1CH 1:1 Adam,
Seth, Enosh,
1CH 1:2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
1CH 1:3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
1CH 1:4 Noah, Shem, Ham and Japheth.
1CH 1:5 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog,
Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
1CH 1:6 And the sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz,
Diphath, and Togarmah.
1CH 1:7 And the sons of Javan were Elishah,
Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
1CH 1:8 The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim,
Put, and Canaan.
1CH 1:9 And the sons of Cush were Seba,
Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca; and the sons of
Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
1CH 1:10 And Cush became the father of
Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
1CH 1:11 And Mizraim became the father of the
people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,
1CH 1:12 Pathrus, Casluh, from which the
Philistines came, and Caphtor.
1CH 1:13 And Canaan became the father of
Sidon, his first-born, Heth,
1CH 1:14 and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the
Girgashites,
1CH 1:15 the Hivites, the Arkites, the
Sinites,
1CH 1:16 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and
the Hamathites.
1CH 1:17 The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur,
Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
1CH 1:18 And Arpachshad became the father of
Shelah and Shelah became the father of Eber.
1CH 1:19 And 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.
1CH 1:20 And Joktan became the father of
Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
1CH 1:21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
1CH 1:22 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,
1CH 1:23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these
were the sons of Joktan.
1CH 1:24 Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,
1CH 1:25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,
1CH 1:26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
1CH 1:27 Abram, that is Abraham.
1CH 1:28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and
Ishmael.
1CH 1:29 These are their genealogies: the
first-born of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar,
Adbeel, Mibsam,
1CH 1:30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
1CH 1:31 Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah; these
were the sons of Ishmael.
1CH 1:32 And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's
concubine, whom she bore, were Zimran, Jokshan,
Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of
Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.
1CH 1:33 And the sons of Midian were Ephah,
Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the
sons of Keturah.
1CH 1:34 And Abraham became the father of
Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.
1CH 1:35 The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel,
Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
1CH 1:36 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman,
Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
1CH 1:37 The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah,
Shammah, and Mizzah.
1CH 1:38 And the sons of Seir were Lotan,
Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
1CH 1:39 And the sons of Lotan were Hori and
Homam; and Lotan's sister was Timna.
1CH 1:40 The sons of Shobal were Alian,
Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of
Zibeon were Aiah and Anah.
1CH 1:41 The son of Anah was Dishon. And the
sons of Dishon were Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and
Cheran.
1CH 1:42 The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan
and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.
1CH 1:43 Now these are the kings who reigned
in the land of Edom before any king of the sons of
Israel reigned. Bela was the son of Beor, and the
name of his city was Dinhabah.
1CH 1:44 When Bela died, Jobab the son of
Zerah of Bozrah became king in his place.
1CH 1:45 When Jobab died, Husham of the land
of the Temanites became king in his place.
1CH 1:46 When Husham died, Hadad the son of
Bedad, who defeated Midian in the field of Moab,
became king in his place; and the name of his city
was Avith.
1CH 1:47 When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah
became king in his place.
1CH 1:48 When Samlah died, Shaul of Rehoboth
by the River became king in his place.
1CH 1:49 When Shaul died, Baal-hanan the son
of Achbor became king in his place.
1CH 1:50 When Baal-hanan died, Hadad became
king in his place; and the name of his city was Pai,
and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of
Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
1CH 1:51 Then Hadad died. Now the chiefs of
Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,
1CH 1:52 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief
Pinon,
1CH 1:53 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief
Mibzar,
1CH 1:54 chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These
were the chiefs of Edom.
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1CH 2:1 These are
the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Issachar, Zebulun,
1CH 2:2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad,
and Asher.
1CH 2:3 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and
Shelah; these three were born to him by Bath-shua
the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's first-born, was
wicked in the sight of the Lord, so He put him to
death.
1CH 2:4 And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore
him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
1CH 2:5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and
Hamul.
1CH 2:6 And the sons of Zerah were Zimri,
Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.
1CH 2:7 And the son of Carmi was Achar, the
troubler of Israel, who violated the ban.
1CH 2:8 And the son of Ethan was Azariah.
1CH 2:9 Now the sons of Hezron, who were born
to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
1CH 2:10 And Ram became the father of
Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of
Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah;
1CH 2:11 Nahshon became the father of Salma,
Salma became the father of Boaz,
1CH 2:12 Boaz became the father of Obed, and
Obed became the father of Jesse;
1CH 2:13 and Jesse became the father of Eliab
his first-born, then Abinadab the second, Shimea the
third,
1CH 2:14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the
fifth,
1CH 2:15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;
1CH 2:16 and their sisters were Zeruiah and
Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abshai,
Joab, and Asahel.
1CH 2:17 And Abigail bore Amasa, and the
father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
1CH 2:18 Now Caleb the son of Hezron had sons
by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth; and these were
her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
1CH 2:19 When Azubah died, Caleb married
Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
1CH 2:20 And Hur became the father of Uri,
and Uri became the father of Bezalel.
1CH 2:21 Afterward Hezron went in to the
daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he
married when he was sixty years old; and she bore
him Segub.
1CH 2:22 And Segub became the father of Jair,
who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
1CH 2:23 But Geshur and Aram took the towns
of Jair from them, with Kenath and its villages,
even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir,
the father of Gilead.
1CH 2:24 And after the death of Hezron in
Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron's wife, bore him
Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
1CH 2:25 Now the sons of Jerahmeel the
first-born of Hezron were Ram the first-born, then
Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
1CH 2:26 And Jerahmeel had another wife,
whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
1CH 2:27 And the sons of Ram, the first-born
of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
1CH 2:28 And the sons of Onam were Shammai
and Jada. And the sons of Shammai were Nadab and
Abishur.
1CH 2:29 And the name of Abishur's wife was
Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.
1CH 2:30 And the sons of Nadab were Seled and
Appaim, and Seled died without sons.
1CH 2:31 And the son of Appaim was Ishi. And
the son of Ishi was Sheshan. And the son of Sheshan
was Ahlai.
1CH 2:32 And the sons of Jada the brother of
Shammai were Jether and Jonathan, and Jether died
without sons.
1CH 2:33 And the sons of Jonathan were Peleth
and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
1CH 2:34 Now Sheshan had no sons, only
daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose
name was Jarha.
1CH 2:35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to
Jarha his servant in marriage, and she bore him
Attai.
1CH 2:36 And Attai became the father of
Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad,
1CH 2:37 and Zabad became the father of
Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed,
1CH 2:38 and Obed became the father of Jehu,
and Jehu became the father of Azariah,
1CH 2:39 and Azariah became the father of
Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah,
1CH 2:40 and Eleasah became the father of
Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum,
1CH 2:41 and Shallum became the father of
Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama.
1CH 2:42 Now the sons of Caleb, the brother
of Jerahmeel, were Mesha his first-born, who was the
father of Ziph; and his son was Mareshah, the father
of Hebron.
1CH 2:43 And the sons of Hebron were Korah
and Tappuah and Rekem and Shema.
1CH 2:44 And Shema became the father of Raham,
the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father
of Shammai.
1CH 2:45 And the son of Shammai was Maon, and
Maon was the father of Bethzur.
1CH 2:46 And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore
Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father
of Gazez.
1CH 2:47 And the sons of Jahdai were Regem,
Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
1CH 2:48 Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore
Sheber and Tirhanah.
1CH 2:49 She also bore Shaaph the father of
Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena and the
father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was
Achsah.
1CH 2:50 These were the sons of Caleb. The
sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah, were
Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
1CH 2:51 Salma the father of Bethlehem and
Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
1CH 2:52 And Shobal the father of
Kiriath-jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the
Manahathites,
1CH 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.
1CH 2:54 The sons of Salma were Bethlehem and
the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab and half of the
Manahathites, the Zorites.
1CH 2:55 And 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.
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1CH 3:1 Now these
were the sons of David who were born to him in
Hebron: the first-born was Amnon, by Ahinoam the
Jezreelitess; the second was Daniel, by Abigail the
Carmelitess;
1CH 3:2 the third was Absalom the son of
Maacah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the
fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;
1CH 3:3 the fifth was Shephatiah, by Abital;
the sixth was Ithream, by his wife Eglah.
1CH 3:4 Six were born to him in Hebron, and
there he reigned seven years and six months. And in
Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.
1CH 3:5 And these were born to him in
Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,
four, by Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel;
1CH 3:6 and Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet,
1CH 3:7 Nogah, Nepheg, and Japhia,
1CH 3:8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet,
nine.
1CH 3:9 All these were the sons of David,
besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was
their sister.
1CH 3:10 Now Solomon's son was Rehoboam,
Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his
son,
1CH 3:11 Joram his son, Ahaziah his son,
Joash his son,
1CH 3:12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son,
Jotham his son,
1CH 3:13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son,
Manasseh his son,
1CH 3:14 Amon his son, Josiah his son.
1CH 3:15 And the sons of Josiah were Johanan
the first-born, and the second was Jehoiakim, the
third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
1CH 3:16 And the sons of Jehoiakim were
Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
1CH 3:17 And the sons of Jeconiah, the
prisoner, were Shealtiel his son,
1CH 3:18 and Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar,
Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
1CH 3:19 And the sons of Pedaiah were
Zerubbabel and Shimei. And the sons of Zerubbabel
were Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their
sister;
1CH 3:20 and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah,
Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed, five.
1CH 3:21 And the sons of Hananiah were
Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, the sons of Rephaiah, the
sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of
Shecaniah.
1CH 3:22 And the son of Shecaniah was
Shemaiah, and the sons of Shemaiah were Hattush,
Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
1CH 3:23 And the sons of Neariah were
Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three.
1CH 3:24 And the sons of Elioenai were
Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah,
and Anani, seven.
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1CH 4:1 The sons
of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
1CH 4:2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal became
the father of Jahath, and Jahath became the father
of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the
Zorathites.
1CH 4:3 And these were the sons of Etam:
Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their
sister was Hazzelelponi.
1CH 4:4 And Penuel was the father of Gedor,
and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons
of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah, the father of
Bethlehem.
1CH 4:5 And Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had
two wives, Helah and Naarah.
1CH 4:6 And Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher,
Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of
Naarah.
1CH 4:7 And the sons of Helah were Zereth,
Izhar and Ethnan.
1CH 4:8 And Koz became the father of Anub and
Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of
Harum.
1CH 4:9 And Jabez was more honorable than his
brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying,
"Because I bore him with pain."
1CH 4:10 Now Jabez called on the God of
Israel, saying, "Oh that Thou wouldst bless me
indeed, and enlarge my border, and that Thy hand
might be with me, and that Thou wouldst keep me from
harm, that it may not pain me!" And God granted him
what he requested.
1CH 4:11 And Chelub the brother of Shuhah
became the father of Mehir, who was the father of
Eshton.
