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 Chapter 1
1:1 Adam, Seth, Enos,
2 and Cainan, Maleleel, Jared,
3 Enoch, Mathusala, Lamech,
4 Noe: the sons of Noe, Sem, Cham, Japheth.
5 The sons of Japheth, Gamer, Magog,
Madaim, Jovan, Helisa, Thobel, Mosoch, and Thiras. 6
And the sons of Gamer, Aschanaz, and Riphath, and Thorgama.
7 And the sons of Jovan, Helisa, and
Tharsis, the Citians, and Rhodians.
8 And the sons of Cham, Chus, and
Mesraim, Phud and Chanaan. 9 And the
sons of Chus, Saba, and Evila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sebethaca: and the
sons of Regma, Saba, and Dadan. 10
And Chus begot Nebrod: he began to be a mighty hunter on the earth.
17 The sons of Sem, Ælam, and Assur,
18 and Arphaxad,
Sala, 25 Eber, Pheleg, Ragan,
26 Seruch, Nachor, Tharrha,
27 Abraam.
28 And the sons of Abraam, Isaac, and
Ismael. 29 And these are
their generations: the first-born of Ismael, Nabaeoth, and Kedar, Nabdeel,
Massam, 30 Masma, Iduma, Masse,
Chondan, Thaeman, 31 Jettur, Naphes,
Kedma: these are the sons of Ismael.
32 And the sons of Chettura Abraam’s
concubine:—and she bore him Zembram, Jexan, Madiam, Madam, Sobac, Soe: and the
sons of Jexan; Daedan, and Sabai; 33
and the sons of Madiam; Gephar, and Opher, and Enoch, and Abida,
and Eldada; all these were the sons of Chettura.
34 And Abraam begot Isaac: and the sons
of Isaac were Jacob, and Esau. 35
The sons of Esau, Eliphaz, and Raguel, and Jeul, and Jeglom, and
Core. 36 The sons of Eliphaz:
Thaeman, and Omar, Sophar, and Gootham, and Kenez, and Thamna, and Amalec.
37 And the sons of Raguel, Naches,
Zare, Some, and Moze. 38 The sons of
Seir, Lotan, Sobal, Sebegon, Ana, Deson, Osar, and Disan.
39 And the sons of Lotan, Chorri, and Æman; and the sister
of Lotan was Thamna. 40 The
sons of Sobal; Alon, Machanath, Taebel, Sophi, and Onan: and the sons of Sebegon;
Æth, and Sonan. 41 The sons of Sonan,
Daeson: and the sons of Daeson; Emeron, and Asebon, and Jethram, and Charran.
42 And the sons of Hosar, Balaam,
and Zucam, and Acan: the sons of Disan, Os, and Aran.
43 And these are their kings,
Balac the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dennaba.
44 And Balac died, and Jobab the son of
Zara of Bosorrha reigned in his stead. 45
And Jobab died, and Asom of the land of the Thaemanites reigned
in his stead. 46 And Asom died, and
Adad the son of Barad reigned in his stead, who smote Madiam in the plain of
Moab: and the name of his city was Gethaim. 47
And Adad died, and Sebla of Masecca reigned in his stead.
48 And Sebla died, and Saul of
Rhoboth by the river reigned in his stead. 49
And Saul died, and Balaennor son of Achobor reigned in his stead.
50 And Balaennor died, and Adad son
of Barad reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Phogor.
51 The princes of Edom: prince Thamna,
prince Golada, prince Jether, 52
prince Elibamas, prince Elas, prince Phinon, 53
prince Kenez, prince Thaeman, prince Babsar, prince Magediel,
54 prince Zaphoin. These are
the princes of Edom.
Chapter 2
2:1 These are the names of the
sons of Israel; 2 Ruben, Symeon,
Levi, Juda, Issachar, Zabulon, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Nephthali, Gad, Aser.
3 The sons of Juda; Er, Aunan, Selom.
These three were born to him of the daughter of Sava the Chananitish woman:
and Er, the first-born of Juda, was wicked before the Lord, and he slew
him. 4 And Thamar his
daughter-in-law bore to him Phares, and Zara: all the sons of Juda were
five.
5 The sons of Phares, Esrom, and Jemuel.
6 And the sons of Zara, Zambri, and
Ætham, and Æmuan, and Calchal, and Darad, in all five.
7 And the sons of Charmi; Achar the
troubler of Israel, who was disobedient in the accursed thing.
8 And the sons of Ætham; Azarias,
9 and the sons of Esrom who were born to
him; Jerameel, and Aram, and Chaleb.
10 And Aram begot Aminadab, and Aminadab
begot Naasson, chief of the house of Juda. 11
And Naasson begot Salmon, and Salmon begot Booz,
12 and Booz begot Obed, and Obed begot
Jessae. 13 And Jessae begot his
first-born Eliab, Aminadab was the second, Samaa the third,
14 Nathanael the fourth, Zabdai the fifth,
15 Asam the sixth, David the
seventh. 16 And their sister was
Saruia, and another Abigaia: and the sons of Saruia were Abisa,
and Joab, and Asael, three. 17 And
Abigaia bore Amessab: and the father of Amessab was Jothor the Ismaelite.
18 And Chaleb the son of Esrom took
Gazuba to wife, and Jerioth: and these were her sons; Jasar, and Subab,
and Ardon. 19 And Gazuba died; and
Chaleb took to himself Ephrath, and she bore to him Or. 20
And Or begot Uri, and Uri begot Beseleel.
21 And after this Esron went in to the
daughter of Machir the father of Galaad, and he took her when he was sixty-five
years old; and she bore him Seruch. 22
And Seruch begot Jair, and he had twenty-three cities in Galaad.
23 And he took Gedsur and Aram, the
towns of Jair from them; with Canath and its towns, sixty cities. All
these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Galaad.
24 And after the death of Esron, Chaleb
came to Ephratha; and the wife of Esron was Abia; and she bore him Ascho
the father of Thecoe.
25 And the sons of Jerameel the
first-born of Esron were, the first-born Ram, and Banaa, and Aram, and
Asan his brother. 26 And Jerameel
had another wife, and her name was Atara: she is the mother of Ozom.
27 And the sons of Ram the
first-born of Jerameel were Maas, and Jamin, and Acor. 28
And the sons of Ozom were, Samai, and Jadae: and the sons
of Samai; Nadab, and Abisur. 29 And
the name of the wife of Abisur was Abichaia, and she bore him Achabar,
and Moel. 30 And the sons of Nadab;
Salad and Apphain; and Salad died without children. 31
And the sons of Apphain, Isemiel; and the sons of Isemiel,
Sosan; and the sons of Sosan, Dadai. 32
And the sons of Dadai, Achisamas, Jether, Jonathan: and Jether
died childless. 33 And the sons of
Jonathan; Phaleth, and Hozam. These were the sons of Jerameel.
34 And Sosan had no sons, but daughters.
And Sosan had an Egyptian servant, and his name was Jochel.
35 And Sosan gave his daughter to Jochel
his servant to wife; and she bore him Ethi. 36
And Ethi begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabed,
37 and Zabed begot Aphamel, and Aphamel
begot Obed. 38 And Obed begot Jeu,
and Jeu begot Azarias. 39 And
Azarias begot Chelles, and Chelles begot Eleasa, 40
and Eleasa begot Sosomai, and Sosomai begot Salum,
41 and Salum begot Jechemias, and Jechemias
begot Elisama, and Elisama begot Ismael.
42 And the sons of Chaleb the brother of
Jerameel were, Marisa his first-born, he is the father of Ziph:—and
the sons of Marisa the father of Chebron. 43
And the sons of Chebron; Core, and Thapphus, and Recom, and Samaa.
44 And Samaa begot Raem the father
of Jeclan: and Jeclan begot Samai. 45
And his son was Maon: and Maon is the father of
Baethsur. 46 And Gaepha the
concubine of Chaleb bore Aram, and Mosa, and Gezue. 47
And the sons of Addai were Ragem, and Joatham, and
Sogar, and Phalec, and Gaepha, and Sagae. 48
And Chaleb’s concubine Mocha bore Saber, and Tharam.
49 She bore also Sagae the father of
Madmena, and Sau the father of Machabena, and the father of Gaebal: and the
daughter of Chaleb was Ascha.
50 These were the sons of Chaleb: the
sons of Or the first-born of Ephratha; Sobal the father of Cariathiarim,
51 Salomon the father of Baetha, Lammon the
father of Baethalaem, and Arim the father of Bethgedor. 52
And the sons of Sobal the father of Cariathiarim were Araa,
and Æsi, and Ammanith, 53 and
Umasphae, cities of Jair; Æthalim, and Miphithim, and Hesamathim, and Hemasaraim;
from these went forth the Sarathaeans, and the sons of Esthaam.
54 The sons of Salomon; Baethalaem, the
Netophathite, Ataroth of the house of Joab, and half of the family of Malathi,
Esari. 55 The families of the
scribes dwelling in Jabis; Thargathiim, and Samathiim, and Sochathim, these
are the Kinaeans that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.
Chapter 3
3:1 Now these were the sons of David
that were born to him in Chebron; the first-born Amnon, born of Achinaam
the Jezraelitess; the second Damniel, of Abigaia the Carmelitess.
2 The third, Abessalom, the son of Mocha
the daughter of Tholmai king of Gedsur; the fourth, Adonia the son of Aggith.
3 The fifth, Saphatia, the son
of Abital; the sixth, Jethraam, born of Agla his wife.
4 Six were born to him in Chebron; and he
reigned there seven years and six months: and he reigned thirty-three years in
Jerusalem. 5 And these were born to
him in Jerusalem; Samaa, Sobab, Nathan, and Solomon; four of Bersabee the
daughter of Amiel: 6 and Ebaar, and
Elisa, and Eliphaleth, 7 and Nagai,
and Naphec, and Japhie, 8 and
Helisama, and Eliada, and Eliphala, nine. 9
All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the
concubines, and there was also Themar their sister.
