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11 Adam Sheth Enosh .



12 Kenan Mahalaleel Jered .

13 Henoch Methuselah Lamech .

14 Noah Shem Ham and Japheth .

15 The sons of Japheth Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and
Tubal and Meshech and Tiras .

16 And the sons of Gomer Ashchenaz and Riphath and Togarmah .

17 And the sons of Javan Elishah and Tarshish Kittim and
Dodanim .

18 The sons of Ham Cush and Mizraim Put and Canaan .

19 And the sons of Cush Seba and Havilah and Sabta and Raamah
and Sabtecha And the sons of Raamah Sheba and Dedan .

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

111 And Mizraim begat Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim and
Naphtuhim .

112 And Pathrusim and Casluhim (of whom came the Philistines
and Caphthorim .

113 And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn and Heth .

114 The Jebusite also and the Amorite and the Girgashite .

115 And the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite .

116 And the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite .

117 The sons of Shem Elam and Asshur and Arphaxad and Lud and
Aram and Uz and Hul and Gether and Meshech .

118 And Arphaxad begat Shelah and Shelah begat Eber .

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

120 And Joktan begat Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and
Jerah .

121 Hadoram also and Uzal and Diklah .

122 And Ebal and Abimael and Sheba .

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

124 Shem Arphaxad Shelah .

125 Eber Peleg Reu .

126 Serug Nahor Terah .

127 Abram the same is Abraham .

128 The sons of Abraham Isaac and Ishmael .

129 These are their generations The firstborn of Ishmael
Nebaioth then Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam .

130 Mishma and Dumah Massa Hadad and Tema .

131 Jetur Naphish and Kedemah These are the sons of Ishmael .

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

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

134 And Abraham begat Isaac The sons of Isaac Esau and Israel .

135 The sons of Esau Eliphaz Reuel and Jeush and Jaalam and
Korah .

136 The sons of Eliphaz Teman and Omar Zephi and Gatam Kenaz
and Timna and Amalek .

137 The sons of Reuel Nahath Zerah Shammah and Mizzah .

138 And the sons of Seir Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah
and Dishon and Ezar and Dishan .

139 And the sons of Lotan Hori and Homam and Timna was Lotan's
sister .

140 The sons of Shobal Alian and Manahath and Ebal Shephi and
Onam And the sons of Zibeon Aiah and Anah .

141 The sons of Anah Dishon And the sons of Dishon Amram and
Eshban and Ithran and Cheran .

142 The sons of Ezer Bilhan and Zavan and Jakan The sons of
Dishan Uz and Aran .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

151 Hadad died also And the dukes of Edom were duke Timnah
duke Aliah duke Jetheth .

152 Duke Aholibamah duke Elah duke Pinon .

153 Duke Kenaz duke Teman duke Mibzar .

154 Duke Magdiel duke Iram These are the dukes of Edom .

* 21 These are the sons of Israel Reuben Simeon Levi and Judah
Issachar and Zebulun .

22 Dan Joseph and Benjamin Naphtali Gad and Asher .

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

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

25 The sons of Pharez Hezron and Hamul .

26 And the sons of Zerah Zimri and Ethan and Heman and Calcol
and Dara five of them in all .

27 And the sons of Carmi Achar the troubler of Israel who
transgressed in the thing accursed .

28 And the sons of Ethan Azariah .

29 The sons also of Hezron that were born unto him Jerahmeel
and Ram and Chelubai .

210 And Ram begat Amminadab and Amminadab begat Nahshon prince
of the children of Judah .

211 And Nahshon begat Salma and Salma begat Boaz .

212 And Boaz begat Obed and Obed begat Jesse .

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

214 Nethaneel the fourth Raddai the fifth .

215 Ozem the sixth David the seventh .

216 Whose sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail And the sons of
Zeruiah Abishai and Joab and Asahel three .

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

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

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

220 And Hur begat Uri and Uri begat Bezaleel .

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

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

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

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

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

226 Jerahmeel had also another wife whose name was Atarah she
was the mother of Onam .

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

228 And the sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada And the sons of
Shammai Nadab and Abishur .

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

230 And the sons of Nadab Seled and Appaim but Seled died
without children .

231 And the sons of Appaim Ishi And the sons of Ishi Sheshan
And the children of Sheshan Ahlai .

232 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai Jether and
Jonathan and Jether died without children .

233 And the sons of Jonathan Peleth and Zaza These were the
sons of Jerahmeel .

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

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

236 And Attai begat Nathan and Nathan begat Zabad .

237 And Zabad begat Ephlal and Ephlal begat Obed .

238 And Obed begat Jehu and Jehu begat Azariah .

239 And Azariah begat Helez and Helez begat Eleasah .

240 And Eleasah begat Sisamai and Sisamai begat Shallum .

241 And Shallum begat Jekamiah and Jekamiah begat Elishama .

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

243 And the sons of Hebron Korah and Tappuah and Rekem and
Shema .

244 And Shema begat Raham the father of Jorkoam and Rekem
begat Shammai .

245 And the son of Shammai was Maon and Maon was the father of
Bethzur .

246 And Ephah Caleb's concubine bare Haran and Moza and Gazez
and Haran begat Gazez .

247 And the sons of Jahdai Regem and Jotham and Gesham and
Pelet and Ephah and Shaaph .

248 Maachah Caleb's concubine bare Sheber and Tirhanah .

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

250 These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur the firstborn
of Ephratah Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim .

251 Salma the father of Bethlehem Hareph the father of
Bethgader .

252 And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons Haroeh and
half of the Manahethites .

253 And the families of Kirjathjearim the Ithrites and the
Puhites and the Shumathites and the Mishraites of them came the
Zareathites and the Eshtaulites .

254 The sons of Salma Bethlehem and the Netophathites Ataroth
the house of Joab and half of the Manahethites the Zorites .

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

* 31 Now these were the sons of David which were born unto him
in Hebron the firstborn Amnon of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess the
second Daniel of Abigail the Carmelitess .

32 The third Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai
king of Geshur the fourth Adonijah the son of Haggith .

33 The fifth Shephatiah of Abital the sixth Ithream by Eglah
his wife .

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

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

36 Ibhar also and Elishama and Eliphelet .

37 And Nogah and Nepheg and Japhia .

38 And Elishama and Eliada and Eliphelet nine .

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

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

311 Joram his son Ahaziah his son Joash his son .

312 Amaziah his son Azariah his son Jotham his son .

313 Ahaz his son Hezekiah his son Manasseh his son .

314 Amon his son Josiah his son .

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

316 And the sons of Jehoiakim Jeconiah his son Zedekiah his
son .

317 And the sons of Jeconiah Assir Salathiel his son .

318 Malchiram also and Pedaiah and Shenazar Jecamiah Hoshama
and Nedabiah .

319 And the sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei and the
sons of Zerubbabel Meshullam and Hananiah and Shelomith their
sister .

320 And Hashubah and Ohel and Berechiah and Hasadiah
Jushabhesed five .

321 And the sons of Hananiah Pelatiah and Jesaiah the sons of
Rephaiah the sons of Arnan the sons of Obadiah the sons of
Shechaniah .

322 And the sons of Shechaniah Shemaiah and the sons of
Shemaiah Hattush and Igeal and Bariah and Neariah and Shaphat
six .

323 And the sons of Neariah Elioenai and Hezekiah and Azrikam
three .

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

* 41 The sons of Judah Pharez Hezron and Carmi and Hur and
Shobal .