1CH 4:12 And Eshton became the father of
Beth-rapha and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of
Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.
1CH 4:13 Now the sons of Kenaz were Othniel
and Seraiah. And the son of Othniel was Hathath.
1CH 4:14 And Meonothai became the father of
Ophrah, and Seraiah became the father of Joab the
father of Ge-harashim, for they were craftsmen.
1CH 4:15 And the sons of Caleb the son of
Jephunneh were Iru, Elah and Naam; and the son of
Elah was Kenaz.
1CH 4:16 And the sons of Jehallelel were Ziph
and Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.
1CH 4:17 And the sons of Ezrah were Jether,
Mered, Epher, and Jalon. (And these are the sons of
Bithia the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took) and
she conceived and bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah
the father of Eshtemoa.
1CH 4:18 And his Jewish wife bore Jered the
father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and
Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
1CH 4:19 And the sons of the wife of Hodiah,
the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the
Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
1CH 4:20 And the sons of Shimon were Amnon
and Rinnah, Benhanan and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi
were Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.
1CH 4:21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah
were Er the father of Lecah and Laadah the father of
Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen
workers at Beth-ashbea;
1CH 4:22 and Jokim, the men of Cozeba, Joash,
Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And
the records are ancient.
1CH 4:23 These were the potters and the
inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they lived there
with the king for his work.
1CH 4:24 The sons of Simeon were Nemuel and
Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;
1CH 4:25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son,
Mishma his son.
1CH 4:26 And the sons of Mishma were Hammuel
his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
1CH 4:27 Now Shimei had sixteen sons and six
daughters; but his brothers did not have many sons,
nor did all their family multiply like the sons of
Judah.
1CH 4:28 And they lived at Beersheba, Moladah,
and Hazar-shual,
1CH 4:29 at Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
1CH 4:30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
1CH 4:31 Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri,
and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the
reign of David.
1CH 4:32 And their villages were Etam, Ain,
Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;
1CH 4:33 and all their villages that were
around the same cities as far as Baal. These were
their settlements, and they have their genealogy.
1CH 4:34 And Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah
the son of Amaziah,
1CH 4:35 and Joel and Jehu the son of
Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
1CH 4:36 and Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah,
Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
1CH 4:37 Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of
Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the
son of Shemaiah;
1CH 4:38 these mentioned by name were leaders
in their families; and their fathers' houses
increased greatly.
1CH 4:39 And they went to the entrance of
Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek
pasture for their flocks.
1CH 4:40 And they found rich and good
pasture, and the land was broad and quiet and
peaceful; for those who lived there formerly were
Hamites.
1CH 4:41 And these, recorded by name, came in
the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and attacked
their tents, and the Meunites who were found there,
and destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in
their place; because there was pasture there for
their flocks.
1CH 4:42 And 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.
1CH 4:43 And they destroyed the remnant of
the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to
this day.
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1CH 5:1 Now the
sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel (for he was
the first-born, 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.
1CH 5:2 Though Judah prevailed over his
brothers, and from him came the leader, yet the
birthright belonged to Joseph),
1CH 5:3 the sons of Reuben the first-born of
Israel were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.
1CH 5:4 The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his
son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
1CH 5:5 Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal
his son,
1CH 5:6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser
king of Assyria carried away into exile; he was
leader of the Reubenites.
1CH 5:7 And his kinsmen by their families, in
the genealogy of their generations, were Jeiel the
chief, then Zechariah
1CH 5:8 and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of
Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, even to
Nebo and Baal-meon.
1CH 5:9 And to the east he settled as far as
the entrance of the wilderness from the river
Euphrates, because their cattle had increased in the
land of Gilead.
1CH 5:10 And 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.
1CH 5:11 Now the sons of Gad lived opposite
them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah.
1CH 5:12 Joel was the chief, and Shapham the
second, then Janai and Shaphat in Bashan.
1CH 5:13 And their kinsmen of their fathers'
households were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai,
Jacan, Zia, and Eber, seven.
1CH 5:14 These were the sons of Abihail, the
son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead,
the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of
Jahdo, the son of Buz;
1CH 5:15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of
Guni, was head of their fathers' households.
1CH 5:16 And they lived in Gilead, in Bashan
and in its towns, and in all the pasture lands of
Sharon, as far as their borders.
1CH 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.
1CH 5:18 The sons of Reuben and the Gadites
and the half-tribe of Manasseh, consisting of
valiant men, men who bore shield and sword and shot
with bow, and were skillful in battle, were 44,760,
who went to war.
1CH 5:19 And they made war against the
Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.
1CH 5:20 And they were helped against them,
and the Hagrites and all who were with them were
given into their hand; for they cried out to God in
the battle, and He was entreated for them, because
they trusted in Him.
1CH 5:21 And they took away their cattle:
their 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000 donkeys,
and 100,000 men.
1CH 5:22 For many fell slain, because the war
was of God. And they settled in their place until
the exile.
1CH 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.
1CH 5:24 And these were the heads of their
fathers' households, even Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel,
Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of
valor, famous men, heads of their fathers'
households.
1CH 5:25 But they acted treacherously against
the God of their fathers, and played the harlot
after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God
had destroyed before them.
1CH 5:26 So the God of Israel stirred up the
spirit of Pul, king of Assyria, even the spirit of
Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried
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, to this day.
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1CH 6:1 The sons
of Levi were Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
1CH 6:2 And the sons of Kohath were Amram,
Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
1CH 6:3 And the children of Amram were Aaron,
Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron were Nadab,
Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
1CH 6:4 Eleazar became the father of Phinehas,
and Phinehas became the father of Abishua,
1CH 6:5 and Abishua became the father of
Bukki, and Bukki became the father of Uzzi,
1CH 6:6 and Uzzi became the father of
Zerahiah, and Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth,
1CH 6:7 Meraioth became the father of Amariah,
and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,
1CH 6:8 and Ahitub became the father of Zadok,
and Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz,
1CH 6:9 and Ahimaaz became the father of
Azariah, and Azariah became the father of Johanan,
1CH 6:10 and Johanan became the father of
Azariah (it was he who served as the priest in the
house which Solomon built in Jerusalem),
1CH 6:11 and Azariah became the father of
Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,
1CH 6:12 and Ahitub became the father of
Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Shallum,
1CH 6:13 and Shallum became the father of
Hilkiah, and Hilkiah became the father of Azariah,
1CH 6:14 and Azariah became the father of
Seraiah, and Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak;
1CH 6:15 and Jehozadak went along when the
Lord carried Judah and Jerusalem away into exile by
Nebuchadnezzar.
1CH 6:16 The sons of Levi were Gershom,
Kohath, and Merari.
1CH 6:17 And these are the names of the sons
of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
1CH 6:18 And the sons of Kohath were Amram,
Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
1CH 6:19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and
Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites
according to their fathers' households.
1CH 6:20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath
his son, Zimmah his son,
1CH 6:21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah
his son, Jeatherai his son.
1CH 6:22 The sons of Kohath were Amminadab
his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
1CH 6:23 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son,
and Assir his son,
1CH 6:24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son,
Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
1CH 6:25 And the sons of Elkanah were Amasai
and Ahimoth.
1CH 6:26 As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah
were Zophai his son and Nahath his son,
1CH 6:27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son,
Elkanah his son.
1CH 6:28 And the sons of Samuel were Joel,
the first-born and Abijah, the second.
1CH 6:29 The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni
his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
1CH 6:30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son,
Asaiah his son.
1CH 6:31 Now these are those whom David
appointed over the service of song in the house of
the Lord, after the ark rested there.
1CH 6:32 And they ministered with song before
the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon
had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and
they served in their office according to their
order.
1CH 6:33 And these are those who served with
their sons. From the sons of the Kohathites were
Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of
Samuel,
1CH 6:34 the son of Elkanah, the son of
Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
1CH 6:35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah,
the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
1CH 6:36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel,
the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
1CH 6:37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir,
the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
1CH 6:38 the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath,
the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
1CH 6:39 And Heman's brother Asaph stood at
his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the
son of Shimea,
1CH 6:40 the son of Michael, the son of
Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,
1CH 6:41 the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah,
the son of Adaiah,
1CH 6:42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah,
the son of Shimei,
1CH 6:43 the son of Jahath, the son of
Gershom, the son of Levi.
1CH 6:44 And on the left hand were their
kinsmen the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi,
the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
1CH 6:45 the son of Hashabiah, the son of
Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
1CH 6:46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani,
the son of Shemer,
1CH 6:47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi,
the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
1CH 6:48 And their kinsmen the Levites were
appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of
the house of God.
1CH 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 most holy place,
and to make atonement for Israel, according to all
that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
1CH 6:50 And these are the sons of Aaron:
Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
1CH 6:51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son,
Zerahiah his son,
1CH 6:52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son,
Ahitub his son,
1CH 6:53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
1CH 6:54 Now these are their settlements
according to their camps within their borders. To
the sons of Aaron of the families of the Kohathites
(for theirs was the first lot),
1CH 6:55 to them they gave Hebron in the land
of Judah, and its pasture lands around it;
1CH 6:56 but the fields of the city and its
villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
1CH 6:57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave
the following cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah also
with its pasture lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its
pasture lands,
1CH 6:58 Hilen with its pasture lands, Debir
with its pasture lands,
1CH 6:59 Ashan with its pasture lands, and
Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands;
1CH 6:60 and from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba
with its pasture lands, Allemeth with its pasture
lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. All
their cities throughout their families were thirteen
cities.
1CH 6:61 Then to the rest of the sons of
Kohath were given by lot, from the family of the
tribe, from the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh,
ten cities.
1CH 6:62 And 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.
1CH 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.
1CH 6:64 So the sons of Israel gave to the
Levites the cities with their pasture lands.
1CH 6:65 And 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.
1CH 6:66 Now some of the families of the sons
of Kohath had cities of their territory from the
tribe of Ephraim.
1CH 6:67 And 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,
1CH 6:68 Jokmeam with its pasture lands,
Beth-horon with its pasture lands,
1CH 6:69 Aijalon with its pasture lands, and
Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands;
1CH 6:70 and from the half-tribe of Manasseh:
Aner with its pasture lands and Bileam with its
pasture lands, for the rest of the family of the
sons of Kohath.
1CH 6:71 To the sons of Gershom were given,
from the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan
in Bashan with its pasture lands and Ashtaroth with
its pasture lands;
1CH 6:72 and from the tribe of Issachar:
Kedesh with its pasture lands, Daberath with its
pasture lands,
1CH 6:73 and Ramoth with its pasture lands,
Anem with its pasture lands;
1CH 6:74 and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal
with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture
lands,
1CH 6:75 Hukok with its pasture lands, and
Rehob with its pasture lands;
1CH 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.
