen Sea, and the pillars and the vessels of brasse. 9Then Tou King of Hamath heard howe Dauid had smitten all the hoste of Hadarezer King of Zobah: 10Therefore he sent Hadoram his sonne to King Dauid, to salute him, and to reioyce with him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and beaten him (for Tou had warre with Hadarezer) who brought all vessels of golde and siluer and brasse. 11And King Dauid did dedicate them vnto the Lord, with the siluer and golde that hee brought from all the nations, from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistims, and from Amalek. 12And Abishai the sonne of Zeruiah smote of Edom in the salt valley eighteene thousand, 13And he put a garison in Edom, and all the Edomites became Dauids seruantes: and the Lord preserued Dauid wheresoeuer he went. 14So Dauid reigned ouer all Israel, and executed iudgement and iustice to all his people. 15And Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah was ouer the hoste, and Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud recorder, 16And Zadok the sonne of Ahitub, and Abimelech the sonne of Abiathar were the Priests, and Shausha the Scribe, 17And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer the Cherethites and the Pelethites: and the sonnes of Dauid were chiefe about the King.

19After this also Nahash the King of the children of Ammon dyed, and his sonne reigned in his stead. 2And Dauid said, I will shew kindnesse vnto Hanun the sonne of Nahash, because his father shewed kindnesse vnto me. And Dauid sent messengers to comfort him for his father. So the seruants of Dauid came into the lande of the children of Ammon to Hanun to comfort him. 3And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that Dauid doeth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters vnto thee? Are not his seruants come to thee to search, to seeke and to spie out the land? 4Wherefore Hanun tooke Dauids seruants, and shaued them, and cut off their garments by the halfe vnto the buttocks, and sent them away. 5And there went certaine and tolde Dauid concerning the men: and he sent to meete them (for the men were exceedingly ashamed) and the King saide, Tarie at Iericho, vntill your beardes be growen: then returne. 6When the children of Ammon saw that they stanke in the sight of Dauid, then sent Hanun and the children of Ammon a thousande talents of siluer to hire them charets and horsemen out of Aram Naharaim and out of Aram Maachah, and out of Zobah. 7And they hired them two and thirty thousande charets, and the King of Maachah and his people, which came and pitched before Medeba: and the children of Ammon gathered themselues together from their cities, and came to the battell. 8And when Dauid heard, he sent Ioab and all the hoste of the valiant men. 9And the children of Ammon came out, and set their battell in aray at the gate of the citie. And the Kings that were come, were by them selues in the fielde. 10When Ioab saw that the front of the battel was against him before and behinde, then he chose out of all the choyse of Israel, and set him selfe in aray to meete the Aramites. 11And the rest of the people he deliuered vnto the hande of Abishai his brother, and they put them selues in aray against the children of Ammon. 12And he saide, If Aram be too strong for me, then thou shalt succour me: and if the children of Ammon preuaile against thee, then I wil succour thee. 13Be strong, and let vs shewe our selues valiant for our people, and for the cities of our God, and let the Lord doe that which is good in his owne sight. 14So Ioab and the people that was with him, came neere before the Aramites vnto the battel, and they fled before him. 15And when the children of Ammon sawe that the Aramites fled, they fled also before Abishai his brother, and entred into the citie: so Ioab came to Ierusalem. 16And when the Aramites sawe that they were discomfited before Israel, they sent messengers and caused the Aramites to come forth that were beyond the riuer: and Shophach the captaine of the hoste of Hadarezer went before them. 17And when it was shewed Dauid, he gathered all Israel, and went ouer Iorden, and came vnto them, and put him selfe in aray against them: And when Dauid had put him selfe in battel aray to meete the Aramites, they fought with him. 18But the Aramites fled before Israel, and Dauid destroyed of the Aramites seuen thousand charets, and fourtie thousand footemen, and killed Shophach the captaine of the hoste. 19And when the seruants of Hadarezer sawe that they fell before Israel, they made peace with Dauid, and serued him. And the Aramites would no more succour the children of Ammon.

20And when the yere was expired, in the time that Kings goe out a warfare, Ioab caryed out the strength of the armie, and destroyed the countrey of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah (but Dauid taryed at Ierusalem) and Ioab smote Rabbah and destroyed it. 2Then Dauid tooke the crowne of their King from off his head, and founde it the weight of a talent of golde, with precious stones in it: and it was set on Dauids head, and he brought away the spoyle of the citie exceeding much. 3And he caryed away the people that were in it, and cut them with sawes, and with harowes of yron, and with axes: euen thus did Dauid with all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then Dauid and all the people came againe to Ierusalem. 4And after this also there arose warre at Gezer with the Philistims: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slewe Sippai, of the children of Haraphah, and they were subdued. 5And there was yet another battell with the Philistims: and Elhanan the sonne of Iair slewe Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spearestaffe was like a weauers beame. 6And yet againe there was a battel at Gath, where was a man of a great stature, and his fingers were by sixes, euen foure and twentie, and was also the sonne of Haraphah. 7And when he reuiled Israel, Iehonathan the sonne of Shimea Dauids brother did slay him. 8These were borne vnto Haraphah at Gath, and fell by the hand of Dauid: and by the hands of his seruants.