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

43 And these were of the father of Etam Jezreel and Ishma and
Idbash and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi .

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

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

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

47 And the sons of Helah were Zereth and Jezoar and Ethnan .

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

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

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

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

412 And Eshton begat Bethrapha and Paseah and Tehinnah the
father of Irnahash These are the men of Recah .

413 And the sons of Kenaz Othniel and Seraiah and the sons of
Othniel Hathath .

414 And Meonothai begat Ophrah and Seraiah begat Joab the
father of the valley of Charashim for they were craftsmen .

415 And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh Iru Elah and
Naam and the sons of Elah even Kenaz .

416 And the sons of Jehaleleel Ziph and Ziphah Tiria and
Asareel .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

424 The sons of Simeon were Nemuel and Jamin Jarib Zerah and
Shaul .

425 Shallum his son Mibsam his son Mishma his son .

426 And the sons of Mishma Hamuel his son Zacchur his son
Shimei his son .

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

428 And they dwelt at Beersheba and Moladah and Hazarshual .

429 And at Bilhah and at Ezem and at Tolad .

430 And at Bethuel and at Hormah and at Ziklag .

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

432 And their villages were Etam and Ain Rimmon and Tochen and
Ashan five cities .

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

434 And Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah the son of Amaziah .

435 And Joel and Jehu the son of Josibiah the son of Seraiah
the son of Asiel .

436 And Elioenai and Jaakobah and Jeshohaiah and Asaiah and
Adiel and Jesimiel and Benaiah .

437 And Ziza the son of Shiphi the son of Allon the son of
Jedaiah the son of Shimri the son of Shemaiah .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

52 For Judah prevailed above his brethren and of him came the
chief ruler but the birthright was Joseph's .

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

54 The sons of Joel Shemaiah his son Gog his son Shimei his
son .

55 Micah his son Reaia his son Baal his son .

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

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

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

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

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

511 And the children of Gad dwelt over against them in the
land of Bashan unto Salcah .

512 Joel the chief and Shapham the next and Jaanai and Shaphat
in Bashan .

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

514 These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri the son
of Jaroah the son of Gilead the son of Michael the son of
Jeshishai the son of Jahdo the son of Buz .

515 Ahi the son of Abdiel the son of Guni chief of the house
of their fathers .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* 61 The sons of Levi Gershon Kohath and Merari .

62 And the sons of Kohath Amram Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel .

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

64 Eleazar begat Phinehas Phinehas begat Abishua .

65 And Abishua begat Bukki and Bukki begat Uzzi .

66 And Uzzi begat Zerahiah and Zerahiah begat Meraioth .

67 Meraioth begat Amariah and Amariah begat Ahitub .

68 And Ahitub begat Zadok and Zadok begat Ahimaaz .

69 And Ahimaaz begat Azariah and Azariah begat Johanan .

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

611 And Azariah begat Amariah and Amariah begat Ahitub .

612 And Ahitub begat Zadok and Zadok begat Shallum .

613 And Shallum begat Hilkiah and Hilkiah begat Azariah .

614 And Azariah begat Seraiah and Seraiah begat Jehozadak .

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

616 The sons of Levi Gershom Kohath and Merari .

617 And these be the names of the sons of Gershom Libni and
Shimei .

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

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

620 Of Gershom Libni his son Jahath his son Zimmah his son .

621 Joah his son Iddo his son Zerah his son Jeaterai his son .

622 The sons of Kohath Amminadab his son Korah his son Assir
his son .

623 Elkanah his son and Ebiasaph his son and Assir his son .

624 Tahath his son Uriel his son Uzziah his son and Shaul his
son .

625 And the sons of Elkanah Amasai and Ahimoth .

626 As for Elkanah the sons of Elkanah Zophai his son and
Nahath his son .

627 Eliab his son Jeroham his son Elkanah his son .

628 And the sons of Samuel the firstborn Vashni and Abiah .

629 The sons of Merari Mahli Libni his son Shimei his son Uzza
his son .

630 Shimea his son Haggiah his son Asaiah his son .

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

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

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

634 The son of Elkanah the son of Jeroham the son of Eliel the
son of Toah .

635 The son of Zuph the son of Elkanah the son of Mahath the
son of Amasai .

636 The son of Elkanah the son of Joel the son of Azariah the
son of Zephaniah .

637 The son of Tahath the son of Assir the son of Ebiasaph the
son of Korah .

638 The son of Izhar the son of Kohath the son of Levi the son
of Israel .

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

640 The son of Michael the son of Baaseiah the son of Malchiah
.

641 The son of Ethni the son of Zerah the son of Adaiah .

642 The son of Ethan the son of Zimmah the son of Shimei .

643 The son of Jahath the son of Gershom the son of Levi .

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

645 The son of Hashabiah the son of Amaziah the son of Hilkiah
.

646 The son of Amzi the son of Bani the son of Shamer .

647 The son of Mahli the son of Mushi the son of Merari the
son of Levi .

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

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

650 And these are the sons of Aaron Eleazar his son Phinehas
his son Abishua his son .

651 Bukki his son Uzzi his son Zerahiah his son .

652 Meraioth his son Amariah his son Ahitub his son .

653 Zadok his son Ahimaaz his son .

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

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

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

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

658 And Hilen with her suburbs Debir with her suburbs .

659 And Ashan with her suburbs and Bethshemesh with her
suburbs .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

668 And Jokmeam with her suburbs and Bethhoron with her
suburbs .

669 And Aijalon with her suburbs and Gathrimmon with her
suburbs .

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

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

672 And out of the tribe of Issachar Kedesh with her suburbs
Daberath with her suburbs .

673 And Ramoth with her suburbs and Anem with her suburbs .

674 And out of the tribe of Asher Mashal with her suburbs and
Abdon with her suburbs .

675 And Hukok with her suburbs and Rehob with her suburbs .

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

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

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

679 Kedemoth also with her suburbs and Mephaath with her
suburbs .

680 And out of the tribe of Gad Ramoth in Gilead with her
suburbs and Mahanaim with her suburbs .

681 And Heshbon with her suburbs and Jazer with her suburbs .

* 71 Now the sons of Issachar were Tola and Puah Jashub and
Shimrom four .

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

73 And the sons of Uzzi Izrahiah and the sons of Izrahiah
Michael and Obadiah and Joel Ishiah five all of them chief men .

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

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

76 The sons of Benjamin Bela and Becher and Jediael three .

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

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

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

710 The sons also of Jediael Bilhan and the sons of Bilhan
Jeush and Benjamin and Ehud and Chenaanah and Zethan and
Tharshish and Ahishahar .

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

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

713 The sons of Naphtali Jahziel and Guni and Jezer and
Shallum the sons of Bilhah .

714 The sons of Manasseh Ashriel whom she bare (but his
concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead .

715 And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim
whose sister's name was Maachah and the name of the second was
Zelophehad and Zelophehad had daughters .

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

717 And the sons of Ulam Bedan These were the sons of Gilead
the son of Machir the son of Manasseh .

718 And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod and Abiezer and
Mahalah .

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

720 And the sons of Ephraim Shuthelah and Bered his son and
Tahath his son and Eladah his son and Tahath his son .

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

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

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

724 (And his daughter was Sherah who built Bethhoron the
nether and the upper and Uzzensherah .