1CH 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;
1CH 6:78 and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on
the east side of the Jordan, were given them, from
the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with
its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands,
1CH 6:79 Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and
Mephaath with its pasture lands;
1CH 6:80 and from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in
Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its
pasture lands,
1CH 6:81 Heshbon with its pasture lands, and
Jazer with its pasture lands.
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1CH 7:1 Now the
sons of Issachar were four: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and
Shimron.
1CH 7:2 And the sons of Tola were Uzzi,
Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel, heads
of their fathers' households. The sons of Tola were
mighty men of valor in their generations; their
number in the days of David was 22,600.
1CH 7:3 And the son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. And
the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel,
Isshiah; all five of them were chief men.
1CH 7:4 And with them by their generations
according to their fathers' households were 36,000
troops of the army for war, for they had many wives
and sons.
1CH 7:5 And their relatives among all the
families of Issachar were mighty men of valor,
enrolled by genealogy, in all 87,000.
1CH 7:6 The sons of Benjamin were three: Bela
and Becher and Jediael.
1CH 7:7 And the sons of Bela were five: Ezbon,
Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were heads of
fathers' households, mighty men of valor, and were
22,034 enrolled by genealogy.
1CH 7:8 And the sons of Becher were Zemirah,
Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah,
Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of
Becher.
1CH 7:9 And they were enrolled by genealogy,
according to their generations, heads of their
fathers' households, 20,200 mighty men of valor.
1CH 7:10 And the son of Jediael was Bilhan.
And the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud,
Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
1CH 7:11 All these were sons of Jediael,
according to the heads of their fathers' households,
17,200 mighty men of valor, who were ready to go out
with the army to war.
1CH 7:12 And Shuppim and Huppim were the sons
of Ir; Hushim was the son of Aher.
1CH 7:13 The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel,
Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.
1CH 7:14 The sons of Manasseh were Asriel,
whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the
father of Gilead.
1CH 7:15 And Machir took a wife for Huppim
and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maacah. And the
name of the second was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad
had daughters.
1CH 7:16 And Maacah the wife of Machir bore a
son, and she named him Peresh; and the name of his
brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and
Rakem.
1CH 7:17 And the son of Ulam was Bedan. These
were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son
of Manasseh.
1CH 7:18 And his sister Hammolecheth bore
Ishhod and Abiezer and Mahlah.
1CH 7:19 And the sons of Shemida were Ahian
and Shechem and Likhi and Aniam.
1CH 7:20 And the sons of Ephraim were
Shuthelah and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah
his son, Tahath his son,
1CH 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.
1CH 7:22 And their father Ephraim mourned
many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
1CH 7:23 Then he went in to his wife, and she
conceived and bore a son, and he named him Beriah,
because misfortune had come upon his house.
1CH 7:24 And his daughter was Sheerah, who
built lower and upper Beth-horon, also Uzzen-sheerah.
1CH 7:25 And Rephah was his son along with
Resheph, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
1CH 7:26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son,
Elishama his son,
1CH 7:27 Non his son, and Joshua his son.
1CH 7:28 And their possessions and
settlements 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,
1CH 7:29 and along the borders of the sons of
Manasseh, Beth-shean with its towns, Taanach with
its towns, Megiddo with its towns, Dor with its
towns. In these lived the sons of Joseph the son of
Israel.
1CH 7:30 The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah,
Ishvi and Beriah, and Serah their sister.
1CH 7:31 And the sons of Beriah were Heber
and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
1CH 7:32 And Heber became the father of
Japhlet, Shomer and Hotham, and Shua their sister.
1CH 7:33 And the sons of Japhlet were Pasach,
Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the sons of Japhlet.
1CH 7:34 And the sons of Shemer were Ahi and
Rohgah, Jehubbah and Aram.
1CH 7:35 And the sons of his brother Helem
were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
1CH 7:36 The sons of Zophah were Suah,
Harnepher, Shual, Beri, and Imrah,
1CH 7:37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran,
and Beera.
1CH 7:38 And the sons of Jether were
Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
1CH 7:39 And the sons of Ulla were Arah,
Hanniel, and Rizia.
1CH 7:40 All these were the sons of Asher,
heads of the fathers' houses, choice and mighty men
of valor, heads of the princes. And the number of
them enrolled by genealogy for service in war was
26,000 men.
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1CH 8:1 And
Benjamin became the father of Bela his first-born,
Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
1CH 8:2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the
fifth.
1CH 8:3 And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera,
Abihud,
1CH 8:4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
1CH 8:5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
1CH 8:6 And these are the sons of Ehud: these
are the heads of fathers' households of the
inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them into
exile to Manahath,
1CH 8:7 namely, Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera - -
he carried them into exile; and he became the father
of Uzza and Ahihud.
1CH 8:8 And Shaharaim became the father of
children in the country of Moab, after he had sent
away Hushim and Baara his wives.
1CH 8:9 And by Hodesh his wife he became the
father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
1CH 8:10 Jeuz, Sachia, Mirmah. These were his
sons, heads of fathers' households.
1CH 8:11 And by Hushim he became the father
of Abitub and Elpaal.
1CH 8:12 And the sons of Elpaal were Eber,
Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its
towns;
1CH 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;
1CH 8:14 and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth.
1CH 8:15 And Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
1CH 8:16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the
sons of Beriah.
1CH 8:17 And Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki,
Heber,
1CH 8:18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the
sons of Elpaal.
1CH 8:19 And Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,
1CH 8:20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
1CH 8:21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were
the sons of Shimei.
1CH 8:22 And Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
1CH 8:23 Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,
1CH 8:24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
1CH 8:25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons
of Shashak.
1CH 8:26 And Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
1CH 8:27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were
the sons of Jeroham.
1CH 8:28 These were heads of the fathers'
households according to their generations, chief
men, who lived in Jerusalem.
1CH 8:29 Now in Gibeon, Jeiel, the father of
Gibeon lived, and his wife's name was Maacah;
1CH 8:30 and his first-born son was Abdon,
then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
1CH 8:31 Gedor, Ahio, and Zecher.
1CH 8:32 And Mikloth became the father of
Shimeah. And they also lived with their relatives in
Jerusalem opposite their other relatives.
1CH 8:33 And Ner became the father of Kish,
and Kish became the father of Saul, and Saul became
the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and
Eshbaal.
1CH 8:34 And the son of Jonathan was
Merib-baal, and Merib-baal became the father of
Micah.
1CH 8:35 And the sons of Micah were Pithon,
Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
1CH 8:36 And Ahaz became the father of
Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah became the father of
Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the
father of Moza.
1CH 8:37 And Moza became the father of Binea;
Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
1CH 8:38 And Azel had six sons, and these
were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael,
Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. All these were the sons
of Azel.
1CH 8:39 And the sons of Eshek his brother
were Ulam his first-born, Jeush the second, and
Eliphelet the third.
1CH 8:40 And the sons of Ulam were mighty men
of valor, archers, and had many sons and grandsons,
150 of them. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.
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1CH 9:1 So all
Israel was enrolled by genealogies; and behold, they
are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And
Judah was carried away into exile to Babylon for
their unfaithfulness.
1CH 9:2 Now the first who lived in their
possessions in their cities were Israel, the
priests, the Levites and the temple servants.
1CH 9:3 And some of the sons of Judah, of the
sons of Benjamin, and of the sons of Ephraim and
Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:
1CH 9:4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of
Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, from the
sons of Perez the son of Judah.
1CH 9:5 And from the Shilonites were Asaiah
the first-born and his sons.
1CH 9:6 And from the sons of Zerah were Jeuel
and their relatives, 690 of them.
1CH 9:7 And from the sons of Benjamin were
Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the
son of Hassenuah,
1CH 9:8 and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and
Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and
Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel,
the son of Ibnijah;
1CH 9:9 and their relatives according to
their generations, 956. All these were heads of
fathers' households according to their fathers'
houses.
1CH 9:10 And from the priests were Jedaiah,
Jehoiarib, Jachin,
1CH 9:11 and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the
son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of
Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief officer of
the house of God;
1CH 9:12 and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the
son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasai the
son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of
Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
1CH 9:13 and their relatives, heads of their
fathers' households, 1,760 very able men for the
work of the service of the house of God.
1CH 9:14 And of the Levites were Shemaiah the
son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of
Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
1CH 9:15 and Bakbakkar, Heresh and Galal and
Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the
son of Asaph,
1CH 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
villages of the Netophathites.
1CH 9:17 Now the gatekeepers were Shallum and
Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman and their relatives (Shallum
the chief
1CH 9:18 being stationed until now at the
king's gate to the east). These were the gatekeepers
for the camp of the sons of Levi.
1CH 9:19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son
of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives, of
his father's house, the Korahites, were over the
work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of
the tent; and their fathers had been over the camp
of the Lord, keepers of the entrance.
1CH 9:20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was
ruler over them previously, and the Lord was with
him.
1CH 9:21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was
gatekeeper of the entrance of the tent of meeting.
1CH 9:22 All these who were chosen to be
gatekeepers in the thresholds were 212. These were
enrolled by genealogy in their villages, whom David
and Samuel the seer appointed in their office of
trust.
1CH 9:23 So they and their sons had charge of
the gates of the house of the Lord, even the house
of the tent, as guards.
1CH 9:24 The gatekeepers were on the four
sides, to the east, west, north, and south.
1CH 9:25 And their relatives in their
villages were to come in every seven days from time
to time to be with them;
1CH 9:26 for the four chief gatekeepers who
were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were
over the chambers and over the treasuries in the
house of God.
1CH 9:27 And they spent the night around the
house of God, because the watch was committed to
them; and they were in charge of opening it morning
by morning.
1CH 9:28 Now some of them had charge of the
utensils of service, for they counted them when they
brought them in and when they took them out.
1CH 9:29 Some of them also were appointed
over the furniture and over all the utensils of the
sanctuary and over the fine flour and the wine and
the oil and the frankincense and the spices.
1CH 9:30 And some of the sons of the priests
prepared the mixing of the spices.
1CH 9:31 And Mattithiah, one of the Levites,
who was the first-born of Shallum the Korahite, had
the responsibility over the things which were baked
in pans.
1CH 9:32 And some of their relatives of the
sons of the Kohathites were over the showbread to
prepare it every sabbath.
1CH 9:33 Now these are the singers, heads of
fathers' households of the Levites, who lived in the
chambers of the temple free from other service; for
they were engaged in their work day and night.
1CH 9:34 These were heads of fathers'
households of the Levites according to their
generations, chief men, who lived in Jerusalem.
1CH 9:35 And in Gibeon Jeiel the father of
Gibeon lived, and his wife's name was Maacah,
1CH 9:36 and his first-born son was Abdon,
then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
1CH 9:37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
1CH 9:38 And Mikloth became the father of
Shimeam. And they also lived with their relatives in
Jerusalem opposite their other relatives.
