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Cush became the father of Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

The sons of Judah were Er, Onan and Shelah; these three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, so He put him to death.

Verse ConceptsFirstbornFirstborn SonsGod Killing

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

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

Verse ConceptsSix PeopleSeven Years30 To 40 Years

Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!” And God granted him what he requested.

Verse ConceptsAnswered PrayerDivine RestraintsHand Of GodRestraintSuccessEnlargementSpiritual ProgressGod's HandGod's Hands On Peopleborders

Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright.

Verse ConceptsConcubinesBirthrightsFirstborn Sons

Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away into exile; he was leader of the Reubenites.

Verse ConceptsExile Of Israel To Assyria

To the east he settled as far as the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates, because their cattle had increased in the land of Gilead.

Verse ConceptsOwning Livestock

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 answered their prayers because they trusted in Him.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamAnswered PrayerPrayer, Answers ToTrust, Importance OfCrying To GodThe Effects Of FaithBattle

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

Verse ConceptsExile, in assyriaExile Of Israel To Assyria

and Johanan became the father of Azariah (it was he who served as the priest in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem),

Then he went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because misfortune had come upon his house.

Verse ConceptsMarital SexMarital Sex BetweenTragedy

namely, Naaman, Ahijah and Gera—he carried them into exile; and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

Verse ConceptsPeople Exiled

Shaharaim became the father of children in the country of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.

By Hodesh his wife he became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

By Hushim he became the father of Abitub and Elpaal.

The battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was wounded by the archers.

Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised will come and abuse me.” But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword and fell on it.

Verse ConceptsSwordsUncircumcisionAnxiety, Examples Of

When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword and died.

So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against the Lord, because of the word of the Lord which he did not keep; and also because he asked counsel of a medium, making inquiry of it,

Verse ConceptsLast ThingsMediumsSin, God's Judgment OnSin, Nature OfUnfaithfulness, To GodWord Of GodOccultismPunishment Of the WickedNames And Titles For The ChristianNecromancypsychics

and did not inquire of the Lord. Therefore He killed him and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

Verse ConceptsGod Killing

Now David had said, “Whoever strikes down a Jebusite first shall be chief and commander.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief.

Verse ConceptsCommander

He built the city all around, from the Millo even to the surrounding area; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

Verse ConceptsBuildingZion, As A Place

These constitute the list of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he killed at one time.

Verse ConceptsThirty

He was with David at Pasdammim when the Philistines were gathered together there to battle, and there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled before the Philistines.

Verse ConceptsGrainIsrael Fleeing

and he said, “Be it far from me before my God that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of these men who went at the risk of their lives? For at the risk of their lives they brought it.” Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

Verse ConceptsCrude LanguagePeople Consuming Bloodrisk

As for Abshai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the thirty, and he swung his spear against three hundred and killed them; and he had a name as well as the thirty.

Verse ConceptsThirtyThree To Four Hundred

Of the three in the second rank he was the most honored and became their commander; however, he did not attain to the first three.

Verse ConceptsThree Men

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, mighty in deeds, struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion inside a pit on a snowy day.

Verse ConceptsClimates, TypesSnowStrength, HumanKilling Wild AnimalsDeliverance From LionsCold Weatherheroes

He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature five cubits tall. Now in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam, but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

Verse ConceptsBeamsCraftsmenSpearsWeights And Measures, LinearGiants

Behold, he was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three; and David appointed him over his guard.

Verse ConceptsGuardsThirty

Now these are the ones who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still restricted because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men who helped him in war.

Verse ConceptsConflict

These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army; he who was least was equal to a hundred and the greatest to a thousand.

Verse ConceptsOne HundredA Thousand People

Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was the chief of the thirty, and he said,
“We are yours, O David,
And with you, O son of Jesse!
Peace, peace to you,
And peace to him who helps you;
Indeed, your God helps you!”
Then David received them and made them captains of the band.

Verse ConceptsWelcoming Other People

From Manasseh also some defected to David when he was about to go to battle with the Philistines against Saul. But they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines after consultation sent him away, saying, “At the cost of our heads he may defect to his master Saul.”

Verse ConceptsRulers

As he went to Ziklag there defected to him from Manasseh: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu and Zillethai, captains of thousands who belonged to Manasseh.

The anger of the Lord burned against Uzza, so He struck him down because he put out his hand to the ark; and he died there before God.

Verse ConceptsDeath penaltyGod's Intolerance Of EvilGod Killing

Then David became angry because of the Lord’s outburst against Uzza; and he called that place Perez-uzza to this day.

David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I bring the ark of God home to me?”

Thus the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months; and the Lord blessed the family of Obed-edom with all that he had.

Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, FunctionHomeTwo To Four MonthsFamily First

Now David built houses for himself in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, EventsTentsThe Ark Moved Around

And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place which he had prepared for it.

Verse ConceptsAssemblyAssembling IsraelThe Ark In Jerusalem

Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was in charge of the singing; he gave instruction in singing because he was skillful.

Verse ConceptsSingingSkillChoirsSingersPeople Teaching

When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

Verse ConceptsPeace offerings

He distributed to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread and a portion of meat and a raisin cake.