725 And Rephah was his son also Resheph and Telah his son and
Tahan his son .

726 Laadan his son Ammihud his son Elishama his son .

727 Non his son Jehoshuah his son .

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

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

730 The sons of Asher Imnah and Isuah and Ishuai and Beriah
and Serah their sister .

731 And the sons of Beriah Heber and Malchiel who is the
father of Birzavith .

732 And Heber begat Japhlet and Shomer and Hotham and Shua
their sister .

733 And the sons of Japhlet Pasach and Bimhal and Ashvath
These are the children of Japhlet .

734 And the sons of Shamer Ahi and Rohgah Jehubbah and Aram .

735 And the sons of his brother Helem Zophah and Imna and
Shelesh and Amal .

736 The sons of Zophah Suah and Harnepher and Shual and Beri
and Imrah .

737 Bezer and Hod and Shamma and Shilshah and Ithran and Beera
.

738 And the sons of Jether Jephunneh and Pispah and Ara .

739 And the sons of Ulla Arah and Haniel and Rezia .

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

* 81 Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn Ashbel the second
and Aharah the third .

82 Nohah the fourth and Rapha the fifth .

83 And the sons of Bela were Addar and Gera and Abihud .

84 And Abishua and Naaman and Ahoah .

85 And Gera and Shephuphan and Huram .

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

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

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

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

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

811 And of Hushim he begat Abitub and Elpaal .

812 The sons of Elpaal Eber and Misham and Shamed who built
Ono and Lod with the towns thereof .

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

814 And Ahio Shashak and Jeremoth .

815 And Zebadiah and Arad and Ader .

816 And Michael and Ispah and Joha the sons of Beriah .

817 And Zebadiah and Meshullam and Hezeki and Heber .

818 Ishmerai also and Jezliah and Jobab the sons of Elpaal .

819 And Jakim and Zichri and Zabdi .

820 And Elienai and Zilthai and Eliel .

821 And Adaiah and Beraiah and Shimrath the sons of Shimhi .

822 And Ishpan and Heber and Eliel .

823 And Abdon and Zichri and Hanan .

824 And Hananiah and Elam and Antothijah .

825 And Iphedeiah and Penuel the sons of Shashak .

826 And Shamsherai and Shehariah and Athaliah .

827 And Jaresiah and Eliah and Zichri the sons of Jeroham .

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

829 And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon whose wife's name
was Maachah .

830 And his firstborn son Abdon and Zur and Kish and Baal and
Nadab .

831 And Gedor and Ahio and Zacher .

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

833 And Ner begat Kish and Kish begat Saul and Saul begat
Jonathan and Malchishua and Abinadab and Eshbaal .

834 And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal and Meribbaal begat
Micah .

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

836 And Ahaz begat Jehoadah and Jehoadah begat Alemeth and
Azmaveth and Zimri and Zimri begat Moza .

837 And Moza begat Binea Rapha was his son Eleasah his son
Azel his son .

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

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

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

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

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

93 And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah and of the
children of Benjamin and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh
.

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

95 And of the Shilonites Asaiah the firstborn and his sons .

96 And of the sons of Zerah Jeuel and their brethren six
hundred and ninety .

97 And of the sons of Benjamin Sallu the son of Meshullam the
son of Hodaviah the son of Hasenuah .

98 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 .

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

910 And of the priests Jedaiah and Jehoiarib and Jachin .

911 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 .

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

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

914 And of the Levites Shemaiah the son of Hasshub the son of
Azrikam the son of Hashabiah of the sons of Merari .

915 And Bakbakkar Heresh and Galal and Mattaniah the son of
Micah the son of Zichri the son of Asaph .

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

917 And the porters were Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and
Ahiman and their brethren Shallum was the chief .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

932 And other of their brethren of the sons of the Kohathites
were over the showbread to prepare it every sabbath .

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

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

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

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

937 And Gedor and Ahio and Zechariah and Mikloth .

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

939 And Ner begat Kish and Kish begat Saul and Saul begat
Jonathan and Malchishua and Abinadab and Eshbaal .

940 And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal and Meribbaal begat
Micah .

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

942 And Ahaz begat Jarah and Jarah begat Alemeth and Azmaveth
and Zimri and Zimri begat Moza .

943 And Moza begat Binea and Rephaiah his son Eleasah his son
Azel his son .

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

* 101 Now the Philistines fought against Israel and the men of
Israel fled from before the Philistines and fell down slain in
mount Gilboa .

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

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

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

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

106 So Saul died and his three sons and all his house died
together .

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

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

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

1010 And they put his armour in the house of their gods and
fastened his head in the temple of Dagon .

1011 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines
had done to Saul .

1012 They arose all the valiant men and took away the body of
Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh and
buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days
.

1013 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed
against the LORD even against the word of the LORD which he kept
not and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar
spirit to inquire of it .

1014 And inquired not of the LORD therefore he slew him and
turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1110 These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had
who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom and with all
Israel to make him king according to the word of the LORD
concerning Israel .

1111 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had
Jashobeam an Hachmonite the chief of the captains he lifted up
his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time .

1112 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite who
was one of the three mighties .

1113 He was with David at Pasdammim and there the Philistines
were gathered together to battle where was a parcel of ground
full of barley and the people fled from before the Philistines .

1114 And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel and
delivered it and slew the Philistines and the LORD saved them by
a great deliverance .

1115 Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to
David into the cave of Adullam and the host of the Philistines
encamped in the valley of Rephaim .

1116 And David was then in the hold and the Philistines'
garrison was then at Bethlehem .

1117 And David longed and said Oh that one would give me drink
of the water of the well of Bethlehem that is at the gate .

1118 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines
and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate
and took it and brought it to David but David would not drink of
it but poured it out to the LORD .

1119 And said My God forbid it me that I should do this thing
shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives
in jeopardy for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it
Therefore he would not drink it These things did these three
mightiest .

1120 And Abishai the brother of Joab he was chief of the three
for lifting up his spear against three hundred he slew them and
had a name among the three .

1121 Of the three he was more honourable than the two for he
was their captain howbeit he attained not to the first three .

1122 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada the son of a valiant man of
Kabzeel who had done many acts he slew two lionlike men of Moab
also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day .

1123 And he slew an Egyptian a man of great stature five
cubits high and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a
weaver's beam and he went down to him with a staff and plucked
the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and slew him with his own
spear .

1124 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and had the
name among the three mighties .

1125 Behold he was honourable among the thirty but attained
not to the first three and David set him over his guard .

1126 Also the valiant men of the armies were Asahel the
brother of Joab Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem .

1127 Shammoth the Harorite Helez the Pelonite .

1128 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite Abiezer the Antothite .

1129 Sibbecai the Hushathite Ilai the Ahohite .

1130 Maharai the Netophathite Heled the son of Baanah the
Netophathite .

1131 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah that pertained to the
children of Benjamin Benaiah the Pirathonite .

1132 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash Abiel the Arbathite .

1133 Azmaveth the Baharumite Eliahba the Shaalbonite .

1134 The sons of Hashem the Gizonite Jonathan the son of Shage
the Hararite .

1135 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite Eliphal the son of Ur
.

1136 Hepher the Mecherathite Ahijah the Pelonite .

1137 Hezro the Carmelite Naarai the son of Ezbai .

1138 Joel the brother of Nathan Mibhar the son of Haggeri .

1139 Zelek the Ammonite Naharai the Berothite the armourbearer
of Joab the son of Zeruiah .

1140 Ira the Ithrite Gareb the Ithrite .

1141 Uriah the Hittite Zabad the son of Ahlai .

1142 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite a captain of the
Reubenites and thirty with him .

