Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared;

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah; [these] three were born to him from Bathshua the Canaanite. Now Er, Judah's firstborn, [was] evil in the sight of Yahweh, and he put him to death.

And Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that you would surely bless me and enlarge my border. And may your hand be with me, that you would keep me from evil so that it might not harm me!" And God granted what he asked.

Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech;

Meraioth fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub;

Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

The sons of Beker: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these [were] the sons of Beker.

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

Beerah his son, a leader of the Reubenites, whom Tiglath-Pilneser king of Assyria deported into exile.

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

The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.

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

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

The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rhodanim.

Then David ordered the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers [as] singers with instruments of song, musical instruments, stringed instruments, and cymbals, {raising their voices for joy}.

And Mizraim fathered the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim,

Six were born to him in Hebron. And he reigned there seven years and six months. And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

And from the priests: Jedaiah; Jehoiarib; Jakin;

And after him [was] Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. He [was] among the three mighty warriors.

Jeremiah tenth, Macbannai eleventh.

the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (from whence the Philistines descended), and the Caphtorim.

And Cush fathered Nimrod; he himself began to be mighty on earth.

And he confirmed it to Jacob as a statute, an everlasting covenant to Israel,

When all Jabesh-Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

And their enrollment by genealogy according to their generations, [as] heads of the house of their fathers, mighty warriors, [was] twenty thousand two hundred.

And Canaan fathered Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,

and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

And he fathered by Hodesh his wife Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

And Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

And Arphaxad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber.

And two sons were born to Eber: the name of the one [was] Peleg (for in his days the earth was divided), and the name of his brother [was] Joktan.

with all [the accounts of] his kingdom, his power, and the times that came upon him, and upon Israel, and upon all the kingdoms of the earth.

Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Ahimaaz;

Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,

And the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-Edom in his house three months. And Yahweh blessed the household of Obed-Edom and all that he had.

Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah;

{What more} can David [do] to you for honoring your servant? Now you know your servant.

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

Then David said to Ornan, "Please give me the place, the threshing floor, that I might build an altar on it to Yahweh; at full price please give it to me, that the plague against the people might be stopped."

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

And his kinsmen by their families, when their generations were recorded in [the] genealogy: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

Eber, Peleg, Reu;

every strong man arose and took the dead body of Saul and the dead bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days.

Adam, Seth, Enosh;

Serug, Nahor, Terah;

The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

From the battles and from the spoil they had dedicated [these things] to strengthen the house of Yahweh.

Ahimaaz fathered Azariah; Azariah fathered Johanan;

These [were] the sons of Gad, leaders of the army. The smallest one [was] as a hundred, and the greatest as a thousand.

and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-Meon.

Abram, that is, Abraham.

Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. These [were] his sons, heads of the {families}.

to [the] nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

These [are] their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, Abdeel, Mibsam,

saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan, the portion of your inheritance."

These [were] the sons of Levi according to the house of their fathers, the heads of the {families}, according to their enrollment, by the number of the names, according to their head count, [who were to] do the work of the service of the house of Yahweh, from twenty years old and above.

And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore Perez and Zerah to him. The sons of Judah [were] five in all.

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

So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel, and from his brothers, Asaph the son of Berekiah, and from the sons of Merari, their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

And some of the sons of Benjamin and [from] Judah came to the fortress, to David.

The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

But he did not seek Yahweh. So Yahweh put him to death and turned over the kingship to David, the son of Jesse.

And in the days of Saul they made war against the Hagrites, and they fell into their hand. And they lived in their tents in all the region east of Gilead.

And Shuppim and Huppim [were] the sons of Ir; Hushim, the son of Aher.

O Yahweh, for the sake of your servant and according to your heart you have done all this greatness, to make known all [these] great things.

Jetur, Naphish, and Kedmah. These [are] the sons of Ishmael.

And David went out {to meet them} and answered and said to them, "If you come in peace to me, to help me, {my heart will be joined with you}, but if [you come] to betray me to my adversaries, although [there is] no wrong on my hands, may the God of our fathers see and pass judgment."

He himself [was] with David at Pas-Dammim when the Philistines were gathered there for the battle. And there was a plot of the field filled with barley, and the people fled before the Philistines.

Shallum fathered Hilkiah; Hilkiah fathered Azariah;

The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the {descendants} of Bilhah.

And David had a craving, and he said, "Who could give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem that [is] by the gate!"

And David [was] then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines [was] then in Bethlehem.

So Saul died on account of his sin which he had sinned against Yahweh concerning the command of Yahweh that he did not keep. He also consulted a medium to seek [guidance].

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

Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the thirty [who said]: "[We are] yours, O David! And [we are] with you, O son of Jesse! Peace! Peace to you, and peace to those who help you, for your God helps you." So David appointed them as heads of the troops.

The sons of Jediael: Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

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

The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (he built Ono and Lod with {its towns}),

and Johanan fathered Azariah. [It was] he who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem.

And some Manassites deserted to David when he came with the Philistines to the battle against Saul, but he did not help them, for the rulers of the Philistines sent him away upon counsel, saying, "He will desert to his master Saul at [the cost of] our heads."

The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

Then all Israel gathered to David in Hebron, saying, "Look--we are your flesh and bones.

Now Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,

and Beriah and Shema who [were] the heads of the {families} of the inhabitants of Aijalon (they themselves chased away the inhabitants of Gath).

He also lived to the east up to the entrance of the desert {this side of} the River Euphrates, for their livestock had multiplied in the land of Gilead.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. Now these [are] the families of the Levites according to their ancestors.

And it shall be [that] when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then go out into battle, for God goes out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines."

And Zadok, a young man, a mighty warrior of strength, and the house of his father: twenty-two commanders.

{Day in and day out} they came to David to help him until [there was] a great army, like the army of God.

When he went to Ziklag some Manassites deserted to him: Adnah, Jehozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, heads of the thousands that [were] for Manasseh.

And from the half-tribe of Manasseh: eighteen thousand who were designated by name to come to make David king.

Michael, Ishpah, and Joha [were] sons of Beriah.

Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead. And the men of Gath who were born in the land killed them because they came down to take their livestock.

Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab [were] the sons of Elpaal.

These things Benaiah son of Jehoiada did and had a name among the three mighty warriors.

And they themselves helped David against the troops, for all of them [were] mighty men of strength and were commanders in the army.

The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.

Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

From the men of Simeon, mighty warriors of strength for war: seven thousand one hundred.

From the Levites: four thousand six hundred.

For David said, "Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.

And Azariah fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub;

The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all.

The sons of Judah bearing shield and spear: six thousand eight hundred armed troops.

These [were] they who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it was filled over its banks. And they put to flight all [who were in] the valley to the east and to the west.

And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. And his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain."

then Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet,

O Yahweh, there is none like you, and there is no God except you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malkijah; Maasai the son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer;

And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that [were] in the Shephelah [was] Baal-Hanan the Gederite. And over the treasury houses of olive 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--all the dedicated gifts [were] under the hand of Shelomith and his brothers.

Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Shallum;

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

And Ornan said to David, "Take [it] to yourself; let my lord the king do what [is] good in his eyes. See, I give the cattle for the burnt offerings and threshing sledges for the wood and wheat for the grain offering--I give [it] all."

The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead.

All these [were] the sons of Jediael according to the heads of the {families}, mighty warriors, seventeen thousand two hundred, {able to go to war}.

And by Husham he fathered Abitub and Elpaal.

And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

And Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the clans of Aharhel, the son of Harum.

And the sons of Gad lived near to them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah:

And Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah.

Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

and their kinsmen, heads of the house of their fathers, one thousand seven hundred and sixty mighty men [for] the work of the service of the house of God.

Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

For the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons [were appointed] to the duties outside of Israel as officials and as judges.

And you made your people Israel an everlasting nation for yourself. And you, O Yahweh, became their God.

And Jehozadak went into exile [when] Yahweh [sent] Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

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

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, his son.

Azariah fathered Seraiah; Seraiah fathered Jehozadak.

And the son of Ethan [was] Azariah.

The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who acted unfaithfully in the matter of the devoted thing.

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

These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelite; the second, Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite;

The sons of Hezron who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.

Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, [was] chief in their fathers' households.

And the sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Enoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these [were] the sons of Keturah.

And three of the thirty chiefs went down toward the rock to David at the cave of Adullam when the army of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

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

And their kinsmen according to their fathers' households: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber, seven.

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

Amaziah [was] his son, Azariah [was] his son, Jotham [was] his son,

and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah [were to play] lyres, directing according to the Sheminith.

Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

When you were few in number, little, and sojourners [were] in it,

The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These [were] the sons of Gilead the son of Makir, son of Manasseh.

These [were] the sons of Abihail the son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz.

But King David said to Ornan, "No, for I will certainly buy [it] at full value; indeed, I will not take what is yours for Yahweh and offer burnt offerings for nothing."

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

Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.

And their sisters [were] Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.

Now Abishai the brother of Joab was himself the head of the three. And he roused himself with his spear against three hundred [whom he] killed and [made] a name for himself among the three.

And he said, "Far be it from me [that] I would do this before my God. Shall I drink the lifeblood of these men? For {at the risk of their lives} they brought it." And he was not willing to drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

And David did as God commanded him, and they struck the camp of the Philistines from Gibeon to Gezer.

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

The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but when he defiled the couch of his father, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, so that he was not enrolled in the genealogy as the firstborn,

Then the three broke through into the camp of the Philistines and drew water from the well of Bethlehem that [was] by the gate and brought [it] and came to David. But David would not drink it and poured it out before Yahweh.

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

[And] Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] {a strong man} from Kabzeel, [one who did] great deeds. He himself struck down two [sons of] Ariel of Moab. And he himself went down and struck down a lion within a pit on a snowy day.

All these [were] the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines. And Tamar was their sister.

These [are] the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

Bakbakkar; Heresh; Galal; Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zicri, 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.

{He was twice as renowned} among the three and was their commander. But he did not attain to the three.

And Berekiah and Elkanah [were] gatekeepers for the ark.

These [are] the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the {Israelites}: Bela son of Beor, and the name of his city [was] Dinhabah.

and with them their brothers [of] the second [rank], Zechariah the son, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-Edom and Jeiel.

Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, fathered Mehir. He [was] the father of Eshton.

And the {descendants} of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.

Now the son of Solomon [was] Rehoboam; Abijah [was] his son, Asa [was] his son, Jehoshaphat [was] his son,

When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place, and the name of his city [was] Pai. And the name of his wife [was] Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-Zahab.

And Shebaniah, Jehoshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Elizezer the priests {sounded the trumpets} before the ark of God. And Obed-Edom and Jehiah [were] gatekeepers for the ark.

The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,

And Machir took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim. And the name of his sister [was] Maacah. And the name of the second, Zelophehad. And Zelophehad had daughters.

The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.

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

And Maacah the wife of Machir gave birth to a son, and she called his name Peresh. And the name of his brother [was] Sheresh, and his sons [were] Ulam and Rekem.

until then they [were] gatekeepers at the gate of the king on the east [side] toward the camps of the Levites.

And the gatekeepers [were] Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brethren (Shallum [was] the chief);

Now these [are] the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and every Israelite fled away from before the Philistines. And they fell slain upon Mount Gilboa.

And Shallum the son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his kinsmen of the house of his fathers, the Korahites, [were] over the work of the service, the guardians of the entrances to the tent, and their fathers [were] over the camp of Yahweh, guardians of the entrance.

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

And Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse.

The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

For you, my God, {have informed} your servant [that] you will build a house for him. Therefore, your servant has found [courage] to pray before you.

Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah the son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of Netophathite.

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

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

Now these are the ones who came to David at Ziklag while he was still shut up because {of Saul}, the son of Kish. And they [were] the mighty warriors helping [with] the war.

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

And Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,

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

And Nahshon fathered Salma, and Salma fathered Boaz.

The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh with shouting, with the sound of a shofar, and with trumpets and cymbals, making loud music with musical instruments and stringed instruments.

For the Hebronites: Jeriah the chief of the Hebronites for the genealogy for the {families}. (In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were examined, and there was found among them mighty warriors of strength at Jazer in Gilead.)

The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh [had] {valiant} men [who] carried a shield and a sword, and archers, and [who were] expert in war, forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty [for] going out [as] an army.

Joram [was] his son, Ahaziah [was] his son, Joash [was] his son,

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the leader over them {in time past}; Yahweh [was] with him.

For the four mighty gatekeepers, they who [were] Levites, {were entrusted} and [were] over the chambers and over the storerooms of the house of God.

So all Israel was enrolled in genealogy. And behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel. And Judah was taken away to Babylon on account of their sin.

The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel: Hathath.

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

And they lived in Gilead, in Bashan, and in {its towns}, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon to their limits.

And Eshton fathered Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of the city of Nahash. These [are] the men of Recah.

And the sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and the sister of Lotan [was] Timna.

And Caleb the son of Hezron fathered children by Azubah his wife and by Jerioth. And these [were] her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

And Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa [was] Jether the Ishmaelite.

And Hadad died. And the chiefs of Edom were: chiefs Timna, Aliah, Jetheth,

And the sons of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land from Bashan to Baal-Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. They [were] numerous.

And Meonothai fathered Ophrah; and Seraiah fathered Joab, the father of Ge-Harashim, because they [were] craftsmen.

When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

And now may you begin to bless the house of your servant {to continue forever} before you, for you, O Yahweh, have blessed. And it will be blessed forever."

when they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people,

And it happened [that] when God helped the Levites carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

All of them were enrolled in [the] genealogy in the days of Jotham, king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, king of Israel.

[They were] armed with [the] bow, [able to shoot] right-handed or left-handed, [slinging] stones or [shooting] arrows with the bow; [they were] kinsmen of Saul from Benjamin.

And let your name be established and be magnified forever, saying, 'Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel's God, and may the house of David your servant be established before you.'

And Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

Now these [were] the heads of their fathers' households: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of strength, {famous men}, heads of their fathers' households.

Ahaz [was] his son, Hezekiah [was] his son, Manasseh [was] his son,

Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

Jehoiada the chief officer of [the house of] Aaron, and with him, three thousand seven hundred.

Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah [was] gatekeeper at the doorway to the tent of assembly.

And his sister, Hammolecheth, gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

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

And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all who [were] with them were given into their hand, for they cried out to God in the battle, and he responded to their prayer because they trusted in him.

And they made war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.

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

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

The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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

When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.

Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen; so also all the Levites who were carrying the ark, the singers, and Kenaniah the chief of the singing. And David wore a linen ephod.

And from the Gadites, valiant mighty warriors, {soldiers fit for war}, expert with shield and spear, defected to David at the fortress toward the wilderness. And {they had faces like lions} [and were] swift as gazelles upon the mountains.

And this [is] the numbering of the mighty warriors who [were] for David: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni [was] chief of the three. He himself raised his spear against three hundred [whom he] killed on one occasion.

Now these [are] the chiefs of the mighty men who [were] for David, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel to make him king according to the word of Yahweh concerning Israel.

