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

And these are their generations: the eldest son of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, and Mibsam;

The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and Timna was Lotan's sister.

These are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned among the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

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

and after the death of Husham, Hadad the son of Bedad, which beat the Midianites in the fields of Moab, reigned in his room, and the name of his city was Avith.

And after the death of Baalhanan, Hadad reigned in his place, and the name of his city was Pai, and his wife's name was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred the daughter of Mezahab.

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born him of the daughter of Shua the Cananitess. But Er the eldest the son of Judah was evil in the sight of the LORD, and therefore he slew him.

And Abigail bare Amasa the father of which Amasa was Jether an Ishmaelite.

And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead and was, when he took her, three score years old. And she bare him Segub.

And Jerahmeel had yet another wife named Atarah which was the mother of Onam.

And the wife of Abishur was called Abihail, which bare him Ahban and Molid.

The son of Appaim was Ishi. The son of Ishi was Sheshan. And the son of Sheshan was Ahlai.

And Sheshan had a servant that was an Egyptian named Jarha to whom he gave his daughter to wife, and she bare him Attai.

The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Meshah his eldest son, which was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

The son of Shammai was Maon. And Maon was the father of Bethzur.

Solomon's son was Rehoboam, whose son was Abijah: and Asa was his son, and Jehoshaphat his son:

whose son was Joram: and his son was Ahaziah, and Joash was son to him.

And his son was Amaziah, and his son was Azariah, and his son was Jotham.

And Ahaz was his son, and Hezekiah was son to him, and Manasseh was his son.

And Amon was his son, and Josiah was son to him.

The sons of Jehoiakim were Jeconiah his son, whose son was Zedekiah.

The sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, whose son was Rephaiah, and his son Arnan, and his son was Obadiah, and his son was Shecaniah.

The son of Shecaniah was Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, Shaphat and Hesa, six.

And Jabez was nobler than his brethren. And his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bare him with sorrow."

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

And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah and Naam. And the son of Elah was Kenaz.

whose son was Shallum, and the son of him was Mibsam, and his son was Mishma.

And the son of Mishma was Hammuel, and his son was Zaccur, and the son of him was Shimei.

And these now afore written by name went in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote the tents of them and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and there dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their sheep.

The sons of Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: for he was the eldest. But because he defied his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, and so he is not reckoned unto the birthright.

For unto Judah which was mighty among his brethren, was given the principality before him. But the birthright was given Joseph.

and his son Micah, and the son of him was Reaiah, and his son was Baal,

and Beerah was his son. Which Beerah, Tilgathpilneser, king of Assyria, carried away: for he was a great lord among the Reubenites.

And eastward he inhabited until the wilderness, even upon the river Euphrates, for their cattle was much in the land of Gilead.

And in Bashan, Joel was the chiefest and Shapham the next, then Janai and Shaphat.

Ahi was the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, the head of an ancient household among them.

for there fell many dead because the war was of God. And they dwelt there in their steads until the time that they were carried away.

The son of Gershom was Libni, and his son Jahath, and his son Zimmah,

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

The sons of Elkanah: Zophai whose son was Nahath,

These are they that waited with their children of the sons of Kohath: Heman a singer, which was the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

And his brother Asaph stood on his righthand, which was the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

But Aaron and his sons burnt upon the altar of burnt offerings and on the altar of cense, and were appointed unto all that was to do in the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel in all points according as Moses the servant of God had commanded.

These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar, whose son was Phinehas, and his son Abishua,

And Machir gave to Huppim and Shuppim wives. And the name of his sister was Maacah. And the name of another son was Zelophehad. And Zelophehad had daughters.

And Maacah the wife of Machir bare a son and called his name Peresh, and the name of his brother was Sheresh and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. The son of Ulam was Bedan.

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

And his daughter was Sheerah which built Bethhoron the nether and also the upper, and Uzzansheerah.

And Rephah was his son: whose son was Resheph, with his brother Teleh, whose son was Tahan,

And their possession and habitation was Bethel and the towns that belonged thereto, and unto the east of Naaran, and on the west side of Gezer with the towns thereof, and Shechem with the towns of the same, and Ayyah with her towns,

The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel which was the father of Birzaith.

