\NormalFont\ShortTitle{1 Chronicles}
{\MT The First Book of Chronicles

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Adam,
Seth,
Enosh;
\VS{2}Kenan,
Mahalalel,
Jared,
\VS{3}Enoch,
Methuselah,
Lamech;
\VS{4}Noah,
Shem,
Ham,
and
Japheth.
\VS{5}The
sons
of
Japheth:
Gomer
and
Magog
and
Madai
and
Javan
and
Tubal
and
Meshech
and
Tiras.
\VS{6}And
the
sons
of
Gomer:
Ashkenaz
and Diphath
and
Togarmah.
\VS{7}And
the
sons
of
Javan:
Elishah
and
Tarshish,
Kittim
and Rodanim.
\VS{8}The
sons
of
Ham:
Cush
and
Egypt,
Put
and
Canaan.
\VS{9}And
the
sons
of
Cush:
Seba
and
Havilah
and
Sabta
and
Raama
and
Sabteca.
And
the
sons
of
Raamah:
Sheba
and
Dedan.
\VS{10}And
Cush
was
the
father
of
Nimrod:
he
was
the first
to
be
a
great
man
in
the
earth.
\VS{11}And
Egypt
was
the
father
of
the
Ludim
and
the
Anamim
and
the
Lehabim
and
the
Naphtuhim
\VS{12}And
the
Pathrusim
and
the
Casluhim
and
the
Caphtorim (from
whom
came
the
Philistines).
\VS{13}And
Canaan
was
the
father
of Zidon,
his
oldest son,
and
Heth,
\VS{14}And
the
Jebusite
and
the
Amorite
and
the
Girgashite,
\VS{15}And
the
Hivite
and
the
Arkite
and
the
Sinite,
\VS{16}And
the
Arvadite
and
the
Zemarite
and
the
Hamathite.
\VS{17}The
sons
of
Shem:
Elam
and
Asshur
and
Arpachshad
and
Lud
and
Aram
and
Uz
and
Hul
and
Gether
and
Meshech.
\VS{18}And
Arpachshad
was
the
father
of
Shelah,
and
Shelah
was
the
father
of
Eber.
\VS{19}And
Eber
had
two
sons:
the
name
of
the
one
was
Peleg,
because
in
his
days
a division
was made
of
the
earth;
and
his brother's
name
was
Joktan.
\VS{20}And
Joktan
was
the
father
of
Almodad
and
Sheleph
and
Hazarmaveth
and
Jerah
\VS{21}And
Hadoram
and
Uzal
and
Diklah
\VS{22}And
Ebal
and
Abimael
and
Sheba
\VS{23}And
Ophir
and
Havilah
and
Jobab.
All
these
were
the
sons
of
Joktan.
\VS{24}Shem,
Arpachshad,
Shelah,
\VS{25}Eber,
Peleg,
Reu,
\VS{26}Serug,
Nahor,
Terah,
\VS{27}Abram (that
is
Abraham).
\VS{28}The
sons
of
Abraham:
Isaac
and
Ishmael.
\VS{29}These
are their
generations:
the
oldest son
of
Ishmael,
Nebaioth;
then
Kedar
and
Adbeel
and
Mibsam,
\VS{30}Mishma
and
Dumah,
Massa,
Hadad
and
Tema,
\VS{31}Jetur,
Naphish,
and
Kedemah.
These
are
the
sons
of
Ishmael.
\VS{32}And
the
sons
of
Keturah, Abraham's servant-wife: she
was
the mother
of
Zimran
and
Jokshan
and
Medan
and
Midian
and
Ishbak
and
Shuah.
And
the
sons
of
Jokshan:
Sheba
and
Dedan.
\VS{33}And
the
sons
of
Midian:
Ephah
and
Epher
and
Hanoch
and
Abida
and
Eldaah.
All
these
were
the
sons
of
Keturah.
\VS{34}And
Abraham
was
the
father
of
Isaac.
The
sons
of
Isaac:
Esau
and
Israel.
\VS{35}The
sons
of
Esau:
Eliphaz,
Reuel
and
Jeush
and
Jalam
and
Korah.
\VS{36}The
sons
of
Eliphaz:
Teman
and
Omar,
Zephi
and
Gatam,
Kenaz
and
Timna
and
Amalek.
\VS{37}The
sons
of
Reuel:
Nahath,
Zerah,
Shammah
and
Mizzah.
\VS{38}And
the
sons
of
Seir:
Lotan
and
Shobal
and
Zibeon
and
Anah
and
Dishon
and
Ezer
and
Dishan.
\VS{39}And
the
sons
of
Lotan:
Hori
and
Homam;
and
Timna
was Lotan's
sister.
\VS{40}The
sons
of
Shobal:
Alian
and
Manahath
and
Ebal,
Shephi
and
Onam.
And
the
sons
of
Zibeon:
Aiah
and
Anah.
\VS{41}The
sons
of
Anah:
Dishon.
And
the
sons
of
Dishon:
Hamran
and
Eshban
and
Ithran
and
Cheran.
\VS{42}The
sons
of
Ezer:
Bilhan
and
Zaavan,
Jaakan.
The
sons
of
Dishan:
Uz
and
Aran.
\VS{43}Now
these
are
the
kings
who
were ruling
in
the
land
of
Edom,
before
there
was
any
king
over
Israel:
Bela,
the
son
of
Beor;
his
town
was
named
Dinhabah.
\VS{44}At
his
death,
Jobab,
the
son
of
Zerah
of
Bozrah,
became
king
in
his
place.
\VS{45}At
the
death
of
Jobab,
Husham,
from
the
land
of
the
Temanites,
became
king
in
his
place.
\VS{46}And
at
the
death
of
Husham,
Hadad,
the
son
of
Bedad,
who overcame
Midian
in
the
field
of
Moab,
became
king;
his
town
was
named
Avith.
\VS{47}And
at
the
death
of
Hadad,
Samlah
of
Masrekah
became
king
in
his
place.
\VS{48}And
at
the
death
of
Samlah,
Shaul
of
Rehoboth
by
the
river
became
king
in
his
place,
\VS{49}And
at
the
death
of
Shaul,
Baal-hanan,
the
son
of
Achbor,
became
king
in
his
place.
\VS{50}And
at
the
death
of
Baal-hanan,
Hadad
became
king
in
his
place;
his
town
was
named
Pai,
and
his wife's
name
was
Mehetabel,
the
daughter
of
Matred,
the
daughter
of Me-zahab.
\VS{51}And
Hadad
came
to
his end.
Now
the chiefs
of
Edom
were:
the
chief
of
Timna,
the
chief
of
Aliah,
the
chief
of
Jetheth,
\VS{52}The
chief of
Oholibamah,
the
chief of
Elah,
the
chief of
Pinon,
\VS{53}The
chief of
Kenaz, the
chief of
Teman, the
chief of
Mibzar,
\VS{54}The
chief
of
Magdiel,
the
chief
of
Iram.
These
are
the chiefs
of
Edom.

\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}These
are
the
sons
of
Israel:
Reuben,
Simeon,
Levi
and
Judah,
Issachar
and
Zebulun;
\VS{2}Dan,
Joseph
and
Benjamin,
Naphtali,
Gad
and
Asher.
\VS{3}The
sons
of
Judah:
Er
and
Onan
and
Shelah;
these
three
were
his
sons
by Bathshua,
the
Canaanite
woman.
And
Er, Judah's
oldest
son, did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord;
and
he
put
him
to
death.
\VS{4}And
Tamar,
his
daughter-in-law,
had
Perez
and
Zerah
by
him.
All
the
sons
of
Judah
were
five.
\VS{5}The
sons
of
Perez:
Hezron
and
Hamul.
\VS{6}And
the
sons
of
Zerah:
Zimri
and
Ethan
and
Heman
and
Calcol
and
Dara;
five
of
them.
\VS{7}And
the
sons
of
Carmi:
Achan,
the
troubler
of
Israel,
who
did wrong about
the cursed thing.
\VS{8}And
the
son
of
Ethan:
Azariah.
\VS{9}And
the
sons
of
Hezron,
the
offspring
of
his body:
Jerahmeel
and
Ram
and
Chelubai.
\VS{10}And
Ram
was
the
father
of
Amminadab;
and
Amminadab
was
the
father
of
Nahshon, chief
of
the
children
of
Judah;
\VS{11}And
Nahshon
was
the
father
of
Salma,
and
Salma
was
the
father
of
Boaz,
\VS{12}And
Boaz
was
the
father
of
Obed,
and
Obed
was
the
father
of
Jesse,
\VS{13}And
Jesse
was
the
father
of
Eliab,
his
oldest son,
and
Abinadab,
the
second,
and
Shimea,
the
third,
\VS{14}Nethanel,
the
fourth,
Raddai,
the
fifth,
\VS{15}Ozem,
the
sixth,
David,
the
seventh;
\VS{16}And their
sisters
were
Zeruiah
and
Abigail.
And
Zeruiah
had
three
sons:
Abishai
and
Joab
and
Asahel.
\VS{17}And
Abigail
was
the mother
of
Amasa;
and
the
father
of
Amasa
was
Jether
the
Ishmaelite.
\VS{18}And
Caleb,
the
son
of
Hezron,
had
children
by
Azubah
his
wife,
the daughter
of
Jerioth;
and
these
were
her
sons:
Jesher
and
Shobab
and
Ardon.
\VS{19}And after
the
death
of
Azubah,
Caleb
took
as
his wife
Ephrath,
who
was
the mother
of
Hur.
\VS{20}And
Hur
was
the
father
of
Uri;
and
Uri
was
the
father
of
Bezalel.
\VS{21}And
after
that,
Hezron
had
connection
with
the
daughter
of
Machir,
the
father
of
Gilead, whom
he
took
as
his wife
when
he
was
sixty
years
old;
and
she
had
Segub
by
him.
\VS{22}And
Segub
was
the
father
of
Jair,
who
had twenty-three
towns
in
the
land
of
Gilead.
\VS{23}And
Geshur
and
Aram
took
the tent-towns
of
Jair
from
them,
with
Kenath
and
the small
places round
it,
even
sixty
towns.
All
these
were
the
sons
of
Machir,
the
father
of
Gilead.
\VS{24}And
after
the
death
of
Hezron,
Caleb
had
connection
with Ephrath,
his
father Hezron's
wife,
and
she
gave
birth
to
his son Asshur,
the
father
of
Tekoa.
\VS{25}And
the
sons
of
Jerahmeel,
the
oldest
son
of
Hezron,
were
Ram,
the
oldest,
and
Bunah
and
Oren
and
Ozem
and
Ahijah.
\VS{26}And
Jerahmeel
had
another
wife,
whose
name
was
Atarah:
she
was
the
mother
of
Onam.
\VS{27}And
the
sons
of
Ram,
the
oldest
son
of
Jerahmeel,
were
Maaz
and
Jamin
and
Eker.
\VS{28}And
the
sons
of
Onam
were
Shammai
and
Jada;
and
the
sons
of
Shammai:
Nadab
and
Abishur.
\VS{29}And
the
name
of Abishur's
wife
was
Abihail;
and she
had
Ahban
and Molid
by
him.
\VS{30}And
the
sons
of
Nadab:
Seled
and
Appaim;
but
Seled came
to
his end
without
sons.
\VS{31}And
the
sons
of
Appaim:
Ishi.
And
the
sons
of
Ishi:
Sheshan.
And
the
sons
of
Sheshan:
Ahlai.
\VS{32}And
the
sons
of
Jada,
the
brother
of
Shammai:
Jether
and
Jonathan;
and
Jether came
to
his end
without
sons.
\VS{33}And
the
sons
of
Jonathan:
Peleth
and
Zaza.
These
were
the
sons
of
Jerahmeel.
\VS{34}Now
Sheshan
had
no
sons,
but
only
daughters.
And
Sheshan
had
an
Egyptian
servant,
whose
name
was
Jarha.
\VS{35}And
Sheshan
gave
his
daughter
to
Jarha,
his
servant,
as
a
wife;
and she
had
Attai
by
him.
\VS{36}And
Attai
was
the
father
of
Nathan,
and
Nathan
was
the
father
of
Zabad,
\VS{37}And
Zabad
was
the
father
of
Ephlal,
and
Ephlal
was
the
father
of
Obed,
\VS{38}And
Obed
was
the
father
of
Jehu,
and
Jehu
was
the
father
of
Azariah,
\VS{39}And
Azariah
was
the
father
of
Helez,
and
Helez
was
the
father
of
Eleasah,
\VS{40}And
Eleasah
was
the
father
of
Sismai,
and
Sismai
was
the
father
of
Shallum,
\VS{41}And
Shallum
was
the
father
of
Jekamiah,
and
Jekamiah
was
the
father
of
Elishama.
\VS{42}And
the
sons
of
Caleb,
the
brother
of
Jerahmeel,
were
Mareshah,
his
oldest
son,
who
was
the
father
of
Ziph
and
Hebron.
\VS{43}And
the
sons
of
Hebron:
Korah
and
Tappuah
and
Rekem
and
Shema.
\VS{44}And
Shema
was
the
father
of
Raham,
the
father
of
Jorkeam,
and
Rekem
was
the
father
of
Shammai.
\VS{45}And
the
son
of
Shammai
was
Maon;
and
Maon
was
the
father
of
Beth-zur.
\VS{46}And
Ephah, Caleb's servant-wife,
had
Haran
and
Moza
and
Gazez;
and
Haran
was
the
father
of
Gazez.
\VS{47}And
the
sons
of
Jahdai:
Regem
and
Jotham
and
Geshan
and
Pelet
and
Ephah
and
Shaaph.
\VS{48}Maacah, Caleb's servant-wife,
was
the mother
of
Sheber
and
Tirhanah,
\VS{49}And
Shaaph,
the
father
of
Madmannah,
Sheva,
the
father
of
Machbena
and
the
father
of
Gibea;
and Caleb's
daughter
was
Achsah. These
were
the
sons
of
Caleb.
\VS{50}The
sons
of
Hur,
the
oldest
son
of
Ephrathah;
Shobal,
the
father
of
Kiriath-jearim,
\VS{51}Salma,
the
father
of Beth-lehem,
Hareph,
the
father
of
Beth-gader.
\VS{52}And
Shobal,
the
father
of
Kiriath-jearim,
had
sons:
Haroeh, half
of
the Manahathites.
\VS{53}And
the
families
of
Kiriath-jearim:
the
Ithrites
and
the
Puthites
and
the
Shumathites
and
the
Mishraites;
from
them
came
the
Zorathites
and
the
Eshtaolites.
\VS{54}The
sons
of
Salma: Beth-lehem
and
the
Netophathites,
Atroth-beth-Joab
and half
of
the Manahathites,
the
Zorites.
\VS{55}And
the
families
of
scribes
who
were
living
at
Jabez:
the
Tirathites,
the
Shimeathites,
the
Sucathites.
These
are
the
Kenites,
the offspring
of
Hammath,
the
father
of
the
family
of
Rechab.

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
these
were David's
sons,
whose
birth
took
place
in
Hebron:
the
oldest
Amnon,
by
Ahinoam
of Jezreel;
the
second
Daniel,
by
Abigail
the Carmelite woman;
\VS{2}The
third
Absalom,
the
son
of
Maacah,
the
daughter
of
Talmai,
king
of
Geshur;
the
fourth
Adonijah,
the
son
of
Haggith;
\VS{3}The
fifth
Shephatiah,
by
Abital;
the
sixth
Ithream,
by
Eglah his
wife.
\VS{4}He
had
six
sons
in
Hebron;
he
was ruling
there
for
seven
years
and
six
months,
and
in
Jerusalem
for
thirty-three
years.
\VS{5}And
in
Jerusalem
he
had
four
sons,
Shimea
and
Shobab
and
Nathan
and
Solomon,
by
Bath-shua,
the
daughter
of
Ammiel;
\VS{6}And
Ibhar
and
Elishama
and
Eliphelet
\VS{7}And
Nogah
and
Nepheg
and
Japhia
\VS{8}And
Elishama
and
Eliada
and
Eliphelet,
nine.
\VS{9}All
these
were
the
sons
of
David,
in addition
to
the
sons
of
his servant-wives;
and
Tamar
was
their
sister.
\VS{10}And Solomon's
son
was
Rehoboam,
Abijah
was
his
son,
Asa
his
son,
Jehoshaphat
his
son,
\VS{11}Joram
his
son,
Ahaziah
his
son,
Joash
his
son,
\VS{12}Amaziah
his
son,
Azariah
his
son,
Jotham
his
son,
\VS{13}Ahaz
his
son,
Hezekiah
his
son,
Manasseh
his
son,
\VS{14}Amon
his
son,
Josiah
his
son.
\VS{15}And
the
sons
of
Josiah:
the
oldest
Johanan,
the
second
Jehoiakim,
the
third
Zedekiah,
the
fourth
Shallum.
\VS{16}And
the
sons
of
Jehoiakim:
Jeconiah
his
son,
Zedekiah
his
son.
\VS{17}And
the
sons
of
Jeconiah,
who
was taken prisoner:
Shealtiel
his
son,
\VS{18}And
Malchiram
and
Pedaiah
and
Shenazzar,
Jekamiah,
Hoshama
and
Nedabiah.
\VS{19}And
the
sons
of
Pedaiah:
Zerubbabel
and
Shimei;
and
the
sons
of
Zerubbabel:
Meshullam
and
Hananiah;
and
Shelomith
was their
sister;
\VS{20}And
Hashubah
and
Ohel
and
Berechiah
and
Hasadiah,
Jushab-hesed,
five.
\VS{21}And
the
sons
of
Hananiah:
Pelatiah
and
Jeshaiah;
the
sons
of
Rephaiah,
the
sons
of
Arnan,
the
sons
of
Obadiah,
the
sons
of
Shecaniah.
\VS{22}And
the
sons
of
Shecaniah:
Shemaiah;
and
the
sons
of
Shemaiah:
Hattush
and
Igal
and
Bariah
and
Neariah
and
Shaphat,
six.
\VS{23}And
the
sons
of
Neariah:
Elioenai
and
Hizkiah
and
Azrikam,
three.
\VS{24}And
the
sons
of
Elioenai:
Hodaviah
and
Eliashib
and
Pelaiah
and
Akkub
and
Johanan
and
Delaiah
and
Anani,
seven.