21And Satan stoode vp against Israel, and prouoked Dauid to nomber Israel. 2Therefore Dauid said to Ioab, and to the rulers of the people, Go, and nomber Israel from Beer-sheba euen to Dan, and bring it to me, that I may knowe the nomber of them. 3And Ioab answered, The Lord increase his people an hundreth times so many as they be, O my lord the King: are they not all my lords seruats? wherefore doeth my lord require this thing? why should he be a cause of trespasse to Israel? 4Neuerthelesse the Kings word preuailed against Ioab. And Ioab departed and went thorowe all Israel, and returned to Ierusalem. 5And Ioab gaue the nomber and summe of the people vnto Dauid: and all Israel were eleuen hundreth thousande men that drewe sword: and Iudah was foure hundreth and seuentie thousande men that drewe sword. 6But the Leuites and Beniamin counted he not among them: for the Kings worde was abominable to Ioab. 7And God was displeased with this thing: therefore he smote Israel. 8Then Dauid saide vnto God, I haue sinned greatly, because I haue done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, remooue the iniquitie of thy seruant: for I haue done very foolishly. 9And the Lord spake vnto Gad Dauids Seer, saying, 10Goe and tell Dauid, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three thinges: choose thee one of them, that I may doe it vnto thee. 11So Gad came to Dauid, and sayde vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Take to thee 12Either three yeeres famine, or three moneths to be destroyed before thine aduersaries, and the sworde of thine enemies to take thee, or els the sworde of the Lord and pestilence in the lande three dayes, that the Angel of the Lord may destroy throughout all the coastes of Israel: nowe therefore aduise thee, what word I shall bring againe to him that sent me. 13And Dauid said vnto Gad, I am in a wonderfull strait. let me nowe fall into the hande of the Lord: for his mercies are exceeding great, and let me not fall into the hande of man. 14So the Lord sent a pestilence in Israel, and there fell of Israel seuentie thousande men. 15And God sent the Angel into Ierusalem to destroy it. And as he was destroying, the Lord behelde, and repented of the euill and sayde to the Angel that destroyed, It is nowe ynough, let thine hande cease. Then the Angel of the Lord stoode by the thresshing floore of Ornan the Iebusite. 16And Dauid lift vp his eyes, and sawe the Angel of the Lord stande betweene the earth and the heauen with his sworde drawen in his hand, and stretched out towarde Ierusalem. Then Dauid and the Elders of Israel, which were clothed in sacke, fell vpon their faces. 17And Dauid said vnto God, Is it not I that commanded to nomber the people? It is euen I that haue sinned and haue committed euil, but these sheepe what haue they done? O Lord my God, I beseech thee, let thine hande be on me and on my fathers house, and not on thy people for their destruction. 18Then the Angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to Dauid, that Dauid should goe vp, and set vp an altar vnto the Lord in the thresshing floore of Ornan the Iebusite. 19So Dauid went vp according to the saying of Gad, which he had spoken in the Name of the Lord. 20And Ornan turned about, and sawe the Angel, and his foure sonnes, that were with him, hid them selues, and Ornan thresshed wheat. 21And as Dauid came to Ornan, Ornan looked and sawe Dauid, and went out of the thresshing floore, and bowed himselfe to Dauid with his face to the grounde. 22And Dauid saide to Ornan, Giue me the place of thy thresshing floore, that I may builde an altar therein vnto the Lord: giue it me for sufficient money, that the plague may be stayed from the people. 23Then Ornan saide vnto Dauid, Take it to thee, and let my lord the King do that which seemeth him good: loe, I giue thee bullockes for burnt offrings, and thresshing instruments for wood, and wheat for meate offring, I giue it all. 24And King Dauid saide to Ornan, Not so: but I will bye it for sufficient money: for I wil not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt offrings without cost. 25So Dauid gaue to Ornan for that place sixe hundreth shekels of golde by weight. 26And Dauid built there an altar vnto the Lord, and offred burnt offrings, and peace offrings, and called vpon the Lord, and he answered him by fire from heauen vpon the altar of burnt offring. 27And when the Lord had spoken to the Angel, he put vp his sworde againe into his sheath. 28At that time when Dauid sawe that the Lord had heard him in the thresshing floore of Ornan the Iebusite, then he sacrificed there. 29(But the Tabernacle of the Lord which Moses had made in the wildernesse, and the altar of burnt offring were at that season in the hie place at Gibeon. 30And Dauid could not go before it to aske counsel at God: for he was afraide of the sworde of the Angel of the Lord.)