And at Gibeon dwelleth the father of Gibeon whose wife was called Maacah.

And his eldest son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

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

And Moza begat Bineah, whose son was Raphah, and his son was Eleasah, and his son Azel.

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them before the LORD, which was with him.

And in Gibeon dwelt Jeiel the father of Gibeon, whose wife was called Maacah.

And his eldest son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner and Nadab;

And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal. And Meribbaal begat Micah,

And Moza begat Binea, whose son was Rephaiah, and his son was Eleasah, and his son Azel.

And the battle went sore against Saul, insomuch that the shooters met him, and he was wounded of the shooters.

And when his harness bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell on a sword also and died.

And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou leddest Israel out and in. And the LORD thy God said unto thee, 'Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be captain over my people Israel.'"

Then said David, "Whosoever smite the Jebusites first, shall be the principal captain and a lord." And Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was therefore the chief captain.

And because David dwelt in the castle, therefore it was called the city of David.

And David prospered and waxed great, and the LORD of Hosts was with him.

And after him, Eleazar the son of Dodo an Ahohite which was one of the three mightiest.

He was with David at Pasdammim where the Philistines were gathered to battle. And there was there a parcel of ground full of barley, and the people fled for fear of the Philistines.

And David was in a hold. And there was a garrison of the Philistines at Bethlehem that same time.

And the three brake through the host of the Philistines and drew of the water of the well of Bethlehem that was in the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless David would not drink of it, but offered it to the LORD,

And Abishai the brother of Joab was captain of the three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

And he was much more nobler than any of the three, and was their captain. But was not like to any of the three in acts.

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada the son of a strong man that had done great deeds and was of Kabzeel: he slew two strong lions of Moab, and went down and slew a Lion in a pit in time of snow.

And he slew an Egyptian which was a man of size, even five cubits long, and in his hand had a spear like a weaver's beam. And the other went to him with a waster and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his spear.

was the gloriousest of thirty: but attained not unto the three. And David made him of his secret counsel.

And there came one or other to David day by day to help him: until it was a great host, like the host of God.

And Jehoiada was the chief of them of Aaron and with him three thousand and seven hundred.

All these, being men of war able to order the array, came to Hebron with pure heart, to make David king upon all Israel. And thereto all the rest of Israel was of one accord to make David king.

Moreover, they that were nigh to them, as Issachar, Zebulun and, Naphtali, brought bread on asses, camels, mules and oxen, and meat: flour, figs, raisins, wine, oil, oxen, and sheep abundantly. For there was mirth in Israel.

And all the congregation was content so to do, for the thing seemed good in the eyes of all the people.

And the LORD was wroth with Uzzah and smote him, because he put his hand to the Ark.

And there he died before God. And David was displeased, because the LORD had rent a rent in Uzzah, and called the said place Perezuzzah unto this day.

And David was so afraid of God that day, that he said, "How shall I bring the Ark of God home to me?"

and the Ark of God was with Obededom in his house, three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom and all that he had.

Whereby David perceived that the LORD had prepared him to be king upon Israel, in that his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.

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

And Chenaniah the chief of the Levites was master of the song and taught to sing, for he was a man of understanding.

I will be his father and he shall be my son, and I will not put my mercy away from him as I did from him that was before thee.

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud recorder,

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

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites and the eldest sons of David waited at the king's hand.

When Joab saw that the front of the battle was before him and after, he chose out of all the youth of Israel and put them in array against the Syrians.

Which, when it was told David, he gathered all Israel, and went over Jordan and went and set upon them. And David put himself in array against the Syrians, and they fought with him.

And David took the crown of their king off his head, and found therein the weight of a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it, and it was set on David's head. And he brought out also the spoil of the city, which was exceeding much.

After that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines. At which time Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Sippai that was of the children of Rephaim, and they were subdued.

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

And there chanced yet again war at Gath, where was a man of a size with twenty four fingers and toes, six on every hand and six on every foot, and was the son of Haraphah and defied Israel.

and gave the number of the count of the people unto David. And all Israel were in number a thousand, thousand and a hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred and seventy thousand men that drew sword.

And God was displeased with this thing, and smote Israel.