1CH 9:39 And Ner became the father of Kish,
and Kish became the father of Saul, and Saul became
the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and
Eshbaal.
1CH 9:40 And the son of Jonathan was
Merib-baal; and Merib-baal became the father of
Micah.
1CH 9:41 And the sons of Micah were Pithon,
Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.
1CH 9:42 And Ahaz became the father of Jarah,
and Jarah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth,
and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza,
1CH 9:43 and Moza became the father of Binea
and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
1CH 9:44 And Azel had six sons whose names
are these: Azrikam, Bocheru and Ishmael and Sheariah
and Obadiah and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
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1CH 10:1 Now the
Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of
Israel fled before the Philistines, and fell slain
on Mount Gilboa.
1CH 10:2 And the Philistines closely pursued
Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down
Jonathan, Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of
Saul.
1CH 10:3 And the battle became heavy against
Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was
wounded by the archers.
1CH 10:4 Then Saul said to his armor bearer,
"Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, lest
these uncircumcised come and abuse me." But his
armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid.
Therefore Saul took his sword and fell on it.
1CH 10:5 And when his armor bearer saw that
Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword and
died.
1CH 10:6 Thus Saul died with his three sons,
and all those of his house died together.
1CH 10:7 When all the men of Israel who were
in the valley saw that they had fled, and that Saul
and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities
and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in
them.
1CH 10:8 And it came about the next day, when
the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they
found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
1CH 10:9 So they stripped him and took his
head and his armor and sent messengers around the
land of the Philistines, to carry the good news to
their idols and to the people.
1CH 10:10 And they put his armor in the house
of their gods and fastened his head in the house of
Dagon.
1CH 10:11 When all Jabesh-gilead heard all
that the Philistines had done to Saul,
1CH 10:12 all the valiant men arose and took
away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons,
and brought them to Jabesh and buried their bones
under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
1CH 10:13 So Saul died for his trespass 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 it,
1CH 10:14 and did not inquire of the Lord.
Therefore He killed him, and turned the kingdom to
David the son of Jesse.
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1CH 11:1 Then all
Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said,
"Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
1CH 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
prince over My people Israel.'"
1CH 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, according to the word of the
Lord through Samuel.
1CH 11:4 Then David and all Israel went to
Jerusalem (that is, Jebus); and the Jebusites, the
inhabitants of the land, were there.
1CH 11:5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to
David, "You shall not enter here." Nevertheless
David captured the stronghold of Zion (that is, the
city of David).
1CH 11:6 Now David had said, "Whoever strikes
down a Jebusite first shall be chief and commander."
And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he
became chief.
1CH 11:7 Then David dwelt in the stronghold;
therefore it was called the city of David.
1CH 11:8 And he built the city all around,
from the Millo even to the surrounding area; and
Joab repaired the rest of the city.
1CH 11:9 And David became greater and
greater, for the Lord of hosts was with him.
1CH 11:10 Now these are the heads of the
mighty men whom David had, who gave him strong
support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to
make him king, according to the word of the Lord
concerning Israel.
1CH 11:11 And these constitute the list of
the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of
a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up
his spear against three hundred whom he killed at
one time.
1CH 11:12 And after him was Eleazar the son
of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three
mighty men.
1CH 11:13 He was with David at Pasdammim when
the Philistines were gathered together there to
battle, and there was a plot of ground full of
barley; and the people fled before the Philistines.
1CH 11:14 And they took their stand in the
midst of the plot, and defended it, and struck down
the Philistines; and the Lord saved them by a great
victory.
1CH 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 valley of Rephaim.
1CH 11:16 And David was then in the
stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines
was then in Bethlehem.
1CH 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!"
1CH 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; nevertheless David would not
drink it, but poured it out to the Lord;
1CH 11:19 and he said, "Be it far from me
before my God that I should do this. Shall I drink
the blood of these men who went at the risk of their
lives? For at the risk of their lives they brought
it." Therefore he would not drink it. These things
the three mighty men did.
1CH 11:20 As for Abshai the brother of Joab,
he was chief of the thirty, and he swung his spear
against three hundred and killed them; and he had a
name as well as the thirty.
1CH 11:21 Of the three in the second rank he
was the most honored, and became their commander;
however, he did not attain to the first three.
1CH 11:22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the
son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, mighty in deeds,
struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also
went down and killed a lion inside a pit on a snowy
day.
1CH 11:23 And 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.
1CH 11:24 These things Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three
mighty men.
1CH 11:25 Behold, he was honored among the
thirty, but he did not attain to the three; and
David appointed him over his guard.
1CH 11:26 Now the mighty men of the armies
were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of
Dodo of Bethlehem,
1CH 11:27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the
Pelonite,
1CH 11:28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Abiezer the Anathothite,
1CH 11:29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the
Ahohite,
1CH 11:30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the
son of Baanah the Netophathite,
1CH 11:31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of
the sons of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
1CH 11:32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel
the Arbathite,
1CH 11:33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba
the Shaalbonite,
1CH 11:34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite,
Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,
1CH 11:35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite,
Eliphal the son of Ur,
1CH 11:36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the
Pelonite,
1CH 11:37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son
of Ezbai,
1CH 11:38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar
the son of Hagri,
1CH 11:39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the
Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of
Zeruiah,
1CH 11:40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
1CH 11:41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of
Ahlai,
1CH 11:42 Adina the son of Shiza the
Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty
with him,
1CH 11:43 Hanan the son of Maacah and
Joshaphat the Mithnite,
1CH 11:44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and
Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
1CH 11:45 Jediael the son of Shimri and Joha
his brother, the Tizite,
1CH 11:46 Eliel the Mahavite and Jeribai and
Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the
Moabite,
1CH 11:47 Eliel and Obed and Jaasiel the
Mezobaite.
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1CH 12:1 Now
these are the ones 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.
1CH 12:2 They were equipped with bows, using
both the right hand and the left to sling stones and
to shoot arrows from the bow; they were Saul's
kinsmen from Benjamin.
1CH 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,
1CH 12:4 and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty
man among the thirty, and over the thirty. Then
Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite,
1CH 12:5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah,
Shephatiah the Haruphite,
1CH 12:6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer,
Jashobeam, the Korahites,
1CH 12:7 and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of
Jeroham of Gedor.
1CH 12:8 And from the Gadites there came over
to David in the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty
men of valor, men trained for war, who could handle
shield and spear, and whose faces were like the
faces of lions, and they were as swift as the
gazelles on the mountains.
1CH 12:9 Ezer was the first, Obadiah the
second, Eliab the third,
1CH 12:10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the
fifth,
1CH 12:11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
1CH 12:12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the
ninth,
1CH 12:13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the
eleventh.
1CH 12:14 These of the sons of Gad were
captains of the army; he who was least was equal to
a hundred and the greatest to a thousand.
1CH 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.
1CH 12:16 Then some of the sons of Benjamin
and Judah came to the stronghold to David.
1CH 12:17 And David went out to meet them,
and answered 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
adversaries, since there is no wrong in my hands,
may the God of our fathers look on it and decide."
1CH 12:18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai,
who was the chief of the thirty, and he said, "We
are yours, O David, And 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 band.
1CH 12:19 From Manasseh also some defected to
David, when he was about to go to battle with the
Philistines against Saul. But they did not help
them, for the lords of the Philistines after
consultation sent him away, saying, "At the cost of
our heads he may defect to his master Saul."
1CH 12:20 As he went to Ziklag, there
defected to him from Manasseh: Adnah, Jozabad,
Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai,
captains of thousands who belonged to Manasseh.
1CH 12:21 And they helped David against the
band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of
valor, and were captains in the army.
1CH 12:22 For day by day men came to David to
help him, until there was a great army like the army
of God.
1CH 12:23 Now these are the numbers of the
divisions equipped for war, who came to David at
Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him,
according to the word of the Lord.
1CH 12:24 The sons of Judah who bore shield
and spear were 6,800, equipped for war.
1CH 12:25 Of the sons of Simeon, mighty men
of valor for war, 7,100.
1CH 12:26 Of the sons of Levi 4,600.
1CH 12:27 Now Jehoiada was the leader of the
house of Aaron, and with him were 3,700,
1CH 12:28 also Zadok, a young man mighty of
valor, and of his father's house twenty-two
captains.
1CH 12:29 And of the sons of Benjamin, Saul's
kinsmen, 3,000; for until now the greatest part of
them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.
1CH 12:30 And of the sons of Ephraim 20,800,
mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers'
households.
1CH 12:31 And of the half-tribe of Manasseh
18,000, who were designated by name to come and make
David king.
1CH 12:32 And of 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.
1CH 12:33 Of Zebulun, there were 50,000 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.
1CH 12:34 And of Naphtali there were 1,000
captains, and with them 37,000 with shield and
spear.
1CH 12:35 And of the Danites who could draw
up in battle formation, there were 28,600.
1CH 12:36 And of Asher there were 40,000 who
went out in the army to draw up in battle formation.
1CH 12:37 And from the other side of the
Jordan, of 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.
1CH 12:38 All these, being men of war, who
could 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 were of one
mind to make David king.
1CH 12:39 And they were there with David
three days, eating and drinking; for their kinsmen
had prepared for them.
1CH 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.
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1CH 13:1 Then
David consulted with the captains of the thousands
and the hundreds, even with every leader.
1CH 13:2 And 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 everywhere to our
kinsmen who remain in all the land of Israel, also
to the priests and Levites who are with them in
their cities with pasture lands, that they may meet
with us;
1CH 13:3 and let us bring back the ark of our
God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of
Saul."
1CH 13:4 Then all the assembly said that they
would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of
all the people.
1CH 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.
1CH 13:6 And David and all Israel went up to
Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim, which belongs to
Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, the
Lord who is enthroned above the cherubim, where His
name is called.
1CH 13:7 And they carried the ark of God on a
new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and
Ahio drove the cart.
1CH 13:8 And David and all Israel were
celebrating before God with all their might, even
with songs and with lyres, harps, tambourines,
cymbals, and with trumpets.
1CH 13:9 When they came to the threshing
floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to hold the
ark, because the oxen nearly upset it.
1CH 13:10 And the anger of the Lord burned
against Uzza, so He struck him down because he put
out his hand to the ark; and he died there before
God.
1CH 13:11 Then David became angry because of
the Lord's outburst against Uzza; and he called that
place Perez-uzza to this day.
1CH 13:12 And David was afraid of God that
day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God home to
me?"
1CH 13:13 So David did not take the ark with
him to the city of David, but took it aside to the
house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
1CH 13:14 Thus the ark of God remained with
the family of Obed-edom in his house three months;
and the Lord blessed the family of Obed-edom with
all that he had.
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1CH 14:1 Now
Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with
cedar trees, masons, and carpenters, to build a
house for him.
