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1:4	Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
1:5	The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
1:7	The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
1:9	The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
1:10	Cush becamefathered the father of Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one inon the earth.
1:11	Mizraim becamefathered the father of the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,
1:12	Pathrus, and Casluh, from whichwhom the Philistines came, and Caphtorthe Caphtorim.
1:13	Canaan becamefathered the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
1:16	the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
1:17	The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
1:18	Arpachshad becamefathered the father of Shelah, and Shelah becamefathered the father of Eber.
1:19	Two sons were born to Eber,: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided,; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
1:20	Joktan becamefathered the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
1:23	Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
1:27	and Abram, that is Abraham.
1:31	Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah; these were the sons of Ishmael.
1:32	The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, to whom she boregave birth, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.
1:33	The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
1:34	Abraham becamefathered the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.
1:35	The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
1:36	The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
1:37	The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
1:38	The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
1:40	The sons of Shobal were Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah.
1:41	The son of Anah was Dishon. And the sons of Dishon were Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
1:42	The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.
1:43	Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king offrom the sons of Israel reigned. Bela was the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
1:48	When Samlah died, Shaul of Rehoboth by the Euphrates River became king in his place.
1:51	Then Hadad died. Now the tribal chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,
1:54	chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.
2:1	These arewere the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2:2	Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
2:3	The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. AndBut Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wickedevil in the sight of the Lord, so He put him to death.
2:4	TamarHis his daughter-in-law Tamar bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
2:6	The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.
2:7	The son of Carmi was Achar, the troublerone ofwho brought disaster on Israel, whoby violatedviolating the ban.
2:9	Now the sons of Hezron, who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
2:10	Ram becamefathered the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab becamefathered the father of Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah;
2:11	Nahshon becamefathered the father of Salma, Salma becamefathered the father of Boaz,
2:12	Boaz becamefathered the father of Obed, and Obed becamefathered the father of Jesse;
2:13	and Jesse becamefathered the father of Eliab his firstborn, then Abinadab, the second, Shimea, the third,
2:14	Nethanel, the fourth, Raddai, the fifth,
2:15	Ozem, the sixth, and David, the seventh;.
2:16	andTheir their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abshai, Joab, and Asahel.
2:17	Abigail boregave birth to Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
2:19	When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.
2:20	Hur becamefathered the father of Uri, and Uri becamefathered the father of Bezalel.
2:21	AfterwardLater, Hezron wenthad inrelations towith the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore to him Segub.
2:22	Segub becamefathered the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
2:23	But Geshur and Aram took the townsvillages of Jair from them, with Kenath and its villages, even sixty citiessettlements. All of these were the sons of Machir, the father of Gilead.
2:24	After the death of Hezron in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’s wife, bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
2:25	Now the sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram the firstborn, then Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
2:27	The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
2:29	The name of Abishur’s wife was Abihail, and she bore to him Ahban and Molid.
2:31	The son of Appaim was Ishi. And the son of Ishi was Sheshan., Andand the son of Sheshan, was Ahlai.
2:33	The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sonsdescendants of Jerahmeel.
2:34	Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan also had an Egyptian servant, whose name was Jarha.
2:35	Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant Jarha in marriage, and she bore to him Attai.
2:36	Attai becamefathered the father of Nathan, and Nathan becamefathered the father of Zabad,
2:37	and Zabad becamefathered the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal becamefathered the father of Obed,
2:38	and Obed becamefathered the father of Jehu, and Jehu becamefathered the father of Azariah,
2:39	and Azariah becamefathered the father of Helez, and Helez becamefathered the father of Eleasah,
2:40	and Eleasah becamefathered the father of Sismai, and Sismai becamefathered the father of Shallum,
2:41	and Shallum becamefathered the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah becamefathered the father of Elishama.
2:43	The sons of Hebron were Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
2:44	Shema becamefathered the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem becamefathered the father of Shammai.
2:46	Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, boregave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran becamefathered the father of Gazez.
2:47	The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
2:48	Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, boregave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah.
2:49	She also boregave birth to Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
2:51	Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
2:53	and the families of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
2:54	The sons of Salma were Bethlehem and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.
2:55	The families of scribes who lived at Jabez were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. Those are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
3:4	Six were born to him in Hebron, and there he reigned there for seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned for thirty-three years.
3:5	These were the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four, by Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel;
3:7	Nogah, Nepheg, and Japhia,
3:8	Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
3:9	All of these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.
3:10	Now Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, then Abijah was his son, Asa, his son, Jehoshaphat, his son,
3:11	Joram, his son, Ahaziah, his son, Joash, his son,
3:12	Amaziah, his son, Azariah, his son, Jotham, his son,
3:13	Ahaz, his son, Hezekiah, his son, Manasseh, his son,
3:14	Amon, his son, and Josiah, his son.
3:15	The sons of Josiah were Johanan, the firstborn, and the second was Jehoiakim, the third, Zedekiah, and the fourth, Shallum.
3:16	The sons of Jehoiakim were Jeconiah his son, ZedekiahJeconiah and his son Zedekiah.
3:17	The sons of Jeconiah, the prisoner, were Shealtiel his son, Shealtiel
3:18	and Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
3:20	and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed, five.
3:22	The descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah, and the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
3:23	The sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three.
3:24	The sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani, seven.
4:1	The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
4:2	Reaiah the son of Shobal becamefathered the father of Jahath, and Jahath becamefathered the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.
4:3	These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.
4:6	Naarah bore to him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
4:7	The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
4:8	Koz becamefathered the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel, the son of Harum.
4:9	Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I boregave birth to him within pain.”
4:10	Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would greatly bless me indeed and enlargeextend my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm so that it maywould not painhurt me!” And God grantedbrought himabout what he requested.
4:11	Chelub the brother of Shuhah becamefathered the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
4:12	Eshton becamefathered the father of Beth-rapha and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.
4:14	Meonothai becamefathered the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah becamefathered the father of Joab the father of Ge-harashim, for they were craftsmen.
4:15	The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the son of Elah was Kenaz.
4:17	The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. (And theseMered’s arewife theconceived sons of Bithia the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took) and shegave conceivedbirth andto bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
4:18	(His Jewish wife boregave birth to Jered, the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the sons of Bithia the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married.
4:20	The sons of Shimon were Amnon and Rinnah, and Benhanan and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.
4:24	The sons of Simeon were Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul;
4:25	Shallum was his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son.
4:26	The sons of Mishma were Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, and Shimei his son.
4:27	Now Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many sons, nor did all their family multiplyincrease like the sons of Judah.
4:28	They lived atin Beersheba, Moladah, and Hazar-shual,
4:29	atin Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
4:31	Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.
4:32	Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;,
4:33	and all their villagessettlements that were around the same cities as far as Baal. These were their settlementsdwellings, and they have their genealogy.
4:34	Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,
4:35	and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
4:37	and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;—
4:38	these mentioned by name were leaders in their families; and their fathers’ houses increasedspread out greatly.
