The World English Bible (WEB) Part 41

2:1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, 2:2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 2:3 The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born to him of Shua's daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh; and he killed him. 2:4 Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. 2:5 The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul. 2:6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.

2:7 The sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespa.s.s in the devoted thing. 2:8 The sons of Ethan: Azariah. 2:9 The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai. 2:10 Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; 2:11 and Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz, 2:12 and Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse; 2:13 and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third, 2:14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 2:15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh; 2:16 and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. 2:17 Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. 2:18 Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon. 2:19 Azubah died, and Caleb took to him Ephrath, who bore him Hur. 2:20 Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel. 2:21 Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took as wife when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub. 2:22 Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. 2:23 Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. 2:24 After that Hezron was dead in Caleb Ephrathah, then Abijah Hezron's wife bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa. 2:25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah. 2:26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. 2:27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. 2:28 The sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab, and Abishur.

2:29 The name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she bore him Ahban, and Molid. 2:30 The sons of Nadab: Seled, and Appaim; but Seled died without children. 2:31 The sons of Appaim: Ishi. The sons of Ishi: Sheshan. The sons of Sheshan: Ahlai. 2:32 The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether, and Jonathan; and Jether died without children. 2:33 The sons of Jonathan: Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. 2:34 Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. 2:35 Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife; and she bore him Attai. 2:36 Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad, 2:37 and Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed, 2:38 and Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah, 2:39 and Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah, 2:40 and Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum, 2:41 and Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama. 2:42 The sons 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. 2:43 The sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. 2:44 Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai. 2:45 The son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth Zur. 2:46 Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez. 2:47 The sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jothan, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. 2:48 Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. 2:49 She bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena, and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. 2:50 These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim, 2:51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Beth Gader. 2:52 Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. 2:53 The families of Kiriath Jearim: The Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. 2:54 The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. 2:55 The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

3:1 Now these were the sons of David, who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess; 3:2 the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; 3:3 the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife: 3:4 six were born to him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months. In Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years; 3:5 and these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel; 3:6 and Ibhar, and Elishama, and Eliphelet, 3:7 and Nogah, and Nepheg, and j.a.phia, 3:8 and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. 3:9 All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister. 3:10 Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, 3:11 Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, 3:12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, 3:13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Mana.s.seh his son, 3:14 Amon his son, Josiah his son. 3:15 The sons of Josiah: the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. 3:16 The sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son. 3:17 The sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son, 3:18 and Malchiram, and Pedaiah, and Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. 3:19 The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel, and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam, and Hananiah; and Shelomith was their sister; 3:20 and Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab Hesed, five. 3:21 The sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah, and Jeshaiah; the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah. 3:22 The sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. The sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, and Igal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six. 3:23 The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, and Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three. 3:24 The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seven.

4:1 The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

4:2 Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath; and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. 4:3 These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi; 4:4 and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

4:5 Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. 4:6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah. 4:7 The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan. 4:8 Hakkoz became the father of Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum. 4:9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers: and his mother named him Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow. 4:10 Jabez called on the G.o.d of Israel, saying, Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that it not be to my sorrow! G.o.d granted him that which he requested. 4:11 Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. 4:12 Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These are the men of Recah. 4:13 The sons of Kenaz: Othniel, and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath. 4:14 Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim; for they were craftsmen. 4:15 The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the sons of Elah; and Kenaz. 4:16 The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

4:17 The sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she bore Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. 4:18 His wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took. 4:19 The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite. 4:20 The sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben Zoheth. 4:21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen, of the house of Ashbea; 4:22 and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. The records are ancient. 4:23 These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah: there they lived with the king for his work. 4:24 The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul; 4:25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son. 4:26 The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son. 4:27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn't have many children, neither did all their family multiply like the children of Judah. 4:28 They lived at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual, 4:29 and at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad, 4:30 and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag, 4:31 and at Beth Marcaboth, and Hazar Susim, and at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities to the reign of David. 4:32 Their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities; 4:33 and all their villages that were around the same cities, to Baal. These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy. 4:34 Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah, 4:35 and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel, 4:36 and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah, 4:37 and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah-- 4:38 these mentioned by name were princes in their families: and their fathers' houses increased greatly. 4:39 They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. 4:40 They found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for those who lived there before were of Ham. 4:41 These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents, and the Meunim who were found there, and destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place; because there was pasture there for their flocks. 4:42 Some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to Mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. 4:43 They struck the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to this day.

