The
Book of 1 Chronicles with Commentary
New King James Version
1 Chronicles 1
The Family of Adam—Seth to Abraham
1 Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2 Cainan,[a] Mahalalel, Jared, 3 Enoch,
Methuselah, Lamech, 4 Noah,[b] Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech,
and Tiras. 6 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Diphath,[c] and Togarmah.
7 The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshishah,[d] Kittim, and Rodanim.[e]
8 The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9 The sons of
Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta,[f] Raama,[g] and Sabtecha. The sons of
Raama were Sheba and Dedan. 10 Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a
mighty one on the earth. 11 Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim,
Naphtuhim, 12 Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and
the Caphtorim). 13 Canaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth; 14 the
Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite; 15 the Hivite, the Arkite,
and the Sinite; 16 the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
17 The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul,
Gether, and Meshech.[h] 18 Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot
Eber. 19 To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg,[i] for
in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was
Joktan. 20 Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21
Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Ebal,[j] Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah,
and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27 and Abram, who is Abraham. 28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and
Ishmael.
The Family of Ishmael
29 These are their genealogies: The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebajoth;
then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad,[k] Tema, 31
Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
The Family of Keturah
32 Now the sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, were
Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan
were Sheba and Dedan. 33 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch,
Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
The Family of Isaac
34 And Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel. 35
The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. 36 And
the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zephi,[l] Gatam, and Kenaz; and
by Timna,[m] Amalek. 37 The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah,
and Mizzah.
The Family of Seir
38 The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and
Dishan. 39 And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; Lotan’s
sister was Timna. 40 The sons of Shobal were Alian,[n] Manahath, Ebal,
Shephi,[o] and Onam. The sons of Zibeon were Ajah and Anah. 41 The son
of Anah was Dishon. The sons of Dishon were Hamran,[p] Eshban, Ithran,
and Cheran. 42 The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan.[q] The
sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.
The Kings of Edom
43 Now these were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before a
king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and the
name of his city was Dinhabah. 44 And when Bela died, Jobab the son of
Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. 45 When Jobab died, Husham of the
land of the Temanites reigned in his place. 46 And when Husham died,
Hadad the son of Bedad, who attacked Midian in the field of Moab,
reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith. 47 When Hadad
died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. 48 And when Samlah died,
Saul of Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place. 49 When Saul died,
Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. 50 And when
Baal-Hanan died, Hadad[r] reigned in his place; and the name of his
city was Pai.[s] His wife’s name was Mehetabel the daughter
of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 51 Hadad died also. And the chiefs
of Edom were Chief Timnah, Chief Aliah,[t] Chief Jetheth, 52 Chief
Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, 53 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief
Mibzar, 54 Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.
1 Chronicles 2
The Family of Israel
1 These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Issachar, Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
From Judah to David
3 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to
him by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. Er, the firstborn of
Judah, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so He killed him. 4 And
Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of
Judah were five.
5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 6 The sons of Zerah were
Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of them in all.
7 The son of Carmi was Achar,[a] the troubler of Israel, who
transgressed in the accursed thing.
8 The son of Ethan was Azariah.
9 Also the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and
Chelubai.[b] 10 Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon,
leader of the children of Judah; 11 Nahshon begot Salma,[c] and Salma
begot Boaz; 12 Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse; 13 Jesse begot
Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea[d] the third, 14
Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15 Ozem the sixth, and David the
seventh.
16 Now their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah
were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel—three. 17 Abigail bore Amasa; and
the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.[e]
The Family of Hezron
18 Caleb the son of Hezron had children by Azubah, his wife, and by
Jerioth. Now these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 When
Azubah died, Caleb took Ephrath[f] as his wife, who bore him Hur. 20
And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezalel.
21 Now afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of
Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore him
Segub. 22 Segub begot Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of
Gilead. 23 (Geshur and Syria took from them the towns of Jair, with
Kenath and its towns—sixty towns.) All these belonged to the sons
of Machir the father of Gilead. 24 After Hezron died in Caleb
Ephrathah, Hezron’s wife Abijah bore him Ashhur the father of
Tekoa.
The Family of Jerahmeel
25 The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram, the
firstborn, and Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel had another
wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. 27 The sons of
Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. 28 The
sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and
Abishur.
29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him
Ahban and Molid. 30 The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim; Seled died
without children. 31 The son of Appaim was Ishi, the son of Ishi was
Sheshan, and Sheshan’s son was Ahlai. 32 The sons of Jada, the
brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan; Jether died without
children. 33 The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the
sons of Jerahmeel.
34 Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian
servant whose name was Jarha. 35 Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his
servant as wife, and she bore him Attai. 36 Attai begot Nathan, and
Nathan begot Zabad; 37 Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed; 38
Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah; 39 Azariah begot Helez, and
Helez begot Eleasah; 40 Eleasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum;
41 Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama.
The Family of Caleb
42 The descendants of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha, his
firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the
father of Hebron. 43 The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and
Shema. 44 Shema begot Raham the father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begot
Shammai. 45 And the son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of
Beth Zur.
46 Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and
Haran begot Gazez. 47 And the sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham,
Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Maachah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. 49 She
also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah
and the father of Gibea. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
50 These were the descendants of Caleb: The sons of Hur, the firstborn
of Ephrathah, were Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim, 51 Salma the
father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim had descendants: Haroeh, and
half of the families of Manuhoth.[g] 53 The families of Kirjath Jearim
were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites.
From these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
54 The sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth
Joab, half of the Manahethites, and the Zorites.
55 And the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez were the
Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Suchathites. These were the
Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
1 Chronicles 3
The Family of David
1 Now these were the sons of David who were born to him in
Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the
second, Daniel,[a] by Abigail the Carmelitess; 2 the third, Absalom the
son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth,
Adonijah the son of Haggith; 3 the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the
sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.
4 These six were born to him in Hebron. There he reigned seven years
and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years. 5 And
these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea,[b] Shobab, Nathan, and
Solomon—four by Bathshua[c] the daughter of Ammiel.[d] 6 Also
there were Ibhar, Elishama,[e] Eliphelet,[f] 7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8
Elishama, Eliada,[g] and Eliphelet—nine in all. 9 These were all
the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their
sister.
The Family of Solomon
10 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam; Abijah[h]was his son, Asa his son,
Jehoshaphat his son, 11 Joram[i] his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash[j] his
son, 12 Amaziah his son, Azariah[k] his son, Jotham his son, 13 Ahaz
his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, 14 Amon his son, and
Josiah his son. 15 The sons of Josiah were Johanan the firstborn, the
second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum.[l] 16 The
sons of Jehoiakim were Jeconiah his son and Zedekiah[m] his son.
The Family of Jeconiah
17 And the sons of Jeconiah[n]were Assir,[o] Shealtiel his son, 18 and
Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. 19 The
sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel were
Meshullam, Hananiah, Shelomith their sister, 20 and Hashubah, Ohel,
Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed—five in all.
21 The sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, the sons of
Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, and the sons of
Shechaniah. 22 The son of Shechaniah was Shemaiah. The sons of Shemaiah
were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat—six in all. 23
The sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hezekiah, and Azrikam—three in
all. 24 The sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub,
Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all.
1 Chronicles 4
The Family of Judah
1 The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. 2
And Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath, and Jahath begot Ahumai and
Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites. 3 These were the sons
of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of
their sister was Hazelelponi; 4 and Penuel was the father of Gedor, and
Ezer was the father of Hushah.
These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah the father of
Bethlehem.
5 And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. 6
Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were
the sons of Naarah. 7 The sons of Helah were Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan;
8 and Koz begot Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of
Harum.
9 Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called
his name Jabez,[a] saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” 10
And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would
bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with
me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause
pain!” So God granted him what he requested.
11 Chelub the brother of Shuhah begot Mehir, who was the father of
Eshton. 12 And Eshton begot Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father
of Ir-Nahash. These were the men of Rechah.
13 The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel were
Hathath,[b] 14 and Meonothai who begot Ophrah. Seraiah begot Joab the
father of Ge Harashim,[c] for they were craftsmen. 15 The sons of Caleb
the son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah was
Kenaz. 16 The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And
Mered’s wife[d]bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of
Eshtemoa. 18 (His wife Jehudijah[e] bore Jered the father of Gedor,
Heber the father of Sochoh, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) And
these were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered
took.
19 The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the
fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maachathite. 20 And
the sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. And the
sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah,
Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the
linen workers of the house of Ashbea; 22 also Jokim, the men of
Chozeba, and Joash; Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubi-Lehem. Now
the records are ancient. 23 These were the potters and those who dwell
at Netaim[f] and Gederah;[g] there they dwelt with the king for his
work.
The Family of Simeon
24 The sons of Simeon were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib,[h] Zerah,[i]and Shaul,
25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son. 26 And the sons
of Mishma were Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, and Shimei his son. 27
Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not
have many children, nor did any of their families multiply as much as
the children of Judah.
28 They dwelt at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, 29 Bilhah, Ezem,
Tolad, 30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, 31 Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth
Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of
David. 32 And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and
Ashan—five cities— 33 and all the villages that were around
these cities as far as Baal.[j] These were their dwelling places, and
they maintained their genealogy: 34 Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah the
son of Amaziah; 35 Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of
Seraiah, the son of Asiel; 36 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah,
Adiel, Jesimiel, and Benaiah; 37 Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of
Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of
Shemaiah— 38 these mentioned by name were leaders in their
families, and their father’s house increased greatly.
39 So they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of
the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. 40 And they found rich,
good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful; for some
Hamites formerly lived there.