1143 Hanan the son of Maachah and Joshaphat the Mithnite .

1144 Uzzia the Ashterathite Shama and Jehiel the sons of
Hothan the Aroerite .

1145 Jediael the son of Shimri and Joha his brother the Tizite
.

1146 Eliel the Mahavite and Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of
Elnaam and Ithmah the Moabite .

1147 Eliel and Obed and Jasiel the Mesobaite .

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

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

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

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

125 Eluzai and Jerimoth and Bealiah and Shemariah and
Shephatiah the Haruphite .

126 Elkanah and Jesiah and Azareel and Joezer and Jashobeam
the Korhites .

127 And Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham of Gedor .

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

129 Ezer the first Obadiah the second Eliab the third .

1210 Mishmannah the fourth Jeremiah the fifth .

1211 Attai the sixth Eliel the seventh .

1212 Johanan the eighth Elzabad the ninth .

1213 Jeremiah the tenth Machbanai the eleventh .

1214 These were of the sons of Gad captains of the host one of
the least was over an hundred and the greatest over a thousand .

1215 These are they that went over Jordan in the first month
when it had overflown all his banks and they put to flight all
them of the valleys both toward the east and toward the west .

1216 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to
the hold unto David .

1217 And David went out to meet them and answered and said
unto them If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me mine heart
shall be knit unto you but if ye be come to betray me to mine
enemies seeing there is no wrong in mine hands the God of our
fathers look thereon and rebuke it .

1218 Then the spirit came upon Amasai who was chief of the
captains and he said Thine are we David and on thy side thou son
of Jesse peace peace be unto thee and peace be to thine helpers
for thy God helpeth thee Then David received them and made them
captains of the band .

1219 And there fell some of Manasseh to David when he came
with the Philistines against Saul to battle but they helped them
not for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him
away saying He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of
our heads .

1220 As he went to Ziklag there fell to him of Manasseh Adnah
and Jozabad and Jediael and Michael and Jozabad and Elihu and
Zilthai captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh .

1221 And they helped David against the band of the rovers for
they were all mighty men of valour and were captains in the host
.

1222 For at that time day by day there came to David to help
him until it was a great host like the host of God .

1223 And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready
armed to the war and came to David to Hebron to turn the kingdom
of Saul to him according to the word of the LORD .

1224 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six
thousand and eight hundred ready armed to the war .

1225 Of the children of Simeon mighty men of valour for the
war seven thousand and one hundred .

1226 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred .

1227 And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites and with him
were three thousand and seven hundred .

1228 And Zadok a young man mighty of valour and of his
father's house twenty and two captains .

1229 And of the children of Benjamin the kindred of Saul three
thousand for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the
ward of the house of Saul .

1230 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight
hundred mighty men of valour famous throughout the house of
their fathers .

1231 And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand which
were expressed by name to come and make David king .

1232 And of the children of Issachar which were men that had
understanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do the
heads of them were two hundred and all their brethren were at
their commandment .

1233 Of Zebulun such as went forth to battle expert in war
with all instruments of war fifty thousand which could keep rank
they were not of double heart .

1234 And of Naphtali a thousand captains and with them with
shield and spear thirty and seven thousand .

1235 And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight
thousand and six hundred .

1236 And of Asher such as went forth to battle expert in war
forty thousand .

1237 And on the other side of Jordan of the Reubenites and the
Gadites and of the half tribe of Manasseh with all manner of
instruments of war for the battle an hundred and twenty thousand
.

1238 All these men of war that could keep rank came with a
perfect heart to Hebron to make David king over all Israel and
all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king
.

1239 And there they were with David three days eating and
drinking for their brethren had prepared for them .

1240 Moreover they that were nigh them even unto Issachar and
Zebulun and Naphtali brought bread on asses and on camels and on
mules and on oxen and meat meal cakes of figs and bunches of
raisins and wine and oil and oxen and sheep abundantly for there
was joy in Israel .

* 131 And David consulted with the captains of thousands and
hundreds and with every leader .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1310 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza and he
smote him because he put his hand to the ark and there he died
before God .

1311 And David was displeased because the LORD had made a
breach upon Uzza wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to
this day .

1312 And David was afraid of God that day saying How shall I
bring the ark of God home to me .

1313 So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city
of David but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the
Gittite .

1314 And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom
in his house three months And the LORD blessed the house of
Obededom and all that he had .

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

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

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

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

145 And Ibhar and Elishua and Elpalet .

146 And Nogah and Nepheg and Japhia .

147 And Elishama and Beeliada and Eliphalet .

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

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

1410 And David inquired of God saying Shall I go up against
the Philistines and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand And
the LORD said unto him Go up for I will deliver them into thine
hand .

1411 So they came up to Baalperazim and David smote them there
Then David said God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine
hand like the breaking forth of waters therefore they called the
name of that place Baalperazim .

1412 And when they had left their gods there David gave a
commandment and they were burned with fire .

1413 And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in
the valley .

1414 Therefore David inquired again of God and God said unto
him Go not up after them turn away from them and come upon them
over against the mulberry trees .

1415 And it shall be when thou shalt hear a sound of going in
the tops of the mulberry trees that then thou shalt go out to
battle for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of
the Philistines .

1416 David therefore did as God commanded him and they smote
the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer .

1417 And the fame of David went out into all lands and the
LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations .

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

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

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

154 And David assembled the children of Aaron and the Levites .

155 Of the sons of Kohath Uriel the chief and his brethren an
hundred and twenty .

156 Of the sons of Merari Asaiah the chief and his brethren
two hundred and twenty .

157 Of the sons of Gershom Joel the chief and his brethren an
hundred and thirty .

158 Of the sons of Elizaphan Shemaiah the chief and his
brethren two hundred .

159 Of the sons of Hebron Eliel the chief and his brethren
fourscore .

1510 Of the sons of Uzziel Amminadab the chief and his
brethren an hundred and twelve .

1511 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests and
for the Levites for Uriel Asaiah and Joel Shemaiah and Eliel and
Amminadab .

1512 And said unto them Ye are the chief of the fathers of the
Levites sanctify yourselves both ye and your brethren that ye
may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place
that I have prepared for it .

1513 For because ye did it not at the first the LORD our God
made a breach upon us for that we sought him not after the due
order .

1514 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to
bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel .

1515 And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon
their shoulders with the staves thereon as Moses commanded
according to the word of the LORD .

1516 And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint
their brethren to be the singers with instruments of music
psalteries and harps and cymbals sounding by lifting up the
voice with joy .

1517 So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel and of his
brethren Asaph the son of Berechiah and of the sons of Merari
their brethren Ethan the son of Kushaiah .

1518 And with them their brethren of the second degree
Zechariah Ben and Jaaziel and Shemiramoth and Jehiel and Unni
Eliab and Benaiah and Maaseiah and Mattithiah and Elipheleh and
Mikneiah and Obededom and Jeiel the porters .

1519 So the singers Heman Asaph and Ethan were appointed to
sound with cymbals of brass .

1520 And Zechariah and Aziel and Shemiramoth and Jehiel and
Unni and Eliab and Maaseiah and Benaiah with psalteries on
Alamoth .