5:1 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but, because he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. 5:2 For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph's:) 5:3 the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 5:4 The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, 5:5 Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son, 5:6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgath Pilneser king of a.s.syria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites. 5:7 His brothers by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, 5:8 and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, even to Nebo and Baal Meon: 5:9 and eastward he lived even to the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates, because their livestock were multiplied in the land of Gilead. 5:10 In the days of Saul, they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they lived in their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead. 5:11 The sons of Gad lived over against them, in the land of Bashan to Salecah: 5:12 Joel the chief, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan. 5:13 Their brothers of their fathers' houses: Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jacan, and Zia, and Eber, seven. 5:14 These were the sons 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; 5:15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of their fathers' houses.

5:16 They lived in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, as far as their borders. 5:17 All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel. 5:18 The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Mana.s.seh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skillful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, that were able to go forth to war.

5:19 They made war with the Hagrites, with Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab. 5:20 They were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them; for they cried to G.o.d in the battle, and he was entreated of them, because they put their trust in him. 5:21 They took away their livestock; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred fifty thousand, and of donkeys two thousand, and of men one hundred thousand. 5:22 For there fell many slain, because the war was of G.o.d. They lived in their place until the captivity. 5:23 The children of the half-tribe of Mana.s.seh lived in the land: they increased from Bashan to Baal Hermon and Senir and Mount Hermon. 5:24 These were the heads of their fathers' houses: even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of their fathers'

houses. 5:25 They trespa.s.sed against the G.o.d of their fathers, and played the prost.i.tute after the G.o.ds of the peoples of the land, whom G.o.d destroyed before them. 5:26 The G.o.d of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of a.s.syria, and the spirit of Tilgath Pilneser king of a.s.syria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Mana.s.seh, and brought them to Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river of Gozan, to this day.

6:1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 6:2 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 6:3 The children of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 6:4 Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua, 6:5 and Abishua became the father of Bukki, and Bukki became the father of Uzzi, 6:6 and Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth, 6:7 Meraioth became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub, 6:8 and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz, 6:9 and Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah, and Azariah became the father of Johanan, 6:10 and Johanan became the father of Azariah, (he it is who executed the priest's office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem), 6:11 and Azariah became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub, 6:12 and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Shallum, 6:13 and Shallum became the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah became the father of Azariah, 6:14 and Azariah became the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak; 6:15 Jehozadak went into captivity, when Yahweh carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

6:16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. 6:17 These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei. 6:18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 6:19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses. 6:20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, 6:21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son. 6:22 The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, a.s.sir his son, 6:23 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and a.s.sir his son, 6:24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. 6:25 The sons of Elkanah: Amasai, and Ahimoth. 6:26 As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son, 6:27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. 6:28 The sons of Samuel: the firstborn Joel, and the second Abijah. 6:29 The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, 6:30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son. 6:31 These are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of Yahweh, after that the ark had rest. 6:32 They ministered with song before the tent of the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem: and they waited on their office according to their order. 6:33 These are those who waited, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, 6:34 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, 6:35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai, 6:36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, 6:37 the son of Tahath, the son of a.s.sir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, 6:38 the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. 6:39 His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea, 6:40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah, 6:41 the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, 6:42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, 6:43 the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. 6:44 On the left hand their brothers the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, 6:45 the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, 6:46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, 6:47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

6:48 Their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tent of the house of G.o.d. 6:49 But Aaron and his sons offered 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 G.o.d had commanded. 6:50 These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, 6:51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, 6:52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, 6:53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. 6:54 Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot), 6:55 to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and its suburbs around it; 6:56 but the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 6:57 To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs, 6:58 and Hilen with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs, 6:59 and Ashan with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs; 6:60 and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its suburbs, and Allemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. 6:61 To the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Mana.s.seh, ten cities. 6:62 To the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Mana.s.seh in Bashan, thirteen cities. 6:63 To the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. 6:64 The children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their suburbs.

6:65 They gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name. 6:66 Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim. 6:67 They gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs, 6:68 and Jokmeam with its suburbs, and Beth Horon with its suburbs, 6:69 and Aijalon with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon with its suburbs; 6:70 and out of the half-tribe of Mana.s.seh, Aner with its suburbs, and Bileam with its suburbs, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath. 6:71 To the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Mana.s.seh, Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs; 6:72 and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs, 6:73 and Ramoth with its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs; 6:74 and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its suburbs, and Abdon with its suburbs, 6:75 and Hukok with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; 6:76 and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, and Hammon with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim with its suburbs. 6:77 To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its suburbs, Tabor with its suburbs; 6:78 and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs, 6:79 and Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; 6:80 and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, and Mahanaim with its suburbs, 6:81 and Heshbon with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.