22And Dauid saide, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar for the burnt offring of Israel. 2And Dauid commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the lande of Israel, and he set masons to hewe and polish stones to builde the house of God. 3Dauid also prepared much yron for the nayles of the doores and of the gates, and for the ioynings, and abundance of brasse passing weight, 4And cedar trees without nomber: for the Zidonians and they of Tyrus brought much cedar wood to Dauid. 5And Dauid saide, Salomon my sonne is yong and tender, and we must builde an house for the Lord, magnificall, excellent and of great fame and dignitie throughout all countreyes. I will therefore nowe prepare for him. So Dauid prepared very much before his death. 6Then he called Salomon his sonne, and charged him to builde an house for the Lord God of Israel. 7And Dauid said to Salomon, My sonne, I purposed with my selfe to builde an house to the Name of the Lord my God, 8But the worde of the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed much blood, and hast made great battels: thou shalt not builde an house vnto my Name: for thou hast shead much blood vpon the earth in my sight. 9Beholde, a sonne is borne to thee, which shalbe a man of rest, for I will giue him rest from all his enemies rounde about: therefore his name is Salomon: and I will sende peace and quietnes vpon Israel in his dayes. 10Hee shall builde an house for my Name, and he shalbe my sonne, and I will be his father, and I will establish the throne of his kingdome vpon Israel for euer. 11Nowe therefore my sonne, the Lord shalbe with thee, and thou shalt prosper, and thou shalt builde an house to the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken of thee. 12Onely the Lord giue thee wisedome and vnderstanding, and giue thee charge ouer Israel, euen to keepe the Lawe of the Lord thy God. 13Then thou shalt prosper, if thou take heede to obserue the statutes and the iudgements which the Lord commanded Moses for Israel: be strong and of good courage: feare not, neither bee afraide. 14For beholde, according to my pouertie haue I prepared for the house of the Lord an hundreth thousand talents of golde, and a thousand thousande talents of siluer, and of brasse and of yron passing weight: for there was abundance: I haue also prepared timber and stone, and thou mayest prouide more thereto. 15Moreouer thou hast workmen with thee enough, hewers of stone, and workemen for timber, and all men expert in euery worke. 16Of golde, of siluer, and of brasse, and of yron there is no nomber: Vp therefore, and be doing, and the Lord wilbe with thee. 17Dauid also commanded all the princes of Israel to helpe Salomon his sonne, saying, 18Is not the Lord your God with you, and hath giuen you rest on euerie side? for hee hath giuen the inhabitants of the land into mine hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and before his people. 19Nowe set your hearts and your soules to seeke the Lord your God, and arise, and builde the Sanctuarie of the Lord God to bring the Arke of the couenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God into the house built for the Name of the Lord.

23So when Dauid was olde and full of dayes, he made Salomon his sonne King ouer Israel. 2And hee gathered together all the princes of Israel with the Priestes and the Leuites. 3And the Leuites were numbred from ye age of thirtie yeere and aboue, and their nomber according to their summe was eight and thirtie thousand men. 4Of these foure and twentie thousande were set to aduance the worke of the house of the Lord, and sixe thousand were ouerseers and iudges. 5And foure thousand were porters, and foure thousande praised the Lord with instruments which he made to praise the Lord. 6So Dauid deuided offices vnto them, to wit, to the sonnes of Leui, to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 7Of the Gershonites were Laadan and Shimei. 8The sonnes of Laadan, the chiefe was Iehiel, and Zetham and Ioel, three. 9The Sonnes of Shimei, Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haram, three: these were the chiefe fathers of Laadan. 10Also the sonnes of Shimei were Iahath, Zina, Ieush, and Beriah: these foure were ye sonnes of Shimei. 11And Iahath was the chiefe, and Zizah the seconde, but Ieush and Beriah had not many sonnes: therfore they were in the families of their father, counted but as one. 12The sonnes of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron aud Vzziel, foure. 13The sonnes of Amram, Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated to sanctifie the most holy place, hee and his sonnes for euer to burne incense before the Lord, to minister to him, and to blesse in his Name for euer. 14Moses also the man of God, and his children were named with the tribe of Leui. 15The sonnes of Moses were Gershom, and Eliezer, 16Of the sonnes of Gershom was Shebuel the chiefe. 17And the sonne of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chiefe: for Eliezer had none other sonnes: but the sonnes of Rehabiah were very many. 18The sone of Izhar was Shelomith ye chiefe. 