10 The sons of Solomon; Roboam, Abia his
son, Asa his son, Josaphat his son, 11
Joram his son, Ochozias his son, Joas his son,
12 Amasias his son, Azarias his son,
Joathan his son, 13 Achaz his son,
Ezekias his son, Manasses his son, 14
Amon his son, Josia his son. 15
And the sons of Josia; the first-born Joanan, the second Joakim,
the third Sedekias, the fourth Salum. 16
And the sons of Joakim; Jechonias his son, Sedekias his son.
17 And the sons of Jechonias; Asir,
Salathiel his son, 18 Melchiram, and
Phadaias, and Sanesar, and Jekimia, and Hosamath, and Nabadias.
19 And the sons of Phadaias; Zorobabel,
and Semei: and the sons of Zorobabel; Mosollam, and Anania, and Salomethi was
their sister. 20 And Asube, and Ool,
and Barachia, and Asadia, and Asobed, five.
21 And the sons of Anania, Phalettia,
and Jesias his son, Raphal his son, Orna his son, Abdia his son, Sechenias his
son. 22 And the son of Sechenias;
Samaia: and the sons of Samaia; Chattus, and Joel, and Berri and Noadia, and
Saphath, six.
23 And the sons of Noadia: Elithenan,
and Ezekia, and Ezricam, three. 24
And the sons of Elithenan; Odolia, and Heliasebon, and Phadaia, and Akub, and
Joanan, and Dalaaia, and Anan, seven.
Chapter 4
4:1 And the sons of Juda; Phares, Esrom,
and Charmi, and Or, Subal, 2 and
Rada his son; and Subal begot Jeth; and Jeth begot Achimai, and Laad: these
are the generations of the Arathites. 3
And these are the sons of Ætam; Jezrael and Jesman, and
Jebdas: and their sister’s name was Eselebbon. 4
And Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Jazer the father of
Osan: these are the sons of Or, the first-born of Ephratha, the father of
Baethalaen.
5 And Asur the father of Thecoe had two
wives, Aoda and Thoada. 6 And Aoda
bore to him Ochaia, and Ephal, and Thaeman, and Aasther: all these were
the sons of Aoda. 7 And the sons of
Thoada; Sereth, and Saar, and Esthanam. 8
And Coe begot Enob, and Sabatha, and the progeny of the brother
of Rechab, the son of Jarin. 9 And
Igabes was more famous than his brethren; and his mother called his name Igabes,
saying, I have born as a sorrowful one. 10
And Igabes called on the God of Israel, saying, O that thou
wouldest indeed bless me, and enlarge my coasts, and that thy hand might be with
me, and that thou wouldest make me know that thou wilt not grieve me! And God
granted him all that he asked.
11 And Chaleb the father of Ascha begot
Machir; he was the father of Assathon. 12
He begot Bathraias, and Bessee, and Thaeman the founder of the
city of Naas the brother of Eselom the Kenezite: these were the men of
Rechab. 13 And the sons of Kenez;
Gothoniel, and Saraia: and the sons of Gothoniel; Athath.
14 And Manathi begot Gophera: and Saraia begot Jobab, the
father of Ageaddair, for they were artificers. 15
And the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne; Er, Ada, and Noom:
and the sons of Ada, Kenez. 16 And
the sons of Aleel, Zib, and Zepha, and Thiria, and Eserel.
17 And the sons of Esri; Jether, Morad, and
Apher, and Jamon: and Jether begot Maron, and Semei, and Jesba the father of
Esthaemon. 18 And his wife, that
is Adia, bore Jared the father of Gedor, and Aber the father of Sochon, and
Chetiel the father of Zamon: and these are the sons of Betthia the
daughter of Pharao, whom Mored took. 19
And the sons of the wife of Iduia the sister of Nachaim the
father of Keila; Garmi, and Esthaemon the Nochathite. 20
And the sons of Semon; Amnon, and Ana the son of Phana,
and Inon: and the sons of Sei, Zoan, and the sons of Zoab.
21 The sons of Selom the son of Juda; Er
the father of Lechab, and Laada the father of Marisa, and the offspring of the
family of Ephrathabac belonging to the house of Esoba.
22 And Joakim, and the men of Chozeba, and
Joas, and Saraph, who dwelt in Moab, and he changed their names to Abederin and
Athukiim. 23 These are the
potters who dwelt in Ataim and Gadira with the king: they grew strong in his
kingdom, and dwelt there.
24 The sons of Semeon; Namuel, and Jamin,
Jarib, Zares, Saul: 25 Salem his
son, Mabasam his son, Masma his son: 26
Amuel his son, Sabud his son, Zacchur his son, Semei his son.
27 Semei had sixteen sons,
and six daughters; and his brethren had not many sons, neither did all their
families multiply as the sons of Juda. 28
And they dwelt in Bersabee, and Molada, and in Esersual,
29 and in Balaa, and in Æsem, and in Tholad,
30 and in Bathuel, and in Herma, and
in Sikelag, 31 and in Baethmarimoth,
and Hemisuseosin, and the house of Baruseorim: these were their cities
until the time of king David. 32
And their villages were Ætan, and En, Remnon, and Thocca,
and Æsar, five cities. 33 And all
their villages were round about these cities, as far as Baal: this was
their possession, and their distribution. 34
And Mosobab, and Jemoloch, and Josia the son of Amasia;
35 and Joel, and Jeu the son of Asabia, the
son of Sarau, the son of Asiel; 36
and Elionai, and Jocaba, and Jasuia, and Asaia, and Jediel, and Ismael, and
Banaias; 37 and Zuza the son of
Saphai, the son of Alon, the son of Jedia, the son of Semri, the son of Samaias.
38 These went by the names of
princes in their families, and they increased abundantly in their fathers’
households.
39 And they went till they came to
Gerara, to the east of Gai, to seek pasture for their cattle.
40 And they found abundant and good
pastures, and the land before them was wide, and there was peace
and quietness; for there were some of the children of Cham who dwelt
there before. 41 And these who are
written by name came in the days of Ezekias king of Juda, and they smote the
people’s houses, and the Minaeans whom they found there, and utterly destroyed
them until this day: and they dwelt in their place, because there was
pasture there for their cattle. 42
And some of them, even of the sons of Symeon, went to mount Seir, even
five hundred men; and Phalaettia, and Noadia, and Raphaia, and Oziel, sons of
Jesi, were their rulers. 43
And they smote the remnant that were left of Amalec, until this day.
Chapter 5
5:1 And the sons of Ruben the first-born
of Israel (for he was the first-born; but because of his going up to his
father’s couch, his father gave his blessing to his son Joseph, even
the son of Israel; and he was not reckoned as first-born;
2 for Judas was very mighty even among his
brethren, and one was to be a ruler out of him: but the blessing was
Joseph’s). 3 The sons of Ruben the
first-born of Israel; Enoch, and Phallus, Asrom, and Charmi.
4 The sons of Joel; Semei, and Banaia his
son: and the sons of Gug the son of Semei. 5
His son was Micha, his son Recha, his son Joel,
6 his son Beel, whom Thagla-phallasar king
of Assyria carried away captive: he is the chief of the Rubenites.
7 And his brethren in his family, in
their distribution according to their generations; the chief, Joel, and Zacharia.
8 And Balec the son of Azuz, the son
of Sama, the son of Joel: he dwelt in Aroer, and even to Naban, and Beelmasson.
9 And he dwelt eastward to the
borders of the wilderness, from the river Euphrates: for they had much cattle in
the land of Galaad. 10 And in the
days of Saul they made war upon the sojourners in the land; and they fell
into their hands, all of them dwelling in their tents eastward of Galaad.
11 The sons of Gad dwelt over against
them in the land of Basan even to Sela. 12
Joel the first-born, and Sapham the second, and Janin the scribe
in Basan. 13 And their brethren
according to the houses of their fathers; Michael, Mosollam, and Sebee, and
Joree, and Joachan, and Zue, and Obed, seven. 14
These are the sons of Abichaia the son of Uri, the son of
Idai, the son of Galaad, the son of Michael, the son of Jesai, the son of Jeddai,
the son of Buz, 15 who was
the brother of the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, he was chief of the
house of their families. 16 They
dwelt in Galaad, in Basan, and in their villages, and in all the country
round about Saron to the border. 17
The enumeration of them all took place in the days of Joatham king of
Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
18 The sons of Ruben and Gad, and the
half-tribe of Manasse, of mighty men, bearing shields and sword, and bending the
bow, and skilled in war, were forty and four thousand and seven hundred
and sixty, going forth to battle. 19
And they made war with the Agarenes, and Itureans, and Naphiseans,
and Nadabeans, 20 and they prevailed
against them: and the Agaraeans were given into their hands, they and all
their tents: for they cried to God in the battle, and he hearkened to them,
because they trusted on him. 21 And
they took captive their store; five thousand camels, and two hundred and fifty
thousand sheep, two thousand asses, and a hundred thousand men.
22 For many fell slain, because the war
was of God. And they dwelt in their place until the captivity.
23 And the half-tribe of Manasse dwelt
from Basan to Baal, Ermon, and Sanir, and to the mount Aermon: and they
increased in Libanus. 24 And these
were the heads of the houses of their families; Opher, and Sei, and Eliel, and
Jeremia, and Oduia, and Jediel, mighty men of valour, men of renown, heads of
the houses of their families.
25 But they rebelled against the God of
their fathers, and went a-whoring after the gods of the nations of the land,
whom God cast out from before them. 26
And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Phaloch king of
Assyria, and the spirit of Thagla-phallasar king of Assyria, and carried away
Ruben and Gaddi, and the half-tribe of Manasse, and brought them to Chaach, and
Chabor, and to the river Gozan, until this day.
