And he brake down the cells of the male whores that were in the house of the LORD, where the women wove little houses for the grove.

And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the hill altars where the priests did burn sacrifice, even from Geba to Beersheba. And he brake down the hill altars of the Gates, that were in the entering of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on the left hand of the gate of the city.

And the altars that were on the top of the parlour of Ahaz which the king of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, the king brake down, and ran thence and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.

And the hill altars that were before Jerusalem on the righthand of the mount Nashith, which Solomon king of Israel built to Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians and to Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and to Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, the king defiled:

And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the graves that were in the mount and sent and fetched the bones out of the graves and burnt them upon the altar and polluted it according to the word of the LORD that the man of God had proclaimed, which openly had denounced the same things.

And he sacrificed all the priests of the hill altars that were there, even upon the altars, and burnt men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.

And thereto workers with spirits, soothsayers, Images of witchcraft, idols and all other abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, Josiah put out of the way to make good the words of the law, which were written in the book that Helkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD.

And Nebuchadnezzar came to the city as his servants were yet a besieging of it.

And all the host of the Chaldeans that were with the chief Marshal brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

And the rest of the people that were left in the city, and them that were fled to the king of Babylon, and the remnant of the common people,

And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD and the bottoms, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the LORD the Chaldeans brake, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.

And the firepans, and basins that were either of gold or silver, them took the chief Marshal away

And out of the city he took a certain chamberlain that had the oversight of the men of war, and five men that were ever in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and Sophar the captain of the host that taught the people of the land to make war, and three score men of the people of the land that were found in the city also.

But it chanced the seventh month after, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama of the king's blood came, and ten men with him and smote Gedaliah that he died: and so did he to the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizphah.

Thereupon all the people both small and great and the captains of the men of war arose and went to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

and spake kindly to him and set his seat above the seat of all the kings that were with him at Babylon,

The sons of Japheth: were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.

The sons of Gomer were: Ashkenez, Diphath and Togarmah.

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.

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

But after the death of Hadad, there were dukes in Edom:

duke Magdiel and duke Iram. These were the dukes of Edom.

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 Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Perez and Zerah: so that all the sons of Judah were five.

The sons of Hezron that were born him: Jerahmeel, Ram and Chelubai.

Whose sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab and Asahel, three.

And he overcame the Geshurites and the Aramites, and took the towns of Jair from them, and Kenath with the towns that belonged to the same, even three score towns. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

And the sons of Jerahmeel, the eldest son of Hezron were: Ram, the eldest and Bunah, Oren, Ozem and Ahijah.

And the sons of Ram, the eldest son of Jerahmeel were: Maaz, Jamin and Eker.

The sons of Onam were: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai were Jether and Jonathan. But Jether died without children.

The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.

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 sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema.

The sons of Jahdai were: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph.

These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur the eldest son of Ephrata: Shobal the father of Kiriathjearim;

The kindreds of Kiriathjearim were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishrites. And of them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.

The sons of Salma: Bethlehem and Netophathi, that were the glory of the house of Joab, and half the Manathites and of the Zorites.

And so were the kindred of the writers that dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites and Sucathites which are the Kenites, that came of Hammath the father of Beth Rechab.

These are the sons of David which were born him in Hebron: the eldest Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess. The second Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelitess.

These six were born him in Hebron where he reigned seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned thirty three years.

And these were born him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon: these four of Bathsheba the daughter of Ammiel.

And the sons of Josiah were: the eldest son Johanan, the second Jehoakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum.

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

The sons of Jeconiah the Prisoner were Shealtiel,

The sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel, Meshullam, Hananiah and Shelomith their sister,

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

And the sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hizkiah and Azrikam, three.

And the sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Elsashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah and Anani, seven.

And Naarah bare him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahastari. These were the sons of Naarah.

And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar and Ethnan.

The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel were Hathath.

And Meonothai begat Ophrah. And Seraiah begat Joab the father of them of the valley of craftsmen, so-called because they were craftsmen.

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

And the sons of Jehallelel were Ziph and Ziphah, and Tirih and Asarel.

And the sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, Jalon, Thahar, Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Estemoa.

And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh which Mered took.

The sons of the wife of Hodiah the sister of Naham the father of Keilah were Hagarmi and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

The sons of Shimon were Amnon and Rinnah, Benhanan and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Benzoheth.

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the kindreds of the households of them that wrought bysse in the house of Ashbea.

And Jokim and the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, which were inhabited in Moab, but returned to Lehem and to Debarim-Aikim.

These were potters and dwelt among trees and hedges and were in the king's work and dwelt even there.

Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. But his brethren had not many children, neither were the kindreds of them like to the children of Judah in multitude.

at Bethmarcaboth, Hazarsusim, Bethbiri, and Shaarim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.

And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen and Ashan, five towns,

and all their villages that were round about the said cities unto Baalathbeer. This is the habitation of them and their genealogy.

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.

and smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped and they dwelt there unto this day.

The sons then of Reuben the eldest son of Israel, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

But unto his brethren in their kindreds, when they are reckoned after their birth, were Jeiel and Zechariah the chief heads.

And in the days of Saul they warred with the Hagrites which were overthrown by their hands. And they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.

And their brethren, in the ancient households of them, were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber, seven.

These were the children of Abihail the son of Huri the son of Jaroah Gilead the son of Michael the son of Jeshishai the son of Jahdo the son of Buz.

And they were all reckoned by kindreds in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

The sons of Reuben of Gad and of half the tribe of Manasseh, even of fighting men able to bear shield and sword, and shoot with bow, and taught to make war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and three score that went out to battle.

And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hands with all that were with the Hagrites. For they cried to God in their battle, and he heard them, because they trusted to him.

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.

And the children of half the tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land, from Bashan unto Baalhermon and Senir and unto mount Hermon, and they were many.

And these were the heads of the ancient households of them: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, Jahdiel, men of great power, men of name and heads of the ancient households of them.

And the sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

Their brethren the Levites were appointed unto all manner service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

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.

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba and her suburbs, Alemath with her suburbs, Anathoth with her suburbs: so that all their cities among their kindreds were thirteen.

And unto the sons of Kohath the remnant of the kin of the tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.

And unto the sons of Gershom among their kindreds were given out of the tribe of Issachar and out of the tribe of Asher and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

And unto the sons of Merari were given by lot among their kindreds and out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

And concerning the sons of Kohath, the cities of their coasts were of the tribe of Ephraim.

And unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the kindred of the half tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with her suburbs and Ashtaroth with her suburbs.

And unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with her suburbs and Tabor with her suburbs.

And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, even on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, Jahzah with her suburbs,

The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Shemuel which were heads in the ancient households of Tola and men of might among their kindreds: the number of them in the days of David were two and twenty thousand and six hundred.

And of their brethren among all the kindreds of Issachar were reckoned of men of war four score and seven thousand in all.

The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri, five heads of ancient houses and men of might and were in number twenty two thousand and thirty four.

All these are the children of Becher, and were reckoned in their kindreds with the heads of the ancient households of them that were men of power, twenty thousand and two hundred.

And Shuppim and Huppim were the children of Ir. And the Hushites were the children of Aher.

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.

And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam.

and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead. And the men of Gath that were born in the land, slew them, because they were come down to take away their cattle.

And the sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal.

And these were the children of Asher and heads of ancient houses and pure fellows and men of might and the head lords. And when they were numbered in array to battle, they were in number twenty six thousand men.