\par }\Chap{4}{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
sons
of
Judah:
Perez,
Hezron
and
Carmi
and
Hur
and
Shobal.
\VS{2}And
Reaiah,
the
son
of
Shobal,
was
the
father
of
Jahath;
and
Jahath
was
the
father
of
Ahumai
and
Lahad.
These
are
the
families
of
the
Zorathites.
\VS{3}And
these
were
the
sons
of Hur,
the
father
of
Etam:
Jezreel
and
Ishma
and
Idbash,
and
the
name
of their
sister
was
Hazzelelponi;
\VS{4}And
Penuel,
the
father
of
Gedor,
and
Ezer,
the
father
of
Hushah.
These
are
the
sons
of
Hur,
the
oldest
son
of
Ephrathah,
the
father
of Beth-lehem.
\VS{5}And
Ashhur,
the
father
of
Tekoa,
had
two
wives,
Helah
and
Naarah.
\VS{6}And
Naarah
had
Ahuzzam
by
him,
and
Hepher
and
Temeni
and
Haahashtari.
These
were
the
sons
of
Naarah.
\VS{7}And
the
sons
of
Helah
were
Zereth,
Izhar
and
Ethnan.
\VS{8}And
Koz
was
the
father
of
Anub
and
Zobebah,
and
the
families
of
Aharhel
the
son
of
Harum.
\VS{9}And
Jabez
was honoured
more
than
his
brothers;
but
his
mother
had
given
him
the
name
Jabez,
saying,
Because
I
gave
birth
to
him
with sorrow.
\VS{10}And
Jabez
made
a prayer
to
the
God
of
Israel,
saying,
If
only
you
would
truly
give
me
a
blessing,
and
make wider
the limits
of
my
land,
and
let
your
hand
be
with
me,
and
keep
me
from
evil,
so
that
I
may
not
be troubled
by
it!
And
God
gave
him
his desire.
\VS{11}And
Chelub,
the
brother
of
Shuhah,
was
the
father
of
Mehir,
who
was
the
father
of
Eshton.
\VS{12}And
Eshton
was
the
father
of Bethrapha
and
Paseah
and
Tehinnah,
the
father
of
Ir-nahash.
These
are
the
men
of Recah.
\VS{13}And
the
sons
of
Kenaz:
Othniel
and
Seraiah;
and
the
sons
of
Othniel:
Hathath.
\VS{14}And
Meonothai
was
the
father
of
Ophrah;
and
Seraiah
was
the
father
of
Joab,
the
father
of Ge-harashim;
they
were expert workmen.
\VS{15}And
the
sons
of
Caleb,
the
son
of
Jephunneh:
Iru,
Elah,
and
Naam;
and
the
son
of
Elah:
Kenaz.
\VS{16}And
the
sons
of
Jehallelel:
Ziph
and
Ziphah,
Tiria
and
Asarel.
\VS{17}And
the
sons
of
Ezrah:
Jether
and
Mered
and
Epher
and
Jalon;
and these
are
the
sons
of Bithiah,
the daughter
of Pharaoh,
the wife
of
Mered.
And she became
the mother
of
Miriam
and
Shammai
and
Ishbah,
the
father
of
Eshtemoa.
\VS{18}And
his
wife,
a
woman
of
the tribe
of Judah,
became
the mother
of
Jered,
the
father
of
Gedor,
and
Heber,
the
father
of
Soco,
and
Jekuthiel,
the
father
of
Zanoah.
\VS{19}And
the
sons
of
the
wife
of
Hodiah,
the
sister
of
Naham,
were
the
father
of
Keilah
the
Garmite,
and
Eshtemoa
the
Maacathite.
\VS{20}And
the
sons
of
Shimon:
Amnon
and
Rinnah,
Ben-hanan
and
Tilon.
And
the
sons
of
Ishi:
Zoheth;
and
the
son
of
Zoheth. ...
\VS{21}The
sons
of
Shelah,
the
son
of
Judah:
Er,
the
father
of
Lecah,
and
Laadah,
the
father
of
Mareshah,
and
the
families
of
those
who made delicate
linen,
of
the
family
of Ashbea;
\VS{22}And
Jokim,
and
the
men
of
Cozeba,
and
Joash
and
Saraph,
who
were rulers
in
Moab,
and
went back
to Beth-lehem.
And
the
records
are very old.
\VS{23}These
were
the
potters,
and
the
people
living
among planted fields
with
walls round
them;
they
were
there
to do
the king's
work.
\VS{24}The
sons
of
Simeon:
Nemuel
and
Jamin,
Jarib,
Zerah,
Shaul;
\VS{25}Shallum
his
son,
Mibsam
his
son,
Mishma
his
son.
\VS{26}And
the
sons
of
Mishma: Hammuel
his
son,
Zaccur
his
son,
Shimei
his
son.
\VS{27}And
Shimei
had
sixteen
sons
and
six
daughters,
but
his
brothers
had
only
a small
number
of
children,
and
their
family
was
not
as fertile
as
the
children
of
Judah.
\VS{28}And they
were
living
at Beer-sheba
and
Moladah
and
Hazar-shual,
\VS{29}And at
Bilhah, and at
Ezem, and at
Tolad,
\VS{30}And at
Bethuel,
and at
Hormah,
and at
Ziklag,
\VS{31}And
at
Beth-marcaboth,
and
at Hazarsusim,
and
at
Beth-biri,
and
at
Shaaraim.
These
were
their
towns
till
David
became
king.
\VS{32}And their small
towns were
Etam,
Ain,
Rimmon,
and
Tochen
and
Ashan,
five
towns;
\VS{33}And
all
the small
places
round
these
towns,
as
far
as Baalath-beer,
the high
place
of
the South.
These
were
their living-places,
and
they
have lists
of
their generations.
\VS{34}And
Meshobab
and
Jamlech
and
Joshah,
the
son
of
Amaziah,
\VS{35}And
Joel
and
Jehu,
the
son
of
Joshibiah,
the
son
of
Seraiah,
the
son
of
Asiel,
\VS{36}And
Elioenai
and
Jaakobah
and
Jeshohaiah
and
Asaiah
and
Adiel
and
Jesimiel
and
Benaiah,
\VS{37}And
Ziza,
the
son
of Shiphi,
the
son
of
Allon,
the
son
of
Jedaiah,
the
son
of
Shimri,
the
son
of
Shemaiah;
\VS{38}These,
whose
names
are given,
were
chiefs
in
their
families,
and
their
families
became very
great
in
number.
\VS{39}And
they went
to
the opening
into
Gedor,
as
far
as
the
east
side
of
the
valley,
in
search
of grass-land
for
their
flocks.
\VS{40}And
they
came
to
some
good
fertile grass-land,
in
a
wide
quiet
country
of peace-loving
people;
for
the
people
who
were
living
there
before
were
of
the offspring
of
Ham.
\VS{41}And
these
whose
names
are given
came
in
the
days
of
Hezekiah,
king
of
Judah,
and
made
an
attack
on
the
Meunim
who
were
living
there,
and
put
an end
to
them
to
this
day,
and
took
their
place,
because
there
was grass
there
for
their
flocks.
\VS{42}And
some
of
them,
five
hundred
of
the
sons
of
Simeon,
went
to
the hill-country
of
Seir,
with
Pelatiah
and
Neariah
and
Rephaiah
and
Uzziel,
the
sons
of
Ishi,
at
their
head.
\VS{43}And
they put
to death
the
rest
of
the
Amalekites
who
had got away safely,
and
made
it
their living-place
to
this
day.

\par }\Chap{5}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
the
sons
of
Reuben,
the
oldest
son
of
Israel, (for
he
was
the
oldest
son,
but,
because
he
made
his father's bride-bed unclean,
his
birthright
was
given
to
the
sons
of
Joseph,
the
son
of
Israel;
but
he
is
not
to
be
given
the
place
of
the
oldest.
\VS{2}Though
Judah became
stronger
than
his
brothers,
and
from
him came
the
ruler,
the
birthright
was Joseph's:)
\VS{3}The
sons
of
Reuben,
the
oldest
son
of
Israel:
Hanoch
and
Pallu,
Hezron
and
Carmi.
\VS{4}The
sons
of
Joel:
Shemaiah
his
son,
Gog
his
son,
Shimei
his
son,
\VS{5}Micah
his
son,
Reaiah
his
son,
Baal
his
son,
\VS{6}Beerah
his
son,
whom
Tiglath-pileser,
king
of
Assyria, took
away
as
a prisoner:
he
was chief
of
the
Reubenites.
\VS{7}And his
brothers
by their
families, when
the
list
of their
generations
was made up:
the
chief,
Jeiel,
and
Zechariah,
\VS{8}And
Bela,
the
son
of
Azaz,
the
son
of
Shema,
the
son
of
Joel,
who
was
living
in
Aroer,
as
far
as
Nebo
and
Baal-meon;
\VS{9}And
to
the
east
his limits
went
as
far
as
the starting
point
of
the waste
land, ending
at
the
river
Euphrates,
because
their
cattle
were
increased
in
number
in
the
land
of
Gilead.
\VS{10}And
in
the
days
of
Saul
they
made
war
on
the Hagarites,
and overcame
them;
and
they
put
up
their
tents
through
all
the
land
east
of
Gilead.
\VS{11}And
the
sons
of
Gad
were
living
opposite
to
them,
in
the
land
of
Bashan
as
far
as
Salecah:
\VS{12}Joel
the
chief,
and
Shapham
the
second,
and
Janai
and
Shaphat
in
Bashan;
\VS{13}And their
brothers,
the men
of their
family:
Michael
and
Meshullam
and
Sheba
and
Jorai
and
Jacan
and
Zia
and
Eber,
seven
of
them.
\VS{14}These
were
the
sons
of
Abihail,
the
son
of
Huri,
the
son
of
Jaroah,
the
son
of
Gilead,
the
son
of
Michael,
the
son
of
Jeshishai,
the
son
of
Jahdo,
the
son
of
Buz;
\VS{15}Ahi,
the
son
of
Abdiel,
the
son
of
Guni,
head
of their
families.
\VS{16}And
they
were
living
in
Gilead
in
Bashan,
in
its small
towns
and
in
all
the grass-land
of Sirion
as
far
as
its limits.
\VS{17}All
these
were
listed under
the names
of
their families,
in
the
time
of
Jotham,
king
of
Judah,
and
in
the
time
of
Jeroboam,
king
of
Israel.
\VS{18}There
were forty-four
thousand,
seven
hundred
and
sixty
of
the
sons
of
Reuben
and
of
the
Gadites
and
of
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh,
all
strong
men,
expert
in
the
use
of
the body-cover,
the
sword,
and
the
bow,
and
in
the art
of
war,
all
able
to
take
up arms.
\VS{19}And
they went
to
war
against
the Hagarites,
with
Jetur
and
Naphish
and
Nodab.
\VS{20}And
they
were
helped
against
them,
so
that
the Hagarites,
and
those
with
them,
were
given
into
their
power.
For
they
sent
up
prayers
to
God
in
the
fight,
and
he
gave ear
to
them,
because
they
put
their faith
in
him.
\VS{21}And
they
took
away
their
cattle:
fifty
thousand
camels,
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
sheep,
and
two
thousand asses,
and a
hundred
thousand
men.
\VS{22}And
a
very
great number went
to
their death,
because
the
war
was God's purpose.
And
they went
on
living
in
their
place
till
they
were
taken
away
as prisoners.
\VS{23}And
the
men
of
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh
were
living
in
the
land:
and
their numbers
were
increased
till
all
the
land
from
Bashan
to
Baal-hermon
and
Senir
and
the
mountain
Hermon
was
theirs.
\VS{24}And
these
were
the
heads
of
their
families:
Epher
and
Ishi
and
Eliel
and
Azriel
and
Jeremiah
and
Hodaviah
and Jahdiel,
men
of war,
of
great
name,
heads
of
families.
\VS{25}And
they
did evil
against
the
God
of
their
fathers, worshipping
the
gods
of
the
people
of
the
land,
whom
God
had put
to
destruction
before
them.
\VS{26}And
the
God
of
Israel
put
an impulse
into
the
heart
of
Pul,
king
of
Assyria,
and
of
Tiglath-pileser,
king
of
Assyria,
who
took
them
away
as prisoners,
all
the
Reubenites
and
the
Gadites
and
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh,
to
Halah
and
Habor
and
Hara
and
to
the
river
of
Gozan,
to
this
day.

\par }\Chap{6}{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
sons
of
Levi: Gershon,
Kohath,
and
Merari.
\VS{2}And
the
sons
of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron,
and Uzziel.
\VS{3}And
the
sons
of
Amram: Aaron
and Moses
and Miriam.
And
the
sons
of Aaron: Nadab
and Abihu, Eleazar
and Ithamar.
\VS{4}Eleazar
was
the
father
of Phinehas; Phinehas
was
the
father
of Abishua;
\VS{5}And Abishua
was
the father
of Bukki,
and Bukki
was
the father
of Uzzi,
\VS{6}And Uzzi
was
the father
of Zerahiah,
and Zerahiah
was
the father
of Meraioth;
\VS{7}Meraioth
was
the father
of Amariah,
and Amariah
was
the father
of Ahitub,
\VS{8}And Ahitub
was
the father
of Zadok,
and Zadok
was
the father
of Ahimaaz,
\VS{9}And Ahimaaz
was
the father
of Azariah,
and Azariah
was
the father
of Johanan,
\VS{10}And Johanan
was
the father
of Azariah, (he
was priest
in
the house which Solomon put
up
in Jerusalem:)
\VS{11}And Azariah
was
the father
of Amariah,
and Amariah
was
the father
of Ahitub,
\VS{12}And Ahitub
was
the father
of Zadok,
and Zadok
was
the father
of Shallum,
\VS{13}And Shallum
was
the father
of Hilkiah,
and Hilkiah
was
the father
of Azariah,
\VS{14}And Azariah
was
the father
of Seraiah,
and Seraiah
was
the father
of Jehozadak;
\VS{15}And Jehozadak went
as
a prisoner
when
the Lord took away Judah
and Jerusalem
by
the hand
of Nebuchadnezzar.
\VS{16}The sons
of Levi; Gershom, Kohath,
and Merari.
\VS{17}And these
are
the names
of
the sons
of Gershom: Libni
and Shimei.
\VS{18}And
the
sons
of Kohath
were Amram, Izhar, Hebron,
and Uzziel.
\VS{19}The
sons
of Merari: Mahli
and Mushi.
And these
are
the
families
of
the Levites listed
by
the names
of their fathers.
\VS{20}Of Gershom: Libni
his
son, Jahath
his
son, Zimmah
his
son,
\VS{21}Joah
his
son, Iddo
his
son, Zerah
his
son, Jeatherai
his
son.
\VS{22}The
sons
of Kohath: Amminadab
his
son,
Korah
his
son,
Assir
his
son,
\VS{23}Elkanah
his
son,
and Ebiasaph
his
son,
and Assir
his
son,
\VS{24}Tahath
his
son, Uriel
his
son, Uzziah
his
son,
and Shaul
his
son.
\VS{25}And
the
sons
of Elkanah: Amasai
and Ahimoth.
\VS{26}Elkanah
his
son: Zophai
his
son,
and Nahath
his
son,
\VS{27}Eliab
his
son, Jeroham
his
son, Elkanah
his
son, Samuel
his
son.
\VS{28}And
the
sons
of Samuel:
the oldest Joel,
and
the second Abiah.
\VS{29}The
sons
of
Merari: Mahli, Libni
his
son, Shimei
his
son, Uzzah
his
son,
\VS{30}Shimea
his
son, Haggiah
his
son, Asaiah
his
son.
\VS{31}And these
are
those whom David made responsible
for
the music
in
the house
of
the Lord, after
the ark
had rest.
\VS{32}They gave worship with songs before
the House
of
the Tent
of meeting, till Solomon put
up
the house
of
the Lord
in Jerusalem;
and they took
their places
for
their work
in
their regular order.
\VS{33}And
these
are
those
who did
this
work,
and
their sons.
Of
the sons
of
the Kohathites: Heman,
who
made melody,
the son
of Joel,
the son
of Samuel,
\VS{34}The
son
of Elkanah,
the
son
of Jeroham,
the
son
of Eliel,
the
son
of Toah,
\VS{35}The
son
of Zuph,
the
son
of Elkanah,
the
son
of Mahath,
the
son
of Amasai,
\VS{36}The
son
of Elkanah,
the
son
of Joel,
the
son
of Azariah,
the
son
of Zephaniah,
\VS{37}The
son
of Tahath,
the
son
of Assir,
the
son
of Ebiasaph,
the
son
of Korah,
\VS{38}The
son
of Izhar,
the
son
of Kohath,
the
son
of Levi,
the
son
of Israel.
\VS{39}And
his brother Asaph,
whose
place
was
at
his
right hand, Asaph,
the
son
of Berechiah,
the
son
of Shimea,
\VS{40}The son
of Michael,
the son
of Baaseiah,
the son
of Malchijah,
\VS{41}The
son
of Ethni,
the
son
of Zerah,
the
son
of Adaiah,
\VS{42}The
son
of Ethan,
the
son
of Zimmah,
the
son
of Shimei,
\VS{43}The son
of Jahath,
the son
of Gershom,
the son
of Levi.
\VS{44}And on
the left their brothers,
the sons
of Merari: Ethan,
the son
of Kishi,
the son
of Abdi,
the son
of Malluch,
\VS{45}The son
of Hashabiah,
the son
of Amaziah,
the son
of Hilkiah,
\VS{46}The
son
of Amzi,
the
son
of Bani,
the
son
of Shemer,
\VS{47}The
son
of Mahli,
the
son
of Mushi,
the
son
of Merari,
the
son
of Levi.
\VS{48}And
their brothers
the Levites
were responsible
for all
the work
of
the Tent
of
the house
of God.
\VS{49}But Aaron
and
his
sons
made
offerings
on
the altar
of burned offering,
and
on
the altar
of perfume,
for all
the
work
of
the most holy
place,
and
to
take away
the sin
of
Israel, doing everything ordered
by
Moses,
the servant
of
God.
\VS{50}And
these
are
the
sons
of Aaron: Eleazar
his
son, Phinehas
his
son, Abishua
his
son,
\VS{51}Bukki
his
son, Uzzi
his
son, Zerahiah
his
son,
\VS{52}Meraioth
his son, Amariah
his son, Ahitub
his son,
\VS{53}Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
\VS{54}Now these are their living-places,
the limits inside which they were
to put
up their tents:
to
the sons
of Aaron,
of
the families
of
the Kohathites, because they
had
the first selection,
\VS{55}To
them they gave Hebron
and
its outskirts
in
the
land
of Judah;
\VS{56}But
the
open country
of
the town,
and
the small places round
it, they gave
to Caleb,
the
son
of Jephunneh.
\VS{57}And
to
the sons
of Aaron they gave Hebron,
the town
to which men might go
in flight
and be safe,
and Libnah
with
its outskirts,
and Jattir,
and Eshtemoa
with
its outskirts,
\VS{58}And Hilen
with
its outskirts, Debir
with
its outskirts,
\VS{59}And Ashan
with
its outskirts,
and Beth-shemesh
with
its outskirts;
\VS{60}And
from
the tribe
of Benjamin: Geba
with
its outskirts,
and Alemeth
with
its outskirts,
and Anathoth
with
its outskirts. All their towns among their families were thirteen towns.
\VS{61}And
to
the rest
of
the sons
of Kohath there were given by
the Lord's decision ten towns
out
of
the families
of
the
tribe
of Ephraim
and
out
of
the
tribe
of Dan
and
out
of
the half-tribe
of Manasseh.
\VS{62}And
to
the
sons
of Gershom,
by
their
families,
out
of
the
tribe
of Issachar,
and
out
of
the
tribe
of Asher,
and
out
of
the
tribe
of Naphtali,
and
out
of
the
tribe
of Manasseh
in Bashan, thirteen towns.
\VS{63}And
to
the sons
of Merari, by their families, twelve towns
were given by
the Lord's decision,
out
of
the
tribe
of
Reuben,
and
out
of
the
tribe
of Gad,
and
out
of
the
tribe
of Zebulun.
\VS{64}And
the children
of Israel gave
to
the Levites
the towns
with their outskirts.
\VS{65}And they gave by
the Lord's decision
out
of
the
tribe
of
the children
of Judah,
and
out
of
the
tribe
of
the children
of Simeon,
and
out
of
the
tribe
of
the children
of Benjamin, these towns whose names
are given.
\VS{66}And
to
the families
of
the sons
of Kohath were given towns by
the Lord's decision
out
of
the tribe
of Ephraim.
\VS{67}And they gave them the town to which men might go in flight and be safe, Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim with its outskirts, and Gezer with its outskirts,
\VS{68}And Jokmeam with its outskirts, and Beth-horon with its outskirts,
\VS{69}And Aijalon with its outskirts, and Gath-rimmon with its outskirts;
\VS{70}And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its outskirts, and Bileam with its outskirts, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.
\VS{71}To the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its outskirts, and Ashtaroth with its outskirts;
\VS{72}And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its outskirts, and Daberath with its outskirts,
\VS{73}And Ramoth with its outskirts, and Anem with its outskirts;
\VS{74}And out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its outskirts, and Abdon with its outskirts,
\VS{75}And Hukok with its outskirts, and Rehob with its outskirts;
\VS{76}And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its outskirts, and Hammon with its outskirts, and Kiriathaim with its outskirts.
\VS{77}To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its outskirts, Tabor with its outskirts;
\VS{78}And on the other side of Jordan, at Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the waste land with its outskirts, and Jahzah with its outskirts,
\VS{79}And Kedemoth with its outskirts, and Mephaath with its outskirts;
\VS{80}And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its outskirts, and Mahanaim with its outskirts,
\VS{81}And Heshbon with its outskirts, and Jazer with its outskirts.

