Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.

And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

And the sons of Becher; Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.

And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.

The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Diphath, and Togarmah.

The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

And David spoke to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of music, lyres and harps and cymbals sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.

And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,

And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphtorim.

And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.

And has confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

And the number of them, according to their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valor, was twenty thousand and two hundred.

And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam,

And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,

And Arpachshad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was Joktan.

With all his reign and his might, and the events that happened to him, and to Israel, and to all the kingdoms of the countries.

And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.

Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,

What can David speak more to you for the honor of your servant? for you know your servant.

And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

Then David said to Ornan, Give me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar on it unto the LORD: you shall give it to me for the full price: that the plague may be averted from the people.

And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel:

And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was recorded, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

Eber, Peleg, Reu,

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.

Adam, Sheth, Enosh,

Serug, Nahor, Terah,

The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.

Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.

And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,

These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the army: one of the least was over a hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.

And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:

Abram; the same is Abraham.

And Jeuz, and Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of the fathers' houses.

The nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his brethren, twelve:

These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

Saying, Unto you will I give the land of Canaan, the portion of your inheritance;

These were the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses; even the heads of their fathers' houses, as they were counted individually by the number of their names, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.

And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

And Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

And there came from the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold unto David.

The brother of Micah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah.

And inquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.

And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.

Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher.

O LORD, for your servant's sake, and according to your own heart, have you done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.

Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.

And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If you are come peaceably unto me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you: but if you are come to betray me to my enemies, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look on it, and rebuke it.

He was with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.

And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,

The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me a drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!

And David was then in the stronghold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.

So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that was a medium, to seek council;

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;

Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Yours we are, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto you, and peace be to your helpers; for your God helps you. Then David received them, and made them captains of his troop.

The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.

The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono, and Lod, with its towns:

And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)

And there deserted some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines after counsel sent him away, saying, He will desert to his master Saul to the peril of our heads.

The sons of Perez; Hezron, and Hamul.

Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:

And eastward he settled as far as the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

And it shall be, when you shall hear a sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, that then you shall go out to battle: for God has gone forth before you to smite the army of the Philistines.

And Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty and two captains.

For at that time day by day there came more to David to help him, until it was a great army, like the army of God.

As he went to Ziklag, there deserted to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zellethai, captains of the thousands that were from Manasseh.

And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were designated by name, to come and make David king.

And Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;

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.

Ishmerai also, and Izliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;

These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and won a name among the three mighty men.

And they helped David against the band of raiders: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army.

And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Izhar, and Ethnan.

And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder,

Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for war, seven thousand and one hundred.

Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.

For David said, The LORD God of Israel has given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever:

And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.

The children of Judah that bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed for war.

These are they that went over the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.

And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.

Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,

O LORD, there is none like you, neither is there any God beside you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

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;

And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowlands was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the stores of oil was Joash:

And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated anything, it was under the hand of Shelomoth, and of his brethren.

And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

And they set themselves in the midst of that plot, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.

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

The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bore: (but his concubine the Aramitess bore Machir the father of Gilead:

All these the sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valor, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.

And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.

Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.

And Koz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

And the children of Gad dwelt next to them, in the land of Bashan as far as Salcah:

And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;

And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

And their brethren, heads of their fathers' houses, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,

Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons performed the outside duties over Israel, as officers and judges.

For your people Israel did you make your own people forever; and you, LORD, became their God.

And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno.

And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,

And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.

And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the devoted thing .

The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.

Now these were the sons of David, who were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:

The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.

Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers.

And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.

Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jacan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.

The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.

Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,

And Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with lyres according to the Sheminith, to lead.

And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.

When you were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.

And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;

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

The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.

Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.

And said, My God forbid me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.

David therefore did as God commanded him: and they struck the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, since he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be recorded according to the birthright.

And the three broke 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,

And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many great deeds; he slew two lion-like men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit on a snowy day.

These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.

These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.

Of the three, he was more honorable than the two; for he was their captain: however he attained not to the first three.

And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

And with them their brethren of the second order, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.

And Chelub the brother of Shuhah begat Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.

And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

And when Baal-hanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eleadah his son, and Tahath his son,

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

Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.

And the sons of Jeconiah; the captive, Shealtiel his son,

And Maachah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

Who until then waited in the king's gate eastward: they were gatekeepers in the camp of the children of Levi.