7:1 Of the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.

7:2 The sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers' houses, to wit, of Tola; mighty men of valor in their generations: their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred. 7:3 The sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Isshiah, five; all of them chief men. 7:4 With them, by their generations, after their fathers' houses, were bands of the army for war, thirty-six thousand; for they had many wives and sons. 7:5 Their brothers among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, reckoned in all by genealogy, were eighty-seven thousand. 7:6 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. 7:7 The sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of valor; and they were reckoned by genealogy twenty-two thousand thirty-four. 7:8 The sons of Becher: Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth, and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher. 7:9 They were reckoned by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand two hundred. 7:10 The sons of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar. 7:11 All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand and two hundred, who were able to go forth in the army for war. 7:12 Shuppim also, and Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, the sons of Aher. 7:13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. 7:14 The sons of Mana.s.seh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore: she bore Machir the father of Gilead: 7:15 and Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maacah; and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters. 7:16 Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. 7:17 The sons of Ulam: Bedan.

These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Mana.s.seh.

7:18 His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah. 7:19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam. 7:20 The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eleadah his son, and Tahath his son, 7:21 and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take away their livestock. 7:22 Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him. 7:23 He went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because it went evil with his house. 7:24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth Horon the lower and the upper, and Uzzen Sheerah. 7:25 Rephah was his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son, 7:26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, 7:27 Nun his son, Joshua his son. 7:28 Their possessions and habitations were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns; 7:29 and by the borders of the children of Mana.s.seh, Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these lived the children of Joseph the son of Israel. 7:30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. 7:31 The sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. 7:32 Heber became the father of j.a.phlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. 7:33 The sons of j.a.phlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of j.a.phlet. 7:34 The sons of Shemer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

7:35 The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal. 7:36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah, 7:37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera. 7:38 The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara. 7:39 The sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia. 7:40 All these were the children of Asher, heads of the fathers' houses, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. The number of them reckoned by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.

8:1 Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, 8:2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 8:3 Bela had sons: Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, 8:4 and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, 8:5 and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. 8:6 These are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them captive to Manahath: 8:7 and Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he carried them captive: and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud. 8:8 Shaharaim became the father of children in the field of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives. 8:9 He became the father of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam, 8:10 and Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers' houses. 8:11 Of Hushim he became the father of Abitub and Elpaal. 8:12 The sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns; 8:13 and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath; 8:14 and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, 8:15 and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder, 8:16 and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah, 8:17 and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber, 8:18 and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal, 8:19 and Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, 8:20 and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel, 8:21 and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimei, 8:22 and Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel, 8:23 and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, 8:24 and Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothijah, 8:25 and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak, 8:26 and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, 8:27 and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. 8:28 These were heads of fathers' houses throughout their generations, chief men: these lived in Jerusalem. 8:29 In Gibeon there lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah; 8:30 and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, 8:31 and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher. 8:32 Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. They also lived with their brothers in Jerusalem, over against their brothers. 8:33 Ner became the father of Kish; and Kish became the father of Saul; and Saul became the father of Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 8:34 The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal; and Merib Baal became the father of Micah. 8:35 The sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz. 8:36 Ahaz became the father of Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah became the father of Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza. 8:37 Moza became the father of Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 8:38 Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. 8:39 The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. 8:40 The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons'

sons, one hundred fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.

9:1 So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel: and Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their disobedience. 9:2 Now the first inhabitants who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim. 9:3 In Jerusalem lived of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Mana.s.seh: 9:4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah. 9:5 Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. 9:6 Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brothers, six hundred ninety. 9:7 Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Ha.s.senuah, 9:8 and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah; 9:9 and their brothers, according to their generations, nine hundred fifty-six. All these men were heads of fathers' houses by their fathers' houses. 9:10 Of the priests: Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, Jachin, 9:11 and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of G.o.d; 9:12 and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; 9:13 and their brothers, heads of their fathers' houses, one thousand seven hundred sixty; very able men for the work of the service of the house of G.o.d. 9:14 Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Ha.s.shub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 9:15 and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph, 9:16 and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites. 9:17 The porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief), 9:18 who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.