Chapter 6
6:1 The sons of Levi: Gedson, Caath, and
Merari. 2 And the sons of Caath;
Ambram, and Issaar, Chebron, and Oziel. 3
And the sons of Ambram; Aaron, and Moses, and Mariam: and the
sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abiud, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4
Eleazar begot Phinees, Phinees begot Abisu;
5 Abisu begot Bokki, and Bokki begot Ozi;
6 Ozi begot Zaraia, Zaraia begot
Mariel; 7 and Mariel begot Amaria,
and Amaria begot Achitob; 8 and
Achitob begot Sadoc, and Sadoc begot Achimaas; 9
and Achimaas begot Azarias, and Azarias begot Joanan;
10 and Joanan begot Azarias: he ministered
as priest in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem.
11 And Azarias begot Amaria, and Amaria begot Achitob;
12 and Achitob begot Sadoc, and
Sadoc begot Salom; 13 and Salom
begot Chelcias, and Chelcias begot Azarias; 14
and Azarias begot Saraia, and Saraias begot Josadac.
15 And Josadac went into captivity with
Juda and Jerusalem under Nabuchodonosor.
16 The sons of Levi: Gedson, Caath, and
Merari. 17 And these are the
names of the sons of Gedson; Lobeni, and Semei. 18
The sons of Caath; Ambram, and Issaar, Chebron, and Oziel.
19 The sons of Merari; Mooli and Musi: and
these are the families of Levi, according to their families.
20 To Gedson—to Lobeni his son—were born
Jeth his son, Zammath his son, 21
Joab his son, Addi his son, Zara his son, Jethri his son.
22 The sons of Caath; Aminadab his son, Core his son, Aser
his son; 23 Helcana his son, Abisaph
his son, Aser his son: 24 Thaath his
son, Uriel his son, Ozia his son, Saul his son. 25
And the sons of Helcana; Amessi, and Achimoth.
26 Helcana his son, Suphi his son, Cainaath
his son; 27 Eliab his son, Jeroboam
his son, Helcana his son. 28 The
sons of Samuel; the first-born Sani, and Abia. 29
The sons of Merari; Mooli, Lobeni his son, Semei his son, Oza his
son; 30 Samaa his son, Angia his
son, Asaias his son.
31 And these were the men whom
David set over the service of the singers in the house of the Lord when the ark
was at rest. 32 And they ministered
in front of the tabernacle of witness playing on instruments, until
Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they stood according to
their order for their services.
33 And these were the men that
stood, and their sons, of the sons of Caath: Æman the psalm singer, son of Joel,
the son of Samuel, 34 the son of
Helcana, the son of Jeroboam, the son of Eliel, the son of Thoas,
35 the son of Suph, the son of Helcana, the
son of Maath, the son of Amathi, 36
the son of Helcana, the son of Joel, the son of Azarias, the son of Japhanias,
37 the son of Thaath, the son of
Aser, the son of Abiasaph, the son of Core, 38
the son of Isaar, the son of Caath, the son of Levi, the son of
Israel. 39 And his brother Asaph,
who stood at his right hand; Asaph the son of Barachias, the son of Samaa,
40 the son of Michael, the son of
Baasia, the son of Melchia, 41 the
son of Athani, the son of Zaarai, 42
the son of Adai, the son of Ætham, the son of Zammam, the son of
Semei, 43 the son of Jeeth, the son
of Gedson, the son of Levi. 44 And
the sons of Merari their brethren on the left hand: Ætham the son of Kisa, the
son of Abai, the son of Maloch, 45
the son of Asebi, 46 the son of
Amessias, the son of Bani, the son of Semer, 47
the son of Mooli, the son of Musi, the son of Merari, the son of
Levi. 48 And their brethren
according to the houses of their fathers, were the Levites who were
appointed to all the work of ministration of the tabernacle of the house of God.
49 And Aaron and his sons were to
burn incense on the altar of whole-burnt-offerings, and on the altar of incense,
for all the ministry in the holy of holies, and to make atonement for
Israel, according to all things that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded.
50 And these are the sons of
Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinees his son, Abisu his son, 51
Bokki his son, Ozi his son, Saraia his son,
52 Mariel his son, Amaria his son, Achitob
his son, 53 Sadoc his son, Achimaas
his son.
54 And these are their residences
in their villages, in their coasts, to the sons of Aaron, to their family the
Caathites: for they had the lot. 55
And they gave them Chebron in the land of Juda, and its suburbs round about it.
56 But the fields of the city, and
its villages, they gave to Chaleb the son of Jephonne. 57
And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge,
even Chebron, and Lobna and her suburbs round about, and Selna and her
suburbs, and Esthamo and her suburbs, 58
and Jethar and her suburbs, and Dabir and her suburbs,
59 and Asan and her suburbs, and Baethsamys
and her suburbs: 60 and of the tribe
of Benjamin Gabai and her suburbs, and Galemath and her suburbs, and Anathoth
and her suburbs: all their cities were thirteen cities according to their
families.
61 And to the sons of Caath that were
left of their families, there were given out of the tribe, namely,
out of the half-tribe of Manasse, by lot, ten cities. 62
And to the sons of Gedson according to their families
there were given thirteen cities of the tribe of Issachar, of the tribe of
Aser, of the tribe of Nephthali, of the tribe of Manasse in Basan.
63 And to the sons of Merari according to
their families there were given, by lot, twelve cities of the tribe of
Ruben, of the tribe of Gad, and of the tribe of Zabulon.
64 So the children of Israel gave to the
Levites the cities and their suburbs. 65
And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Juda,
and out of the tribe of the children of Symeon, and out of the tribe of the
children of Benjamin, these cities which they call by name.
66 And to the members of the
families of the sons of Caath there were also given the cities of their borders
out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67 And
they gave them the cities of refuge, Sychem and her suburbs in mount Ephraim,
and Gazer and her suburbs, 68 and
Jecmaan and her suburbs, and Baethoron and her suburbs, 69
and Ælon and her suburbs, and Gethremmon and her suburbs:
70 and of the half-tribe of Manasse
Anar and her suburbs, and Jemblaan and her suburbs, to the sons of Caath that
were left, according to each several family.
71 To the sons of Gedson from the
families of the half-tribe of Manasse they gave Golan of Basan and her
suburbs, and Aseroth and her suburbs. 72
And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedes and her suburbs, and
Deberi and her suburbs, and Dabor and her suburbs, 73
and Ramoth, and Ænan and her suburbs.
74 And of the tribe of Aser; Maasal and her
suburbs, and Abdon and her suburbs, 75
and Acac and her suburbs, and Roob and her suburbs.
76 And of the tribe of Nephthali; Kedes in
Galilee and her suburbs, and Chamoth and her suburbs, and Kariathaim and her
suburbs.
77 To the sons of Merari that were left,
they gave out of the tribe of Zabulon Remmon and her suburbs, and Thabor
and her suburbs: 78 out of the
country beyond Jordan; Jericho westward of Jordan: out of the tribe of
Ruben; Bosor in the wilderness and her suburbs, and Jasa and her suburbs,
79 and Kadmoth and her suburbs, and Maephla
and her suburbs. 80 Out of the tribe
of Gad; Rammoth Galaad and her suburbs, and Maanaim and her suburbs,
81 and Esebon and her suburbs, and Jazer
and her suburbs.
Chapter 7
7:1 And as to the sons of
Issachar, they were Thola, and Phua, and Jasub, and Semeron, four.
2 And the sons of Thola; Ozi, Raphaia, and
Jeriel, and Jamai, and Jemasan, and Samuel, chiefs of their fathers’ houses
belonging to Thola, men of might according to their generations; their
number in the days of David was twenty and two thousand and six hundred.
3 And the sons of Ozi; Jezraia: and
the sons of Jezraia; Michael, Abdiu, and Joel, and Jesia, five, all rulers.
4 And with them, according to their
generations, according to the houses of their families, were men mighty
to set armies in array for war, thirty and six thousand, for they had
multiplied their wives and children. 5
And their brethren among all the families of Issachar, also
mighty men, were eighty-seven thousand—this was the number of them
all.
6 The sons of Benjamin; Bale, and Bachir,
and Jediel, three. 7 And the sons of
Bale; Esebon, and Ozi, and Oziel, and Jerimuth, and Uri, five; heads of houses
of families, mighty men; and their number was twenty and two thousand and
thirty-four. 8 And the sons of
Bachir; Zemira, and Joas, and Eliezer, and Elithenan, and Amaria, and Jerimuth,
and Abiud, and Anathoth, and Eleemeth: all these were the sons of Bachir.
9 And their number according to
their generations, (they were chiefs of their fathers’ houses, men of
might), was twenty thousand and two hundred. 10
And the sons of Jediel; Balaan: and the sons of Balaan;
Jaus, and Benjamin, and Aoth, and Chanana, and Zaethan, and Tharsi, and Achisaar.
11 All these were the sons of
Jediel, chiefs of their families, men of might, seventeen thousand and two
hundred, going forth to war with might. 12
And Sapphin, and Apphin, and the sons of Or, Asom, whose son
was Aor.
13 The sons of Nephthali; Jasiel, Goni,
and Aser, and Sellum, his sons, Balam his son.
14 The sons of Manasse; Esriel, whom his
Syrian concubine bore; and she bore to him also Machir the father of Galaad.
15 And Machir took a wife for Apphin
and Sapphin, and his sister’s name was Moocha; and the name of the second son
was Sapphaad; and to Sapphaad were born daughters. 16
And Moocha the wife of Machir bore a son, and called his
name Phares; and his brother’s name was Surus; his sons were Ulam,
and Rocom. 17 And the sons of Ulam;
Badam. These were the sons of Galaad, the son of Machir, the son of
Manasse. 18 And his sister Malecheth
bore Isud, and Abiezer, and Maela. 19
And the sons of Semira were, Aim, and Sychem, and Lakim, and
Anian.