And the gatekeepers were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;

And these are the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.

Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on mount Gilboa.

And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entrance.

Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse.

The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.

For you, O my God, have told your servant that you will build him a house: therefore your servant has found in his heart to pray before you.

And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.

Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.

The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,

The sons of Judah; Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,

And the sons of Shemida were, Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.

Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making music with lyres and harps.

Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the genealogy of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valor at Jazer of Gilead.

The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear shield and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.

Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.

For these Levites, the four chief gatekeepers, were in their office of trust, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

So all Israel were recorded by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression.

And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.

Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,

And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the pasture lands of Sharon, within their borders.

And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.

And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister.

And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.

And Abigail bore Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

Hadad died also. And the chiefs of Edom were; chief Timnah, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,

And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan to Baal-hermon and Senir, and to mount Hermon.

And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Harashim; for they were craftsmen.

And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.

Now therefore let it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may be before you forever: for you bless, O LORD, and it shall be blessed forever.

And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;

And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.

All these were recorded by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.

Let it even be established, that your name may be magnified forever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David your servant be established before you.

And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber,

And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.

Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,

Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth.

And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;

And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

And his sister Hammoleketh bore Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.

And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.

And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he heeded their prayer; because they put their trust in him.

And they made war with the Hagrites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.

And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.

Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.

And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:

And when Shaul was dead, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the leader of the music with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.

And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David at the stronghold in the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the gazelles upon the mountains;

And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, a Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.

These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.

Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,

And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men throughout the house of their fathers.

And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, namely, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred.

For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their place until the captivity.

For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and from him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph's:)

And his wife Jehudijah bore Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, who Mered took.

The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:

And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits tall; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.

Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.

And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and Mered's wife bore Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

And these are the numbers of the men that were ready armed for war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.

And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.

And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and played the harlot with the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.

All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were recorded by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of trust.

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

Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

And Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient records.

And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.

And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

And David said, Whosoever smites the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bore a son, and he called his name Beriah, because tragedy came to his house.

And the sons of Jehallelel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

And that they should attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, and the needs of the holy place, and the needs of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.

And now, LORD, you are God, and have promised this goodness unto your servant:

Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anthothite,

Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:

And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth.

Amon his son, Josiah his son.

Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, who could keep ranks: they had singleness of heart.

And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,

These were the potters, and those that dwelt at Netaim and Gederah: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, five.

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 Anthothite,

And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

(And his daughter was Sheerah, who built lower and upper Beth-horon, and Uzzen-sheerah.)

And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael and Obadiah, and Joel, Isshiah, five: all of them chief men.

And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jeshaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah.

And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Joel, and Abijah.

Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.

Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:

And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, You shall not come here. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.

And their brethren, who were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.

And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

The sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.

And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaviah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seven.

And they lodged round about the house of God, because the responsibility was upon them, and the opening of it every morning belonged to them.

And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, you were he that led out and brought in Israel: and the LORD your God said unto you, You shall feed my people Israel, and you shall be ruler over my people Israel.

Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinim.

And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

And with them, by their generations, according to the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons.

And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for until now the greatest part of them had remained loyal to the house of Saul.

Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valor; and were listed by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.

And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, listed in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand.

And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

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

In four quarters were the gatekeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south.

So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, as guards.

And Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.

The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.

And their possessions and habitations were, Beth-el and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, unto Ayyah and its towns:

And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,

And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three.

Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.

Some of them also were appointed to oversee the furnishings, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.

Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,

Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah.

Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

And the sons of Shecaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.

Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Behold, he was honorable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.

And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimei;

And Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he carried them captive and begat Uzzah, and Ahihud.

Nun his son, Joshua his son.

The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual,

And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, who bore him Hur.

And Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite,

And certain of them had the charge of the serving vessels, that they should bring them in and out by count.

And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.

And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them captive to Manahath:

And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.

And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

And the sons of Mishma; Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

And these were the sons of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:

So David grew greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.

Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites,

And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,

And Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel,

The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

Saying, Touch not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

And he built the city around it, even from Millo and around: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

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;

And in Jerusalem dwelt some of the children of Judah, and some of the children of Benjamin, and some of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;

And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher.

And Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,

And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,

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

Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah:

And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like the children of Judah.

And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.

So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of bronze;

And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

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

And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.

And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the houses of their fathers.

And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.

And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.

And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

And Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothijah,

And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.

The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.

And the battle went fierce against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.

And Iphdeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;

And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.

So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.

These were heads of the fathers' houses, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzaith.

And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.

Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,

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

He allowed no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

And after Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bore him Ashur the father of Tekoa.

The twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his brethren, twelve:

And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on his sword, and died.

Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.

And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.

And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezalel.

And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

And it came to pass on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on mount Gilboa.

And they put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.

And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban, and Molid.

And Satan stood up against Israel, and incited David to number Israel.

And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with harps according to Alamoth;

Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; show forth from day to day his salvation.

And what one nation in the earth is like your people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make you a name of greatness and awesomeness, by driving out nations from before your people, whom you have redeemed out of Egypt?

And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:

Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.

Declare his glory among the nations; his marvelous works among all peoples.

And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.

Therefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be you, LORD God of Israel our father, forever and ever.

And of the children of Issachar, who were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were under their command.

The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Hamran, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all.

And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, in music: he instructed about the music, because he was skillful.

For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:

For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.

Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.

Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with lyres, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

And David made himself houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.

Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.

Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.

And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.

Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.

Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remains under curtains.

Both for the showbread, and for the fine flour for meal offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is mixed with all kinds of measures and sizes;

The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endures forever.

And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.

Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as you have said.

And you, Solomon my son, know you the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into its sheath.

So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

And it came to pass, that after the year was ended, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the strength of the army, and ravaged the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. And Joab defeated Rabbah, and destroyed it.

And David assembled all the leaders of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by division, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possessions of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.

Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valor, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers over them of Israel on this side of the Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king.

The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his brethren, twelve.

So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.

Concerning the divisions of the gatekeepers: Of the Korahites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

Chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.

And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

Both riches and honor come from you, and you reign over all; and in your hand is power and might; and in your hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.

Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:

For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that time in the high place at Gibeon.

And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to that required of them, continually before the LORD:

These likewise cast lots even as their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and Levites; the principal fathers did even as their younger brethren.

Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that belonged to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

Now the children of Israel according to their number, the heads of the fathers' houses and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the divisions, who came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every division were twenty and four thousand.

And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.

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

The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brethren, twelve:

Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:

And his brethren, men of valor, were two thousand and seven hundred heads of the fathers' houses, whom king David made officials over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.

And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to invoke, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:

Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house.

And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with you; he will not fail you, nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.

So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obed-edom with joy.

But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? for all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.

Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he comes to judge the earth.

Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the bronze for things of bronze, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistening stones, and of various colors, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.

At that time when David saw that the LORD had answered him in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.

Give unto the LORD, you families of the peoples, give unto the LORD glory and strength.

And David commanded to gather together the sojourners that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to cut hewn stones to build the house of God.

Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the order of the king.

But David could not go before it to inquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

And Ahithophel was the king's counselor: and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion:

And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear's shaft was like a weaver's beam.

Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

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.

And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.

Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.

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 round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.

And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.

Glory and honor are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.

And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he relented of the disaster, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, restrain now your hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them has the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him forever.

Now the acts of David the king, from first to last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,

And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite. All these were the officials over the property of king David.

Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in your heart; for God is with you.

And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seems good unto you, and that it is of the LORD our God, let us send out unto our brethren everywhere, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites who are in their cities and pasture lands, that they may gather themselves unto us:

Then David gave to Solomon his son the plans of the vestibule, and of its houses, and of its treasuries, and of its upper chambers, and of its inner chambers, and of the place for the mercy seat,

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with lyres, and with tambourines, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after the ark had rest.

Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before your foes, while that the sword of your enemies overtakes you; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the territory of Israel. Now therefore decide what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.

And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.

I know also, my God, that you test the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy your people, who are present here, to offer willingly unto you.

Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counselor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons:

And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it, and went out against them.

Blessed be the LORD God of Israel forever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.

So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,

And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.

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

So they came up to Baal-perazim; and David defeated them there. Then David said, God has broken in upon my enemies by my hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim.

Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:

Let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.

And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzzah put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel with lyres and with harps; but Asaph made music with cymbals;

Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.

And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the office of trust over the things that were baked in the pans.

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 a great amount of spoil out of the city.

And it shall come to pass, when your days are ended that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will raise up your descendant after you, who shall be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

And David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to establish his rule by the river Euphrates.

The two and twentieth to Giddalti, his sons, and his brethren, twelve:

And he brought out the people that were in it, and put them to work with saws, and with picks of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.