Now Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,

The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of linen workers at Beth Ashbea;

When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

And from the men of Ephraim: twenty thousand eight hundred mighty warriors of strength, famous men in the house of their fathers.

And the Philistines {overtook} Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua, the sons of Saul.

The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers' houses; for Tola, mighty warriors of their generations, their number in the days of David [were] twenty-two thousand six hundred.

For many [were] slain because the war was of God. And they lived under them until the exile.

though Judah became strong among his brothers and a chief [came] from him, but the birthright belonged to Joseph).

And his Judahite wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these [were] the sons of Bithiah daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married.

the third, Absalom, the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith;

And he himself struck down an Egyptian man, a large man five cubits [tall]. And in the hand of the Egyptian [was] a spear like a weaver's beam. But he went down to him with a club and seized the spear from the hand of the Egyptian and killed him with his own spear.

Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

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

The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And she became pregnant with Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.

And these are the numbers of the chiefs of those prepared for the army who came to David at Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him according to the word of Yahweh.

The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth,

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

But they transgressed against the God of their ancestors and prostituted themselves after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.

All of them were chosen as gatekeepers at the entrances, two hundred and twelve. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. They [were] established [by] David and Samuel the seer on account of their faithfulness.

And they captured their livestock: fifty thousand of their camels; two hundred and fifty thousand sheep; two thousand donkeys; and one hundred thousand men alive.

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

and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and returned to Lehem. (Now the records are ancient).

And Reaiah the son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These [were] the clans of the Zorathites.

And when the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came into the city of David, then Michal the daughter of Saul looked down from the window and saw the king, David, leaping and dancing. And she despised him in her heart.

And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that [is] Jebus). And the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, [were] there.

Then David said, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites first will be chief and commander." And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first and became chief.

And Ephraim went in to his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And he called his name Beriah because disaster [had been] upon his house.

The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

And they shall keep the responsibility of the tent of assembly, the responsibility of the sanctified objects, and the responsibility of the sons of Aaron, their brothers, to serve the house of Yahweh.

So now, O Yahweh, you yourself [are] God, and you have spoken to your servant this good thing.

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

Eleazar fathered Phinehas; Phinehas fathered Abishua;

The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul.

The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tolon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

Amon [was] his son, Josiah [was] his son.

From Zebulun, those who went out armed, equipped for battle with all the weapons of war: fifty thousand to help David {with singleness of purpose}.

And Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi,

These [were] the potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there with the king in his service.

and Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed, five.

The leader [was] Ahiezer, then Jehoash, sons of Shemaah the Gibeonite; Jeiel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite;

Abdon, Zikri, Hanan,

And his daughter [was] Sheerah, and she built Lower and Upper Beth-Horon and Uzzen-Sheerah.

The sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah; all five of them [were] chiefs.

and Penuel [was] the father of Gedor, and Ezer [was] the father of Hushah. These [were] 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.

The sons of Samuel: [Joel] his firstborn and Abijah the second.

Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.

Ozem the sixth, David the seventh.

And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You will not enter here." But David captured the stronghold of Zion; that [is,] the city of David.

And their brethren in their villages [were] to come [every] seven days {by turn} [to be] with these.

And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,

[The sons of] Benjamin: Bela, Beker, and Jediael, three.

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

And they lodged all around the house of God, for upon them [was] a responsibility. And {they had charge of opening [the house of God] every morning}.

{For some time now}, even when Saul was king, you were {the one who led the army of Israel in battle}. And Yahweh your God said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel and will be leader over my people Israel.'"

Now the first inhabitants who [were settled] on their property in their cities [in] Israel [were] the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.

Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

And along the borders of the sons of Manasseh: Beth-Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, and Dor and its towns. In these lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel.

And in addition to them, according to their generations, according to the house of their fathers, [were] troops of the army for war: thirty-six thousand. For {they had} many wives and sons.

From the men of Benjamin, kinsmen of Saul, three thousand, and {even still} the majority of them {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,

The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five, [the] heads of [the] house of [the] fathers, mighty warriors. And their enrollment by genealogy [was] twenty-two thousand thirty-four.

Now their kinsmen belonging to all the clans of Issachar [were] in all eighty-seven thousand mighty warriors, enrolled according to their genealogy.

The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, [were] the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead. And he married her when he was sixty years old. And she bore Segub to him.

The gatekeepers [were] on four sides: east, west, north, and south.

So they and their sons [were] over the gates of the house of Yahweh at the house of the tent as guards.

Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zikri [were] the sons of Jeroham.

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

And their property and their dwellings [were] Bethel and {its towns}. And to the east, Naaran. And to the west, Gezer and its towns, and Shechem and its towns, up to Aija and its towns.

Abishua fathered Bukki; Bukki fathered Uzzi;

And the sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.

Then all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron in the presence of Yahweh. And they anointed David as king over Israel according to the word of Yahweh by the hand of Samuel.

And some of them were appointed over the objects, over the objects of the sanctuary, and over the wheat flour and the wine, the olive oil, the frankincense, and the spices.

Eluzai; Jerimoth; Bealiah; Shemariah; Shephatiah the Hariphite;

Now the mighty warriors of the troops [were] Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo from Bethlehem,

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

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

The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Enoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

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

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

He himself was certainly distinguished among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David appointed him over his bodyguard.

Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham from the Gedor.

Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath [were] the sons of Shimei.

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

Nun his son, Joshua his son.

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

And they lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,

And when Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrathah, and she bore Hur to him.

Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty warrior among the thirty [who was] over the thirty; Jeremiah; Jahaziel; Johanan; Jozabad the Gederathite;

And some of them [were] over the utensils of the service, for {they count them} [when] they are brought in and {they count them} [when] they are brought out.

And Shaharaim fathered [children] in the fields of Moab after he had sent them away--Hushim and Baara, his wives.

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

Uzzi fathered Zerahiah; Zerahiah fathered Meraioth;

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

And David lived in the fortress. Therefore they called it the city of David.

Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

And these [were] the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And the name of their sister [was] Hazzelelponi,

And David {became greater and greater}. And Yahweh of hosts [was] with him.

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

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

And Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,

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

[saying,] "You must not touch my anointed nor do harm to my prophets!"

And he built the city all around from the Millo and up to the circuit. And Joab restored the remainder of the city.

Attai sixth, Eliel seventh,

Ibneah the son of Jeroham; Elah the son of Uzzi, son of Michri; Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah;

And some of the people of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:

Gedor, Ahio, Zeker,

Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

And Rephah [was] his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, Tahan his son,

And Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and deal harshly with me." But he was very afraid. Then Saul took the sword and fell upon it.

Jehonan eighth, Elzabad ninth,

Mishmannah fourth, Jeremiah fifth,

Ezer the chief, Obadiah second, Eliab third,

And [Jeiel] the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. And the name of his wife [was] Maacah.

And Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children. But all their families did not multiply like the men of Judah.

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

Now the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, [were] to sound bronze cymbals;

Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

And Geshur and Aram took Havvoth-Jair from them, Kenath and its villages, sixty cities. All these [were] the {descendants} of Makir, the father of Gilead.

From Naphtali: one thousand commanders; and [those] with them with shield and spear: thirty-seven thousand.

and their brethren according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men [were] the heads of the {families} in the house of their fathers.

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

And from the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.

And his firstborn son [was] Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

Hananiah, Elam, Antothijah,

Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

From the Danites, [those] equipped for battle: twenty-eight thousand six hundred.

The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, his son, Shoham, Zakkur, and Ibri.

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

And the battle was heavy against Saul, and the {archers} found him, and he was wounded by the {archers}.

Iphdeiah, and Peniel [were] the sons of Shashak.