4:39	They went to the entrance of Gedor, evenas tofar as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
4:40	They found pasture that was rich and good pasture, and the land was broadspread out on both sides, and quietpeaceful and peacefulundisturbed; for those who lived there formerlypreviously were Hamites.
4:41	These people, recorded by name, came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and they attacked their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and utterly destroyed them utterly to this day,; and they lived in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.
4:42	From them, from the sons of Simeon, five hundred men went to Mount Seir, with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, as their leaders.
4:43	They destroyed the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and they have lived there to this day.
5:1	Now the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel; so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright.
5:3	the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch and Pallu, and Hezron and Carmi.
5:6	and Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carriedtook away into exile; he was leader of the Reubenites.
5:7	His kinsmenrelatives by their families, in the genealogy of their generations, were Jeiel the chief, then Zechariah
5:8	and Bela, the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, evenas tofar as Nebo and Baal-meon.
5:9	ToToward the east he settled as far as the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates, because their cattlelivestock had increased in the land of Gilead.
5:10	In the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand, so that they occupied their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead.
5:11	Now the sons of Gad lived opposite them in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah.
5:12	Joel was the chiefhead and Shapham the second, then Janai and Shaphat in Bashan.
5:13	Their kinsmenrelatives of their fathers’ households were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber, seven.
5:17	All of these were enrolled in the genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
5:18	The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, consisting of valiant men, men who borecarried shield and sword and shot with a bow and were skillful in battle, weretotaled 44,760, who went to war.
5:19	They made war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.
5:20	They were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all who were with them were givenhanded intoover theirto handthem; for they cried out to God in the battle, and He answered their prayers because they trusted in Him.
5:21	They took away their cattlelivestock: their 50,000fifty thousand camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000and two thousand donkeys; and 100,000a menhundred thousand people.
5:22	For many fell slainmortally wounded, because the war was of God. And they settled in their place until the exile.
5:23	Now the sons of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land; from Bashan to Baal-hermon, and Senir, and Mount Hermon they were numerous.
5:24	These were the heads of their fathers’ households,: even Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, valiant mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of their fathers’ households.
5:25	But they actedwere treacherouslyuntrue againstto the God of their fathers and playedprostituted thethemselves harlotwith after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
5:26	So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul, king of Assyria, eventhat is, the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carriedtook them away into exile, namely the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the river of Gozan, where they are to this day.
6:1	The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
6:2	The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
6:3	The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
6:4	Eleazar becamefathered the father of Phinehas, and Phinehas becamefathered the father of Abishua,
6:5	and Abishua becamefathered the father of Bukki, and Bukki becamefathered the father of Uzzi,
6:6	and Uzzi becamefathered the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah becamefathered the father of Meraioth,
6:7	Meraioth becamefathered the father of Amariah, and Amariah becamefathered the father of Ahitub,
6:8	and Ahitub becamefathered the father of Zadok, and Zadok becamefathered the father of Ahimaaz,
6:9	and Ahimaaz becamefathered the father of Azariah, and Azariah becamefathered the father of Johanan,
6:10	and Johanan becamefathered the father of Azariah (it was he who served as the priest in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem),
6:11	and Azariah becamefathered the father of Amariah, and Amariah becamefathered the father of Ahitub,
6:12	and Ahitub becamefathered the father of Zadok, and Zadok becamefathered the father of Shallum,
6:13	and Shallum becamefathered the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah becamefathered the father of Azariah,
6:14	and Azariah becamefathered the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah becamefathered the father of Jehozadak;
6:15	and Jehozadak went along when the Lord carriedled Judah and Jerusalem away into exile by Nebuchadnezzar.
6:16	The sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
6:18	The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
6:21	Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.
6:23	Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
6:24	Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
6:26	As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah were Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
6:27	Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
6:28	The sons of Samuel were Joel, the firstborn, and Abijah, the second.
6:30	Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.
6:31	Now these are thosethe ones whom David appointed over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after the ark rested there.
6:32	They ministeredwere withministering in song beforein front of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon’s hadbuilding builtof the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they served in their office according to their order.
6:33	These are thosethe ones who served with their sons: From the sons of the Kohathites were Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
6:39	Heman’s brother Asaph stood at his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
6:49	But Aaron and his sons offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the mostMost holyHoly placePlace, and to make atonement for Israel, accordingin toaccordance allwith everything that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
6:53	Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.
6:56	but they gave the fields of the city and its villages,settlements they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
6:57	To the sons of Aaron they gave the following cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah alsotogether with its pasture lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
6:59	Ashan with its pasture lands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands;
6:60	and from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its pasture lands, Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. AllTheir their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities in all.
6:62	To the sons of Gershom, according to their families, were given from the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, the tribe of Naphtali, and the tribe of Manasseh, thirteen cities in Bashan.
6:63	To the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
6:64	So the sons of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their pasture lands.
6:65	They gave by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah, the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.
6:67	They gave to them the following cities of refuge: Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its pasture lands, Gezer also with its pasture lands,
6:69	Aijalon with its pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands;
6:72	and from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,
6:73	and Ramoth with its pasture lands, and Anem with its pasture lands;
6:75	Hukok with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands;
6:76	and from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, Hammon with its pasture lands, and Kiriathaim with its pasture lands.
6:77	To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono with its pasture lands, Tabor with its pasture lands;,
6:79	Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands;
6:81	Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands.
7:1	Now the sons of Issachar were four: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.
7:2	The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel, heads of their fathers’ households. The sons of Tola were mightyvaliant menwarriors of valor in their generations;. theirTheir number in the days of David was 22,600.
7:3	The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah; all five of them were chief men.
7:4	WithAnd with them by their generations according to their fathers’ households were 36,000thirty-six thousand troops of the army for war,; for they had many wives and sons.
7:5	Their relatives among all the families of Issachar were mightyvaliant men of valorwarriors, enrolledregistered by genealogy, eighty-seven thousand in all 87,000.
7:6	The sons of Benjamin werehad three sons: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael.
7:7	The sons of Bela were five: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were heads of fathers’ households, mightyvaliant men of valorwarriors, and were 22,034 enrolledregistered by genealogy.
7:8	The sons of Becher were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.
7:9	They were enrolledregistered by genealogy, according to their generations, heads of their fathers’ households, 20,200 mightyvaliant men of valorwarriors.
7:10	The son of Jediael was Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
7:11	All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers’ households, 17,200 mightyvaliant menwarriors of valor, who were ready to go out with the army to war.
7:14	The sons of Manasseh were Asriel, to whom his Aramean concubine boregave birth; she borealso gave birth to Machir, the father of Gilead.
7:15	Machir took a wife forfrom Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. And the name of the second was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had daughters.
7:16	Maacah the wife of Machir boregave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
7:18	His sister Hammolecheth boregave birth to Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.