Moreover the sons of Obed-edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth,

And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzzah and Ahio drove the cart.

Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his division were twenty and four thousand.

And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who dwells between the cherubim, whose name is proclaimed there.

And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that you have brought me this far?

And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

Now therefore thus shall you say unto my servant David, Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the sheepfold, even from following the sheep, that you should be ruler over my people Israel:

And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.

And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at evening;

And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

And the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be the prince, and Zadok to be priest.

Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

Moreover four thousand were gatekeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, for praise.

Then the people rejoiced, for they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

And of all my sons, (for the LORD has given me many sons,) he has chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God, and over the treasuries of the dedicated things.

And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God:

Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

And he defeated Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought tribute.

The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.

And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves repulsive to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire themselves chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Aram-maachah, and out of Zobah.

For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.

Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Shemei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.

And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon,

Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk you of all his wondrous works.

And these are they that served with their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

Then the heads of the fathers' houses and the leaders of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the officers over the king's work, offered willingly,

All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to exalt the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the road that goes up, watch opposite watch.

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigns.

For we are strangers before you, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding.

Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests blew trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let your hand, I pray you, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on your people, that they should be plagued.

The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the next day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:

And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.

And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.

But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, You have shed blood abundantly, and have made great wars: you shall not build a house unto my name, because you have shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.

And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the plan of the chariot of the cherubim, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah, and he struck him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.

Therefore David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them opposite the balsam trees.

And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

And the LORD spoke unto Gad, David's seer, saying,

O LORD our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build you a house for your holy name comes from your hand, and is all your own.

And he said unto me, Solomon your son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

Thus were they divided by lot, one group as another; for the officials of the sanctuary, and officials of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.

And the plans for all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:

All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this plan.

But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Think you that David does honor your father, that he has sent comforters unto you? are not his servants come unto you to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,

Chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

Moreover they that were near them, even from Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on donkeys, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and supplies of meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.

And say, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, and glory in your praise.

Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that you may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you forever.

Be you mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;

As concerning the sons of Ladan; the sons of the Gershonite Ladan, the heads of their fathers' houses, even of Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.

And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them down before the king, and the leaders, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and Levites: one father's house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army was Joab.

And Obed-edom with his brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be gatekeepers:

And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah.

The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

Now therefore, our God, we thank you, and praise your glorious name.

For because you did it not at the first, the LORD our God broke forth upon us, for we sought him not about the proper order.

O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of your people, and direct their heart unto you:

Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.

And at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.

And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.

And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maachah:

Of the sons of Uzziel; Micah: of the sons of Micah; Shamir.

And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

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

And over the king's treasuries was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the towers, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah:

Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David.

So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required:

And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.

Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have of my own things, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of bronze and iron beyond weighing; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and you may add to it.

Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:

And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.

Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty:

And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.

The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.

And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were designated by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endures forever;

Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses:

And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.

Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel.

But God said unto me, You shall not build a house for my name, because you have been a man of war, and have shed blood.

Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valor.

And David divided them into divisions among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

Likewise from Tibhath, and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, brought David very much bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.

The sons of Ladan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

And Joab answered, The LORD make his people a hundred times so many more as they are: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then does my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel?

Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty:

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief officials at the king's side.

To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel;

The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to give the blessing in his name forever.

The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men who fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the army.

And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O God; for you have also spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.

And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we have not inquired at it in the days of Saul.

And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech you, take away the iniquity of your servant; for I have done very foolishly.

Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah;

The ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brethren, twelve:

And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the showbread, to prepare it every sabbath.

And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, as one father's house.

Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the fittings; and bronze in abundance without weight;

Glory you in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

And he gave to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins.

And David was displeased, because the LORD had broken forth upon Uzzah: therefore that place is called Perez-uzza to this day.

Among these were the divisions of the gatekeepers, even among the chief men, having duties like one another, to minister in the house of the LORD.

The sons of Shimei; Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan.

And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and will you deliver them into my hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into your hand.

The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their leaders Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

Of which, twenty and four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:

And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshiped the LORD, and the king.

And by weight he gave gold for the tables of showbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:

Take heed now; for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.

Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the officer of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:

Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Shimri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)

All these were under the direction of their father in the music in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, lyres, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus says the LORD, Choose you

Therefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle at their buttocks, and sent them away.

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 you:

Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.