and Jibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Jibnijah;

and Azariah the son of Hilkijah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;

and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, and Masai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;

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

and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal; and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

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

And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, and their fathers, set over the camp of Jehovah, were keepers of the entrance.

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them formerly; Jehovah was with him.

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

And they and their sons were at the gates of the house of Jehovah, the house of the tent, to keep watch there.

And it was some one of the sons of the priests who compounded the ointment of the spices.

And some of the sons of the Kohathites, their brethren, were over the loaves to be set in rows, to prepare them every sabbath.

And his son, the firstborn, was Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,

And the son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal; and Merib-Baal begot Micah.

And the sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea.

and Moza begot Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

And Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bochru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of Azel.

And the Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul's sons.

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

And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

And it came to pass the next day, that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his sons fallen on mount Gilboa.

all the valiant men arose, and took up the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the terebinth of Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

and he asked not counsel of Jehovah; therefore he slew him, and transferred the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

And David said, Whoever smites the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of Hachmoni, the chief of the captains; he brandished his spear against three hundred, slain by him at one time.

And after him, Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite; he was one of the three mighty men.

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, great in exploits, of Kabzeel: he it was that smote two lions of Moab; and he went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.

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

And the valiant men of the forces were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

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

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

Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

Bene-Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,

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

Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

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

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

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

Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

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

Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,

Eliel of Mahavim, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Jithmah the Moabite,

Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he kept still close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men who helped him in the conflict;

the chief Ahiezer, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Anathothite,

and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over a hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.

And the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, And with thee, thou son of Jesse: Peace, peace be to thee! And peace be to thy helpers! For thy God helps thee. And David received them, and made them chiefs of bands.

And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begot more sons and daughters.

And David gathered the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty;

of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty;

of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty;

of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred;

of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty;

of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.

And the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

Ye seed of Israel his servant, Ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.

and Obed-Edom, and their brethren, sixty-eight; Obed-Edom also, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah as doorkeepers.

and with them, with Heman and Jeduthun, trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud; and the musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were at the gate.

And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and be disturbed no more; neither shall the sons of wickedness waste them any more, as formerly,

And it shall come to pass, when thy days are fulfilled that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

I will be his father, and he shall be my son; and I will not take away my mercy from him, as I took it from him that was before thee;

and he sent Hadoram his son to king David to inquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him; for Hadarezer was continually at war with Tou; he sent also all manner of vessels of gold and silver and bronze.

And Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was chronicler;

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 sons of David were the first at the king's hand.

And it came to pass after this that Nahash king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

And David said, I will shew kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

And there was again a battle with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair smote Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite; now the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam.

And he defied Israel; but Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother smote him.

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

For David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for Jehovah must be exceeding great in fame and in beauty in all lands: I will therefore make preparation for it. And David prepared abundantly before his death.

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

And David said to Solomon, As for me, my son, I was minded to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God.

Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about; for his name shall be Solomon, and in his days I will give peace and quietness unto Israel.

He shall build a house unto 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 for ever.

Now, my son, Jehovah be with thee, that thou mayest prosper, and build the house of Jehovah thy God, as he has said of thee.

And David commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,

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

And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

The sons of Laadan: the head was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief fathers of Laadan.

And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, and Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei.

And Jahath was the head, and Ziza the second; and Jeush and Beriah had not many sons: as father's house, therefore, they were reckoned as one.

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

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was separated, that he should be hallowed as most holy, he and his sons for ever, to offer before Jehovah, to do service to him, and to bless in his name for ever.

And as to Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.

The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.

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

the sons of Jizhar: Shelomith the head.

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

The sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Jishijah the second.

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

And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.

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

These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers' houses, the chief fathers, as they were reckoned, by number of names by their polls, who did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.

For by the last words of David was this done, the numbering of the sons of Levi from twenty years old and upward.