41 These recorded by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah;
and they attacked their tents and the Meunites who were found there,
and utterly destroyed them, as it is to this day. So they dwelt in
their place, because there was pasture for their flocks there. 42 Now
some of them, five hundred men of the sons of Simeon, went to Mount
Seir, having as their captains Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel,
the sons of Ishi. 43 And they defeated the rest of the Amalekites who
had escaped. They have dwelt there to this day.
1 Chronicles 5
The Family of Reuben
1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—he was
indeed the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s bed,
his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, so
that the genealogy is not listed according to the birthright; 2 yet
Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came a ruler, although
the birthright was Joseph’s— 3 the sons of Reuben the
firstborn of Israel were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
4 The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
5 Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son, 6 and Beerah his son,
whom Tiglath-Pileser[a] king of Assyria carried into captivity. He was
leader of the Reubenites. 7 And his brethren by their families, when
the genealogy of their generations was registered: the chief, Jeiel,
and Zechariah, 8 and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of
Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon. 9 Eastward they
settled as far as the entrance of the wilderness this side of the River
Euphrates, because their cattle had multiplied in the land of Gilead.
10 Now in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by
their hand; and they dwelt in their tents throughout the entire area
east of Gilead.
The Family of Gad
11 And the children of Gad dwelt next to them in the land of Bashan as
far as Salcah: 12 Joel was the chief, Shapham the next, then Jaanai and
Shaphat in Bashan, 13 and their brethren of their father’s house:
Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jachan, Zia, and Eber—seven in
all. 14 These were the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of
Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai,
the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz; 15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of
Guni, was chief of their father’s house. 16 And the Gadites dwelt
in Gilead, in Bashan and in its villages, and in all the common-lands
of Sharon within their borders. 17 All these were registered by
genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of
Jeroboam king of Israel.
18 The sons of Reuben, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh had
forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty valiant men, men able to
bear shield and sword, to shoot with the bow, and skillful in war, who
went to war. 19 They made war with the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and
Nodab. 20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were
delivered into their hand, and all who were with them, for they cried
out to God in the battle. He heeded their prayer, because they put
their trust in Him. 21 Then they took away their livestock—fifty
thousand of their camels, two hundred and fifty thousand of their
sheep, and two thousand of their donkeys—also one hundred
thousand of their men; 22 for many fell dead, because the war was
God’s. And they dwelt in their place until the captivity.
The Family of Manasseh (East)
23 So the children of the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land.
Their numbers increased from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, to Senir,
or Mount Hermon. 24 These were the heads of their fathers’
houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel.
They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their
fathers’ houses.
25 And they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and played the
harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had
destroyed before them. 26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of
Pul king of Assyria, that is, Tiglath-Pileser[b] king of Assyria. He
carried the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
into captivity. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of
Gozan to this day.
1 Chronicles 6
The Family of Levi
1 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2 The sons
of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 3 The children of
Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron were Nadab,
Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4 Eleazar begot Phinehas, and Phinehas
begot Abishua; 5 Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi; 6 Uzzi
begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth; 7 Meraioth begot Amariah,
and Amariah begot Ahitub; 8 Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot
Ahimaaz; 9 Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan; 10 Johanan
begot Azariah (it was he who ministered as priest in the temple that
Solomon built in Jerusalem); 11 Azariah begot Amariah, and Amariah
begot Ahitub; 12 Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Shallum; 13
Shallum begot Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begot Azariah; 14 Azariah begot
Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak. 15 Jehozadak went into captivity
when the LORD carried Judah and Jerusalem into captivity by the hand of
Nebuchadnezzar.
16 The sons of Levi were Gershon,[a] Kohath, and Merari. 17 These are
the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei. 18 The sons of
Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 19 The sons of Merari
were Mahli and Mushi. Now these are the families of the Levites
according to their fathers: 20 Of Gershon were Libni his son, Jahath
his son, Zimmah his son, 21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son,
and Jeatherai his son. 22 The sons of Kohath were Amminadab his son,
Korah his son, Assir his son, 23 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son,
Assir his son, 24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and
Shaul his son. 25 The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth. 26 As
for Elkanah,[b] the sons of Elkanah were Zophai[c] his son, Nahath[d]
his son, 27 Eliab[e] his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son. 28
The sons of Samuel were Joel[f] the firstborn, and Abijah the
second.[g] 29 The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his
son, Uzzah his son, 30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his
son.
Musicians in the House of the LORD
31 Now these are the men whom David appointed over the service of song
in the house of the LORD, after the ark came to rest. 32 They were
ministering with music before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of
meeting, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,
and they served in their office according to their order.
33 And these are the ones who ministered with their sons: Of the sons
of the Kohathites were Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of
Samuel, 34 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel,[h]
the son of Toah,[i] 35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of
Mahath, the son of Amasai, 36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the
son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, 37 the son of Tahath, the son of
Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, 38 the son of Izhar, the
son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. 39 And his brother
Asaph, who stood at his right hand, was Asaph the son of Berachiah, the
son of Shimea, 40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of
Malchijah, 41 the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, 42
the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, 43 the son of
Jahath, the son of Gershon, the son of Levi.
44 Their brethren, the sons of Merari, on the left hand, were Ethan the
son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, 45 the son of
Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, 46 the son of Amzi,
the son of Bani, the son of Shamer, 47 the son of Mahli, the son of
Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
48 And their brethren, the Levites, were appointed to every kind of
service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
The Family of Aaron
49 But Aaron and his sons offered sacrifices on the altar of burnt
offering and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the Most Holy
Place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses
the servant of God had commanded. 50 Now these are the sons of Aaron:
Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, 51 Bukki his son,
Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, 52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son,
Ahitub his son, 53 Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.
Dwelling Places of the Levites
54 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their settlements in
their territory, for they were given by lot to the sons of Aaron, of
the family of the Kohathites: 55 They gave them Hebron in the land of
Judah, with its surrounding common-lands. 56 But the fields of the city
and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 57 And to the
sons of Aaron they gave one of the cities of refuge, Hebron; also
Libnah with its common-lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its common-lands,
58 Hilen[j] with its common-lands, Debir with its common-lands, 59
Ashan[k] with its common-lands, and Beth Shemesh with its common-lands.
60 And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its common-lands,
Alemeth[l] with its common-lands, and Anathoth with its common-lands.
All their cities among their families were thirteen.
61 To the rest of the family of the tribe of the Kohathites they gave
by lot ten cities from half the tribe of Manasseh. 62 And to the sons
of Gershon, throughout their families, they gave thirteen cities from
the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of
Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. 63 To the sons of
Merari, throughout their families, they gave twelve cities from the
tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.
64 So the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands
to the Levites. 65 And they gave by lot from the tribe of the children
of Judah, from the tribe of the children of Simeon, and from the tribe
of the children of Benjamin these cities which are called by their
names.
66 Now some of the families of the sons of Kohath were given cities as
their territory from the tribe of Ephraim. 67 And they gave them one of
the cities of refuge, Shechem with its common-lands, in the mountains
of Ephraim, also Gezer with its common-lands, 68 Jokmeam with its
common-lands, Beth Horon with its common-lands, 69 Aijalon with its
common-lands, and Gath Rimmon with its common-lands. 70 And from the
half-tribe of Manasseh: Aner with its common-lands and Bileam with its
common-lands, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.
71 From the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh the sons of Gershon
were given Golan in Bashan with its common-lands and Ashtaroth with its
common-lands. 72 And from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its
common-lands, Daberath with its common-lands, 73 Ramoth with its
common-lands, and Anem with its common-lands. 74 And from the tribe of
Asher: Mashal with its common-lands, Abdon with its common-lands, 75
Hukok with its common-lands, and Rehob with its common-lands. 76 And
from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its common-lands,
Hammon with its common-lands, and Kirjathaim with its common-lands.
77 From the tribe of Zebulun the rest of the children of Merari were
given Rimmon[m] with its common-lands and Tabor with its common-lands.
78 And on the other side of the Jordan, across from Jericho, on the
east side of the Jordan, they were given from the tribe of Reuben:
Bezer in the wilderness with its common-lands, Jahzah with its
common-lands, 79 Kedemoth with its common-lands, and Mephaath with its
common-lands. 80 And from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its
common-lands, Mahanaim with its common-lands, 81 Heshbon with its
common-lands, and Jazer with its common-lands.
1 Chronicles 7
The Family of Issachar
1 The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah,[a] Jashub, and
Shimron—four in all. 2 The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah,
Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father’s
house. The sons of Tola were mighty men of valor in their generations;
their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred.
3 The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah, and the sons of Izrahiah were Michael,
Obadiah, Joel, and Ishiah. All five of them were chief men. 4 And with
them, by their generations, according to their fathers’ houses,
were thirty-six thousand troops ready for war; for they had many wives
and sons.
5 Now their brethren among all the families of Issachar were mighty men
of valor, listed by their genealogies, eighty-seven thousand in all.
The Family of Benjamin
6 The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, and Jediael—three in
all. 7 The sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and
Iri—five in all. They were heads of their fathers’ houses,
and they were listed by their genealogies, twenty-two thousand and
thirty-four mighty men of valor.
8 The sons of Becher were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri,
Jerimoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these are the sons of
Becher. 9 And they were recorded by genealogy according to their
generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, twenty thousand two
hundred mighty men of valor. 10 The son of Jediael was Bilhan, and the
sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan,
Tharshish, and Ahishahar.