9:19 Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his father's house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: and their fathers had been over the camp of Yahweh, keepers of the entry. 9:20 Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and Yahweh was with him. 9:21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the Tent of Meeting. 9:22 All these who were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of trust. 9:23 So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Yahweh, even the house of the tent, by wards.

9:24 On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south. 9:25 Their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them: 9:26 for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of G.o.d. 9:27 They lodged around the house of G.o.d, because that duty was on them; and to them pertained its opening morning by morning. 9:28 Certain of them were in charge of the vessels of service; for by count were these brought in and by count were these taken out. 9:29 Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over all the vessels of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices. 9:30 Some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices. 9:31 Matt.i.thiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the office of trust over the things that were baked in pans. 9:32 Some of their brothers, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the show bread, to prepare it every Sabbath. 9:33 These are the singers, heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, who lived in the chambers and were free from other service; for they were employed in their work day and night. 9:34 These were heads of fathers'

houses of the Levites, throughout their generations, chief men: these lived at Jerusalem. 9:35 In Gibeon there lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah: 9:36 and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, 9:37 and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. 9:38 Mikloth became the father of Shimeam. They also lived with their brothers in Jerusalem, over against their brothers. 9:39 Ner became the father of Kish; and Kish became the father of Saul; and Saul became the father of Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 9:40 The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal; and Merib Baal became the father of Micah. 9:41 The sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz. 9:42 Ahaz became the father of Jarah; and Jarah became the father of Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza; 9:43 and Moza became the father of Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 9:44 Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.

10:1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.

10:2 The Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. 10:3 The battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers. 10:4 Then said Saul to his armor bearer, Draw your sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncirc.u.mcised come and abuse me. But his armor bearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell on it. 10:5 When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died. 10:6 So Saul died, and his three sons; and all his house died together. 10:7 When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them. 10:8 It happened on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. 10:9 They stripped him, and took his head, and his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to their idols, and to the people. 10:10 They put his armor in the house of their G.o.ds, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon. 10:11 When all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 10:12 all the valiant men arose, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 10:13 So Saul died for his trespa.s.s which he committed against Yahweh, because of the word of Yahweh, which he didn't keep; and also because he asked counsel of one who had a familiar spirit, to inquire thereby, 10:14 and didn't inquire of Yahweh: therefore he killed him, and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

11:1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. 11:2 In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel: and Yahweh your G.o.d said to you, You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel. 11:3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Yahweh by Samuel. 11:4 David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there. 11:5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, You shall not come in here. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David. 11:6 David said, Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief. 11:7 David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David. 11:8 He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city. 11:9 David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh of Armies was with him. 11:10 Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Yahweh concerning Israel. 11:11 This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time. 11:12 After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men. 11:13 He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines. 11:14 They stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh saved them by a great victory.

11:15 Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim. 11:16 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. 11:17 David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate! 11:18 The three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh, 11:19 and said, My G.o.d forbid it me, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men. 11:20 Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three. 11:21 Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: however he didn't attain to the first three. 11:22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow. 11:23 He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear. 11:24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men. 11:25 Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn't attain to the first three: and David set him over his guard. 11:26 Also the mighty men of the armies: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 11:27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, 11:28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite, 11:29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, 11:30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, 11:31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, 11:32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, 11:33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, 11:34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of s.h.a.gee the Hararite, 11:35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, 11:36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, 11:37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai, 11:38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri, 11:39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, 11:40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 11:41 Uriah the Hitt.i.te, Zabad the son of Ahlai, 11:42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him, 11:43 Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, 11:44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite, 11:45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite, 11:46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite, 11:47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

12:1 Now these are those who came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war. 12:2 They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow: they were of Saul's brothers of Benjamin.

12:3 The chief was Ahiezer; then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth, and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite, 12:4 and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty, and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite, 12:5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite, 12:6 Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites, 12:7 and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. 12:8 Of the Gadites there separated themselves to David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes on the mountains; 12:9 Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, 12:10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, 12:11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, 12:12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, 12:13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh. 12:14 These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army: he who was least was equal to one hundred, and the greatest to one thousand. 12:15 These are those who went over the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west. 12:16 There came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David. 12:17 David went out to meet them, and answered them, If you be come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you; but if you be come to betray me to my adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the G.o.d of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. 12:18 Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, "We are yours, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse: peace, peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers; for your G.o.d helps you." Then David received them, and made them captains of the band. 12:19 Of Mana.s.seh also there fell away some to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they didn't help them; for the lords of the Philistines sent him away after consultation, saying, He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads. 12:20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Mana.s.seh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands who were of Mana.s.seh. 12:21 They helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army. 12:22 For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like the army of G.o.d. 12:23 These are the numbers of the heads of those who were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Yahweh. 12:24 The children of Judah who bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war. 12:25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.