\par }\Chap{7}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
of
the
sons
of
Issachar:
Tola
and
Puah,
Jashub
and
Shimron,
four.
\VS{2}And
the
sons
of
Tola:
Uzzi
and
Rephaiah
and
Jeriel
and
Jahmai
and
Ibsam
and
Shemuel,
heads
of
their
families;
they
were
men
of war;
in
the record
of
their
generations
their
number
in
the
time
of
David
was
twenty-two
thousand,
six
hundred.
\VS{3}And
the
sons
of
Uzzi;
Izrahiah;
and
the
sons
of
Izrahiah:
Michael
and
Obadiah
and
Joel
and
Isshiah,
five;
all
of
them
chiefs.
\VS{4}And
with
them, recorded
in
generations
by
their
families,
were
bands
of fighting-men, thirty-six
thousand
of
them,
for
they
had
a great
number
of
wives
and
sons.
\VS{5}And
there
were recorded
among
all
the
families
of
Issachar,
great
men
of war,
eighty-seven
thousand.
\VS{6}The sons
of
Benjamin:
Bela
and
Becher
and
Jediael,
three.
\VS{7}And
the
sons
of
Bela:
Ezbon
and
Uzzi
and
Uzziel
and
Jerimoth
and
Iri,
five;
heads
of
their
families,
great
men
of war; there
were
twenty-two
thousand
and thirty-four
of
them recorded
by
their
families.
\VS{8}And
the
sons
of
Becher:
Zemirah
and
Joash
and
Eliezer
and
Elioenai
and
Omri
and
Jerimoth
and
Abijah
and
Anathoth
and
Alemeth.
All
these
were
the
sons
of
Becher.
\VS{9}And
they
were recorded
by their
generations,
heads
of their
families,
great
men
of war,
twenty
thousand,
two
hundred.
\VS{10}And
the
sons
of
Jediael:
Bilhan;
and
the
sons
of
Bilhan:
Jeush
and
Benjamin
and
Ehud
and
Chenaanah
and
Zethan
and
Tarshish
and
Ahishahar.
\VS{11}All
these
were
the
sons
of
Jediael,
by
the
heads
of
their
families,
seventeen
thousand,
two
hundred
men
of
war,
able
to
go
out
with
the
army
for
war.
\VS{12}And
Shuppim
and
Huppim.
The
sons
of Dan,
Hushim
his
son,
one.
\VS{13}The
sons
of
Naphtali:
Jahziel
and
Guni
and
Jezer
and
Shallum,
the
sons
of
Bilhah.
\VS{14}The
sons
of
Manasseh
by
his servant-wife,
the Aramaean woman:
she
gave
birth
to
Machir,
the
father
of
Gilead;
\VS{15}(And Gilead
took
a
wife,
whose
name
was
Maacah,
and
his sister's
name
was Hammoleketh;)
and
the
name
of
his brother
was
Zelophehad,
who
was
the father
of
daughters.
\VS{16}And
Maacah,
the
wife
of Gilead,
gave
birth
to
a
son
to
whom
she
gave
the
name
Peresh;
and
his
brother
was
named
Sheresh;
and
his
sons
were
Ulam
and
Rakem.
\VS{17}And
the
son
of
Ulam:
Bedan.
These
were
the
sons
of
Gilead,
the
son
of
Machir
the
son
of
Manasseh.
\VS{18}And
his
sister
Hammoleketh
was
the mother
of
Ishhod
and
Abiezer
and
Mahlah.
\VS{19}And
the
sons
of
Shemida
were
Ahian
and
Shechem
and
Likhi
and
Aniam.
\VS{20}And
the
sons
of
Ephraim:
Shuthelah
and
Bered
his
son,
and
Tahath
his
son,
and
Eleadah
his
son,
and
Tahath
his
son,
\VS{21}And
Zabad
his
son,
and
Shuthelah
his
son,
and
Ezer
and
Elead, whom
the
men
of
Gath,
who
had
been
living
in
the
land
from
their
birth,
put
to death,
because
they
came
down
to
take
away
their
cattle.
\VS{22}And
for
a
long
time
Ephraim
their
father
went
on weeping
for
them,
and
his
brothers
came
to
give
him
comfort.
\VS{23}After
that,
he
had connection
with
his
wife,
and
she
became
with
child
and
gave
birth
to
a
son,
to
whom
his
father
gave
the
name
of
Beriah,
because
trouble
had
come
on
his
family.
\VS{24}And
his
daughter
was
Sheerah,
the builder
of
Beth-horon
the
lower
and
the higher,
and
Uzzen-sheerah.
\VS{25}And
Rephah
was
his
son,
and
Resheph;
his
son
was
Telah,
and
his
son
was
Tahan;
\VS{26}Ladan
was
his
son,
Ammihud
his
son,
Elishama
his
son,
\VS{27}Nun
his
son,
Joshua
his
son.
\VS{28}Their heritage
and
their living-places
were Beth-el
and
its daughter-towns,
and
Naaran
to
the
east,
and
Gezer
to
the
west, with
its daughter-towns,
as well
as
Shechem
and
its daughter-towns
as
far
as Azzah
and
its daughter-towns;
\VS{29}And
by
the limits
of
the
children
of
Manasseh,
Beth-shean
and
its daughter-towns,
Taanach,
Megiddo,
and
Dor,
with
their daughter-towns.
In
these
the
children
of
Joseph,
the
son
of
Israel,
were
living.
\VS{30}The
sons
of
Asher:
Imnah
and
Ishvah
and
Ishvi
and
Beriah
and
Serah,
their
sister.
\VS{31}And
the
sons
of
Beriah:
Heber
and
Malchiel,
who
was
the
father
of
Birzaith.
\VS{32}And
Heber
was
the
father
of
Japhlet
and
Shomer
and
Hotham
and
Shua,
their
sister.
\VS{33}And
the
sons
of
Japhlet:
Pasach
and
Bimhal
and
Ashvath.
These
are
the
sons
of
Japhlet.
\VS{34}And
the
sons
of Shomer:
Ahi
and
Rohgah,
Jehubbah
and
Aram.
\VS{35}And
the
sons
of Hotham,
his
brother:
Zophah
and
Imna
and
Shelesh
and
Amal.
\VS{36}The
sons
of
Zophah:
Suah
and
Harnepher
and
Shual
and
Beri
and
Imrah,
\VS{37}Bezer
and
Hod
and
Shamma
and
Shilshah
and
Ithran
and
Beera.
\VS{38}And
the
sons
of
Jether:
Jephunneh
and
Pispah
and
Ara.
\VS{39}And
the
sons
of
Ulla:
Arah
and
Hanniel
and
Rizia.
\VS{40}All
these
were
the
children
of
Asher,
heads
of
their
families, specially
strong
men
of
war,
chiefs
of
the
rulers.
They
were recorded
in
the
army
for
war,
twenty-six
thousand
men
in
number.

\par }\Chap{8}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
Benjamin
was
the
father
of
Bela
his
oldest son,
Ashbel
the
second,
and
Aharah
the
third,
\VS{2}Nohah
the
fourth,
and Rapha
the
fifth.
\VS{3}And
Bela
had
sons,
Addar
and
Gera,
the father
of Ehud,
\VS{4}And
Abishua and
Naaman and
Ahoah
\VS{5}And
Gera
and
Shephuphan
and
Huram.
\VS{6}And
these
are
the
sons
of
Ehud,
heads
of
families
of
those
living
in
Geba: Iglaam
and Alemeth
\VS{7}And
Naaman
and
Ahijah
and
Gera;
and Iglaam
was
the
father
of
Uzza
and
Ahihud.
\VS{8}And
Shaharaim
became
the
father
of
children
in
the
country
of
the
Moabites
after
driving
out
Hushim
and Beerah
his
wives;
\VS{9}And
by
Hodesh
his
wife
he
became
the
father
of
Jobab
and
Zibia
and
Mesha
and Malcam.
\VS{10}And
Jeuz
and Shachia
and
Mirmah.
These
were
his
sons,
heads
of
families.
\VS{11}And
Hushim
became
the
father
of
Abitub
and
Elpaal.
\VS{12}And
the
sons
of
Elpaal:
Eber
and
Misham
and
Shemed (he
was
the builder
of
Ono
and Lod
and their daughter-towns);
\VS{13}And
Beriah
and
Shema,
who
were
heads
of
the
families
of
those
who
were
living
in
Aijalon,
who
put
to
flight
the
people
living
in
Gath;
\VS{14}And their brothers
Shashak
and
Jeremoth.
\VS{15}And
Zebadiah and
Arad and
Eder
\VS{16}And
Michael
and
Ishpah
and
Joha,
the
sons
of
Beriah;
\VS{17}And
Zebadiah
and
Meshullam
and
Hizki
and
Heber
\VS{18}And
Ishmerai
and
Izliah
and
Jobab,
the
sons
of
Elpaal;
\VS{19}And
Jakim and
Zichri and
Zabdi
\VS{20}And
Elienai
and
Zillethai
and
Eliel
\VS{21}And
Adaiah
and
Beraiah
and
Shimrath,
the
sons
of
Shimei;
\VS{22}And
Ishpan
and
Eber
and
Eliel
\VS{23}And
Abdon and
Zichri and
Hanan
\VS{24}And
Hananiah and
Elam and Anathothijah
\VS{25}And
Iphdeiah
and
Penuel,
the
sons
of
Shashak;
\VS{26}And
Shamsherai
and
Shehariah
and
Athaliah
\VS{27}And
Jaareshiah
and
Elijah
and
Zichri,
the
sons
of Jeremoth.
\VS{28}These
were
heads
of
families
in
their
generations;
chief
men:
these
were
living
in
Jerusalem.
\VS{29}And
in
Gibeon
was
living
the
father
of
Gibeon, Jeiel,
whose wife's
name
was
Maacah;
\VS{30}And
his
oldest
son
Abdon,
and
Zur
and
Kish
and
Baal
and Ner
and
Nadab
\VS{31}And
Gedor
and
Ahio
and Zechariah
and Mikloth.
\VS{32}And
Mikloth
was
the
father
of
Shimeah.
And
they
were
living
with
their
brothers
in
Jerusalem
opposite
their
brothers.
\VS{33}And
Ner
was
the
father
of Abner,
and
Kish
was
the
father
of
Saul,
and
Saul
was
the
father
of
Jonathan
and
Malchi-shua
and
Abinadab
and
Eshbaal.
\VS{34}And
the
son
of
Jonathan
was
Merib-baal;
and
Merib-baal
was
the
father
of
Micah.
\VS{35}And
the
sons
of
Micah:
Pithon
and
Melech
and
Tarea
and
Ahaz.
\VS{36}And
Ahaz
was
the
father
of
Jehoaddah;
and
Jehoaddah
was
the
father
of
Alemeth
and
Azmaveth
and
Zimri;
and
Zimri
was
the
father
of
Moza;
\VS{37}And
Moza
was
the
father
of
Binea: Raphah
was
his
son,
Eleasah
his
son,
Azel
his
son;
\VS{38}And
Azel
had five
sons,
whose
names
are:
Azrikam,
his oldest,
and
Ishmael
and
Sheariah
and
Obadiah
and
Hanan.
All
these
were
the
sons
of
Azel.
\VS{39}And
the
sons
of
Eshek
his
brother:
Ulam
his
oldest
son,
Jeush
the
second,
and
Eliphelet
the
third.
\VS{40}And
the
sons
of
Ulam
were
men
of war,
bowmen,
and
had
a
great
number
of
sons
and sons'
sons,
a
hundred
and
fifty.
All
these
were
the
sons
of
Benjamin.

\par }\Chap{9}{\PP \VerseOne{1}So
all
Israel
was
listed
by
their families;
and, truly,
they
are
recorded
in
the
book
of
the
kings
of
Israel.
And
Judah
was
taken
away
as prisoners
to
Babylon
because
of
their sin.
\VS{2}Now
the
first
to
take
up
their heritage
in
their
towns
were:
Israel,
the
priests,
the
Levites,
and
the Nethinim.
\VS{3}And
in
Jerusalem
there
were
living
some
of
the
sons
of
Judah,
and
of
Benjamin,
and
of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh;
\VS{4}Uthai,
the
son
of
Ammihud,
the
son
of
Omri,
the
son
of
Imri,
the
son
of
Bani,
of
the
sons
of
Perez,
the
son
of
Judah.
\VS{5}And
of
the
Shilonites:
Asaiah
the
oldest,
and
his
sons.
\VS{6}And
of
the
sons
of
Zerah:
Jeuel,
and
their
brothers,
six
hundred
and
ninety.
\VS{7}And
of
the
sons
of
Benjamin:
Sallu,
the
son
of
Meshullam, Judah,
the
son
of
Hassenuah,
\VS{8}And
Ibneiah,
the
son
of
Jeroham,
and
Elah,
the
son
of
Uzzi,
the
son
of
Michri,
and
Meshullam,
the
son
of
Shephatiah,
the
son
of
Reuel,
the
son
of
Ibnijah;
\VS{9}And
their
brothers,
in
the list
of
their
generations,
nine
hundred
and fifty-six.
All
these
men
were
heads
of
families,
listed
by
the names
of
their
fathers.
\VS{10}And
of
the
priests:
Jedaiah
and
Jehoiarib
and
Jachin
\VS{11}And
Azariah,
the
son
of
Hilkiah,
the
son
of
Meshullam,
the
son
of
Zadok,
the
son
of
Meraioth,
the
son
of
Ahitub,
the
ruler
of
the
house
of
God;
\VS{12}And
Adaiah,
the
son
of
Jeroham,
the
son
of
Pashhur,
the
son
of
Malchijah,
and
Maasai,
the
son
of
Adiel,
the
son
of
Jahzerah,
the
son
of
Meshullam,
the
son
of Meshillemith,
the
son
of
Immer;
\VS{13}And
their
brothers,
heads
of
their
families,
a
thousand
and
seven
hundred
and
sixty:
able
men, doing
the
work
of
the
house
of
God.
\VS{14}And
of
the
Levites:
Shemaiah,
the
son
of
Hasshub,
the
son
of
Azrikam,
the
son
of
Hashabiah,
of
the
sons
of
Merari;
\VS{15}And
Bakbakkar,
Heresh,
and
Galal,
and
Mattaniah,
the
son
of
Mica,
the
son
of
Zichri,
the
son
of
Asaph;
\VS{16}And
Obadiah,
the
son
of
Shemaiah,
the
son
of
Galal,
the
son
of
Jeduthun,
and
Berechiah,
the
son
of
Asa,
the
son
of
Elkanah,
who
were
living
in
the small
towns
of
the
Netophathites.
\VS{17}And
the door-keepers:
Shallum
and
Akkub
and
Talmon
and
Ahiman
and their
brothers:
Shallum
was
the
chief.
\VS{18}Up
till
then
they
had been
at
the king's door
to
the
east.
They
were door-keepers
for
the tents
of
the
sons
of
Levi.
\VS{19}And
Shallum,
the
son
of
Kore,
the
son
of
Ebiasaph,
the
son
of
Korah,
and
his
brothers,
of
his
family,
the
Korahites,
were responsible
for everything
which
had
to
be done
in
connection
with
the order
of worship,
keepers
of
the doors
of
the
Tent;
their
fathers
had
had
the
care
of
the
tents
of
the
Lord,
being
keepers
of
the doorway.
\VS{20}In
the past
Phinehas,
the
son
of
Eleazar,
had
been
ruler
over
them;
may
the
Lord
be
with
him!
\VS{21}Zechariah,
the
son
of
Meshelemiah,
was
keeper
of
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
\VS{22}There
were
two
hundred
and
twelve
whose business
it
was
to
keep
the doorway.
These
were
listed
by families
in
the country
places where
they
were living, whom
David
and
Samuel
the seer put
in
their responsible positions.
\VS{23}So
they
and
their
sons
had
the
care
of
the doors
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
the
house
of
the
Tent,
as watchers.
\VS{24}There
were keepers
of
the doors
on
the
four
sides,
to
the
east,
west,
north,
and
south.
\VS{25}And
their
brothers,
in
the country places
where
they
were living,
were
to
come
in
every
seven
days
to
be
with
them
from
time
to
time.
\VS{26}For
the
four chief door-keepers,
who
were
Levites,
had
a special position,
looking
after
the
rooms
and
the store-houses
of
the
house
of
God.
\VS{27}Their sleeping-rooms
were
round
the
house
of
God,
for
they
had
the
care
of
it,
and
were responsible
for
opening
it
morning
by
morning.
\VS{28}Certain
of
them
had
the
care
of
the
vessels
used
in worship,
to
keep
an
account
of
them
when
they
came
in
and
when
they
were
taken
out again.
\VS{29}And
some
of
them
were responsible
for
the
holy
things
and
for
the
vessels
of
the
holy
place,
and
the meal
and
the
wine
and
the
oil
and
the
perfume
and
the
spices.
\VS{30}And
some
of
the
sons
of
the
priests
were responsible
for crushing
the
spices.
\VS{31}And
Mattithiah,
one
of
the
Levites,
the
oldest son
of
Shallum
the
Korahite,
was responsible
for cooking
the flat cakes.
\VS{32}And
some
of
their
brothers,
sons
of
the
Kohathites,
were responsible
for
the holy
bread
which
was
put
in
order
before
the Lord,
to
get
it
ready
every
Sabbath.
\VS{33}And
these
were
those
who
had
the ordering
of
the music
and songs,
heads
of
families
of
the
Levites,
who
were living
in
the
rooms,
and
were free
from
other
work,
for
their
work went
on
day
and
night.
\VS{34}These
were
heads
of
families
of
the
Levites
in
their
generations,
chief
men;
they
were
living
at
Jerusalem.
\VS{35}And
in
Gibeon
was
living
the
father
of
Gibeon,
Jeiel,
whose wife's
name
was
Maacah;
\VS{36}And
Abdon
his
oldest
son,
and
Zur
and
Kish
and
Baal
and
Ner
and
Nadab
\VS{37}And
Gedor
and
Ahio
and
Zechariah
and
Mikloth
\VS{38}Mikloth
was
the
father
of
Shimeam.
They
were
living
with
their
brothers
in
Jerusalem
opposite
their
brothers.
\VS{39}And
Ner
was
the
father
of
Kish;
and
Kish
was
the
father
of
Saul;
and
Saul
was
the
father
of
Jonathan
and
Malchi-shua
and
Abinadab
and
Eshbaal.
\VS{40}And
the
son
of
Jonathan
was
Merib-baal;
and
Merib-baal
was
the
father
of
Micah.
\VS{41}And
the
sons
of
Micah:
Pithon
and
Melech
and
Tahrea
and Ahaz.
\VS{42}And
Ahaz
was
the
father
of
Jarah;
and
Jarah
was
the
father
of
Alemeth
and
Azmaveth
and
Zimri;
and
Zimri
was
the
father
of
Moza.
\VS{43}And
Moza
was
the
father
of
Binea;
and
Rephaiah
was
his
son,
Eleasah
his
son,
Azel
his
son.
\VS{44}And
Azel
had five
sons,
whose
names
are:
Azrikam,
his oldest
son,
and
Ishmael
and
Sheariah
and
Obadiah
and
Hanan:
these
were
the
sons
of
Azel.