20 And the sons of Ephraim; Sothalath,
and Barad his son, and Thaath his son, Elada his son, Saath his son,
21 and Zabad his son, Sothele his son, and
Azer, and Elead: and the men of Geth who were born in the land slew them,
because they went down to take their cattle. 22
And their father Ephraim mourned many days, and his brethren came
to comfort him. 23 And he went in to
his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and he called his name Beria,
because, said he, he was afflicted in my house. 24
And his daughter was Saraa, and he was among them
that were left, and he built Baethoron the upper and the lower. And the
descendants of Ozan were Seera, 25
and Raphe his son, Saraph and Thalees his sons, Thaen his son.
26 To Laadan his son was born his
son Amiud, his son Helisamai, his son 27
Nun, his son Jesue, these were his sons.
28 And their possession and their
dwelling were Baethel and her towns, to the east Noaran, westward Gazer
and her towns, and Sychem and her towns, as far as Gaza and her towns.
29 And as far as the borders of the sons of
Manasse, Baethsaan and her towns, Thanach and her towns, Mageddo and her towns,
Dor and her towns. In this the children of Joseph the son of Israel dwelt.
30 The sons of Aser; Jemna, and Suia,
and Isui, and Beria, and Sore their sister. 31
And the sons of Beria; Chaber, and Melchiel; he was the
father of Berthaith. 32 And Chaber
begot Japhlet, and Samer, and Chothan, and Sola their sister.
33 And the sons of Japhlet; Phasec, and
Bamael, and Asith: these are the sons of Japhlet.
34 And the sons of Semmer; Achir, and Rooga, and Jaba, and
Aram. 35 And the sons of Elam his
brother; Sopha, and Imana, and Selles, and Amal. 36
The sons of Sopha; Sue, and Arnaphar, and Suda, and Barin, and
Imran, 37 and Basan, and Oa, and
Sama, and Salisa, and Jethra, and Beera. 38
And the sons of Jether, Jephina, and Phaspha, and Ara.
39 And the sons of Ola; Orech, Aniel, and
Rasia.
40 All these were the sons of
Aser, all heads of families, choice, mighty men, chief leaders: their number for
battle array—their number was twenty-six thousand men.
Chapter 8
8:1 Now Benjamin begot Bale his
first-born, and Asbel his second son, Aara the third, Noa the fourth,
2 and Rapha the fifth.
3 And the sons of Bale were, Adir, and Gera,
and Abiud, 4 and Abessue, and Noama,
and Achia, 5 and Gera, and Sephupham,
and Uram. 6 These were the
sons of Aod: these are the heads of families to them that dwell in Gabee, and
they removed them to Machanathi: 7
and Nooma, and Achia and Gera, he removed them, and he begot Aza, and Jachicho.
8 And Saarin begot children in
the plain of Moab, after that he had sent away Osin and Baada his wives.
9 And he begot of his wife Ada, Jolab,
and Sebia, and Misa, and Melchas, 10
and Jebus, and Zabia, and Marma: these were heads of
families. 11 And of Osin he begot
Abitol, and Alphaal. 12 And the sons
of Alphaal; Obed, Misaal, Semmer: he built Ona, and Lod, and its towns:
13 and Beria, and Sama; these were
heads of families among the dwellers in Elam, and they drove out the inhabitants
of Geth. 14 And his brethren were
Sosec, and Arimoth, 15 and Zabadia,
and Ored, and Eder, 16 and Michael,
and Jespha, and Joda, the sons of Beria: 17
and Zabadia, and Mosollam, and Azaki, and Abar,
18 and Isamari, and Jexlias, and Jobab, the
sons of Elphaal: 19 and Jakim, and
Zachri, and Zabdi, 20 and Elionai,
and Salathi, 21 and Elieli, and
Adaia, and Baraia, and Samarath, sons of Samaith: 22
and Jesphan, and Obed, and Eliel, 23
and Abdon, and Zechri, and Anan, 24
and Anania, and Ambri, and Ælam, and Anathoth,
25 and Jathin, and Jephadias, and
Phanuel, the sons of Sosec: 26 and
Samsari, and Saarias, and Gotholia, 27
and Jarasia, and Eria, and Zechri, son of Iroam.
28 These were heads of families,
chiefs according to their generations: these dwelt in Jerusalem.
29 And the father of Gabaon dwelt in
Gabaon; and his wife’s name was Moacha. 30
And her first-born son was Abdon, and Sur, and Kis, and Baal, and
Nadab, and Ner, 31 and Gedur and his
brother, and Zacchur, and Makeloth. 32
And Makeloth begot Samaa: for these dwelt in Jerusalem in the
presence of their brethren with their brethren.
33 And Ner begot Kis, and Kis begot
Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, and Melchisue, and Aminadab, and Asabal.
34 And the son of Jonathan was
Meribaal; and Meribaal begot Micha. 35
And the sons of Micha; Phithon, and Melach, and Tharach, and
Achaz. 36 And Achaz begot Jada, and
Jada begot Salaemath, and Asmoth, and Zambri; and Zambri begot Maesa;
37 and Maesa begot Baana: Rhaphaea was
his son, Elasa his son, Esel his son.
38 And Esel had six sons, and
these were their name; Ezricam his first-born, and Ismael, and Saraia,
and Abdia, and Anan, and Asa: all these were the sons of Esel.
39 And the sons of Asel his brother; Ælam
his first-born, and Jas the second, and Eliphalet the third.
40 And the sons of Ælam were mighty men,
bending the bow, and multiplying sons and grandsons, a hundred and fifty.
All these were of the sons of Benjamin.
Chapter 9
9:1 And this is all Israel,
even their enrolment: and these are written down in the book of the
kings of Israel and Juda, with the names of them that were carried away
to Babylon for their transgressions. 2
And they that dwelt before in their possessions in the cities of
Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the appointed ones.
3 And there dwelt in Jerusalem some of
the children of Juda, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of
Ephraim, and Manasse. 4 And Gnothi,
and the son of Samiud, the son of Amri, the son of Ambraim, the son of Buni, son
of the sons of Phares, the son of Juda. 5
And of the Selonites; Asaia his first-born, and his sons.
6 Of the sons of Zara; Jeel, and their
brethren, six hundred and ninety.
7 And of the sons of Benjamin; Salom,
son of Mosollam, son of Odouia, son of Asinu. 8
And Jemnaa son of Jeroboam, and Elo: these are the sons of
Ozi the son of Machir: and Mosollam, son of Saphatia, son of Raguel, son of
Jemnai; 9 and their brethren
according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six, all the men were
heads of families according to the houses of their fathers.
10 And of the priests; Jodae, and Joarim,
and Jachin, 11 and Azaria the son of
Chelcias, the son of Mosollam, the son of Sadoc, the son of Maraioth, the son of
Achitob, the ruler of the house of God; 12
and Adaia son of Iraam, son of Phascor, son of Melchia, and
Maasaia son of Adiel, son of Ezira, son of Mosollam, son of Maselmoth, son of
Emmer; 13 and their brethren, chiefs
of their families, a thousand seven hundred and sixty, mighty men for the
work of the ministration of the house of God.
14 And of the Levites; Samaia son of
Asob, son of Ezricam, son of Asabia, of the sons of Merari.
15 And Bacbacar, and Ares, and Galaal, and
Matthanias son of Micha, son of Zechri, son of Asaph; 16
and Abdia, son of Samia, son of Galaal, son of Idithun,
and Barachia son of Ossa, son of Helcana—who dwelt in the villages of the
Notephatites. 17 The door-keepers;
Salom, Acum, Telmon, and Diman, and their brethren; Salom was the chief;
18 and he waited hitherto in
the king’s gate eastward: these are the gates of the companies of the
sons of Levi. 19 And Sellum the son
of Core, the son of Abiasaph, the son of Core, and his brethren belonging to the
house of his father, the Corites were over the works of the service,
keeping the watches of the tabernacle, and their fathers over the camp of the
Lord, keeping the entrance.
20 And Phinees son of Eleazar was head
over them before the Lord, and these were with him.
21 Zacharias the son of Mosollami was
keeper of the door of the tabernacle of witness. 22
All the chosen porters in the gates were two hundred and
twelve, these were in their courts, this was their distribution:
these David and Samuel the seer established in their charge.
23 And these and their sons were
over the gates in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the tabernacle, to
keep watch. 24 The gates were toward
the four winds, eastward, westward, northward, southward.
25 And their brethren were in their courts, to
enter in weekly from time to time with these. 26
For four strong men have the charge of the gates; and the
Levites were over the chambers, and they keep watch over the treasures of the
house of God. 27 For the charge
was upon them, and these were charged with the keys to open the doors
of the temple every morning.
28 And some of them were
appointed over the vessels of service, that they should carry them in by
number, and carry them out by number. 29
And some of them were appointed over the furniture,
and over all the holy vessels, and over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the
frankincense, and the spices. 30 And
some of the priests were makers of the ointment, and appointed to prepare
the spices. 31 And Matthathias of
the Levites, (he was the first-born of Salom the Corite,)was set
in charge over the sacrifices of meat-offering of the pan belonging to the high
priest. 32 And Banaias the Caathite,
from among their brethren, was set over the shewbread, to prepare it
every sabbath. 33 And these were
the singers, heads of families of the Levites, to whom were established
daily courses, for they were employed in the services day and night.
34 These were the heads of the
families of the Levites according to their generations; these chiefs dwelt in
Jerusalem.
35 And Jeel the father of Gabaon dwelt
in Gabaon; and his wife’s name was Moocha. 36
And his first-born son was Abdon, and he had
Sur, and Kis, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, 37
and Gedur and his brother, and Zacchur, and Makeloth.
38 And Makeloth begot Samaa: and
these dwelt in the midst of their brethren in Jerusalem, even in the
midst of their brethren.
39 And Ner begot Kis, and Kis begot
Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, and Melchisue, and Aminadab, and Asabal.