1521 And Mattithiah and Elipheleh and Mikneiah and Obededom
and Jeiel and Azaziah with harps on the Sheminith to excel .

1522 And Chenaniah chief of the Levites was for song he
instructed about the song because he was skilful .

1523 And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark .

1524 And Shebaniah and Jehoshaphat and Nethaneel and Amasai
and Zechariah and Benaiah and Eliezer the priests did blow with
the trumpets before the ark of God and Obededom and Jehiah were
doorkeepers for the ark .

1525 So David and the elders of Israel and the captains over
thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD
out of the house of Obededom with joy .

1526 And it came to pass when God helped the Levites that bare
the ark of the covenant of the LORD that they offered seven
bullocks and seven rams .

1527 And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen and all
the Levites that bare the ark and the singers and Chenaniah the
master of the song with the singers David also had upon him an
ephod of linen .

1528 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the
LORD with shouting and with sound of the cornet and with
trumpets and with cymbals making a noise with psalteries and
harps .

1529 And it came to pass as the ark of the covenant of the
LORD came to the city of David that Michal the daughter of Saul
looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing and
she despised him in her heart .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1610 Glory ye in his holy name let the heart of them rejoice
that seek the LORD .

1611 Seek the LORD and his strength seek his face continually .

1612 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done his
wonders and the judgments of his mouth .

1613 O ye seed of Israel his servant ye children of Jacob his
chosen ones .

1614 He is the LORD our God his judgments are in all the earth
.

1615 Be ye mindful always of his covenant the word which he
commanded to a thousand generations .

1616 Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham and of
his oath unto Isaac .

1617 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law and to
Israel for an everlasting covenant .

1618 Saying Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan the lot
of your inheritance .

1619 When ye were but few even a few and strangers in it .

1620 And when they went from nation to nation and from one
kingdom to another people .

1621 He suffered no man to do them wrong yea he reproved kings
for their sakes .

1622 Saying Touch not mine anointed and do my prophets no harm
.

1623 Sing unto the LORD all the earth show forth from day to
day his salvation .

1624 Declare his glory among the heathen his marvellous works
among all nations .

1625 For great is the LORD and greatly to be praised he also
is to be feared above all gods .

1626 For all the gods of the people are idols but the LORD
made the heavens .

1627 Glory and honour are in his presence strength and
gladness are in his place .

1628 Give unto the LORD ye kindreds of the people give unto
the LORD glory and strength .

1629 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name bring an
offering and come before him worship the LORD in the beauty of
holiness .

1630 Fear before him all the earth the world also shall be
stable that it be not moved .

1631 Let the heavens be glad and let the earth rejoice and let
men say among the nations The LORD reigneth .

1632 Let the sea roar and the fulness thereof let the fields
rejoice and all that is therein .

1633 Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence
of the LORD because he cometh to judge the earth .

1634 O give thanks unto the LORD for he is good for his mercy
endureth for ever .

1635 And say ye Save us O God of our salvation and gather us
together and deliver us from the heathen that we may give thanks
to thy holy name and glory in thy praise .

1636 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever And
all the people said Amen and praised the LORD .

1637 So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the
LORD Asaph and his brethren to minister before the ark
continually as every day's work required .

1638 And Obededom with their brethren threescore and eight
Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters .

1639 And Zadok the priest and his brethren the priests before
the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon .

1640 To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of
the burnt offering continually morning and evening and to do
according to all that is written in the law of the LORD which he
commanded Israel .

1641 And with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest that were
chosen who were expressed by name to give thanks to the LORD
because his mercy endureth for ever .

1642 And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and
cymbals for those that should make a sound and with musical
instruments of God And the sons of Jeduthun were porters .

1643 And all the people departed every man to his house and
David returned to bless his house .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1710 And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my
people Israel Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies
Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house .

1711 And it shall come to pass when thy days be expired that
thou must go to be with thy fathers that I will raise up thy
seed after thee which shall be of thy sons and I will establish
his kingdom .

1712 He shall build me an house and I will stablish his throne
for ever .

1713 I will be his father and he shall be my son and I will
not take my mercy away from him as I took it from him that was
before thee .

1714 But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for
ever and his throne shall be established for evermore .

1715 According to all these words and according to all this
vision so did Nathan speak unto David .

1716 And David the king came and sat before the LORD and said
Who am I O LORD God and what is mine house that thou hast
brought me hitherto .

1717 And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes O God for
thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while
to come and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of
high degree O LORD God .

1718 What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy
servant for thou knowest thy servant .

1719 O LORD for thy servant's sake and according to thine own
heart hast thou done all this greatness in making known all
these great things .

1720 O LORD there is none like thee neither is there any God
beside thee according to all that we have heard with our ears .

1721 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people
Israel whom God went to redeem to be his own people to make thee
a name of greatness and terribleness by driving out nations from
before thy people whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt .

1722 For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people
for ever and thou LORD becamest their God .

1723 Therefore now LORD let the thing that thou hast spoken
concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established
for ever and do as thou hast said .

1724 Let it even be established that thy name may be magnified
for ever saying The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel even a
God to Israel and let the house of David thy servant be
established before thee .

1725 For thou O my God hast told thy servant that thou wilt
build him an house therefore thy servant hath found in his heart
to pray before thee .

1726 And now LORD thou art God and hast promised this goodness
unto thy servant .

1727 Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of
thy servant that it may be before thee for ever for thou
blessest O LORD and it shall be blessed for ever .

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

182 And he smote Moab and the Moabites became David's servants
and brought gifts .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1810 He sent Hadoram his son to king David to inquire of his
welfare and to congratulate him because he had fought against
Hadarezer and smitten him (for Hadarezer had war with Tou and
with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass .

1811 Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD with the
silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations from
Edom and from Moab and from the children of Ammon and from the
Philistines and from Amalek .

1812 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites
in the valley of salt eighteen thousand .

1813 And he put garrisons in Edom and all the Edomites became
David's servants Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he
went .

1814 So David reigned over all Israel and executed judgment
and justice among all his people .

1815 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host and
Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud recorder .

1816 And Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of
Abiathar were the priests and Shavsha was scribe .

1817 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites
and the Pelethites and the sons of David were chief about the
king .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1910 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him
before and behind he chose out of all the choice of Israel and
put them in array against the Syrians .

1911 And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of
Abishai his brother and they set themselves in array against the
children of Ammon .

1912 And he said If the Syrians be too strong for me then thou
shalt help me but if the children of Ammon be too strong for
thee then I will help thee .

1913 Be of good courage and let us behave ourselves valiantly
for our people and for the cities of our God and let the LORD do
that which is good in his sight .

1914 So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh
before the Syrians unto the battle and they fled before him .

1915 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were
fled they likewise fled before Abishai his brother and entered
into the city Then Joab came to Jerusalem .

1916 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse
before Israel they sent messengers and drew forth the Syrians
that were beyond the river and Shophach the captain of the host
of Hadarezer went before them .

1917 And it was told David and he gathered all Israel and
passed over Jordan and came upon them and set the battle in
array against them So when David had put the battle in array
against the Syrians they fought with him .

1918 But the Syrians fled before Israel and David slew of the
Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots and forty
thousand footmen and killed Shophach the captain of the host .

1919 And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put
to the worse before Israel they made peace with David and became
his servants neither would the Syrians help the children of
Ammon any more .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* 211 And Satan stood up against Israel and provoked David to
number Israel .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2110 Go and tell David saying Thus saith the LORD I offer thee
three things choose thee one of them that I may do it unto thee .