\par }\Chap{10}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
the
Philistines
were
fighting
against
Israel;
and
the
men
of
Israel
went
in
flight
before
the
Philistines,
falling
down
wounded
in
Mount
Gilboa.
\VS{2}And
the
Philistines went hard
after
Saul
and
his
sons,
and put
to death
Jonathan
and
Abinadab
and
Malchi-shua,
the
sons
of
Saul.
\VS{3}And
the
fight
was
going
against
Saul,
and
the
archers
came
across
him,
and
he
was wounded
by
the
archers.
\VS{4}Then
Saul
said
to
the servant
who
had
the
care
of
his arms,
Take
your
sword
and
put
it
through
me,
before
these
men
without circumcision
come
and
make sport
of
me.
But
his servant, full
of
fear,
would
not
do
so.
Then
Saul
took
out
his
sword,
falling
on
it
himself.
\VS{5}And
when
his servant
saw
that
Saul
was
dead,
he
did
the
same,
and
came
to
his
death.
\VS{6}So
death overtook
Saul
and
his
three
sons;
all
his
family came
to an end
together.
\VS{7}And
when
all
the
men
of
Israel
who
were
in
the
valley
saw
that
the
men
of
Israel
had
gone
in
flight
and
that
Saul
and
his
sons
were
dead,
they
went
in
flight
away
from
their
towns;
and
the
Philistines
came
and
took
them
for themselves.
\VS{8}Now
the
day
after,
when
the
Philistines
came
to
take
their goods
from
the
dead,
they saw
Saul
and
his
sons
dead
in
Mount
Gilboa.
\VS{9}And
they
took everything
off
him,
and
took
his
head
and
his war-dress,
and
sent word
into
the
land
of
the
Philistines
round
about
to
give
the
news
to
their gods
and
to
the
people.
\VS{10}And
they
put
his war-dress
in
the
house
of
their
gods,
and
put
up
his
head
in
the
house
of
Dagon.
\VS{11}And
when
the news came
to Jabesh-gilead
of
what
the
Philistines
had
done
to
Saul,
\VS{12}All
the fighting-men
came
up
and
took
away Saul's
body
and
the
bodies
of
his
sons,
and
took
them
to
Jabesh,
and
put
their
bones
to rest
under
the oak-tree
in
Jabesh,
and
took
no food
for
seven
days.
\VS{13}So
death came
to
Saul
because
of
the sin
which
he
did
against
the
Lord,
that
is,
because
of
the
word
of
the
Lord
which
he
kept
not;
and
because
he went
for directions
to
one
who
had
an evil
spirit,
\VS{14}And
not
to
the
Lord:
for
this reason,
he
put
him
to
death
and gave
the
kingdom
to
David,
the
son
of
Jesse.

\par }\Chap{11}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
all
Israel
came
together
to
David
at
Hebron,
and
said, Truly,
we
are
your
bone
and
your
flesh.
\VS{2}In
the
past,
when
Saul
was
king,
it
was
you
who
went
at
the head
of
Israel
when
they
went
out
or
came
in;
and
the
Lord
your
God
said
to
you,
You
are
to
be
the keeper
of
my
people
Israel,
and
their
ruler.
\VS{3}So
all
the responsible
men
of
Israel
came
to
the
king
at
Hebron;
and
David
made
an
agreement
with
them
in
Hebron
before
the
Lord;
and
they
put
the holy
oil
on
David
and
made
him
king
over
Israel,
as
the
Lord
had
said
by
Samuel.
\VS{4}Then
David
and
all
Israel went
to
Jerusalem (which
is
Jebus);
and
the
Jebusites,
the
people
of
the
land,
were
there.
\VS{5}And
the
people
of
Jebus
said
to
David,
You
will
not
come
in
here.
But
still,
David
took
the strong
place
of
Zion,
which
is
the
town
of
David.
\VS{6}And
David
said,
The
first
to overcome
the
Jebusites
will
be
chief
and
captain.
And
Joab,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
went
up
first,
and
became
chief.
\VS{7}And
David took
the strong tower
for
his living-place,
so
it
was
named
the
town
of
David.
\VS{8}And
he
took
in hand
the
building
of
the
town
all
round, starting
from
the
Millo;
and
Joab put
the
rest
of
the
town
in order.
\VS{9}And
David
became
greater
and
greater
in power,
because
the
Lord
of
armies
was
with
him.
\VS{10}Now
these
are
the
chief
of David's
men
of war
who
were
his
strong supporters
in
the
kingdom,
and,
with
all
Israel,
made
him
king,
as
the
Lord
had
said
about
Israel.
\VS{11}This
is
the
list
of David's
men
of war: Ishbaal,
the
son
of
a
Hachmonite,
the
chief
of
the
three:
he put
to death
three
hundred
at
one
time
with
his
spear.
\VS{12}And
after
him
was
Eleazar,
the
son
of
Dodo
the
Ahohite,
who
was
one
of
the
three
great fighters.
\VS{13}He
was
with
David
at Pas-dammim,
where
the
Philistines
had
come
together
for
the
fight,
near
a bit
of
land
full
of
barley;
and
the
people
went
in
flight
before
the
Philistines.
\VS{14}And
he
took
up
his position
in
the
middle
of
the bit
of
land,
and kept back
their
attack,
and overcame
the
Philistines;
and
the
Lord
gave
a
great
salvation.
\VS{15}And
three
of
the
thirty
went
down
to
David,
to
the
rock,
into
the strong place
of
Adullam;
and
the
army
of
the
Philistines
had
taken
up
their position
in
the
valley
of
Rephaim.
\VS{16}At
that
time
David
had taken cover
in
the strong place,
and an armed force
of
the
Philistines
was
in Beth-lehem.
\VS{17}And
David, moved
by
a strong
desire,
said,
If only
someone
would
give
me
a
drink
of
the
water
from
the water-hole
of Beth-lehem
by
the doorway
into
the
town!
\VS{18}So
the
three, forcing
a way
through
the
Philistine
army, got
water
from
the water-hole
of Beth-lehem,
by
the doorway
into
the
town,
and
took
it
back
to
David;
but
David
would
not
take
it,
but
made
an
offering
of
it, draining
it
out
to
the
Lord,
\VS{19}Saying,
By
my
God,
far
be
it
from
me
to
do
this!
How
may
I
take
as
drink
the life-blood
of
these
men
who
have
put
their
lives
in danger?
so
he
did
not
take
it.
These
things
did
the
three
great
men
of war.
\VS{20}And
Abishai,
the
brother
of
Joab,
was
chief
of
the
thirty,
for
he put
to death
three
hundred
with
his
spear,
but
he
had
not
a
name
among
the
three.
\VS{21}Of
the
thirty,
he
was
the noblest,
and
was
made
their
captain,
but
he
was
not
equal
to
the first
three.
\VS{22}Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
a fighting-man
of
Kabzeel,
had
done
great acts;
he
put
to death
two
young
lions
going
into
their secret place;
and
he
went
down
into
a hole
and
put
a
lion
to death
in
time
of
snow.
\VS{23}And
he
made
an
attack
on
an
Egyptian,
a very
tall
man
about
five
cubits high, armed
with
a
spear
like
a cloth-worker's
rod;
he
went
down
to
him
with
a
stick,
and pulling
his
spear
out
of
the
hand
of
the
Egyptian,
put
him
to death
with
that
same
spear.
\VS{24}These
were
the
acts
of
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
who
had
a
great
name
among
the
thirty
men
of war.
\VS{25}He
was honoured
over
the
thirty,
but
he
was
not equal
to
the first
three:
and
David
put
him
over
his servants.
\VS{26}And these
were
the
great
men
of war:
Asahel,
the
brother
of
Joab,
Elhanan,
the
son
of
Dodo
of Beth-lehem,
\VS{27}Shammoth
the Harodite,
Helez
the
Pelonite,
\VS{28}Ira,
the
son
of
Ikkesh
the
Tekoite,
Abiezer
the
Anathothite,
\VS{29}Sibbecai
the
Hushathite,
Ilai
the
Ahohite,
\VS{30}Maharai
the
Netophathite,
Heled,
the
son
of
Baanah
the
Netophathite,
\VS{31}Ithai,
the
son
of
Ribai
of
Gibeah,
of
the
children
of
Benjamin,
Benaiah
the
Pirathonite,
\VS{32}Hurai of Nahale-gaash,
Abiel
the
Arbathite,
\VS{33}Azmaveth of Bahurim,
Eliahba
the
Shaalbonite,
\VS{34}The
sons
of
Hashem
the
Gizonite,
Jonathan,
the
son
of Shage
the
Hararite,
\VS{35}Ahiam,
the
son
of
Sacar
the
Hararite,
Eliphal,
the
son
of Ur,
\VS{36}Hepher
the
Mecherathite,
Ahijah
the
Pelonite,
\VS{37}Hezro
the
Carmelite,
Naarai,
the
son
of
Ezbai,
\VS{38}Joel,
the
brother
of
Nathan,
Mibhar,
the
son
of
Hagri,
\VS{39}Zelek
the
Ammonite,
and
Naharai
the Berothite,
the servant
who
had
the care
of
the arms
of
Joab,
the
son
of
Zeruiah;
\VS{40}Ira
the
Ithrite,
Gareb
the
Ithrite,
\VS{41}Uriah
the
Hittite,
Zabad,
the
son
of
Ahlai,
\VS{42}Adina,
the
son
of
Shiza
the
Reubenite,
a
chief
of
the
Reubenites,
and
thirty
with
him;
\VS{43}Hanan,
the
son
of
Maacah,
and
Joshaphat
the
Mithnite,
\VS{44}Uzzia
the
Ashterathite,
Shama
and
Jeiel,
the
sons
of
Hotham
the
Aroerite,
\VS{45}Jediael,
the
son
of
Shimri,
and
Joha
his
brother,
the
Tizite,
\VS{46}Eliel
the
Mahavite,
and
Jeribai
and
Joshaviah,
the
sons
of
Elnaam,
and
Ithmah
the
Moabite,
\VS{47}Eliel
and
Obed,
and
Jaasiel
the
Mezobaite.

\par }\Chap{12}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
these
are
the
men
who
came
to
David
at
Ziklag,
while
he
was
still
shut
up,
because
of
Saul,
the
son
of
Kish;
they
were
among
the
strong
men,
his
helpers
in
war.
\VS{2}They
were armed
with
bows,
and
were able
to send
stones,
and
arrows
from
the
bow,
with
right
hand or
left: they
were Saul's
brothers,
of
Benjamin.
\VS{3}Ahiezer
was their
chief,
then
Joash,
the
sons
of
Shemaah
the
Gibeathite;
and
Jeziel
and
Pelet,
the
sons
of
Azmaveth;
and
Beracah
and
Jehu
the
Anathothite;
\VS{4}And
Ishmaiah
the
Gibeonite,
a
great
man
among
the
thirty,
and
their chief;
and Jeremiah
and Jehaziel
and Johanan
and Jozabad
the Gederathite;
\VS{5}Eluzai
and Jerimoth
and Bealiah
and Shemariah
and Shephatiah
the Haruphite;
\VS{6}Elkanah
and Isshiah
and Azarel
and Joezer
and Jashobeam,
the Korahites;
\VS{7}And Joelah
and Zebadiah,
the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
\VS{8}And
some
of
the Gadites, siding
with David, went
to
his strong place
in
the waste land, great
and strong
men, trained
for war, expert
in
the use
of arms,
whose faces
were
like
the faces
of lions,
and they
were quick-footed
like roes
on
the mountains;
\VS{9}Ezer
their chief, Obadiah
the second, Eliab
the third,
\VS{10}Mishmannah
the fourth, Jeremiah
the fifth,
\VS{11}Attai
the sixth, Eliel
the seventh,
\VS{12}Johanan
the eighth, Elzabad
the ninth,
\VS{13}Jeremiah
the tenth, Machbannai
the eleventh.
\VS{14}These Gadites were captains
of
the army;
the least
of them
was captain over a hundred men,
and
the greatest over a thousand.
\VS{15}It
was
they
who went
over Jordan
in
the
first month,
when
the river
was overflowing,
and put
to flight
all
the
people
of
the valleys,
to
the east
and
to
the west.
\VS{16}And
some
of
the children
of Benjamin
and Judah
came
to David
in
his strong
place.
\VS{17}And
David
went
out
to
them,
and said
to
them,
If
you
have
come
in peace
to
give
me help,
my heart
will
be united
with yours;
but
if
you
have
come
to
give
me
up
to
those
who
would
take
my life, though
my hands
are clean
from wrongdoing,
then
may
the God
of
our fathers
see
it
and
give
you punishment.
\VS{18}Then
the spirit
came
on Amasai,
who
was chief
of
the captains,
and
he
said,
We
are yours,
David,
we
are
on
your side,
O son
of Jesse:
may
peace
be
with
you
and
peace
be
with
your
helpers;
for
God
is
your
helper.
Then
David
took
them
into
his army
and
made
them captains
of
the band.
\VS{19}And some
of
the
men
of Manasseh
came
over
to
David,
when
he went
with
the Philistines
to
the war
against Saul,
but
he
gave
them
no
help:
for
the lords
of
the Philistines,
after discussion,
sent
him
away, saying,
He
will go back
to
his
master Saul,
at
the price
of
our lives.
\VS{20}Then
when
he
went
back
to Ziklag, there
came
over
to
him,
of
the
men
of
Manasseh, Adnah
and Jozabad
and Jediael
and Michael
and Jozabad
and Elihu
and Zillethai,
captains
of thousands
from
the armies
of
Manasseh.
\VS{21}And
they gave David help
against
the armed
bands,
for
they
were
all great
men
of war,
and
captains
in
the army.
\VS{22}And
from day
to day
more supporters
came
to
David, till
he
had
a
great
army
like
the
army
of God.
\VS{23}These
are
the numbers
of
the chiefs
of
the armed
men, ready
for war,
who
came
to
David
at Hebron,
to
give
the kingdom
of Saul
into
his hands,
as
the Lord
had said.
\VS{24}There
were six thousand, eight hundred spearmen
of
the children
of Judah,
armed
for
war;
\VS{25}Seven
thousand,
one
hundred
of
the
children
of Simeon, great
men
of
war;
\VS{26}Of
the
children
of Levi, four
thousand, six
hundred.
\VS{27}And Jehoiada, chief
of
the
family
of Aaron,
and
with
him
three
thousand, seven
hundred
men;
\VS{28}And Zadok,
a young man, great
and strong
in war,
with twenty-two captains
from
his father's people.
\VS{29}And
of
the
children
of Benjamin,
the brothers
of Saul, three thousand;
for up
to
that
time
the greater part
of
them
had been true
to Saul.
\VS{30}And
of
the
children
of Ephraim, twenty
thousand, eight hundred great
men
of war,
men
of great name
in
their
families.
\VS{31}And
from
the half-tribe
of Manasseh, eighteen
thousand,
listed
by
name,
came
to
make David king.
\VS{32}And
of
the children
of Issachar,
there
were
two hundred chiefs, men
who
had expert knowledge
of
the times
and
what
it
was best
for Israel
to
do,
and
all
their brothers
were
under
their orders.
\VS{33}Of Zebulun,
there
were fifty thousand
men,
who went
out
with
the army, expert
in ordering
the fight,
to give help
with
all sorts
of arms; true-hearted
men.
\VS{34}And
of Naphtali,
a
thousand captains
with thirty-seven
thousand spearmen.
\VS{35}And
of
the Danites, twenty-eight
thousand, six hundred, expert
in ordering
the fight.
\VS{36}And
of Asher, forty
thousand
who went
out
with
the
army, expert
in ordering
the
fight.
\VS{37}From
the other side
of Jordan, there
were
a hundred
and twenty
thousand
of
the Reubenites
and
the Gadites
and
the
men
of
the half-tribe
of Manasseh,
armed
with every sort
of instrument
of
war.
\VS{38}All
these
men
of
war, expert
in ordering
the
fight, came
to Hebron
with
the
full purpose
of
making David king
over
all
Israel;
and
all
the rest
of
Israel
were united
in
their desire
to make David king.
\VS{39}For three days
they
were
there
with
David, feasting
at
his table,
for
their brothers
had
made ready food
for
them.
\VS{40}And
those
who
were
near,
as far
as Issachar
and Zebulun
and Naphtali,
came
with
food
on asses
and camels
and mules
and oxen,
with meal
for
food
and cakes
of figs
and masses
of grapes,
and wine
and oil
and oxen
and sheep
in great numbers,
for
there
was joy
in Israel.

