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

Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,

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

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

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

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

Verse ConceptsSixties

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

Now these were David's sons, whose birth took place in Hebron: the oldest Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite woman;

Verse ConceptsFirstborn Sons

And, the sons of Ezrah, Jether and Mered, and Epher and Jalon. And, these, are the sons of Bithia, daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took, - and she conceived and bare Miriam and Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.

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

And these whose names are given came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and made an attack on the Meunim who were living there, and put an end to them to this day, and took their place, because there was grass there for their flocks.

Verse ConceptsAnnihilationExtermination

and his son Beerah.

Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites, and Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria took him into exile.

Verse ConceptsExile Of Israel To Assyria

During the time of Saul they attacked the Hagrites and defeated them. They took over their territory in the entire eastern region of Gilead.

Verse Conceptseast

There were forty-four thousand, seven hundred and sixty of the sons of Reuben and of the Gadites and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, all strong men, expert in the use of the body-cover, the sword, and the bow, and in the art of war, all able to take up arms.

Verse ConceptsMilitaryShieldsSkillArchers, In ArmiesForty Thousand And Up

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

Verse ConceptsLivestockOwning LivestockTwo ThousandFifty To Ninety ThousandOne Hundred Thousand And MoreTwo Hundred Thousand And More

So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul, king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tiglath-Pilneser, king of Assyria, and he took them [into exile], namely, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river Gozan, until this day.

Verse ConceptsExile, in assyriaExile Of Israel To Assyria

And Jehozadak went as a prisoner when the Lord took away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

They gave worship with songs before the House of the Tent of meeting, till Solomon put up the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they took their places for their work in their regular order.

Verse ConceptsTent Of Meetingministering

But Aaron and his sons made offerings on the altar of burned offering, and on the altar of perfume, for all the work of the most holy place, and to take away the sin of Israel, doing everything ordered by Moses, the servant of God.

Verse ConceptsCeremoniesIncensePriesthood, In OtPriests, Institution In Ot TimesSanctuary

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

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

And these [are] the sons of Ehud (these were heads of the {families} for the inhabitants of Geba, and they took them away to Manahath):

Verse ConceptsPeople Exiled

Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who took them away. And he fathered Uzza and Ahihud.

Verse ConceptsPeople Exiled

Now the first to take up their heritage in their towns were: Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.

And some of them are over the vessels of service, for by number they bring them in, and by number they take them out.

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

Verse ConceptsSwordsUncircumcisionAnxiety, Examples Of

But his armor bearer did not want to do it because he was very frightened, so Saul took the sword and fell on it. When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.

And when all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that the men of Israel had gone in flight and that Saul and his sons were dead, they went in flight away from their towns; and the Philistines came and took them for themselves.

Verse ConceptsArmies, Against IsraelIsrael Fleeing

Now the day after, when the Philistines came to take their goods from the dead, they saw Saul and his sons dead in Mount Gilboa.

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

Verse ConceptsGood News

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

Verse ConceptsFasting, Nature OfWeeksSeven Daysgirlfriends

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

Verse ConceptsCity Of DavidCastlesEntering Cities

Then David took up residence in the stronghold; therefore, it was called the city of David.

Verse ConceptsCityCastlesZion, As A Place

And he took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo; and Joab put the rest of the town in order.

Verse ConceptsBuildingZion, As A Place

But they took their stand in the middle of the plot and defended it. And they killed the Philistines. And Yahweh saved [them] [with] a great victory.

Verse ConceptsRescue

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

Verse ConceptsDrawing WaterPouring Water

Saying, By my God, far be it from me to do this! How may I take as drink the life-blood of these men who have put their lives in danger? so he did not take it. These things did the three great men of war.

Verse ConceptsCrude LanguagePeople Consuming Bloodrisk

And he struck the man, the Egyptian, a man of measure, five by the cubit; and in the hand of the Egyptian a spear as the beam of those weaving; and he went down to him with a rod, and he will take by force the spear from the hand of the Egyptian, and he will kill him with his spear.

Verse ConceptsBeamsCraftsmenSpearsWeights And Measures, LinearGiants

Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa, Abiezer of Anathoth,

And David went out to them, and said to them, If you have come in peace to give me help, my heart will be united with yours; but if you have come to give me up to those who would take my life, though my hands are clean from wrongdoing, then may the God of our fathers see it and give you punishment.