Verse ConceptsFruitFoodCakes

He appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, even to celebrate and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel:

Verse ConceptsAskingOccupationsSpeech, Positive Aspects OfThanksgivingPraise, Should Be Offered ByPraising GodRelationships And Dating

Remember His wonderful deeds which He has done,
His marvels and the judgments from His mouth,

Verse ConceptsPast, TheRemembering

He is the Lord our God;
His judgments are in all the earth.

Verse ConceptsEarth, Judgment Of

The covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac.

He also confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

Verse ConceptsImmortality, In OtJacob, The PatriarchThe Eternal Covenant

He permitted no man to oppress them,
And He reproved kings for their sakes, saying,

Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the Lord;
For He is coming to judge the earth.

Verse ConceptsForestsJudgesThe Nature Of The Judgement

So he left Asaph and his relatives there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required;

Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, EventsWorship, Times ForDaily DutyThe Ark In Jerusalem

He left Zadok the priest and his relatives the priests before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place which was at Gibeon,

to offer burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the law of the Lord, which He commanded Israel.

Verse ConceptsCeremoniesAnimal Sacrifices, BurntAt Morning And Evening

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

Verse ConceptsShrinesBuilding God's Dwelling

I will be his father and he shall be My son; and I will not take My lovingkindness away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.

Verse ConceptsKnowing God, Effects OfSons Of God

This was a small thing in Your eyes, O God; but You have spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the standard of a man of high degree, O Lord God.

Verse ConceptsFuture

He defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, bringing tribute.

Verse ConceptsTaxationTributes

David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his rule to the Euphrates River.

Then David put garrisons among the Arameans of Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, bringing tribute. And the Lord helped David wherever he went.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsTaxationTributes

he sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and had defeated him; for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. And Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze.

King David also dedicated these to the Lord with the silver and the gold which he had carried away from all the nations: from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, and from Amalek.

Verse ConceptsSilverGarrisons

Then he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the Lord helped David wherever he went.

Verse ConceptsGarrisons

So David reigned over all Israel; and he administered justice and righteousness for all his people.

But the princes of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun, “Do you think that David is honoring your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Have not his servants come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?”

Verse ConceptsSpiesSpying

Then certain persons went and told David about the men. And he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly humiliated. And the king said, “Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then return.”

Verse ConceptsCutting HairTrimming Facial HairHair Growing

When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army, the mighty men.

Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him in front and in the rear, he selected from all the choice men of Israel and they arrayed themselves against the Arameans.

But the remainder of the people he placed in the hand of Abshai his brother; and they arrayed themselves against the sons of Ammon.

He said, “If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the sons of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you.

Verse ConceptsPeople Helping

When it was told David, he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan, and came upon them and drew up in formation against them. And when David drew up in battle array against the Arameans, they fought against him.

Verse ConceptsAssembling Israel

David took the crown of their king from his head, and he found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there was a precious stone in it; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount.

Verse ConceptsGoldJewelsPrecious StonesJewellery

He brought out the people who were in it, and cut them with saws and with sharp instruments and with axes. And thus David did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsAxesIronToolsHorrors Of War

Again there was war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot; and he also was descended from the giants.

Verse ConceptsFingersToesSix ThingsGiantsFingers Of People

When he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.

Joab said, “May the Lord add to His people a hundred times as many as they are! But, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord seek this thing? Why should he be a cause of guilt to Israel?”

Verse ConceptsGod Multipling People

But he did not number Levi and Benjamin among them, for the king’s command was abhorrent to Joab.

Verse ConceptsCensus

God was displeased with this thing, so He struck Israel.

Verse ConceptsDispleasure

And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; but as he was about to destroy it, the Lord saw and was sorry over the calamity, and said to the destroying angel, “It is enough; now relax your hand.” And the angel of the Lord was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Verse ConceptsRegretDestruction Of JerusalemNatural Disasters

So David went up at the word of Gad, which he spoke in the name of the Lord.

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

Verse ConceptsMediationAnswers By FireAltars To The LordBuilding AltarsFire From HeavenBurning SacrificesGod Answered

The Lord commanded the angel, and he put his sword back in its sheath.

At that time, when David saw that the Lord had answered him on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he offered sacrifice there.

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

But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was terrified by the sword of the angel of the Lord.

Verse ConceptsFear, Caused ByNot Enquiring Of God

So David gave orders to gather the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to hew out stones to build the house of God.

Verse ConceptsForeignersSkillStonesStoneworkImmigrantsAliens

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

Verse ConceptsSolomon's Temple

He shall build a house for My name, and he shall be My son and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’

Verse ConceptsSons Of GodSpiritual AdoptionChrist Reigning ForeverBuilding God's Dwelling

Now, my son, the Lord be with you that you may be successful, and build the house of the Lord your God just as He has spoken concerning you.

“Is not the Lord your God with you? And has He not given you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and before His people.

Verse ConceptsGod With You

Now when David reached old age, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attainment OfMaking KingsDeath Approaching

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

The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was set apart to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister to Him and to bless in His name forever.

Verse ConceptsHoliness, As Set Apart For God

For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever.

Verse ConceptsCovenant, God's with DavidGod Giving RestGod's Dwelling

Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph, the second for Gedaliah, he with his relatives and sons were twelve;

Also Hosah, one of the sons of Merari had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father made him first),

Verse ConceptsFirstbornBirthrights