Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first to become a great warrior on earth.

Two sons were born to Eber. One of them was named Peleg because the earth was divided during his lifetime, and the name of his brother was Joktan.

Lotan’s sons: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.

These were the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor. Bela’s town was named Dinhabah.

When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, ruled in his place. Hadad’s town was named Avith.

When Baal-hanan died, Hadad ruled in his place. Hadad’s city was named Pai, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.

Judah’s sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so He put him to death.

Carmi’s son: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel when he was unfaithful by taking the things set apart for destruction.

Jesse fathered Eliab, his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,

Amasa’s mother was Abigail, and his father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

After this, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. Hezron had married her when he was 60 years old, and she bore Segub to him.

Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.

Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, who bore Ahban and Molid to him.

Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but he did have an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha.

Shammai’s son was Maon, and Maon fathered Beth-zur.

Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran fathered Gazez.

Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.

She was also the mother of Shaaph, Madmannah’s father, and of Sheva, the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Achsah.

These were David’s sons who were born to him in Hebron:
Amnon was the firstborn, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;
Daniel was born second, by Abigail of Carmel;

Absalom son of Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, was third;
Adonijah son of Haggith was fourth;

Shephatiah, by Abital, was fifth;
and Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah, was sixth.

Solomon’s son was Rehoboam;
his son was Abijah, his son Asa,
his son Jehoshaphat,

Josiah’s sons:
Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim second,
Zedekiah third, and Shallum fourth.

These were Etam’s sons: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, and their sister was named Hazzelelponi.

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez and said, “I gave birth to him in pain.”

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

They found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, peaceful, and quiet, for some Hamites had lived there previously.

These who were recorded by name came in the days of King Hezekiah of Judah, attacked the Hamites’ tents and the Meunites who were found there, and set them apart for destruction, as they are today. Then they settled in their place because there was pasture for their flocks.

These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. He was the firstborn, but his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. He is not listed in the genealogy according to birthright.

Although Judah became strong among his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright was given to Joseph.

and his son Beerah.

Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites, and Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria took him into exile.

Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was head of their ancestral houses.

Many of the Hagrites were killed because it was God’s battle. And they lived there in the Hagrites’ place until the exile.

Heman’s relative was Asaph, who stood at his right hand:
Asaph son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,

These were the places assigned to Aaron’s sons from the Kohathite family for their settlements in their territory, because the first lot was for them.

Machir took wives from Huppim and Shuppim. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, but he had only daughters.

Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah,

All these were Asher’s sons. They were the heads of their ancestral houses, chosen men, warriors, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men listed in their genealogies for military service was 26,000.

Benjamin fathered Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was born second, Aharah third,

Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera deported them and was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

Jeiel fathered Gibeon and lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah.

Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

Jonathan’s son was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah.

Moza fathered Binea. His son was Raphah, his son Elasah, and his son Azel.

His brother Eshek’s sons: Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third.

All Israel was registered in the genealogies that are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.
Shallum was their chief;

he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.

In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been their leader, and the Lord was with him.

Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

The total number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted positions.

A Levite called Mattithiah, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread.

Jeiel fathered Gibeon and lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah.

Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

Jonathan’s son was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah.

Moza fathered Binea.
His son was Rephaiah, his son Elasah, and his son Azel.

Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!” But his armor-bearer wouldn’t do it because he was terrified. Then Saul took his sword and fell on it.

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

Even when Saul was king, you led us out to battle and brought us back. The Lord your God also said to you, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel and be ruler over My people Israel.’”

Then David took up residence in the stronghold; therefore, it was called the city of David.

David steadily grew more powerful, and the Lord of Hosts was with him.

This is the list of David’s warriors:

Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the Thirty; he wielded his spear against 300 and killed them at one time.

After him, Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite was one of the three warriors.

He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines had gathered there for battle. There was a portion of a field full of barley, where the troops had fled from the Philistines.

Three of the 30 chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while the Philistine army was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

At that time David was in the stronghold, and a Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.

David was extremely thirsty and said, “If only someone would bring me water to drink from the well at the city gate of Bethlehem!”

Abishai, Joab’s brother, was the leader of the Three. He raised his spear against 300 men and killed them, gaining a reputation among the Three.

He was more honored than the Three and became their commander even though he did not become one of the Three.

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the son of a brave man from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. Benaiah killed two sons of Ariel of Moab, and he went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

He also killed an Egyptian who was seven and a half feet tall. Even though the Egyptian had a spear in his hand like a weaver’s beam, Benaiah went down to him with a club, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and then killed him with his own spear.

He was the most honored of the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

The following were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still banned from the presence of Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who helped him in battle.

Their chief was Ahiezer son of Shemaah the Gibeathite.
Then there was his brother Joash;
Jeziel and Pelet sons of Azmaveth;
Beracah, Jehu the Anathothite;

Ezer was the chief, Obadiah second, Eliab third,

These Gadites were army commanders; the least of them was a match for a hundred, and the greatest of them for a thousand.

These are the men who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and put to flight all those in the valleys to the east and to the west.

At that time, men came day after day to help David until there was a great army, like an army of God.

All these warriors, lined up in battle formation, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. All the rest of Israel was also of one mind to make David king.

In addition, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came and brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant provisions of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine and oil, oxen, and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.

David was angry because of the Lord’s outburst against Uzzah, so he named that place Outburst Against Uzzah, as it is still named today.

Chenaniah, the leader of the Levites in music, was to direct the music because he was skillful.

Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the music leader of the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.

So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouts, the sound of the ram’s horn, trumpets, and cymbals, and the playing of harps and lyres.

As the ark of the covenant of the Lord was entering the city of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from the window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart.

Asaph was the chief and Zechariah was second to him. Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel played the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals

to offer burnt offerings regularly, morning and evening, to the Lord on the altar of burnt offerings and to do everything that was written in the law of the Lord, which He had commanded Israel to keep.

I will be a father to him, and he will be a son to Me. I will not take away My faithful love from him as I took it from the one who was before you.

This was a little thing to You, God, for You have spoken about Your servant’s house in the distant future. You regard me as a man of distinction, Lord God.

Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army;
Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was court historian;

Zadok son of Ahitub
and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests;
Shavsha was court secretary;

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

When Joab saw that there was a battle line in front of him and another behind him, he chose some men out of all the elite troops of Israel and lined up in battle formation to engage the Arameans.

When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel and crossed the Jordan. He came up to the Arameans and lined up in battle formation against them. When David lined up to engage them in battle, they fought against him.

Then David took the crown from the head of their king, and it was placed on David’s head. He found that the crown weighed 75 pounds of gold, and there was a precious stone in it. In addition, David took away a large quantity of plunder from the city.

Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite. The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam.

There was still another battle at Gath where there was a man of extraordinary stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—24 in all. He, too, was descended from the giant.

But he did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count because the king’s command was detestable to him.

This command was also evil in God’s sight, so He afflicted Israel.