And Segub fathered Jair, and he had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

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

These [were] the heads of the {families} according to their generations, chiefs. These lived in Jerusalem.

The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, who [was] the father of Birzayith.

And some of the sons of the priests mixed the fragrant ointment for the spices.

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

And they stripped him and took his head and his weapons, and they sent [them] throughout the land of the Philistines to bring news to their idols and the nation.

he did not allow anyone to oppress them, and he rebuked kings on their account,

And when all the men of Israel who [were] in the valley saw that they had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. Then the Philistines came and dwelled in them.

And after the death of Hezron in Caleb-Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore to him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa.

to [the] twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

When his armor-bearer saw that Saul [was] dead, he also fell upon the sword, and he died.

And Jerahmeel had another wife, and her name [was] Atarah. She [was] the mother of Onam.

And the sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai [were] Nadab and Abishur.

And Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel.

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

And it happened [that] on the next day when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

And they put his weapons in the temple of their gods, and they fastened his skull to the temple of Dagon.

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

Then Satan stood against Israel and urged David to count Israel.

Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah [were to play] on harps according to Alamoth;

Sing to Yahweh, all the earth! Proclaim his salvation from day to day!

And who [is] like your people Israel, [the] one nation upon earth whom God went to redeem for himself, to establish for you a reputation for great and awesome things, to drive out nations from before your people whom you redeemed from Egypt?

And over the cattle pastured in the Sharon [was] Shitrai the Sharonite. And over the cattle in the valley [was] Shaphat the son of Adlai.

Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

Proclaim his glory among the nations, his wondrous works among the peoples!

And the fame of David went out through all the lands. And Yahweh put the fear of him upon all the nations.

Then David blessed Yahweh in the sight of all the assembly, and David said, "Blessed [are] you, O Yahweh, God of Israel, our father forever and ever!

And from the men of Issachar: {men who were skilled in understanding the times} to know what Israel should do. Their chiefs [were] two hundred, and all their kinsmen [were] under their command.

The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.

To you, O Yahweh, [is] the greatness and the power and the splendor and the glory and the strength, for everything in the heavens and in the earth. Yours, O Yahweh, [is] the kingdom and exaltation over all as head!

And Kenaniah, chief of the Levites in singing, [was to be] an instructor in singing because he understood.

For by the last words of David, they [are] the number of the sons of Levi, from twenty years old and above.

For Yahweh [is] great and greatly praised, and he is feared among all gods.

Tremble before him, all the earth; surely the world shall not be shaken.

For their station [was] {to assist} the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of Yahweh, over the courtyards, over the chambers, and over the cleansing of all the sanctified objects, and [with] the work of the service of the house of God,

And David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, [of] Heman, and [of] Jeduthun, who prophesied with stringed instruments, with harps, and with cymbals. And their inventory of the men of the work [and] for their duty was:

Then David the king said to all the assembly, "God has chosen Solomon my son alone, a young man and inexperienced, and the work [is] great, for the citadel [is] not for humankind, but for Yahweh God.

And David built houses for himself in the city of David, and he established a place for the ark of God. And he pitched a tent for it.

Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of his name! Lift up an offering and come before him! Bow down to Yahweh in the splendor of holiness!

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

Of Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.

And also, the Levites do not [need] to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service."

Give thanks to Yahweh; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the nations!

And as David lived in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, I live in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Yahweh [is] under tent curtains."

and with the rows of bread, the flour, the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baked offering, the offering mixed with oil, and for all the amounts and measurements.

And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These [were] the sons of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he [is] good; his loyal love [is] everlasting.

Then David built an altar there to Yahweh, and he offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and he called to Yahweh. And he answered him with fire from heaven upon the altar of burnt offering.

So now, O Yahweh, let the word that you spoke to your servant and to his house be established forever, that you might do what you have spoken.

"And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and a willing mind, for Yahweh searches all hearts and understands every plan and [all] thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will reject you forever.

Then Yahweh commanded the angel, and he returned his sword to its sheath.

Now David [was] old and full of days. And he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

And it happened [that] {in the spring time of year}, the time [when] kings go out [to battle], Joab led the troops of the army and destroyed the land of the {Ammonites}. And he came and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and destroyed it.

Then David assembled all the commanders of Israel, the commanders of the tribes and the commanders of working groups who served the king, and the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, and the commanders over all the property of the king and his sons, with the court officials and mighty warriors, and all the mighty warriors of ability, at Jerusalem.

And as for the sons of Aaron, [these were] their divisions. The sons of Aaron [were] Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

For the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his brothers, one thousand seven hundred men of ability, [were] over the administration of Israel beyond the Jordan westward, for all the work of Yahweh and for the service of the king.

to [the] twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.

And they brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God.

As for the working groups of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, from the sons of Asaph.

Magdiel, and Iram. These [are] the chiefs of Edom.

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

Then David said, "This will be the house of Yahweh God, and this altar of burnt offering for Israel."

And wealth and glory [are] from you, and you rule over all. And in your hand [is] power and might. And in your hand [is power] to make great and to give strength to all.

For all the gods of the nations [are] idols, but Yahweh made the heavens.

And King David rose to his feet and said, "Listen to me, my brothers and my people. {I myself wanted} to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh and the footstool of our God, and I prepared to build.

Now the tabernacle of Yahweh that Moses had made in the desert and the altar of burnt offering [were] at that time at the high place of Gibeon.

and for every burnt offering offered to Yahweh, on Sabbaths, on new moon festivals, and at the appointed feasts, according to the customary number {required of them}, regularly before Yahweh.

And lots were also cast [for] these, just as their brothers, the sons of Aaron, before David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the {families} for the priests and for the Levites the fathers, {on the principle of the chief and younger brother alike}.

Ittai the son of Ribai from Gibeah of the people of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

And as for the number of the {Israelites}, the heads of {families}, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and their officials who serve the king in all matters of the working groups that came and went, month by month, throughout all the months of the year, each working group: twenty-four thousand.

So David said to Joab and to the commanders of the nation, "Go, count Israel from Beersheba to Dan and bring a report to me that I might know their number."

And it happened [that] after David struck the Philistines and subdued them, he captured Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.

to [the] twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

Then on that day David first appointed to give thanks to Yahweh by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.

And over the camels [was] Obil the Ishmaelite. And over the female donkeys [was] Jehdeiah the Meronothite. And over the sheep [was] Jaziz the Hagrite.

And his brothers, sons of ability, [were] two thousand seven hundred heads of the {families}, and King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, for every matter of God and matter of the king.

Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of Yahweh, to invoke, thank, and praise Yahweh the God of Israel.

And it happened [that] after this Nahash the king of the {Ammonites} died, and his son reigned in his place.

And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers to David and cedar trees, {masons}, and {carpenters} to build a house for him.

Then David said to Solomon his son, "Be strong and courageous, and do [this]! Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for Yahweh God, my God, [is] with you. He will not fail you and will not forsake you until all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh is finished.

And it happened [that] David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh from the house of Obed-Edom with joy.

And indeed, who [am] I, and who [are] my people that we retain power to offer according to these [offerings] willingly? For everything [is] from you, and from your hand we have given to you.

Then the trees of the forest shall sing for joy before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth.

So I have provided for the house of my God according to all my strength, the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and the wood for the things of wood, [along with] an abundance of onyx stones, stones for settings, stones of turquoise, and variegated stones, and all [kinds of] precious stones and alabaster stones.

When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place.

At that time, when David saw that Yahweh answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he sacrificed there.

Ascribe to Yahweh, O clans of the nations, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength!

And David commanded to assemble the resident aliens who [were] in the land of Israel and appointed stone craftsmen to cut dressed stones to build the house of God.

for the sons of Asaph: Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied under the hands of the king.