1CH 14:2 And David realized that the Lord had
established him as king over Israel, and that his
kingdom was highly exalted, for the sake of His
people Israel.
1CH 14:3 Then David took more wives at
Jerusalem, and David became the father of more sons
and daughters.
1CH 14:4 And these are the names of the
children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab,
Nathan, Solomon,
1CH 14:5 Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
1CH 14:6 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
1CH 14:7 Elishama, Beeliada and Eliphelet.
1CH 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 of it and went out against them.
1CH 14:9 Now the Philistines had come and
made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.
1CH 14:10 And David inquired of God, saying,
"Shall I go up against the Philistines? And wilt
Thou give them into my hand?" Then the Lord said to
him, "Go up, for I will give them into your hand."
1CH 14:11 So they came up to Baal-perazim,
and David defeated them there; and David said, "God
has broken through my enemies by my hand, like the
breakthrough of waters." Therefore they named that
place Baal-perazim.
1CH 14:12 And they abandoned their gods
there; so David gave the order and they were burned
with fire.
1CH 14:13 And the Philistines made yet
another raid in the valley.
1CH 14:14 And 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 trees.
1CH 14:15 "And it shall be when you hear the
sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees,
then you shall go out to battle, for God will have
gone out before you to strike the army of the
Philistines."
1CH 14:16 And David did just as God had
commanded him, and they struck down the army of the
Philistines from Gibeon even as far as Gezer.
1CH 14:17 Then the fame of David went out
into all the lands; and the Lord brought the fear of
him on all the nations.
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1CH 15:1 Now
David built houses for himself in the city of David;
and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and
pitched a tent for it.
1CH 15:2 Then David said, "No one is to carry
the ark of God but the Levites; for the Lord chose
them to carry the ark of God, and to minister to Him
forever."
1CH 15:3 And David assembled all Israel at
Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to its
place, which he had prepared for it.
1CH 15:4 And David gathered together the sons
of Aaron, and the Levites:
1CH 15:5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the
chief, and 120 of his relatives;
1CH 15:6 of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the
chief, and 220 of his relatives;
1CH 15:7 of the sons of Gershom, Joel the
chief, and 130 of his relatives;
1CH 15:8 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah
the chief, and 200 of his relatives;
1CH 15:9 of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the
chief, and 80 of his relatives;
1CH 15:10 of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab
the chief, and 112 of his relatives.
1CH 15:11 Then David called for Zadok and
Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel,
Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab,
1CH 15:12 and said to them, "You are the
heads of the fathers' households of the Levites;
consecrate yourselves both you and your relatives,
that you may bring up the ark of the Lord God of
Israel, to the place that I have prepared for it.
1CH 15:13 "Because you did not carry it at
the first, the Lord our God made an outburst on us,
for we did not seek Him according to the ordinance."
1CH 15:14 So the priests and the Levites
consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the
Lord God of Israel.
1CH 15:15 And the sons of the Levites carried
the ark of God on their shoulders, with the poles
thereon as Moses had commanded according to the word
of the Lord.
1CH 15:16 Then David spoke to the chiefs of
the Levites to appoint their relatives the singers,
with instruments of music, harps, lyres,
loud-sounding cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.
1CH 15:17 So the Levites appointed Heman the
son of Joel, and from his relatives, Asaph the son
of Berechiah; and from the sons of Merari their
relatives, Ethan the son of Kushaiah,
1CH 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.
1CH 15:19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and
Ethan were appointed to sound aloud cymbals of
bronze;
1CH 15:20 and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth,
Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with
harps tuned to alamoth;
1CH 15:21 and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu,
Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, to lead
with lyres tuned to the sheminith.
1CH 15:22 And Chenaniah, chief of the
Levites, was in charge of the singing; he gave
instruction in singing because he was skillful.
1CH 15:23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were
gatekeepers for the ark.
1CH 15:24 And 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.
1CH 15:25 So it was David, with the elders of
Israel and the captains over thousands, who went to
bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from
the house of Obed-edom with joy.
1CH 15:26 And it came about because God was
helping the Levites who were carrying the ark of the
covenant of the Lord, that they sacrificed seven
bulls and seven rams.
1CH 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.
1CH 15:28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark
of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with
sound of the horn, with trumpets, with loud-sounding
cymbals, with harps and lyres.
1CH 15:29 And it 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 leaping and making merry;
and she despised him in her heart.
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1CH 16:1 And they
brought in the ark of God and placed it inside the
tent which David had pitched for it, and they
offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before
God.
1CH 16:2 When David had finished offering the
burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed
the people in the name of the Lord.
1CH 16:3 And he distributed to everyone of
Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of
bread and a portion of meat and a raisin cake.
1CH 16:4 And 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:
1CH 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, lyres; also Asaph
played loud-sounding cymbals,
1CH 16:6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests
blew trumpets continually before the ark of the
covenant of God.
1CH 16:7 Then on that day David first
assigned Asaph and his relatives to give thanks to
the Lord.
1CH 16:8 Oh give thanks to the Lord, call
upon His name; Make known His deeds among the
peoples.
1CH 16:9 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;
Speak of all His wonders.
1CH 16:10 Glory in His holy name; Let the
heart of those who seek the Lord be glad.
1CH 16:11 Seek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face continually.
1CH 16:12 Remember His wonderful deeds which
He has done, His marvels and the judgments from His
mouth,
1CH 16:13 O seed of Israel His servant, Sons
of Jacob, His chosen ones!
1CH 16:14 He is the Lord our God; His
judgments are in all the earth.
1CH 16:15 Remember His covenant forever, The
word which He commanded to a thousand generations,
1CH 16:16 The covenant which He made with
Abraham, And His oath to Isaac.
1CH 16:17 He also confirmed it to Jacob for a
statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
1CH 16:18 Saying, "To you I will give the
land of Canaan, As the portion of your inheritance."
1CH 16:19 When they were only a few in
number, Very few, and strangers in it,
1CH 16:20 And they wandered about from nation
to nation, And from one kingdom to another people,
1CH 16:21 He permitted no man to oppress
them, And He reproved kings for their sakes, saying,
1CH 16:22 "Do not touch My anointed ones, And
do My prophets no harm."
1CH 16:23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth;
Proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to
day.
1CH 16:24 Tell of His glory among the
nations, His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
1CH 16:25 For great is the Lord, and greatly
to be praised; He also is to be feared above all
gods.
1CH 16:26 For all the gods of the peoples are
idols, But the Lord made the heavens.
1CH 16:27 Splendor and majesty are before
Him, Strength and joy are in His place.
1CH 16:28 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of
the peoples, Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
1CH 16:29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due
His name; Bring an offering, and come before Him;
Worship the Lord in holy array.
1CH 16:30 Tremble before Him, all the earth;
Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not
be moved.
1CH 16:31 Let the heavens be glad, and let
the earth rejoice; And let them say among the
nations, "The Lord reigns."
1CH 16:32 Let the sea roar, and all it
contains; Let the field exult, and all that is in
it.
1CH 16:33 Then the trees of the forest will
sing for joy before the Lord; For He is coming to
judge the earth.
1CH 16:34 O give thanks to the Lord, for He
is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
1CH 16:35 Then say, "Save us, O God of our
salvation, And gather us and deliver us from the
nations, To give thanks to Thy holy name, And glory
in Thy praise."
1CH 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.
1CH 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;
1CH 16:38 and Obed-edom with his 68
relatives; Obed-edom, also the son of Jeduthun, and
Hosah as gatekeepers.
1CH 16:39 And he left Zadok the priest and
his relatives the priests before the tabernacle of
the Lord in the high place which was at Gibeon,
1CH 16:40 to offer burnt offerings to the
Lord on the altar of burnt offering continually
morning and evening, even according to all that is
written in the law of the Lord, which He commanded
Israel.
1CH 16:41 And 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 lovingkindness is everlasting.
1CH 16:42 And with them were Heman and
Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those who
should sound aloud, and with instruments for the
songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthun for the gate.
1CH 16:43 Then all the people departed each
to his house, and David returned to bless his
household.
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1CH 17:1 And it
came about, when David dwelt in his house, that
David said to Nathan the prophet, "Behold, I am
dwelling in a house of cedar, but the ark of the
covenant of the Lord is under curtains."
1CH 17:2 Then Nathan said to David, "Do all
that is in your heart, for God is with you."
1CH 17:3 And it came about the same night,
that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
1CH 17:4 "Go and tell David My servant, 'Thus
says the Lord," You shall not build a house for Me
to dwell in;
1CH 17:5 for I have not dwelt in a house
since the day that I brought up Israel to this day,
but I have gone from tent to tent and from one
dwelling place to another.
1CH 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?'"'
1CH 17:7 "Now, therefore, thus shall you say
to My servant David, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts,"
I took you from the pasture, from following the
sheep, that you should be leader over My people
Israel.
1CH 17:8 "And I have been with you wherever
you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies
from before you; and I will make you a name like the
name of the great ones who are in the earth.
1CH 17:9 "And I will appoint a place for My
people Israel, and will plant them, that they may
dwell in their own place and be moved no more;
neither shall the wicked waste them anymore as
formerly,
1CH 17:10 even from the day that I commanded
judges to be over My people Israel. And I will
subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I tell you that
the Lord will build a house for you.
1CH 17:11 "And it shall come about when your
days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your
fathers, that I will set up one of your descendants
after you, who shall be of your sons; and I will
establish his kingdom.
1CH 17:12 "He shall build for Me a house, and
I will establish his throne forever.
1CH 17:13 "I will be his father, and he shall
be My son; and I will not take My lovingkindness
away from him, as I took it from him who was before
you.
1CH 17:14 "But I will settle him in My house
and in My kingdom forever, and his throne shall be
established forever."' "
1CH 17:15 According to all these words and
according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to
David.
1CH 17:16 Then David the king went in and sat
before the Lord and said, "Who am I, O Lord God, and
what is my house that Thou hast brought me this far?
1CH 17:17 "And this was a small thing in
Thine eyes, O God; but Thou hast spoken of Thy
servant's house for a great while to come, and hast
regarded me according to the standard of a man of
high degree, O Lord God.
1CH 17:18 "What more can David still say to
Thee concerning the honor bestowed on Thy servant?
For Thou knowest Thy servant.
1CH 17:19 "O Lord, for Thy servant's sake,
and according to Thine own heart, Thou hast wrought
all this greatness, to make known all these great
things.
1CH 17:20 "O Lord, there is none like Thee,
neither is there any God besides Thee, according to
all that we have heard with our ears.
1CH 17:21 "And what one nation in the earth
is like Thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem
for Himself as a people, to make Thee a name by
great and terrible things, in driving out nations
from before Thy people, whom Thou didst redeem out
of Egypt?
1CH 17:22 "For Thy people Israel Thou didst
make Thine own people forever, and Thou, O Lord,
didst become their God.
