 chapters one through three of first Chronicles American Standard Version this is a LibriVox recording all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain for more information and to find out how you can volunteer please visit LibriVox.org recording by Sam Stinson chapter one Adam Seth Enosh Kenan Mahal Jaret Enoch Methuselah Lamec Noah Shem Ham and Japheth the sons of Japheth Gomer and Magog and Medai and Javan and Tubal and Meshach and Tiris and the sons of Gomer Ashkenaz and Defath and Toa Garmah and the sons of Javan Elasha and Tarshish Keteem and Rohdanim the sons of Ham Kush and Mizra'im Putt and Canaan and the sons of Kush Siba and Havilah and Saptah and Rama and Saptaka and the sons of Rama Shiba and Eden and Kush begat Nimrod he began to be a mighty one in the earth in Mizra'im begat Ludim and Annamim and Lehabim and Naftuhim and Path-Rusim and Kaz-Luhim from whence came the Philistines and Kaftarim and Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn and Heth and the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Gurgashite and the Hivite and the Archaite and the Sinite and the Arvidite and the Zem-Arite and the Hamathite the sons of Shem, Elam and Asher and Ar-Pakshid and Lud and Aram and Uzz and Hul and Geethe and Meshach and Ar-Pakshid begat Sheela and Sheela begat Eber and to Eber were born two sons the name of the one was Peleg for in his days the earth was divided and his brother's name was Jaktan and Jaktan begat Al-Modad and Shelef and Haz-Ar-Ma-Veth and Jerah and Had-Aram and Uzzal and Diklah and Ible and Abbi-Mael and Shiba and Ophir and Havala and Jobab all these were the sons of Jaktan Shem Ar-Pakshid Sheela Eber Peleg Ruh Sarug Nehor Terah Abram the same is Abraham the sons of Abraham Isaac and Ishmael these are their generations the first born of Ishmael Neh by Aoth then Kedar and Ad-Bel and Mib Sam Mishma and Duma Masa Haydad and Tima Jeter Naifish and Kedema these are the sons of Ishmael and the sons of Keterah Abraham's concubine Shiber Zimran and Jaktan and Medan and Midyan and Ishback and Shua and the sons of Jaktan Shiba and Dedan and the sons of Midyan Ifa and Ifar and Hanuk and Abbi-Dah and Eldah all these were the sons of Keterah and Abraham begat Isaac the sons of Isaac Esau and Israel the sons of Esau Eliphaz Ruel and Jewish and Jalaam and Korah the sons of Eliphaz Timan and Omar Zephy and Gatam Kenaz and Timna and Amalek the sons of Ruel Nehath Zera Shema and Miza and the sons of Seer Lothan and Shobal and Zibyan and Aina and Dishon and Ezer and Dishon and the sons of Lothan Hori and Homam and Timna was Lothan's sister the sons of Shobal Elian and Manahath and Ibol Shephi and Onam and the sons of Zibyan Aya and Aina the sons of Aina Dishon and the sons of Dishon Hamran and Eshban and Ithran and Keran the sons of Ezer Bilhan and Zavin Jaktan the sons of Dishon Uz and Iran now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before there reigned any king over the children of Israel. Bila the son of Beor and the name of his city was Din Haba and Bila died and Jobab the son of Zira of Basra reigned in his stead and Jobab died and Husham of the land of the Timonites reigned in his stead and Husham died and Haydad the son of Bidad who smote Midian in the field of Moab reigned in his stead and the name of his city was Avith and Haydad died and Samlah of Mazraqah reigned in his stead and Samlah died and Shaul of Ri Habath by the river reigned in his stead and Shaul died and Bail Hanan the son of Akbor reigned in his stead and Bail Hanan died and Haydad reigned in his stead and the name of his city was Pai and his wife's name was Miha Tabel the daughter of Maytred the daughter of Mi Zahab and Haydad died and the chiefs of Edom were Chief Timna, Chief Aliyah, Chief Jetheth, Chief Aholebama, Chief Ila, Chief Penan, Chief Canaz, Chief Timon, Chief Mibzar, Chief Magdiel, Chief Irem. These are the chiefs of Edom and of chapter one, chapter two these are the sons of Israel, Rubin, Simeon, Levi and Judah, Izakar and Zebulun, Dan, Joseph and Benjamin, Naftali, Gad and Asher. The sons of Judah, Ur and Onan and Sheela which three were born unto him of Shua's daughter the Canaanites and Ur, Judah's firstborn was wicked in the side of Jehovah and he slew him and Tamar his daughter-in-law bear him Perez and Zira. All the sons of Judah were five the sons of Perez, Hezrin and Hamuel and the sons of Zira, Zimri and Ethan and Heman and Kalkal and Dara five of them and all and the sons of Karmie, Akar the troubler of Israel who committed a trespass in the devoted thing and the sons of Ethan, Ezariah the sons also of Hezrin that were born unto him. Jerah, Miel and Ram and Kelubai and Ram begat Aminadab and Aminadab begat Naishon, Prince of the Children of Judah and Naishon begat Salma and Salma begat Boaz and Boaz begat Obed and Obad begat Jesse and Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab and Abinadab the second and Shimea the third. Nathanel the fourth, Radai the fifth, Ozem the sixth, David the seventh and their sisters were Zariah and Abigail and the sons of Zariah Abishai and Joab and Asahel three and Abigail bear Amasa and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite and Kelub the son of Hezrin begat Children of Azuba his wife and of Jerioth and these were her sons Jesher and Shobab and Arden and Azuba died and Kelub took unto him Ephraff who bear him her and her begat Uri and Uri begat Bezalel and afterward Hezrin went in to the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead whom he took to wife when he was three score years old and she bear him Segub and Segub begat Jair who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead and Gesher and Arrim took the towns of Jair from them with Canath and the villages thereof even three score cities all these were the sons of Makir the father of Gilead and after that Hezrin was dead and Kelub Ephraff then Abijah Hezrin's wife bear him Asher the father of Tekoa and the sons of Jerameel the firstborn of Hezrin were Ram the firstborn and Buna and Orin and Ozem A'haisha and Jerameel had another wife whose name was Atara she was the mother of Onam and the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerameel were Maaz and Jameen and Iker and the sons of Onam were Shamai and Jada and the sons of Shamai Nadab and Abishur and the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail and she bear him Abon and Molid and the sons of Nadab Saled and A'pa'im but Saled died without children and the sons of A'pa'im Ishi and the sons of Ishi Shishan and the sons of Shishan Alai and the sons of Jada the brother of Shamai Jether and Jonathan and Jether died without children and the sons of Jonathan Pileth and Zaza these were the sons of Jerameel now Shishan had no sons but daughters and Shishan had a servant an Egyptian whose name was Jarha and Shishan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife and she bear him Atai and Atai begat Nathan and Nathan begat Zabid and Zabid begat Efflal and Efflal begat Obed and Obed begat Jehu and Jehu begat Azariah and Azariah begat Helez and Helez begat Elah Asa and Elah Asa begat Sismai and Sismai begat Shalom and Shalom begat Jechemiah and Jechemiah begat Eli Shama and the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerameel were Misha his firstborn who was the father of Zif and the sons of Mareh Shah the father of Hebron and the sons of Hebron Korah and Tapua and Rechem and Shima and Shima begat Rahum the father of Jor Keam and Rechem begat Shamai and the son of Shamai was Ma'an and Ma'an was the father of Beth Zure and Ifa Caleb's concubine bear Haran and Moza and Gazez and Haran begat Gazez and the sons of Jadai, Rechem and Jothin and Gishan and Pellet and Ifa and Shaeff. Maka Caleb's concubine bear Shibir and Tur Hanna she bear also Shaeff the father of Madman Na Shiva the father of Makbana and the father of Gebia and the daughter of Caleb was Aqsa these were the sons of Caleb the son of her the firstborn of If Ratha Shobal the father of Kirith Jiram Salma the father of Bethlehem Haraf the father of Beth Gader and Shobal the father of Kirith Jiram had sons Har Oeth half of the Manu Hoth and the families of Kirith Jiram the Ithrites and the Puthites and the Shumathites and the Mishreites of them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaholites the sons of Salma Bethlehem and the Nito Phathites Atroth Beth Joab and half of the Manu Hathfites the Zorathites and the families of Scribes that dwelt at Jebes the Tirithites the Shimiathites the Sukathites these are the Kenites that came of Hamath the father of the house of Rekab end of chapter two chapter three now these were the sons of David that were born unto him in Hebron the firstborn Amnon of Ahenoam the Jezrelytus the second Daniel of Abigail the Carmelytus the third Absalom the son of Maka the daughter of Talmai king of Geshe the fourth Adonijah the son of Haggath the fifth Shefatea of Abatal the sixth Ithraeem by Igla his wife six were born unto him in Hebron and there he reigned seven years and six months and in Jerusalem he reigned 30 and three years and these were born unto him in Jerusalem Shamiah and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon four of Bath Shua the daughter of Amiel and Ibar and Eli Shama and Eli Phelet and Noga and Nephig and Japhia and Eli Shama and Eliata and Eli Phelet nine and these were the sons of David besides the sons of the concubines and Tamar was their sister and Solomon's son was Rehoboam Abijah his son Asa his son Jehoshaphat his son Joram his son Ahaziah his son Joash his son Amaziah his son Azariah his son Jotham his son Ahaz his son Hezekiah his son Manasseh his son Amon his son Josiah his son and the sons of Josiah the first born Johanan the second Jehoiakim the third Zedekiah the fourth Shalom and the sons of Jehoiakim Jechaniah his son Zedekiah his son and the sons of Jechaniah the captive Shialtiel his son and Malkirim and Pettadiah and Shanasar Jechamiah Hashama and Nidabaya and the sons of Pettadiah Zerubbabel and Shami and the sons of Zerubbabel Mesulam and Hananiah and Shelo-myth was their sister and Hashubah and Ohel and Barakiah and Hasadiah Jushab Hesed five and the sons of Hananiah Pellatia and Jeshiah the sons of Raphiah the sons of Arnon the sons of Obadiah the sons of Shekiniah and the sons of Shekiniah Shamiah and the sons of Shamiah Hattush and Egal and Bariah in Nierith and Shaphat six and the sons of Nierith Elionai and Hischia and Azriqam three and the sons of Elionai Hodevaya and Eliashib and Pelliah and Akub and Johanan and Deliah and Anani seven end of chapter three chapters four through six of First Chronicles American Standard Version this is a LibriVox recording all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain for more information and to find out how you can volunteer please visit LibriVox.org recording by Sam Stinson chapter four the sons of Judah Perez, Hesrin and Karmie and her and Shobal and Rhea the son of Shobal Beget Jihad and Jihad Beget Ahumai and Leihad these are the families of the Zorithites and these were the sons of the father of Itam Jezreel and Ishma and Idbash and the name of their sister was Hazel Elponi and Penuel the father of Ghidor and Ezer the father of Husha these are the sons of Her the first born of Efratah the father of Bethlehem and Asher the father of Tekoa had two wives Hela and Naar and Nara bear him Auzam and Hefer and Temeni and Ha Haash Tari these were the sons of Nara and the sons of Hela were Zureth Ishar and Ethnan and Hakkas Beget Anup and Zobe and the families of Ahar Hel the son of Haram and Jebez was more honorable than his brethren and his mother called his name Jebez saying because I bear him with sorrow and Jebez called on the god of Israel saying oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed and enlarge my border and that thy hand might be with me and that thou wouldest keep me from evil that it be not to my sorrow and God granted him that which he requested and Helub the brother of Shua Beget Mahir who was the father of Eshton and Eshton Beget Beth Rafa and Pasea and Tahina the father of Ir Nahash these are the men of Rika and the sons of Kanaas Othniel and Sarayah and the sons of Othniel Hath Hath and Me Anathai Beget Ofrah and Sarayah Beget Joab the father of Ge Harashim for they were craftsmen and the sons of Caleb the son of Jafuna Uru Ela and Nam and the sons of Ila and Kanaas and the sons of Jahal El El Zeef and Zeefa Tyria and Asarel and the sons of Ezra Jethar and Mered and Ifer and Jalan and she bear Miriam and Shamai and Ishba the father of Eshtemoah and his wife the Jewish bear Jered the father of Ghidor and Heber the father of Soko and Jack Uthiel the father of Zanoa and these are the sons of Bithya the daughter of Pharaoh whom Mered took and the sons of the wife of Hodea the sister of Naham were the father of Kila the Garmite and Eshtemoah the Makathite and the sons of Shaman Amnon and Rina Benhainan and Telon and the sons of Ishi Zoheth and Ben Zoheth the sons of Shila the son of Judah Ur the father of Lika and Lada the father of Marasha and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen of the house of Ashbiyah and Joachim and the men of Khaz Iba and Joash and Saraf who had Dominion and Moab and Jash and the records are ancient these were the potters and the inhabitants of Netaim and Ghidorah there they dwelt with the king for his work the sons of Simeon Nemuel and Jamin Jarib Zira Shal Shalom his son Mibsam his son Mishma his son and the sons of Mishma Hamuel his son Zachar his son Sheme his son and Sheme had 16 sons and six daughters but his brethren had not many children neither did all their family multiply like the children of Judah and they dwelt at Bir Shiba and Mola Da and Hazar Shual and at Bilha and at Ism and at Tolad and at Bethuel and at Horma and at Ziklag and at Beth Marka Ba'ath and Hazar Suseim and at Beth Biri and at Shah Ar-A'im these were their cities unto the reign of David and their villages were Itam and Ayan Riman and Token and Ashen five cities and all their villages that were round about the same cities unto Baal these were their habitations and they have their genealogy and Mesh Obab and Jamlech and Joshua the son of Amaziah and Joel and Jehu the son of Joshua Ba'a the son of Sariah the son of Asiel and Eli Onai and Jaakobah and Jesho Ha'aya and Asa'aya and Adiyah and Jes Imiah and Baniah and Ziza the son of Shifi the son of Allen the son of Jedediah the son of Shemri the son of Shamiah these mentioned by name were princes in their families and their father's houses increased greatly and they went to the entrance of Ghidor even unto the east side of the valley to seek pasture for their flocks and they found fat pasture and good and the land was wide and quiet and peaceable for they that dwelt there of four time were of Ham and these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and smote their tents and the Ma'unim that were found there and destroyed them utterly unto this day and dwelt in their stead because there was pasture there for their flocks and some of them even the sons of Simeon five hundred men went to Mount Seir having for their captains Pellatia and Ne'araya and Rafa'ayah and Uziel the sons of Ishi and they smote the remnant of the Amalekites that escaped and have dwelt there unto this day and of chapter four chapter five and the sons of Rubin the firstborn of Israel for he was the firstborn but for as much as he defiled his father's couch his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright for Judah prevailed above his brethren and of him came the prince but the birthright was joseph's the sons of Rubin the firstborn of Israel Hanuk and Palu Hezren and Karmie the sons of Joel Shamiah his son Gog his son Simee his son Micah his son Riyah his son Baal his son Bira his son whom Tilgath Pilnizer king of Assyria carried away captive he was prince of the Rubinites and his brethren by their families when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned the chief Je'eil and Zechariah and Bila the son of Azaz the son of Shema the son of Joel who dwelt in R. O. Ur even unto Nebo and Baal-Mion and eastward he dwelt even unto the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead and in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites who fell by their hand and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead and the sons of Gad dwelt over against them in the land of Baishon unto Salekah Joel the chief and Shafam the second and Jani and Shafat in Baishon and their brethren of their father's houses Michael and Mesulam and Sheba and Jorai and Jaikon and Zia and Eber seven these were the sons of Abihail the son of Hurri the son of Jarowa the son of Gilead the son of Michael the son of Jeshe Eshai the son of Jado the son of Booze Ahi the son of Abdi El the son of Gooni chief of their father's houses and they dwelt in Gilead in Baishon and in its towns and in all the suburbs of Sharon as far as their borders all these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel the sons of Reuben and the Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh a valiant men men able to bear buckler and sword and to shoot with bow and skillful in war were forty and four thousand seven hundred and three score that were able to go forth to war and they made war with the Hagrites with Jeter and Nayfish and Nodab and they were helped against them and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand and all that were with them for they cried to God in the battle and he was entreated of them because they put their trust in him and they took away their cattle of their camels fifty thousand and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand and of asses two thousand and of men a hundred thousand for there fell many slain because the war was of God and they dwelt in their stead until the captivity and the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land they increased from Baytian unto Bale Herman and Sinir and Mount Herman and these were the heads of their father's houses even Ephra and Ishi and Eliel and Azrael and Jeremiah and Hadavaya and Jadiel mighty men of Valor famous men heads of their father's houses and they trespassed against the God of their fathers and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land whom God destroyed before them and the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of pole king of Assyria and the spirit of Tilgath Pilnizer king of Assyria and he carried them away even the Rubinites and the Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh and brought them unto Hela and Habor and Hera and to the river of Gozan unto this day end of chapter five chapter six the sons of Levi Gershin Kohath and Morari and the sons of Kohath Amram Ishar and Hebron and Uziel and the children of Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam and the sons of Aaron Nadab and Abihu Eliezer and Ephemar Eliezer begat Phenaeus Phenaeus begat Abushua and Abushua begat Buki and Buki begat Uzi and Uzi begat Zehra Haia and Zehra Haia begat Maraeath and Maraeath begat Amariah and Amariah begat Etub and Etub begat Zaddak and Zaddak begat Ahimaaz and Ahimaaz begat Azariah and Azariah begat Johannon and Johannon begat Azariah he it is that executed the priest's office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem and Azariah begat Amariah and Amariah begat Etub and Etub begat Zaddak and Zaddak begat Shalom and Shalom begat Hilkiah and Hilkiah begat Azariah and Azariah begat Sariah and Sariah begat Jehozadak and Jehozadak went into captivity when Jehovah carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. The sons of Levi, Gershom, Kohath and Marae and these are the names of the sons of Gershom, Libny and Shemai and the sons of Kohath were Amram and Ishar and Hebron and Uziel. The sons of Marae, Mali and Musi and these are the families of the Levi's according to their father's houses. Of Gershom, Libny his son, Jehath his son, Zema his son, Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zera his son, Jeath Arai his son. The sons of Kohath, Aminadab his son, Korah his son, Asir his son, Elkana his son and Ebi Asaph his son and Asir his son, Tehath his son, Uriel his son, Uzayah his son and Shal his son and the sons of Elkana, Amasai and Ahimoth. As for Elkana, the sons of Elkana, Zofi his son and Nahath his son, Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkana his son and the sons of Samuel, the first born Joel and the second Abijah, the sons of Marae, Mali, Libny his son, Shemai his son, Uzayah his son, Shamiah his son, Hagaia his son, Aze'ayah his son and these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of Jehovah after that the ark had rest and they ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting until Solomon had built the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem and they waited on their office according to their order and these are they that waited and their sons of the sons of the Kohathites he man the singer the son of Joel the son of Samuel the son of Elkana the son of Jeroham the son of Eliel the son of Toa the son of Zuf the son of Elkana the son of Mahath the son of Amisai the son of Elkana the son of Joel the son of Azariah the son of Zephaniah the son of Tohaf the son of Asir the son of Ebi Asaph the son of Korah the son of Ishaar the son of Kohath the son of Levi the son of Israel and his brother Asaph who stood on his right hand even Asaph the son of Barakaiah the son of