12:26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. 12:27 Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron; and with him were three thousand and seven hundred, 12:28 and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty-two captains. 12:29 Of the children of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. 12:30 Of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' houses. 12:31 Of the half-tribe of Mana.s.seh eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king. 12:32 Of the children of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brothers were at their commandment. 12:33 Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand, and who could order the battle array, and were not of double heart. 12:34 Of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty-seven thousand. 12:35 Of the Danites who could set the battle in array, twenty-eight thousand six hundred. 12:36 Of Asher, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, forty thousand. 12:37 On the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Mana.s.seh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, one hundred twenty thousand. 12:38 All these being men of war, who could order the battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. 12:39 They were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had made preparation for them. 12:40 Moreover those who were near to them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, food of meal, cakes of figs, and cl.u.s.ters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and cattle, and sheep in abundance: for there was joy in Israel.

13:1 David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader. 13:2 David said to all the a.s.sembly of Israel, If it seem good to you, and if it be of Yahweh our G.o.d, let us send abroad everywhere to our brothers who are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have suburbs, that they may gather themselves to us; 13:3 and let us bring again the ark of our G.o.d to us: for we didn't seek it in the days of Saul. 13:4 All the a.s.sembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people. 13:5 So David a.s.sembled all Israel together, from the Shihor the brook of Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of G.o.d from Kiriath Jearim. 13:6 David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of G.o.d Yahweh that sits above the cherubim, that is called by the Name. 13:7 They carried the ark of G.o.d on a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart. 13:8 David and all Israel played before G.o.d with all their might, even with songs, and with harps, and with stringed instruments, and with tambourines, and with cymbals, and with trumpets. 13:9 When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled. 13:10 The anger of Yahweh was kindled against Uzza, and he struck him, because he put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before G.o.d. 13:11 David was displeased, because Yahweh had broken forth on Uzza; and he called that place Perez Uzza, to this day. 13:12 David was afraid of G.o.d that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of G.o.d home to me? 13:13 So David didn't move the ark to him into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gitt.i.te. 13:14 The ark of G.o.d remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months: and Yahweh blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that he had.

14:1 Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house. 14:2 David perceived that Yahweh had established him king over Israel; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel's sake. 14:3 David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David became the father of more sons and daughters. 14:4 These are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, 14:5 and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpelet, 14:6 and Nogah, and Nepheg, and j.a.phia, 14:7 and Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphelet. 14:8 When the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them. 14:9 Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim. 14:10 David inquired of G.o.d, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines?

and will you deliver them into my hand? Yahweh said to him, Go up; for I will deliver them into your hand. 14:11 So they came up to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there; and David said, G.o.d has broken my enemies by my hand, like the breach of waters. Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim. 14:12 They left their G.o.ds there; and David gave commandment, and they were burned with fire. 14:13 The Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley. 14:14 David inquired again of G.o.d; and G.o.d said to him, You shall not go up after them: turn away from them, and come on them over against the mulberry trees. 14:15 It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall go out to battle; for G.o.d is gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines. 14:16 David did as G.o.d commanded him: and they struck the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer. 14:17 The fame of David went out into all lands; and Yahweh brought the fear of him on all nations.

15:1 David made him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of G.o.d, and pitched for it a tent. 15:2 Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of G.o.d but the Levites: for them has Yahweh chosen to carry the ark of G.o.d, and to minister to him forever. 15:3 David a.s.sembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Yahweh to its place, which he had prepared for it. 15:4 David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites: 15:5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers one hundred twenty; 15:6 of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred twenty; 15:7 of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers one hundred thirty; 15:8 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred; 15:9 of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty; 15:10 of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred twelve. 15:11 David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab, 15:12 and said to them, You are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers, that you may bring up the ark of Yahweh, the G.o.d of Israel, to the place that I have prepared for it. 15:13 For because you didn't carry it at the first, Yahweh our G.o.d made a breach on us, because we didn't seek him according to the ordinance. 15:14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the G.o.d of Israel. 15:15 The children of the Levites bore the ark of G.o.d on their shoulders with the poles thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of Yahweh. 15:16 David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers the singers, with instruments of music, stringed instruments and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy. 15:17 So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; 15:18 and with them their brothers of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Matt.i.thiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers. 15:19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed with cymbals of bra.s.s to sound aloud; 15:20 and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth; 15:21 and Matt.i.thiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead. 15:22 Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the song: he instructed about the song, because he was skillful. 15:23 Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark. 15:24 Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow the trumpets before the ark of G.o.d: and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark. 15:25 So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy. 15:26 It happened, when G.o.d helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, that they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams. 15:27 David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: and David had on him an ephod of linen. 15:28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with stringed instruments and harps. 15:29 It happened, as the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.