\par }\Chap{13}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
David
had discussions
with
the
captains
of
thousands
and
the
captains
of
hundreds
and
with
every
chief.
\VS{2}And
David
said
to
all
the
men
of
Israel
who
had come
together
there,
If
it
seems
good
to
you
and
if
it
is
the purpose
of
the
Lord
our
God,
let
us
send
to
all
the
rest
of
our
brothers,
everywhere
in
the
land
of
Israel,
and
to
the
priests
and
the
Levites
in
their
towns
and
the
country round
them,
and
get
them
to come
together
here
to
us;
\VS{3}And
let
us get
back
for ourselves
the
ark
of
our
God:
for
in
the
days
of
Saul
we
did
not
go
to
it
for directions.
\VS{4}And
all
the
people
said
they
would
do
so,
for
it
seemed
right
to
them.
\VS{5}So
David sent
for
all
Israel
to
come
together,
from
Shihor,
the
river
of
Egypt,
as
far
as
the
way
into
Hamath,
to
get
the
ark
of
God
from
Kiriath-jearim.
\VS{6}And
David
went
up,
with
all
Israel,
to
Baalah,
that
is,
to
Kiriath-jearim
in
Judah,
to
get
up
from
there
the
ark
of
God,
over
which
the holy
Name
is
named,
the
name
of
the
Lord
whose
place
is between
the winged ones.
\VS{7}And
they
put
the
ark
of
God
on
a
new
cart,
and
took
it
out
of
the
house
of
Abinadab;
and
Uzza
and
Ahio
were
the drivers
of
the
cart.
\VS{8}Then
David
and
all
Israel
made melody
before
God
with
all
their
strength,
with
songs
and corded
instruments
of
music,
and
with brass
instruments
and horns.
\VS{9}And
when
they
came
to
the grain-floor
of
Chidon,
Uzza
put
out
his
hand
to
keep
the
ark
in
its
place,
for
the
oxen
were slipping.
\VS{10}And
the
wrath
of
the
Lord, burning
against
Uzza,
sent destruction
on
him
because
he
had
put
his
hand
on
the
ark,
and
death came
to
him
there
before
God.
\VS{11}And
David
was
angry
because
of
the Lord's
outburst
of wrath
against
Uzza,
and
he
gave
that
place
the
name
Perez-uzza,
to
this
day.
\VS{12}And
so
great
was David's
fear
of
God
that
day,
that
he
said,
How
may
I let
the
ark
of
God
come
to
me?
\VS{13}So
David
did
not
let
the
ark come
back
to
him
to
the
town
of
David,
but
had
it
turned
away
and
put
into
the
house
of
Obed-edom
the
Gittite.
\VS{14}And
the
ark
of
God
was
in
the
house
of
Obed-edom
for
three
months;
and
the
Lord sent
a
blessing
on
the
house
of
Obed-edom
and
on
all
he
had.

\par }\Chap{14}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
Hiram,
king
of
Tyre,
sent men
to
David
with cedar-trees,
and stoneworkers
and woodworkers
for
the
building
of
his
house.
\VS{2}And
David saw
that
the
Lord
had
made
his
position safe
as
king
over
Israel, lifting
up
his
kingdom
on
high
because
of
his
people
Israel.
\VS{3}And
while
he
was living
in
Jerusalem,
David
took
more
wives
and
became
the
father
of
more
sons
and
daughters.
\VS{4}These
are
the
names
of
the
children
he
had
in
Jerusalem:
Shammua
and
Shobab,
Nathan
and
Solomon
\VS{5}And
Ibhar and
Elishua and
Elpelet
\VS{6}And
Nogah
and
Nepheg
and
Japhia
\VS{7}And
Elishama
and
Beeliada
and
Eliphelet.
\VS{8}And
when
the
Philistines
had news
that
David
had
been
made
king
over
all
Israel,
they
went
up
in
search
of
David,
and
David,
hearing
of
it,
went
out
against
them.
\VS{9}Now
the
Philistines
had
come,
and
had
gone
out
in every direction
in
the
valley
of
Rephaim.
\VS{10}And
David, desiring
directions
from
God,
said,
Am
I
to
go
up
against
the
Philistines?
and
will
you
give
them
into
my
hands?
And
the
Lord
said,
Go
up;
for
I
will
give
them
into
your
hands.
\VS{11}So
they
went
up
to
Baal-perazim,
and
David overcame
them
there,
and
David
said,
God
has
let
the forces fighting
against
me
be
broken
by
my
hand,
as
a wall
is
broken
down
by rushing
water;
so
they
gave
that
place
the
name
of
Baal-perazim.
\VS{12}And
the Philistines did
not take
their images
with
them
in
their flight;
and
at David's
orders
they
were
burned
with
fire.
\VS{13}Then
the
Philistines
again
went out
in every direction
in
the
valley.
\VS{14}And
David
went
for directions
to
God;
and
God
said
to
him,
You
are
not
to
go
up
after
them;
but,
turning
away
from
them,
come face
to face
with
them
opposite
the spice-trees.
\VS{15}And
at
the
sound
of footsteps
in
the
tops
of
the
trees,
go
out
to
the
fight,
for
God
has
gone
out
before
you
to overcome
the
army
of
the
Philistines.
\VS{16}And
David
did
as
the Lord
had said;
and
they overcame
the
army
of
the
Philistines,
attacking
them
from
Gibeon
as
far
as
Gezer.
\VS{17}And David's
name
was honoured
in
all
lands;
and
the
Lord
put
the
fear
of
him
on
all
nations.

\par }\Chap{15}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
David
made
houses
for himself
in
the
town
of
David;
and
he got
ready
a
place
for
the
ark
of
God,
and
put up
a
tent
for
it.
\VS{2}Then
David
said,
The
ark
of
God
may
not
be moved
by
any
but
the
Levites,
for
they
have
been marked
out
by
God
to
take
the
ark
of
God,
and
to
do
his work
for
ever.
\VS{3}And
David
made
all
Israel
come
together
at
Jerusalem,
to
take
the
ark
of
the
Lord
to
its
place,
which
he
had
got
ready
for
it.
\VS{4}And
David got
together
the
sons
of
Aaron,
and
the
Levites;
\VS{5}Of
the
sons
of
Kohath:
Uriel
the
chief,
and
his
brothers,
a
hundred
and
twenty;
\VS{6}Of
the
sons
of
Merari:
Asaiah
the
chief,
and
his
brothers,
two
hundred
and
twenty;
\VS{7}Of
the
sons
of Gershom:
Joel
the
chief,
and
his
brothers,
a
hundred
and
thirty;
\VS{8}Of
the
sons
of
Elizaphan:
Shemaiah
the
chief,
and
his
brothers,
two
hundred;
\VS{9}Of
the
sons
of
Hebron:
Eliel
the
chief,
and
his
brothers,
eighty;
\VS{10}Of
the
sons
of
Uzziel:
Amminadab
the
chief,
and
his
brothers,
a
hundred
and
twelve.
\VS{11}And
David sent
for
Zadok
and
Abiathar
the
priests,
and
for
the
Levites,
Uriel,
Asaiah
and
Joel,
Shemaiah
and
Eliel
and
Amminadab,
\VS{12}And
said
to
them,
You
are
the
heads
of
the
families
of
the
Levites:
make
yourselves
holy,
you
and
your
brothers,
so
that
you
may
take
the
ark
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
to
the
place which
I
have
made
ready
for
it.
\VS{13}For
because
you
did
not take
it
at
the
first,
the
Lord
our
God sent punishment
on
us,
because
we
did
not get directions
from
him
in
the
right
way.
\VS{14}So
the
priests
and
the
Levites
made
themselves
holy
to
take
up
the
ark
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel.
\VS{15}And
the
sons
of
the
Levites
took
up
the
ark
of
God, lifting
it
by
its rods,
as
the
Lord
had
said
to
Moses.
\VS{16}And
David
gave
orders
to
the
chief
of
the
Levites
to put
their
brothers
the music-makers
in
position,
with
instruments
of
music, corded
instruments
and brass,
with glad
voices
making
sounds
of
joy.
\VS{17}So
Heman,
the
son
of
Joel,
and,
of
his
brothers,
Asaph,
the
son
of
Berechiah;
and
of
the
sons
of
Merari
their
brothers,
Ethan,
the
son
of
Kushaiah,
were put
in
position
by
the
Levites;
\VS{18}And
with
them
their
brothers
of
the
second order,
Zechariah, Bani
and
Jaaziel
and
Shemiramoth
and
Jehiel
and
Unni,
Eliab
and
Benaiah
and
Maaseiah
and
Mattithiah
and
Eliphelehu
and
Mikneiah,
and
Obed-edom
and
Jeiel,
the door-keepers.
\VS{19}So those
who
made melody,
Heman,
Asaph,
and
Ethan,
were put
in position,
with
brass instruments, sounding loudly;
\VS{20}And
Zechariah
and
Aziel
and
Shemiramoth
and
Jehiel,
Unni
and
Eliab
and
Maaseiah
and
Benaiah,
with corded instruments put
to
Alamoth.
\VS{21}And
Mattithiah
and
Eliphelehu
and
Mikneiah
and
Obed-edom
and
Jeiel
and
Azaziah,
with corded instruments
on
the octave,
to give
the first note
of
the song.
\VS{22}And
Chenaniah,
chief
of
the
Levites,
was master
of
the music:
he
gave directions about
the song,
because
he
was expert.
\VS{23}And
Berechiah
and
Elkanah
were door-keepers for
the
ark.
\VS{24}And
Shebaniah
and
Joshaphat
and
Nethanel
and
Amasai
and
Zechariah
and
Benaiah
and
Eliezer,
the
priests, made music
on
the horns
before
the
ark
of
God;
and
Obed-edom
and
Jehiah
were door-keepers
for
the
ark.
\VS{25}So
David,
and
the responsible
men
of
Israel,
and
the
captains
over
thousands,
went
with
joy
to
get
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
the
Lord
out
of
the
house
of
Obed-edom.
\VS{26}And
when
God
gave
help
to
the
Levites
who
were lifting
up
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
the
Lord,
they
made
an
offering
of
seven
oxen
and
seven sheep.
\VS{27}And
David
was
clothed
with
a
robe
of fair
linen,
as
were
all
the
Levites
who
took
up
the
ark,
and
those
who
made melody,
and
Chenaniah
the master
of
those
who
made melody;
and
David
had
on
a
linen
ephod;
\VS{28}So
all
Israel
took
up
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
the
Lord,
with loud
cries
and
with
horns
and brass
and corded instruments sounding
loudly.
\VS{29}And
when
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
the
Lord
came
into
the
town
of
David,
Michal,
the
daughter
of
Saul,
looking
out
of
the
window,
saw
King
David dancing
and
playing;
and
to
her
mind
he
seemed foolish.

\par }\Chap{16}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
they
took
in
the
ark
of
God
and
put
it
inside
the
tent
which
David
had
put
up
for
it;
and
they
made
offerings, burned
offerings
and peace-offerings
before
God.
\VS{2}And
when
David
had
come
to
an
end
of making
the burned
offerings
and peace-offerings,
he gave
the
people
a
blessing
in
the
name
of
the
Lord.
\VS{3}And
he gave
to
everyone,
every
man
and
woman
of
Israel,
a
cake
of
bread,
some meat,
and
a
cake
of dry grapes.
\VS{4}And
he
put
some
of
the
Levites
before
the
ark
of
the
Lord
as
servants,
to
keep
the
acts
of
the
Lord
in memory,
and
to
give
worship
and
praise
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel:
\VS{5}Asaph
the
chief,
and
second
to
him
Zechariah, Uzziel
and
Shemiramoth
and
Jehiel
and
Mattithiah
and
Eliab
and
Benaiah
and
Obed-edom
and
Jeiel,
with corded
instruments
of music;
and
Asaph,
with brass
instruments sounding loudly;
\VS{6}And
Benaiah
and
Jahaziel
the
priests, blowing horns
all
the time
before
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
God.
\VS{7}Then
on
that
day
David
first
made
the
giving
of
praise
to
the
Lord
the
work
of
Asaph
and
his
brothers.
\VS{8}O
give
praise
to
the
Lord;
give honour
to
his
name, talking
of
his doings
among
the
peoples.
\VS{9}Let
your voice
be sounded
in songs
and melody; let
all
your thoughts
be
of
the wonder
of
his
works.
\VS{10}Have glory
in
his
holy
name;
let
the
hearts
of those
who
are
searching
after
the
Lord
be
glad.
\VS{11}Let
your
search
be
for
the
Lord
and
for
his
strength; let
your hearts
ever
be turned
to
him.
\VS{12}Keep
in
mind
the great
works
which
he
has
done;
his
wonders,
and
the
decisions
of
his
mouth;
\VS{13}O
you
seed
of
Israel
his
servant,
you
children
of
Jacob,
his loved
ones.
\VS{14}He
is
the
Lord
our
God:
he
is
judge
of
all
the
earth.
\VS{15}He
has kept
his
agreement
in
mind
for
ever,
the
word
which
he
gave
for
a
thousand
generations;
\VS{16}The agreement
which
he
made
with
Abraham,
and
his
oath
to
Isaac;
\VS{17}And
he gave
it
to
Jacob
for
a law,
and
to
Israel
for an
eternal
agreement;
\VS{18}Saying,
To
you
will
I
give
the
land
of
Canaan,
the measured
line
of
your
heritage:
\VS{19}When
you
were still
small
in
number,
and strange
in
the land;
\VS{20}When
they
went
about
from
one
nation
to
another,
and
from
one
kingdom
to
another
people;
\VS{21}He
would
not
let
anyone do
them wrong;
he
even kept back
kings
because
of
them,
\VS{22}Saying, Put
not
your hand
on those
who
have been marked
with
my holy oil,
and
do
my
prophets
no
wrong.
\VS{23}Make songs
to
the
Lord,
all
the
earth; give
the
good
news
of
his
salvation
day
by
day.
\VS{24}Make
clear
his
glory
to
the
nations,
and
his
wonders
to
all
the
peoples.
\VS{25}For
the
Lord
is
great,
and
greatly
to
be
praised;
and
he
is
more
to
be
feared
than
all
other
gods.
\VS{26}For
all
the
gods
of
the
nations
are false
gods;
but
the
Lord
made
the
heavens.
\VS{27}Honour
and
glory
are
before
him:
strength
and
joy
are
in
his holy
place.
\VS{28}Give
to
the
Lord,
O
you
families
of
the
peoples,
give
to
the
Lord
glory
and
strength.
\VS{29}Give
to
the
Lord
the
glory
of
his
name;
take
with
you
an
offering
and
come
before
him;
give
worship
to
the
Lord
in
holy robes.
\VS{30}Be
in fear
before
him,
all
the
earth:
the
world
is
ordered
so
that
it
may
not
be
moved.
\VS{31}Let
the
heavens
have joy
and
let
the
earth
be
glad;
let
them
say
among
the
nations,
The
Lord
is
King.
\VS{32}Let
the
sea
be thundering
with
all
its waters;
let
the
field
be glad,
and
everything
which
is
in
it;
\VS{33}Then let all
the
trees
of
the
wood
be sounding
with
joy
before
the
Lord,
for
he
is
come
to
be
the
judge
of
the
earth.
\VS{34}O
give
praise
to
the
Lord,
for
he
is
good:
for
his
mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
\VS{35}And
say,
Be
our saviour,
O
God
of
our
salvation,
and let
us come back,
and
give
us
salvation
from
the
nations,
so
that we
may
give honour
to
your
holy
name
and
have glory
in
your
praise.
\VS{36}Praise
be
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
for
ever
and
for
ever.
And
all
the
people
said,
So
be
it;
and
gave
praise
to
the
Lord.
\VS{37}So
he made
Asaph
and
his
brothers keep
their places
there
before
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
the
Lord,
to do whatever
had
to
be done
before
the
ark
at
all
times
day
by
day:
\VS{38}And
Obed-edom,
the
son
of
Jeduthun,
and
Hosah,
with their
brothers, sixty-eight
of
them,
to
be door-keepers:
\VS{39}And
Zadok
the
priest,
with
his
brothers
the
priests,
before
the House
of
the
Lord
in
the
high
place
at
Gibeon;
\VS{40}To
give burned
offerings
to
the
Lord
on
the
altar
of burned
offerings
morning
and
evening,
every
day,
as
it
is
ordered
in
the
law
of
the
Lord
which
he
gave
to
Israel;
\VS{41}And
with
them
Heman
and
Jeduthun,
and
the
rest
who
were marked out
by
name
to
give
praise
to
the
Lord,
for
his
mercy
is unchanging
for
ever;
\VS{42}And
Heman
and
Jeduthun
had horns
and brass
instruments sounding loudly,
and
instruments
of
music
for
the
songs
of
God;
and
the
sons
of
Jeduthun
were
to
be
at
the door.
\VS{43}And
all
the
people
went
away,
every
man
to
his
house;
and
David
went
back
to give
a
blessing
to
his
family.

\par }\Chap{17}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
when
David
was
living
in
his
house,
he
said
to
Nathan
the
prophet,
See,
I
am
living
in
a
house
of cedar-wood,
but
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement
is
under
the
curtains
of
a
tent.
\VS{2}And
Nathan
said
to
David,
Do
whatever
is
in
your
heart,
for
God
is
with
you.
\VS{3}But
that
same
night,
the
word
of
God
came
to
Nathan,
saying,
\VS{4}Go
and
say
to
David
my
servant,
The
Lord
says,
You
are
not
to make
me
a
house
for
my living-place:
\VS{5}For
from
the
day
when
I
took
Israel
up,
till
this
day,
I
have
had
no
house,
but
have
gone
from
tent
to
tent,
and
from living-place
to living-place.
\VS{6}In
all
the
places
where
I
have
gone
with
all
Israel,
did
I ever
say
to
any
of
the
judges
of
Israel,
whom
I
made
the keepers
of
my
people,
Why
have
you
not
made
for
me
a
house
of cedar?
\VS{7}So
now,
say
to
my
servant
David,
The
Lord
of
armies
says,
I
took
you
from
the fields,
from keeping
sheep,
so
that
you
might
be
a
ruler
over
my
people
Israel;
\VS{8}And
I
have
been
with
you
wherever
you
went, cutting
off
before
you
all
those
who
were
against
you;
and
I
will
make
your
name
like
the
name
of
the
greatest
ones
of
the
earth.
\VS{9}And
I
will
make
a resting-place
for
my
people
Israel, planting
them
there,
so
that
they
may
be
in
the
place
which
is theirs
and
never
again
be
moved;
and
never
again
will
they
be
made
waste
by
evil
men,
as
they
were
at
first,
\VS{10}From
the
time
when
I
put
judges
over
my
people
Israel;
and
I
will overcome
all
those
who
are
against
you;
and
I
will
make
you great
and
the head
of
a line
of kings.
\VS{11}And
when
the
time
comes
for
you
to
go
to
your
fathers,
I
will
put
in
your
place
your
seed
after
you,
one
of
your
sons,
and
I
will
make
his
kingdom strong.
\VS{12}He
will
be
the builder
of
my
house,
and
I
will
make
the
seat
of
his
authority
certain
for
ever.
\VS{13}I
will
be
to
him
a
father
and
he
will
be
to
me
a
son;
and
I
will
not
take
my mercy
away
from
him
as
I
took
it
from
him
who
was
before
you;
\VS{14}But
I
will
make
his
place
in
my
house
and
in
my
kingdom
certain
for
ever;
and
the
seat
of
his
authority
will
never
be overturned.
\VS{15}So
Nathan gave
David
an
account
of
all
these
words
and
this
vision.
\VS{16}Then
David
the
king
went
in
and
took
his
seat
before
the
Lord,
and
said,
Who
am
I,
O
Lord
God,
and
what
is
my
family,
that
you
have
been
my guide
till
now?
\VS{17}And
this
was only
a
small
thing
to
you,
O
God;
but
your words
have
even
been
about
the far-off
future
of
your servant's
family,
looking
on
me
as
on
one
of high position,
O
Lord
God.
\VS{18}What
more
may
David
say
to
you?
for
you
have
knowledge
of
your
servant.
\VS{19}O
Lord,
because
of
your
servant,
and
from
your
heart,
you
have
done
all
these
great
things
and let
them
be seen.
\VS{20}O
Lord,
there
is
no
one
like
you,
and
no
other
God
but
you,
as
is
clear
from
everything
which
has come
to
our
ears.
\VS{21}And
what
other
nation
in
the
earth,
like
your
people
Israel,
did
a
god
go
out
to
take
for
himself,
to
be
his
people, making
his
name
great
and
to
be
feared,
driving
out
the
nations
from
before
your
people
whom
you
made free
and
took
out
of
Egypt?
\VS{22}For
your
people
Israel
you
made
yours
for
ever;
and
you,
Lord,
became
their
God.
\VS{23}And
now,
Lord,
let
your
words
about
your
servant
and
about
his
family
be
made
certain
for
ever,
and
do
as
you
have
said.
\VS{24}So let
your words
be
made
certain
and
your
name
be
made
great,
when
men
say,
The
Lord
of
armies
is
the
God
of
Israel;
and
when
the
family
of
David
your
servant
is
made strong
before
you.
\VS{25}For
you,
O
my
God,
have
let
your
servant see
that
you
will
make
him
head
of
a
line
of kings;
and
so
it
has
come
into
your servant's heart
to
make
his prayer
to
you.
\VS{26}And
now,
O
Lord,
you
are
God,
and
you
have
said
you
will
give
this
good
thing
to
your
servant:
\VS{27}And
now
you
have
been
pleased
to
give
your
blessing
to
the
family
of
your
servant,
so
that
it
may
go
on
for
ever
before
you;
you,
O
Lord,
have
given
your
blessing,
and
a
blessing
will
be
on
it
for
ever.