11 All these sons of Jediael were heads of their fathers’ houses;
there were seventeen thousand two hundred mighty men of valor fit to go
out for war and battle. 12 Shuppim and Huppim[b]were the sons of Ir,
and Hushim was the son of Aher.
The Family of Naphtali
13 The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel,[c] Guni, Jezer, and Shallum,[d]
the sons of Bilhah.
The Family of Manasseh (West)
14 The descendants of Manasseh: his Syrian concubine bore him Machir
the father of Gilead, the father of Asriel.[e] 15 Machir took as his
wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim,[f] whose name was Maachah. The
name of Gilead’s grandson[g]was Zelophehad,[h] but Zelophehad
begot only daughters. 16 (Maachah the wife of Machir bore a son, and
she called his name Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh, and
his sons were Ulam and Rakem. 17 The son of Ulam was Bedan.) These were
the descendants of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
18 His sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
The Family of Ephraim
20 The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son,
Eladah his son, Tahath his son, 21 Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son,
and Ezer and Elead. The men of Gath who were born in that land killed
them because they came down to take away their cattle. 22 Then Ephraim
their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
23 And when he went in to his wife, she conceived and bore a son; and
he called his name Beriah,[i] because tragedy had come upon his house.
24 Now his daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon
and Uzzen Sheerah; 25 and Rephah was his son, as well as Resheph, and
Telah his son, Tahan his son, 26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son,
Elishama his son, 27 Nun[j] his son, and Joshua his son.
28 Now their possessions and dwelling places were Bethel and its towns:
to the east Naaran, to the west Gezer and its towns, and Shechem and
its towns, as far as Ayyah[k] and its towns; 29 and by the borders of
the children of Manasseh were Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its
towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these dwelt the
children of Joseph, the son of Israel.
The Family of Asher
30 The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their
sister Serah. 31 The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel, who was
the father of Birzaith.[l] 32 And Heber begot Japhlet, Shomer,[m]
Hotham,[n] and their sister Shua. 33 The sons of Japhlet were Pasach,
Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the children of Japhlet. 34 The sons of
Shemer were Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 35 And the sons of his
brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. 36 The sons of
Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, 37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma,
Shilshah, Jithran,[o] and Beera. 38 The sons of Jether were Jephunneh,
Pispah, and Ara. 39 The sons of Ulla were Arah, Haniel, and Rizia.
40 All these were the children of Asher, heads of their fathers’
houses, choice men, mighty men of valor, chief leaders. And they were
recorded by genealogies among the army fit for battle; their number was
twenty-six thousand.
1 Chronicles 8
The Family Tree of King Saul of Benjamin
1 Now Benjamin begot Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second,
Aharah[a] the third, 2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 3 The
sons of Bela were Addar,[b] Gera, Abihud, 4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5
Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 These are the sons of Ehud, who were the heads of the fathers’
houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and who forced them to move to
Manahath: 7 Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera who forced them to move. He begot
Uzza and Ahihud.
8 Also Shaharaim had children in the country of Moab, after he had sent
away Hushim and Baara his wives. 9 By Hodesh his wife he begot Jobab,
Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, 10 Jeuz, Sachiah, and Mirmah. These were his
sons, heads of their fathers’ houses.
11 And by Hushim he begot Abitub and Elpaal. 12 The sons of Elpaal were
Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns; 13 and
Beriah and Shema, who were heads of their fathers’ houses of the
inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove out the inhabitants of Gath. 14 Ahio,
Shashak, Jeremoth, 15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, 16 Michael, Ispah, and Joha
were the sons of Beriah. 17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, 18
Ishmerai, Jizliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal. 19 Jakim, Zichri,
Zabdi, 20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, 21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath
were the sons of Shimei. 22 Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, 23 Abdon, Zichri,
Hanan, 24 Hananiah, Elam, Antothijah, 25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the
sons of Shashak. 26 Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, 27 Jaareshiah,
Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.
28 These were heads of the fathers’ houses by their generations,
chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
29 Now the father of Gibeon, whose wife’s name was Maacah, dwelt
at Gibeon. 30 And his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal,
Nadab, 31 Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, 32 and Mikloth, who begot Shimeah.[c]
They also dwelt alongside their relatives in Jerusalem, with their
brethren. 33 Ner[d] begot Kish, Kish begot Saul, and Saul begot
Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab,[e] and Esh-Baal.[f] 34 The son of
Jonathan was Merib-Baal,[g] and Merib-Baal begot Micah. 35 The sons of
Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. 36 And Ahaz begot
Jehoaddah;[h] Jehoaddah begot Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri
begot Moza. 37 Moza begot Binea, Raphah[i] his son, Eleasah his son,
and Azel his son.
38 Azel had six sons whose names were these: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael,
Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. 39 And
the sons of Eshek his brother were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the
second, and Eliphelet the third.
40 The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor—archers. They had
many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty in all. These were all
sons of Benjamin.
1 Chronicles 9
1 So all Israel was recorded by genealogies, and indeed, they
were inscribed in the book of the kings of Israel. But Judah was
carried away captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. 2 And
the first inhabitants who dwelt in their possessions in their cities
were Israelites, priests, Levites, and the Nethinim.
Dwellers in Jerusalem
3 Now in Jerusalem the children of Judah dwelt, and some of the
children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh: 4
Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of
Bani, of the descendants of Perez, the son of Judah. 5 Of the
Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons. 6 Of the sons of Zerah:
Jeuel, and their brethren—six hundred and ninety. 7 Of the sons
of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son
of Hassenuah; 8 Ibneiah the son of Jeroham; Elah the son of Uzzi, the
son of Michri; Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the
son of Ibnijah; 9 and their brethren, according to their
generations—nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were heads
of a father’s house in their fathers’ houses.
The Priests at Jerusalem
10 Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin; 11 Azariah the son
of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of
Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the officer over the house of God; 12
Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah;
Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the
son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; 13 and their brethren, heads of
their fathers’ houses—one thousand seven hundred and sixty.
They were very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
The Levites at Jerusalem
14 Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the
son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 15 Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal,
and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; 16
Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and
Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages
of the Netophathites.
The Levite Gatekeepers
17 And the gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their
brethren. Shallum was the chief. 18 Until then they had been
gatekeepers for the camps of the children of Levi at the King’s
Gate on the east.
19 Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and
his brethren, from his father’s house, the Korahites, were in
charge of the work of the service, gatekeepers of the tabernacle. Their
fathers had been keepers of the entrance to the camp of the LORD. 20
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar had been the officer over them in time
past; the LORD was with him. 21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was
keeper of the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
22 All those chosen as gatekeepers were two hundred and twelve. They
were recorded by their genealogy, in their villages. David and Samuel
the seer had appointed them to their trusted office. 23 So they and
their children were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD,
the house of the tabernacle, by assignment. 24 The gatekeepers were
assigned to the four directions: the east, west, north, and south. 25
And their brethren in their villages had to come with them from time to
time for seven days. 26 For in this trusted office were four chief
gatekeepers; they were Levites. And they had charge over the chambers
and treasuries of the house of God. 27 And they lodged all around the
house of God because they had the responsibility, and they were in
charge of opening it every morning.
Other Levite Responsibilities
28 Now some of them were in charge of the serving vessels, for they
brought them in and took them out by count. 29 Some of them were
appointed over the furnishings and over all the implements of the
sanctuary, and over the fine flour and the wine and the oil and the
incense and the spices. 30 And some of the sons of the priests made the
ointment of the spices.
31 Mattithiah of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite,
had the trusted office over the things that were baked in the pans. 32
And some of their brethren of the sons of the Kohathites were in charge
of preparing the showbread for every Sabbath.
33 These are the singers, heads of the fathers’ houses of the
Levites, who lodged in the chambers, and were free from other duties;
for they were employed in that work day and night. 34 These heads of
the fathers’ houses of the Levites were heads throughout their
generations. They dwelt at Jerusalem.
The Family of King Saul
35 Jeiel the father of Gibeon, whose wife’s name was Maacah,
dwelt at Gibeon. 36 His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal,
Ner, Nadab, 37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah,[a] and Mikloth. 38 And Mikloth
begot Shimeam.[b] They also dwelt alongside their relatives in
Jerusalem, with their brethren. 39 Ner begot Kish, Kish begot Saul, and
Saul begot Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal. 40 The son of
Jonathan was Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal begot Micah. 41 The sons of
Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea,[c]and Ahaz.[d] 42 And Ahaz begot
Jarah;[e] Jarah begot Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot
Moza; 43 Moza begot Binea, Rephaiah[f] his son, Eleasah his son, and
Azel his son.
44 And Azel had six sons whose names were these: Azrikam, Bocheru,
Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of Azel.
1 Chronicles 10
Tragic End of Saul and His Sons
1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of
Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount
Gilboa. 2 Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons.
And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua,
Saul’s sons. 3 The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers
hit him, and he was wounded by the archers. 4 Then Saul said to his
armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it,
lest these uncircumcised men come and abuse me.” But his
armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a
sword and fell on it. 5 And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was
dead, he also fell on his sword and died. 6 So Saul and his three sons
died, and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel
who were in the valley saw that they had fled and that Saul and his
sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; then the
Philistines came and dwelt in them.
8 So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the
slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. 9 And
they stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent word
throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the
temple of their idols and among the people. 10 Then they put his armor
in the temple of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of
Dagon.
11 And when all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done
to Saul, 12 all the valiant men arose and took the body of Saul and the
bodies of his sons; and they brought them to Jabesh, and buried their
bones under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
13 So Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he had committed against
the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD, and also
because he consulted a medium for guidance. 14 But he did not inquire
of the LORD; therefore He killed him, and turned the kingdom over to
David the son of Jesse.