19The sonnes of Hebron were Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the third, and Iekamiam the fourth. 20The sones of Vzziel were Michah the first, and Isshiah the second. 21The sonnes of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sonnes of Mahli, Eleazar and Kish. 22And Eleazar dyed, and had no sonnes, but daughters, and their brethren the sonnes of Kish tooke them. 23The sonnes of Mushi were Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth, three. 24These were the sonnes of Leui according to the house of their fathers, euen the chiefe fathers according to their offices, according to the nomber of names and their summe that did the worke for the seruice of the house of the Lord from the age of twentie yeeres and aboue. 25For Dauid sayde, The Lord God of Israel hath giuen rest vnto his people, that they may dwell in Ierusalem for euer. 26And also the Leuites shall no more beare the Tabernacle and al the vessels for the seruice thereof. 27Therefore according to the last wordes of Dauid, the Leuites were nombred from twentie yeere and aboue, 28And their office was vnder the hand of the sonnes of Aaron, for the seruice of the house of the Lord in the courtes, and chambers, and in the purifiyng of all holy thinges, and in the worke of the seruice of the house of God, 29Both for the shewbread, and for the fine floure, for the meate offring, and for the vnleauened cakes, and for the fryed things, and for that which was rosted, and for all measures and cise, 30And for to stand euery morning, to giue thanks and praise to the Lord, and likewise at euen, 31And to offer all burnt offrings vnto the Lord, in the Sabbaths, in the moneths, and at the appointed times, according to the nomber and according to their custome continually before the Lord, 32And that they should keepe the charge of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and the charge of ye holy place, and the charge of ye sonnes of Aaron their brethren in the seruice of ye house of the Lord.

24These are also the diuisions of the sonnes of Aaron: The sonnes of Aaron were Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the Priestes office. 3And Dauid distributed them, euen Zadok of the sonnes of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sonnes of Ithamar according to their offices in their ministration. 4And there were found more of the sonnes of Eleazar by the number of men, then of the sonnes of Ithamar. and they deuided them, to wit, among the sonnes of Eleazar, sixteene heads, according to the houshould of their fathers, and among ye sonnes of Ithamar, according to the housholde of their fathers, eight. 5Thus they distributed them by lot the one from the other, and so the rulers of the Sanctuarie and the rulers of the house of God were of the sonnes of Eleazar and of the sonnes of Ithamar. 6And Shemaiah the sonne of Nethaneel the scribe of the Leuites, wrote them before ye King and the princes, and Zadok the Priest, and Ahimelech the sonne of Abiathar, and before ye chiefe fathers of the Priests and of the Leuites, one familie being reserued for Eleazar, and another reserued for Ithamar. 7And the first lot fell to Iehoiarib, and the second to Iedaiah, 8The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 9The fifth to Malchiiah, the sixt to Miiamin, 10The seuenth to Hakkoz, the eight to Abiiah, 11The ninth to Ieshua, the tenth to Shecaniah, 12The eleuenth to Eliashib, the twelft to Iakim, 13The thirteenth to Huppa, the fouretenth to Ieshebeab, 14The fiftenth to Bilgah, the sixtenth to Immer, 15The seuententh to Hezir, the eightenth to Happizzer, 16The ninetenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Iehezekel, 17The one and twentie to Iachin, the two and twentie to Gamul, 18The three and twentie to Deliah, the foure and twentie to Maaziah. 19These were their orders according to their offices, when they entred into the house of the Lord according to their custome vnder the hande of Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him. 20And of the sonnes of Leui that remained of the sonnes of Amram, was Shubael, of the sonnes of Shubael, Iedeiah, 21Of Rehabiah. euen of the sonnes of Rehabiah, the first Isshiiah, 22Of Izhari, Shelomoth, of the sonnes of Shelomoth, Iahath, 23And his sonnes Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the thirde, and Iekameam the fourth, 24The sonne of Vzziel was Michah, ye sonne of Michah was Shamir, 25The brother of Michah was Isshiiah, the sonne of Isshiiah, Zechariah, 26The sonnes of Merari, were Mahli and Mushi, the sonne of Iaaziiah was Beno, 27The sonnes of Merari of Iahaziah were Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur and Ibri. 28Of Mahli came Eleazar, which had no sonnes. 29Of Kish. the sonne of Kish was Ierahmeel, 30And the sonnes of Mushi were Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth: these were sonnes of the Leuites after the houshold of their fathers. 31And these also cast lots with their brethren the sonnes of Aaron before King Dauid, and Zadok and Ahimelech and the chiefe fathers of the Priests, and of the Leuites, euen the chiefe of the families against their yonger brethren.

