And again there was a battle in Gath, and a man of stature was there, and his fingers and toes were twenty-four, six on each hand and six on each foot. And he also had been born son of the giant.

But Levi and Benjamin he did not count among them; for the king's word was evil to Joab.

And it was evil in the eyes of God as to this thing. And He struck Israel.

And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. And as he was destroying, Jehovah looked. And He repented of the evil and said to the angel who destroyed, Enough! Stay your hand now! And the angel of Jehovah stood by the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

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

But David could not go before it to ask of God, for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of Jehovah.

And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house to the name of Jehovah my God.

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

And the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward. And their number by their heads, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.

And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second. But Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons. Therefore they were in one roster, according to their father's house.

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was separated so that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before Jehovah, to minister to Him, and to bless in His name forever.

Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.

Of the sons of Izhar, Shelomith was the chief;

because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, in the courts and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God

And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the rulers, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites. One principal household was taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

Concerning Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah.

The brother of Michah was Isshiah. Of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

Of Mahli was Eleazar, who had no sons.

Of Kish, the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.

And David and the army commanders separated to the service those of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were prophets with lyres and with cymbals. And the number of the workmen according to their service was:

So the number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in the songs of Jehovah, all that were skillful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.

And the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph; the second was to Gedaliah, with his brothers and sons, twelve;

the third was to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve men;

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

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

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

the seventh was to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

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

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

the eleventh was to Azareel, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twelfth was to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the thirteenth was to Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the fourteenth was to Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the fifteenth was to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve,

the sixteenth was to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the seventeenth was to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the eighteenth was to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the nineteenth was to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twentieth was to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twenty-first was to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

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

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

Also to Hosah, of the sons of Merari, were sons: Simri was the chief (though not the first-born, yet his father made him the chief),

And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.

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. Whoever had dedicated anything, it was at the hand of Shelomith and of his brothers.

Jerijah was the chief among the men of Hebron. He was of the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valor at Jazer of Gilead.

Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

Of the sons of Perez was the chief of all the commanders of the army for the first month.

And over the division of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite, and of his division Mikloth was also the ruler. In his division also were twenty-four thousand.

The third commander of the army for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

This is that Benaiah who was mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty. And in his division was Ammizabad his son.

The fourth for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

The fifth commander for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

The sixth for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

The seventh for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

The eighth for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

The ninth for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anethothite, of the Benjamites. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

The tenth for the tenth month was Maharai of Netopha, of the Zerahites. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons of Ephraim. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

The twelfth for the twelfth month was Heldai of Netopha, of Othniel. And in his division were twenty-four thousand.

And over the tribes of Israel, the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri. The ruler of the Simeonites was Shephatiah the son of Maachah.

The ruler of the Levites was Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; over the Aaronites was Zadok.

Over Judah was Elihu, of the brothers of David. The ruler of Issachar was Omri the son of Michael.

The ruler of Zebulun was Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah. The ruler of Naphtali was Jerimoth the son of Azriel.

The ruler of the sons of Ephraim was Hoshea the son of Azaziah. The ruler of the half tribe of Manasseh was Joel the son of Pedaiah.

The ruler of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead was Iddo the son of Zechariah. The ruler of Benjamin was Jaasiel the son of Abner.

The ruler of Dan was Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the rulers of the tribes of Israel.

And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel. And over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the strongholds, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah.

Ezri the son of Chelub was over the work of the field for farming the ground.

And over the vineyards was Shimei of Ramah. Over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite.

And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the low plains was Baal-hanan of Geder. And over the cellars of oil was Joash.

And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai of Sharon. And over the herds in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai.

Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite. And over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite.

And over the flocks was Jaziz the son of Hagar. All these were the rulers of the substance which was King David's.

And Jonathan, David's uncle, was an adviser, a wise man and a scribe. And Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons.

And Ahithophel was the king's counselor. And Hushai the Archite was the king's companion.

And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar. And the general of the king's army was Joab.

But Jehovah, the God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For He has chosen Judah to be the ruler, and of the house of Judah the house of my father. And in my father's house He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.

All was in writing from the hand of Jehovah. He made me understand all the work of this pattern.

And Solomon sat on the throne of Jehovah as king in place of David his father. And he was blessed, and all Israel obeyed him.

And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

And Solomon the son of David was made strong in his kingdom, and Jehovah his God was with him and made him very great.

And Solomon and all the congregation with him went to the high place at Gibeon. For there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of Jehovah had made in the wilderness.

And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before Jehovah, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it.

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, nor honor, nor the life of your enemies, nor yet have asked for long life but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself that you may judge My people, over whom I have made you king;

And Solomon came from the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.

the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skillful to work in gold, and in silver, in bronze, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson. He also can engrave any kind of engraving, and can invent every device which shall be put to him, with your skillful men, and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.

And the porch on the front, the length according to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the height a hundred and twenty. And he overlaid it inside with pure gold.

And he covered the house with precious stones for beauty. And the gold was gold of Parvaim.

And he made the Most Holy Place. Its length was by the front, of the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and its breadth, twenty cubits. And he overlaid it with fine gold, to six hundred talents.

And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

And the wings of the cherubs were twenty cubits long. One wing was five cubits, touching to the wall of the house; and the other wing five cubits, touching to the wing of the other cherub.

And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, touching to the wall of the house; and the other wing five cubits, touching to the wing of the other cherub.

He also made two pillars of thirty-five cubits high in front of the house, and the capital on the tops of each of them was five cubits.

And he made an altar of bronze. Twenty cubits was the length of it, and twenty cubits its breadth, and ten cubits its height.

And he cast a sea of melted bronze, ten cubits from brim to brim. It was round, and five cubits was its height. And a line of thirty cubits went around it.

And under it was the shape of oxen, under it and all around it for ten cubits, going all around the sea. Two rows of oxen were cast when it was cast.