Verse ConceptsBetrayalPeople HelpingHurt And Betrayal

Then the Spirit took control of Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said:

We are yours, David,
we are with you, son of Jesse!
Peace, peace to you,
and peace to him who helps you,
for your God helps you.


So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.

Verse ConceptsWelcoming Other People

And of Manasseh, there fell certain unto David when he went with the Philistines against Saul to battle, but helped them not. For the lords of the Philistines took counsel and sent him away saying, "He will fall to his master Saul to the Jeopardy of our heads."

Verse ConceptsRulers

and said unto all the congregation of Israel, "If it seem you good - and also to be of the LORD our God - Let us take and send unto the remnant of our brethren throughout all the land of Israel, and to the priests and Levites with them, in their cities and suburbs, and gather them together to us.

Verse ConceptsGuidance, God's Promises Of

David and all Israel went to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim that belongs to Judah) to take the ark of God from there, which is called by the name of the Lord who dwells between the cherubim.

Verse ConceptsJudgment Seat

And they put the ark of God on a new cart, and took it out of the house of Abinadab; and Uzza and Ahio were the drivers of the cart.

Verse ConceptsCartsUnused

When they arrived at the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to take hold of the ark, because the oxen stumbled.

Verse ConceptsThreshing FloorSacrilege

So David did not move the ark of God home to the city of David; instead, he took it to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

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

Verse ConceptsPolygamy

And the Philistines did not take their images with them in their flight; and at David's orders they were burned with fire.

Verse ConceptsBurning Idolatrous ThingsAbandoning Things

Then David said, The ark of God may not be moved by any but the Levites, for they have been marked out by God to take the ark of God, and to do his work for ever.

Verse Conceptselection, responsibilities ofMinistry, Nature OfCarrying Holy Things

And David made all Israel come together at Jerusalem, to take the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had got ready for it.

Verse ConceptsAssemblyAssembling IsraelThe Ark In Jerusalem

And said to them, You are the heads of the families of the Levites: make yourselves holy, you and your brothers, so that you may take the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place which I have made ready for it.

Verse ConceptsThe Ark In Jerusalem

For because you did not take it at the first, the Lord our God sent punishment on us, because we did not get directions from him in the right way.

Verse Conceptsenquiring of GodCarrying Holy ThingsNot Enquiring Of God

So the priests and the Levites made themselves holy to take up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.

Verse ConceptsHoliness, As Set Apart For God

And the sons of the Levites took up the ark of God, lifting it by its rods, as the Lord had said to Moses.

Verse ConceptsPolesCarrying Holy Things

and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel and Azaziah, - with lyres over the bass, to take the lead.

And David was clothed with a robe of fair linen, as were all the Levites who took up the ark, and those who made melody, and Chenaniah the master of those who made melody; and David had on a linen ephod;

Verse ConceptsephodsClothLinenSingersRobesChoirsDress

So all Israel took up the ark of the agreement of the Lord, with loud cries and with horns and brass and corded instruments sounding loudly.

Verse ConceptsHarpsHornsMusical Instruments, types ofRamsShoutingShouting For JoyCymbalsLyres

Then they took in the ark of God and put it inside the tent which David had put up for it; and they made offerings, burned offerings and peace-offerings before God.

Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, EventsTentsThe Ark Moved Around

Give to the Lord the glory of his name; take with you an offering and come before him; give worship to the Lord in holy robes.

Verse ConceptsAdoration, Of GodPraiseGod, Majesty OfWorship, Acceptable AttitudesWorship, Reasons ForBeauty Of GodArt Of CelebratingHolinessGiving

For from the day when I took Israel up, till this day, I have had no house, but have gone from tent to tent, and from living-place to living-place.

Verse ConceptsMoving To A New Place

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

Verse ConceptsServanthood, In Life Of Believers

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

Verse ConceptsKnowing God, Effects OfSons Of God

Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?

Verse ConceptsPeople Sitting Down

And what other nation in the earth, like your people Israel, did a god go out to take for himself, to be his people, making his name great and to be feared, driving out the nations from before your people whom you made free and took out of Egypt?

Verse ConceptsGod, As RedeemerMiracles, Nature OfNationalismgreatness

You took your people Israel to be your very own people forever, and you, LORD, have become their God.