2111 So Gad came to David and said unto him Thus saith the
LORD Choose thee .

2112 Either three years' famine or three months to be
destroyed before thy foes while that the sword of thine enemies
overtaketh thee or else three days the sword of the LORD even
the pestilence in the land and the angel of the LORD destroying
throughout all the coasts of Israel Now therefore advise thyself
what word I shall bring again to him that sent me .

2113 And David said unto Gad I am in a great strait let me
fall now into the hand of the LORD for very great are his
mercies but let me not fall into the hand of man .

2114 So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel and there fell of
Israel seventy thousand men .

2115 And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it and as
he was destroying the LORD beheld and he repented him of the
evil and said to the angel that destroyed It is enough stay now
thine hand And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor
of Ornan the Jebusite .

2116 And David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the
LORD stand between the earth and the heaven having a drawn sword
in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem Then David and the
elders of Israel who were clothed in sackcloth fell upon their
faces .

2117 And David said unto God Is it not I that commanded the
people to be numbered even I it is that have sinned and done
evil indeed but as for these sheep what have they done let thine
hand I pray thee O LORD my God be on me and on my father's house
but not on thy people that they should be plagued .

2118 Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David
that David should go up and set up an altar unto the LORD in the
threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite .

2119 And David went up at the saying of Gad which he spake in
the name of the LORD .

2120 And Ornan turned back and saw the angel and his four sons
with him hid themselves Now Ornan was threshing wheat .

2121 And as David came to Ornan Ornan looked and saw David and
went out of the threshingfloor and bowed himself to David with
his face to the ground .

2122 Then David said to Ornan Grant me the place of this
threshingfloor that I may build an altar therein unto the LORD
thou shalt grant it me for the full price that the plague may be
stayed from the people .

2123 And Ornan said unto David Take it to thee and let my lord
the king do that which is good in his eyes lo I give thee the
oxen also for burnt offerings and the threshing instruments for
wood and the wheat for the meat offering I give it all .

2124 And king David said to Ornan Nay but I will verily buy it
for the full price for I will not take that which is thine for
the LORD nor offer burnt offerings without cost .

2125 So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels
of gold by weight .

2126 And David built there an altar unto the LORD and offered
burnt offerings and peace offerings and called upon the LORD and
he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt
offering .

2127 And the LORD commanded the angel and he put up his sword
again into the sheath thereof .

2128 At that time when David saw that the LORD had answered
him in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite then he
sacrificed there .

2129 For the tabernacle of the LORD which Moses made in the
wilderness and the altar of the burnt offering were at that
season in the high place at Gibeon .

2130 But David could not go before it to inquire of God for he
was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2210 He shall build an house for my name and he shall be my
son and I will be his father and I will establish the throne of
his kingdom over Israel for ever .

2211 Now my son the LORD be with thee and prosper thou and
build the house of the LORD thy God as he hath said of thee .

2212 Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding and give
thee charge concerning Israel that thou mayest keep the law of
the LORD thy God .

2213 Then shalt thou prosper if thou takest heed to fulfil the
statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with
concerning Israel be strong and of good courage dread not nor be
dismayed .

2214 Now behold in my trouble I have prepared for the house of
the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold and a thousand
thousand talents of silver and of brass and iron without weight
for it is in abundance timber also and stone have I prepared and
thou mayest add thereto .

2215 Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance hewers
and workers of stone and timber and all manner of cunning men
for every manner of work .

2216 Of the gold the silver and the brass and the iron there
is no number Arise therefore and be doing and the LORD be with
thee .

2217 David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help
Solomon his son saying .

2218 Is not the LORD your God with you and hath he not given
you rest on every side for he hath given the inhabitants of the
land into mine hand and the land is subdued before the LORD and
before his people .

2219 Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your
God arise therefore and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God
to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy
vessels of God into the house that is to be built to the name
of the LORD .

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

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

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

234 Of which twenty and four thousand were to set forward the
work of the house of the LORD and six thousand were officers and
judges .

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

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

237 Of the Gershonites were Laadan and Shimei .

238 The sons of Laadan the chief was Jehiel and Zetham and
Joel three .

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

2310 And the sons of Shimei were Jahath Zina and Jeush and
Beriah These four were the sons of Shimei .

2311 And Jahath was the chief and Zizah the second but Jeush
and Beriah had not many sons therefore they were in one
reckoning according to their father's house .

2312 The sons of Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel four .

2313 The sons of Amram Aaron and Moses and Aaron was separated
that he should sanctify the most holy things he and his sons for
ever to burn incense before the LORD to minister unto him and to
bless in his name for ever .

2314 Now concerning Moses the man of God his sons were named
of the tribe of Levi .

2315 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer .

2316 Of the sons of Gershom Shebuel was the chief .

2317 And the sons of Eliezer were Rehabiah the chief And
Eliezer had none other sons but the sons of Rehabiah were very
many .

2318 Of the sons of Izhar Shelomith the chief .

2319 Of the sons of Hebron Jeriah the first Amariah the second
Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth .

2320 Of the sons of Uzziel Micah the first and Jesiah the
second .

2321 The sons of Merari Mahli and Mushi The sons of Mahli
Eleazar and Kish .

2322 And Eleazar died and had no sons but daughters and their
brethren the sons of Kish took them .

2323 The sons of Mushi Mahli and Eder and Jeremoth three .

2324 These were the sons of Levi after the house of their
fathers even the chief of the fathers as they were counted by
number of names by their polls that did the work for the service
of the house of the LORD from the age of twenty years and upward
.

2325 For David said The LORD God of Israel hath given rest
unto his people that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever .

2326 And also unto the Levites they shall no more carry the
tabernacle nor any vessels of it for the service thereof .

2327 For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered
from twenty years old and above .

2328 Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for
the service of the house of the LORD in the courts and in the
chambers and in the purifying of all holy things and the work of
the service of the house of God .

2329 Both for the showbread and for the fine flour for meat
offering and for the unleavened cakes and for that which is
baked in the pan and for that which is fried and for all manner
of measure and size .

2330 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD
and likewise at even .

2331 And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the
sabbaths in the new moons and on the set feasts by number
according to the order commanded unto them continually before
the LORD .

2332 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of
the congregation and the charge of the holy place and the charge
of the sons of Aaron their brethren in the service of the house
of the LORD .

* 241 Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron The sons
of Aaron Nadab and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar .

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

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

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

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

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

247 Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib the second to
Jedaiah .

248 The third to Harim the fourth to Seorim .

249 The fifth to Malchijah the sixth to Mijamin .

2410 The seventh to Hakkoz the eighth to Abijah .

2411 The ninth to Jeshuah the tenth to Shecaniah .

2412 The eleventh to Eliashib the twelfth to Jakim .

2413 The thirteenth to Huppah the fourteenth to Jeshebeab .

2414 The fifteenth to Bilgah the sixteenth to Immer .

2415 The seventeenth to Hezir the eighteenth to Aphses .

2416 The nineteenth to Pethahiah the twentieth to Jehezekel .

2417 The one and twentieth to Jachin the two and twentieth to
Gamul .

2418 The three and twentieth to Delaiah the four and twentieth
to Maaziah .

2419 These were the orderings of them in their service to come
into the house of the LORD according to their manner under Aaron
their father as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him .