7:19	The sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.
7:21	Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take their livestock.
7:22	Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
7:23	Then he went in to his wife, and she conceived and boregave birth to a son, and he named him Beriah, because misfortune had come upon his house.
7:24	His daughter was Sheerah, who built lower and upper Beth-horon, alsoas well as Uzzen-sheerah.
7:27	Non his son, and Joshua his son.
7:28	Their possessions and settlementsdwelling places were Bethel with its towns, and to the east, Naaran, and to the west, Gezer with its towns, and Shechem with its towns, as far as Ayyah with its towns,
7:29	and along the borders of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean with its towns, Taanach with its towns, Megiddo with its towns, and Dor with its towns. In these regions lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel.
7:30	The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah was their sister.
7:32	Heber becamefathered the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister Shua.
7:33	The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the sons of Japhlet.
7:34	The sons of Shemer were Ahi and Rohgah, and Jehubbah and Aram.
7:35	The sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
7:36	The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, and Imrah,
7:37	Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
7:38	The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
7:39	The sons of Ulla were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
7:40	All these were the sons of Asher, heads of the fathers’ houses, choice, andvaliant mighty men, ofand valor, heads of the princesleaders. And the number of them enrolledregistered by genealogy for service in war was 26,000twenty-six thousand men.
8:1	And Benjamin becamefathered the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
8:2	Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
8:5	Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
8:6	These are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carriedtook them into exile to Manahath,
8:7	namely, Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera—he carriedexiled them into exile; and he becamefathered the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
8:8	Shaharaim becamefathered the father of children in the country of Moab after he had sent awayhis wives Hushim and Baara his wivesaway.
8:9	By Hodesh his wife he becamefathered the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
8:10	Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers’ households.
8:11	By Hushim he becamefathered the father of Abitub and Elpaal.
8:13	and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath to flight;
8:14	and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth.
8:16	Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
8:18	Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
8:21	Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.
8:25	Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.
8:27	Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.
8:29	Now in Gibeon, Jeiel, the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and his wife’s name was Maacah;
8:31	Gedor, Ahio, and Zecher.
8:32	Mikloth becamefathered the father of Shimeah. AndThey they also lived with their relatives in Jerusalem opposite their other relatives.
8:33	Ner becamefathered the father of Kish, and Kish becamefathered the father of Saul, and Saul becamefathered the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
8:34	The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal becamefathered the father of Micah.
8:35	The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
8:36	Ahaz becamefathered the father of Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah becamefathered the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri becamefathered the father of Moza.
8:37	Moza becamefathered the father of Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah, his son, and Azel, his son.
8:38	Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
8:39	The sons of Eshek his brother Eshek were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
8:40	The sons of Ulam were valiant mighty men of valor, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons, 150 of them. All these were ofamong the sons of Benjamin.
9:1	So all Israel was enrolled byin genealogies; and behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was carriedtaken away into exile to Babylon for their unfaithfulnessinfidelity.
9:2	Now the first inhabitants who lived inon their possessionsown property in their cities were people of Israel, including the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.
9:3	Some of the sons of Judah, some of the sons of Benjamin, and some of the sons of Ephraim and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:
9:9	and their relatives according to their generations, 956. All these men were heads of fathers’ households according to their fathers’ houses.
9:13	and their relatives, heads of their fathers’ households, 1,760 verycompetent able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
9:14	Of the Levites, there were Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
9:15	and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal; and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph,
9:16	and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun,; and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villagessettlements of the Netophathites.
9:17	Now the gatekeepers were Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their relatives (Shallum the chief
9:19	Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives of his father’s house, the Korahites, were overin charge of the work of the service, keepersdoorkeepers of the thresholds of the tent; and their fathers had been overin charge of the camp of the Lord, keepers of the entrance.
9:20	Phinehas the son of Eleazar was rulersupervisor over them previously, and the Lord was with him.
9:22	AllThose these who were chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds were 212 in all. TheseThey were enrolledregistered by genealogy in their villagessettlements, those whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their officeofficial of trustcapacity.
9:23	So they and their sons hadwere in charge of the gates of the house of the Lord, even the house of the tent, asin guardstheir divisions of service.
9:24	The gatekeepers were on the four sides, to the east, west, north, and south.
9:25	Their relatives in their villagessettlements were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them;
9:26	for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, wereserved in an officeofficial of trustcapacity, and were overin charge of the chambers and overin charge of the treasuries in the house of God.
9:28	Now some of them hadwere in charge of the utensils of the service, for they counted them when they brought them in and when they took them out.
9:29	Some of them also were appointed over the furniture and over all the utensils of the sanctuary, and over the finefinely milled flour, and the wine, and the olive oil, and the frankincense, and the spicesbalsam oil.
9:30	Some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the spicesbalsam oil.
9:31	Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the responsibility overfor the thingsbaking whichof werecakes baked in pans.
9:32	Some of their relatives of the sons of the Kohathites were overin charge of the showbread to prepare it every sabbathSabbath.
9:33	Now these are the singers, heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, who lived in the chambers of the temple free fromof other serviceduties; for they were engaged in their work day and night.
9:34	These were heads of fathers’ households of the Levites according to their generations, chief men, who lived in Jerusalem.
9:35	In Gibeon Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and his wife’s name was Maacah,
9:37	Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
9:38	Mikloth becamefathered the father of Shimeam. And they also lived with their relatives in Jerusalem opposite their other relatives.
9:39	Ner becamefathered the father of Kish, and Kish becamefathered the father of Saul, and Saul becamefathered the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
9:40	The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal becamefathered the father of Micah.
9:41	The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.
9:42	Ahaz becamefathered the father of Jarah, and Jarah becamefathered the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri becamefathered the father of Moza,.
9:43	and Moza becamefathered the father of Binea, and Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
9:44	Azel had six sons whose names arewere these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
10:1	Now the Philistines fought against Israel;, and the men of Israel fled beforefrom the Philistines andbut fell slainfatally wounded on Mount Gilboa.
10:2	TheAnd the Philistines closelyalso pursuedovertook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struckkilled down Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.
10:3	The battle became heavysevere against Saul, and the archers overtookfound him; and he was wounded by the archers.
10:4	Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised Philistines will come and abuse me.” But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatlyvery afraid. ThereforeSo Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
10:6	ThusSo Saul died with his three sons, and all those of his house died together.
10:7	When all the menpeople of Israel who were in the valley saw that they had fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsookabandoned their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.
10:8	It came about the next day, when the Philistines came to strip thethose slainkilled, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
10:10	They put his armor in the house of their gods and fastenedimpaled his head in the house of Dagon.
10:11	When all Jabesh-gilead heard alleverything that the Philistines had done to Saul,
10:12	all the valiant men arosegot up and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh,; and they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted for seven days.