Verse ConceptsGod, The LordUnity, Of God's People

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

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

Verse ConceptsChariotsHorsesAnimal RightsOne HundredA Thousand ThingsSeven ThousandTwenty Thousand And Upmuscles

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

Verse ConceptsShields

And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

Verse ConceptsPillars For Solomon's TempleAmassing Bronze

and put Soldiers in Edom, and all Edom became David's servants: for the LORD kept David in all that he took in hand.

Verse ConceptsGarrisons

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

Verse ConceptsHairsShavingFractions, One HalfCutting HairPeople Stripping PeopleTrimming Facial Hair

So with this money they got thirty-two thousand war-carriages, and the help of the king of Maacah and his people, who came and took up their position in front of Medeba. And the children of Ammon came together from their towns for the fight.

Verse ConceptsMercenariesThirty Thousand And Up

And the {Ammonites} went out and took up positions for battle at the entrance of the city. And the kings who had come [were] alone in the field.

Verse ConceptsAttacking

Now when Joab saw that their forces were in position against him in front and at his back, he took all the best men of Israel, and put them in line against the Aramaeans;

Take heart, and let us be strong for our people and for the towns of our God; and may the Lord do what seems good to him.

Verse ConceptsBraveryStrength Of PeopleCourage And Strength

Now in the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, Joab went out at the head of the armed forces and made waste all the land of the Ammonites and put his men in position before Rabbah, shutting it in. But David was still at Jerusalem. And Joab took Rabbah and made it waste.

Verse ConceptsRuinsSpringArchaeology

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

Verse ConceptsGoldJewelsPrecious StonesJewellery

And he took the people out of the town and put them to work with wood-cutting instruments, and iron grain-crushers, and axes. And this he did to all the towns of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people went back to Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsAxesIronToolsHorrors Of War

David ordered Joab and the commanders of the army, "Go take a census of Israel from Beer-sheba to Dan, and bring me a report so I can be aware of the total number."

Verse ConceptsCounting Soldiers

Neverthelater, the king's words prevailed against Joab. And Joab took his way and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem

And Joab gave David the number of all the people; all the men of Israel, able to take up arms, were one million, one hundred thousand men; and those of Judah were four hundred and seventy thousand men, able to take up arms.

Verse ConceptsTribes Of IsraelThree To Nine Hundred ThousandA Million And More

Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. But now, I beseech You, take away the wickedness and guilt of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfFolly, Examples OfBeggarsGuilt, Human Aspects OfRegretRepentance, Examples OfServanthood, In Life Of BelieversFoolish People

So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Take which thou wilt:

three years of famine, or three months of devastation by your foes with the sword of your enemy overtaking you, or three days of the sword of the Lord—a plague on the land, the angel of the Lord bringing destruction to the whole territory of Israel.’ Now decide what answer I should take back to the One who sent me.”

Verse ConceptsThree DaysTwo To Four MonthsThree YearsFamine Coming

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

Verse ConceptsGiving To OthersThreshingWoodFirewood

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

Only Yahweh give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge over Israel, - so that thou take heed unto the law of Yahweh thy God.

Verse ConceptsParents Prayer For Their ChildrenLibertinismWisdom, Human Importance

Then you will prosper if you take care to do the statutes and judgments which Yahweh commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and be courageous; fear not and do not be dismayed.

Verse ConceptsVictory, As An Act Of GodBraveryResisting DiscouragementStrength Of People

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

Verse ConceptsCousins

for by the last words of David they took the number of the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and upward,

Verse ConceptsMiddle Age

Their job was to help Aaron's descendants in the service of the Lord's temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God's temple.

Verse Conceptsperformance

They also took care of the bread that is displayed, the flour for offerings, the unleavened wafers, the round cakes, the mixing, and all the measuring.

Verse ConceptsFoodConsecrated BreadShowbread

They had to take their places every morning to give praise and make melody to the Lord, and in the same way at evening;

Verse ConceptsStandingGratitudeEvery MorningAt Morning And Evening

And Shemaiah, son of Nathaniel the scribe, son of the Levites, will write them before the king, and the chiefs, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers to the priests and to the Levites: one house of a father taken for Eleazar, and taking, he took for Ithamar.

So they were put into their different groups, to take their places in the house of the Lord, in agreement with the rules made by Aaron their father, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had given him orders.