2420 And the rest of the sons of Levi were these Of the sons
of Amram Shubael of the sons of Shubael Jehdeiah .

2421 Concerning Rehabiah of the sons of Rehabiah the first was
Isshiah .

2422 Of the Izharites Shelomoth of the sons of Shelomoth
Jahath .

2423 And the sons of Hebron Jeriah the first Amariah the
second Jahaziel the third Jekameam the fourth .

2424 Of the sons of Uzziel Michah of the sons of Michah Shamir
.

2425 The brother of Michah was Isshiah of the sons of Isshiah
Zechariah .

2426 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi the sons of
Jaaziah Beno .

2427 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah Beno and Shoham and Zaccur
and Ibri .

2428 Of Mahli came Eleazar who had no sons .

2429 Concerning Kish the son of Kish was Jerahmeel .

2430 The sons also of Mushi Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth These
were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers .

2431 These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the
sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king and Zadok and
Ahimelech and the chief of the fathers of the priests and
Levites even the principal fathers over against their younger
brethren .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2510 The third to Zaccur he his sons and his brethren were
twelve .

2511 The fourth to Izri he his sons and his brethren were
twelve .

2512 The fifth to Nethaniah he his sons and his brethren were
twelve .

2513 The sixth to Bukkiah he his sons and his brethren were
twelve .

2514 The seventh to Jesharelah he his sons and his brethren
were twelve .

2515 The eighth to Jeshaiah he his sons and his brethren were
twelve .

2516 The ninth to Mattaniah he his sons and his brethren were
twelve .

2517 The tenth to Shimei he his sons and his brethren were
twelve .

2518 The eleventh to Azareel he his sons and his brethren were
twelve .

2519 The twelfth to Hashabiah he his sons and his brethren
were twelve .

2520 The thirteenth to Shubael he his sons and his brethren
were twelve .

2521 The fourteenth to Mattithiah he his sons and his brethren
were twelve .

2522 The fifteenth to Jeremoth he his sons and his brethren
were twelve .

2523 The sixteenth to Hananiah he his sons and his brethren
were twelve .

2524 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah he his sons and his
brethren were twelve .

2525 The eighteenth to Hanani he his sons and his brethren
were twelve .

2526 The nineteenth to Mallothi he his sons and his brethren
were twelve .

2527 The twentieth to Eliathah he his sons and his brethren
were twelve .

2528 The one and twentieth to Hothir he his sons and his
brethren were twelve .

2529 The two and twentieth to Giddalti he his sons and his
brethren were twelve .

2530 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth he his sons and his
brethren were twelve .

2531 The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer he his sons and his
brethren were twelve .

* 261 Concerning the divisions of the porters Of the Korhites
was Meshelemiah the son of Kore of the sons of Asaph .

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

263 Elam the fifth Jehohanan the sixth Elioenai the seventh .

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

265 Ammiel the sixth Issachar the seventh Peulthai the eighth
for God blessed him .

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

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

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

269 And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren strong men eighteen .

2610 Also Hosah of the children of Merari had sons Simri the
chief (for though he was not the firstborn yet his father made
him the chief .

2611 Hilkiah the second Tebaliah the third Zechariah the
fourth all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen .

2612 Among these were the divisions of the porters even among
the chief men having wards one against another to minister in
the house of the LORD .

2613 And they cast lots as well the small as the great
according to the house of their fathers for every gate .

2614 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah Then for Zechariah
his son a wise counsellor they cast lots and his lot came out
northward .

2615 To Obededom southward and to his sons the house of
Asuppim .

2616 To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward with the
gate Shallecheth by the causeway of the going up ward against
ward .

2617 Eastward were six Levites northward four a day southward
four a day and toward Asuppim two and two .

2618 At Parbar westward four at the causeway and two at Parbar
.

2619 These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of
Kore and among the sons of Merari .

2620 And of the Levites Ahijah was over the treasures of the
house of God and over the treasures of the dedicated things .

2621 As concerning the sons of Laadan the sons of the
Gershonite Laadan chief fathers even of Laadan the Gershonite
were Jehieli .

2622 The sons of Jehieli Zetham and Joel his brother which
were over the treasures of the house of the LORD .

2623 Of the Amramites and the Izharites the Hebronites and the
Uzzielites .

2624 And Shebuel the son of Gershom the son of Moses was ruler
of the treasures .

2625 And his brethren by Eliezer Rehabiah his son and Jeshaiah
his son and Joram his son and Zichri his son and Shelomith his
son .

2626 Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the
treasures of the dedicated things which David the king and the
chief fathers the captains over thousands and hundreds and the
captains of the host had dedicated .

2627 Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to
maintain the house of the LORD .

2628 And all that Samuel the seer and Saul the son of Kish and
Abner the son of Ner and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated
and whosoever had dedicated any thing it was under the hand of
Shelomith and of his brethren .

2629 Of the Izharites Chenaniah and his sons were for the
outward business over Israel for officers and judges .

2630 And of the Hebronites Hashabiah and his brethren men of
valour a thousand and seven hundred were officers among them of
Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the
LORD and in the service of the king .

2631 Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief even among the
Hebronites according to the generations of his fathers In the
fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for and
there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of
Gilead .

2632 And his brethren men of valour were two thousand and
seven hundred chief fathers whom king David made rulers over the
Reubenites the Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh for every
matter pertaining to God and affairs of the king .

* 271 Now the children of Israel after their number to wit the
chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds and their
officers that served the king in any matter of the courses which
came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of
the year of every course were twenty and four thousand .

272 Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam
the son of Zabdiel and in his course were twenty and four
thousand .

273 Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains
of the host for the first month .

274 And over the course of the second month was Dodai an
Ahohite and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler in his
course likewise were twenty and four thousand .

275 The third captain of the host for the third month was
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada a chief priest and in his course
were twenty and four thousand .

276 This is that Benaiah who was mighty among the thirty and
above the thirty and in his course was Ammizabad his son .

277 The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the
brother of Joab and Zebadiah his son after him and in his course
were twenty and four thousand .

278 The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the
Izrahite and in his course were twenty and four thousand .

279 The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of
Ikkesh the Tekoite and in his course were twenty and four
thousand .

2710 The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the
Pelonite of the children of Ephraim and in his course were
twenty and four thousand .

2711 The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the
Hushathite of the Zarhites and in his course were twenty and
four thousand .

2712 The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the
Anetothite of the Benjamites and in his course were twenty and
four thousand .

2713 The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the
Netophathite of the Zarhites and in his course were twenty and
four thousand .

2714 The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah
the Pirathonite of the children of Ephraim and in his course
were twenty and four thousand .

2715 The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the
Netophathite of Othniel and in his course were twenty and four
thousand .

2716 Furthermore over the tribes of Israel the ruler of the
Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri of the Simeonites
Shephatiah the son of Maachah .

2717 Of the Levites Hashabiah the son of Kemuel of the
Aaronites Zadok .

2718 Of Judah Elihu one of the brethren of David of Issachar
Omri the son of Michael .

2719 Of Zebulun Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah of Naphtali
Jerimoth the son of Azriel .

2720 Of the children of Ephraim Hoshea the son of Azaziah of
the half tribe of Manasseh Joel the son of Pedaiah .

2721 Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead Iddo the son of
Zechariah of Benjamin Jaasiel the son of Abner .

2722 Of Dan Azareel the son of Jeroham These were the princes
of the tribes of Israel .

2723 But David took not the number of them from twenty years
old and under because the LORD had said he would increase Israel
like to the stars of the heavens .