1 Chronicles 11
David Made King over All Israel
1 Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, saying,
“Indeed we are your bone and your flesh. 2 Also, in time past,
even when Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and
brought them in; and the LORD your God said to you, ‘You shall
shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over My people
Israel.’” 3 Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the
king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before
the LORD. And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the
word of the LORD by Samuel.
The City of David
4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, where the
Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. 5 But the inhabitants of
Jebus said to David, “You shall not come in here!”
Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of
David). 6 Now David said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites first
shall be chief and captain.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up
first, and became chief. 7 Then David dwelt in the stronghold;
therefore they called it the City of David. 8 And he built the city
around it, from the Millo[a] to the surrounding area. Joab repaired the
rest of the city. 9 So David went on and became great, and the LORD of
hosts was with him.
The Mighty Men of David
10 Now these were the heads of the mighty men whom David had, who
strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to
make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam
the son of a Hachmonite, chief of the captains;[b] he had lifted up his
spear against three hundred, killed by him at one time.
12 After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of
the three mighty men. 13 He was with David at Pasdammim. Now there the
Philistines were gathered for battle, and there was a piece of ground
full of barley. So the people fled from the Philistines. 14 But they
stationed themselves in the middle of that field, defended it, and
killed the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.
15 Now three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David,
into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines encamped in
the Valley of Rephaim. 16 David was then in the stronghold, and the
garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. 17 And David said
with longing, “Oh, that someone would give me a drink of water
from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!” 18 So the
three broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the
well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to
David. Nevertheless David would not drink it, but poured it out to the
LORD. 19 And he said, “Far be it from me, O my God, that I should
do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives
in jeopardy? For at the risk of their lives they brought it.”
Therefore he would not drink it. These things were done by the three
mighty men.
20 Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of another three.[c] He had
lifted up his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a
name among these three. 21 Of the three he was more honored than the
other two men. Therefore he became their captain. However he did not
attain to the first three.
22 Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man from
Kabzeel, who had done many deeds. He had killed two lion-like heroes of
Moab. He also had gone down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit on
a snowy day. 23 And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great height, five
cubits tall. In the Egyptian’s hand there was a spear like a
weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, wrested the
spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own
spear. 24 These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and won a name
among three mighty men. 25 Indeed he was more honored than the thirty,
but he did not attain to the first three. And David appointed him over
his guard.
26 Also the mighty warriors were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan
the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 27 Shammoth the Harorite,[d] Helez the
Pelonite,[e] 28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the
Anathothite, 29 Sibbechai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, 30 Maharai
the Netophathite, Heled[f] the son of Baanah the Netophathite, 31
Ithai[g] the son of Ribai of Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin, Benaiah
the Pirathonite, 32 Hurai[h] of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel[i] the
Arbathite, 33 Azmaveth the Baharumite,[j] Eliahba the Shaalbonite, 34
the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shageh the
Hararite, 35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of
Ur, 36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, 37 Hezro the
Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai, 38 Joel the brother of Nathan,
Mibhar the son of Hagri, 39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the
Berothite[k] (the armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah), 40 Ira the
Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of
Ahlai, 42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite (a chief of the
Reubenites) and thirty with him, 43 Hanan the son of Maachah, Joshaphat
the Mithnite, 44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of
Hotham the Aroerite, 45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his
brother, the Tizite, 46 Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah the
sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite, 47 Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the
Mezobaite.
1 Chronicles 12
The Growth of David’s Army
1 Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was
still a fugitive from Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the
mighty men, helpers in the war, 2 armed with bows, using both the right
hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows with the bow.
They were of Benjamin, Saul’s brethren.
3 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the
Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Berachah, and Jehu
the Anathothite; 4 Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the
thirty, and over the thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad
the Gederathite; 5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah
the Haruphite; 6 Elkanah, Jisshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the
Korahites; 7 and Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8 Some Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty
men of valor, men trained for battle, who could handle shield and
spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as
gazelles on the mountains: 9 Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab
the third, 10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, 11 Attai the
sixth, Eliel the seventh, 12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, 13
Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbanai the eleventh. 14 These were from the
sons of Gad, captains of the army; the least was over a hundred, and
the greatest was over a thousand. 15 These are the ones who crossed the
Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and
they put to flight all those in the valleys, to the east and to the
west.
16 Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to David at the
stronghold. 17 And David went out to meet them, and answered and said
to them, “If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart
will be united with you; but if to betray me to my enemies, since there
is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look and bring
judgment.” 18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the
captains, and he said:
“We are yours, O David;
We are on your side, O son of Jesse!
Peace, peace to you,
And peace to your helpers!
For your God helps you.”
So David received them, and made them captains of the
troop.
19 And some from Manasseh defected to David when he was going with the
Philistines to battle against Saul; but they did not help them, for the
lords of the Philistines sent him away by agreement, saying, “He
may defect to his master Saul and endanger our heads.” 20 When he
went to Ziklag, those of Manasseh who defected to him were Adnah,
Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of
the thousands who were from Manasseh. 21 And they helped David against
the bands of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor, and they
were captains in the army. 22 For at that time they came to David day
by day to help him, until it was a great army, like the army of God.
David’s Army at Hebron
23 Now these were the numbers of the divisions that were equipped for
war, and came to David at Hebron to turn over the kingdom of Saul to
him, according to the word of the LORD: 24 of the sons of Judah bearing
shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred armed for war; 25 of the
sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor fit for war, seven thousand one
hundred; 26 of the sons of Levi four thousand six hundred; 27 Jehoiada,
the leader of the Aaronites, and with him three thousand seven hundred;
28 Zadok, a young man, a valiant warrior, and from his father’s
house twenty-two captains; 29 of the sons of Benjamin, relatives of
Saul, three thousand (until then the greatest part of them had remained
loyal to the house of Saul); 30 of the sons of Ephraim twenty thousand
eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men throughout their
father’s house; 31 of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen
thousand, who were designated by name to come and make David king; 32
of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know
what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their
brethren were at their command; 33 of Zebulun there were fifty thousand
who went out to battle, expert in war with all weapons of war,
stouthearted men who could keep ranks; 34 of Naphtali one thousand
captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear; 35
of the Danites who could keep battle formation, twenty-eight thousand
six hundred; 36 of Asher, those who could go out to war, able to keep
battle formation, forty thousand; 37 of the Reubenites and the Gadites
and the half-tribe of Manasseh, from the other side of the Jordan, one
hundred and twenty thousand armed for battle with every kind of weapon
of war.
38 All these men of war, who could keep ranks, came to Hebron with a
loyal heart, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest of
Israel were of one mind to make David king. 39 And they were there with
David three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren had prepared
for them. 40 Moreover those who were near to them, from as far away as
Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, were bringing food on donkeys and
camels, on mules and oxen—provisions of flour and cakes of figs
and cakes of raisins, wine and oil and oxen and sheep abundantly, for
there was joy in Israel.
1 Chronicles 13
The Ark Brought from Kirjath Jearim
1 Then David consulted with the captains of thousands and
hundreds, and with every leader. 2 And David said to all the assembly
of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if it is of the LORD our
God, let us send out to our brethren everywhere who are left in all the
land of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites who are in
their cities and their common-lands, that they may gather together to
us; 3 and let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we have not
inquired at it since the days of Saul.” 4 Then all the assembly
said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all
the people.
5 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor in Egypt to as far
as the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath Jearim.
6 And David and all Israel went up to Baalah,[a] to Kirjath Jearim,
which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God the
LORD, who dwells between the cherubim, where His name is proclaimed. 7
So they carried the ark of God on a new cart from the house of
Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart. 8 Then David and all Israel
played music before God with all their might, with singing, on harps,
on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on cymbals, and with trumpets.
9 And when they came to Chidon’s[b] threshing floor, Uzza put out
his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen stumbled. 10 Then the anger of
the LORD was aroused against Uzza, and He struck him because he put his
hand to the ark; and he died there before God. 11 And David became
angry because of the LORD’s outbreak against Uzza; therefore that
place is called Perez Uzza[c] to this day. 12 David was afraid of God
that day, saying, “How can I bring the ark of God to me?”
13 So David would not move the ark with him into the City of David, but
took it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. 14 The ark of
God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months.
And the LORD blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that he had.
1 Chronicles 14
David Established at Jerusalem
1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar
trees, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house. 2 So David
knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel, for his
kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel.
3 Then David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David begot more sons
and daughters. 4 And these are the names of his children whom he had in
Jerusalem: Shammua,[a] Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 5 Ibhar, Elishua,[b]
Elpelet,[c] 6 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 7 Elishama, Beeliada,[d] and
Eliphelet.
The Philistines Defeated
8 Now when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over
all Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David
heard of it and went out against them. 9 Then the Philistines went and
made a raid on the Valley of Rephaim. 10 And David inquired of God,
saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver
them into my hand?”
The LORD said to him, “Go up, for I will deliver them into your
hand.”
11 So they went up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there. Then
David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a
breakthrough of water.” Therefore they called the name of that
place Baal Perazim.[e] 12 And when they left their gods there, David
gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.
13 Then the Philistines once again made a raid on the valley. 14
Therefore David inquired again of God, and God said to him, “You
shall not go up after them; circle around them, and come upon them in
front of the mulberry trees. 15 And it shall be, when you hear a sound
of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall go out to
battle, for God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the
Philistines.” 16 So David did as God commanded him, and they
drove back the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer. 17
Then the fame of David went out into all lands, and the LORD brought
the fear of him upon all nations.