40 And the son of Jonathan was
Meribaal: and Meribaal begot Micha. 41
And the sons of Micha were Phithon and Malach, and Tharach.
42 And Achaz begot Jada: and Jada
begot Galemeth, and Gazmoth, and Zambri; and Zambri begot Massa.
43 And Massa begot Baana, and Rhaphaia
was his son, Elasa his son, Esel his son. 44
And Esel had six sons, and these were their names; Esricam
his first-born, and Ismael, and Saraia, and Abdia, and Anan, and Asa: these
were the sons of Esel.
Chapter 10
10:1 Now the Philistines warred against
Israel; and they fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount
Gelbue. 2 And the Philistines
pursued after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan, and
Aminadab, and Melchisue, sons of Saul. 3
And the battle prevailed against Saul, and the archers hit him
with bows and arrows, and they were wounded of the bows. 4
And Saul said to his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and
pierce me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and mock me. But his
armour-bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid: so Saul took a sword, and
fell upon it. 5 And his armour-bearer
saw that Saul was dead, and he also fell upon his sword. 6
So Saul died, and his three sons on that day, and all his
family died at the same time. 7 And
all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that Israel fled, and that
Saul and his sons were dead, and they left their cities, and fled: and the
Philistines came and dwelt in them.
8 And it came to pass on the next day
that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his sons
fallen on mount Gelbue. 9 And they
stripped him, and took his head, and his armour, and sent them into the land of
the Philistines round about, to proclaim the glad tidings to their idols, and to
the people. 10 And they put their
armour in the house of their god, and they put his head in the house of Dagon.
11 And all the dwellers in Galaad heard
of all that the Philistines had done to Saul and to Israel.
12 And all the mighty men rose up from
Galaad, and they took the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought
them to Jabis, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabis, and fasted seven
days. 13 So Saul died for his
transgressions, wherein he transgressed against God, against the word of the
Lord, forasmuch as he kept it not, because Saul enquired of a wizard to
seek counsel, and Samuel the prophet answered him:
14 and he sought not the Lord: so he slew him, and turned
the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.
Chapter 11
11:1 And all Israel came to David in
Chebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bones and thy flesh.
2 And heretofore when Saul was king, thou
wast he that led Israel in and out, and the Lord of Israel said to thee, Thou
shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be for a ruler over Israel.
3 And all the elders of Israel came to the
king to Chebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Chebron before the
Lord: and they anointed David to be king over Israel, according to the word of
the Lord by Samuel.
4 And the king and his men went to
Jerusalem, this is Jebus; and there the Jebusites the inhabitants of the
land said to David, 5 Thou shalt not
enter in hither. But he took the strong hold of Sion: this is the city of
David. 6 And David said, Whoever
first smites the Jebusite, even he shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son
of Saruia went up first, and became chief. 7
And David dwelt in the strong hold; therefore he called it the
city of David. 8 And he fortified
the city round about. 9 And David
continued to increase, and the Lord Almighty was with him.
10 And these are the chiefs of the
mighty men, whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his
kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord
concerning Israel.
11 And this is the list of the
mighty men of David; Jesebada, son of Achaman, first of the thirty: he
drew his sword once against three hundred whom he slew at one time.
12 And after him Eleazar son of Dodai, the
Achochite: he was among the three mighty men. 13
He was with David in Phasodamin, and the Philistines were
gathered there to battle, and there was a portion of the field full of
barley; and the people fled before the Philistines. 14
And he stood in the midst of the portion, and rescued it,
and smote the Philistines; and the Lord wrought a great deliverance.
15 And three of the thirty chiefs went
down to the rock to David, to the cave of Odollam, and the camp of the
Philistines was in the giants’ valley. 16
And David was then in the hold, and the garrison of the
Philistines was then in Bethleem. 17
And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink of
the well of Bethleem, that is in the gate? 18
And the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, and they
drew water out of the well that was in Bethleem, which was in the gate, and they
took it, and came to David: but David would not drink it, and poured it out to
the Lord, and said, 19 God forbid
that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men with their
lives? for with the peril of their lives they brought it. So he would not
drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
20 And Abisa the brother of Joab, he was
chief of three: he drew his sword against three hundred slain at one time, and
he had a name among the second three. 21
He was more famous than the two others of the three, and
he was chief over them; yet he reached not to the first three.
22 And Banaia the son of Jodae was the
son of a mighty man: many were his acts for Cabasael: he smote two
lion-like men of Moab, and he went down and smote a lion in a pit on a snowy
day. 23 And he smote an Egyptian, a
wonderful man five cubits high; and in the hand of the Egyptian there
was a spear like a weavers’ beam; and Banaia went down to him with a staff,
and took the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.
24 These things did Banaia son of
Jodae, and his name was among the three mighties.
25 He was distinguished beyond the thirty, yet he reached
not to the first three: and David set him over his family.
26 And the mighty men of the
forces were, Asael the brother of Joab, Eleanan the son of Dodoe of
Bethleem, 27 Samaoth the Arorite,
Chelles the Phelonite, 28 Ora the
son of Ekkis the Thecoite, Abiezer the Anathothite, 29
Sobochai the Usathite, Eli the Achonite,
30 Marai the Netophathite, Chthaod the son
of Nooza the Netophathite, 31 Airi
the son of Rebie of the hill of Benjamin, Banaias the Pharathonite,
32 Uri of Nachali Gaas, Abiel the
Garabaethite, 33 Azbon the Baromite,
Eliaba the Salabonite, 34 the son of
Asam the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Sola the Ararite,
35 Achim the son of Achar the Ararite, Elphat the son of
Thyrophar 36 the Mechorathrite,
Achia the Phellonite, 37 Esere the
Charmadaite, Naarai the son of Azobai, 38
Joel the son of Nathan, Mebaal son of Agari,
39 Sele the son of Ammoni, Nachor the
Berothite, armour-bearer to the son of Saruia, 40
Ira the Jethrite, Gaber the Jethrite, 41
Uria the Chettite, Zabet son of Achaia,
42 Adina son of Saeza, a chief of Ruben,
and thirty with him, 43 Anan the son
of Moocha, and Josaphat the Matthanite, 44
Ozia the Astarothite, Samatha and Jeiel sons of Chotham the
Ararite, 45 Jediel the son of Sameri,
and Jozae his brother the Thosaite, 46
Eliel the Maoite, and Jaribi, and Josia his son, Ellaam, and
Jethama the Moabite, 47 Daliel, and
Obeth, and Jessiel of Mesobia.
Chapter 12
12:1 And these are they that came
to Sikelag, when he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kis; and
these were among the mighty, aiding him in war,
2 and using the bow with the right
hand and with the left, and slingers with stones, and shooters with bows.
Of the brethren of Saul of Benjamin, 3
the chief was Achiezer, and Joas son of Asma the Gabathite,
and Joel and Jophalet, sons of Asmoth, and Berchia, and Jeul of Anathoth,
4 and Samaias the Gabaonite a mighty man
among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremia, and Jeziel, and
Joanan, and Jozabath of Gadarathiim, 5
Azai and Arimuth, and Baalia, and Samaraia, and Saphatias of
Charaephiel, 6 Helcana, and Jesuni,
and Ozriel, and Jozara, and Sobocam, and the Corites, 7
and Jelia and Zabadia, sons of Iroam, and the men
of Gedor.
8 And from Gad these separated
themselves to David from the wilderness, strong mighty men of war, bearing
shields and spears, and their faces were as the face of a lion, and they
were nimble as roes upon the mountains in speed. 9
Aza the chief, Abdia the second, Eliab the third,
10 Masmana the fourth, Jeremias the fifth,
11 Jethi the sixth, Eliab the
seventh, 12 Joanan the eighth,
Eleazer the ninth, 13 Jeremia the
tenth, Melchabanai the eleventh. 14
These were chiefs of the army of the sons of Gad, the least one commander
of a hundred, and the greatest one of a thousand. 15
These are the men that crossed over Jordan
in the first month, and it had overflowed all its banks; and they drove out all
the inhabitants of the valleys, from the east to the west.
16 And there came some of the
sons of Benjamin and Juda to the assistance of David. 17
And David went out to meet them, and said to them, If ye
are come peaceably to me, let my heart be at peace with you: but if ye are
come to betray me to my enemies unfaithfully, the God of your fathers look
upon it, and reprove it. 18 And the
Spirit came upon Amasai, a captain of the thirty, and he said, Go, David, son of
Jesse, thou and thy people, peace, peace be to thee, and peace to thy helpers,
for thy God has helped thee. And David received them, and made them captains of
the forces.
19 And some came to David from
Manasse, when the Philistines came against Saul to war: and he helped them not,
because the captains of the Philistines took counsel, saying, With the heads of
those men will he return to his master Saul. 20
When David was going to Sikelag, there came to him of Manasse,
Edna and Jozabath, and Rodiel, and Michael, and Josabaith, and Elimuth, and
Semathi: these are the captains of thousands of Manasse.
21 And they fought on the side of David
against a troop, for they were all men of might; and they were commanders
in the army, because of their might. 22
For daily men came to David, till they amounted to
a great force, as the force of God.
23 And these are the names of the
commanders of the army, who came to David to Chebron, to turn the kingdom of
Saul to him according to the word of the Lord. 24
The sons of Juda, bearing shields and spears, six thousand and
eight hundred mighty in war. 25 Of
the sons of Symeon mighty for battle, seven thousand and a hundred.
26 Of the sons of Levi, four thousand and
six hundred. 27 And Joadas the chief
of the family of Aaron, and with him three thousand and seven hundred.
28 And Sadoc, a young man
mighty in strength, and there were twenty-two leaders of his father’s
house. 29 And of the sons of
Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand: and still the greater part of
them kept the guard of the house of Saul. 30
And of the sons of Ephraim, twenty thousand and eight hundred
mighty men, famous in the houses of their fathers. 31
And of the half-tribe of Manasse, eighteen thousand, even
those who were named by name, to make David king.
