1:1Adam, Seth, Enosh,1:2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,1:3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,1:4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.1:5The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.1:6The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Diphath, and Togarmah.1:7The sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.1:8The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.1:9The sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.1:10Cush became the father of Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.1:11Mizraim became the father of Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,1:12and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whence came the Philistines), and Caphtorim.1:13Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,1:14and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,1:15and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,1:16and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.1:17The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.1:18Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber.1:19To 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 Joktan.1:20Joktan became the father of Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,1:21and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,1:22and Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,1:23and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.1:24Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,1:25Eber, Peleg, Reu,1:26Serug, Nahor, Terah,1:27Abram (the same is Abraham).1:28The sons of Abraham: Isaac, and Ishmael.1:29These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,1:30Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,1:31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.1:32The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba, and Dedan.1:33The sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.1:34Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.1:35The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.1:36The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.1:37The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.1:38The sons of Seir: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.1:39The sons of Lotan: Hori, and Homam; and Timna was Lotan's sister.1:40The sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah, and Anah.1:41The sons of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.1:42The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz, and Aran.1:43Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before there resigned any king over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.1:44Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.1:45Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.1:46Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Avith.1:47Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.1:48Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his place.1:49Shaul died, and Baal Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.1:50Baal Hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai: and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.1:51Hadad died. The chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,1:52chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,1:53chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,1:54chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.
2:1These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,2:2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.2:3The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born to him of Shua's daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh; and he killed him.2:4Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.2:5The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.2:6The sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.2:7The sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing.2:8The sons of Ethan: Azariah.2:9The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.2:10Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;2:11and Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz,2:12and Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse;2:13and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,2:14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,2:15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;2:16and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.2:17Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.2:18Caleb the son of Hezron became the father ofchildrenof Azubahhiswife, and of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.2:19Azubah died, and Caleb took to him Ephrath, who bore him Hur.2:20Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.2:21Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he tookas wifewhen he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.2:22Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.2:23Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.2:24After that Hezron was dead in Caleb Ephrathah, then Abijah Hezron's wife bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.2:25The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah.2:26Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.2:27The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.2:28The sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab, and Abishur.2:29The name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she bore him Ahban, and Molid.2:30The sons of Nadab: Seled, and Appaim; but Seled died without children.2:31The sons of Appaim: Ishi. The sons of Ishi: Sheshan. The sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.2:32The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether, and Jonathan; and Jether died without children.2:33The sons of Jonathan: Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.2:34Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.2:35Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife; and she bore him Attai.2:36Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad,2:37and Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed,2:38and Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah,2:39and Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah,2:40and Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum,2:41and Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama.2:42The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.2:43The sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.2:44Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.2:45The son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.2:46Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez.2:47The sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jothan, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.2:48Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.2:49She bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena, and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.2:50These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,2:51Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Beth Gader.2:52Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.2:53The families of Kiriath Jearim: The Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.2:54The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.2:55The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
3:1Now these were the sons of David, who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess;3:2the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;3:3the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife:3:4six were born to him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months. In Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years;3:5and these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel;3:6and Ibhar, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,3:7and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,3:8and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.3:9All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.3:10Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,3:11Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,3:12Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,3:13Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,3:14Amon his son, Josiah his son.3:15The sons of Josiah: the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.3:16The sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.3:17The sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son,3:18and Malchiram, and Pedaiah, and Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.3:19The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel, and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam, and Hananiah; and Shelomith was their sister;3:20and Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab Hesed, five.3:21The sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah, and Jeshaiah; the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah.3:22The sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. The sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, and Igal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.3:23The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, and Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three.3:24The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seven.
4:1The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.4:2Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath; and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.4:3These werethe sons ofthe father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi;4:4and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.4:5Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.4:6Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.4:7The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.4:8Hakkoz became the father of Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.4:9Jabez was more honorable than his brothers: and his mother named him Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.4:10Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that it not be to my sorrow! God granted him that which he requested.4:11Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.4:12Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These are the men of Recah.4:13The sons of Kenaz: Othniel, and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath.4:14Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim; for they were craftsmen.4:15The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the sons of Elah; and Kenaz.4:16The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.4:17The sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she bore Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.4:18His wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.4:19The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.4:20The sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben Zoheth.4:21The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;4:22and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. The records are ancient.4:23These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah: there they lived with the king for his work.4:24The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;4:25Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.4:26The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.4:27Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn't have many children, neither did all their family multiply like the children of Judah.4:28They lived at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,4:29and at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,4:30and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,4:31and at Beth Marcaboth, and Hazar Susim, and at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities to the reign of David.4:32Their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;4:33and all their villages that were around the same cities, to Baal. These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy.4:34Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,4:35and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,4:36and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,4:37and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah--4:38these mentioned by name were princes in their families: and their fathers' houses increased greatly.4:39They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.4:40They found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for those who lived there before were of Ham.4:41These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents, and the Meunim who were found there, and destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place; because there was pasture there for their flocks.4:42Some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to Mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.4:43They struck the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to this day.