1 Chronicles 15
The Ark Brought to Jerusalem
1 David built houses for himself in the City of David; and he
prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tent for it. 2 Then
David said, “No one may carry the ark of God but the Levites, for
the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before
Him forever.” 3 And David gathered all Israel together at
Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had
prepared for it. 4 Then David assembled the children of Aaron and the
Levites: 5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and one hundred and
twenty of his brethren; 6 of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and
two hundred and twenty of his brethren; 7 of the sons of Gershom, Joel
the chief, and one hundred and thirty of his brethren; 8 of the sons of
Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and two hundred of his brethren; 9 of
the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and eighty of his brethren; 10 of
the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and one hundred and twelve of
his brethren.
11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the
Levites: for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab. 12 He
said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ houses of
the Levites; sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, that you may
bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared
for it. 13 For because you did not do it the first time, the LORD our
God broke out against us, because we did not consult Him about the
proper order.”
14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the
ark of the LORD God of Israel. 15 And the children of the Levites bore
the ark of God on their shoulders, by its poles, as Moses had commanded
according to the word of the LORD.
16 Then David spoke to the leaders of the Levites to appoint their
brethren to be the singers accompanied by instruments of music,
stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, by raising the voice with
resounding joy. 17 So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and
of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of their brethren, the
sons of Merari, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; 18 and with them their
brethren of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben,[a] Jaaziel, Shemiramoth,
Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Elipheleh,
Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers; 19 the singers, Heman,
Asaph, and Ethan, were to sound the cymbals of bronze; 20 Zechariah,
Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with
strings according to Alamoth; 21 Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah,
Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, to direct with harps on the Sheminith;
22 Chenaniah, leader of the Levites, was instructor in charge of the
music, because he was skillful; 23 Berechiah and Elkanah were
doorkeepers for the ark; 24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai,
Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were to blow the trumpets
before the ark of God; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah, doorkeepers for the
ark.
25 So David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went
to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of
Obed-Edom with joy. 26 And so it was, when God helped the Levites who
bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bulls
and seven rams. 27 David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were
all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the music
master with the singers. David also wore a linen ephod. 28 Thus all
Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting and
with the sound of the horn, with trumpets and with cymbals, making
music with stringed instruments and harps.
29 And it happened, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the
City of David, that Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked through a
window and saw King David whirling and playing music; and she despised
him in her heart.
1 Chronicles 16
The Ark Placed in the Tabernacle
1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the
tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then they offered burnt
offerings and peace offerings before God. 2 And when David had finished
offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the
people in the name of the LORD. 3 Then he distributed to everyone of
Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of
meat, and a cake of raisins.
4 And he appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of
the LORD, to commemorate, to thank, and to praise the LORD God of
Israel: 5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, then Jeiel,
Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, and Obed-Edom: Jeiel
with stringed instruments and harps, but Asaph made music with cymbals;
6 Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests regularly blew the trumpets before
the ark of the covenant of God.
David’s Song of Thanksgiving
7 On that day David first delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph
and his brethren, to thank the LORD:
8 Oh, give thanks to the LORD!
Call upon His name;
Make known His deeds among the peoples!
9 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him;
Talk of all His wondrous works!
10 Glory in His holy name;
Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek
the LORD!
11 Seek the LORD and His strength;
Seek His face evermore!
12 Remember His marvelous works which He has done,
His wonders, and the judgments of His
mouth,
13 O seed of Israel His servant,
You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!
14 He is the LORD our God;
His judgments are in all the earth.
15 Remember His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded, for a
thousand generations,
16 The covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac,
17 And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
18 Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
As the allotment of your
inheritance,”
19 When you were few in number,
Indeed very few, and strangers in it.
20 When they went from one nation to another,
And from one kingdom to another people,
21 He permitted no man to do them wrong;
Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,
22 Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm.”[a]
23 Sing to the LORD, all the earth;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation
from day to day.
24 Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonders among all peoples.
25 For the LORD is great and greatly to be praised;
He is also to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
But the LORD made the heavens.
27 Honor and majesty are before Him;
Strength and gladness are in His place.
28 Give to the LORD, O families of the peoples,
Give to the LORD glory and strength.
29 Give to the LORD the glory due His name;
Bring an offering, and come before Him.
Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of
holiness!
30 Tremble before Him, all the earth.
The world also is firmly established,
It shall not be moved.
31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
And let them say among the nations,
“The LORD reigns.”
32 Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;
Let the field rejoice, and all that is
in it.
33 Then the trees of the woods shall rejoice before the LORD,
For He is coming to judge the earth.[b]
34 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.[c]
35 And say, “Save us, O God of our salvation;
Gather us together, and deliver us from
the Gentiles,
To give thanks to Your holy name,
To triumph in Your praise.”
36 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel
From everlasting to everlasting![d]
And all the people said, “Amen!” and praised
the LORD.
Regular Worship Maintained
37 So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the
covenant of the LORD to minister before the ark regularly, as every
day’s work required; 38 and Obed-Edom with his sixty-eight
brethren, including Obed-Edom the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, to be
gatekeepers; 39 and Zadok the priest and his brethren the priests,
before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place that was at Gibeon,
40 to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering
regularly morning and evening, and to do according to all that is
written in the Law of the LORD which He commanded Israel; 41 and with
them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were
designated by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because His mercy
endures forever; 42 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, to sound aloud
with trumpets and cymbals and the musical instruments of God. Now the
sons of Jeduthun were gatekeepers.
43 Then all the people departed, every man to his house; and David
returned to bless his house.
1 Chronicles 17
God’s Covenant with David
1 Now it came to pass, when David was dwelling in his house, that
David said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of
cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under tent
curtains.”
2 Then Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for
God is with you.”
3 But it happened that night that the word of God came to Nathan,
saying, 4 “Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the
LORD: “You shall not build Me a house to dwell in. 5 For I have
not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought up Israel, even to
this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to
another. 6 Wherever I have moved about with all Israel, have I ever
spoken a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to
shepherd My people, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of
cedar?’”’ 7 Now therefore, thus shall you say to My
servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: “I took you
from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My
people Israel. 8 And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and
have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a name
like the name of the great men who are on the earth. 9 Moreover I will
appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they
may dwell in a place of their own and move no more; nor shall the sons
of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously, 10 since the time
that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. Also I will subdue
all your enemies. Furthermore I tell you that the LORD will build you a
house.[a] 11 And it shall be, when your days are fulfilled, when you
must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your seed after
you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He
shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. 13 I
will be his Father, and he shall be My son; and I will not take My
mercy away from him, as I took it from him who was before you. 14 And I
will establish him in My house and in My kingdom forever; and his
throne shall be established forever.”’”
15 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so
Nathan spoke to David.
16 Then King David went in and sat before the LORD; and he said:
“Who am I, O LORD God? And what is my house, that You have
brought me this far? 17 And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O
God; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great
while to come, and have regarded me according to the rank of a man of
high degree, O LORD God. 18 What more can David say to You for the
honor of Your servant? For You know Your servant. 19 O LORD, for Your
servant’s sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done
all this greatness, in making known all these great things. 20 O LORD,
there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to
all that we have heard with our ears. 21 And who is like Your people
Israel, the one nation on the earth whom God went to redeem for Himself
as a people—to make for Yourself a name by great and awesome
deeds, by driving out nations from before Your people whom You redeemed
from Egypt? 22 For You have made Your people Israel Your very own
people forever; and You, LORD, have become their God.
23 “And now, O LORD, the word which You have spoken concerning
Your servant and concerning his house, let it be established forever,
and do as You have said. 24 So let it be established, that Your name
may be magnified forever, saying, ‘The LORD of hosts, the God of
Israel, is Israel’s God.’ And let the house of Your servant
David be established before You. 25 For You, O my God, have revealed to
Your servant that You will build him a house. Therefore Your servant
has found it in his heart to pray before You. 26 And now, LORD, You are
God, and have promised this goodness to Your servant. 27 Now You have
been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue
before You forever; for You have blessed it, O LORD, and it shall be
blessed forever.”
1 Chronicles 18
David’s Further Conquests
1 After this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines,
subdued them, and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the
Philistines. 2 Then he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became
David’s servants, and brought tribute.
3 And David defeated Hadadezer[a] king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he
went to establish his power by the River Euphrates. 4 David took from
him one thousand chariots, seven thousand[b] horsemen, and twenty
thousand foot soldiers. Also David hamstrung all the chariot horses,
except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots.
5 When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah,
David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians. 6 Then David put
garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David’s
servants, and brought tribute. So the LORD preserved David wherever he
went. 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of
Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 Also from Tibhath[c] and
from Chun, cities of Hadadezer, David brought a large amount of bronze,
with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and the articles
of bronze.
9 Now when Tou[d] king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the
army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, 10 he sent Hadoram[e] his son to King
David, to greet him and bless him, because he had fought against
Hadadezer and defeated him (for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou);
and Hadoram brought with him all kinds of articles of gold, silver, and
bronze. 11 King David also dedicated these to the LORD, along with the
silver and gold that he had brought from all these nations—from
Edom, from Moab, from the people of Ammon, from the Philistines, and
from Amalek.
12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand
Edomites[f] in the Valley of Salt. 13 He also put garrisons in Edom,
and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the LORD
preserved David wherever he went.