32 And of the sons of Issachar having wisdom with regard
to the times, knowing what Israel should do, two hundred; and all their brethren
with them.
33 And of Zabulon they that went out to
battle, with all weapons of war, were fifty thousand to help David, not
weak-handed. 34 And of Nephthali a
thousand captains, and with them men with shields and spears,
thirty-seven thousand. 35 And of the
Danites men ready for war twenty-eight thousand and eight hundred.
36 And of Aser, they that went out to give
aid in war, forty thousand. 37 And
from the country beyond Jordan, from Ruben, and the Gadites, and from the
half-tribe of Manasse, a hundred and twenty thousand, with all weapons of war.
38 All these were men of war,
setting the army in battle array, with a peaceful mind towards him,
and they came to Chebron to make David king over all Israel: and the rest of
Israel were of one mind to make David king. 39
And they were there three days eating and drinking, for
their brethren had made preparations. 40
And their neighbours, as far as Issachar and Zabulon and
Nephthali, brought to them upon camels, and asses, and mules, and upon calves,
victuals, meal, cakes of figs, raisins, wine, and oil, calves and sheep
abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.
Chapter 13
13:1 And David took counsel with the
captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, even with every
commander. 2 And David said to the
whole congregation of Israel, If it seem good to you, and it should be
prospered by the Lord our God, let us send to our brethren that are left in all
the land of Israel, and let the priests the Levites who are with them in the
cities of their possession come, and let them be gathered to us.
3 And let us bring over to us the ark of
our God; for men have not enquired at it since the days of Saul.
4 And all the congregation said that they
would do thus; for the saying was right in the eyes of all the people.
5 So David assembled all Israel, from
the borders of Egypt even to the entering in of Hemath, to bring in the ark of
God from the city of Jarim. 6 And
David brought it up: and all Israel went up to the city of David, which belonged
to Juda, to bring up thence the ark of the Lord God who sits between the
cherubim, whose name is called on it. 7
And they set the ark of God on a new waggon brought out of
the house of Aminadab: and Oza and his brethren drove the waggon.
8 And David and all Israel were
playing before the Lord with all their might, and that together with
singers, and with harps, and with lutes, with timbrels, and with cymbals, and
with trumpets. 9 And they came as
far as the threshing-floor: and Oza put forth his hand to hold the ark, because
the bullock moved it from its place. 10
And the Lord was very angry with Oza, and smote him there,
because of his stretching forth his hand upon the ark: and he died there before
God. 11 And David was dispirited,
because the Lord had made a breach on Oza: and he called that place the
Breach of Oza until this day. 12 And
David feared God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God in to
myself? 13 So David brought not the
ark home to himself into the city of David, but he turned it aside into the
house of Abeddara the Gethite.
14 And the ark of God abode in the house
of Abeddara three months: and God blessed Abeddara and all that he had.
Chapter 14
14:1 And Chiram king of Tyre sent
messengers to David, and cedar timbers, and masons, and carpenters, to build a
house for him. 2 And David knew that
the Lord had designed him to be king over Israel; because his kingdom was
highly exalted, on account of his people Israel.
3 And David took more wives in
Jerusalem: and there were born to David more sons and daughters.
4 And these are the names of those
that were born, who were born to him in Jerusalem; Samaa, Sobab, Nathan,
and Solomon, 5 and Baar, and Elisa,
and Eliphaleth, 6 and Nageth, and
Naphath, and Japhie, 7 and Elisamae,
and Eliade, and Eliphala.
8 And the Philistines heard that David
was anointed king over all Israel: and all the Philistines went up to seek
David; and David heard it, and went out to meet them.
9 And the Philistines came and assembled
together in the giants’ valley. 10
And David enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and
wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And the Lord said to him, Go up, and I will
deliver them into thy hands. 11 And
he went up to Baal Pharasin, and David smote them there; and David said, God has
broken through enemies by my hand like a breach of water: therefore he called
the name of that place, the Breach of Pharasin. 12
And the Philistines left their gods there; and David gave orders
to burn them with fire.
13 And the Philistines once more
assembled themselves in the giants’ valley. 14
And David enquired of God again; and God said to him, Thou shalt
not go after them; turn away from them, and thou shalt come upon them near the
pear trees. 15 And it shall be, when
thou shalt hear the sound of their tumult in the tops of the pear trees, then
thou shalt go into the battle: for God has gone out before thee to smite the
army of the Philistines. 16 And he
did as God commanded him: and he smote the army of the Philistines from Gabaon
to Gazera. 17 And the name of David
was famous in all the land; and the Lord put the terror of him on all the
nations.
Chapter 15
15:1 And David made for himself
houses in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and
made a tent for it. 2 Then said
David, It is not lawful for any to bear the ark of God, but the Levites;
for the Lord has chosen them to bear the ark of the Lord, and to minister to him
for ever.
3 And David assembled all Israel at
Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place which he had
prepared for it. 4 And David
gathered together the sons of Aaron the Levites. 5
Of the sons of Caath; there was Uriel the chief, and his
brethren, a hundred and twenty. 6 Of
the sons of Merari; Asaia the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty.
7 Of the sons of Gedson; Joel the
chief, and his brethren, a hundred and thirty. 8
Of the sons of Elisaphat; Semei the chief, and his brethren, two
hundred. 9 Of the sons of Chebrom;
Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty. 10
Of the sons of Oziel; Aminadab the chief, and his brethren a
hundred and twelve.
11 And David called Sadoc and Abiathar
the priests, and the Levites, Uriel, Asaia, and Joel, and Semaia, and Eliel, and
Aminadab, 12 and said to them, Ye
are the heads of the families of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, you and
your brethren, and ye shall carry up the ark of the God of Israel, to the
place which I have prepared for it. 13
For because ye were not ready at the first, our God made a
breach upon us, because we sought him not according to the ordinance.
14 So the priests and the Levites
sanctified themselves, to bring up the ark of the God of Israel.
15 And the sons of the Levites took the ark
of God, (as Moses commanded by the word of God according to the scripture) upon
their shoulders with staves.
16 And David said to the chiefs of the
Levites, Set your brethren the singers with musical instruments, lutes, harps,
and cymbals, to sound aloud with a voice of joy. 17
So the Levites appointed Æman the son of Joel; Asaph the son of
Barachias was one of his brethren; and Æthan the son of Kisaeus was of
the sons of Merari their brethren; 18
and with them their brethren of the second rank, Zacharias, and
Oziel, and Semiramoth, and Jeiel, and Elioel, and Eliab, and Banaia, and
Maasaia, and Matthathia, and Eliphena, and Makellia, and Abdedom, and Jeiel, and
Ozias, the porters. 19 And the
singers, Æman, Asaph, and Æthan, with brazen cymbals to make a sound to
be heard. 20 Zacharias, and Oziel,
Semiramoth, Jeiel, Oni, Eliab, Maasaeas, Banaeas, with lutes, on alaemoth.
21 And Mattathias, and Eliphalu, and
Makenia, and Abdedom, and Jeiel, and Ozias, with harps of Amasenith, to make a
loud noise.
22 And Chonenia chief of the Levites
was master of the bands, because he was skilful. 23
And Barachia and Elcana were door-keepers of the
ark. 24 And Somnia, and Josaphat,
and Nathanael, and Amasai, and Zacharia, and Banaea, and Eliezer, the priests,
were sounding with trumpets before the ark of God: and Abdedom and Jeia were
door-keepers of the ark of God.
25 So David, and the elders of Israel,
and the captains of thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant from the
house of Abdedom with gladness. 26
And it came to pass when God strengthened the Levites bearing the ark of the
covenant of the Lord, that they sacrificed seven calves and seven rams.
27 And David was girt with a fine
linen robe, and all the Levites who were bearing the ark of the covenant
of the Lord, and the singers, and Chonenias the master of the band of singers;
also upon David there was a robe of fine linen. 28
And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the
Lord with shouting, and with the sound of a horn, and with trumpets, and with
cymbals, playing loudly on lutes and harps. 29
And the ark of the covenant of the Lord arrived, and came to the
city of David; and Melchol the daughter of Saul looked down through the window,
and saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.
Chapter 16
16:1 So they brought in the ark of God,
and set it in the midst of the tabernacle which David pitched for it; and they
offered whole-burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.
2 And David finished offering up
whole-burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and blessed the people in the name of
the Lord. 3 And he divided to every
man of Israel (both men and women), to every man one baker’s loaf, and a
cake. 4 And he appointed before the
ark of the covenant of the Lord, Levites to minister and lift up the
voice, and to give thanks and praise the Lord God of Israel:
5 Asaph was the chief, and next to
him Zacharias, Jeiel, Semiramoth, and Jeiel, Mattathias, Eliab, and Banaeas, and
Abdedom: and Jeiel sounding with musical instruments, lutes and harps,
and Asaph with cymbals: 6 and
Banaeas and Oziel the priests sounding continually with trumpets before
the ark of the covenant of God in that day.
7 Then David first gave orders to praise
the Lord by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
8 Song. Give thanks to the Lord, call
upon him by his name, make known his designs among the people.
9 Sing songs to him, and sing hymns
to him, relate to all people his wonderful deeds, which the Lord has
wrought. 10 Praise his holy name,
the heart that seeks his pleasure shall rejoice. 11
Seek the Lord and be strong, seek his face continually.
12 Remember his wonderful works which he
has wrought, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
13 ye seed of Israel his servants, ye seed
of Jacob his chosen ones. 14 He
is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
15 Let us remember his covenant for ever,
his word which he commanded to a thousand generations, 16
which he covenanted with Abraham, and his oath sworn
to Isaac. 17 He confirmed it to
Jacob for an ordinance, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
18 saying, To thee will I give the land of
Chanaan, the line of your inheritance: 19
when they were few in number, when they were but little, and
dwelt as strangers in it; 20 and
went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.