25So Dauid and the captaines of the armie separated for the ministerie the sonnes of Asaph, and Heman, and Ieduthun, who should sing prophesies with harpes, with violes, and with cymbales, and their nomber was euen of the men for the office of their ministerie, to wit, 2Of the sonnes of Asaph, Zaccur, and Ioseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah the sonnes of Asaph were vnder the hand of Asaph, which sang prophesies by the commission of the King. 3Of Ieduthun, the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Ieshaiah, Ashabiah and Mattithiah, six, vnder the hands of their father: Ieduthun sang prophecies with an harpe, for to giue thankes and to praise the Lord. 4Of Heman, the sonnes of Heman, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Vzziel, Shebuel, and Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Ioshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5All these were the sonnes of Heman, the Kings Seer in the wordes of God to lift vp the horne: and God gaue to Heman fourtene sonnes and three daughters. 6All these were vnder the hande of their father, singing in the house of the Lord with cymbales, violes and harpes, for the seruice of the house of God, and Asaph, and Ieduthun, and Heman were at the Kings commandement. 7So was their nomber with their brethre that were instruct in ye songs of the Lord, euen of al that were cunning, two hundreth foure score and eight. 8And they cast lottes, charge against charge, aswel small as great, the cunning man as the scholer. 9And the first lot fell to Ioseph which was of Asaph, the second, to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and his sonnes were twelue. 10The third, to Zaccur, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue. 11The fourth, to Izri, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 12The fift, to Nethaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 13The sixt, to Bukkiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 14The seuenth, to Iesharelah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 15The eight, to Ieshaiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 16The ninth, to Mattaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 17The tenth, to Shimei, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 18The eleuenth, to Azareel, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 19The twelft, to Ashabiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 20The thirteenth, to Shubael, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 21The fourtenth, to Mattithiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 22The fifteenth, to Ierimoth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 23The sixteenth, to Hananiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 24The seuenteenth, to Ioshbekashah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 25The eighteenth, to Hanani, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 26The ninteenth, to Mallothi, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 27The twentieth, to Eliathah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 28The one and twentieth, to Hothir, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 29The two and twentieth, to Giddalti, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 30The three and twentieth, to Mahazioth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 31The foure and twentieth, to Romamti-ezer, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

26Concerning the diuisions of the porters, of the Korhites, Meshelemiah the sonne of Kore of the sonnes of Asaph. 2And the sonnes of Meshelemiah, Zechariah the eldest, Iediael the seconde, Zebadiah the third, Iathniel the fourth, 3Elam the fift, Ichohanan the sixt, and Eliehoenai the seuenth. 4And the sonnes of Obed Edom, Shemaiah the eldest, Iehozabad the second, Ioah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fift, 5Ammiel the sixt, Issachar the seuenth, Peulthai the eight: for God had blessed him. 6And to Shemaiah his sonne, were sonnes borne, that ruled in the house of their father, for they were men of might. 7The sonnes of Shemaiah were Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad and his brethren, strong men: Elihu also, and Semachiah. 8All these were of the sonnes of Obed Edom, they and their sonnes and their brethren mightie and strong to serue, euen three score and two of Obed Edom. 9And of Meshelemiah sonnes and brethren, eighteene mightie men. 10And of Hosah of the sonnes of Merari, the sonnes were Shuri the chiefe, and (though he was not the eldest, yet his father made him the chiefe) 11Helkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth: all the sonnes and the brethren of Hosa were thirteene. 12Of these were the diuisions of the porters of the chiefe men, hauing the charge against their brethren, to serue in the house of the Lord. 13And they cast lottes both small and great for the house of their fathers, for euery gate. 14And the lot on the East side fel to Shelemiah: then they cast lottes for Zechariah his sonne a wise couseller, and his lot came out Northward: 15To Obed Edom Southwarde, and to his sonnes the house of Asuppim: 16To Shuppim and to Hosah Westwarde with the gate of Shallecheth by the paued streete that goeth vpward, warde ouer against warde. 17Eastward were sixe Leuites, and Northwarde foure a day, and Southward foure a day, and toward Asuppim two and two. 18In Parbar towarde the West were foure by the paued streete, and two in Parbar. 19These are the diuisions of the porters of the sonnes of Kore, and of the sonnes of Merari. 20And of the Leuites. Ahiiah was ouer the treasures of the house of God, and ouer the treasures of the dedicate things. 21Of the sonnes of Laadan the sonnes of the Gershunnites descending of Laadan, the chiefe fathers of Laadan were Gershunni and Iehieli. 22The sonnes of Iehieli were Zethan and Ioel his brother, appoynted ouer the treasures of the house of the Lord. 23Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites and of the Ozielites. 24And Shebuel the sonne of Gershom, the sonne of Moses, a ruler ouer the treasures. 