David’s Administration
14 So David reigned over all Israel, and administered judgment and
justice to all his people. 15 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the
army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 16 Zadok the son of
Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests;
Shavsha[g]was the scribe; 17 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the
Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief
ministers at the king’s side.
1 Chronicles 19
The Ammonites and Syrians Defeated
1 It happened after this that Nahash the king of the people of
Ammon died, and his son reigned in his place. 2 Then David said,
“I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his
father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to
comfort him concerning his father. And David’s servants came to
Hanun in the land of the people of Ammon to comfort him.
3 And the princes of the people of Ammon said to Hanun, “Do you
think that David really honors your father because he has sent
comforters to you? Did his servants not come to you to search and to
overthrow and to spy out the land?”
4 Therefore Hanun took David’s servants, shaved them, and cut off
their garments in the middle, at their buttocks, and sent them away. 5
Then some went and told David about the men; and he sent to meet them,
because the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Wait at
Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.”
6 When the people of Ammon saw that they had made themselves repulsive
to David, Hanun and the people of Ammon sent a thousand talents of
silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from
Mesopotamia,[a] from Syrian Maacah, and from Zobah.[b] 7 So they hired
for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, with the king of Maacah
and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. Also the people of
Ammon gathered together from their cities, and came to battle.
8 Now when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the
mighty men. 9 Then the people of Ammon came out and put themselves in
battle array before the gate of the city, and the kings who had come
were by themselves in the field.
10 When Joab saw that the battle line was against him before and
behind, he chose some of Israel’s best, and put them in battle
array against the Syrians. 11 And the rest of the people he put under
the command of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in battle
array against the people of Ammon. 12 Then he said, “If the
Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the
people of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you. 13 Be of
good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of
our God. And may the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
14 So Joab and the people who were with him drew near for the battle
against the Syrians, and they fled before him. 15 When the people of
Ammon saw that the Syrians were fleeing, they also fled before Abishai
his brother, and entered the city. So Joab went to Jerusalem.
16 Now when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they
sent messengers and brought the Syrians who were beyond the River,[c]
and Shophach[d] the commander of Hadadezer’s army went before
them. 17 When it was told David, he gathered all Israel, crossed over
the Jordan and came upon them, and set up in battle array against them.
So when David had set up in battle array against the Syrians, they
fought with him. 18 Then the Syrians fled before Israel; and David
killed seven thousand[e] charioteers and forty thousand foot
soldiers[f] of the Syrians, and killed Shophach the commander of the
army. 19 And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated
by Israel, they made peace with David and became his servants. So the
Syrians were not willing to help the people of Ammon anymore.
1 Chronicles 20
Rabbah Is Conquered
1 It happened in the spring of the year, at the time kings go out
to battle, that Joab led out the armed forces and ravaged the country
of the people of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed
at Jerusalem. And Joab defeated Rabbah and overthrew it. 2 Then David
took their king’s crown from his head, and found it to weigh a
talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it. And it was set on
David’s head. Also he brought out the spoil of the city in great
abundance. 3 And he brought out the people who were in it, and put them
to work[a] with saws, with iron picks, and with axes. So David did to
all the cities of the people of Ammon. Then David and all the people
returned to Jerusalem.
Philistine Giants Destroyed
4 Now it happened afterward that war broke out at Gezer with the
Philistines, at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite killed
Sippai,[b]who was one of the sons of the giant. And they were subdued.
5 Again there was war with the Philistines, and Elhanan the son of
Jair[c] killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of
whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
6 Yet again there was war at Gath, where there was a man of great
stature, with twenty-four fingers and toes, six on each hand and six on
each foot; and he also was born to the giant. 7 So when he defied
Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea,[d] David’s brother, killed
him.
8 These were born to the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hand of
David and by the hand of his servants.
1 Chronicles 21
The Census of Israel and Judah
1 Now Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number
Israel. 2 So David said to Joab and to the leaders of the people,
“Go, number Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and bring the number of
them to me that I may know it.”
3 And Joab answered, “May the LORD make His people a hundred
times more than they are. But, my lord the king, are they not all my
lord’s servants? Why then does my lord require this thing? Why
should he be a cause of guilt in Israel?”
4 Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore
Joab departed and went throughout all Israel and came to Jerusalem. 5
Then Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to David. All Israel
had one million one hundred thousand men who drew the sword, and Judah
had four hundred and seventy thousand men who drew the sword. 6 But he
did not count Levi and Benjamin among them, for the king’s word
was abominable to Joab.
7 And God was displeased with this thing; therefore He struck Israel. 8
So David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, because I have done
this thing; but now, I pray, take away the iniquity of Your servant,
for I have done very foolishly.”
9 Then the LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying, 10 “Go
and tell David, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD: “I offer you
three things; choose one of them for yourself, that I may do it to
you.”’”
11 So Gad came to David and said to him, “Thus says the LORD:
‘Choose for yourself, 12 either three[a] years of famine, or
three months to be defeated by your foes with the sword of your enemies
overtaking you, or else for three days the sword of the LORD—the
plague in the land, with the angel[b] of the LORD destroying throughout
all the territory of Israel.’ Now consider what answer I should
take back to Him who sent me.”
13 And David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Please let me
fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do
not let me fall into the hand of man.”
14 So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel, and seventy thousand men of
Israel fell. 15 And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. As
he[c] was destroying, the LORD looked and relented of the disaster, and
said to the angel who was destroying, “It is enough; now restrain
your[d] hand.” And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshing
floor of Ornan[e] the Jebusite.
16 Then David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing
between earth and heaven, having in his hand a drawn sword stretched
out over Jerusalem. So David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell
on their faces. 17 And David said to God, “Was it not I who
commanded the people to be numbered? I am the one who has sinned and
done evil indeed; but these sheep, what have they done? Let Your hand,
I pray, O LORD my God, be against me and my father’s house, but
not against Your people that they should be plagued.”
18 Therefore, the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David that
David should go and erect an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor
of Ornan the Jebusite. 19 So David went up at the word of Gad, which he
had spoken in the name of the LORD. 20 Now Ornan turned and saw the
angel; and his four sons who were with him hid themselves, but Ornan
continued threshing wheat. 21 So David came to Ornan, and Ornan looked
and saw David. And he went out from the threshing floor, and bowed
before David with his face to the ground. 22 Then David said to Ornan,
“Grant me the place of this threshing floor, that I may build an
altar on it to the LORD. You shall grant it to me at the full price,
that the plague may be withdrawn from the people.”
23 But Ornan said to David, “Take it to yourself, and let my lord
the king do what is good in his eyes. Look, I also give you the oxen
for burnt offerings, the threshing implements for wood, and the wheat
for the grain offering; I give it all.”
24 Then King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will surely buy it
for the full price, for I will not take what is yours for the LORD, nor
offer burnt offerings with that which costs me nothing.” 25 So
David gave Ornan six hundred shekels of gold by weight for the place.
26 And David built there an altar to the LORD, and offered burnt
offerings and peace offerings, and called on the LORD; and He answered
him from heaven by fire on the altar of burnt offering.
27 So the LORD commanded the angel, and he returned his sword to its
sheath.
28 At that time, when David saw that the LORD had answered him on the
threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he sacrificed there. 29 For the
tabernacle of the LORD and the altar of the burnt offering, which Moses
had made in the wilderness, were at that time at the high place in
Gibeon. 30 But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he
was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 22
David Prepares to Build the Temple
1 Then David said, “This is the house of the LORD God, and
this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.” 2 So David
commanded to gather the aliens who were in the land of Israel; and he
appointed masons to cut hewn stones to build the house of God. 3 And
David prepared iron in abundance for the nails of the doors of the
gates and for the joints, and bronze in abundance beyond measure, 4 and
cedar trees in abundance; for the Sidonians and those from Tyre brought
much cedar wood to David.
5 Now David said, “Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and
the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent,
famous and glorious throughout all countries. I will now make
preparation for it.” So David made abundant preparations before
his death.
6 Then he called for his son Solomon, and charged him to build a house
for the LORD God of Israel. 7 And David said to Solomon: “My son,
as for me, it was in my mind to build a house to the name of the LORD
my God; 8 but the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ‘You have
shed much blood and have made great wars; you shall not build a house
for My name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in My sight.
9 Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I
will give him rest from all his enemies all around. His name shall be
Solomon,[a] for I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days.
10 He shall build a house for 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 forever.’ 11 Now, my son, may the LORD be with you; and
may you prosper, and build the house of the LORD your God, as He has
said to you. 12 Only may the LORD give you wisdom and understanding,
and give you charge concerning Israel, that you may keep the law of the
LORD your God. 13 Then you will prosper, if you take care to fulfill
the statutes and judgments with which the LORD charged Moses concerning
Israel. Be strong and of good courage; do not fear nor be dismayed. 14
Indeed I have taken much trouble to prepare for the house of the LORD
one hundred thousand talents of gold and one million talents of silver,
and bronze and iron beyond measure, for it is so abundant. I have
prepared timber and stone also, and you may add to them. 15 Moreover
there are workmen with you in abundance: woodsmen and stonecutters, and
all types of skillful men for every kind of work. 16 Of gold and silver
and bronze and iron there is no limit. Arise and begin working, and the
LORD be with you.”
17 David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his
son, saying, 18 “Is not the LORD your God with you? And has He
not given you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of
the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the LORD and
before His people. 19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD
your God. Therefore arise and build the sanctuary of the LORD God, to
bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God
into the house that is to be built for the name of the LORD.”
1 Chronicles 23
The Divisions of the Levites
1 So when David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon
king over Israel.