Shamiah the son of Michael the son of Baesiyah the son of Malk Ejah the son of Ethni the son of Zera the son of Adaiah the son of Ethan the son of Zima the son of Shami the son of Jehath the son of Gersham the son of Levi and on the left hand their brethren the sons of Morari Ethan the son of Kishi the son of Abdi the son of Maluk the son of Hash Abaya the son of Amaziah the son of Hilkayah the son of Amzi the son of Bani the son of Shima the son of Mali the son of Mushi the son of Morari the son of Levi and their brethren the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God but Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of burnt offering and upon 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 and these are the sons of Aaron Eliezer his son Feneus his son Abushua his son Buki his son Uzi his son Zariah his son Mera Eof his son Amariah his son Aetub his son Zaddak his son Ahimaah's his son now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders to the sons of Aaron of the families of the coethites for theirs was the first lot to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and the suburbs thereof round about it but the fields of the city in the villages thereof they gave to Caleb the son of Jeffuna and to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge Hebron Libna also with its suburbs in Jeteer and Esh Timoa with its suburbs and Hillen with its suburbs Debeer with its suburbs and Ashen with its suburbs and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs and out of the tribe of Benjamin Giba with its suburbs and Alamedh with its suburbs and Anathoth with its suburbs all their cities throughout their families were 13 cities and unto the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by a lot out of the family of the tribe out of the half tribe the half of Manasseh 10 cities and the sons of Gershom according to their families out of the tribe of Izakar and out of the tribe of Asher and out of the tribe of Naftali and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Beishon 13 cities unto the sons of Marari were given by lot according to their families out of the tribe of Reuben and out of the tribe of Gadd and out of the tribe of Zebulun 12 cities and the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their suburbs and 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 and some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim and they gave unto them the cities of refuge Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its suburbs Gezer also with its suburbs Jaak Miam with its suburbs and Beth Horan with its suburbs and Ishalon with its suburbs and Gath Rimen with its suburbs and out of the half tribe of Manasseh Anur with its suburbs and Biliam with its suburbs for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath under the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh Golan in Beishon with its suburbs and Ash Teraf with its suburbs and out of the tribe of Izakar Kidesh with its suburbs Debarath with its suburbs and Remoth with its suburbs and Anum with its suburbs and out of the tribe of Asher Mashal with its suburbs and Abdon with its suburbs and Huqaq with its suburbs and Rehab with its suburbs and out of the tribe of Naftali Kidesh and Galilee with its suburbs and Hammon with its suburbs and Kerathim with its suburbs unto the rest of the Levites the the sons of Morari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Ramana with its suburbs, Tabor with its suburbs, and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan were given them out of the tribe of Rubin, Beezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jaza with its suburbs, and Kedimoth with its suburbs, and Mephaoth with its suburbs, and out of the tribe of Gad, Remoth and Gilead with its suburbs, and Mahanim with its suburbs, and Heshman with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs, and of Chapter 6. Chapter 7-9 of First Chronicles, American Standard Version. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information and to find out how you can volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Sam Stinson. Chapter 7-9 and of the sons of Izakar, Tola and Pua, Jashub and Shemran-4, and the sons of Tola, Uzzi and Rafaia, and Jeriel, and Jami, and Ibsim, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers' houses, Tuwit of Tola, mighty men of Valor in their generations, their number in the days of David was two and twenty thousand and six hundred, and the sons of Uzzi, Izrahaia, and the sons of Izrahaia, Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishaia, five, all of them chief men, and with them by their generations after their fathers' houses were bands of the host for war, six and thirty thousand, for they had many wives and sons, and their brethren among all the families of Izakar, mighty men of Valor, reckoned in all by genealogy, were four score and seven thousand, the sons of Benjamin, Bila, and Beaker, and Jediel, three, and the sons of Bila, Esbin, and Uzzi, and Uziel, and Jeremoth, and Erie, five, heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of Valor, and they were reckoned by genealogy twenty and two thousand and thirty and four, and the sons of Beaker, Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Eli Onai, and Omri, and Jeremoth, and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alameth, all these were the sons of Beaker, and they were reckoned by genealogy after their generations, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of Valor, twenty thousand and two hundred, and the sons of Jediel, Bilhan, and the sons of Bilhan, Jaush, and Benjamin, and Ahud, and Ken-an-a, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ehish-ahar. All these were sons of Jediel, according to their heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of Valor, seventeen thousand and two hundred, that were able to go forth in the host for war. Shupim, also, and Hupim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, the sons of Ahur, the sons of Naftali, Jaziel, and Gooni, and Jezer, and Shalom, the sons of Bilha, the sons of Manasseh, Azriel, whom his concubine the Arimatis bear, she bear Makir, the father of Gilead, and Makir took a wife of Hupim, and Shupim, whose sister's name was Makka, and the name of the second was Zellophahad, and Zellophahad had daughters, and Makka, the wife of Makir, bear a son, and she called his name Peresh, and the name of his brother was Shuresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakam, and the sons of Ulam, Beden. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, and his sister Hamal-ek-ef, Berish-had, and Abye-zer, and Mala, and the sons of Shemaida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Liki, and Anayim, and the sons of Ephraim, Shuth-Allah, and Bered, his son, and Tahath, his son, and Eliyadah, his son, and Tahath, his son, and Zabad, his son, and Shuth-Allah, his son, and Ezer, and Eliyad, whom the men of Gath that were born in the land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle, and Ephraim, their father, mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him, and he went into his wife, and she conceived, and bear a son, and he called his name Bariah, because it went evil with his house, and his daughter was Shira, who built Bethhorin, the nether, and the upper, and Uzun, Shira, and Rifa was his son, and Reshef, and Tila, his son, and Tahan, his son, Ladin, his son, Ami-hood, his son, Elishaba, his son, Nun, his son, Joshua, his son, and their possessions and habitations were Bethel, and the towns thereof, and eastward Naran, and westward Ezer, with the towns thereof, Shechem also, and the towns thereof, unto Azza, and the towns thereof, and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshian, and its towns, Tanakh in its towns, Megiddo in its towns, Dorr in its towns, in these dwelt the children of Joseph, the son of Israel, the sons of Asher, Imna, and Ishva, and Ishvi, and Barayah, and Serah, their sister, and the sons of Barayah, Heber, and Malkiel, who was the father of Bersaif, and Heber begat Jaflet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua, their sister, and the sons of Jaflet, Pasek, and Bimhol, and Ashvath, these are the children of Jaflet, and the sons of Shemer, Ahi, and Rogah, Jehuva, and Aram, and the sons of Helam, his brother, Zofa, and Imni, and Shilesh, and Amal, the sons of Zofa, Sua, and Harnifer, and Shual, and Beri, and Imra, Beezer, and Haad, and Shama, and Shilshah, and Ithrin, and Bira, and the sons of Jethir, Jefunah, and Pispah, and Ara, and the sons of Ula, Ara, and Haniel, and Razia. All these were the children of Asher, heads of the father's houses, choice in mighty men of Valor, chief of the princes, and the number of them reckoned by genealogy, for service and war was twenty and six thousand men. End of chapter seven, chapter eight, and Benjamin begat Bila, his first born, Ashbel, the second, and Ahara, the third, Noha, the fourth, and Rafa, the fifth, and Bila had sons, Adar, and Gira, and Abaihud, and Abishua, and Naim, and Ahoa, and Gira, and Shafufan, and Haram, and these are the sons of Ehud. These are the heads of the father's houses of the inhabitants of Giba, and they carried them captive to Manahath, and Naiman, and Ahayshah, and Gira, he carried them captive, and he begat Uzah, and Ehud, and Shahah Raim, begat children in the field of Moab, after he had sent them away. Hushim and Bara were his wives, and he begat of Hodesh, his wife, Jobab, and Zibiya, and Misha, and Malchem, and Jehuz, and Shakia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of father's houses, and of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpal, and the sons of Elpal, Iber, and Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof, and Bariah, and Shema, who were heads of father's houses of the inhabitants of Aijalan, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath, and Ahayu, Shashak, and Jeremoth, and Zabadaya, and Ered, and Ider, and Michael, and Ishpa, and Joah, the sons of Bariah, and Zabadaya, and Mashulam, and Hiski, and Heber, and Ishmari, and Isliya, and Jobab, the sons of Elpal, and Jaqim, and Zikri, and Zabdi, and Eli-Nai, and Zilla-Thai, and Eliel, and Ada-Aya, and Bariah, and Shemrath, the sons of Sheme, and Ishpan, and Iber, and Eliel, and Abdin, and Zikri, and Hanan, and Hananiya, and Elam, and Anthothija, and Ifdaya, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak, and Shamshari, and Sheharaya, and Athaliya, and Jerashaya, and Elijah, and Zikri, the sons of Jeroham. These were the heads of fathers' houses throughout their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem, and in Gibeon there dwelt the father of Gibeon, Ja'eel, whose wife's name was Makka, and his firstborn son Abdin, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, and Ghidor, and Ahayoh, and Zikr, and Mikloth, begat Shemeah, and they also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem over against their brethren, and Nir, begat Kish, and Kish, begat Sol, and Sol begat Jonathan, and Malkishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbal, and the son of Jonathan was Maribbal, and Maribbal begat Makka, and the sons of Makka, Pithon, and Melik, and Tariah, and Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Jehoada, and Jehoada begat Alameh, and Az Maveth, and Zimbri, and Zimbri begat Mosa, and Mosa begat Baniah. Rafa was his son, Elahasa his son, Azal his son, and Azal had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bakuru, and Ishmael, and Shariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azal, and the sons of Eshak, his brother, Ulam his firstborn, Jaush the second, and Elaphelet the third, and the sons of Ulam were mighty men of Valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin. End of Chapter 8 Chapter 9 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 transgression. Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethanim, and in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh, Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Amri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah, and of the Shylanites, Asa'ayah the firstborn, and his sons, and of the sons of Zera, Je'uel, and their brethren, 690, and of the sons of Benjamin, Salu the son of Meshulam, the son of Hodavaya, the son of Hassanua, and Ibn A'ayah the son of Jeroham, and Ila the son of Uzi, the son of Micri, and Meshulam the son of Sheffatayah, the son of Ruel, the son of Ibn Nija, and their brethren, according to their generations, 950 and 6. All these men were heads of fathers' houses by their fathers' houses, and of the priests Jedaya, and Jeho, Ay-arib, Jachin, and Azariah, the son of Hilqayah, the son of Meshulam, the son of Zaddik, the son of Mera'ayah, the son of Ayatub, the ruler of the house of God, and Ad'ayah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Pasher, the son of Malkayah, and Masai, the son of Adiyah, the son of Ja'zirah, the son of Meshulam, the son of Meshulamith, the son of Imr, and their brethren, heads of their fathers' houses, a thousand and seven hundred and three score, very able men for the work of the service of the house of God, and of the Levites, Shamiah, the son of Hashub, the son of Azriqam, the son of Hash'abayah, of the sons of Mera'ayah, and Bak'Bak'Kar, Haresh, and Galal, and Matanayah, the son of Micah, the son of Zikri, the son of Asaph, and Obadiah, the son of Shamiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jaduthan, and Barakayah, the son of Asa, the son of El-Kana, that dwelt in the villages of the Neto-Fathites, and the porters, Shalam and Aikab, and Talman, and Ahemon, and their brethren, Shalam was the chief, who hitherto waited in the Kingsgate eastward, they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi, and Shalam, the son of Kori, the son of Ebi-Asaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren 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 Jehovah, keepers of the entry, and Feneas, the son of Eleazar, was ruler over them in time past, and Jehovah was with him. Zechariah, the son of Meshel-Amiah, was porter of the door of the tent of meeting. All these that 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. So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Jehovah, even the house of the tent by wards. On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south, and their brethren in their villages were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them. 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 God. And they lodged round about the house of God because the charge thereof was upon them, and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by morning. And certain of them had charge of the vessels of service, for by count were these brought in and by count were these taken out. Some of them also were appointed over the furniture and over all the vessels of the sanctuary and over the fine flower and the wine and the oil and the frankincense and the spices. And some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices. And Matithiah, one of the Levites who was the first born of Shalom the Korahite, had the office of trust over the things that were baked in pans, and some of their brethren of the sons of the Kohathites were over the showbread to prepare it every Sabbath. And these are the singers, heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, who dwelt in the chambers and were free from other service, for they were employed in their work day and night. These were heads of fathers' houses of the Levites. Throughout their generations, chief men, these dwelt at Jerusalem. And in Gibeon, there dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jaiel, whose wife's name was Makka, and his first born son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nur, and Nadab, and Ghidor, and Ahayo, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. And Mikloth begat Shimeam, and they also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against their brethren. And Nur begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malkishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbal, and the son of Jonathan was Maribbal, and Maribbal begat Micah, and the sons of Micah, Pethon, and Melek, and Tariah, and Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Jarrah, and Jarrah begat Alimeth, and Azmeveth, and Zimri, and Zimri begat Mosah, and Mosah begat Bineah, and Rafaah his son, Elah Asa his son, Azel his son, and Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrecom, Bakuru, and Ishmael, and Shaar-eah, and Obadiah, and Hanan, these were the sons of Azel. End of Chapter 9 Chapters 10-13 Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in Mount Gilboa, and the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons, and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malkishua, the sons of Saul, and the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him, and he was distressed by reason of the archers. Then said Saul unto his armor-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armor-bearer would not, for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it. And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died. So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled, and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. And it came to pass on the morrow when the Philistines came to strip the slain that they found Saul and his sons fallen in Mount Gilboa. And they stripped him, and took his head and his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about to carry the tidings unto their idols and to the people. And they put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon. And when all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 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. So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against Jehovah, because of the word of Jehovah which he kept not, and also for that he asked counsel of one that had a familiar spirit to inquire thereby, and inquired not of Jehovah, therefore he slew him and turned the kingdom unto David, the son of Jesse. End of chapter 10, chapter 11. Then all Israel gathered themselves to David, unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. In times past even when Saul was king, it was thou that leadest out and broughtest in Israel. And Jehovah, thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel. So all the elders of Israel came to the king, to Hebron, and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah, and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Jehovah by Samuel. And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem. The same is Jebus. And the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there. And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion. The same is the city of David. And David said, Whosoever smited the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first and was made chief. And David dwelt in the stronghold. Therefore they called it the city of David. And he built the city round about from the millow even round about. And Joab repaired the rest of the city. And David waxed greater and greater, for Jehovah of hosts was with him. 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 Jehovah concerning Israel. And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had. Jasho beam, the son of Ahakmonite, the chief of the 30. He lifted up his spear against 300 and slew them at one time. And after him was Eleazar, the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men. He was with David at Pasadam meme. And there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley, and the people fled from before the Philistines. And they stood in the midst of the plot and defended it and slew the Philistines. And Jehovah saved them by a great victory. And three of the 30 chief men went down to the rock to David into the cave of Adulem. And the host of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Refaim. And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. And David longed and said, Oh, that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate. And the three break through the host 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 thereof, but poured it out unto Jehovah, and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of these men that 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. And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three, for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three. Of the three he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain, how be it he attained not to the first three. Benaiah, the son of Jehoida, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow. And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high. And in the Egyptians 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 Egyptians hand, and slew him with his own spear. These things did Benaiah, the son of Jehoida, and had a name among the three mighty men. Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three, and David set him over his guard. Also the mighty men of the armies, Asahel, the brother of Joab, Elhanan, the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, Shameth, the Harorite, Helez, the Pelennite, Ira, the son of Ikesh, the Techoite, Abbeazer, the Anotho Phite, Sibikai, the Hushethite, Eli, the Ahohite, Mahorai, the Nito Phothite, Heled, the son of Banna, the Nito Phothite, Ithai, the son of Ribai of Gibbia, of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah, the Pyrethonite, Hurray, of the Brooks of Gaash, Abbeel, the Arbithite, Azmaveth, the Bahur, Umite, Elia, Bah, the Shale, Bonite, the sons of Hashem, the Gizonite, Jonathan, the son of Shagi, the Harorite, Ahiam, the son of Sakaar, the Harorite, Elafal, the son of Ur, Hefer, the Mecherothite, Ahijah, the Pelennite, Hesro, the Carmelite, Naari, the son of Ezbi, Joel, the brother of Nathan, Mibar, the son of Hagri, Zelek, the Ammonite, Nahari, the Birothite, the armor bearer of Joab, the son of Zariah, Ira, the Ithrite, Gareb, the Ithrite, Uriah, the Hittite, Zabid, the son of Alai, Adonah, the son of Shiza, the Rubenite, a chief of the Rubenites in 30 with him, Hainan, the son of Makka, and Josh Afat, the Myth Knight, Uzair, the Ash-Tur-Athite, Sheyma, and Ja'ayel, the sons of Hotham, the Arorite, Jedai'el, the son of Shemri, and Johah, his brother, the Tizite, Eliel, the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Josh Avaya, the sons of El-Nam, and Ithma, the Moabite, Eliel and Obed, and Ja'asiel, the Mizobahite. Now, these are they that 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. 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 brethren of Benjamin. The chief was Ahi Ezir, then Joash, the sons of Sheyma, the Gibi-Athite, and Jeziel, and Pellet, the sons of Osmaveth, and Baraka, and Jehu, the Ana-Thothite, and Ish-Maya, the Gibi-anite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty, and Jeremiah, and Jehaziel, and Johanan, and Jezabad, the Gider-Athite, Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Baalia, and Shamaria, and Shepha-Tia, the Harufite, Elkana, and Ish-Aya, and Azar-El, and Jo-Ezer, and Jasho-Beam, the Korahites, and Jo-Et-La, and Zeba-Dia, the sons of Jeroham of Ghidor. And of the Gaddites, they separated themselves unto 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 rose upon the mountains. Ezer, the chief, Obadiah, the second, Eliab, the third, Mishmana, the fourth, Jeremiah, the fifth, Atai, the sixth, Eliel, the seventh, Johanan, the eighth, Elzabad, the ninth, Jeremiah, the tenth, Makbanai, the eleventh. These of the sons of Gadd were captains of the host, he that was least was equal to a hundred, and the greatest to a thousand. These are they that 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. And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold unto David, and David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye become peaceably unto me, to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you. But if ye become to betray me to mine adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon and rebuke it. Then the spirit came upon Amosai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side thou son of Jesse. Peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy helpers, for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band. Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle. But they helped them not, for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall away to his master Saul, to the jeopardy of our heads. As he went to Zikwag there fell to him of Manasseh, Adna, and Jezebad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jezebad, and Elohu, and Zilithai, captains of thousands that were of Manasseh. And they helped David against the band of rovers, for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the host. For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great host, like the host of God. And these are the numbers of the heads of them that were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Jehovah. The children of Judah that bear shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war. Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor, for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. Of the children of Levi, four thousand and six hundred. And Jehoida was the leader of the house of Aaron, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred. And Zaddok, a young man, mighty of valor, and of his father's house, twenty and two captains. And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand, for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. And of the children of Ephraim, twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their father's houses. And of the half tribe of Manasseh, eighteen thousand who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king. And of the children of Issachar, men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred, and all their brethren were at their commandment. Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the host that could set the battle in array with all manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand, and that could order the battle array and were not of double heart. And of Naftali, a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear, thirty and seven thousand. And of the Danites that could set the battle in array twenty and eight thousand and six hundred. And of Asher, such as were able to go out in the host that could set the battle in array forty thousand. And on the other side of the Jordan, of the Rubinites and the Gannites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, a hundred and twenty thousand. All these being men of war that 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. And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren had made preparation for them. Moreover, they that were nigh unto them, even as far as Izikar and Zebulun and Naftali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, victuals of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep, and abundance, for there was joy in Israel. End of Chapter 12, Chapter 13. And David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader. And David said unto all the assembly of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and if it be of Jehovah our God, let us send abroad everywhere unto our brethren that 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 unto us. And let us bring again the ark of our God to us, for we sought not unto it in the days of Saul. And all the assembly said that they would do so, but the thing was right in the eyes of all the people. So David assembled all Israel together from the Shehor, the brook of Egypt, even unto the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kirith Jiram. And David went up in all Israel to Bala, that is, to Kirith Jiram, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God Jehovah, that sitteth above the cherubim, that is called by the name. And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, and Uzzah and Ahayyo drove the cart. And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, even with songs and with harps, and with salteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets. And when they came unto the threshing floor of Qaidan, Uzzah put forth his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen stumbled. And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzzah, and he smote him, because he put forth his hand to the ark. And there he died before God. And David was displeased, because Jehovah had broken forth upon Uzzah, and he called that place, Perez Uzzah, unto this day. And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me? So David removed not the ark unto him, and to the city of David, but carried it aside unto the house of Obed Edom, the Gittite. And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed Edom, in his house three months. And Jehovah blessed the house of Obed Edom, and all that he had. For more information and to find out how you can volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org, recording by Sam Stinson, Chapter 14. And Hyrum, king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house. And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel's sake. And David took more wives at Jerusalem, and David begat more sons and daughters. And these are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem. Shemua and Shobab, Nathan and Solomon, and Iphar and Elishua, and El Pellet, and Noga, and Nephag, and Japhia, and Eli Shama, and Be Eli Adah, and Eli Pellet. And 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. Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rafa'im, and David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines, and wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Jehovah said unto him, Go up, for I will deliver them into thy hand. So they came up to Baal Parazim, and David smote them there, and David said, God hath broken mine enemies by my hand, like the breach of waters. Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Parazim. And they left their gods there, and David gave commandment, and they were burned with fire. And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley, and David inquired again of God, and God said unto him, Thou shalt not go up after them. Turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. And it shall be when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle, for God has gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines. And David did as God commanded him, and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Giza. And the fame of David went out into all lands, and Jehovah brought the fear of him upon all nations. End of chapter 14, chapter 15. And David made him houses in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the Ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. Then David said, None ought to carry the Ark of God but the Levites, for them hath Jehovah chosen to carry the Ark of God, and to minister unto him forever. And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the Ark of Jehovah unto its place, which he had prepared for it. And David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites, of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren 120, of the sons of Morari, Asaia the chief, and his brethren 220, of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren 130, of the sons of Eli Zafan, Shamiah the chief, and his brethren 200, of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren four score, of the sons of Uziel, Aminodab the chief, and his brethren 112. And David called for Zaddik and Abiathor the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaia and Joel, Shamiah and Eliel and Aminodab, and said unto them, Ye are the heads of the Father's houses of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the Ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto the place that I have prepared for it. For because ye bear it not at the first, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not