10:13	So Saul died for his trespassunfaithfulness which he committed against the Lord, because of the word of the Lord which he did not keep; and also because he asked counsel of a medium, making inquiry of ither,
10:14	and did not inquire of the Lord. Therefore He killed him and turned the kingdom over to David, the son of Jesse.
11:2	In times past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led out and brought in Israel; and the Lord your God said to you, ‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and you shall be princeleader over My people Israel.’ ”
11:3	So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they anointed David king over Israel, accordingin toaccordance with the word of the Lord through Samuel.
11:5	The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You shall not enter here.” Nevertheless David capturedtook the mountain stronghold of Zion (that is, the city of David).
11:6	Now David had said, “Whoever strikesis downfirst to kill a Jebusite first shall be chief and commander.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief.
11:7	Then David dweltlived in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David.
11:8	He built the city all around, from the Millo even to the surrounding area; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
11:9	And David became greater and greater, for the Lord of hostsarmies was with him.
11:10	Now these are the heads of the mighty men whom David had, who gaveremained himfaithful strongto supporthim in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, accordingin toaccordance with the word of the Lord concerning Israel.
11:11	These constitute the list of theDavid’s mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he liftedwielded up his spear against three hundred whom he killed at one time.
11:13	He was with David at PasdammimPas-dammim when the Philistines were gathered together there to battle, and there was a plot of groundland full of barley; and the people fled beforefrom the Philistines.
11:14	TheyBut they took their stand in the midst of the plot and defended it, and struckdefeated down the Philistines; and the Lord saved them bywith a great victory.
11:15	Now three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam, while the army of the Philistines was camping in the valleyValley of Rephaim.
11:17	And David had a craving and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
11:18	So the three broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David; neverthelesshowever, David would not drink it, but poured it out to the Lord;
11:19	and he said, “BeFar be it far from me before my God that I shouldwould do this. Shall I drink the blood of these men who went at the risk of their lives? For they brought it at the risk of their lives they brought it.” Therefore he would not drink it. TheseThe things the three mighty men did these things.
11:20	As for Abshai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the thirty, and he swungwielded his spear against three hundred and killed them; and he had a name as well as the thirty.
11:21	Of the three in the second rank he was the most honored, and he became their commander; however, he did not attain tothe reputation of the first three.
11:22	Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiantwarrior man of Kabzeel, mighty in deeds, struck downand killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and struck and killed a lion inside a pit on a snowy day.
11:23	HeAnd he killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature five cubits tall. Now in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam, but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.
11:24	These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name as well as the three mighty men.
11:25	Behold, he was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain tothe reputation of the first three; and David appointed him over his guardbodyguard.
11:45	Jediael the son of Shimri and Joha his brother, Joha the Tizite,
11:46	Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
11:47	Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
12:1	Now these are the onesmen who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still restricted because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men who helped him in war.
12:2	They were equipped with bows, using both the right hand and the left to sling stones and to shoot arrows fromwith the bow; they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin.
12:3	The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth, and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite,
12:4	and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and overin charge of the thirty. Then Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite,
12:8	From the Gadites therevaliant camemighty men went over to David inat the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, who could handle a large shield and spear, and whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains.
12:13	Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbannai, the eleventh.
12:14	These ofmen from the sons of Gad were captains of the army; hethe one who was least was equal to a hundred, and the greatest, to a thousand.
12:15	These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.
12:17	David went out to meet them, and said to them, “If you come peacefully to me to help me, my heart shall be united with you; but if to betray me to my adversariesenemies, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look on it and decide.”
12:18	Then the Spirit camecovered upon Amasai, wholike wasclothing, the chief of the thirty,; and he said, “We are yours, O David, And are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, And peace to him who helps you; Indeed, your God helps you!” Then David received them and made them captains of the bandtroops.
12:19	From Manasseh some also some defected to David when he was about to go to battle with the Philistines against Saul. But they did not help them, forbecause the lordsgovernors of the Philistines after consultation sent him away after consultation, saying, “At the cost of our heads he maymight defect to his master Saul.”
12:20	As he wentwas going to Ziklag, theremen from Manasseh defected to him from Manasseh: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands who belonged to Manasseh.
12:21	They helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all valiant mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army.
12:24	The sons of Judah who borecarried shield and spear werenumbered 6,800, equipped for war.
12:25	OfFrom the sons of Simeon, valiant mighty men of valor for war, 7,100.
12:26	OfFrom the sons of Levi, 4,600.
12:28	also Zadok, a young manvaliant mighty of valorman, and offrom his father’s house, twenty-two captains.
12:29	OfFrom the sons of Benjamin, Saul’s kinsmen, 3,000three thousand; for until now the greatestmajority part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.
12:30	OfFrom the sons of Ephraim 20,800, valiant mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers’ households.
12:31	OfFrom the half-tribe of Manasseh 18eighteen thousand,000, who were designated by name to come and make David king.
12:32	OfFrom the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their kinsmen were at their command.
12:33	OfFrom Zebulun, there were 50,000fifty thousand who went out in the army, who could draw up in battle formation with all kinds of weapons of war and helped David with an undivided heart.
12:34	OfFrom Naphtali there were 1,000a thousand captains, and with them 37,000thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear.
12:35	OfFrom the Danites who could draw up in battle formation, there were 28,600.
12:36	OfFrom Asher there were 40,000forty thousand who went out in the army to draw up in battle formation.
12:37	From the other side of the Jordan, offrom the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 with all kinds of weapons of war for the battle.
12:38	All of these, being men of war who couldhelped draw up in battle formation, came to Hebron with a perfect heart to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel also were of one mind to make David king.
12:39	They were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their kinsmen had prepared for them.
12:40	Moreover, those who were near to them, even as far as Issachar, and Zebulun, and Naphtali, brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and on oxen, great quantities of flour cakes, fig cakes and bunches of raisins, wine, oil, oxen, and sheep. There was joy indeed in Israel.
13:1	Then David consulted with the captains of the thousands and the hundreds, even with every leader.
13:2	David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if it is from the Lord our God, let us send word everywhere to our kinsmen who remain in all the land of Israel, alsoand to the priests and Levites who are with them in their cities with pasture lands, that they may meet with us;
13:3	and let us bring back the ark of our God to us, forsince we did not seek it in the days of Saul.”
13:4	Then all the assembly said that they would do so, for thethis thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
13:5	So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor of Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
13:7	TheyAnd they carried the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
13:8	David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, even with songs and with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and with trumpets.
13:9	When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, because the oxen nearly upsetoverturned it.
13:10	TheBut the anger of the Lord burned against Uzza, so He struck him down because he had put out his hand totoward the ark; and he died there before God.
13:11	Then David became angry because of the Lord’s outburst against Uzza; and he called that place Perez-uzza as it is to this day.
13:14	ThusAnd the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house for three months; and the Lord blessed the family of Obed-edom withand all that he had.
14:1	Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, masons, and carpenters, to build a house for him.