But David was not able to go before it to seek God, for he was afraid on account of the sword of the angel of Yahweh.

And Ahithophel [was] an adviser to the king, and Hushai the Arkite [was] a friend of the king.

And again there was war with the Philistines. And Elhanan son of Jair struck down Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear [was] like a weaver's beam.

Hurai of the valleys of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

He himself will build a house for my name, and he himself will be to me a son, and I [will be] to him as a father, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.'

And Joab gave the number of the enrollment of the people to David. And it happened [that] all Israel [was] one million one hundred thousand men drawing a sword, and in Judah [were] four hundred and seventy thousand men drawing a sword.

Seek Yahweh and his strength; seek his face continually!

Behold, a son shall be born to you; he himself will be a man of rest, and I will give rest to him from all his enemies all around, for his name will be Solomon, and peace and quietness I will give to Israel in his days.

When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated the Midianites in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.

Splendor and majesty [are] before him; strength and joy [are] in his place.

And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it, and as [he was about] to destroy [it], Yahweh saw and was grieved on account of the calamity. Then he said to the angel, the destroyer, "[It is] enough; slacken your hand." And the angel of Yahweh was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Then David ordered [that] none except the Levites should carry the ark of God, for Yahweh had chosen them to carry the ark of Yahweh and to serve him forever.

Now the words of King David, [from] the first to the last, see, they are written among the words of Samuel the seer, and among the words of Nathan the prophet, and among the words of Gad the seer,

All of these [were] officials of the property of King David.

And Nathan said to David, "Whatever [is] in your heart, do, for God [is] with you."

And David said to all the assembly of Israel, "{If it seems good to you} and before Yahweh our God, {let us send word abroad} to our brothers who remain in all the land of Israel and [to] the priests and Levites with them in the cities with their pasturelands that they might be gathered to us.

Then David gave to Solomon his son the plan of the vestibule and of its houses, its treasuries, its upper rooms, its inner chambers, and of the house of the lid of the ark,

And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and {they had no sons}, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

Now David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all [their] strength, and with songs, lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

Now these [are the men] whom David appointed for {control of singing} in the house of Yahweh where the ark rested.

whether three years of famine or three months of devastation by your enemies while the sword of your enemies overtakes you, or three days of the sword of Yahweh, with disease in the land and the angel of Yahweh destroying throughout all the territory in Israel.' So now, see what word I should return to my sender."

And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

And after this there arose a war in Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaim. And they were subdued.

And I know, my God, that you yourself test the heart and are pleased with uprightness. I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these [things], and now I have seen your people who are found here willingly offer to you.

And Jehonathan the uncle of David [was] an adviser, a man of insight, and he was a scribe. And Jehiel the son of Hachmoni [was] with the sons of the king.

And David said, "I will deal kindly with Hanun the son of Nahash because his father showed kindness to me." So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And the servants of David came to the land of the {Ammonites}, to Hanun, to comfort him.

When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed as king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. But David heard and went out from before them.

Blessed be Yahweh the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting!" Then all the people said, "Amen!" and praised Yahweh.

And David summoned all Israel from Shihor of Egypt up to Lebo-Hamath to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-Jearim.

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

When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

And David captured from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses but left one hundred of them [to] remain [for] chariots.

And he went up to Baal-Perazim, and David struck them there. And David said, "God has burst out against my enemies by my hand like waters burst out." Therefore they will call the name of this 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, Mahazioth.

Let the sea roar and its fullness; let the field rejoice and all that [is] in it.

And when they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzza reached out his hand to hold the ark because the cattle had stumbled.

Asaph [was] chief, and his second [was] Zechariah; Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel [were] on harps and lyres. And Asaph played on the cymbals.

And the first lot went out to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

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

And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and heaven, with his sword drawn in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.

And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite and {was entrusted} with the work of the pan breads.

And David took the crown of their king from his head and found it to weigh a talent of gold. And in it [was] a precious stone. Then it was [placed] upon the head of David. And he brought out the booty of the city, a large amount.

And it shall be that when your days are fulfilled to go [and sleep] with your ancestors, then I will raise up your seed after you, who will be one of your sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

And David struck Hadadezer, king of Zobah-Hamath, as he set up his monument at the Euphrates River.

to [the] twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

And the people who [were] in it he brought out, and {he set them to work with saws and iron implements and axes}. Thus David did to all the cities of the {Ammonites}. Then David returned, and all the nation [went] with him.

And David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their appointments for their service.

And Obed-Edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,

And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio were driving the cart.

Over the first working group for the first month: Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel. And [he was] over his working group [of] twenty-four thousand.

And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, Kiriath-Jearim of Judah, to bring up from there the ark of Yahweh God [who] is enthroned [between] the cherubim, which is called the name.

Then King David went and sat before Yahweh and said, "Who [am] I, O Yahweh God, and what [is] my house that you have brought me thus far?

Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

So now, thus you shall say to my servant David, 'Thus says Yahweh of hosts, "I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be leader over my people Israel,

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

And he assembled all the commanders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.

And [they were] to stand {every morning}, thanking and praising Yahweh, and likewise in the evening,

And Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar [were] priests, and Shavsha [was] secretary.

And the families of the scribes who lived [at] Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These [were] the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Recab.

And they ate and drank before Yahweh on that day with great joy. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and they anointed [him] commander for Yahweh, and Zadok the priest.

Now the angel of Yahweh had spoken to Gad to say to David that David should go up [and] erect an altar for Yahweh.

And Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave, and his name [was] Jarha.

four thousand gatekeepers, [and] four thousand offering praise with the instruments that I have made for praise."

And the people rejoiced over their freewill offering, for with a whole heart they had willingly offered to Yahweh, and King David also rejoiced with great joy.

And from all my sons--for Yahweh has given many sons to me--he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of Yahweh over Israel.

And of the Levites: Ahijah [was] over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the sanctified objects.

And David said to Solomon his son, "I myself had in my heart to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God,

Hezro the Carmelite, Naari the son of Ezbai,

And he struck Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, bearing tribute.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish

And when the {Ammonites} saw that they made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the {Ammonites} sent one thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves horses and chariots from Aram-Naharaim, Aram-Maacah, and Zobah.

for I have not lived in a house from the day that I brought out Israel unto this day. I have been from tent to tent and from tabernacle [to tabernacle].

Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Heshabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the stringed instrument with thanksgiving and praise to Yahweh.

And [he left] Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests before the tabernacle of Yahweh at the high place which [was] at Gibeon

Sing to him; sing praises to him; tell of his wondrous works!

Now these [are] those who served and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, son of Samuel,

Then the commanders of the {families}, the commanders of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the commanders of the work of the king offered themselves willingly.

All these [were] sons to Heman, the seer of the king, according to the words of God to raise a horn. And God had given to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

For Shuppim and Hosah [it went out] for the west, at the gate of Shalleketh, on the road that goes up, guard for guard.

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, and let them tell the peoples, "Yahweh reigns!"

For we [are] strangers before you and sojourners like all our ancestors. Our days [are] like the shadow upon earth, and there is no hope [of abiding].

And Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests [blew] on the trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

Then David said to God, "Was it not I [who] gave a command to count the people? Now I [am] he who has sinned, and I have certainly done wickedness, but these sheep, what have they done? O Yahweh, my God, please let your hand be against me and against the house of my father, but against your people, [let there be] no plague."

son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,

And they offered sacrifices to Yahweh, and on that next day they offered burnt offerings to Yahweh: one thousand bulls, one thousand rams, one thousand lambs, with their libations and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.

