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.

And God sent the angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. And as he was about to destroy, the LORD beheld and had compassion on the wretchedness, and said to the angel that destroyed, "It is enough, now cease thine hand." And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

And Ornan turned about and saw the Angel, and his four sons with him, and hid themselves: for Oman was threshing wheat.

And David could not go before it to seek God, because he was afraid of the sword of the Angel of the LORD.

And when David was old and stricken in years, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

And the Levites were numbered from thirty years and above, and the tale of them in men, poll by poll, was thirty eight thousand.

Of the Gershonites was Ladan and Shimei.

The sons of Ladan: the chief was Jehiel and then Zetham and Joel, three.

And Jahath was the chief, Zina the second. But Jeush and Beriah had not many sons, and therefore they were reckoned for one ancient household.

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was appointed to consecrate in the place most holy, with his sons forever: and to burn the offerings before the LORD, and to minister, and to bless in his name forever.

And of the sons of Gershom: Shebuel was the chief.

And to wait on every offering of burnt sacrifices unto the LORD, the Sabbaths and first days of the months, and other feastful days by number and custom, was their office ever before the LORD.

The brother of Micah was Isshiah. Of the sons of Isshiah, Zachariah.

All these were at the hand of their father to sing in the house of the LORD with cymbals, psalteries and harps in the service of the house of God. And at the hand of the king was Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman:

And Hosah of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief, yet he was not the eldest, but his father made him the chiefest.

Unto these was divided the office of the portership as unto heads over the men that waited with their brethren and ministered in the house of the LORD.

was Shebuel the son of Gershon the son of Moses a ruler over the treasure.

And of his brethren the sons of Eliezer, was Rehabiah, whose son was Jeshaiah, and his son was Joram, and his son Zichri, and his son was Shelomoth,

and over 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. All that was dedicated, was under the hand of Shelomoth and of his brethren.

Among the Izrahites was Chenaniah, with his sons, for the work without over Israel, officers and judges.

And Jerijah was the chiefest among the kindreds and fathers of the Hebronites. And in the fortieth year of the kingdom of David they were sought for. And there were found of them men of activity at Jazer in Gilead.

Over the first company in the first month, was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel. And in his number twenty four thousand.

And the chiefest of all the captains in the host of the first month was of the children of Perez.

Over the company of the second month Dodai an Ahohite, and in his host was Mikloth a ruler. And in his company were twenty four thousand.

The chief captain of the third host in the third month, was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada the priest. And in his host twenty four thousand.

This is the Benaiah mighty among thirty and above thirty. And in his part was Ammizabad his son.

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

The fifth captain in the fifth month was: Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his host were twenty four thousand.

The sixth captain in the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh a Tekoite: and in his host were twenty four thousand.

The seventh captain in the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his host twenty four thousand.

The eighth Captain in the eighth month was Sibbecai an Hushathite of the kin of Sarah. And in his host twenty four thousand.

The ninth Captain in the ninth month was Abiezer an Antothite of the sons of Benjamin: and in his host twenty four thousand.

The tenth captain in the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite of the Zerahites. And in his host twenty four thousand.

The eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite of the children of Ephraim: and in his host twenty four thousand.

The twelfth Captain in the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite of Othniel, and in his host twenty four thousand.

And the rulers over the tribes of Israel were these. Among the Reubenites, was Eliezer the son of Zichri. Among the Simeonites, was Shephatiah the son of Maacah.

And Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number. And though he finished it not, yet there fell wrath for that upon Israel. And therefore the number was not put in the chronicles of king David.

Over the king's treasure was Azmaveth the son of Adiel. And over the treasure of the fields, in the cities, villages and castles, was Jonathan, the son of Uzziah.

And over the workmen in the fields that tilled the ground, was Ezri the son of Chelub.

And the oversight of the vineyards had Shemaiah the Ramathite. Over the wine cellars and treasure of wine was Zabdi the Shipmite.

And over the olive trees and mulberry trees that were in the valleys was Baalhanan the Gederite. And over the treasure of oil was Joash.

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

And over the camels Obil the Ishmaelite. And over the asses was Jehdiah the Meronothite.

And over the sheep was Jaziz the Hagrite. All these were the rulers of the substance of king David.

And Ahithophel was of the king's counsel. And Hushai the Archite was the king's companion.

And next to Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar. And the captain of the king's war was Joab.

and the example of all that was in his mind, both of the courts of the house of the LORD and of the treasure houses round about, for the treasures of the house of God and for the treasure of the dedicated gifts,

"All was given me by writing of the hand of the LORD, which made me understand all the workmanship of the pattern."

And so Solomon sat on the seat of the LORD, and was king for David his father, and prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.