21 He suffered not a man to oppress them,
and he reproved kings for their sakes, 22
saying, Touch not my anointed ones, and deal not wrongfully with
my prophets.
23 Sing ye to the Lord, all the earth;
proclaim his salvation from day to day. 24
Declare among the nations his glory, his wondrous deeds among all
peoples. 25 For the Lord is
great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods of the nations
are idols; but our God made the heavens. 27
Glory and praise are in his presence; strength and
rejoicing are in his place. 28
Give to the Lord, ye families of the nations, give to the Lord
glory and strength. 29 Give to the
Lord the glory belonging to his name: take gifts and offer them
before him; and worship the Lord in his holy courts. 30
Let the whole earth fear before him; let the earth be
established, and not be moved. 31
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth exult; and let them say among the
nations, The Lord reigns. 32 The sea
with its fullness shall resound and the tree of the field, and all things in it.
33 Then shall the trees of the wood
rejoice before the Lord, for he is come to judge the earth.
34 Give thanks to the Lord, for it is
good, for his mercy is for ever. 35
And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us, and
rescue us from among the heathen, that we may praise thy holy name, and glory in
thy praises. 36 Blessed be
the Lord God of Israel from everlasting and to everlasting:
And all the people shall say, Amen. So they praised the Lord.
37 And they left there Asaph and his
brethren before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to minister before the ark
continually, according to the service of each day: from day to day.
38 And Abdedom and his brethren were
sixty and eight; and Abdedom the son of Idithun, and Osa, were to be
door-keepers. 39 And they
appointed Sadoc the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the
tabernacle of the Lord in the high place in Gabaon, 40
to offer up whole-burnt-offerings continually morning and
evening, and according to all things written in the law of the Lord, which he
commanded the children of Israel by Moses the servant of God.
41 And with him were Æman and
Idithun, and the rest chosen out by name to praise the Lord, for his mercy
endures for ever. 42 And with
them there were trumpets and cymbals to sound aloud, and musical
instruments for the songs of God: and the sons of Idithun were at the
gate.
43 And all the people went every one to
his home: and David returned to bless his house.
Chapter 17
17:1 And it came to pass as David dwelt
in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Behold, I dwell in a house
of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under curtains
of skins.
2 And Nathan said to David, Do all that
is in thy heart; for God is with thee. 3
And it came to pass in that night, that the word of the Lord came
to Nathan, saying, 4 Go and
say to David my servant, Thus said the Lord, Thou shalt not build me a house for
me to dwell in it. 5 For I have not
dwelt in a house from the day that I brought up Israel until this day, but I
have been in a tabernacle and a tent, 6
in all places through which I have gone with all Israel: did I
ever speak to any one tribe of Israel whom I commanded to feed my people,
saying, Why is it that ye have not built me a house of cedar?
7 And now thus shalt thou say to my servant
David, Thus saith the Lord Almighty, I took thee from the sheepfold, from
following the flocks, to be a ruler over my people Israel:
8 and I was with thee in all places whither
thou wentest, and I destroyed all thine enemies from before thee, and I made for
thee a name according to the name of the great ones that are upon the earth.
9 And I will appoint a place for my
people Israel, and I will plant him, and he shall dwell by himself, and shall no
longer be anxious; and the son of iniquity shall no longer afflict him, as at
the beginning, 10 and from the days
when I appointed judges over my people Israel. Also I have humbled all thine
enemies, and I will increase thee, and the Lord will build thee a house.
11 And it shall come to pass when thy days
shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, that I will raise up
thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy bowels, and I will establish his
kingdom. 12 He shall build me a
house, and I will set up his throne for ever. 13
I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and my
mercy will I not withdraw from him, as I withdrew it from them that were
before thee. 14 And I will establish
him in my house and in his kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be set up for
ever.
15 According to all these words, and
according to all this vision, so spoke Nathan to David. 16
And king David came and sat before the Lord, and said, Who
am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast loved me for ever?
17 And these things were little in
thy sight, O God: thou hast also spoken concerning the house of thy servant for
a long time to come, and thou hast looked upon me as a man looks upon his
fellow, and hast exalted me, O Lord God. 18
What shall David do more toward thee to glorify thee? and
thou knowest thy servant. 19 And
thou hast wrought all this greatness according to thine heart.
20 O Lord, there is none like thee, and
there is no God beside thee, according to all things which we have heard with
our ears. 21 Neither is there
another nation upon the earth such as thy people Israel, whereas God led
him in the way, to redeem a people for himself, to make for himself a great and
glorious name, to cast out nations from before thy people, whom thou redeemedst
out of Egypt. 22 And thou hast
appointed thy people Israel as a people to thyself for ever; and thou, Lord,
didst become a God to them. 23 And
now, Lord, let the word which thou spokest to thy servant, and concerning his
house, be confirmed for ever, and do thou as thou hast spoken.
24 And let thy name be established
and magnified for ever, men saying, Lord, Lord, Almighty God of Israel:
and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
25 For thou, O Lord my God, hast
revealed to the ear of thy servant that thou wilt build him a house; therefore
thy servant has found a willingness to pray before thee.
26 And now, Lord, thou thyself art God, and thou hast
spoken these good things concerning thy servant. 27
And now thou hast begun to bless the house of thy servant, so
that it should continue for ever before thee: for thou, Lord, hast blessed it,
and do thou bless it for ever.
Chapter 18
18:1 And it came to pass afterwards,
that David smote the Philistines, and routed them, and took Geth and its
villages out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 And he smote Moab; and the Moabites
became servants to David, and tributaries.
3 And David smote Adraazar king of Suba
of Emath, as he was going to establish power toward the river Euphrates.
4 And David took of them a thousand
chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand infantry: and David
houghed all the chariot horses, but there were reserved of them a hundred
chariots. 5 And the Syrian came from
Damascus to help Adraazar king of Suba; and David smote of the Syrian army
twenty and two thousand men. 6 And
David put a garrison in Syria near Damascus; and they became tributary servants
to David: and the Lord delivered David wherever he went. 7
And David took the golden collars that were on the
servants of Adraazar, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8
And David took out of Matabeth, and out of the chief
cities of Adraazar very much brass: of this Solomon made the brazen sea, and the
pillars, and the brazen vessels.
9 And Thoa king of Emath heard that
David had smitten the whole force of Adraazar king of Suba.
10 And he sent Aduram his son to king David
to ask how he was, and to congratulate him because he had fought against
Adraazar, and smitten him; for Thoa was the enemy of Adraazar.
11 And all the golden and silver and brazen
vessels, even these king David consecrated to the Lord, with the silver and the
gold which he took from all the nations; from Idumaea, and Moab, and from the
children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalec.
12 And Abesa son of Saruia smote the
Idumeans in the valley of Salt, eighteen thousand. 13
And he put garrisons in the valley; and all the Idumaeans
became David’s servants: and the Lord delivered David wherever he went.
14 So David reigned over all Israel; and
he executed judgment and justice to all his people. 15
And Joab the son of Saruia was over the army, and
Josaphat the son of Achilud was recorder. 16
And Sadoc son of Achitob, and Achimelech son of Abiathar, were
the priests; and Susa was the scribe; 17
and Banaeas the son of Jodae was over the Cherethite and
the Phelethite, and the sons of David were the chief deputies of the king.
Chapter 19
19:1 And it came to pass after this,
that Naas the king of the children of Ammon died, and Anan his son reigned
in his stead. 2 And David said, I
will act kindly toward Anan the son of Naas, as his father acted kindly towards
me. And David sent messengers to condole with him on the death of his father. So
the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Anan, to
comfort him. 3 And the chiefs of the
children of Ammon said to Anan, Is it to honour thy father before thee, that
David has sent comforters to thee? Have not his servants come to thee that they
might search the city, and to spy out the land? 4
And Anan took the servants of David, and shaved them, and cut off
the half of their garments as far as their tunic, and sent them away.
5 And there came men to report to David
concerning the men: and he sent to meet them, for they were greatly disgraced:
and the king said, Dwell in Jericho until your beards have grown, and return.
6 And the children of Ammon saw that the
people of David were ashamed, and Anan and the children of Ammon sent a thousand
talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen out of Syria of
Mesopotamia, and out of Syria Maacha, and from Sobal. 7
And they hired for themselves two and thirty thousand
chariots, and the king of Maacha and his people; and they came and encamped
before Medaba: and the children of Ammon assembled out of their cities, and came
to fight.
8 And David heard, and sent Joab and all
the host of mighty men. 9 And the
children of Ammon came forth, and set themselves in array for battle by the gate
of the city: and the kings that were come forth encamped by themselves in the
plain. 10 And Joab saw that they
were fronting him to fight against him before and behind, and he chose
some out of all the young men of Israel, and they set themselves in array
against the Syrian. 11 And the rest
of the people he gave into the hand of his brother Abesai, and they set
themselves in array against the children of Ammon. 12
And he said, If the Syrian should prevail against me, then
shalt thou deliver me: and if the children of Ammon should prevail against thee,
then will I deliver thee. 13 Be of
good courage, and let us be strong, for our people, and for the cities of our
God: and the Lord shall do what is good in his eyes.
14 So Joab and the people that were with
him set themselves in battle array against the Syrians, and they fled from them.
15 And the children of Ammon saw
that the Syrians fled, and they also fled from before Abesai, and from before
Joab his brother, and they came to the city: and Joab came to Jerusalem.
16 And the Syrian saw that Israel had
defeated him, and he sent messengers, and they brought out the Syrians from
beyond the river; and Sophath the commander-in-chief of the forces of Adraazar
was before them. 17 And it
was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and crossed over Jordan, and came
upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So David set his army
in array to fight against the Syrians, and they fought against him.