Then David said, "Solomon my son [is] a boy and inexperienced, and the house built for Yahweh [must be] exceedingly great in fame and splendor throughout every land. I will make preparations for him." So David provided abundant [materials] before he died.

And Abishai son of Zeruiah defeated eighteen thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

And David knew that Yahweh had established him as king over Israel [and] that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.

but it happened [that] the word of Yahweh [came] over me, saying, 'You have shed much blood and have made much war; you shall not build a house for my name because you have shed much blood upon the ground before me.

and for the altar of incense [made of] refined gold, by weight, and gold for the plan for the chariot--the cherubim with outspread and covering wings over the ark of the covenant of Yahweh.

So David did not move the ark to himself into the city of David but diverted it to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

And all the assembly agreed to do so, for the word was pleasing in the eyes of all the people.

And Yahweh {was angry} with Uzza, and he struck him down because he reached his hand upon the ark. And he died there before God.

Then David inquired again of God. And God said to him, "You shall not go up after them. Go around from before them and come against them the opposite [way] of the balsam trees.

And Ner fathered Kish, and Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-Shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

Now the Philistines came and carried out a raid in the Valley of Rephaim.

Then Solomon sat upon the throne of Yahweh as king in place of David his father. And he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.

Then Yahweh spoke to Gad the seer of David, saying,

O Yahweh our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build for you a house for your holy name is from your hand, and all [of it] is yours.

And he said to me, 'Solomon your son, he himself shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him as a son to myself, and I myself will be as a father to him,

They divided them by lot {all alike}, for they were commanders of the sanctuary and commanders of God from among the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar.

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

and the plan of all {that he had in mind} for the courtyards of the house of Yahweh and for all the surrounding storage rooms, the treasuries of the house of God, and the treasuries for sanctified objects,

"All this [I give you] in writing; from the hand of Yahweh he instructed me [about] all the workings of this plan."

But the princes of the {Ammonites} said to Hanun, "{Do you think} because David sent comforters to you [that] David honors your father? Is it not for the purpose of exploring [so as] to overthrow and spy out the land that his servants have come to you?"

Then David summoned Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

And also their relatives, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on donkeys, on camels, on mules, and on oxen--provisions of flour, cakes of figs, raisin cakes, wine and oil, cattle and sheep in abundance, for [there was] great joy in Israel.

Then say, "Save us, O God of our salvation; gather us and rescue us from the nations that [we may] give thanks to your holy name [and] glory in your praise.

So now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of Yahweh, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek all the commandments of Yahweh your God so that you may take possession of this good land and bestow [it] as an inheritance to your children after you forever."

Remember his covenant forever, the word he commanded for a thousand generations,

The sons of Ladan: the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the {families} belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.

And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel, the scribe, from the Levites, recorded them before the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the {families} of the priests and Levites, one father's house drawn by Lot for Eleazar and one drawn by lot for Ithamar.

And after Ahithophel [came] Jehoiada, the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar. And Joab [was] the commander of the king's army.

and [he left] Obed-Edom with his sixty-eight brothers. And Obed-Edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah [were] gatekeepers.

And the son of Jonathan [was] Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah.

the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

And now, our God, we give thanks to you and offer praise to the name of your splendor.

Because the first time you did not, [and] Yahweh our God burst out against us, for we did not care for it according to the law."

O Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our ancestors, keep this forever as a plan [and] thoughts of the heart of your people, and establish their heart toward you.

Hilkiah the second, Tabaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah [were] thirteen.

Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. These [were] their cities until David reigned.

Then the Philistines {carried out another raid} in the valley.

And [these] lived in Gibeon: Jeiel the father of Gibeon. And the name of his wife [was] Maacah.

The sons of Uzziel, Micah; the sons of Micah, Shamur.

Of the sons of Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

And David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David fathered more sons and daughters.

And over the treasury rooms of the king [was] Azmaveth the son of Adiel. And over the treasuries in the country, in the cities, in the unwalled villages, and in the towers [was] Jonathan the son of Uzziah.

Joab the son of Zeruiah began to count, but he did not finish. But wrath came upon Israel concerning this, and the number was not included in {the chronicles} of King David.

So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to minister before the ark regularly {as each day required},

And as for the remainder of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

And moreover, with respect to my provisions for the house of my God I have a treasure of gold and silver that I have given to the house of my God above all that I have provided for the holy house:

Now see, with great effort I have made provision for the house of Yahweh: 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron [that] cannot be weighed, for there is an abundance. Also timber and stone I have provided, but to these you should add.

Of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, [and] the Ozzielites:

And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah; these four [were] the sons of Shimei.

Of the sons of Kohath: Uriel the chief and one hundred and twenty of his brothers.

And they abandoned their gods there. And David commanded, and they were burnt with fire.

son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,

And they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots and the king of Maacah and his people, and they came and encamped before Medeba. And the {Ammonites} were gathered from their cities and came to the battle.

And with them [were] Heman and Jeduthun and the remainder of those chosen, who were designated by name to give thanks to Yahweh, for his loyal love [is] everlasting.

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

And again there was war in Gath. And there was a {very tall} man [there], and {he had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in all}. He himself [was] also a descendant of the Rephaim.

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

But God said to me, 'You may not build a house for my name because you [are] a man of war, and you have shed blood.'

And to Shemaiah his son were sons born who [were] rulers in the house of their father, for they [were] mighty warriors of ability.

And David organized them [in] divisions according to the sons of Levi: to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

And the Levites thirty years old and above were counted, and their number according to their head count for the men [was] thirty-eight thousand.

And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David captured very much bronze. Solomon made the bronze sea with it along with the columns and objects of bronze.

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

But Joab said, "May Yahweh add to the people a hundred times what they are! Are they not, O my lord the king, all of them the king's servants? Why does my lord seek this? Why would he bring guilt to Israel?"

Of the sons of Gershom: Joel the chief and one hundred and thirty of his brothers.

And Benaiah son of Jehoiada [was] over the Kerethites and the Pelethites. And the sons of David [were] chief officials under the hand of the king.

to offer burnt offerings regularly to Yahweh on the altar of burnt offering, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the law of Yahweh that he commanded concerning Israel.

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was set apart to consecrate the most holy things. He and his sons [were] to burn offerings forever before Yahweh to serve him and to bless in his name forever.

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

And Aram fled before Israel. And David killed from Aram [the men of] seven thousand chariots and forty thousand foot soldiers, and he put to death Shophach the commander of the army.

And when the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah-Hamath, David struck down twenty-two thousand men of Aram.

And this was a small [matter] in your eyes, O God. And you have spoken concerning the house of your servant for a long [time] and have shown me {future generations to come}, O Yahweh God.

Then let us bring around the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul."

and his brother Asaph, who stood on his right [namely], Asaph the son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,

Then David said to God, "I have sinned severely [in] that I have done this thing. But now, please forgive the sin of your servant, for I have been very foolish."

And when Tou the king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer the king of Zobah,

the ninth, Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

And Yahweh made Solomon exceedingly great in the sight of all Israel, and he bestowed upon him royal splendor that was not [bestowed] upon any king before him in Israel.

And from the sons of the Kohathites, some of their kinsmen [were] over the {showbread} to prepare [it] {every Sabbath}.

And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons. They were enrolled as one for the house of a father.

and cedar timbers without number, for the Sidonians and Tyrians brought abundant cedars to David.

And David provided much iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for the seams, and abundant copper [that] could not be weighed,

Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those seeking Yahweh rejoice!

The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth

And he distributed to every man of Israel, both men and women, to each [person] a loaf of bread, a cake of dates, and a cake of raisins.