25And of his brethren which came of Eliezer, was Rehabiah his sonne, and Ieshaiah his sonne, and Ioram his sonne, and Zichri his sonne, and Shelomith his sonne. 26Which Shelomith and his brethren were ouer al the treasures of the dedicate things, which Dauid the King, and the chiefe fathers, the captaines ouer thousands, and hundreths, and the captaines of the armie had dedicated. 27(For of the battels and of the spoyles they did dedicate to maintaine the house of the Lord) 28And al that Samuel the Seer had dedicate and Saul the sonne of Kish and Abner the sonne of Ner, and Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah, and whosoeuer had dedicate any thing, it was vnder the hand of Shelomith, and his brethren. 29Of the Izharites was Chenaniah and his sonnes, for the busines without ouer Israel, for officers and for Iudges. 30Of the Hebronites, Ashabiah and his brethren, men of actiuitie, a thousande, and seuen hundreth were officers for Israel beyonde Iorden Westward, in all the busines of the Lord, and for the seruice of the King. 31Among the Hebronites was Iediiah the chiefest, euen the Hebronites by his generations according to the families. And in the fourtieth yere of the reigne of Dauid they were sought for: and there were founde among them men of actiuitie at Iazer in Gilead. 32And his brethren men of actiuitie, two thousand and seuen hundreth chiefe fathers, whom King Dauid made rulers ouer the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh, for euery matter perteining to God, and for the Kings busines.

27The children of Israel also after their nomber, euen the chiefe fathers and captaines of thousandes and of hundreths, and their officers that serued the King by diuers courses, which came and in went out, moneth by moneth throughout al the moneths of the yeere: in euery course were foure and twentie thousand. 2Ouer the first course for the first moneth was Iashobeam the sonne of Zabdiel: and in his course were foure and twentie thousand. 3Of the sonnes of Perez was the chiefe ouer all the princes of the armies for the first moneth. 4And ouer the course of the second moneth was Dodai, an Ahohite, and this was his course, and Mikloth was a captaine, and in his course were foure and twentie thousand. 5The captaine of the thirde hoste for the third moneth was Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada the chiefe Priest: and in his course were foure and twentie thousand. 6This Benaiah was mightie among thirtie and aboue the thirtie, and in his course was Amizabad his sonne. 7The fourth for the fourth moneth was Asahel the brother of Ioab, and Zebadiah his sonne after him: and in his course were foure and twentie thousand. 8The fift for ye fift moneth was prince Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course foure and twentie thousand. 9The sixt for the sixt moneth was Ira the sonne of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course foure and twentie thousand. 10The seuenth for the seuenth moneth was Helez the Pelonite, of the sonnes of Ephraim: and in his course foure and twentie thousand. 11The eight for the eight moneth was Sibbecai the Hushathite of the Zarhites: and in his course foure and twentie thousand. 12The ninth for the ninth moneth was Abiezer the Anethothite of the sonnes of Iemini: and in his course foure and twentie thousand. 13The tenth for the tenth moneth was Maharai, the Netophathite of the Zarhites: and in his course foure and twentie thousand. 14The eleueth for the eleuenth moneth was Benaiah the Pirathonite of the sonnes of Ephraim: and in his course foure and twentie thousand. 15The twelft for the twelft moneth was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course foure and twentie thousand. 16Moreouer the rulers ouer the tribes of Israel were these: ouer the Reubenites was ruler, Eliezer the sonne of Zichri: ouer the Shimeonites, Shephatiah the sonne of Maachah: 17Ouer the Leuites, Hashabiah the sonne of Remuel: ouer them of Aharon, and Zadok: 18Ouer Iudah, Elihu of the brethren of Dauid: ouer Issachar, Omri the sonne of Michael: 19Ouer Zebulun, Ishmaiah the sonne of Obadiah: ouer Naphtali, Ierimoth the sonne of Azriel: 20Ouer the sonnes of Ephraim, Hoshea the sonne of Azazziah: ouer the halfe tribe of Manasseh, Ioel the sonne of Pedaiah: 21Ouer the other halfe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the sonne of Zechariah: ouer Beniamin, Iaasiel the sonne of Abner: 22Ouer Dan, Azariel the sonne of Ieroham. these are the princes of the tribes of Israel. 23But Dauid tooke not the nober of them from twentie yeere olde and vnder, because the Lord had sayde that he would increase Israel like vnto the starres of the heauens. 24And Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah beganne to nomber: but hee finished it not, because there came wrath for it against Israel, neither was the nomber put into the Chronicles of King Dauid. 25And ouer the Kings treasures was Azmaueth the sonne of Adiel: and ouer the treasures in the fieldes, in the cities and in the villages and in the towers was Iehonathan the sonne of Vzziah: 26And ouer the workemen in the fielde that tilled the ground, was Ezri the sonne of Chelub: 27And ouer them that dressed the vines, was Shimei the Ramathite: and ouer that which apperteined to the vines, and ouer the store of the wine was Sabdi the Shiphmite: 28And ouer the oliue trees and mulberie trees that were in the valleys, was Baal Hanan the Gederite: and ouer the store of the oyle was Ioash: 29And ouer the oxen that fed in Sharon, was Shetrai the Sharonite: and ouer the oxen in the valleyes was Shaphat the sonne of Adlai: 30And ouer the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite: and ouer the asses was Iehdeiah the Meronothite: 31And ouer the sheepe was Iaziz the Hagerite: all these were the rulers of the substance that was King Dauids. 32And Iehonathan Dauids vncle a man of counsell and vnderstanding (for he was a scribe) and Iehiel the sonne of Hachmoni were with the Kings sonnes. 33And Ahitophel was the Kings counseller, and Hushai the Archite the Kings friend. 34And after Ahitophel was Iehoiada the sonne of Benaiah and Abiathar: and captaine of the Kings armie was Ioab.