18 And the Syrians fled from before Israel;
and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand riders in chariots, and
forty thousand infantry, and he slew Sophath the commander-in-chief of the
forces. 19 And the servants of
Adraazar saw that they were defeated before Israel, and they made peace with
David and served him: and the Syrians would not any more help the children of
Ammon.
Chapter 20
20:1 And it came to pass at the return
of the year, at the time of the going forth of kings to war, that
Joab gathered the whole force of the army, and they ravaged the land of the
children of Ammon; and he came and besieged Rabba. But David abode in Jerusalem.
And Joab smote Rabba and destroyed it. 2
And David took the crown of Molchom their king off his head, and
the weight of it was found to be a talent of gold, and on it were
precious stones; and it was placed on the head of David: and he brought
out the spoils of the city which were very great. 3
And he brought out the people that were in it, and sawed
them asunder with saws, and cut them with iron axes, and with harrows:
and thus David did to all the children of Ammon. And David and all his people
returned to Jerusalem.
4 And it came to pass afterward that
there was again war with the Philistines in Gazer: then Sobochai the Sosathite
smote Saphut of the sons of the giants, and laid him low.
5 And there was war again with
the Philistines; and Eleanan the son of Jair smote Lachmi the brother of Goliath
the Gittite, and the wood of his spear was as a weavers’ beam.
6 And there was again war in Geth, and
there was a man of extraordinary size, and his fingers and toes were six
on each hand and foot, four and twenty; and he was descended from the giants.
7 And he defied Israel, and Jonathan
the son of Samaa the brother of David slew him. 8
These were born to Rapha in Geth; all four were giants, and they
fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Chapter 21
21:1 And the devil stood up against
Israel, and moved David to number Israel. 2
And king David said to Joab and to the captains of the forces,
Go, number Israel from Bersabee even to Dan, and bring me the account,
and I shall know their number. 3 And
Joab said, May the Lord add to his people, a hundred-fold as many as they are,
and let the eyes of my lord the king see it: all are the
servants of my lord. Why does my lord seek this thing? do it not, lest it
become a sin to Israel. 4
Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab; and Joab went out and
passed through all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. 5
And Joab gave the number of the mustering of the people to David:
and all Israel was a million and a hundred thousand men that drew sword: and the
sons of Juda were four hundred and seventy thousand men that drew sword.
6 But he numbered not Levi and
Benjamin among them; for the word of the king was painful to Joab.
7 And there was evil in the sight
of the Lord respecting this thing; and he smote Israel. 8
And David said to God, I have sinned exceedingly, in that
I have done this thing: and now, I pray thee, remove the sin of thy servant; for
I have been exceedingly foolish.
9 And the Lord spoke to Gad the seer,
saying, 10 Go and speak to David,
saying, Thus saith the Lord, I bring three things upon thee: choose one of them
for thyself, and I will do it to thee. 11
And Gad came to David, and said to him, Thus saith the Lord,
Choose for thyself, 12 either three
years of famine, or that thou shouldest flee three months from the face of thine
enemies, and the sword of thine enemies shall be employed to destroy
thee, or that the sword of the Lord and pestilence should be three days
in the land, and the angel of the Lord shall be destroying in all the
inheritance of Israel. And now consider what I shall answer to him that sent the
message.
13 And David said to Gad, They are very
hard for me, even all the three: let me fall now into the hands of the
Lord, for his mercies are very abundant, and let me not fall by any means
into the hands of man.
14 So the Lord brought pestilence upon
Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men. 15
And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it: and as
he was destroying, the Lord saw, and repented for the evil, and said to the
angel that was destroying, Let it suffice thee; withhold thine hand. And the
angel of the Lord stood by the threshing-floor of Orna the Jebusite.
16 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw
the angel of the Lord, standing between the earth and the heaven, and his sword
drawn in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem: and David and the elders
clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. 17
And David said to God, Was it not I that gave
orders to number the people? and I am the guilty one; I have greatly sinned: but
these sheep, what have they done? O Lord God, let thy hand be upon me, and upon
my father’s house, and not on thy people for destruction, O Lord!
18 And the angel of the Lord told Gad to
tell David, that he should go up to erect and altar to the Lord, in the
threshing-floor of Orna the Jebusite. 19
And David went up according to the word of Gad, which he spoke in
the name of the Lord. 20 And Orna
turned and saw the king; and he hid himself and his four sons with him. Now Orna
was threshing wheat. 21 And David
came to Orna; and Orna came forth from the threshing-floor, and did obeisance to
David with his face to the ground. 22
And David said to Orna, Give me thy place of the threshing-floor,
and I will build upon it an altar to the Lord: give it me for its worth in
money, and the plague shall cease from among the people.
23 And Orna said to David, Take it to
thyself, and let my lord the king do what is right in his eyes: see, I have
given the calves for a whole-burnt-offering, and the plough for wood, and the
corn for a meat-offering; I have given all.
24 And king David said to Orna, Nay; for
I will surely buy it for its worth in money: for I will not take thy property
for the Lord, to offer a whole-burnt-offering to the Lord without cost to
myself. 25 And David gave to
Orna for his place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.
26 And David built there an altar to the
Lord, and offered up whole-burnt-offerings and peace-offerings: and he cried to
the Lord, and he answered him by fire out of heaven on the altar of
whole-burnt-offerings, and it consumed the whole-burnt-offering.
27 And the Lord spoke to the angel; and he
put up the sword into its sheath.
28 At that time when David saw that the
Lord answered him in the threshing-floor of Orna the Jebusite, he also
sacrificed there. 29 And the
tabernacle of the Lord which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of
whole-burnt-offerings, were at that time in the high place at Gabaon.
30 And David could not go before it
to enquire of God; for he hasted not because of the sword of the angel of the
Lord.
Chapter 22
22:1 And David said, This is the house
of the Lord God, and this is the altar for whole-burnt-offering for
Israel.
2 And David gave orders to gather all
the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he appointed stone-hewers to
hew polished stones to build the house to God. 3
And David prepared much iron for the nails of the doors and the
gate; the hinges also and brass in abundance, there was no weighing of it.
4 And cedar threes without number:
for the Sidonians and the Tyrians brought cedar trees in abundance to David.
5 And David said, My son Solomon
is a tender child, and the house for me to build to the Lord is
for superior magnificence for a name and for a glory through all the earth: I
will make preparation for it. And David prepared abundantly before his death.
6 And he called Solomon his son, and
commanded him to build the house for the Lord God of Israel.
7 And David said to Solomon, My
child, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord God.
8 But the word of the Lord came to me,
saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast carried on great wars: thou
shalt not build a house to my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the
earth before me. 9 Behold, a son
shall be born to thee, he 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 to Israel in his days. 10
He shall build a house to my name; and he shall be a son to me,
and I will be a father to him; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom in
Israel for ever. 11 And now, my son,
the Lord shall be with thee, and prosper thee; and thou shalt build a
house to the Lord thy God, as he spoke concerning thee. 12
Only may the Lord give thee wisdom and prudence, and
strengthen thee over Israel, both to keep and to do the law of the Lord thy God.
13 Then will he prosper thee,
if thou take heed to do the commandments and judgments which the Lord commanded
Moses for Israel: be courageous and strong; fear not, nor be terrified.
14 And, behold, I according to my
poverty have prepared for the house of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of
gold, and a million talents of silver, and brass and iron without measure; for
it is abundant; and I have prepared timber and stones; and do thou add to these.
15 And of them that are with
thee do thou add to the multitude of workmen; let there be artificers and
masons, and carpenters, and every skilful workman in every work;
16 in gold and silver, brass and iron,
of which there is no number. Arise and do, and the Lord be with thee.
17 And David charged all the chief men
of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, 18
Is not the Lord with you? and he has given you rest
round about, for he has given into your hands the inhabitants of the land; and
the land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people.
19 Now set your hearts and souls to seek
after the Lord your God: and rise, and build a sanctuary to your God to carry in
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.
Chapter 23
23:1 And David was old and full of days;
and he made Solomon his son king over Israel in his stead.
2 And he assembled all the chief men of
Israel, and the priests, and the Levites. 3
And the Levites numbered themselves from thirty years old
and upward; and their number by their polls amounted to thirty and eight
thousand men. 4 Of the overseers
over the works of the house of the Lord there were twenty-four thousand,
and there were six thousand scribes and judges; 5
and four thousand door-keepers, and four thousand to
praise the Lord with instruments which he made to praise the Lord.
6 And David divided them into
daily courses, for the sons of Levi, for Gedson, Caath, and Merari.
7 And for the family of Gedson,
Edan, and Semei. 8 The sons of Edan
were Jeiel, the chief, and Zethan, and Joel, three.
9 The sons of Semei; Salomith, Jeiel, and
Dan, three: these were the chiefs of the families of Edan.
10 And to the sons of Semei, Jeth, and
Ziza, and Joas, and Beria: these were the four sons of Semei.
11 And Jeth was the chief, and Ziza the
second: and Joas and Beria did not multiply sons, and they became only
one reckoning according to the house of their father.
12 The sons of Caath; Ambram, Isaar,
Chebron, Oziel, four. 13 The sons of
Ambram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was appointed for the consecration of the
most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the Lord, to
minister and bless in his name for ever. 14
And as for Moses the man of God, his sons were reckoned to
the tribe of Levi. 15 The sons of
Moses; Gersam, and Eliezer. 16 The
sons of Gersam; Subael the chief. 17
And the sons of Eliezer were, Rabia the chief: and Eliezer had no
other sons; but the sons of Rabia were very greatly multiplied.
18 The sons of Isaar; Salomoth the chief.
19 The sons of Chebron; Jeria the
chief, Amaria the second, Jeziel the third, Jekemias the fourth.
20 The sons of Oziel; Micha the chief, and
Isia the second.
21 The sons of Merari; Mooli, and Musi:
the sons of Mooli; Eleazar, and Kis. 22
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