2 And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests
and the Levites. 3 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty
years and above; and the number of individual males was thirty-eight
thousand. 4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to look after the work
of the house of the LORD, six thousand were officers and judges, 5 four
thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the LORD with
musical instruments, “which I made,” said David, “for
giving praise.”
6 Also David separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi:
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Of the Gershonites: Laadan[a] and Shimei. 8 The sons of Laadan: the
first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel—three in all. 9 The sons of
Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the
heads of the fathers’ houses of Laadan. 10 And the sons of
Shimei: Jahath, Zina,[b] Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of
Shimei. 11 Jahath was the first and Zizah the second. But Jeush and
Beriah did not have many sons; therefore they were assigned as one
father’s house.
12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in
all. 13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was set apart, he
and his sons forever, that he should sanctify the most holy things, to
burn incense before the LORD, to minister to Him, and to give the
blessing in His name forever. 14 Now the sons of Moses the man of God
were reckoned to the tribe of Levi. 15 The sons of Moses were
Gershon[c] and Eliezer. 16 Of the sons of Gershon, Shebuel[d]was the
first. 17 Of the descendants of Eliezer, Rehabiah was the first. And
Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18
Of the sons of Izhar, Shelomith was the first. 19 Of the sons of
Hebron, Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third,
and Jekameam the fourth. 20 Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah was the first
and Jesshiah the second.
21 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were
Eleazar and Kish. 22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but only
daughters; and their brethren, the sons of Kish, took them as wives. 23
The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.
24 These were the sons of Levi by their fathers’ houses—the
heads of the fathers’ houses as they were counted individually by
the number of their names, who did the work for the service of the
house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and above.
25 For David said, “The LORD God of Israel has given rest to His
people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever”; 26 and also to
the Levites, “They shall no longer carry the tabernacle, or any
of the articles for its service.” 27 For by the last words of
David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above; 28
because their duty was to help the sons of Aaron in the service of the
house of the LORD, in the courts and in the chambers, in the purifying
of all holy things and the work of the service of the house of God, 29
both with the showbread and the fine flour for the grain offering, with
the unleavened cakes and what is baked in the pan, with what is mixed
and with all kinds of measures and sizes; 30 to stand every morning to
thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at evening; 31 and at every
presentation of a burnt offering to the LORD on the Sabbaths and on the
New Moons and on the set feasts, by number according to the ordinance
governing them, regularly before the LORD; 32 and that they should
attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, the needs of the holy
place, and the needs of the sons of Aaron their brethren in the work of
the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 24
The Divisions of the Priests
1 Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of
Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2 And Nadab and Abihu
died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and
Ithamar ministered as priests. 3 Then David with Zadok of the sons of
Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according
to the schedule of their service.
4 There were more leaders found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons
of Ithamar, and thus they were divided. Among the sons of Eleazar were
sixteen heads of their fathers’ houses, and eight heads of their
fathers’ houses among the sons of Ithamar. 5 Thus they were
divided by lot, one group as another, for there were officials of the
sanctuary and officials of the house of God, from the sons of Eleazar
and from the sons of Ithamar. 6 And the scribe, Shemaiah the son of
Nethanel, one of the Levites, wrote them down before the king, the
leaders, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads
of the fathers’ houses of the priests and Levites, one
father’s house taken for Eleazar and one for Ithamar.
7 Now the first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, 8 the
third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 9 the fifth to Malchijah, the
sixth to Mijamin, 10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, 11
the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah, 12 the eleventh to
Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, 13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the
fourteenth to Jeshebeab, 14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to
Immer, 15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,[a] 16
the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,[b] 17 the
twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul, 18 the twenty-third
to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
19 This was the schedule of their service for coming into the house of
the LORD according to their ordinance by the hand of Aaron their
father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.
Other Levites
20 And the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael;[c]
of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. 21 Concerning Rehabiah, of the sons
of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah. 22 Of the Izharites, Shelomoth;[d]
of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. 23 Of the sons of Hebron,[e] Jeriah
was the first,[f] Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam
the fourth. 24 Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah; of the sons of Michah,
Shamir. 25 The brother of Michah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah,
Zechariah. 26 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi; the son of
Jaaziah, Beno. 27 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham,
Zaccur, and Ibri. 28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons. 29 Of Kish:
the son of Kish, Jerahmeel.
30 Also the sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were
the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.
31 These also cast lots just as their brothers the sons of Aaron did,
in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the
fathers’ houses of the priests and Levites. The chief fathers did
just as their younger brethren.
1 Chronicles 25
The Musicians
1 Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the
service some of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who
should prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals. And the
number of the skilled men performing their service was: 2 Of the sons
of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah;[a] the sons of
Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to
the order of the king. 3 Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah,
Zeri,[b] Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six,[c] under the
direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp to give
thanks and to praise the LORD. 4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah,
Mattaniah, Uzziel,[d] Shebuel,[e] Jerimoth,[f] Hananiah, Hanani,
Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and
Mahazioth. 5 All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in
the words of God, to exalt his horn.[g] For God gave Heman fourteen
sons and three daughters.
6 All these were under the direction of their father for the music in
the house of the LORD, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps,
for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were
under the authority of the king. 7 So the number of them, with their
brethren who were instructed in the songs of the LORD, all who were
skillful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.
8 And they cast lots for their duty, the small as well as the great,
the teacher with the student.
9 Now the first lot for Asaph came out for Joseph; the second for
Gedaliah, him with his brethren and sons, twelve; 10 the third for
Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 11 the fourth for Jizri,[h]
his sons and his brethren, twelve; 12 the fifth for Nethaniah, his sons
and his brethren, twelve; 13 the sixth for Bukkiah, his sons and his
brethren, twelve; 14 the seventh for Jesharelah,[i] his sons and his
brethren, twelve; 15 the eighth for Jeshaiah, his sons and his
brethren, twelve; 16 the ninth for Mattaniah, his sons and his
brethren, twelve; 17 the tenth for Shimei, his sons and his brethren,
twelve; 18 the eleventh for Azarel,[j] his sons and his brethren,
twelve; 19 the twelfth for Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren,
twelve; 20 the thirteenth for Shubael,[k] his sons and his brethren,
twelve; 21 the fourteenth for Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren,
twelve; 22 the fifteenth for Jeremoth,[l] his sons and his brethren,
twelve; 23 the sixteenth for Hananiah, his sons and his brethren,
twelve; 24 the seventeenth for Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren,
twelve; 25 the eighteenth for Hanani, his sons and his brethren,
twelve; 26 the nineteenth for Mallothi, his sons and his brethren,
twelve; 27 the twentieth for Eliathah, his sons and his brethren,
twelve; 28 the twenty-first for Hothir, his sons and his brethren,
twelve; 29 the twenty-second for Giddalti, his sons and his brethren,
twelve; 30 the twenty-third for Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren,
twelve; 31 the twenty-fourth for Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his
brethren, twelve.
1 Chronicles 26
The Gatekeepers
1 Concerning the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites,
Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 2 And the sons of
Meshelemiah were Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah
the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth,
Eliehoenai the seventh.
4 Moreover the sons of Obed-Edom were Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad
the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, 5
Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth; for God
blessed him.
6 Also to Shemaiah his son were sons born who governed their
fathers’ houses, because they were men of great ability. 7 The
sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers
Elihu and Semachiah were able men.
8 All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom, they and their sons and
their brethren, able men with strength for the work: sixty-two of
Obed-Edom.
9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, eighteen able men.
10 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the first
(for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him the first),
11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all
the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
12 Among these were the divisions of the gatekeepers, among the chief
men, having duties just like their brethren, to serve in the house of
the LORD. 13 And they cast lots for each gate, the small as well as the
great, according to their father’s house. 14 The lot for the East
Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then they cast lots for his son Zechariah, a
wise counselor, and his lot came out for the North Gate; 15 to
Obed-Edom the South Gate, and to his sons the storehouse.[a] 16 To
Shuppim and Hosah the lot came out for the West Gate, with the
Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway—watchman opposite
watchman. 17 On the east weresix Levites, on the north four each day,
on the south four each day, and for the storehouse[b] two by two. 18 As
for the Parbar[c] on the west, there were four on the highway and two
at the Parbar. 19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the
sons of Korah and among the sons of Merari.
The Treasuries and Other Duties
20 Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God
and over the treasuries of the dedicated things. 21 The sons of Laadan,
the descendants of the Gershonites of Laadan, heads of their
fathers’ houses, of Laadan the Gershonite: Jehieli. 22 The sons
of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel his brother, were over the treasuries of
the house of the LORD. 23 Of the Amramites, the Izharites, the
Hebronites, and the Uzzielites: 24 Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son
of Moses, was overseer of the treasuries. 25 And his brethren by
Eliezer were Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri
his son, and Shelomith his son.
26 This Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasuries of the
dedicated things which King David and the heads of fathers’
houses, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of
the army, had dedicated. 27 Some of the spoils won in battles they
dedicated to maintain the house of the LORD. 28 And all that Samuel the
seer, Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of
Zeruiah had dedicated, every dedicated thing, was under the hand of
Shelomith and his brethren.
29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons performed duties as
officials and judges over Israel outside Jerusalem.
30 Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, one thousand seven
hundred able men, had the oversight of Israel on the west side of the
Jordan for all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the
king. 31 Among the Hebronites, Jerijah was head of the Hebronites
according to his genealogy of the fathers. In the fortieth year of the
reign of David they were sought, and there were found among them
capable men at Jazer of Gilead. 32 And his brethren were two thousand
seven hundred able men, heads of fathers’ houses, whom King David
made officials over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God and the affairs of the
king.