14:3	Then David took more wives atin Jerusalem, and David becamefathered the father of more sons and daughters.
14:7	Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
14:8	When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up in search of David; and David heard ofabout it and went out against them.
14:9	Now the Philistines had come and madecarried out a raid in the valleyValley of Rephaim.
14:10	David inquired of God, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? And will You givehand them intoover myto handme?” Then the Lord said to him, “Go up, for I will givehand them intoover yourto handyou.”
14:13	The Philistines madecarried out yet another raid in the valley.
14:14	David inquired again of God, and God said to him, “You shall not go up after them; circle around behind them and come at them in front of the balsam treesbaka-shrubs.
14:15	ItWhen shall be when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam treesbaka-shrubs, then you shall go out to battle, for God will have gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.”
14:16	David did just as God had commanded him, and they struckdefeated down the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even as far as Gezer.
14:17	Then the fame of David wentspread outin into all the lands; and the Lord brought the fear of him on all the nations.
15:2	Then David said, “No one is to carry the ark of God butexcept the Levites; for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of Godthe Lord and to ministerserve to Him forever.”
15:8	of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and 200two hundred of his relatives;
15:9	of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and 80eighty of his relatives;
15:11	Then David called for the priests Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab,;
15:12	and he said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites; consecrate yourselves, both you and your relatives, so that you may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place that I have prepared for it.
15:13	Because you did not carry it at the first, the Lord our God made an outburst onagainst us, forsince we did not seek Him according to the ordinance.”
15:15	The sons of the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles thereonon them, just as Moses had commanded accordingin toaccordance with the word of the Lord.
15:16	Then David spoke to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their relatives as the singers, with musical instruments of music, harps, lyres, loud-soundingand cymbals, playing to raise sounds of joy.
15:18	and with them their relatives of the second rank, Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.
15:19	So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound aloud cymbals of bronze;
15:20	and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with harps tuned to alamoth;
15:21	and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, to lead with lyres tuned to the sheminith.
15:24	Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah also were gatekeepers for the ark.
15:25	So it was David, with the elders of Israel and the captains overof thousands, who went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-edom with joy.
15:27	Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen with all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the leader of the singing with the singers. David also wore an ephod of linen.
15:28	ThusSo all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the horn, with trumpets, with loud-sounding cymbals, with harps, and lyres.
15:29	ItWhen happened when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leapingdancing and celebrating; and she despised him in her heart.
16:3	HeThen he distributed to everyone of Israel, both manmen and womanwomen, to everyone a loaf of bread, and a portion of meat, and a raisin cake.
16:4	He appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, even to celebrate and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel:
16:5	Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with musical instruments, harps, and lyres; also Asaph played loud-sounding cymbals,
16:6	and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests blew trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
16:8	OhGive give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name; Make known His deeds known among the peoples.
16:10	GloryBoast in His holy name; Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be gladjoyful.
16:13	O seedYou descendants of Israel His servant, Sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
16:17	He also confirmed it to Jacob foras a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
16:20	And they wandered about from nation to nation, And from one kingdom to another people,
16:21	He permittedallowed no manone to oppress them, And He reprovedrebuked kings for their sakes, saying,
16:22	“Do not touch My anointed ones, And do not harm My prophets no harm.”
16:23	Sing to the Lord, all the earth; Proclaim good tidingsnews of His salvation from day to day.
16:28	Ascribe to the Lord, Oyou families of the peoples, Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
16:29	Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come before Him; Worship the Lord in holy arrayattire.
16:31	Let the heavens be gladjoyful, and let the earth rejoice; And let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.”
16:32	Let the sea roar, and alleverything it contains; Let the field exultrejoice, and alleverything that is in it.
16:33	Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy beforein the presence of the Lord; For He is coming to judge the earth.
16:34	OGive give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His lovingkindnessfaithfulness is everlasting.
16:35	Then say, “Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us and deliversave us from the nations, To give thanks to Your holy name, And glory in Your praise.”
16:36	Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting.! Then all the people said, “Amen,” and praised the Lord.
16:37	So he left Asaph and his relatives there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required;,
16:38	and Obed-edom with his 68sixty-eight relatives; Obed-edom, also the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah as gatekeepers.
16:40	to offer burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to alleverything that is written in the lawLaw of the Lord, which He commanded Israel.
16:41	With them were Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to give thanks to the Lord, because His lovingkindnesskindness is everlasting.
16:42	And with them were Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those who shouldwere soundto aloudplay them, and with instruments for the songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthun for the gate.
16:43	Then all the people departed, each to his house,; and David returned to bless his household.
17:1	And it came about, when David dweltlived in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “BeholdLook, I am dwellingliving in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under tent curtains.”
17:2	Then Nathan said to David, “Do allwhatever that is in your heart, for God is with you.”
17:3	ItBut cameit abouthappened thethat same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
17:4	“Go and tell David My servant, ‘ThusThis saysis what the Lord, says: “You shall not build a house for Me to dwell in;
17:6	In all places where I have walked with all Israel, have I spoken a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, ‘Why have you not built for Me a house of cedar?’ ” ’
17:7	Now, therefore, thusthis shallis what you shall say to My servant David,: ‘ThusThis saysis what the Lord of hosts,armies says: “I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be leader over My people Israel.
17:8	I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cuteliminated off all your enemies from before you; and I will make for you a name like the name of the great ones who are inon the earth.
17:9	And I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them there, so that they may dwelllive in their own place and not betremble movedwith anxiety again; and the wicked will not wastemake them waste away anymore as formerlythey did previously,
17:11	When your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, thatthen I will set up one of your descendants after you, who will be offrom your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
17:13	I will be his father and he shall be My son; and I will not take My lovingkindnessfavor away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.
17:14	But I will settle him in My house and in My kingdom forever, and his throne shallwill be established forever.” ’ ”
17:15	According to all these words and according to all of this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
17:16	Then King David thecame king went in and sat before the Lord, and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far?
17:17	This was a small thing in Your eyes, O God; but You have spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have regardedviewed me according to the standard of a manperson of high degree, O Lord God.
17:19	O Lord, for Your servant’s sake, and according to Your own heart, You have wroughtaccomplished all this greatness, to make known all these great things.
17:20	O Lord, there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to alleverything that we have heard with our ears.
17:21	And what one nation inon the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people, to make for You a name by great and terribleawesome things, inby driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed outfrom of Egypt?
17:22	For You have made Your people Israel You made Your own people forever, and You, O Lord, became their God.
17:23	“Now, O Lord, let the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do just as You have spoken.
17:24	Let Your name be established and magnifiedbe great forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hostsarmies is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel; and the house of David Your servant David is established before You.’
17:25	For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build for him a house; therefore Your servant has found courage to pray before You.
17:26	Now, O Lord, You are God, and have promised this good thing to Your servant.