\par }\Chap{18}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
it
came
about
after
this
that
David
made
an
attack
on
the
Philistines
and overcame
them,
and
took
Gath
with
its daughter-towns
out
of
the
hands
of
the
Philistines.
\VS{2}And
he overcame
Moab,
and
the
Moabites
became
his
servants
and
gave
him
offerings.
\VS{3}Then
David overcame
Hadadezer,
king
of
Zobah, near
Hamath,
when
he
was going
to
make
his
power seen
by
the
river
Euphrates.
\VS{4}And
David
took
from
him
a
thousand war-carriages
and
seven
thousand
horsemen
and
twenty
thousand
footmen:
and
he
had
the leg-muscles
of
all
the
horses cut, keeping
only
enough
of
them
for
a
hundred war-carriages.
\VS{5}And
when
the Aramaeans
of
Damascus
came
to
the
help
of
Hadadezer,
king
of
Zobah,
David
put
to
the sword
twenty-two
thousand Aramaeans.
\VS{6}Then
David
put armed
forces
in
Damascus,
and
the Aramaeans
became
his
servants
and
gave
him
offerings.
And
the
Lord
made
David overcome
wherever
he
went.
\VS{7}And
the
gold body-covers
of
the
servants
of
Hadadezer,
David
took
to
Jerusalem.
\VS{8}And
from
Tibhath
and
from
Cun,
towns
of
Hadadezer,
David
took
a
great store
of
brass,
of which
Solomon
made
the
great
brass water-vessel
and
the
brass
pillars
and
vessels.
\VS{9}Now
when
Tou,
king
of
Hamath,
had news
that
David
had overcome
all
the
army
of
Hadadezer,
king
of
Zobah,
\VS{10}He
sent
his
son
Hadoram
to
King
David,
to
give
him words
of
peace
and
blessing,
because
he
had overcome
Hadadezer
in
the
fight,
for
Hadadezer
had
been
at
war
with
Tou;
and
he
gave
him
all sorts
of
vessels
of
gold
and
silver
and
brass.
\VS{11}These
King
David
made
holy
to
the
Lord,
together
with
the
silver
and
gold
he
had
taken
from
all
nations;
from
Edom
and
Moab
and
from
the
children
of
Ammon
and
from
the
Philistines
and
from
Amalek.
\VS{12}And
when
he came back
from putting
to
the sword
eighteen
thousand
of
the
Edomites
in
the
Valley
of
Salt,
\VS{13}David
put armed
forces
in
all
the towns
of
Edom;
and
all
the
Edomites
became
servants
to
David.
The
Lord
made
David overcome
wherever
he
went.
\VS{14}So
David
was
king
over
all
Israel, judging
and giving
right
decisions
for
all
his
people.
\VS{15}And
Joab,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
was chief
of
the
army;
and
Jehoshaphat,
son
of
Ahilud,
was keeper
of
the records.
\VS{16}And
Zadok,
the
son
of
Ahitub;
and Ahimelech,
the
son
of
Abiathar,
were
priests;
and
Shavsha
was
the
scribe;
\VS{17}And
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
was
over
the
Cherethites
and
the
Pelethites;
and
the
sons
of
David
were
chief
of
those
whose places
were
at
the king's
side.

\par }\Chap{19}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
it
came
about
after
this
that
death
came
to
Nahash,
the
king
of
the
children
of
Ammon,
and
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
\VS{2}And
David
said,
I
will
be
a friend
to
Hanun,
the
son
of
Nahash,
because
his
father
was
a friend
to
me.
So
David
sent
men
to
him,
to
give
him words
of
comfort
on
account
of
his
father.
And
the
servants
of
David
came
to
Hanun,
to
the
land
of
the
children
of
Ammon, offering
him
comfort.
\VS{3}But
the
chiefs
of
the
children
of
Ammon
said
to
Hanun,
Does
it
seem
to
you
that
David
is honouring
your
father,
by
sending
comforters
to
you?
is
it
not clear
that these
men
have only
come
to
go
through
the
land
and
to
make secret observation
of
it
so
that
they
may overcome
it?
\VS{4}So
Hanun
took David's
servants,
and cutting
off
their hair
and
the skirts
of
their robes
up
to
the
middle,
sent
them
away.
\VS{5}Then
certain
men
went
and
gave
David
word
of
what
had
been
done
to
them.
And
he
sent
out
with
the purpose
of meeting
them;
for
the
men
were
greatly shamed.
And
the
king
said, Keep
where
you
are
at
Jericho
till
your hair
is
long
again,
and
then
come
back.
\VS{6}And
when
the
children
of
Ammon
saw
that
they
had
made
themselves hated
by
David,
Hanun
and
the
children
of
Ammon
sent
a
thousand
talents
of
silver
as payment
for war-carriages
and
horsemen
from
Mesopotamia
and Aram-maacah
and
Zobah.
\VS{7}So
with
this money
they got thirty-two
thousand war-carriages,
and
the
help
of
the
king
of
Maacah
and
his
people,
who
came
and
took
up
their position
in
front
of
Medeba.
And
the
children
of
Ammon
came
together
from
their
towns
for
the
fight.
\VS{8}And
David,
hearing
of
it,
sent
Joab
with
all
the
army
of fighting-men.
\VS{9}So
the
children
of
Ammon
came
out
and
put
their
forces
in position
on
the way
into
the
town;
and
the
kings
who
had
come
were stationed
by
themselves
in
the
field.
\VS{10}Now
when
Joab
saw
that
their
forces
were
in position
against
him
in
front
and
at
his
back,
he
took
all
the best
men
of
Israel,
and put
them
in
line
against
the Aramaeans;
\VS{11}And
the
rest
of
the
people
he
put
in position
against
the
children
of
Ammon
with
Abishai,
his
brother,
at
their head.
\VS{12}And
he
said,
If
the Aramaeans
are
stronger
and get
the better
of
me,
then
come
to
my
help;
and
if
the
children
of
Ammon get
the better
of
you,
I
will
come
to
your
help.
\VS{13}Take heart,
and let
us
be
strong
for
our
people
and
for
the
towns
of
our
God;
and
may
the
Lord
do
what
seems
good
to
him.
\VS{14}So
Joab
and
the
people
who
were
with
him
went
forward into
the
fight
against
the Aramaeans,
and
they
went
in
flight
before
him.
\VS{15}And
when
the
children
of
Ammon
saw
the
flight
of
the Aramaeans,
they
themselves
went
in
flight
from
Abishai,
his
brother,
and
came
into
the
town.
Then
Joab
came
back
to
Jerusalem.
\VS{16}And
when
the Aramaeans
saw
that
Israel
had overcome
them,
they
sent
men
to
get
the Aramaeans
who
were
on
the
other
side
of
the
River,
with
Shophach,
the
captain
of Hadadezer's
army,
at
their
head.
\VS{17}And
word
of
this
was given
to
David;
and
he got
all
Israel
together
and
went
over
Jordan
and
came
to Helam
and
put
his
forces
in position
against
them.
And
when David's
forces
were
in position
against
the Aramaeans,
the
fight
was started.
\VS{18}And
the Aramaeans
went
in
flight
before
Israel;
and
David
put
to
the sword
the
men
of
seven
thousand Aramaean war-carriages
and
forty
thousand
footmen,
and
put
to
death
Shophach,
the
captain
of
the
army.
\VS{19}And
when
the
servants
of
Hadadezer
saw
that
they
were overcome
by
Israel,
they
made peace
with
David
and
became
his
servants:
and
the Aramaeans
would
give
no
more
help
to
the
children
of
Ammon.

\par }\Chap{20}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
in
the
spring,
at
the
time
when
kings
go
out
to
war,
Joab
went
out
at
the head
of
the armed
forces
and
made
waste all
the
land
of
the
Ammonites
and
put
his
men
in position before
Rabbah, shutting
it
in.
But
David
was
still
at
Jerusalem.
And
Joab
took
Rabbah
and
made
it
waste.
\VS{2}And
David
took
the
crown
of Milcom
from
off
his
head;
its
weight
was
a
talent
of
gold
and
it
had
stones
of
great price
in
it;
and
it
was
put
on David's
head,
and
he
took
a
great store
of goods
from
the
town.
\VS{3}And
he
took
the
people
out
of
the
town
and
put
them
to work
with wood-cutting
instruments,
and
iron grain-crushers,
and
axes.
And
this
he
did
to
all
the
towns
of
the
children
of
Ammon.
Then
David
and
all
the
people
went
back
to
Jerusalem.
\VS{4}Now
after
this
there
was
war
with
the
Philistines
at
Gezer;
then
Sibbecai
the
Hushathite put
to death
Sippai,
one
of
the offspring
of
the
Rephaim;
and
they
were overcome.
\VS{5}And
again
there
was
war
with
the
Philistines;
and
Elhanan,
the
son
of
Jair, put
to death
Lahmi,
the
brother
of
Goliath
the
Gittite,
the stem
of
whose
spear
was
like
a cloth-worker's rod.
\VS{6}And
again
there
was
war
at
Gath, where
there
was
a
very
tall
man,
who
had
twenty-four
fingers
and
toes,
six
fingers
on
his hands
and
six
toes
on
his feet;
he
was
one
of
the offspring
of
the
Rephaim.
\VS{7}And
when
he put shame
on
Israel,
Jonathan,
the
son
of
Shimea, David's
brother, put
him
to death.
\VS{8}These
were
of
the offspring
of
the
Rephaim
in
Gath;
they
came
to
their death
by
the
hands
of
David
and
his
servants.

\par }\Chap{21}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
Satan, designing evil
against
Israel, put
into David's mind
the impulse
to
take
the
number
of
Israel.
\VS{2}And
David
said
to
Joab
and
the
captains
of
the
people,
Now let
all
Israel,
from Beer-sheba
to
Dan,
be
numbered;
and
give
me
word
so
that
I
may
be
certain
of
their
number.
\VS{3}And
Joab
said,
May
the
Lord
make
his
people
a
hundred
times
more
in number
than
they
are;
but,
my
lord
king,
are
they
not
all
my lord's
servants?
why
would
my
lord
have
this
done?
why
will
he
become
a
cause
of sin
to
Israel?
\VS{4}But
the king's
word
was
stronger
than Joab's.
So
Joab
went
out
and
went
through
all
Israel
and
came
to
Jerusalem.
\VS{5}And
Joab
gave
David
the
number
of
all
the
people;
all
the
men
of
Israel, able
to
take
up arms,
were
one
million,
one
hundred
thousand
men;
and
those
of
Judah
were
four
hundred
and
seventy
thousand
men, able
to
take
up arms.
\VS{6}But
Levi
and
Benjamin
were
not
numbered
among
them,
for
Joab
was
disgusted
with
the king's
order.
\VS{7}And
God
was
not
pleased
with
this
thing;
so
he sent punishment
on
Israel.
\VS{8}Then
David
said
to
God,
Great
has
been
my
sin
in
doing
this;
but
now,
be pleased
to take
away
the
sin
of
your
servant,
for
I
have
done
very
foolishly.
\VS{9}Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Gad, David's
seer,
saying,
\VS{10}Go
and
say
to
David,
The
Lord
says,
Three
things
are offered
to
you:
say which
of
them
you
will
have,
so
that
I
may
do
it
to
you.
\VS{11}So
Gad
came
to
David
and
said
to
him,
The
Lord
says,
Take whichever
you
will:
\VS{12}Three
years
when
there
will
not
be enough food;
or
three
months
of
war,
when
you
will
go
in flight
before
your haters, being
in great danger
of
the
sword;
or
three
days
of
the
sword
of
the
Lord,
disease
in
the
land,
and
the
angel
of
the
Lord taking
destruction
through
all
the
land
of
Israel.
Now
give
thought
to
the
answer
I
am
to
take
back
to
him
who
sent
me.
\VS{13}And
David
said
to
Gad,
This
is
a
hard decision
for
me
to
make:
let
me
come
into
the
hands
of
the
Lord,
for
great
are
his
mercies:
let
me
not
come
into
the
hands
of
men.
\VS{14}So
the
Lord
sent disease
on
Israel, causing
the death
of
seventy
thousand
men.
\VS{15}And
God
sent
an
angel
to
Jerusalem
for
its
destruction:
and
when
he
was
about
to
do
so,
the
Lord
saw,
and
had
regret
for
the
evil,
and
said
to
the
angel
of
destruction,
It
is
enough;
do no
more.
Now
the
angel
of
the
Lord
was
by
the grain-floor
of
Ornan
the
Jebusite.
\VS{16}And
David, lifting
up
his
eyes,
saw
the
angel
of
the
Lord
there
between
earth
and
heaven,
with
an uncovered
sword
in
his
hand
stretched
out
over
Jerusalem.
Then
David
and
the responsible
men,
clothed
in haircloth,
went
down
on
their
faces.
\VS{17}And
David
said
to
God,
Was
it
not
I
who
gave
the
order
for
the
people
to
be
numbered?
It
is
I
who
have
done
the
sin
and
the
great
wrong;
but
these
are only
sheep;
what
have
they
done?
let
your
hand,
O
Lord
God,
be lifted
up
against
me
and
against
my
family,
but
not
against
your
people
to send disease
on
them.
\VS{18}Then
the
angel
of
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Gad
to
say
to
David
that
he
was
to
go
and
put
up
an
altar
to
the
Lord
on
the grain-floor
of
Ornan
the
Jebusite.
\VS{19}And
David
went
up,
as
Gad
had
said
in
the
name
of
the
Lord.
\VS{20}And
Ornan,
turning
back,
saw
the
angel,
and
his
four
sons
who
were
with
him
went
to
a secret place. Now
Ornan
was crushing
his
grain.
\VS{21}And
when
David
came,
Ornan,
looking,
saw
him,
and
came
out
from
the grain-floor
and
went
down
on
his
face
to
the
earth
before
him.
\VS{22}Then
David
said
to
Ornan,
Give
me
the
place
where
this grain-floor
is,
so
that
I
may
put
up
an
altar
here
to
the
Lord:
let
me
have
it
for
its
full
price;
so
that
this disease
may
be
stopped
among
the
people.
\VS{23}And
Ornan
said
to
David,
Take
it,
and
let
my
lord
the
king
do
what
seems
right
to
him.
See,
I
give
you
the
oxen
for burned
offerings
and
the grain-cleaning instruments
for fire-wood,
and
the
grain
for
the
meal
offering;
I
give
it
all.
\VS{24}And
King
David
said
to
Ornan,
No;
I
will
certainly
give
you
the
full
price
for
it,
because
I
will
not
take
for
the
Lord
what
is yours,
or
give
a burned
offering
without
payment.
\VS{25}So
David
gave
Ornan
six
hundred
shekels
of
gold
by
weight
for
the
place.
\VS{26}And
David
put
up
an
altar
there
to
the
Lord,
offering burned
offerings
and peace-offerings
with prayers
to
the
Lord;
and
he
gave
him
an
answer
from
heaven, sending
fire
on
the
altar
of burned
offering.
\VS{27}Then
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
the
angel,
and
he
put
back
his
sword
into
its cover.
\VS{28}At
that
time,
when
David
saw
that
the
Lord
had given
him
an
answer
on
the grain-floor
of
Ornan
the
Jebusite,
he
made
an
offering
there.
\VS{29}For
the House
of
the
Lord,
which
Moses
had
made
in
the waste land,
and
the
altar
of burned
offerings,
were
at
that
time
in
the
high
place
at
Gibeon.
\VS{30}But
David
was
not
able
to go
before
it
to get
directions
from
the
Lord,
so
great
was
his fear
of
the
sword
of
the
angel
of
the
Lord.

