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1 Chronicles
| Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the
second, and Aharah the third, |
| Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. |
| And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and
Abihud, |
| And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, |
| And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. |
| And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads
of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to
Manahath: |
| And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them,
and begat Uzza, and Ahihud. |
| And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab,
after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives. |
| And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia,
and Mesha, and Malcham, |
| And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his
sons, heads of the fathers. |
| And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal. |
| The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed,
who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof: |
| Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the
fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of
Gath: |
| And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, |
| And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, |
| And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah; |
| And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber, |
| Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of
Elpaal; |
| And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, |
| And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel, |
| And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of
Shimhi; |
| And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel, |
| And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, |
| And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah, |
| And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak; |
| And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, |
| And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of
Jeroham. |
| These were heads of the fathers, by their
generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem. |
| And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose
wife's name was Maachah: |
| And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and
Baal, and Nadab, |
| And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher. |
| And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with
their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them. |
| And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul
begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. |
| And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaal
begat Micah. |
| And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and
Tarea, and Ahaz. |
| And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth,
and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza, |
| And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his
son, Azel his son: |
| And Azel had six sons, whose names are these,
Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All
these were the sons of Azel. |
| And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his
firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third. |
| And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour,
archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All
these are of the sons of Benjamin. |
| So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and,
behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah,
who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression. |
| Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their
possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites,
and the Nethinims. |
| 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 Omri, the son
of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah. |
| And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his
sons. |
| And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren,
six hundred and ninety. |
| And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of
Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah, |
| And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of
Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son
of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah; |
| And their brethren, according to their generations,
nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers
in the house of their fathers. |
| And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and
Jachin, |
| And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam,
the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of
the house of God; |
| And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur,
the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah,
the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; |
| And their brethren, heads of the house of their
fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for
the work of the service of the house of God. |
| And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the
son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; |
| And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the
son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; |
| And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal,
the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah,
that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. |
| And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon,
and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief; |
| Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward:
they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi. |
| And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph,
the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the
Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of
the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were
keepers of the entry. |
| And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over
them in time past, and the LORD was with him. |
| And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of
the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. |
| All these which were chosen to be porters in the
gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their
genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain
in their set office. |
| So they and their children had the oversight of the
gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by
wards. |
| In four quarters were the porters, toward the east,
west, north, and south. |
| And their brethren, which were in their villages,
were to come after seven days from time to time with them. |
| For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in
their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house
of God. |
| And they lodged round about the house of God,
because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning
pertained to them. |
| And certain of them had the charge of the
ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale. |
| Some of them also were appointed to oversee the
vessels and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour,
and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices. |
| And some of the sons of the priests made the
ointment of the spices. |
| And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the
firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things
that were made in the pans. |
| And other of their brethren, of the sons of the
Kohathites, were over the showbread, to prepare it every sabbath. |
| And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of
the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were
employed in that work day and night. |
| These chief fathers of the Levites were chief
throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem. |
| And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel,
whose wife's name was Maachah: |
| And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and
Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, |
| And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. |
| And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with
their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren. |
| And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul
begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. |
| And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal: and Meribbaal
begat Micah. |
| And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and
Tahrea, and Ahaz. |
| And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and
Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza; |
| And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah
his son, Azel his son. |
| And Azel had six sons, whose names are these,
Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan:
these were the sons of Azel. |
| 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
Malchishua, the sons of Saul. |
| And the battle went sore against Saul, and the
archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. |
| Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword,
and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse
me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took
a sword, and fell upon it. |
| And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he
fell likewise on the 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, then
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 when they had stripped him, they took his head,
and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about,
to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. |
| And they put his armour in the house of their gods,
and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. |
| And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the
Philistines had done to Saul, |
| They arose, all the valiant men, 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 transgression which he
committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he
kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit,
to inquire of it; |
| And inquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him,
and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. |
| Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto
Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. |
| And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king,
thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy
God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be
ruler over my people Israel. |
| Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king
to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the
LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of
the LORD by Samuel. |
| And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is
Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. |
| And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou
shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which
is the city of David. |
| And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites
first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first
up, and was chief. |
| And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called
it the city of David. |
| And he built the city round about, even from Millo
round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city. |
| So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of
hosts was with him. |
| These also are the chief of the mighty men whom
David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with
all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD
concerning Israel. |
| And this is the number of the mighty men whom David
had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up
his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time. |
| And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the
Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties. |
| He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the
Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of
ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines. |
