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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