\par }\Chap{22}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
David
said,
This
is
the
house
of
the
Lord
God,
and
this
is
the
altar
for Israel's burned
offerings.
\VS{2}And
David
gave
orders
to get together all
the
men
from strange
lands
who
were
in
the
land
of
Israel;
and
he put stone-cutters
to work, cutting
stones
for
building
the
house
of
God.
\VS{3}And
he got together
a
great store
of
iron,
for
the
nails
for
the
doors
and
for
the joins;
and
brass,
more
in
weight than might
be measured;
\VS{4}And cedar-trees
without
number,
for
the Zidonians
and
the
men
of
Tyre
came
with
a
great
amount
of cedar-trees
for
David.
\VS{5}And
David
said,
Solomon
my
son
is
young
and untested,
and
the
house
which
is
to
be
put
up
for
the
Lord
is
to
be
very
great,
a
thing
of wonder
and
glory
through
all
countries;
so
I
will
make
ready
what
is needed
for
it.
So
David got
ready
a
great store
of material
before
his
death.
\VS{6}Then
he
sent
for
his
son
Solomon,
and
gave
him
orders
for
the
building
of
a
house
for
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel.
\VS{7}And
David
said
to
Solomon,
My
son,
it
was
my
desire
to put
up
a
house
for
the
name
of
the
Lord
my
God.
\VS{8}But
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me
saying,
You
have
taken
lives
without
number
and
made
great
wars;
I
will
not
let
you
be
the builder
of
a
house
for
my
name,
because
of
the
lives
you
have
taken
on
the
earth
before
my eyes.
\VS{9}But
you
will
have
a
son
who
will
be
a
man
of
rest;
and
I
will
give
him
rest
from wars
on
every
side.
His
name
will
be
Solomon,
and
in
his
time
I
will
give
Israel
peace
and
quiet;
\VS{10}He
will
be
the builder
of
a
house
for
my
name;
he
will
be
to
me
a
son,
and
I
will
be
to
him
a
father;
and
I
will
make
the
seat
of
his
rule
over
Israel
certain
for
ever.
\VS{11}Now,
my
son,
may
the
Lord
be
with
you;
and
may
you do
well,
and put
up
the
house
of
the
Lord
your
God,
as
he
has
said
of
you.
\VS{12}Only
may
the
Lord
give
you
wisdom,
and knowledge
of
his
orders
for
Israel,
so
that
you
may
keep
the
law
of
the
Lord
your
God.
\VS{13}And all
will go
well
for
you,
if
you
take
care
to
keep
the
laws
and
the
rules
which
the
Lord
gave
to
Moses
for
Israel:
be
strong
and
take heart;
have
no
fear
and
do
not
be troubled.
\VS{14}Now
see, poor
though
I
am,
I
have got
ready
for
the
house
of
the
Lord
a
hundred
thousand
talents
of
gold
and
a
million
talents
of
silver;
and
a
weight
of
brass
and
iron greater
than
may
be measured;
and
wood
and
stone
have
I
made
ready,
and
you
may
put
more
to
it.
\VS{15}And
you
have
a
great
number
of
workmen, cutters
and
workers
of
stone
and
wood,
and experts
in
every sort
of
work,
\VS{16}In
gold
and
silver
and
brass
and
iron
more than
may
be
numbered.
Up!
then,
and
to work;
and
may
the
Lord
be
with
you.
\VS{17}Then
David
gave
orders
to
all
the
chiefs
of
Israel
to
give
their
help
to
Solomon
his
son, saying,
\VS{18}Is
not
the
Lord
your
God
with
you?
and
has
he
not
given
you
rest
on
every
side?
for
the
Lord
has
given
the
people
of
the
land
into
my
hands,
and
the
land
is overcome
before
the
Lord
and
before
his
people.
\VS{19}Now
give
your
heart
and
soul
to
the worship
of
the
Lord
your
God;
and
get
to
work
on
the
building
of
the
holy
place
of
the
Lord
God,
so
that
you
may
put
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement
and
the
holy
vessels
of
God
in
the
house
which
is
to
be
made
for
the
name
of
the
Lord.

\par }\Chap{23}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
David
was
old
and
full
of
days;
and
he made
his
son
Solomon
king
over
Israel.
\VS{2}And
he got
together
all
the
chiefs
of
Israel,
with
the
priests
and
the
Levites.
\VS{3}And
the
Levites,
all
those
of
thirty
years
old
and
over,
were
numbered;
and
the
number
of
them,
by heads,
man
by
man,
was thirty-eight
thousand.
\VS{4}Of
these,
twenty-four
thousand
were
to
be overseers
of
the
work
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
six
thousand
were
judges
and
men
of
authority;
\VS{5}Four
thousand
were door-keepers;
and
four
thousand
gave
praise
to
the
Lord
with
the
instruments
which
I
made, said David,
for giving
praise.
\VS{6}And
David put
them into
divisions under
the names
of
the
sons
of
Levi: Gershon,
Kohath,
and
Merari.
\VS{7}Of
the
Gershonites:
Ladan
and
Shimei.
\VS{8}The
sons
of
Ladan:
Jehiel
the
chief,
and
Zetham
and
Joel,
three.
\VS{9}The
sons
of
Shimei:
Shelomoth
and
Haziel
and
Haran,
three;
these
were
the
heads
of
the
families
of
Ladan.
\VS{10}And
the
sons
of
Shimei:
Jahath, Zizah
and
Jeush
and
Beriah;
these
four
were
the
sons
of
Shimei.
\VS{11}Jahath
was
the
chief
and
Zizah
the
second;
but
Jeush
and
Beriah
had
only
a small
number
of
sons,
so
they
were grouped
together
as
one
family.
\VS{12}The
sons
of
Kohath:
Amram,
Izhar,
Hebron,
and
Uzziel,
four.
\VS{13}The
sons
of
Amram:
Aaron
and
Moses;
and
Aaron
was
made
separate
and
holy,
he
and
his
sons
for
ever,
for
the
care
of
the
most
holy
things
and
the
burning
of
offerings
before
the
Lord,
to do
his work
and give
blessings
in
his
name
for
ever.
\VS{14}And
the
sons
of
Moses,
the
man
of
God,
were put
into
the list
of
the
tribe
of
Levi.
\VS{15}The
sons
of
Moses:
Gershom
and
Eliezer.
\VS{16}The
sons
of
Gershom:
Shebuel
the
first.
\VS{17}And
the
sons
of
Eliezer:
Rehabiah
the
first;
and
Eliezer
had
no
other
sons,
but
Rehabiah
had
a great
number.
\VS{18}The
sons
of
Izhar:
Shelomith
the
first.
\VS{19}The
sons
of
Hebron:
Jeriah
the
first,
Amariah
the
second,
Jahaziel
the
third,
and
Jekameam
the
fourth.
\VS{20}The
sons
of
Uzziel:
Micah
the
first,
and
Isshiah
the
second.
\VS{21}The
sons
of
Merari:
Mahli
and
Mushi;
the
sons
of
Mahli:
Eleazar
and
Kish.
\VS{22}And
at
his
death
Eleazar
had
no
sons,
but
only
daughters,
and
their relations,
the
sons
of
Kish,
took
them
as wives.
\VS{23}The
sons
of
Mushi:
Mahli
and
Eder
and
Jeremoth,
three.
\VS{24}These
were
the
sons
of
Levi, grouped
by
families,
the
heads
of
the
families
of
those
who
were
numbered
by
name,
by
heads,
all
those
of
twenty
years
old
and
over
who
did
the
work
of
the
house
of
the
Lord.
\VS{25}For
David
said,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
given
his
people
rest,
and
he
has made
his resting-place
in
Jerusalem
for
ever;
\VS{26}And
from
now,
there
will
be
no need
for
the House
of
the Lord,
and
the
vessels
used
in
it,
to
be moved
about
by
the
Levites.
\VS{27}So among
the
last
acts
of
David
was
the
numbering
of
the
sons
of
Levi,
from
twenty
years
old
and
over.
\VS{28}Their
place
was
by
the
side
of
the
sons
of
Aaron
in
all
the
work
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
in
the open spaces
and
in
the
rooms,
in
the
making
clean
of
all
the
holy
things,
in
doing
all
the
work
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
\VS{29}The holy
bread
was
in
their care,
and
the crushed
grain
for
the
meal
offering,
of
unleavened
cakes
or
meal cooked
over
the fire
or
in water;
they had control
of
all sorts
of weights
and measures;
\VS{30}They
had
to
take
their
places
every
morning
to
give
praise
and
make melody
to
the
Lord,
and
in
the
same
way
at
evening;
\VS{31}At
every
offering
of burned
offerings
to
the
Lord,
on
Sabbaths,
and
at
the
new
moons,
and
on
the
regular
feasts,
in
the
number ordered
by
the law,
at
all
times
before
the
Lord;
\VS{32}And
they
had
the
care
of
the
Tent
of
meeting
and
the
holy
place,
under
the direction
of
the
sons
of
Aaron
their
brothers,
for
the
work
of
the
house
of
the
Lord.

\par }\Chap{24}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
the
divisions into
which
the
sons
of
Aaron
were grouped
were
these:
the
sons
of
Aaron,
Nadab
and
Abihu,
Eleazar
and
Ithamar.
\VS{2}But
Nadab
and
Abihu
came
to
their end
before
their
father,
and
had
no
children;
so
Eleazar
and
Ithamar
did
the work
of
priests.
\VS{3}And
David,
with
Zadok
of
the
sons
of
Eleazar,
and
Ahimelech
of
the
sons
of
Ithamar, made distribution
of
them
into
their positions
for
their
work.
\VS{4}And
there
were
more
chiefs
among
the
sons
of
Eleazar
than
among
the
sons
of
Ithamar;
and
this
is how they
were grouped:
of
the
sons
of
Eleazar
there
were
sixteen,
all
heads
of
families;
and
of
the
sons
of
Ithamar,
heads
of
families,
there
were
eight.
\VS{5}So
they
were put
into
groups,
by
the Lord's decision,
one
with another;
for
there
were
rulers
of
the
holy
place
and
rulers
of
the house
of
God
among
the
sons
of
Eleazar
and
the
sons
of
Ithamar.
\VS{6}And
Shemaiah,
the
son
of
Nethanel
the
scribe,
who
was
a
Levite, put
down
their names
in
writing,
the
king
being present
with
the
rulers,
and
Zadok
the
priest,
and
Ahimelech,
the
son
of
Abiathar,
and
the
heads
of
families
of
the
priests
and
the
Levites;
one
family
being
taken
for
Eleazar
and
then
one
for
Ithamar,
and
so
on.
\VS{7}Now
the
first name
to
come
out
was
that
of
Jehoiarib;
the
second
Jedaiah,
\VS{8}The
third
Harim,
the
fourth
Seorim,
\VS{9}The
fifth
Malchijah,
the
sixth
Mijamin,
\VS{10}The
seventh
Hakkoz,
the
eighth
Abijah,
\VS{11}The
ninth
Jeshua,
the
tenth
Shecaniah,
\VS{12}The
eleventh
Eliashib,
the twelfth
Jakim,
\VS{13}The thirteenth
Huppah,
the fourteenth
Jeshebeab,
\VS{14}The fifteenth
Bilgah,
the sixteenth
Immer,
\VS{15}The seventeenth
Hezir,
the
eighteenth Happizzez,
\VS{16}The nineteenth
Pethahiah,
the
twentieth
Jehezkel,
\VS{17}The twenty-first
Jachin,
the twenty-second
Gamul,
\VS{18}The
twenty-third
Delaiah,
the twenty-fourth
Maaziah.
\VS{19}So
they
were
put
into
their different groups,
to
take
their
places
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
in agreement
with
the rules
made
by
Aaron
their
father,
as
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
had
given
him
orders.
\VS{20}And
of
the
rest
of
the
sons
of
Levi:
of
the
sons
of
Amram,
Shubael;
of
the
sons
of
Shubael,
Jehdeiah.
\VS{21}Of
Rehabiah;
of
the
sons
of
Rehabiah,
Isshiah
the
chief.
\VS{22}Of
the
Izharites,
Shelomoth;
of
the
sons
of
Shelomoth,
Jahath.
\VS{23}And
the
sons
of Hebron:
Jeriah
the chief,
Amariah
the
second,
Jahaziel
the
third,
Jekameam
the
fourth.
\VS{24}The
sons
of
Uzziel,
Micah;
of
the
sons
of
Micah,
Shamir.
\VS{25}The
brother
of
Micah,
Isshiah;
of
the
sons
of
Isshiah,
Zechariah.
\VS{26}The
sons
of
Merari:
Mahli
and
Mushi;
the
sons
of
Jaaziah.
\VS{27}The
sons
of
Merari:
of
Jaaziah,
Shoham
and
Zaccur
and
Ibri.
\VS{28}Of
Mahli:
Eleazar,
who
had
no
sons.
\VS{29}Of
Kish:
the
sons
of
Kish,
Jerahmeel.
\VS{30}And
the
sons
of
Mushi:
Mahli
and
Eder
and
Jerimoth.
These
were
the
sons
of
the
Levites
by
their
families.
\VS{31}Selection
was
made
of
these
in
the same
way
as
of
their
brothers
the
sons
of
Aaron,
David
the
king
being
present,
with
Zadok,
and
Ahimelech,
and
the
heads
of
families
of
the
priests
and
of
the
Levites;
the
families
of
the
chief
in
the same
way
as
those
of
his
younger
brother.

\par }\Chap{25}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Further,
David
and
the
chiefs
of
the
servants
of
the holy
place
made selection
of
certain
of
the
sons
of
Asaph
and
of
Heman
and
of
Jeduthun
for
the
work
of
prophets,
to
make melody
with corded instruments
and brass;
and
the
number
of
the
men
for
the
work
they
had
to do
was:
\VS{2}Of
the
sons
of
Asaph:
Zaccur
and
Joseph
and
Nethaniah
and
Asharelah,
sons
of
Asaph;
under
the
direction
of
Asaph, acting
as
a prophet
under
the orders
of
the
king;
\VS{3}Of
Jeduthun:
the
six
sons
of
Jeduthun,
Gedaliah
and
Zeri
and
Jeshaiah,
Hashabiah
and
Mattithiah;
under
the
direction
of
their
father
Jeduthun
who, acting
as
a prophet,
with corded instruments
gave
praise
and glory
to
the
Lord.
\VS{4}Of
Heman,
the
sons
of
Heman:
Bukkiah,
Mattaniah,
Uzziel,
Shebuel
and
Jerimoth,
Hananiah,
Hanani,
Eliathah,
Giddalti
and
Romamti-ezer,
Joshbekashah,
Mallothi,
Hothir,
Mahazioth;
\VS{5}All
these
were
sons
of
Heman,
the king's
seer
in
the
words
of
God.
And
to
make
great
his power
God
gave
Heman
fourteen
sons
and
three
daughters.
\VS{6}All
these,
under
the
direction
of
their
father,
made
music
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
with brass
and corded
instruments,
for
the worship
of
the
house
of
God;
Asaph,
Jeduthun,
and
Heman
being
under
the orders
of
the
king.
\VS{7}And
the
number
of
them,
with
their
brothers
who
were
trained
and
expert
in
making melody
to
the
Lord,
was
two
hundred
and
eighty-eight.
\VS{8}And selection
was made
of
them
for
their special work,
all having equal chances,
small
as
well
as
great,
the
teacher
as
the learner.
\VS{9}Now
of
the group
of
Asaph,
the
first name
to
come
out
was
Joseph;
the
second
Gedaliah;
he
and
his
brothers
and
sons
were
twelve?
\VS{10}The
third
Zaccur,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{11}The
fourth
Izri,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{12}The
fifth
Nethaniah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{13}The
sixth
Bukkiah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{14}The
seventh
Jesharelah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{15}The
eighth
Jeshaiah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{16}The
ninth
Mattaniah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{17}The
tenth
Shimei,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{18}The
eleventh
Azarel,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{19}The twelfth
Hashabiah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{20}The thirteenth
Shubael,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{21}The fourteenth
Mattithiah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{22}The fifteenth
Jeremoth,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{23}The sixteenth
Hananiah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{24}The seventeenth
Joshbekashah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{25}The
eighteenth
Hanani,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{26}The nineteenth
Mallothi,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{27}The
twentieth
Eliathah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{28}The twenty-first
Hothir,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{29}The twenty-second
Giddalti,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{30}The
twenty-third
Mahazioth,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
\VS{31}The twenty-fourth
Romamti-ezer,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve.

\par }\Chap{26}{\PP \VerseOne{1}For
the
divisions
of
the door-keepers:
of
the
Korahites,
Meshelemiah,
the
son
of
Kore,
of
the
sons
of Ebiasaph.
\VS{2}And
Meshelemiah
had
sons:
Zechariah
the
oldest,
Jediael
the
second,
Zebadiah
the
third,
Jathniel
the
fourth,
\VS{3}Elam
the
fifth,
Jehohanan
the
sixth,
Eliehoenai
the
seventh.
\VS{4}And
Obed-edom
had
sons:
Shemaiah
the
oldest,
Jehozabad
the
second,
Joah
the
third,
and
Sacar
the
fourth,
and
Nethanel
the
fifth,
\VS{5}Ammiel
the
sixth,
Issachar
the
seventh,
Peullethai
the
eighth;
for
the
blessing
of
God
was
on
him.
\VS{6}And
Shemaiah
his
son
had
sons, rulers over
the
family
of
their
father,
for
they
were
able
men.
\VS{7}The
sons
of
Shemaiah:
Othni
and
Rephael
and
Obed,
Elzabad,
whose
brothers
were
great
men
of war,
Elihu
and
Semachiah.
\VS{8}All
these
were
sons
of
Obed-edom:
they
and
their
sons
and
their
brothers,
able
men
and
strong
for
the
work; sixty-two
sons
of
Obed-edom.
\VS{9}Meshelemiah
had
sons
and
brothers,
eighteen
able
men.
\VS{10}And
Hosah,
a
son
of
the
children
of
Merari,
had
sons:
Shimri
the
chief (for
though
he
was
not
the
oldest,
his
father
made
him
chief);
\VS{11}Hilkiah
the
second,
Tebaliah
the
third,
Zechariah
the
fourth:
Hosah
had
thirteen
sons
and
brothers.
\VS{12}Of
these
were
the
divisions
of
the door-keepers,
men
of authority, having
responsible positions
like
their
brothers
to
be
servants
in
the
house
of
the
Lord.
\VS{13}And
the
families
were taken
by
the decision
of
the Lord
for
every door;
the
small
family
had
the same chance
as
the
great.
\VS{14}And
the care
of
the door
on
the
east
came
out
for
Shelemiah.
Then
the name
of
Zechariah
his
son,
a
man wise
in discussion,
came
out,
and
the door
on
the
north
was
given
to
him.
\VS{15}To
Obed-edom,
that
on
the
south;
and
to
his
sons,
the store-house.
\VS{16}To
Hosah,
the door
on
the
west,
by
the door
of
Shallecheth,
at
the footway which
goes
up,
watch
by
watch.
\VS{17}On
the
east
were
six
Levites
a
day,
and
on
the
north
and
the
south
four
a
day,
and
for
the store-house
two
and
two.
\VS{18}For
the pillared way, on
the
west,
four at
the footway
and
two at
the pillared way itself.
\VS{19}These
were
the
divisions
of door-keepers,
of
the
sons
of
the
Korahites
and
of
the
sons
of
Merari.
\VS{20}And
the
Levites
their brothers
were responsible
for
the
stores
of
the
house
of
God
and
the
holy
things.
\VS{21}The
sons
of
Ladan:
sons
of
the
Gershonites
of
the
family
of
Ladan,
heads
of
families
of
Ladan
the
Gershonite,
Jehieli.
\VS{22}The
sons
of
Jehieli:
Zetham
and
Joel,
his
brother,
had
the
care
of
the
stores
of
the
house
of
the
Lord.
\VS{23}Of the
Amramites, of the
Izharites, of the
Hebronites, of the
Uzzielites:
\VS{24}And
Shebuel,
the
son
of
Gershom,
the
son
of
Moses,
was controller
of
the
stores.
\VS{25}And
his
brothers:
of
Eliezer,
Rehabiah
his
son,
and
Jeshaiah
his
son,
and
Joram
his
son,
and
Zichri
his
son,
and
Shelomoth
his
son.
\VS{26}Shelomoth
and
his
brothers
were
responsible
for
all
the store
of
holy
things
which
David
the
king
and
the
heads
of
families,
the
captains
of
thousands
and
of
hundreds,
and
the
captains
of
the
army,
had given
to
the Lord.
\VS{27}From
the goods
taken
in
war,
they
gave,
as
a
holy
offering, materials
for
the building
of
the
house
of
the
Lord.
\VS{28}And
everything
Samuel
the prophet
and
Saul,
the
son
of
Kish,
and
Abner,
the
son
of
Ner,
and
Joab,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
had
made
holy;
whatever
anyone
had
given,
it
was
under
the
care
of Shelomoth
and
his
brothers.
\VS{29}Of
the
Izharites,
Chenaniah
and
his
sons
had
to do all
the public
business
of
Israel,
in relation
to
judges
and
men
in
authority.
\VS{30}Of
the
Hebronites,
Hashabiah
and
his
brothers, seventeen
hundred
able
men,
were overseers
of
Israel
on
the
other
side
of
the
Jordan,
to
the
west,
being responsible
for
all
the
work
of
the Lord's house
and
for
the
work
done
by
the king's servants.
\VS{31}Of
the
Hebronites,
Jerijah
was
the
chief
of
all
the
Hebronites,
in
their
generations
by
families.
In
the
fortieth
year
of
the
rule
of
David
a
search
was
made,
and
able
men
were seen
among
them
at
Jazer
of
Gilead.
\VS{32}And
his
brothers
were
two
thousand,
seven
hundred
able
men,
heads
of
families, whom
King
David
made
overseers
over
the
Reubenites
and
the
Gadites
and
the
half-tribe
of Manasseh,
in
everything
to
do
with
God,
and
for
the king's
business.