1CH 17:23 "And now, O Lord, let the word that
Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant and
concerning his house, be established forever, and do
as Thou hast spoken.
1CH 17:24 "And let Thy name be established
and magnified forever, saying, 'The Lord of hosts is
the God of Israel, even a God to Israel; and the
house of David Thy servant is established before
Thee.'
1CH 17:25 "For Thou, O my God, hast revealed
to Thy servant that Thou wilt build for him a house;
therefore Thy servant hath found courage to pray
before Thee.
1CH 17:26 "And now, O Lord, Thou art God, and
hast promised this good thing to Thy servant.
1CH 17:27 "And now it hath pleased Thee to
bless the house of Thy servant, that it may continue
forever before Thee; for Thou, O Lord, hast blessed,
and it is blessed forever."
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1CH 18:1 Now
after this it came about that David defeated the
Philistines and subdued them and took Gath and its
towns from the hand of the Philistines.
1CH 18:2 And he defeated Moab, and the
Moabites became servants to David, bringing tribute.
1CH 18:3 David also defeated Hadadezer king
of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish
his rule to the Euphrates River.
1CH 18:4 And David took from him 1,000
chariots and 7,000 horsemen and 20,000 foot
soldiers, and David hamstrung all the chariot
horses, but reserved enough of them for 100
chariots.
1CH 18:5 When the Arameans of Damascus came
to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed 22,000
men of the Arameans.
1CH 18:6 Then David put garrisons among the
Arameans of Damascus; and the Arameans became
servants to David, bringing tribute. And the Lord
helped David wherever he went.
1CH 18:7 And David took the shields of gold
which were carried by the servants of Hadadezer, and
brought them to Jerusalem.
1CH 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 sea
and the pillars and the bronze utensils.
1CH 18:9 Now when Tou king of Hamath heard
that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer
king of Zobah,
1CH 18:10 he sent Hadoram his son to King
David, to greet him and to bless him, because he had
fought against Hadadezer and had defeated him; for
Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. And Hadoram
brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and
bronze.
1CH 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.
1CH 18:12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah
defeated 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
1CH 18:13 Then he put garrisons in Edom, and
all the Edomites became servants to David. And the
Lord helped David wherever he went.
1CH 18:14 So David reigned over all Israel;
and he administered justice and righteousness for
all his people.
1CH 18:15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was
over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was
recorder;
1CH 18:16 and Zadok the son of Ahitub and
Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, and
Shavsha was secretary;
1CH 18:17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was
over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and the
sons of David were chiefs at the king's side.
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1CH 19:1 Now it
came about after this, that Nahash the king of the
sons of Ammon died, and his son became king in his
place.
1CH 19:2 Then David said, "I will show
kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his
father showed kindness to me." So David sent
messengers to console him concerning his father. And
David's servants came into the land of the sons of
Ammon to Hanun, to console him.
1CH 19:3 But the princes of 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 come to you to search and to
overthrow and to spy out the land?"
1CH 19:4 So Hanun took David's servants and
shaved them, and cut off their garments in the
middle as far as their hips, and sent them away.
1CH 19:5 Then certain persons went and told
David about the men. And he sent to meet them, for
the men were greatly humiliated. And the king said,
"Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then
return."
1CH 19:6 When the sons of Ammon saw that they
had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the
sons of Ammon sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire
for themselves chariots and horsemen from
Mesopotamia, from Aram-maacah, and from Zobah.
1CH 19:7 So they hired for themselves 32,000
chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who
came and camped before Medeba. And the sons of Ammon
gathered together from their cities and came to
battle.
1CH 19:8 When David heard of it, he sent Joab
and all the army, the mighty men.
1CH 19:9 And the sons of Ammon came out and
drew up in battle array at the entrance of the city,
and the kings who had come were by themselves in the
field.
1CH 19:10 Now when Joab saw that the battle
was set against him in front and in the rear, he
selected from all the choice men of Israel and they
arrayed themselves against the Arameans.
1CH 19:11 But the remainder of the people he
placed in the hand of Abshai his brother; and they
arrayed themselves against the sons of Ammon.
1CH 19:12 And he said, "If the Arameans are
too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if
the sons of Ammon are too strong for you, then I
will help you.
1CH 19:13 "Be strong, and let us show
ourselves courageous for the sake of our people and
for the cities of our God; and may the Lord do what
is good in His sight."
1CH 19:14 So Joab and the people who were
with him drew near to the battle against the
Arameans, and they fled before him.
1CH 19:15 When the sons of Ammon saw that the
Arameans fled, they also fled before Abshai his
brother, and entered the city. Then Joab came to
Jerusalem.
1CH 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 River,
with Shophach the commander of the army of Hadadezer
leading them.
1CH 19:17 When it was told 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 array against the
Arameans, they fought against him.
1CH 19:18 And the Arameans fled before
Israel, and David killed of the Arameans 7,000
charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers, and put to
death Shophach the commander of the army.
1CH 19:19 So when the servants of Hadadezer
saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made
peace with David and served him. Thus the Arameans
were not willing to help the sons of Ammon anymore.
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1CH 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 at Jerusalem. And
Joab struck Rabbah and overthrew it.
1CH 20:2 And 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 spoil of the city, a very great
amount.
1CH 20:3 And he brought out the people who
were in it, and cut them with saws and with sharp
instruments and with axes. And thus David did to all
the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all
the people returned to Jerusalem.
1CH 20:4 Now it came about after this, that
war broke out at Gezer with the Philistines; then
Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, one of the
descendants of the giants, and they were subdued.
1CH 20:5 And there was war with the
Philistines again, and Elhanan the son of Jair
killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the
shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
1CH 20:6 And again there was war at Gath,
where there was a man of great stature who had
twenty-four fingers and toes, six fingers on each
hand and six toes on each foot; and he also was
descended from the giants.
1CH 20:7 And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan
the son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.
1CH 20:8 These were descended from the giants
in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by
the hand of his servants.
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1CH 21:1 Then
Satan stood up against Israel and moved David to
number Israel.
1CH 21:2 So David said to Joab and to the
princes of the people, "Go, number Israel from
Beersheba even to Dan, and bring me word that I may
know their number."
1CH 21:3 And Joab said, "May the Lord add to
His people a hundred times as many as they are! But,
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?"
1CH 21:4 Nevertheless, the king's word
prevailed against Joab. Therefore, Joab departed and
went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
1CH 21:5 And Joab gave the number of the
census of all the people to David. And all Israel
were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword; and Judah was
470,000 men who drew the sword.
1CH 21:6 But he did not number Levi and
Benjamin among them, for the king's command was
abhorrent to Joab.
1CH 21:7 And God was displeased with this
thing, so He struck Israel.
1CH 21:8 And David said to God, "I have
sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. But
now, please take away the iniquity of Thy servant,
for I have done very foolishly."
1CH 21:9 And the Lord spoke to Gad, David's
seer, saying,
1CH 21:10 "Go and speak to David, saying,
'Thus says the Lord," I offer you three things;
choose for yourself one of them, that I may do it to
you."'"
1CH 21:11 So Gad came to David and said to
him, "Thus says the Lord, 'Take for yourself
1CH 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, even
pestilence in the land, and the angel of the Lord
destroying throughout all the territory of Israel.'
Now, therefore, consider what answer I shall return
to Him who sent me."
1CH 21:13 And 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 the hand of man."
1CH 21:14 So the Lord sent a pestilence on
Israel; 70,000 men of Israel fell.
1CH 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 over the calamity, 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.
1CH 21:16 Then David lifted 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.
1CH 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 done very wickedly, but these
sheep, what have they done? O Lord my God, please
let Thy hand be against me and my father's
household, but not against Thy people that they
should be plagued."
1CH 21:18 Then the angel of the Lord
commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go
up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing
floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
1CH 21:19 So David went up at the word of
Gad, which he spoke in the name of the Lord.
1CH 21:20 Now Ornan turned back and saw the
angel, and his four sons who were with him hid
themselves. And Ornan was threshing wheat.
1CH 21:21 And as David came to Ornan, Ornan
looked and saw David, and went out from the
threshing floor, and prostrated himself before David
with his face to the ground.
1CH 21:22 Then David said to Ornan, "Give me
the site of this threshing floor, that I may build
on it an altar to the Lord; for the full price you
shall give it to me, that the plague may be
restrained from the people."
1CH 21:23 And Ornan said to David, "Take it
for yourself; and let my lord the king do what is
good in his sight. See, I will give the oxen for
burnt offerings and the threshing sledges for wood
and the wheat for the grain offering; I will give it
all."
1CH 21:24 But King David said to Ornan, "No,
but I will surely buy it for the full price; for I
will not take what is yours for the Lord, or offer a
burnt offering which costs me nothing."
1CH 21:25 So David gave Ornan 600 shekels of
gold by weight for the site.
1CH 21:26 Then David built an altar 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.
1CH 21:27 And the Lord commanded the angel,
and he put his sword back in its sheath.
1CH 21:28 At that time, when David saw that
the Lord had answered him on the threshing floor of
Ornan the Jebusite, he offered sacrifice there.
1CH 21:29 For the tabernacle of the Lord,
which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the
altar of burnt offering were in the high place at
Gibeon at that time.
1CH 21:30 But David could not go before it to
inquire of God, for he was terrified by the sword of
the angel of the Lord.
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1CH 22:1 Then
David said, "This is the house of the Lord God, and
this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel."
1CH 22:2 So David gave orders to gather the
foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and he
set stonecutters to hew out stones to build the
house of God.
1CH 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;
1CH 22:4 and timbers of cedar logs beyond
number, for the Sidonians and Tyrians brought large
quantities of cedar timber to David.
1CH 22:5 And 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 all lands. Therefore
now I will make preparation for it." So David made
ample preparations before his death.
1CH 22:6 Then he called for his son Solomon,
and charged him to build a house for the Lord God of
Israel.
1CH 22:7 And David said to Solomon, "My son,
I had intended to build a house to the name of the
Lord my God.
1CH 22:8 "But the word of the Lord came to
me, saying, 'You have shed much blood, and have
waged great wars; you shall not build a house to My
name, because you have shed so much blood on the
earth before Me.
1CH 22:9 'Behold, a son shall 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
shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to
Israel in his days.
1CH 22:10 'He shall build a house for My
name, and he shall be My son, and I will be his
father; and I will establish the throne of his
kingdom over Israel forever.'
1CH 22:11 "Now, my son, the Lord be with you
that you may be successful, and build the house of
the Lord your God just as He has spoken concerning
you.
1CH 22:12 "Only the Lord give you discretion
and understanding, and give you charge over Israel,
so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
1CH 22:13 "Then you shall prosper, if you are
careful to observe the statutes and the ordinances
which the Lord commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be
strong and courageous, do not fear nor be dismayed.