28Nowe Dauid assembled all the princes of Israel: the princes of the tribes, and the captaines of the bandes that serued the King, and the captaines of thousands and the captaines of hundreths, and the rulers of all the substance and possession of the King, and of his sonnes, with the eunuches, and the mightie, and all the men of power, vnto Ierusalem. 2And King Dauid stoode vp vpon his feete; and saide, Heare ye me, my brethren and my people: I purposed to haue buylt an house of rest for the Arke of the couenant of the Lord, and for a footestoole of our God, and haue made ready for the building, 3But God sayde vnto me, Thou shalt not buylde an house for my Name, because thou hast bene a man of warre, and hast shed blood. 4Yet as the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father, to be King ouer Israel for euer (for in Iudah woulde he chuse a prince, and of the house of Iudah is the house of my father, and among the sonnes of my father he delited in me to make me King ouer all Israel) 5So of all my sonnes (for the Lord hath giuen me many sonnes) he hath euen chosen Salomon my sonne to sit vpon the throne of the kingdome of the Lord ouer Israel. 6And he sayd vnto me, Salomon thy sonne, he shall build mine house and my courtes: for I haue chosen him to be my sonne, and I will be his father. 7I will stablish therefore his kingdome for euer, if he endeuour himselfe to do my commandements, and my iudgements, as this day. 8Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the Congregation of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keepe and seeke for all the commandements of the Lord your God, that ye may possesse this good lande, and leaue it for an inheritance for your children after you for euer. 9And thou, Salomon my sonne, know thou the God of thy father, and serue him with a perfit heart, and with a willing minde: For the Lord searcheth all hearts, and vnderstandeth all the imaginations of thoughts: if thou seeke him, he will be found of thee, but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for euer. 10Take heede now, for the Lord hath chosen thee to buylde the house of the Sanctuarie: be strong therefore, and doe it. 11Then Dauid gaue to Salomon his sonne the paterne of the porch and of the houses thereof, and of the closets thereof, and of the galleries thereof, and of the chambers thereof that are within, and of the house of the mercieseate, 12And the paterne of all that he had in his minde for the courtes of the house of the Lord, and for all the chambers round about, for the treasures of the house of God, and for the treasures of the dedicate things, 13And for the courses of the Priestes, and of the Leuites, and for all the woorke for the seruice of the house of the Lord, and for all the vessels of the ministerie of the house of the Lord. 14He gaue of golde by weight, for the vessels of gold, for all the vessels of all maner of seruice, and all the vessels of siluer by weight, for all maner vessels of all maner of seruice. 15The weight also of golde for the candlestickes, and gold for their lampes, with the weight for euery candlesticke, and for the lampes thereof, and for the candlestickes of siluer by the weight of the candlesticke, and the lampes thereof, according to the vse of euery candlesticke, 16And the weight of the gold for the tables of shewbread, for euery table, and siluer for the tables of siluer, 17And pure golde for the fleshhookes, and the bowles, and plates, and for basens, golde in weight for euery basen, and for siluer basens, by weight for euery basen, 18And for the altar of incense, pure golde by weight, and golde for the paterne of the charet of the Cherubs that spread themselues, and couered the Arke of the couenant of the Lord: 19All, said he, by writing sent to me by the hand of the Lord, which made me vnderstand all the workemanship of the paterne. 20And Dauid said to Salomon his sonne, Be strong, and of a valiant courage and doe it: feare not, nor be afraide: for the Lord God, euen my God is with thee: he will not leaue thee nor forsake thee till thou hast finished all the worke for the seruice of the house of the Lord. 21Beholde also, the companies of the Priests and the Leuites for all the seruice of the house of God, euen they shall be with thee for the whole worke, with euery free heart that is skilfull in any maner of seruice. The princes also and all the people will be wholy at thy commandement.