according to the ordinance. So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the Ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel. And the children of the Levites bear the Ark of God upon their shoulders, with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of Jehovah. And David spake to the chief of the Levites, to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of music, sultries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy. So the Levites appointed He-Man, the son of Joel, and of his brethren Asaph, the son of Barakaiah, and of the sons of Morari, their brethren, Ethan, the son of Kusha Aya. And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Ja-Ziel, and Shem-Ira Moth, and Jahiel, and Unni, Iliyb, and Baniah, and Masaea, and Matathia, and Eli-Feh-Lehu, and Mic-Naya, and Obed-Edom, and Ja-iel, the doorkeepers. So the singers He-Man, Asaph, and Ethan were appointed with cymbals of brass to sound aloud, and Zechariah, and Asiel, and Shem-Ira Moth, and Jahiel, and Unni, and Eliyb, and Masaea, and Baniah, with sultries set to Ale-Moth, and Matathia, and Eli-Feh-Lehu, and Mic-Naya, and Obed-Edom, and Ja-iel, and Az-Azaiah, with harps set to the She-Maneth, to lead. And Ken-Anaya, chief of the Levites, was over the song. He instructed about the song because he was skillful, and Barakaiah, and El-Kanna were doorkeepers for the Ark. And She-Baniah, and Joshua-Fat, and Neth-Anal, and Amisai, and Zechariah, and Baniah, and Eli-Azer, the priests, did blow the trumpets before the Ark of God, and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the Ark. So David and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy. And it came to pass when God helped the Levites that bear the Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah, that they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams. And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bear the Ark, and the singers, and Ken-Anaya, the master of the song, with the singers. And David had upon him an ephid of linen. Thus all Israel brought up the Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with sultries and harps. And it came to pass as the Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah came to the city of David, that Michael, the daughter of Saul, looked out at the window, and saw King David dancing and playing, and she despised him in her heart. End of Chapter 15, Chapter 16. And they brought in the Ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah. And he dealt to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, and a portion of flesh, and a cake of raisins. And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the Ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Jehovah, the God of Israel. Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Je'el and Shem Ir-Amath, and Je'el and Mathethiah, and Eliyab and Baniah, and Obed Edom and Je'el with psalteries and with harps, and Asaph with cymbals sounding aloud, and Baniah and Jehaziel the priest with trumpets continually before the Ark of the Covenant of God. Then on that day did David first ordain to give thanks unto Jehovah by the hand of Asaph and his brethren. Oh, give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name, make known his doings among the peoples, sing unto him, sing praises unto him, talk ye of all his marvelous works, glory ye in his holy name, let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah, seek ye Jehovah and his strength, seek his face evermore. Remember his marvelous works that he hath done, his wonders and the judgments of his mouth. O ye seed of Israel, his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones. He is Jehovah our God, his judgments are in all the earth. Remember his Covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations, the Covenant which he made with Abraham and his oath unto Isaac, and confirm the same unto Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting Covenant. Saying unto thee will I give the land of Canaan the lot of your inheritance, when ye were but a few men in number, yea very few and sojourners in it. And they went about from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another people. He suffered no man to do them wrong, yea he reproved kings for their sakes, saying, touch not mine anointed ones and do my prophets no harm. Sing unto Jehovah all the earth, show forth his salvation from day to day, declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples, for great is Jehovah and greatly to be praised. He also is to be feared above all gods, for all the gods of the peoples are idols, but Jehovah made the heavens. Honor and majesty are before him, strength and gladness are in his place. Ascribe unto Jehovah ye kindreds of the peoples, ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength, ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name, bring an offering and come before him, worship Jehovah in holy array, tremble before him all the earth. The world also is established that it cannot be moved. Let the heavens be glad and let the earth rejoice and let them say among the nations Jehovah reigneth. Let the sea roar and the fullness thereof. Let the field exult and all that is therein. Then shall the trees of the woods sing for joy before Jehovah, for he cometh to judge the earth. O give thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good, for his loving kindness endureth forever. And say ye, save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the nations, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise. Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting. And all the people said, Amen, and praised Jehovah. So he left there before the Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah, Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the Ark continually, as every day's work required. And Obed Edom with their brethren, three score an eight. Obed Edom also the son of Jeduthan, and Hosa to be doorkeepers, and Zaddok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah, in the high place that was at Gibeon, to offer burnt offerings unto Jehovah upon the altar of burnt offering, continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the law of Jehovah, which he commanded unto Israel. And with them he man and Jeduthan, and the rest that were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to Jehovah, because his loving kindness endureth forever. And with them he man and Jeduthan, with trumpets and symbols, for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthan to be at the gate. And all the people departed, every man to his house, and David returned to bless his house. End of chapter 16, chapter 17. And it came to pass when David dwelled in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Jehovah dwelleth under curtains. And Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thy heart, for God is with thee. And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, Go and tell David my servant, thus sayeth Jehovah, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in, for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another. In all places wherein I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedar? Now, therefore, thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, thus sayeth Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcoat, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people Israel. And I have been with thee whither so ever thou hast gone, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee. And I will make thee a name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth. And 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. And as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and I will subdue all thine enemies, moreover I tell thee that Jehovah will build thee a house. And it shall come to pass, when thy days are fulfilled, that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will set up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever. 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 thee. But I will settle him in my house, and in my kingdom for ever, and his throne shall be established for ever. According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. Then David the king went in and sat before Jehovah, and he said, Who am I, O Jehovah God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far? And this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God, but thou hast spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Jehovah God, what can David say yet more unto thee concerning the honor which is done to thy servant, for thou knowest thy servant? O Jehovah, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make known all these great things. O Jehovah, there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, to make thee a name by great and terrible things, in driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou redeemest out of Egypt. For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever, and thou, Jehovah, becameest their God. And now, O Jehovah, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast spoken, and let thy name be established and magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel, and the house of David thy servant is established before thee. For thou, O my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him a house, therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray before thee. And now, O Jehovah, thou art God, and hast promised this good thing unto thy servant. And now it hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee. For thou, O Jehovah, hast blessed, and it is blessed for ever. End of chapter 17. Chapters 18 through 21 of First Chronicles, American Standard Version. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information and to find out how you can volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org, recording by Sam Stinson. Chapter 18. And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines and subdued them, and took gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines. And he smote Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute. And David smote, had our reaser, King of Zoba, unto Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates. And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen. And David hawked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots. And when the Syrians of Damascus came to Sakhur, had a reaser, King of Zoba, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus. And the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David, whither soever he went. And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of had a reaser, and brought them to Jerusalem. And from Tibhaph, and from Kuhn, cities of had a reaser, David took very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass. And when, too, King of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of had a reaser, King of Zoba, he sent Hadorim, his son to King David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against had a reaser, and smitten him, for had a reaser had wars with two. And he had with him all manner of vessels of gold, and silver, and brass. These also did King David dedicate unto Jehovah, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations, from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek. Moreover, Abishai, the son of Zariah, smote of the Edomites in the valley of Salt, eighteen thousand. And he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David, whither soever he went. And David reigned over all Israel, and he executed justice, and righteousness unto all his people. And Joab, the son of Zariah, was over the host, and Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahelud, was recorder. And Zaddok, the son of Ahetub, and Abimelech, the son of Abiathur, were priests. And Shavshah was scribe. And Baniah, the son of Jehoidah, was over the kerathites, and the pelithites, and the sons of David were chief about the king. And it came to pass after this that Nahash, the king of the children of Amon, died, and his son reigned in his stead. And David said, I will show kindness unto 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 into the land of the children of Amon, to Hanun to comfort him. But the princes of the children of Amon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, and that he hath sent comforters unto thee? Are not his servants come unto thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land? So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Terriot Jericho, until your beards be grown, and then return. And when the children of Amon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Amon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Aramaca, and out of Zoba. So they hired them thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maka, and his people, who came in and camped before Mediba. And the children of Amon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men. And the children of Amon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city, and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field. Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him, before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians. And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai, his brother, and they put themselves in array against the children of Amon. And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me. But if the children of Amon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee. Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God. And Jehovah do that which seemeth him good. So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle, and they fled before him. And when the children of Amon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem. And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worst before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river, with Shophak, the captain of the host of Hader Ezer at their head. And it was told David, and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him. And the Syrians fled before Israel, and David slew of the Syrians the men of seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophak, the captain of the host. And when the servants of Hader Ezer saw that they were put to the worst before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him. Neither would the Syrians help the children of Amon any more. End of Chapter 19. Chapter 20. And it came to pass at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led forth the army, and wasted the country of the children of Amon, and came and besieged Raba. But David tarried at Jerusalem, and Joab smote Raba, and overthrew it. And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it, and it was set upon David's head, and he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much. And he brought forth the people that were therein, and cut them with saws, and with heros of iron, and with axes, and thus did David unto all the cities of the children of Amon, and David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Giza with the Philistines, then Sibachai the Hushethite slew Sipai of the sons of the giant, and they were subdued. And there was again war with the Philistines, and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lami, the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. And there was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot, and he also was born unto the giant. And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shamiah, David's brother, slew him. These were born unto the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants. And of chapter 20, chapter 21. And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel. And David said to Joab, and to the princes of the people, go, number Israel from Beersheba, even to Dan, and bring me word that I may know the sum of them. And Joab said, Jehovah make his people a hundred times as many as they are, but my Lord the King, are they not all my Lord's servants? Why doth my Lord require this thing? Why will he be a cause of guilt unto Israel? Nevertheless, the Kings word prevailed against Joab, wherefore Joab departed and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto David, and all they of Israel were a thousand, thousand, and a hundred thousand men that drew sword, and Judah was four hundred three score, and ten thousand men that drew sword. But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them, for the Kings word was abominable to Joab. And God was displeased with this thing, therefore he smote Israel. And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly in that I have done this thing, but now put away I beseech thee the iniquity of thy servant, for I have done very foolishly. And Jehovah spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying, Go and speak unto David, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, I offer thee three things, choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee. So Gad came to David and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, take which thou wilt, either three years of famine, or three months to be consumed before thy foes, while the sword of thine enemies overtakeeth thee, or else three days the sword of Jehovah, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of Jehovah destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now consider what answer I shall return to him that sent me. And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait, let me fall I pray into the hand of Jehovah, for very great are his mercies, and let me not fall into the hand of man. So Jehovah sent a pestilence upon Israel, and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men. And Gad sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it, and as he was about to destroy, Jehovah beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the destroying angel, it is enough. Now stay thy hand. And the angel of Jehovah was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan, the Jebusite. And David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of Jehovah standing between earth and heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. And David said unto Gad, Is it not that I commanded the people to be numbered? Even I it is that have sinned and done very wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Let thy hand I pray thee, O Jehovah, my God, be against me and against my father's house, but not against thy people, that they should be plagued. Then the angel of Jehovah commanded Gad to say to David that David should go up, and rear and alter unto Jehovah in the threshing floor of Ornan, the Jebusite. And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of Jehovah, and Ornan turned back, and saw the angel, and his four sons that were with him, hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat. And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked, and saw David, and went out of the threshing floor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground. Then David said to Ornan, Give me the place of this threshing floor, that I may build thereon an altar unto Jehovah. For the full price shout thou give it me, that the plague may be stayed from the people. And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my Lord the King do that which is good in his eyes. Low I give thee the oxen for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meal offering, I give it all. And King David said to Ornan, Nay, but I will verily buy it for the full price, for I will not take that which is thine for Jehovah, nor offer a burnt offering without cost. So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight. And David built there an altar unto Jehovah, and offered burnt offerings, and peace offerings, and called upon Jehovah, and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering. And Jehovah commanded the angel, and he put up his sword, again, and to the sheaf thereof. At that time, when David saw that Jehovah had answered him in the threshing floor of Ornan, the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there. For the tabernacle of Jehovah, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering, were at that time in the high place at Gibeon. But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid, because of the sword of the angel of Jehovah. End of Chapter 21. Chapters 22-25 of First Chronicles, American Standard Version. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information and to find out how you can volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Sam Stinson. Chapter 22. Then David said, This is the house of Jehovah God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel. And David commanded to gather together the sojourners that were in the land of Israel, and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God. And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings, and brass in abundance without weight, and cedar trees without number, for the Sedonians, and they of Tyre, brought cedar trees in abundance to David. And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for Jehovah must be exceeding magnificent of fame and of glory throughout all countries. I will therefore make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death. Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Jehovah, the God of Israel. And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God. But the word of Jehovah came to me saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars. Thou shalt not build a house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest. And I will give him rest from all his enemies round about, for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days. 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. Now my son, Jehovah be with thee, and prosper thou, and build the house of Jehovah thy God, as he hath spoken concerning thee. Only Jehovah give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that so thou mayest keep the law of Jehovah thy God. Then shalt thou prosper if thou observe to do the statutes, and the ordinances which Jehovah charged Moses with concerning Israel. Be strong and of good courage. Fear not, neither be dismayed. Now behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of Jehovah a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver, and of brass and iron without weight, for it is in abundance. Timber also and stone have I prepared, and thou mayest add there too. Moreover, there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all men that are skillful in every manner of work. Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron there is no number. Arise and be doing, and Jehovah be with thee. David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, Is not Jehovah your God with you? And hath he not given you rest on every side? For he hath delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before Jehovah and before his people. Now set your heart and your soul to seek after Jehovah your God. Arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of Jehovah God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Jehovah. End of Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Now David was old and full of days, and he made Solomon his son king over Israel, and he gathered together all the princes of Israel with the priests and the Levites. And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward, and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand. Of these twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Jehovah, and six thousand were officers and judges. And four thousand were doorkeepers, and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise their with. And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi, Gershen, Kohath, and Morari. Of the Gershenites, laden and Shemai, the sons of laden, Jeheil the chief, and Zethem and Joel three. The sons of Shemai, Shalamoth, and Haziel, and Haran three. These were the hens of the father's houses of laden. And the sons of Shemai, Jehath, Zina, and Jehush, and Bariah. These four were the sons of Shemai, and Jehath was the chief, and Ziza the second. But Jehush and Bariah had not many sons, therefore they became a father's house in one reckoning. The sons of Kohath, Imram, Ishar, Hebron, and Uziel, four. The sons of Amram, Aaron, and Moses. And Aaron was separated that he should sanctify the most holy things. He and his sons, for ever, to burn incense before Jehovah, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, for ever. But as for Moses, the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi. The sons of Moses, Gershem and Eliezer. The sons of Gershem, Shebuel the chief. And the sons of Eliezer were Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. The sons of Ishar, Shilomith the chief. The sons of Hebron, Jariah the chief. Amariah the second. Jehaziel the third. And Jechamiam the fourth. The sons of Uziel, Micah the chief. And Ishiah the second. The sons of Morari, Mali and Mushi. The sons of Mali, Eliezer and Kish. And Eliezer died and had no sons, but daughters only. And their brethren, the sons of Kish, took them to wife. The sons of Mushi, Mali and Eder, and Jeremoth, three. These were the sons of Levi after their father's houses. Even the heads of the father's houses, of those of them that were counted, and the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward. For David said, Jehovah the God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever. And also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle, and all the vessels of it for the service thereof. For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward. For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, and the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things. Even the work of the service of the house of God. For the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size, and to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise it even, and to offer all burnt offerings unto Jehovah, on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, and number according to the ordinance concerning them continually before Jehovah, and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, for the service of the house of Jehovah. End of Chapter 23. Chapter 24 And the courses of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eliezer, and Ithamar. But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children. Therefore Eliezer and Ithamar executed the priest's office. And David with Xatic of the sons of Eliezer, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service. And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eliezer than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus were they divided. Of the sons of Eliezer there were 16 heads of fathers' houses, and of the sons of Ithamar according to their fathers' houses, eight. Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another, for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eliezer and of the sons of Ithamar. And Shamiah, the son of Nathanal, the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, and the princes, and Xatic the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests, and of the Levites, one father's house being taken for Eliezer, and one taken for Ithamar. Now the first lot came forth to Jeho-Ireb, the second to Jeddaya, the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, the fifth to Malchija, the sixth to Mi-ja-min, the seventh to Hakkos, the eighth to Ab'ayja, the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shekinaya, the eleventh to Elisha, the twelfth to Jakim, the thirteenth to Hupa, the fourteenth to Jesha-be'ab, the fifteenth to Bilga, the sixteenth to Imer, the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Hapezez, the nineteenth to Pethahaya, the twentieth to Ce'ezcal, the one-and-twentieth to Jakim, the two-and-twentieth to Gamul, the three-and-twentieth to Delaya, the four-and-twentieth to Mazaya. This was the ordering of them in their service, to come into the house of Jehovah according to the ordinance given unto them by Aaron their father, as Jehovah the god of Israel had commanded him. And of the rest of the sons of Levi, of the sons of Amram, Shubahel, of the sons of Shubahel, Jedaya, of Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, Isha'ah, the chief, of the Israelites, Shalimoth, of the sons of Shalimoth, Jehaph, and the sons of Hebron, Jeriah, the chief, Amriah, the second, Jehaziel, the third, Jakamiam, the fourth, the sons of Uziel, Micah, of the sons of Micah, Shamir, the brother of Micah, Isha'ah, of the sons of Isha'ah, Zechariah, the sons of Morari, Mali, and Mushi, the sons of Jeziah, Bino, the sons of Morari, of Jeziah, Bino, and Shoham, and Zechur, and Ibrahim, of Mali, a lazer who had no sons, of Kish, the sons of Kish, Jeremiah, and the sons of Mushi, Mali, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their father's houses. These likewise cast lots, even as their brethren, the sons of Aaron, in the presence of David the King, and Zaddik and the Himalek, and the heads of the father's houses of the priests, and of the Levites, the father's houses of the chief, even as those of his younger brother. Moreover, David and the captains of the host set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of He-Man, and of Jaduthan, who should prophesy with harps, with sultries, and with symbols, and the number of them that did the work according to their service was of the sons of Asaph, Zechur and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Ash-ah-re-lah, the sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied after the order of the King, of Jaduthan, the sons of Jaduthan, Gedaliah and Ziri, and Jesh-ah-ya, Hash-abaya, and Matathya, six, under the hands of their father, Jaduthan, with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Jehovah, of He-Man, the sons of He-Man, Bukhaya, Mat-Taniah, Uziel, Shebuel, and Jeremoth, Hananiah, Hananiah, Eliathah, Gedal-ti, and Romam-ti-izr, Josh-bi-kash-ha, Malathi, Hathir, Mahazioth, all these were the sons of He-Man, the King's seer, in the words of God, to lift up the horn, and God gave to He-Man fourteen sons and three daughters. All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, sultries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, Asaph, Jaduthan, and He-Man being under the order of the King, and the number of them with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto Jehovah, even all that were skillful, was two hundred four score and eight, and they cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph, the second to Gedal-iah, He and His brethren in sons were twelve, the third to Zachar, His Sons in His brethren twelve, the fourth to Israel, His Sons in His Brother in 12, the fifth to Nethania, His Sons in His Brother in 12, the sixth to Bouhkaya, His Sons in His brother in twelve, the seventh to Jesh Urela, His Sons in His Brother in twelve, the eighth to Reshaia, His Sons in His Brother in twelve, the ninth to Matinaya, his sons and his brethren twelve. The tenth to Shemai, his sons and his brethren twelve. The eleventh to Azar El, his sons and his brethren twelve. The twelfth to Hashbiah, his sons and his brethren twelve. For the thirteenth, Shuba El, his sons and his brethren twelve. For the fourteenth, Matathya, his sons and his brethren twelve. For the fifteenth to to Jeremiah, his sons, and his brethren, twelve. For the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve. For the seventeenth to Josh B. Kasha, his sons and his brethren, twelve. For the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve. For the nineteenth to Malathi, his sons and his brethren, twelve. For the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve. For the one in twentieth to Haphir, his sons in his brethren twelve. For the two in twentieth to Gdalti, his sons in his brethren twelve. For the three in twentieth to Mahazyoth, his sons in his brethren twelve. For the four in twentieth to Romam T. Ezer, his sons and his brethren twelve.