1CH 22:14 "Now behold, with great pains I
have prepared for the house of the Lord 100,000
talents of gold and 1,000,000 talents of silver, and
bronze and iron beyond weight, for they are in great
quantity; also timber and stone I have prepared, and
you may add to them.
1CH 22:15 "Moreover, there are many workmen
with you, stonecutters and masons of stone and
carpenters, and all men who are skillful in every
kind of work.
1CH 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."
1CH 22:17 David also commanded all the
leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon, saying,
1CH 22:18 "Is not the Lord your God with you?
And has He not given you rest on every side? For He
has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand,
and the land is subdued before the Lord and before
His people.
1CH 22:19 "Now set your heart and your soul
to seek the Lord your God; 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."
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1CH 23:1 Now when
David reached old age, he made his son Solomon king
over Israel.
1CH 23:2 And he gathered together all the
leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites.
1CH 23:3 And the Levites were numbered from
thirty years old and upward, and their number by
census of men was 38,000.
1CH 23:4 Of these, 24,000 were to oversee the
work of the house of the Lord; and 6,000 were
officers and judges,
1CH 23:5 and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and
4,000 were praising the Lord with the instruments
which David made for giving praise.
1CH 23:6 And David divided them into
divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon,
Kohath, and Merari.
1CH 23:7 Of the Gershonites were Ladan and
Shimei.
1CH 23:8 The sons of Ladan were Jehiel the
first and Zetham and Joel, three.
1CH 23:9 The sons of Shimei were Shelomoth
and Haziel and Haran, three. These were the heads of
the fathers' households of Ladan.
1CH 23:10 And the sons of Shimei were Jahath,
Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of
Shimei.
1CH 23:11 And 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
class.
1CH 23:12 The sons of Kohath were four: Amram,
Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
1CH 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 minister to Him and to bless in
His name forever.
1CH 23:14 But as for Moses the man of God,
his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
1CH 23:15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and
Eliezer.
1CH 23:16 The son of Gershom was Shebuel the
chief.
1CH 23:17 And the son of Eliezer was Rehabiah
the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the
sons of Rehabiah were very many.
1CH 23:18 The son of Izhar was Shelomith the
chief.
1CH 23:19 The sons of Hebron were Jeriah the
first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and
Jekameam the fourth.
1CH 23:20 The sons of Uzziel were Micah the
first and Isshiah the second.
1CH 23:21 The sons of Merari were Mahli and
Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
1CH 23:22 And Eleazar died and had no sons,
but daughters only, so their brothers, the sons of
Kish, took them as wives.
1CH 23:23 The sons of Mushi were three: Mahli,
Eder, and Jeremoth.
1CH 23:24 These were the sons of Levi
according to their fathers' households, even the
heads of the fathers' households of those of them
who were counted, in the number of names by their
census, doing the work for the service of the house
of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.
1CH 23:25 For David said, "The Lord God of
Israel has given rest to His people, and He dwells
in Jerusalem forever.
1CH 23:26 "And also, the Levites will no
longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its
utensils for its service."
1CH 23:27 For by the last words of David the
sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old
and upward.
1CH 23:28 For their office is to assist the
sons of Aaron with the service of the house of the
Lord, in the courts and in the chambers and in the
purifying of all holy things, even the work of the
service of the house of God,
1CH 23:29 and with the showbread, and the
fine flour for a grain offering, and unleavened
wafers, or what is baked in the pan, or what is
well-mixed, and all measures of volume and size.
1CH 23:30 And they are to stand every morning
to thank and to praise the Lord, and likewise at
evening,
1CH 23:31 and to offer all burnt offerings to
the Lord, on the sabbaths, the new moons and the
fixed festivals in the number set by the ordinance
concerning them, continually before the Lord. 1CH
23:32 Thus they are to keep charge of the tent
of meeting, and charge of the holy place, and charge
of the sons of Aaron their relatives, for the
service of the house of the Lord.
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1CH 24:1 Now the
divisions of the descendants of Aaron were these:
the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and
Ithamar.
1CH 24:2 But Nadab and Abihu died before
their father and had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar
served as priests.
1CH 24:3 And David, with Zadok of the sons of
Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar,
divided them according to their offices for their
ministry.
1CH 24:4 Since more chief men were found from
the descendants of Eleazar than the descendants of
Ithamar, they divided them thus: there were sixteen
heads of fathers' households of the descendants of
Eleazar, and eight of the descendants of Ithamar
according to their fathers' households.
1CH 24:5 Thus 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.
1CH 24:6 And Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel
the scribe, from the Levites, recorded them in the
presence of the king, the princes, 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.
1CH 24:7 Now the first lot came out for
Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,
1CH 24:8 the third for Harim, the fourth for
Seorim,
1CH 24:9 the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth
for Mijamin,
1CH 24:10 the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth
for Abijah,
1CH 24:11 the ninth for Jeshua, the tenth for
Shecaniah,
1CH 24:12 the eleventh for Eliashib, the
twelfth for Jakim,
1CH 24:13 the thirteenth for Huppah, the
fourteenth for Jeshebeab,
1CH 24:14 the fifteenth for Bilgah, the
sixteenth for Immer,
1CH 24:15 the seventeenth for Hezir, the
eighteenth for Happizzez,
1CH 24:16 the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the
twentieth for Jehezkel,
1CH 24:17 the twenty-first for Jachin, the
twenty-second for Gamul,
1CH 24:18 the twenty-third for Delaiah, the
twenty-fourth for Maaziah.
1CH 24:19 These were their offices for their
ministry, when they came in to the house of the Lord
according to the ordinance given to them through
Aaron their father, just as the Lord God of Israel
had commanded him.
1CH 24:20 Now for the rest of the sons of
Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of
Shubael, Jehdeiah.
1CH 24:21 Of Rehabiah: of the sons of
Rehabiah, Isshiah the first.
1CH 24:22 Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the
sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
1CH 24:23 And the sons of Hebron: Jeriah the
first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third,
Jekameam the fourth.
1CH 24:24 Of the sons of Uzziel, Micah; of
the sons of Micah, Shamir.
1CH 24:25 The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of
the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.
1CH 24:26 The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi;
the sons of Jaaziah, Beno.
1CH 24:27 The sons of Merari: by Jaaziah were
Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
1CH 24:28 By Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
1CH 24:29 By Kish: the sons of Kish,
Jerahmeel.
1CH 24:30 And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder,
and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites
according to their fathers' households.
1CH 24:31 These also cast lots just as their
relatives the sons of Aaron 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.
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1CH 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 their service was:
1CH 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.
1CH 25:3 Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun:
Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and
Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father
Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving
thanks and praising the Lord.
1CH 25:4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah,
Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah,
Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer,
Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
1CH 25:5 All these were the sons of Heman the
king's seer to exalt him according to the words of
God, for God gave fourteen sons and three daughters
to Heman.
1CH 25:6 All 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.
1CH 25:7 And their number who were trained in
singing to the Lord, with their relatives, all who
were skillful, was 288.
1CH 25:8 And they cast lots for their duties,
all alike, the small as well as the great, the
teacher as well as the pupil.
1CH 25:9 Now the first lot came out for Asaph
to Joseph, the second for Gedaliah, he with his
relatives and sons were twelve;
1CH 25:10 the third to Zaccur, his sons and
his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:11 the fourth to Izri, his sons and
his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons
and his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and
his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:14 the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons
and his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons
and his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons
and his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons and
his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:18 the eleventh to Azarel, his sons
and his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons
and his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:20 for the thirteenth, Shubael, his
sons and his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:21 for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his
sons and his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:22 for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his
sons and his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:23 for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his
sons and his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:24 for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah,
his sons and his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:25 for the eighteenth to Hanani, his
sons and his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:26 for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his
sons and his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:27 for the twentieth to Eliathah, his
sons and his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:28 for the twenty-first to Hothir, his
sons and his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:29 for the twenty-second to Giddalti,
his sons and his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:30 for the twenty-third to Mahazioth,
his sons and his relatives, twelve;
1CH 25:31 for the twenty-fourth to
Romamti-ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve.
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1CH 26:1 For the
divisions of the gatekeepers there were of the
Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons
of Asaph.
1CH 26:2 And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah
the first-born, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the
third, Jathniel the fourth,
1CH 26:3 Elam the fifth, Johanan the sixth,
Eliehoenai the seventh.
1CH 26:4 And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the
first-born, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third,
Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,
1CH 26:5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the
seventh, and Peullethai the eighth; God had indeed
blessed him.
1CH 26:6 Also to his son Shemaiah sons were
born who ruled over the house of their father, for
they were mighty men of valor.
1CH 26:7 The sons of Shemaiah were Othni,
Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers, Elihu
and Semachiah, were valiant men.
1CH 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, 62 from
Obed-edom.
1CH 26:9 And Meshelemiah had sons and
relatives, 18 valiant men.
1CH 26:10 Also Hosah, one of the sons of
Merari had sons: Shimri the first (although he was
not the first-born, his father made him first),
1CH 26:11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the
third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and
relatives of Hosah were 13.
1CH 26:12 To these divisions of the
gatekeepers, the chief men, were given duties like
their relatives to minister in the house of the
Lord.
1CH 26:13 And they cast lots, the small and
the great alike, according to their fathers'
households, for every gate.
1CH 26:14 And the lot to the east fell to
Shelemiah. Then they cast lots for his son
Zechariah, a counselor with insight, and his lot
came out to the north.
1CH 26:15 For Obed-edom it fell to the south,
and to his sons went the storehouse.
1CH 26:16 For Shuppim and Hosah it was to the
west, by the gate of Shallecheth, on the ascending
highway. Guard corresponded to guard.
1CH 26:17 On the east there were six Levites,
on the north four daily, on the south four daily,
and at the storehouse two by two.
1CH 26:18 At the Parbar on the west there
were four at the highway and two at the Parbar.
1CH 26:19 These were the divisions of the
gatekeepers of the sons of Korah and of the sons of
Merari.
1CH 26:20 And the Levites, their relatives,
had charge of the treasures of the house of God, and
of the treasures of the dedicated gifts.
1CH 26:21 The sons of Ladan, the sons of the
Gershonites belonging to Ladan, namely, the
Jehielites, were the heads of the fathers'
households, belonging to Ladan the Gershonite.
1CH 26:22 The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and
Joel his brother, had charge of the treasures of the
house of the Lord.
1CH 26:23 As for the Amramites, the Izharites,
the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites,
1CH 26:24 Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son
of Moses, was officer over the treasures.
1CH 26:25 And his relatives by Eliezer were
Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son,
Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son.
1CH 26:26 This Shelomoth and his relatives
had 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 commanders of the army, had dedicated.