16:1 They brought in the ark of G.o.d, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before G.o.d. 16:2 When David had made an end of offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh. 16:3 He dealt to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a portion of flesh, and a cake of raisins. 16:4 He appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Yahweh, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Yahweh, the G.o.d of Israel: 16:5 Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Matt.i.thiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with stringed instruments and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud; 16:6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of G.o.d.

16:7 Then on that day David first ordained to give thanks to Yahweh, by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.

16:8 Oh give thanks to Yahweh. Call on his name. Make his doings known among the peoples. 16:9 Sing to him. Sing praises to him. Tell of all his marvelous works. 16:10 Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice. 16:11 Seek you Yahweh and his strength.

Seek his face forever more. 16:12 Remember his marvelous works that he has done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth, 16:13 you seed of Israel his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones. 16:14 He is Yahweh our G.o.d. His judgments are in all the earth. 16:15 Remember his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations, 16:16 the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac. 16:17 He confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant, 16:18 saying, I will you give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance, 16:19 when you were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners were in it. 16:20 They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people. 16:21 He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes, 16:22 saying, Don't touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm.

16:23 Sing to Yahweh, all the earth! Display his salvation from day to day. 16:24 Declare his glory among the nations, and his marvelous works among all the peoples. 16:25 For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised. He also is to be feared above all G.o.ds. 16:26 For all the G.o.ds of the peoples are idols, but Yahweh made the heavens. 16:27 Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place. 16:28 Ascribe to Yahweh, you relatives of the peoples, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength! 16:29 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come before him. Worship Yahweh in holy array. 16:30 Tremble before him, all the earth. The world also is established that it can't be moved. 16:31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice! Let them say among the nations, Yahweh reigns. 16:32 Let the sea roar, and its fullness! Let the field exult, and all that is therein! 16:33 Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth. 16:34 Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. 16:35 Say, Save us, G.o.d of our salvation! Gather us together and deliver us from the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise.

16:36 Blessed be Yahweh, the G.o.d of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting. All the people said, Amen, and praised Yahweh.

16:37 So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, Asaph and his brothers, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required; 16:38 and Obed-Edom with their brothers, sixty-eight; Obed-Edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers; 16:39 and Zadok the priest, and his brothers the priests, before the tent of Yahweh in the high place that was at Gibeon, 16:40 to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the law of Yahweh, which he commanded to Israel; 16:41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to Yahweh, because his loving kindness endures forever; 16:42 and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of G.o.d; and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate. 16:43 All the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.

17:1 It happened, when David lived in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Yahweh dwells under curtains. 17:2 Nathan said to David, Do all that is in your heart; for G.o.d is with you. 17:3 It happened the same night, that the word of G.o.d came to Nathan, saying, 17:4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus says Yahweh, You shall not build me a house to dwell in: 17:5 for I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought up Israel, to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tent to another. 17:6 In all places in which I have walked with all Israel, spoke I a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people, saying, Why have you not built me a house of cedar? 17:7 Now therefore thus you shall tell my servant David, Thus says Yahweh of Armies, I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel: 17:8 and I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make you a name, like the name of the great ones who are in the earth. 17:9 I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the first, 17:10 and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel; and I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover I tell you that Yahweh will build you a house. 17:11 It shall happen, when your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your seed after you, who shall be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. 17:12 He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. 17:13 I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my loving kindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before you; 17:14 but I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom forever; and his throne shall be established forever. 17:15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David. 17:16 Then David the king went in, and sat before Yahweh; and he said, Who am I, Yahweh G.o.d, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? 17:17 This was a small thing in your eyes, G.o.d; but you have spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, Yahweh G.o.d.

17:18 What can David say yet more to you concerning the hon