17:27	And now itYou hashave pleaseddecided You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You; for You, O Lord, have blessed, and it is blessed forever.”
18:2	HeAnd he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, bringing tribute.
18:3	David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his rule to the river Euphrates River.
18:4	David took from him 1,000a thousand chariots and 7,000seven thousand horsemen and 20,000twenty thousand foot soldiers, and David hamstrung almost all the chariot horses, but reservedleft enough of them for 100a hundred chariots.
18:5	When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed 22,000twenty-two thousand men of the Arameans.
18:7	And David took the shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
18:8	Also from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a very large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze seaSea and the pillars and the bronze utensils.
18:11	King David also dedicated these to the Lord, with the silver and the gold which he had carried away from all the nations: from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, and from Amalek.
18:12	Moreover, Abishai the son of Zeruiah defeated 18,000eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
18:15	Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recordersecretary;
19:3	But the princescommanders ofamong the sons of Ammon said to Hanun, “Do you think that David is honoring your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Have not his servants not come to you to search, and to overthrowdemolish, and to spy out the land?”
19:4	So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved them, and cut off their garmentsrobes in the middle as far as their hipsbuttocks, and sent them away.
19:5	Then certain personspeople went and told David about the men. And he sent messengers to meet them, forbecause the men were greatlyvery humiliated. And the king said, “Stay at Jericho until your beards grow back, and then return.”
19:6	When the sons of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odiousrepulsive to David, Hanun and the sons of Ammon sent 1,000a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, from Aram-maacah, and from Zobah.
19:7	So they hired for themselves 32,000thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and camped beforeopposite Medeba. And the sons of Ammon gathered together from their cities and came to the battle.
19:8	When David heard ofabout it, he sent Joab and all the army, the mighty men.
19:9	The sons of Ammon came out and drew up in battle arrayformation at the entrance of the city,; and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
19:10	Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him inat the front and inat the rear, he selected warriors from all the choice men ofin Israel and theylined arrayedthem themselvesup against the Arameans.
19:11	But the remainder of the people he placed inunder the handcommand of Abshai his brother; and they arrayedlined themselvesup against the sons of Ammon.
19:13	Be strong, and let’s us show ourselves courageous for the sakebenefit of our people and for the cities of our God; and may the Lord do what is good in His sight.”
19:14	So Joab and the people who were with him drewadvanced near to the battle against the Arameans, and they fled beforefrom him.
19:15	When the sons of Ammon saw that the Arameans had fled, they also fled beforefrom Abshai his brother Abshai and entered the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
19:16	When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers and brought out the Arameans who were beyond the Euphrates River, with Shophach the commander of the army of Hadadezer leading them.
19:17	When it was toldreported to David, he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan, and came upon them and drew up in formation against them. And when David drew up in battle arrayformation against the Arameans, they fought against him.
19:18	TheAnd the Arameans fled beforefrom Israel, and David killed of the Arameans 7,000seven thousand charioteers and 40,000forty thousand foot soldiers,; and he put to death Shophach the commander of the army to death.
19:19	So when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they werehad been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and served him. ThusSo the Arameans were not willing to help the sons of Ammon anymore.
20:1	Then it happened in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the sons of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed atin Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and overthrew it.
20:2	David took the crown of their king from his head, and he found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there was a precious stone in it; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoilspoils of the city, a very great amount.
20:3	He brought out the people who were in it, and cutput them withto sawswork andat withsaws, sharpiron instrumentspicks, and with axes. And thus David did the same to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
21:1	Then Satan stood up against Israel and movedincited David to numbercount Israel.
21:2	So David said to Joab and to the princesleaders of the people, “Go, numbercount Israel from Beersheba even to Dan, and bring me word so that I may know their number.”
21:3	But Joab said, “May the Lord add to His people a hundred times as many as they are! But,My my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord seek this thing? Why should he be a cause of guilt to Israel?”
21:4	Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore, Joab departed and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
21:5	Then Joab gave the number of the census of all the people to David. And all Israel werewas 1,100,000 men in all who drew the sword; and Judah was 470,000 men who drew the sword.
21:6	But he did not numbercount Levi and Benjamin among them, forbecause the king’s command was abhorrent to Joab.
21:7	Now God was displeased with this thing, so He struck Israel.
21:8	David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, inby thatdoing I have done this thing. But now, please takeoverlook away the iniquity of Your servant’s guilt, for I have donebehaved very foolishly.”
21:10	“Go and speak to David, saying, ‘ThusThis saysis what the Lord, says: “I offerextend to you three thingschoices; choose for yourself one of them, which I will do to you.” ’ ”
21:11	So Gad came to David and said to him, “ThusThis saysis what the Lord, says: ‘Take for yourself
21:12	either three years of famine, or three months to be swept away before your foes, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you, or else three days of the sword of the Lord,: evena pestilenceplague in the land, and the angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the territory of Israel.’ Now, therefore, consider what answer I shall returnbring back to Him who sent me.”
21:13	David said to Gad, “I am in great distress; please let me fall into the hand of the Lord, for His mercies are very great. But do not let me fall into thehuman hand of manhands.”
21:14	So the Lord sent a pestilenceplague on Israel; 70,000seventy thousand men of Israel fell.
21:15	And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; but as he was about to destroy it, the Lord saw and was sorry overabout the calamitycatastrophe, and said to the destroying angel, “It is enough; now relax your hand.” And the angel of the Lord was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
21:16	Then David liftedraised up his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.
21:17	And David said to God, “Is it not I who commanded to count the people? Indeed, I am the one who has sinned and doneacted very wickedly, but these sheep, what have they done? O Lord, my God, pleasejust let Your hand be against me and my father’s household, butand not against Your people thatas theya should be plaguedplague.”
21:18	Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David, that David shouldwas to go up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
21:21	As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out from the threshing floor and prostrated himself beforeto David with his face to the ground.
21:22	Then David said to Ornan, “Give me the site of this threshing floor, so that I may build on it an altar to the Lord; for the full price you shall give it to me for the full price, so that the plague may be restrainedbrought to a halt from the people.”
21:23	But Ornan said to David, “Take it for yourself;, and letmay my lord the king do what is good in his sight. See, I willam givegiving the oxen for burnt offerings, and the threshing sledges for wood and the wheat for the grain offering; I willam givegiving it all.”
21:24	ButNevertheless, King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will surelycertainly buy it for the full price; for I will not take what is yours for the Lord, ornor offer a burnt offering which costs me nothing.”
21:25	So David gave Ornan 600six hundred shekels of gold by weight for the site.
21:26	Then David built an altar there to the Lord, there and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. And he called to the Lord, and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
21:27	The Lord commanded the angel, and he putreturned his sword backto in its sheath.
21:29	For the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering were inon the high place at Gibeon at that time.
22:2	So David gave orders to gather the foreignersstrangers who were in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to hewcut out stones to build the house of God.