2724 Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number but he finished
not because there fell wrath for it against Israel neither was
the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David .

2725 And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of
Adiel and over the storehouses in the fields in the cities and
in the villages and in the castles was Jehonathan the son of
Uzziah .

2726 And over them that did the work of the field for tillage
of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub .

2727 And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite over the
increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the
Shiphmite .

2728 And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were
in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite and over the
cellars of oil was Joash .

2729 And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the
Sharonite and over the herds that were in the valleys was
Shaphat the son of Adlai .

2730 Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite and over the
asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite .

2731 And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite All these were
the rulers of the substance which was king David's .

2732 Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor a wise man
and a scribe and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's
sons .

2733 And Ahithophel was the king's counsellor and Hushai the
Archite was the king's companion .

2734 And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah and
Abiathar and the general of the king's army was Joab .

* 281 And David assembled all the princes of Israel the princes
of the tribes and the captains of the companies that ministered
to the king by course and the captains over the thousands and
captains over the hundreds and the stewards over all the
substance and possession of the king and of his sons with the
officers and with the mighty men and with all the valiant men
unto Jerusalem .

282 Then David the king stood up upon his feet and said Hear
me my brethren and my people As for me I had in mine heart to
build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD
and for the footstool of our God and had made ready for the
building .

283 But God said unto me Thou shalt not build an house for my
name because thou hast been a man of war and hast shed blood .

284 Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the
house of my father to be king over Israel for ever for he hath
chosen Judah to be the ruler and of the house of Judah the house
of my father and among the sons of my father he liked me to make
me king over all Israel .

285 And of all my sons (for the LORD hath given me many sons
he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the
kingdom of the LORD over Israel .

286 And he said unto me Solomon thy son he shall build my
house and my courts for I have chosen him to be my son and I
will be his father .

287 Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever if he be
constant to do my commandments and my judgments as at this day .

288 Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation
of the LORD and in the audience of our God keep and seek for all
the commandments of the LORD your God that ye may possess this
good land and leave it for an inheritance for your children
after you for ever .

289 And thou Solomon my son know thou the God of thy father
and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind for
the LORD searcheth all hearts and understandeth all the
imaginations of the thoughts if thou seek him he will be found
of thee but if thou forsake him he will cast thee off for ever .

2810 Take heed now for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an
house for the sanctuary be strong and do it .

2811 Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the
porch and of the houses thereof and of the treasuries thereof
and of the upper chambers thereof and of the inner parlours
thereof and of the place of the mercy seat .

2812 And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit of the
courts of the house of the LORD and of all the chambers round
about of the treasuries of the house of God and of the
treasuries of the dedicated things .

2813 Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites and
for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD and for
all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD .

2814 He gave of gold by weight for things of gold for all
instruments of all manner of service silver also for all
instruments of silver by weight for all instruments of every
kind of service .

2815 Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold and for
their lamps of gold by weight for every candlestick and for the
lamps thereof and for the candlesticks of silver by weight both
for the candlestick and also for the lamps thereof according to
the use of every candlestick .

2816 And by weight he gave gold for the tables of showbread
for every table and likewise silver for the tables of silver .

2817 Also pure gold for the fleshhooks and the bowls and the
cups and for the golden basins he gave gold by weight for every
basin and likewise silver by weight for every basin of silver .

2818 And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight and
gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims that spread
out their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD .

2819 All this said David the LORD made me understand in
writing by his hand upon me even all the works of this pattern .

2820 And David said to Solomon his son Be strong and of good
courage and do it fear not nor be dismayed for the LORD God even
my God will be with thee he will not fail thee nor forsake thee
until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the
house of the LORD .

2821 And behold the courses of the priests and the Levites
even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of
God and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship
every willing skilful man for any manner of service also the
princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment .

* 291 Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation
Solomon my son whom alone God hath chosen is yet young and
tender and the work is great for the palace is not for man but
for the LORD God .

292 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my
God the gold for things to be made of gold and the silver for
things of silver and the brass for things of brass the iron for
things of iron and wood for things of wood onyx stones and
stones to be set glistering stones and of divers colours and all
manner of precious stones and marble stones in abundance .

293 Moreover because I have set my affection to the house of
my God I have of mine own proper good of gold and silver which I
have given to the house of my God over and above all that I have
prepared for the holy house .

294 Even three thousand talents of gold of the gold of Ophir
and seven thousand talents of refined silver to overlay the
walls of the houses withal .

295 The gold for things of gold and the silver for things of
silver and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of
artificers And who then is willing to consecrate his service
this day unto the LORD .

296 Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of
Israel and the captains of thousands and of hundreds with the
rulers of the king's work offered willingly .

297 And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five
thousand talents and ten thousand drams and of silver ten
thousand talents and of brass eighteen thousand talents and one
hundred thousand talents of iron .

298 And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to
the treasure of the house of the LORD by the hand of Jehiel the
Gershonite .

299 Then the people rejoiced for that they offered willingly
because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD
and David the king also rejoiced with great joy .

2910 Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the
congregation and David said Blessed be thou LORD God of Israel
our father for ever and ever .

2911 Thine O LORD is the greatness and the power and the glory
and the victory and the majesty for all that is in the heaven
and in the earth is thine thine is the kingdom O LORD and thou
art exalted as head above all .

2912 Both riches and honour come of thee and thou reignest
over all and in thine hand is power and might and in thine hand
it is to make great and to give strength unto all .

2913 Now therefore our God we thank thee and praise thy
glorious name .

2914 But who am I and what is my people that we should be able
to offer so willingly after this sort for all things come of
thee and of thine own have we given thee .

2915 For we are strangers before thee and sojourners as were
all our fathers our days on the earth are as a shadow and there
is none abiding .

2916 O LORD our God all this store that we have prepared to
build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand and
is all thine own .

2917 I know also my God that thou triest the heart and hast
pleasure in uprightness As for me in the uprightness of mine
heart I have willingly offered all these things and now have I
seen with joy thy people which are present here to offer
willingly unto thee .

2918 O LORD God of Abraham Isaac and of Israel our fathers
keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the
heart of thy people and prepare their heart unto the .e

2919 And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart to keep thy
commandments thy testimonies and thy statutes and to do all
these things and to build the palace for the which I have made
provision .

2920 And David said to all the congregation Now bless the LORD
your God And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their
fathers and bowed down their heads and worshipped the LORD and
the king .

2921 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD and offered
burnt offerings unto the LORD on the morrow after that day even
a thousand bullocks a thousand rams and a thousand lambs with
their drink offerings and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel
.

2922 And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with
great gladness And they made Solomon the son of David king the
second time and anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief
governor and Zadok to be priest .

2923 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king
instead of David his father and prospered and all Israel obeyed
him .

2924 And all the princes and the mighty men and all the sons
likewise of king David submitted themselves unto Solomon the
king .

2925 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight
of all Israel and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had
not been on any king before him in Israel .

2926 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel .

2927 And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years
seven years reigned he in Hebron and thirty and three years
reigned he in Jerusalem .

2928 And he died in a good old age full of days riches and
honour and Solomon his son reigned in his stead .

2929 Now the acts of David the king first and last behold they
are written in the book of Samuel the seer and in the book of
Nathan the prophet and in the book of Gad the seer .

2930 With all his reign and his might and the times that went
over him and over Israel and over all the kingdoms of the
countries .









  
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