| And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel,
and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a
great deliverance. |
| Now three of the thirty captains went down to the
rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines
encamped in the valley of Rephaim. |
| And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines'
garrison was then at Bethlehem. |
| And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give
me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate! |
| And the three brake 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 of it, but poured it out to the LORD, |
| And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this
thing: 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 these three mightiest. |
| And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the
three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and
had a name among the three. |
| Of the three, he was more honourable than the two;
for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three. |
| Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant
man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of
Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day. |
| And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature,
five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's
beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of
the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. |
| These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and
had the name among the three mighties. |
| Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but
attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard. |
| Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the
brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, |
| Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, |
| Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the
Antothite, |
| Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, |
| Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah
the Netophathite, |
| Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to
the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, |
| Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, |
| Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, |
| The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of
Shage the Hararite, |
| Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son
of Ur, |
| Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, |
| Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai, |
| Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of
Haggeri, |
| Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the
armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, |
| Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, |
| Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, |
| Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of
the Reubenites, and thirty with him, |
| Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, |
| Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of
Hothan the Aroerite, |
| Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the
Tizite, |
| Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the
sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite, |
| Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite. |
| 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, helpers of the war. |
| They were armed with bows, and could use both the
right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a
bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. |
| The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of
Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and
Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite, |
| And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the
thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan,
and Josabad the Gederathite, |
| Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah,
and Shephatiah the Haruphite, |
| Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and
Jashobeam, the Korhites, |
| And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of
Gedor. |
| And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto
David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit
for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were
like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the
mountains; |
| Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, |
| Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, |
| Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, |
| Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, |
| Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh. |
| These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host:
one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand. |
| These are they that went over Jordan in the first
month, when it had overflown all his 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 hold unto David. |
| And David went out to meet them, and answered and
said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart
shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies,
seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look
thereon, and rebuke it. |
| Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of
the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou
son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers;
for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them
captains of the band. |
| And there fell some of Manasseh 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 to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads. |
| As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh,
Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu,
and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh. |
| And they helped David against the band of the
rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the
host. |
| For at that time day by day there came to David to
help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God. |
| And these are the numbers of the bands that were
ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom
of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD. |
| The children of Judah that bare shield and spear
were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. |
| Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for
the war, seven thousand and one hundred. |
| Of the children of Levi four thousand and six
hundred. |
| And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and
with him were three thousand and seven hundred; |
| And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his
father's house twenty and two captains. |
| And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of
Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept
the ward of the house of Saul. |
| And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and
eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of
their fathers. |
| And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand,
which were expressed by name, to come and make David king. |
| And of the children of Issachar, which were 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 went forth to battle, expert in
war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank:
they were not of double heart. |
| And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them
with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. |
| And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight
thousand and six hundred. |
| And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert
in war, forty thousand. |
| And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites,
and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of
instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand. |
| All these men of war, that could keep rank, 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 there they were with David three days, eating
and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. |
| Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto
Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on
camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and
bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly:
for there was joy in Israel. |
| And David consulted with the captains of thousands
and hundreds, and with every leader. |
| And David said unto all the congregation of Israel,
If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us
send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land
of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in
their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us: |
| And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for
we inquired not at it in the days of Saul. |
| And all the congregation said that they would do so:
for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people. |
| So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor
of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from
Kirjathjearim. |
| And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that
is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the
ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is
called on it. |
| And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of
the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart. |
| And David and all Israel played before God with all
their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and
with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets. |
| And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon,
Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled. |
| And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza,
and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died
before God. |
| And David was displeased, because the LORD had made
a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this
day. |
| And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How
shall I bring the ark of God home to me? |
| So David brought not the ark home to himself to the
city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the
Gittite. |
| And the ark of God remained with the family of
Obededom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of
Obededom, and all that he had. |
| Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and
timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house. |
| And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him
king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his
people Israel. |
| And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David
begat more sons and daughters. |
| Now these are the names of his children which he had
in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, |
| And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet, |
| And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, |
| And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet. |
| 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. |
| And the Philistines came and spread themselves in
the valley of Rephaim. |
| And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up
against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And
the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand. |
| So they came up to Baalperazim; and David smote them
there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine
hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name
of that place Baalperazim. |
| And when they had left their gods there, David gave
a commandment, and they were burned with fire. |
| And the Philistines yet again spread themselves
abroad in the valley. |
| Therefore David inquired again of God; and God said
unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them
over against the mulberry trees. |
| And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of
going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to
battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the
Philistines. |
| David therefore did as God commanded him: and they
smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer. |
| And the fame of David went out into all lands; and
the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations. |
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