\par }\Chap{27}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
the
number
of
the
children
of
Israel,
that
is,
the
heads
of
families,
and
the
captains
of
thousands
and
of
hundreds,
and
the
men
in
authority
who
were
servants
of
the
king
in
anything
to
do
with
the
divisions
which
came
in
and
went
out
month
by
month
through
all
the
months
of
the
year,
in
every
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
\VS{2}Over
the
first
division
for
the
first
month
was Ishbaal,
the
son
of
Zabdiel;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
\VS{3}He
was
of
the
sons
of
Perez,
and
the
chief
of
all
the
captains
of
the
army
for
the
first
month.
\VS{4}And
over
the
division
for
the
second
month
was Eleazar,
the son
of
Dodai
the
Ahohite,
the
ruler;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
\VS{5}The
third
captain
of
the
army
for
the
third
month
was
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada
the
priest;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
\VS{6}This
is
the
same
Benaiah
who
was
the
great
man
of
the
thirty, chief
of
the
thirty;
and
in
his
division
was
Ammizabad
his
son.
\VS{7}The
fourth captain
for
the
fourth
month
was
Asahel,
the
brother
of
Joab,
and
Zebadiah
his
son
after
him;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
\VS{8}The
fifth
captain
for
the
fifth
month
was
Shamhuth
the
Izrahite;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
\VS{9}The
sixth captain
for
the
sixth
month
was
Ira,
the
son
of
Ikkesh
the
Tekoite;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
\VS{10}The
seventh captain
for
the
seventh
month
was
Helez
the
Pelonite,
of
the
sons
of
Ephraim;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
\VS{11}The
eighth captain
for
the
eighth
month
was
Sibbecai
the
Hushathite,
of
the
Zerahites;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
\VS{12}The
ninth captain
for
the
ninth
month
was
Abiezer
the
Anathothite,
of
the
Benjamites;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
\VS{13}The
tenth captain
for
the
tenth
month
was
Maharai
the
Netophathite,
of
the
Zerahites;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
\VS{14}The
eleventh captain
for
the
eleventh
month
was
Benaiah
the
Pirathonite,
of
the
sons
of
Ephraim;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
\VS{15}The twelfth captain
for
the twelfth
month
was
Heldai
the
Netophathite,
of
Othniel;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
\VS{16}And
over
the
tribes
of
Israel:
the
ruler
of
the
Reubenites
was
Eliezer,
the
son
of
Zichri;
of
the
Simeonites,
Shephatiah,
the
son
of
Maacah;
\VS{17}Of
Levi,
Hashabiah,
the
son
of
Kemuel;
of
Aaron,
Zadok;
\VS{18}Of
Judah,
Elihu,
one
of
the
brothers
of
David;
of
Issachar,
Omri,
the
son
of
Michael;
\VS{19}Of
Zebulun,
Ishmaiah,
the
son
of
Obadiah;
of
Naphtali,
Jerimoth,
the
son
of
Azriel;
\VS{20}Of
the
children
of
Ephraim,
Hoshea,
the
son
of
Azaziah;
of
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh,
Joel,
the
son
of
Pedaiah;
\VS{21}Of
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh
in
Gilead,
Iddo,
the
son
of
Zechariah;
of
Benjamin,
Jaasiel,
the
son
of
Abner;
\VS{22}Of
Dan,
Azarel,
the
son
of
Jeroham.
These
were
the
captains
of
the
tribes
of
Israel.
\VS{23}But
David
did
not
take
the
number
of
those
who
were
under
twenty
years
old,
for
the
Lord
had
said
that
he
would
make
Israel
like
the
stars
of
heaven
in
number.
\VS{24}The
numbering
was
started
by
Joab,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
but
he
did
not
go
on
to
the
end;
and
because
of
it,
wrath
came
on
Israel
and
the
number
was
not
recorded
in
the history
of
King
David.
\VS{25}And
Azmaveth,
the
son
of
Adiel,
was controller
of
the king's property;
Jonathan,
the
son
of
Uzziah,
had control
of all store-houses
in
country places
and
in
the
towns
and little
towns
and strong places;
\VS{26}Ezri,
the
son
of
Chelub,
had
authority
over
the field-workers
and farmers;
\VS{27}Shimei
the
Ramathite
was responsible
for
the vine-gardens;
Zabdi
the
Shiphmite
was responsible
for
the produce
of
the vine-gardens
and
for all
the
stores
of
wine;
\VS{28}Baal-hanan
the
Gederite
was responsible
for
the olive-trees
and
the sycamore-trees
in
the lowlands;
and
Joash
for
the
stores
of
oil;
\VS{29}And
Shitrai
the
Sharonite
was responsible
for
the
herds
in
the grass-lands
of
Sharon,
and
Shaphat,
the
son
of
Adlai,
for
those
in
the
valleys;
\VS{30}Obil
the
Ishmaelite
had control
of
the
camels
and
Jehdeiah
the
Meronothite
of
the she-asses;
\VS{31}The
flocks
were
in
the
care
of
Jaziz
the Hagarite.
All
these
were
the controllers
of
King David's
property.
\VS{32}Now
Jonathan, David's father's brother,
expert
in discussion,
and
a
man
of good sense,
was
a
scribe;
and
Jehiel
the
son
of
Hachmoni,
had
the care
of
the king's
sons;
\VS{33}And
Ahithophel
was
the king's expert
in discussion
and
Hushai
the
Archite
was
the king's
friend.
\VS{34}After
Ahithophel
was
Jehoiada,
the
son
of
Benaiah,
and
Abiathar;
and
the
captain
of
the king's
army
was
Joab.

\par }\Chap{28}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
David got
together
at
Jerusalem
all
the
rulers
of
Israel,
the
chiefs
of
the
tribes
and
the
captains
of
the
divisions waiting
on
the
king
in turn,
and
the
captains
of
thousands
and
the
captains
of
hundreds
and
the controllers
of
all
the
goods
and
property
of
the
king
and
his
sons,
with
the unsexed
servants
and
the
great
men
of war.
\VS{2}Then
David
the
king
got
up
and
said,
Give ear
to
me,
my
brothers
and
my
people;
it
was
my
desire
to
put
up
a
house,
a resting-place
for
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement,
and
for
the foot-rest
of
our
God;
and
I
had
got material
ready
for
the
building
of
it.
\VS{3}But
God
said
to
me,
You
are
not
to
be
the builder
of
a
house
for
my
name,
because
you
are
a
man
of
war
and
have taken
life;
\VS{4}Though
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
took
me
out
of
all
my father's
family,
to
be
king
over
Israel
for
ever, marking
out
Judah
to
be
chief,
and,
of
the
people
of
Judah,
my father's
family;
and
among
the
sons
of
my
father
he
was
pleased
to
make
me
king
over
all
Israel;
\VS{5}And
of
all
my
sons (for
the
Lord
has
given
me
a
great number
of
sons)
he
has
made selection
of
Solomon
to
take
his
place
on
the
seat
of
the
kingdom
of
the
Lord
over
Israel.
\VS{6}And
he
said
to
me,
Solomon
your
son
will
be
the builder
of
my
house
and
the open spaces round
it;
for
I
have
taken
him
to
be
my
son,
and
I
will
be
his
father.
\VS{7}I
will
keep
his
kingdom
in
its
place
for
ever,
if
he
is
strong
at
all
times
to
do
my
orders
and
keep
my
rules,
as
at
this
day.
\VS{8}So
now,
before
the
eyes
of
all
Israel,
the
people
of
the
Lord,
and
in
the
hearing
of
our
God,
keep
and
be
true
to
the
orders
of
the
Lord
your
God;
so
that
you
may
have
this
good
land
for
yourselves
and
give
it
for
a heritage
to
your
children
after
you
for
ever.
\VS{9}And
you,
Solomon
my
son,
get
knowledge
of
the
God
of
your
father,
and
be
his
servant
with
a
true
heart
and
with
a strong
desire,
for
the
Lord
is
the searcher
of
all
hearts,
and
has
knowledge
of
all
the
designs
of men's
thoughts;
if
you
make
search
for
him,
he
will
be near
you;
but
if
you
are turned
away
from
him,
he
will
give
you
up
for
ever.
\VS{10}Now
then,
take
note;
for
the
Lord
has
made selection
of
you
to
be
the builder
of
a
house
for
the
holy
place.
Be
strong
and
do
it.
\VS{11}Then
David
gave
to
his
son
Solomon
the design
of
the doorway
of
the
house
of
God
and
of
its
houses
and
its store-houses,
and
the higher
rooms
and
the
inner
rooms
and
the
place
for
the mercy-seat;
\VS{12}And
the design
of
all
he
had
in
his
heart
for
the outer squares
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
for
the
rooms
all
round
it,
and
for
the store-houses
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
for
the store-houses
for
the
holy
things;
\VS{13}And
for
the
divisions
of
the
priests
and
Levites,
and
for
all
the
work
in connection
with
the worship
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
all
the
vessels
used
in
the
house
of
the
Lord;
\VS{14}Of
gold,
by
weight,
for
the
vessels
of
gold,
for
all
the
vessels
of different uses;
and
silver
for
all
the
vessels
of
silver
by
weight,
for
vessels
of different uses;
\VS{15}And
gold
by
weight
for
the light-supports
and
the vessels
for
the lights,
the
weight
of
gold needed
for every support
and every vessel
for lights;
and
for
the
silver light-supports,
the
weight
of
silver needed
for every support
and
for
the different vessels
as every one
was
to
be used;
\VS{16}And
gold
by
weight
for
the
tables
for
the holy bread
for every
table,
and
silver
for
the
silver
tables;
\VS{17}Clear
gold
for the meat-hooks
and the
basins
and the cups;
for the
gold
basins,
gold enough
by
weight
for every
basin;
and
silver
by
weight
for every
silver
basin;
\VS{18}And
the best
gold
for
the
altar
of perfumes;
and
gold
for
the design
of
the carriage,
for
the winged ones whose wings
were outstretched covering
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement.
\VS{19}All
this, said
David,
the design
for
all
these
things,
has
been
made dear
to
me
in
writing
by
the
hand
of
the
Lord.
\VS{20}And
David
said
to
his
son
Solomon,
Be
strong
and
of
a good heart
and
do
your
work;
have
no
fear
and
do
not
be troubled,
for
the
Lord
God,
my
God,
is
with
you;
he
will
not give
you
up,
and
his face
will
not
be
turned
away
from
you,
till
all
the
work necessary
for
the
house
of
the
Lord
is
complete.
\VS{21}And
see,
there
are
the
divisions
of
the
priests
and
Levites
for
all
the
work
of
the
house
of
God;
and
every trained
and expert workman
will
be ready
to
do
for
you
whatever
is needed;
and
the
captains
and
the
people
will
be
under
your
orders
in
everything.

\par }\Chap{29}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
David
the
king
said
to
all
the
people,
Solomon
my
son,
the
only
one
who
has
been marked
out
by
God,
is
still
young
and untested,
and
the
work
is
great,
for
this
great house
is
not
for
man,
but
for
the
Lord
God.
\VS{2}Now
as
far
as
I
am able,
I
have
made
ready
what
is needed
for
the
house
of
my
God;
the
gold
for
the
things
of
gold,
and
the
silver
for
the
silver
things,
and
the
brass
for
the
brass
things,
iron
for
the
things
of
iron,
and
wood
for
the
things
of
wood; beryls
and jewels
to
be framed,
and
stones
of different colours
for ornament;
all sorts
of
stones
of
great
price,
and polished building-stone,
as
much
as
is needed
and
more.
\VS{3}And
because
this
house
of
God
is dear
to
me,
I
give
my private store
of
gold
and
silver
to
the
house
of
my
God,
in addition
to
all
I
have got
ready
for
the
holy
house;
\VS{4}Even
three
thousand
talents
of
gold
of
Ophir
and
seven
thousand
talents
of
the best
silver,
for plating
the
walls
of
the
house:
\VS{5}Gold
for
the
gold
things,
and
silver
for
the
silver
things,
and
for
every sort
of
work
to
be
done
by
the expert
workmen.
Who
then
will
come forward,
offering
himself
this
day
for
the Lord's
work?
\VS{6}Then
the
heads
of
families
and
the
chiefs
of
the
tribes
of
Israel,
and
the
captains
of
thousands
and
of
hundreds,
with
the controllers
of
the king's
business, freely gave themselves;
\VS{7}And
they
gave
for
the
use
of
the
house
of
the Lord,
five
thousand
talents
and
ten
thousand
darics
of
gold,
and
ten
thousand
talents
of
silver,
and eighteen
thousand
talents
of
brass,
and
a
hundred
thousand
talents
of
iron.
\VS{8}And
those
who
had
stones
of great price
gave
them
to
the store
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
under
the
care
of
Jehiel
the
Gershonite.
\VS{9}Then
the
people
were
glad
because
their
offerings
were freely
given,
for
with
a
true
heart
they freely
gave
what
they
had
to
the
Lord;
and
David
the
king
was
full
of
joy.
\VS{10}So
David
gave
praise
to
the
Lord
before
all
the
people;
and
David
said,
Praise
be
to
you,
O
Lord
the
God
of
Israel,
our
father
for
ever
and
ever.
\VS{11}Yours,
O
Lord,
is
the
strength
and
the
power
and
the
glory,
and
the
authority
and
the honour:
for
everything
in
heaven
and
on
earth
is yours; yours
is
the
kingdom,
O
Lord,
and
you
are lifted
up
as
head
over
all.
\VS{12}Wealth
and honour come
from
you,
and
you
are
ruler
over
all,
and
in
your
hand
is
power
and
strength;
it
is
in
your
power
to
make
great,
and
to give
strength
to
all.
\VS{13}So
now,
our
God,
we
give
you
praise, honouring
the
glory
of
your
name.
\VS{14}But
who
am
I
and
what
is
my
people,
that
we
have
power
to
give
so freely
in
this
way?
for
all
things come
from
you,
and
what
we
have
given
you
is
yours.
\VS{15}For
we,
as
all
our
fathers
were,
are
like
men
from
a strange
country
before
you,
who
have got
a
place
for
a
time
in
the
land;
our
days
on
the
earth
are
like
a
shade,
and
there
is
no hope
of going
on.
\VS{16}O
Lord
our
God,
all
this store,
which
we
have
made
ready
for
the
building
of
a
house
for
your
holy
name, comes
from
your
hand
and
is yours.
\VS{17}And
I
am conscious,
my
God,
that
you
are
the searcher
of
hearts, taking
pleasure
in righteousness.
As
for
me,
with
an
upright
heart
I
have freely
given
all
these
things;
and
I
have
seen
with
joy
your
people
who
are
here
to
make
their
offerings freely
to
you.
\VS{18}O
Lord,
the
God
of
Abraham,
of
Isaac,
and
of
Israel,
our
fathers,
keep
this
for
ever
in
the deepest
thoughts
of
your
people,
and let
their
hearts
be
fixed
and
true
to
you;
\VS{19}And
give
to
Solomon
my
son
a true
heart,
to
keep
your
orders,
your
rules,
and
your
laws,
and
to
do
all
these
things,
and
to
put
up
this great house
for
which
I
have
made
ready.
\VS{20}And
David
said
to
all
the people,
Now
give
praise
to
the
Lord
your
God.
And
all
the people
gave
praise
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
their
fathers,
with bent heads worshipping
the
Lord
and
the
king.
\VS{21}And
they
made
offerings
to
the
Lord,
and gave burned
offerings
to
the
Lord,
on
the
day
after,
a
thousand
oxen,
a
thousand
sheep,
and
a
thousand
lambs,
with
their drink
offerings,
and
a
great wealth
of
offerings
for
all
Israel.
\VS{22}And
with
great
joy
they made
a
feast
before
the
Lord
that
day.
And
they made
Solomon,
the
son
of
David,
king
a
second
time, putting
the holy
oil
on
him
to make
him holy
to
the
Lord
as
ruler,
and
on
Zadok
as
priest.
\VS{23}So
Solomon
was put
on
the
seat
of
the
Lord
as
king
in
place
of
his
father
David,
and
everything
went well
for
him;
and
all
Israel
was
under
his
authority.
\VS{24}And
all
the
chiefs
and
the
men
of war
and
all
the
sons
of
King
David
put themselves
under
the
authority
of
Solomon
the
king.
\VS{25}And
the
Lord
made
Solomon
great
in
the
eyes
of
all
Israel, clothing
him
with
glory
and honour
such
as
no
other
king
in
Israel
had
had
before
him.
\VS{26}Now
David,
the
son
of
Jesse,
was
king
over
all
Israel.
\VS{27}For
forty
years
he
was ruling
as
king
over
Israel,
seven
years
in
Hebron
and
thirty-three
years
in
Jerusalem.
\VS{28}And
he came
to
his end
after
a
long
life,
full
of
days
and
great
wealth
and honour;
and
Solomon
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
\VS{29}Now
all
the
acts
of
David,
first
and
last,
are
recorded
in
the
words
of
Samuel
the
seer,
and
the
words
of
Nathan
the
prophet,
and
the
words
of
Gad
the
seer;
\VS{30}Together
with
all
his
rule
and
his
power,
and
the events
which took
place
in
his
time,
in
Israel
and
in
all
the
kingdoms
of
other
lands.
\par }