22:3	And David prepared large quantities of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gates and for the clamps, and more bronze than could be weighed;
22:4	and timbers of cedar logs beyond number, for the Sidonians and Tyrians brought large quantities of cedar timber to David.
22:5	David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the Lord shall be exceedingly magnificent, famous, and glorious throughout allthe lands. Therefore I now I will make preparationpreparations for it.” So David made ample preparations before his death.
22:6	Then he called for his son Solomon, and chargedcommanded him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel.
22:7	David said to Solomon, “My son, I had intended to build a house tofor the name of the Lord my God.
22:9	Behold, a son will be born to you, who shall be a man of rest;, and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name shallwill be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days.
22:10	He shall build a house for My name, and he shall be My son and I will be his fatherFather; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
22:12	Only the Lord give you discretion and understanding, and giveput you in charge overof Israel, so that you may keep the lawLaw of the Lord your God.
22:13	Then you will prosper, if you are careful to observefollow the statutes and the ordinances which the Lord commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and courageous, do not fear nor be dismayed.
22:14	Now behold, with great pains I have prepared for the house of the Lord 100,000a hundred thousand talents of gold and 1,000,000a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weightmeasure, for they are in great quantity; I have also prepared timber and stone I have prepared, and you may add to themthat.
22:15	Moreover, there are many workmen with you, stonecutters, and masons of stone, and carpenters,; and all menof whothem are skillful in every kind of work.
22:16	Of the gold, the silver, and the bronze, and the iron there is no limit. Arise and work, and may the Lord be with you.”
22:18	“Is not the Lord your God not with you? And has He not given you rest on every side? For He has givenhanded over to me the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and before His people.
22:19	Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God; then arise, therefore, and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord.”
23:3	TheNow the Levites were numberedcounted from thirty years old and upward, and their number by censushead count of men was 38,000thirty-eight thousand.
23:4	Of these, 24,000twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord; and 6,000six thousand were officers and judges,
23:5	and 4,000four thousand were gatekeepers, and 4,000four thousand were praising the Lord with the instruments which David made for giving praise.
23:7	Of the Gershonites there were Ladan and Shimei.
23:8	The sons of Ladan were Jehiel the first, and Zetham and Joel, three.
23:9	The sons of Shimei were Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ households of Ladan.
23:10	The sons of Shimei were Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
23:11	Jahath was the first and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became a father’s household, one classgroup for duty.
23:12	The sons of Kohath were four in number: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
23:13	The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was set apart to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the Lord, to ministerserve to Him and to bless in His name forever.
23:14	But as for Moses, the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
23:19	The sons of Hebron were Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
23:22	Eleazar died and had no sons, but only daughters; only, so their brothersrelatives, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.
23:23	The sons of Mushi were three: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth.
23:24	These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ households, even the heads of the fathers’ households of those ofamong them who were counted, in the number of names by their censushead count, doing the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.
23:27	For by the last words of David, the sons of Levi were numberedcounted from twenty years old and upward.
23:28	For their office is to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of the Lord, in the courtscourtyards and in the chambers, and in the purifyingpurification of all holy things, evenand the work of the service of the house of God,
23:31	and to offer all burnt offerings to the Lord, on the sabbathsSabbaths, the new moons and the fixedappointed festivals, in the number setdetermined by the ordinance concerning them, continually before the Lord.
23:32	ThusSo they are to keepperform chargethe duties of the tent of meeting, and charge of the holy place, and charge of assisting the sons of Aaron their relatives, for the service of the house of the Lord.
24:1	Now the divisions of the descendants of Aaron were these: the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
24:4	Since more chief men were found from the descendants of Eleazar than the descendants of Ithamar, they divided them thusthis way: there were sixteen heads of fathers’ households of the descendants of Eleazar, and eight of the descendants of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ households.
24:5	ThusSo they were divided by lot, the one as the other; for they were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God, both from the descendants of Eleazar and the descendants of Ithamar.
24:6	Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, from the Levites, recorded them in the presence of the king, the princesleaders, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites; one father’s household taken for Eleazar and one taken for Ithamar.
24:18	the twenty-third for Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.
24:19	These were their offices for their ministry when they cameentered in to the house of the Lord according to the ordinance given to them through Aaron their father Aaron, just as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.
24:21	Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah, the first.
24:27	The sons of Merari: by Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
24:30	The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.
24:31	These also cast lots just as their relatives, the sons of Aaron did in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites—the head of fathers’ households as well as those of his younger brother.
25:1	Moreover, David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals; and the number of those who performed theirthis service was:
25:2	Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
25:3	Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all, under the direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the Lord.
25:4	Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
25:6	All of these were under the direction of their father to sing in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.
26:3	Elam the fifth, Johanan the sixth, and Eliehoenai the seventh.
26:5	Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth; God had indeed blessed him.
26:6	Also to his son Shemaiah sons were born who ruled over the house of their father, for they were valiant mighty men of valor.
26:7	The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers, Elihu and Semachiah, were valiant men.
26:8	All these were of the sons of Obed-edom; they and their sons and their relatives were able men with strength for the service, 62sixty-two from Obed-edom.
26:9	Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, 18eighteen valiant men.
26:11	Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and relatives of Hosah were 13thirteen in all.
26:12	To these divisions of the gatekeepers, to the chief men, were given duties like their relatives, to ministerserve in the house of the Lord.
26:18	At the Parbarannex on the west there were four at the highway and two at the Parbarannex.
26:20	The Levites, their relatives, hadwere in charge of the treasures of the house of God and of the treasures of the dedicated gifts.
26:22	The sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and Joel his brother Joel, hadwere in charge of the treasures of the house of the Lord.
26:23	As for the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites,
26:25	His relatives by Eliezer were Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son.
26:26	This Shelomoth and his relatives hadwere in charge of all the treasures of the dedicated gifts which King David and the heads of the fathers’ households, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the commanders of the army, had dedicated.
26:27	They dedicated part of the spoilspoils won in battles to repair the house of the Lord.
26:28	And all that Samuel the seer had dedicated, and Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, everyone who had dedicated anything, all of this was inunder the care of Shelomoth and his relatives.
26:30	As for the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, hadwere chargeresponsible offor the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan, for all the work of the Lord and the service of the king.
26:31	As for the Hebronites, Jerijah the chief (these Hebronites were investigatedsought out according to their genealogies and fathers’ households, in the fortieth year of David’s reign, and men of outstanding capability were found among them at Jazer of Gilead)
26:32	and his relatives, capable men, werenumbered 2,700 in number, heads of fathers’ households. And King David madeappointed them as overseers of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manassites concerning all the affairs of God and of the king.
27:1	Now this is the enumerationnumber of the sons of Israel, the heads of fathers’ households, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in all the affairs of the divisions which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, each division numbering 24,000twenty-four thousand:
27:2	Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel hadwas in charge of the first division for the first month; and in his division were 24,000twenty-four thousand.
