Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,

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 thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, 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 Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser 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; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, 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 Dodanim.

And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries 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 mighties.

Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.

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

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

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

And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, 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, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred.

And Canaan begat Zidon 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 Malcham,

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 Arphaxad 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 times that went over him, and over Israel, and over 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 Obededom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had.

Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.

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

Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.

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

And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, 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 host: one of the least was over an 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 Baalmeon:

Abram; the same is Abraham.

And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.

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

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

Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;

These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, 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 bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, 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 of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.

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

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

And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, 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 thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou 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 ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.

He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel 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 drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!

And David was then in the hold, 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 had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it;

And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;

Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, 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 Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:

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

And there fell 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 upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.

The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.

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

And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

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

And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in 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 thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.

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

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

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

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

And Michael, and Ispah, 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 Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;

These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.

And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.

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

And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,

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

Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.

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

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 bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.

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

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

Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,

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

And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai 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 sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars 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 any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.

And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

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

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.

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

All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, 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 bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.

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

And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah:

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 the house of their fathers, 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 were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, LORD, becamest 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 Jaanai, 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 thing accursed.

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

Now these were the sons of David, which 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 Henoch, 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 Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.

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

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

And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.

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

When ye 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 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.

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 it 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 mightiest.

David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.

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

Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as 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 reckoned after the birthright.

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,

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 acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in 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 Micah, 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, Jeaterai his son.

Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit 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 degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.

And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.

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

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

And when Baalhanan 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 Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

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

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.

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

And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son,

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

Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.

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

And these be 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 in 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 entry.

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 Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.

For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.

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 Shimma the third,

The sons of Judah; Pharez, 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 a noise with psalteries and harps.

Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations 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 valour at Jazer of Gilead.

The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler 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 porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

So all Israel were reckoned 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 her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.

And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah.

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 bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.

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

And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baalhermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon.

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

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

Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.

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 bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.

All these were reckoned 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 thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.

And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, 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 valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.

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

Nethaneel 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 porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.

And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser 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 Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.

And they made war with the Hagarites, 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, Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

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

And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an 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 valour, famous 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 Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to wit, 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 steads until the captivity.

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

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.

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 high; 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 she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the 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 went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.

All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.

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.

Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,

And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And these are ancient things.

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 smiteth 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 bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.

And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.

And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.

And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

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

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, Benhanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Benzoheth.

Amon his son, Josiah his son.

Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.

And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,

These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushabhesed, five.

The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite,

And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)

And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, 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 Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.

And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.

And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.

Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, 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, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.

And their brethren, which 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, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.

And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt 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 Nethinims.

And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

And with them, by their generations, after 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 hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.

Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

Laadan 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 valour; and were reckoned 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, reckoned 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 bare him Segub.

In four quarters were the porters, 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, by wards.

And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.

The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.

And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:

And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,

And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, 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 vessels, and all the instruments 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 Pharez 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 Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.

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

Behold, he was honourable 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 Shimhi;

And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.

Non his son, Jehoshua his son.

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

And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,

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

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

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

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

And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:

And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

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

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

And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.

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

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

Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,

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

And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,

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

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

And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: 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 Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;

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

And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.

And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,

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

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.

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 brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to 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 brass;

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

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.

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 house 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 Antothijah,

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 sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.

And Iphedeiah, 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, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

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

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 armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.

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

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

And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the 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 Bezaleel.

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

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

And they put his armour 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 bare him Ahban, and Molid.

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

And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;

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

And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast 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 heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.

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

Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.

And of the children of Issachar, which 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 at their commandment.

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

Thine, 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 thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.

And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.

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 host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, 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 hath 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 him 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 an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains.

Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;

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

O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

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 thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

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

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 expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession 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 valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king.

The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were 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 porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes 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 honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine 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 mine heart to build an 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 season in the high place at Gibeon.

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

These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.

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

Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.

And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba 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 smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were 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 asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:

And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers 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 record, 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 an 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 thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast 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 Obededom with joy.

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh 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 brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, 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, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.

And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.

Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which 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 counseller: 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 staff was like a weaver's beam.

Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

He shall build an 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 for ever.

And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an 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 thee, 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, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.

Glory and honour 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 repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine 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 hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.

Now the acts of David the king, first and 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 Hagerite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's.

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

And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:

Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of 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 psalteries, and with timbrels, 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 that the ark had rest.

Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; 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 coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself 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 Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.

I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

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

And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed 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 for ever 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 entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.

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 houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots.

So they came up to Baalperazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baalperazim.

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

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

And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza 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 Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound 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 set office over the things that were made 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 exceeding much spoil out of the city.

And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

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

And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows 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 Obededom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,

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

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

And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.

And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.

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:

And when David had made an end of 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 even;

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

And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, 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 chief governor, 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 porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

Then the people rejoiced, for that 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 hath given me many sons,) he hath 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 treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

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

Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

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 odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah.

For I have not dwelt in an 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, 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 ye of all his wondrous works.

And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,

Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,

All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up 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 causeway of the going up, ward against ward.

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

For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.

Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with 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 thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy 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 morrow after that 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 builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, 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, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.

And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, 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 Obededom 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 Uzza, and he smote 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 over against the mulberry trees.

And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

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 spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,

O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.

And he said unto me, Solomon thy 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 sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.

And the pattern of 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 pattern.

But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for 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,

Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, 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 ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.

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

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

As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.

And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household 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 Obededom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:

And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat Micah.

The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.

O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:

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

And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, 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, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah:

Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; 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 treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan 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 to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, 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 an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.

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 an 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 pitched 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 expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever;

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 withal:

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 an house for the LORD God of Israel.

But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.

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

And David divided them into courses 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 by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

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

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

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

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.

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;