1 Chronicles 27
The Military Divisions
1 And the children of Israel, according to their number, the
heads of fathers’ houses, the captains of thousands and hundreds
and their officers, served the king in every matter of the military
divisions. These divisions came in and went out month by month
throughout all the months of the year, each division having twenty-four
thousand.
2 Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the son of
Zabdiel, and in his division were twenty-four thousand; 3 he was of the
children of Perez, and the chief of all the captains of the army for
the first month. 4 Over the division of the second month was Dodai[a]
an Ahohite, and of his division Mikloth also was the leader; in his
division were twenty-four thousand. 5 The third captain of the army for
the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, who was
chief; in his division were twenty-four thousand. 6 This was the
Benaiah who was mighty among the thirty, and was over the thirty; in
his division was Ammizabad his son. 7 The fourth captain for the fourth
month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him;
in his division were twenty-four thousand. 8 The fifth captain for the
fifth month was Shamhuth[b] the Izrahite; in his division were
twenty-four thousand. 9 The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira
the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; in his division were twenty-four
thousand. 10 The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the
Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim; in his division were twenty-four
thousand. 11 The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbechai the
Hushathite, of the Zarhites; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
12 The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite,
of the Benjamites; in his division were twenty-four thousand. 13 The
tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the
Zarhites; in his division were twenty-four thousand. 14 The eleventh
captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the
children of Ephraim; in his division were twenty-four thousand. 15 The
twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai[c] the Netophathite,
of Othniel; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Leaders of Tribes
16 Furthermore, over the tribes of Israel: the officer over the
Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri; over the Simeonites,
Shephatiah the son of Maachah; 17 over the Levites, Hashabiah the son
of Kemuel; over the Aaronites, Zadok; 18 over Judah, Elihu, one of
David’s brothers; over Issachar, Omri the son of Michael; 19 over
Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah; over Naphtali, Jerimoth the son
of Azriel; 20 over the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah;
over the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah; 21 over the
half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; over
Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner; 22 over Dan, Azarel the son of
Jeroham. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
23 But David did not take the number of those twenty years old and
under, because the LORD had said He would multiply Israel like the
stars of the heavens. 24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began a census, but he
did not finish, for wrath came upon Israel because of this census; nor
was the number recorded in the account of the chronicles of King David.
Other State Officials
25 And Azmaveth the son of Adiel was over the king’s treasuries;
and Jehonathan the son of Uzziah was over the storehouses in the field,
in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses. 26 Ezri the son
of Chelub was over those who did the work of the field for tilling the
ground. 27 And Shimei the Ramathite was over the vineyards, and Zabdi
the Shiphmite was over the produce of the vineyards for the supply of
wine. 28 Baal-Hanan the Gederite was over the olive trees and the
sycamore trees that were in the lowlands, and Joash was over the store
of oil. 29 And Shitrai the Sharonite was over the herds that fed in
Sharon, and Shaphat the son of Adlai was over the herds that were in
the valleys. 30 Obil the Ishmaelite was over the camels, Jehdeiah the
Meronothite was over the donkeys, 31 and Jaziz the Hagrite was over the
flocks. All these were the officials over King David’s property.
32 Also Jehonathan, David’s uncle, was a counselor, a wise man,
and a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s
sons. 33 Ahithophel was the king’s counselor, and Hushai the
Archite was the king’s companion. 34 After Ahithophel was
Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, then Abiathar. And the general of the
king’s army was Joab.
1 Chronicles 28
Solomon Instructed to Build the Temple
1 Now David assembled at Jerusalem all the leaders of Israel: the
officers of the tribes and the captains of the divisions who served the
king, the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, and the
stewards over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his
sons, with the officials, the valiant men, and all the mighty men of
valor.
2 Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Hear me, my
brethren and my people: I had it in my heart to build a house of rest
for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our
God, and had made preparations to build it. 3 But God said to me,
‘You shall not build a house for My name, because you have been a
man of war and have shed blood.’ 4 However the LORD God of Israel
chose me above 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 among the sons of my father, He was
pleased with me to make me king over all Israel. 5 And of all my sons
(for the LORD has given me many sons) He has chosen my son Solomon to
sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel. 6 Now He said
to me, ‘It is your son Solomon who shall build My house and My
courts; for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his Father. 7
Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever, if he is steadfast to
observe My commandments and My judgments, as it is this day.’ 8
Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD,
and in the hearing of our God, be careful to seek out all the
commandments of the LORD your God, that you may possess this good land,
and leave it as an inheritance for your children after you forever.
9 “As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and
serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD
searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If
you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will
cast you off forever. 10 Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to
build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.”
11 Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the vestibule, its
houses, its treasuries, its upper chambers, its inner chambers, and the
place of the mercy seat; 12 and the plans for all that he had by the
Spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, of all the chambers all
around, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries
for the dedicated things; 13 also for the division of the priests and
the Levites, for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD,
and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD. 14 He
gave gold by weight for things of gold, for all articles used in every
kind of service; also silver for all articles of silver by weight, for
all articles used in every kind of service; 15 the weight for the
lampstands of gold, and their lamps of gold, by weight for each
lampstand and its lamps; for the lampstands of silver by weight, for
the lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand. 16
And by weight he gave gold for the tables of the showbread, for each
table, and silver for the tables of silver; 17 also pure gold for the
forks, the basins, the pitchers of pure gold, and the golden
bowls—he gave gold by weight for every bowl; and for the silver
bowls, silver by weight for every bowl; 18 and refined gold by weight
for the altar of incense, and for the construction of the chariot, that
is, the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark
of the covenant of the LORD. 19 “All this,” said David,
“the LORD made me understand in writing, by His hand upon me, all
the works of these plans.”
20 And David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and of good
courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD
God—my God—will be with you. He will not leave you nor
forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of
the house of the LORD. 21 Here are the divisions of the priests and the
Levites for all the service of the house of God; and every willing
craftsman will be with you for all manner of workmanship, for every
kind of service; also the leaders and all the people will be completely
at your command.”
1 Chronicles 29
Offerings for Building the Temple
1 Furthermore King David said to all the assembly: “My son
Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced; and the
work is great, because the temple[a]is not for man but for the LORD
God. 2 Now for the house of my God I have prepared with all my might:
gold for things to be made of gold, silver for things of silver, bronze
for things of bronze, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood,
onyx stones, stones to be set, glistening stones of various colors, all
kinds of precious stones, and marble slabs in abundance. 3 Moreover,
because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have given to
the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the
holy house, my own special treasure of gold and silver: 4 three
thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand
talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses; 5 the
gold for things of gold and the silver for things of silver, and for
all kinds of work to be done by the hands of craftsmen. Who then is
willing to consecrate himself this day to the LORD?”
6 Then the leaders of the fathers’ houses, leaders of the tribes
of Israel, the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the officers
over the king’s work, offered willingly. 7 They gave for the work
of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of
gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of
bronze, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. 8 And whoever had
precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD,
into the hand of Jehiel[b] the Gershonite. 9 Then the people rejoiced,
for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had
offered willingly to the LORD; and King David also rejoiced greatly.
David’s Praise to God
10 Therefore David blessed the LORD before all the assembly; and David
said:
“ Blessed are You, LORD God of
Israel, our Father, forever and ever.
11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness,
The power and the glory,
The victory and the majesty;
For all that is in heaven and in earth
is Yours;
Yours is the kingdom, O LORD,
And You are exalted as head over all.
12 Both riches and honor come from You,
And You reign over all.
In Your hand is power and might;
In Your hand it is to make great
And to give strength to all.
13 “Now therefore, our God,
We thank You
And praise Your glorious name.
14 But who am I, and who are my people,
That we should be able to offer so
willingly as this?
For all things come from You,
And of Your own we have given You.
15 For we are aliens and pilgrims before You,
As were all our fathers;
Our days on earth are as a shadow,
And without hope.
16 “O LORD our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to
build You a house for Your holy name is from Your hand, and is all Your
own. 17 I know also, my God, that You test the heart and have pleasure
in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have
willingly offered all these things; and now with joy I have seen Your
people, who are present here to offer willingly to You. 18 O LORD God
of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the
intent of the thoughts of the heart of Your people, and fix their heart
toward You. 19 And give my son Solomon a loyal heart to keep Your
commandments and Your testimonies and Your statutes, to do all these
things, and to build the temple[c] for which I have made
provision.”
20 Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the LORD your
God.” So all the assembly blessed the LORD God of their fathers,
and bowed their heads and prostrated themselves before the LORD and the
king.
Solomon Anointed King
21 And they made sacrifices to the LORD and offered burnt offerings to
the LORD on the next day: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, a thousand
lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all
Israel. 22 So they ate and drank before the LORD with great gladness on
that day. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time,
and anointed him before the LORD to be the leader, and Zadok to be
priest. 23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead
of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him. 24 All
the leaders and the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David,
submitted themselves to King Solomon. 25 So the LORD exalted Solomon
exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed on him such royal
majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
The Close of David’s Reign
26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 27 And the
period that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he
reigned in Hebron, and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem. 28
So he died in a good old age, full of days and riches and honor; and
Solomon his son reigned in his place. 29 Now the acts of King David,
first and last, indeed they are written in the book of Samuel the seer,
in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, 30
with all his reign and his might, and the events that happened to him,
to Israel, and to all the kingdoms of the lands.
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