27:4	Dodai the Ahohite and his division hadwas in charge of the division for the second month, Mikloth being the chief officer; and in his division were 24,000twenty-four thousand.
27:5	The third commander of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, as chief; and in his division were 24,000twenty-four thousand.
27:6	This Benaiah was the mighty man of the thirty, and hadwas in charge of thirty; and over his division was Ammizabad his son Ammizabad.
27:7	The fourth, for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his division were 24,000twenty-four thousand.
27:8	The fifth, for the fifth month was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were 24,000twenty-four thousand.
27:9	The sixth, for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were 24,000twenty-four thousand.
27:10	The seventh, for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were 24,000twenty-four thousand.
27:11	The eighth, for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite of the Zerahites; and in his division were 24,000twenty-four thousand.
27:12	The ninth, for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite of the BenjamitesBenjaminites; and in his division were 24,000twenty-four thousand.
27:13	The tenth, for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite of the Zerahites; and in his division were 24,000twenty-four thousand.
27:14	The eleventh, for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were 24,000twenty-four thousand.
27:15	The twelfth, for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite of Othniel; and in his division were 24,000twenty-four thousand.
27:22	for Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the princesleaders of the tribes of Israel.
27:25	Now Azmaveth the son of Adiel hadwas chargeresponsible offor the king’s storehouses. And Jonathan the son of Uzziah hadwas chargeresponsible offor the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the towers.
27:26	Ezri the son of Chelub hadwas chargeresponsible offor the agricultural workers who tilled the soil.
27:27	Shimei the Ramathite hadwas chargeresponsible offor the vineyards; and Zabdi the Shiphmite hadwas chargeresponsible offor the produce of the vineyards stored in the wine cellars.
27:28	Baal-hanan the Gederite hadwas chargeresponsible offor the olive and sycamore trees in the Shephelah; and Joash hadwas chargeresponsible offor the stores of oil.
27:29	Shitrai the Sharonite hadwas chargeresponsible offor the cattle which were grazing in Sharon; and Shaphat the son of Adlai hadwas chargeresponsible offor the cattle in the valleys.
27:30	Obil the Ishmaelite hadwas chargeresponsible offor the camels; and Jehdeiah the Meronothite hadwas chargeresponsible offor the donkeys.
27:31	Jaziz the Hagrite hadwas chargeresponsible offor the flocks. All these were overseers of the property which belonged to King David.
28:1	Now David assembled at Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, the princesleaders of the tribes, and the commanders of the divisions that served the king, and the commanders of thousands, and the commanders of hundreds, and the overseers of all the property and livestock belonging to the king and his sons, with the officials and the mighty men, even all the valiant menwarriors.
28:2	Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brethrenbrothers and my people; I had intended to build a permanent home for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and for the footstool of our God. So I had made preparations to build it.
28:3	But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for My name, because you are a man of war and have shed blood.’
28:4	Yet, the Lord, the God of Israel, chose me from all the househousehold of my father to be king over Israel forever. For He has chosen Judah to be a leader; and in the house of Judah, my father’s house, and among the sons of my father He took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.
28:6	He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon is the one who shall build My house and My courtscourtyards; for I have chosen him to be a son to Me, and I will be a fatherFather to him.
28:8	So now, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearingpresence of our God, observekeep and seek after all the commandments of the Lord your God so that you may possess the good land and bequeathleave it as an inheritance to your sons after you forever.
28:9	“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him withwholeheartedly aand wholewith heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
28:11	Then David gave to his son Solomon the plan of the porch of the temple, its buildings, its storehouses, its upper rooms, its inner rooms, and the room for the mercyatoning seatcover;
28:12	and the plan of all that he had in mind, for the courtscourtyards of the house of the Lord, and for all the surrounding rooms, for the storehouses of the house of God and for the storehouses of the dedicated things;
28:14	for the golden utensils, theby weight of gold for all utensils for every kind of service; for all the silver utensils, theby weight of silver for all utensils for every kind of service;
28:16	and the gold by weight for the tables of the showbread, for each table; and silver for the silver tables;
28:18	and for the altar of incense, refined gold by weight; and gold for the model of the chariot, evenand the cherubim that spread out their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
29:1	Then King David said to the entire assembly, “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and inexperienced, and the work is great; for the temple is not for manmankind, but for the Lord God.
29:2	Now with all my ability I have provided for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the things of silver, and the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, onyx stones and inlaid stones, stones of antimony and stones of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones and alabaster in abundance.
29:3	MoreoverIn addition, in my delight in the house of my God, the treasure I have of gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, over and above all that I have already provided for the holy temple,
29:4	namely, 3,000three thousand talents of gold, offrom the gold of Ophir, and 7,000seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings;
29:5	of gold for the things of gold and of silver for the things of silver, that is, for all the work done by the craftsmen. Who then is willing to consecrate himself this day to the Lord?”
29:6	Then the rulers of the fathers’ households, and the princesleaders of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with the overseerssupervisors overof the king’s work, offered willingly;
29:7	and for the service forof the house of God they gave 5,000five thousand talents and 10,000ten thousand darics of gold, andten 10,000thousand talents of silver, andeighteen 18,000thousand talents of brass, and 100,000a hundred thousand talents of iron.
29:9	Then the people rejoiced because they had offered so willingly, for they made their offering to the Lord with a whole heartwholeheartedly, and King David also rejoiced greatly.
29:10	So David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, “Blessed are You, O Lord God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
29:11	Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and on the earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.
29:14	“But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given to You.
29:15	For we are sojournersstrangers before You, and tenantstemporary residents, as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.
29:16	O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy name, it is from Your hand, and alleverything is Yours.
29:17	Since I know, O my God, that You tryput the heart to the test and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.
29:18	O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, preservekeep this forever in the intentions of the hearthearts of Your people, and direct their hearthearts to You;
29:19	and give to my son Solomon a perfect heart to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies, and Your statutes, and to do them all, and to build the temple, for which I have made provision.”
29:20	Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, and bowed lowdown and didpaid homage to the Lord and to the king.
29:21	On the next day they made sacrifices to the Lord and offered burnt offerings to the Lord, 1,000a thousand bulls, 1,000a thousand rams, and 1,000a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.
29:23	Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father David; and he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.
29:24	AllAnd all the officials, the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David pledged allegiance to King Solomon.
29:25	The Lord highly exaltedhonored Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed on him royal majesty which had not been bestowed on any king before him in Israel.
29:28	Then he died inat a ripegood old age, full of days, riches, and honor; and his son Solomon reigned in his place.
29:29	Now the acts of King David, from the first to the last, are written in the chronicles of Samuel the seer, in the chronicles of Nathan the prophet, and in the chronicles of Gad the seer,
29:30	with all of his reign, his power, and the circumstances which came onupon him, on Israel, and on all the kingdoms of the lands.