1CH 26:27 They dedicated part of the spoil
won in battles to repair the house of the Lord.
1CH 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 in the care of
Shelomoth and his relatives.
1CH 26:29 As for the Izharites, Chenaniah and
his sons were assigned to outside duties for Israel,
as officers and judges.
1CH 26:30 As for the Hebronites, Hashabiah
and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had charge of
the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan, for all
the work of the Lord and the service of the king.
1CH 26:31 As for the Hebronites, Jerijah the
chief (these Hebronites were investigated 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)
1CH 26:32 and his relatives, capable men,
were 2,700 in number, heads of fathers' households.
And King David made them overseers of the Reubenites,
the Gadites and the half-tribe of the Manassites
concerning all the affairs of God and of the king.
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1CH 27:1 Now this
is the enumeration 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 24,000.
1CH 27:2 Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel had
charge of the first division for the first month;
and in his division were 24,000.
1CH 27:3 He was from the sons of Perez, and
was chief of all the commanders of the army for the
first month.
1CH 27:4 Dodai the Ahohite and his division
had charge of the division for the second month,
Mikloth being the chief officer; and in his division
were 24,000.
1CH 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 24,000.
1CH 27:6 This Benaiah was the mighty man of
the thirty, and had charge of thirty; and over his
division was Ammizabad his son.
1CH 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 24,000.
1CH 27:8 The fifth for the fifth month was
the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his
division were 24,000.
1CH 27:9 The sixth for the sixth month was
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his
division were 24,000.
1CH 27:10 The seventh for the seventh month
was Helez the Pelonite of the sons of Ephraim; and
in his division were 24,000.
1CH 27:11 The eighth for the eighth month was
Sibbecai the Hushathite of the Zerahites; and in his
division were 24,000.
1CH 27:12 The ninth for the ninth month was
Abiezer the Anathothite of the Benjamites; and in
his division were 24,000.
1CH 27:13 The tenth for the tenth month was
Maharai the Netophathite of the Zerahites; and in
his division were 24,000.
1CH 27:14 The eleventh for the eleventh month
was Benaiah the Pirathonite of the sons of Ephraim;
and in his division were 24,000.
1CH 27:15 The twelfth for the twelfth month
was Heldai the Netophathite of Othniel; and in his
division were 24,000.
1CH 27:16 Now in charge of the tribes of
Israel: chief officer for the Reubenites was Eliezer
the son of Zichri; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah
the son of Maacah;
1CH 27:17 for Levi, Hashabiah the son of
Kemuel; for Aaron, Zadok;
1CH 27:18 for Judah, Elihu, one of David's
brothers; for Issachar, Omri the son of Michael;
1CH 27:19 for Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of
Obadiah; for Naphtali, Jeremoth the son of Azriel;
1CH 27:20 for the sons of Ephraim, Hoshea the
son of Azaziah; for the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel
the son of Pedaiah;
1CH 27:21 for the half-tribe of Manasseh in
Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; for Benjamin,
Jaasiel the son of Abner;
1CH 27:22 for Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham.
These were the princes of the tribes of Israel.
1CH 27:23 But David did not count those
twenty years of age and under, because the Lord had
said He would multiply Israel as the stars of
heaven.
1CH 27:24 Joab the son of Zeruiah had begun
to count them, but did not finish; and because of
this, wrath came upon Israel, and the number was not
included in the account of the chronicles of King
David.
1CH 27:25 Now Azmaveth the son of Adiel had
charge of the king's storehouses. And Jonathan the
son of Uzziah had charge of the storehouses in the
country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the
towers.
1CH 27:26 And Ezri the son of Chelub had
charge of the agricultural workers who tilled the
soil.
1CH 27:27 And Shimei the Ramathite had charge
of the vineyards; and Zabdi the Shiphmite had charge
of the produce of the vineyards stored in the wine
cellars.
1CH 27:28 And Baal-hanan the Gederite had
charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the
Shephelah; and Joash had charge of the stores of
oil.
1CH 27:29 And Shitrai the Sharonite had
charge of the cattle which were grazing in Sharon;
and Shaphat the son of Adlai had charge of the
cattle in the valleys.
1CH 27:30 And Obil the Ishmaelite had charge
of the camels; and Jehdeiah the Meronothite had
charge of the donkeys.
1CH 27:31 And Jaziz the Hagrite had charge of
the flocks. All these were overseers of the property
which belonged to King David.
1CH 27:32 Also Jonathan, David's uncle, was a
counselor, a man of understanding, and a scribe; and
Jehiel the son of Hachmoni tutored the king's sons.
1CH 27:33 And Ahithophel was counselor to the
king; and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend.
1CH 27:34 And Jehoiada the son of Benaiah,
and Abiathar succeeded Ahithophel; and Joab was the
commander of the king's army.
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1CH 28:1 Now
David assembled at Jerusalem all the officials of
Israel, the princes 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 men.
1CH 28:2 Then King David rose to his feet and
said, "Listen to me, my brethren 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.
1CH 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.'
1CH 28:4 "Yet, the Lord, the God of Israel,
chose me from all the house 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.
1CH 28:5 "And of all my sons (for the Lord
has given me many sons), He has chosen my son
Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the
Lord over Israel.
1CH 28:6 "And He said to me, 'Your son
Solomon is the one who shall build My house and My
courts; for I have chosen him to be a son to Me, and
I will be a father to him.
1CH 28:7 'And I will establish his kingdom
forever, if he resolutely performs My commandments
and My ordinances, as is done now.'
1CH 28:8 "So now, in the sight of all Israel,
the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our
God, observe and seek after all the commandments of
the Lord your God in order that you may possess the
good land and bequeath it to your sons after you
forever.
1CH 28:9 "As for you, my son Solomon, know
the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole
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.
1CH 28:10 "Consider now, for the Lord has
chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be
courageous and act."
1CH 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 mercy seat;
1CH 28:12 and the plan of all that he had in
mind, for the courts 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;
1CH 28:13 also for the divisions of the
priests and the Levites and for all the work of the
service of the house of the Lord and for all the
utensils of service in the house of the Lord;
1CH 28:14 for the golden utensils, the weight
of gold for all utensils for every kind of service;
for the silver utensils, the weight of silver for
all utensils for every kind of service;
1CH 28:15 and the weight of gold for the
golden lampstands and their golden lamps, with the
weight of each lampstand and its lamps; and the
weight of silver for the silver lampstands, with the
weight of each lampstand and its lamps according to
the use of each lampstand;
1CH 28:16 and the gold by weight for the
tables of showbread, for each table; and silver for
the silver tables;
1CH 28:17 and the forks, the basins, and the
pitchers of pure gold; and for the golden bowls with
the weight for each bowl; and for the silver bowls
with the weight for each bowl;
1CH 28:18 and for the altar of incense
refined gold by weight; and gold for the model of
the chariot, even the cherubim, that spread out
their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of
the Lord.
1CH 28:19 "All this," said David, "the Lord
made me understand in writing by His hand upon me,
all the details of this pattern."
1CH 28:20 Then David said to his son Solomon,
"Be strong and courageous, and act; do not fear nor
be dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, is with you.
He will not fail you nor forsake you until all the
work for the service of the house of the Lord is
finished.
1CH 28:21 "Now behold, there are the
divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the
service of the house of God, and every willing man
of any skill will be with you in all the work for
all kinds of service. The officials also and all the
people will be entirely at your command."
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1CH 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 man, but for the Lord God.
1CH 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.
1CH 29:3 "And moreover, 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,
1CH 29:4 namely, 3,000 talents of gold, of
the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined
silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings;
1CH 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?"
1CH 29:6 Then the rulers of the fathers'
households, and the princes of the tribes of Israel,
and the commanders of thousands and of hundreds,
with the overseers over the king's work, offered
willingly;
1CH 29:7 and for the service for the house of
God they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of
gold, and 10,000 talents of silver, and 18,000
talents of brass, and 100,000 talents of iron.
1CH 29:8 And whoever possessed precious
stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the
Lord, in care of Jehiel the Gershonite.
1CH 29:9 Then the people rejoiced because
they had offered so willingly, for they made their
offering to the Lord with a whole heart, and King
David also rejoiced greatly.
1CH 29:10 So David blessed the Lord in the
sight of all the assembly; and David said, "Blessed
art Thou, O Lord God of Israel our father, forever
and ever.
1CH 29:11 "Thine, 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 the earth; Thine is the dominion, O Lord, and
Thou dost exalt Thyself as head over all.
1CH 29:12 "Both riches and honor come from
Thee, and Thou dost rule over all, and in Thy hand
is power and might; and it lies in Thy hand to make
great, and to strengthen everyone.
1CH 29:13 "Now therefore, our God, we thank
Thee, and praise Thy glorious name.
1CH 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 Thee, and from Thy
hand we have given Thee.
1CH 29:15 "For we are sojourners before Thee,
and tenants, as all our fathers were; our days on
the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.
1CH 29:16 "O Lord our God, all this abundance
that we have provided to build Thee a house for Thy
holy name, it is from Thy hand, and all is Thine.
1CH 29:17 "Since I know, O my God, that Thou
triest the heart and delightest in uprightness, I,
in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered
all these things; so now with joy I have seen Thy
people, who are present here, make their offerings
willingly to Thee.
1CH 29:18 "O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac,
and Israel, our fathers, preserve this forever in
the intentions of the heart of Thy people, and
direct their heart to Thee;
1CH 29:19 "and give to my son Solomon a
perfect heart to keep Thy commandments, Thy
testimonies, and Thy statutes, and to do them all,
and to build the temple, for which I have made
provision."
1CH 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 low and did homage to the Lord and to the
king.
1CH 29:21 And on the next day they made
sacrifices to the Lord and offered burnt offerings
to the Lord, 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams and 1,000
lambs, with their libations and sacrifices in
abundance for all Israel.
1CH 29:22 So they ate and drank that day
before the Lord with great gladness. And they made
Solomon the son of David king a second time, and
they anointed him as ruler for the Lord and Zadok as
priest.
1CH 29:23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of
the Lord as king instead of David his father; and he
prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.
1CH 29:24 And all the officials, the mighty
men, and also all the sons of King David pledged
allegiance to King Solomon.
1CH 29:25 And the Lord highly exalted Solomon
in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed on him
royal majesty which had not been on any king before
him in Israel.
1CH 29:26 Now David the son of Jesse reigned
over all Israel.
1CH 29:27 And the period which he reigned
over Israel was forty years; he reigned in Hebron
seven years and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.
1CH 29:28 Then he died in a ripe old age,
full of days, riches and honor; and his son Solomon
reigned in his place.
1CH 29:29 Now the acts of King David, from
first to 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,
1CH 29:30 with all his reign, his power, and
the circumstances which came on him, on Israel, and
on all the kingdoms of the lands.