And David {was angry} because Yahweh had broken out in wrath against Uzza. And that place is called Perez Uzza unto this day.

These working groups of gatekeepers, corresponding to the chief men, had responsibilities like their brothers to serve in the house of Yahweh.

The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These [were] the heads of the {families} of Ladan.

Then David inquired of God, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you put them into my hand?" And Yahweh said to him, "Go up. I will put them into your hand."

The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers [were] sons of ability, Elihu and Semakiah.

And some of them from the Simeonites went to Mount Seir, five hundred men. And Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, [were] under their leadership.

Of these, [David said,] "Twenty-four thousand [are] to direct the work of the house of Yahweh, along with six thousand judges and officials

And David said to all the assembly, "Bless Yahweh your God!" And all the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their ancestors. And they bowed down and prostrated themselves before Yahweh and the king.

and the weight of gold for the tables of the arranged [bread], {each table}, and silver for the tables of silver,

Look now, for Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong and do it!"

And over the tribes of Israel, for the Reubenites: the commander [was] Eliezer the son of Zikri. For the Simeonites: Shephatiah the son of Maacah.

And Hosah, from the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (though he was not firstborn, his father appointed him as chief),

All these [were] under the {direction} of their father in the music of the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, harps, and stringed instruments for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman [were] under the {direction} of the king.

So Gad came to David and said to him, "Thus says Yahweh: 'Choose for yourself:

So Hanun took the servants of David and shaved them and cut off their garments at the middle, up to the buttocks, and sent them away.

I myself will be a father to him, and he himself will be a son to me. And I will not remove my steadfast love from him as I took it away from whoever was before you.

King David dedicated these also to Yahweh, along with the silver and gold that he had taken from all the nations, from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, and Amalek.

the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shekaniah,

Of the sons of Uzziel: Amminadab the chief and one hundred and twelve of his brothers.

And they gave for the service of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.

And the sons of the Levites carried the ark of God according to what Moses commanded, according to the word of Yahweh, on their shoulders with the carrying poles upon them.

Of the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief and two hundred of his brothers.

And the lot fell to the east to Shelemiah. As for Zechariah his son, {a wise counselor}, they cast lots. And his lot came out for the north.

And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, sons of ability, eighteen.

But this word was displeasing in the eyes of God, and he struck Israel.

And David took small round shields of gold that were upon the servants of Hadadezer and brought them [to] Jerusalem.

And he taunted Israel, but Jehonathan son of Shimea, brother of David, struck him down.

These, mentioned by name, came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and attacked their tents and the Meunites who were found there. And they devoted them to destruction to this day, and they settled among them because [there was] pasture there for their flocks.

the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and I will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place and be in anguish no longer. And wicked men will no longer wear them down as before,

He [is] Yahweh our God; his judgments [are] in all the earth.

To Obed-Edom [went out] the south, and to his sons, the storehouses.

the seventh, Jesarelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

And Heman and Jeduthun with them [had] trumpets and cymbals for making music, along with instruments for the song of God. And the sons of Jeduthun [were] at the gate.

Remember his wonderful works that he has done, his wonders and the judgments of his mouth,

And Joab son of Zeruiah [was] over the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [was] recorder.

For the court to the west, four at the road, two at the court.

The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

But the word of the king prevailed over Joab. Then he went about through all Israel and came to Jerusalem.

And David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

But he did not count Levi and Benjamin among them, for the word of the king was repulsive to Joab.

Elam the fifth, Jehohana the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.

from the day that I commanded judges over my people Israel. And I will subdue your enemies, and I declare to you [that] Yahweh will build for you a house.

Now, my son, Yahweh will be with you, that you may succeed and build the house of Yahweh your God as he has spoken concerning you.

Now these [are] the names of the children who were [born] to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

But Yahweh the God of Israel chose me from all of the house of my father to be king over Israel forever, for he chose Judah as leader, and in the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to reign over all Israel.

Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for God blessed him.

the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Ha-Pizzez,

son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah,

Grant to Solomon my son a heart of peace to keep your commands, your statutes, and your regulations to do everything, and to build the citadel for which I have provided."

All these [were] men of war arrayed in battle line {with a whole heart}. They came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel. Likewise, all the rest of Israel [had] one heart to make David king.

son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,

And the sons of Appaim: Ishi. The sons of Ishi: Sheshan. The sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.

And the first lot for Asaph went out to Joseph; the second to Gedaliahu; he and his brothers and his twelve sons.

And he said to them, "You [are] the heads of the {families} for the Levites. Sanctify yourselves and your brothers and bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel, to [the place] I have established for it.

son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel;

And over the working groups of the second month: Dodai the Ahohite and his working group, and Mikloth the commander. And [he was] over his working group [of] twenty-four thousand.

he sent Hadoram his son to King David to ask him for peace and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Tou {had been at war} with Hadadezer. And [he brought with him] all the objects of gold, silver, and bronze.

Now these [were] the singers; the heads of the {families} of the Levites [were] in the chambers free from other service, for day and night [they were] over them on the service.

the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,

And when David heard, he sent Joab and the entire army of mighty warriors.

Hanan the son of Maacah, Jehoshaphat the Mithnite,

and I have been with you wherever you went and have cut down your enemies from before you and will make a name for you, like the name of the great ones on the earth.

Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

the tenth, Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

And they cast lots [for] responsibilities {on the principle of small and great alike}, teacher with student.

In every [place] I have moved about, did I say one word [with] the judges of Israel I commanded to shepherd my people, saying, 'Why have you not built for me a house of cedar?'" '

Only may Yahweh give to you understanding and insight that he might give you charge over Israel and the keeping of the law of Yahweh your God.

And Joab and the people who [were] with him drew near before Aram for battle, and they fled before him.

These were the {descendants} of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-Jearim,

"Go and say to David my servant, 'Thus says Yahweh, "You [are] not to build a house for me to live [in],

And the remainder of the people he put in the hand of Abishai his brother, and they were arranged to meet the {Ammonites}.

Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

And the sons of Eliezer were Rehabiah, the head. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

Now set your heart and mind to seek Yahweh your Go, and arise and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, that the ark of the covenant of Yahweh and the holy vessels of God might be brought into the house built for the name of Yahweh.

And Azel had six sons, and these [are] their names: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these [were] the sons of Azel.

And I will establish him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever." '"

And his brothers: from Eliezer [were] Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zikri his son, and Shelomoth his son.

And the weight of the golden lampstands and the golden lamps, {the weight of each lampstand and each lamp}, [and] the silver according to the weight of a lampstand and its lamp, according to the use of {each lampstand},

So Yahweh sent a pestilence through Israel, and seventy thousand men from Israel fell.

And Mikloth fathered Shimeam. And they also lived nearby their brothers in Jerusalem with their brothers.

The sixth, for the sixth month, [was] Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. And [he was] over his working group [of] twenty-four thousand.

All these from the sons of Obed-Edom, they and their sons, and their brothers [were] men of ability with strength for service; sixty-two of Obed-Edom.

the fifth to Malkijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

Then all the people went each to his house, and David turned to bless his household.

These [were] the working groups of the gatekeepers among the sons of the Korahites and among the sons of Merari.

the fifth, Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

gold for the golden things and silver for the silver things, for all the work by the hand of skilled craftsmen. Now who will offer willingly, {consecrating himself} today to Yahweh?"

the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Ezekiel,

Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,

Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,

So Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his slave for a wife, and she bore to him Attai.

And the days that he reigned over Israel [were] forty years. In Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.

The fifth, for the fifth month, the commander [was] Shamhuth the Izrahite. And [he was] over his working group [of] twenty-four thousand.