29Moreouer Dauid the King sayde vnto all the Congregation, God hath chosen Salomon mine onely sonne yong and tender, and the worke is great: for this house is not for man, but for the Lord God. 2Now I haue prepared with all my power for the house of my God, golde for vessels of golde, and siluer for them of siluer, and brasse for things of brasse, yron for things of yron, and wood for things of wood, and onix stones, and stones to be set, and carbuncle stones and of diuers colours, and all precious stones, and marble stones in aboundance. 3Moreouer, because I haue delite in the house of my God, I haue of mine owne golde and siluer, which I haue giuen to the house of my God, beside all that I haue prepared for the house of the Sanctuarie, 4Euen three thousand talents of gold of the golde of Ophir, and seuen thousand talents of fined siluer to ouerlay the walles of the houses. 5The golde for the things of golde, and the siluer for things of siluer, and for all the worke by the handes of artificers: and who is willing to fill his hand to day vnto the Lord? 6So the princes of the families, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captaines of thousands and of hundreths, with the rulers of the Kings worke, offred willingly, 7And they gaue for the seruice of the house of God fiue thousande talents of golde, and ten thousand pieces, and ten thousand talents of siluer, and eighteene thousand talents of brasse, and one hundreth thousand talents of yron. 8And they with whom precious stones were found, gaue them to the treasure of ye house of the Lord, by the hand of Iehiel the Gershunnite. 9And the people reioyced when they offred willingly: for they offred willingly vnto ye Lord, with a perfite heart. And Dauid the King also reioyced with great ioy. 10Therefore Dauid blessed the Lord before all the Congregation, and Dauid sayde, Blessed be thou, O Lord God, of Israel our father, for euer and euer. 11Thine, O Lord, is greatnesse and power, and glory, and victorie and praise: for all that is in heauen and in earth is thine: thine is the kingdome, O Lord, and thou excellest as head ouer all. 12Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest ouer all, and in thine hand is power and strength, and in thine hande it is to make great, and to giue strength vnto all. 13Now therefore our God, we thanke thee, and prayse thy glorious Name. 14But who am I, and what is my people, that we shoulde be able to offer willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee: and of thine owne hand we haue giuen thee. 15For we are stragers before thee, and soiourners, like all our fathers: our dayes are like ye shadowe vpon the earth, and there is none abiding. 16O Lord our God, all this abundance that we haue prepared to buylde thee an house for thine holy Name, is of thine hand and all is thine. 17I knowe also, my God, that thou tryest the heart, and hast pleasure in righteousnesse: I haue offred willingly in the vprightnesse of mine heart all these things: now also haue I seene thy people which are found here, to offer vnto thee willingly with ioy. 18O Lord God of Abraham, Izhak and Israel our fathers, keepe this for euer in the purpose, and the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their hearts vnto thee. 19And giue vnto Salomon my sonne a perfit heart to keepe thy commandements, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to doe all things, and to builde the house which I haue prepared. 20And Dauid said to all the Congregation, Now blesse the Lord your God. And all the Congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed downe their heads, and worshipped the Lord and the King. 21And they offred sacrifices vnto the Lord, and on the morowe after that day, they offered burnt offrings vnto the Lord, euen a thousande yong bullocks, a thousand rammes and a thousand sheepe, with their drinke offrings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. 22And they did eate and drinke before the Lord the same day with great ioy, and they made Salomon the sonne of Dauid King the seconde time, and anoynted him prince before the Lord, and Zadok for the hie Priest. 23So Salomon sate on the throne of the Lord, as King in steade of Dauid his father, and prospered: and all Israel obeyed him. 24And all the princes and men of power, and all the sonnes of King Dauid submitted them selues vnder King Salomon. 25And the Lord magnified Salomon in dignitie, in the sight of all Israel, and gaue him so glorious a kingdome, as no King had before him in Israel. 26Thus Dauid the sonne of Ishai reigned ouer all Israel. 27And the space that he reigned ouer Israel, was fourtie yeere: seuen yeere reigned he in Hebron, and three and thirtie yeere reigned he in Ierusalem: 28And he dyed in a good age, full of dayes, riches and honour, and Salomon his sonne reigned in his steade. 29Concerning the actes of Dauid the King first and last, behold, they are written in the booke of Samuel the Seer, and in the booke of Nathan the Prophet, and in the booke of Gad the Seer, 30With all his reigne and his power, and times that went ouer him, and ouer Israel and ouer all the kingdomes of the earth.