And when Aram saw that they were defeated before Israel, they sent messengers and brought out Aram, who [was from] beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of the army of Hadadezer before them.

Of the sons of Hebron: Eliel the chief and eighty of his brothers.

Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,

And they went to the entrance of Gedor, up to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

And whoever had [precious] stones gave [them] to the treasury of the house of Yahweh under the authority of Jehiel the Gershonite.

And more sons of Eleazar were found as heads of the men than the sons of Ithamar, so they divided them to the sons of Eleazar [to be] sixteen heads over the house of the fathers, and to the sons of Ithamar over the house of the fathers [were] eight [heads].

This [was] Benaiah [who was] a mighty warrior of thirty, and over the thirty and his working group [was] Ammizabad his son.

The third commander of the army for the third month [was] Benaiah son of Jehoiada the chief priest. And [he was] over his working group [of] twenty-four thousand.

And behold, the working groups of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God; and with you in all the work for all [those] willing with the skill for every service, and the commanders and all the people for all your commands."

But Moses the man of God [and] his sons were reckoned among the tribe of Levi

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

Now Ornan was threshing wheat, and Ornan turned and saw the angel, and his four sons with him hid themselves.

Then David set up [garrisons] in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became servants to David, bearing tribute. And Yahweh delivered David wherever he went.

From the sons of Perez [who was] the chief of the commanders of the armies for the first month.

And Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,

And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. And Jether died without children.

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

And David gathered all Israel to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of Yahweh to its place that he had established for it.

The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief and Isshiah the second.

So David went up at the word of Gad that he had spoken in the name of Yahweh.

The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.

And their number, along with their brothers, trained singers, all the skilled people for Yahweh, were two hundred and eighty-eight.

And David feared God on that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God [home] to me?"

And the son of Jonathan [was] Meribaal. And Meribaal fathered Micah.

And Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. And Zimri fathered Moza.

And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn; he [was] the father of Ziph. The sons of Mareshah: Hebron.

And Moza fathered Binea; Raphah [was] his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.

And the sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the children of Jerahmeel.

To the east, six Levites; to the north, four daily; to the south, four daily; and at the storerooms, two [by] two.

Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.

Now these [are] the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

For the Ephraimites: Hoshea the son of Azaziah. For the half-tribe of Manasseh: Joel the son of Pedaiah.

Then David said to Gad, "{I am very troubled}. Let me into the hand of Yahweh, for his compassion is very great, but do not let me fall into the hand of a man."

the eighth, Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel his brother, [were] over the treasuries of the house of Yahweh.

the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

Hepher the Mekerathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malkijah,

And over those who did the work in the field to till the soil [was] Ezri the son of Kelub.

The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.

And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with David and became servants to him. So Aram was no longer willing to help the {Ammonites}.

And he put garrisons in Edom, and all Edom became servants to David. And Yahweh delivered David wherever he went.

And when it was told to David, he gathered all Israel and crossed the Jordan. And he came to them and was arrayed against them. Then David was arrayed to meet Aram in battle, and they fought with him.

These [were] the heads of the {families} of the Levites according to their genealogies, leaders. These lived in Jerusalem.

And from the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities [were] thirteen cities throughout their clans.

son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah,

Then David came to Ornan, and Ornan looked and saw David. And he went out from the threshing floor, and they bowed down to David, faces to the ground.

And David did not {take a census of those twenty years old or under} because Yahweh promised to make Israel more numerous than the stars of heaven.

the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jehonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,

And they went and told David concerning the men, and he inquired of them, for the men were very disgraced. And the king said, "Dwell in Jericho until your beards grow out; then return."

that he {made} with Abraham, his sworn oath to Isaac.

For the Gershonites [were] Ladan and Shimei.

The fourth, for the fourth month, [was] Asahel the brother of Joab and his son Zebadiah after him. And [he was] over his working group [of] twenty-four thousand.

Of the sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief and two hundred and twenty of his brothers.

According to all these words and according to all this revelation, thus did Nathan speak to David.

The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

And the sons of Hebron [were] Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.

And Azel had six sons, and these [are] their names: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These [were] the sons of Azel.

the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

So David reigned over all Israel, and {he administered justice} and righteousness to all his people.

The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

On the left [were] their brothers, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,

and pure gold [for] the three-pronged meat forks, and the bowls and the pitchers, and for the golden bowls, by weight for {each bowl}, and for the silver bowls, by weight for {each bowl},

O offspring of Israel, his servant, O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!

The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,

And their villages [were] Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan, five cities

eleventh, Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

And Ahaz fathered Jarah, and Jarah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. And Zimri fathered Moza,

They were ministering with song before the tabernacle of the tent of assembly until Solomon built the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem. And they stood according to their order with respect to their duty.

And David gathered the sons of Aaron and the Levites.

Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons Shelomoth, Jahath.

And the sons of Micah [were] Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, [and Ahaz.]

And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their kinsmen were prepared for them.

These were born to the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

and all their villages that surrounding these cities as far as Baal. These [were] their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record for them.

The third, Zakkur, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

And the sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.

And these [are] their dwellings according to their settlements within their borders: to the sons of Aaron of the clans of Kohathites, for the [first] lot [was] theirs,

The ninth, for the ninth month, [was] Abiezer the Anathothite of the Benjamites. And [he was] over his working group [of] twenty-four thousand.

And they cast lots, small and great alike, by their fathers' houses, {for their gates}.

And the sons of Ulam were men [who were] mighty warriors, bowmen, and [they had] many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty. All these were Benjaminites.

And he died in a good old age, full of days, wealth, and honor. And Solomon his son reigned in his place.

And all the officials and mighty warriors, and also all the sons of King David, {pledged allegiance to} King Solomon.

and I will establish his kingdom forever if {he firmly performs} my commandments and my judgments as [he has to] this day.'

For the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead: Iddo the son of Zechariah. For Benjamin: Jaasiel son of Abner.

When Joab saw that [there was] {a battle line} against him at the front and the back, he chose from among the chosen [men] in Israel and arranged [them] to meet Aram.

And they destroyed the remainder of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.

Then the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,

And over the vineyards [was] Shemei the Ramathite. And over the produce in the vineyards for the storehouses of the wine [was] Zabdi the Shiphmite.

For Judah: Elihu, from the brothers of David. For Issachar: Omri the son of Michael.

Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, [was] commander over the treasuries.

Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel.

And Ephah, the concubine of Caleb, gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. And Haran fathered Gazez.

The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

To the remainder of the Merarites [were allotted] out of the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono with its pasturelands, Tabor with its pasturelands.

And with you [there is] an abundance of craftsmen: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and everyone skilled in every [kind of] craftsmanship

to [the] seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

and Moza fathered Binea; and Rephaiah [was] his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

and Mikloth (he fathered Shimeah). Now these also lived nearby their brothers in Jerusalem with their kinsmen.

to [the] fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

And Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua.

and Ziza the son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah.

And the sons of Jahdai [were] Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

The eighth, for the eighth month, [was] Sibbecai the Hushathite of the Zerahites. And [he was] over his working group [of] twenty-four thousand.

These [were] their appointments for their service to come into the house of Yahweh according to their custom by the hand of Aaron their father, as Yahweh the God of Israel had commanded him.

And Zabad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Obed.

And Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad.

For Zebulun: Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah. For Naphtali: Jerimoth the son of Azriel.

the sixth, Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

That Shelomoth and his brothers [were] over all the treasuries of the sanctified objects that King David and the heads of the {families} to the commanders of thousands and hundreds and the commanders of the army had dedicated.

Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a leader of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,

to [the] fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;