5:1The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but, because he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.5:2For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph's:)5:3the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.5:4The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,5:5Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,5:6Beerah his son, whom Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.5:7His brothers by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,5:8and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, even to Nebo and Baal Meon:5:9and eastward he lived even to the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates, because their livestock were multiplied in the land of Gilead.5:10In the days of Saul, they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they lived in their tents throughout all thelandeast of Gilead.5:11The sons of Gad lived over against them, in the land of Bashan to Salecah:5:12Joel the chief, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.5:13Their brothers of their fathers' houses: Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jacan, and Zia, and Eber, seven.5:14These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;5:15Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of their fathers' houses.5:16They lived in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, as far as their borders.5:17All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.5:18The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skillful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, that were able to go forth to war.5:19They made war with the Hagrites, with Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab.5:20They were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he was entreated of them, because they put their trust in him.5:21They took away their livestock; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred fifty thousand, and of donkeys two thousand, and of men one hundred thousand.5:22For there fell many slain, because the war was of God. They lived in their place until the captivity.5:23The children of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land: they increased from Bashan to Baal Hermon and Senir and Mount Hermon.5:24These were the heads of their fathers' houses: even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses.5:25They trespassed against the God of their fathers, and played the prostitute after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God destroyed before them.5:26The God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river of Gozan, to this day.
6:1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.6:2The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.6:3The children of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.6:4Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,6:5and Abishua became the father of Bukki, and Bukki became the father of Uzzi,6:6and Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth,6:7Meraioth became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,6:8and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz,6:9and Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah, and Azariah became the father of Johanan,6:10and Johanan became the father of Azariah, (he it is who executed the priest's office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem),6:11and Azariah became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,6:12and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Shallum,6:13and Shallum became the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah became the father of Azariah,6:14and Azariah became the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak;6:15Jehozadak wentinto captivity, when Yahweh carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.6:16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.6:17These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.6:18The sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.6:19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers'houses.6:20Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,6:21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.6:22The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,6:23Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,6:24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.6:25The sons of Elkanah: Amasai, and Ahimoth.6:26As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,6:27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.6:28The sons of Samuel: the firstbornJoel, and the second Abijah.6:29The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,6:30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.6:31These are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of Yahweh, after that the ark had rest.6:32They ministered with song before the tent of the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem: and they waited on their office according to their order.6:33These are those who waited, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,6:34the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,6:35the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,6:36the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,6:37the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,6:38the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.6:39His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,6:40the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,6:41the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,6:42the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,6:43the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.6:44On the left hand their brothers the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,6:45the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,6:46the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,6:47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.6:48Their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tent of the house of God.6:49But Aaron and his sons offered on the altar of burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.6:50These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,6:51Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,6:52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,6:53Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.6:54Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was thefirstlot),6:55to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and its suburbs around it;6:56but the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.6:57To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,6:58and Hilen with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,6:59and Ashan with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs;6:60and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its suburbs, and Allemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.6:61To the rest of the sons of Kohathwere givenby lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.6:62To the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.6:63To the sons of Merariwere givenby lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.6:64The children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their suburbs.6:65They gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.6:66Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.6:67They gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs,6:68and Jokmeam with its suburbs, and Beth Horon with its suburbs,6:69and Aijalon with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon with its suburbs;6:70and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its suburbs, and Bileam with its suburbs, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.6:71To the sons of Gershomwere given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs;6:72and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,6:73and Ramoth with its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs;6:74and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its suburbs, and Abdon with its suburbs,6:75and Hukok with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs;6:76and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, and Hammon with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim with its suburbs.6:77To the rest ofthe Levites, the sons of Merari,were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its suburbs, Tabor with its suburbs;6:78and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan,were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,6:79and Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs;6:80and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,6:81and Heshbon with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.
7:1Of the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.7:2The sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers' houses,to wit, of Tola; mighty men of valor in their generations: their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred.7:3The sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Isshiah, five; all of them chief men.7:4With them, by their generations, after their fathers' houses, were bands of the army for war, thirty-six thousand; for they had many wives and sons.7:5Their brothers among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, reckoned in all by genealogy, were eighty-seven thousand.7:6The sons ofBenjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.7:7The sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of valor; and they were reckoned by genealogy twenty-two thousand thirty-four.7:8The sons of Becher: Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth, and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.7:9They were reckoned by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand two hundred.7:10The sons of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar.7:11All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers'houses, mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand and two hundred, who were able to go forth in the army for war.7:12Shuppim also, and Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, the sons of Aher.7:13The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.7:14The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore: she bore Machir the father of Gilead:7:15and Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maacah; and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.7:16Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.7:17The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.7:18His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.7:19The sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.7:20The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eleadah his son, and Tahath his son,7:21and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take away their livestock.7:22Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.7:23He went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because it went evil with his house.7:24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth Horon the lower and the upper, and Uzzen Sheerah.7:25Rephah was his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,7:26Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,7:27Nun his son, Joshua his son.7:28Their possessions and habitations were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;7:29and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these lived the children of Joseph the son of Israel.7:30The sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.7:31The sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.7:32Heber became the father of Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.7:33The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.7:34The sons of Shemer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.7:35The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.7:36The sons of Zophah: Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,7:37Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.7:38The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara.7:39The sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia.7:40All these were the children of Asher, heads of the fathers' houses, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. The number of them reckoned by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.
8:1Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,8:2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.8:3Bela had sons: Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,8:4and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,8:5and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.8:6These are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of fathers'housesof the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them captive to Manahath:8:7and Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he carried them captive: and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.8:8Shaharaim became the father of children in the field of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.8:9He became the father of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam,8:10and Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers'houses.8:11Of Hushim he became the father of Abitub and Elpaal.8:12The sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns;8:13and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers'housesof the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;8:14and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,8:15and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder,8:16and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah,8:17and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber,8:18and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal,8:19and Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,8:20and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,8:21and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimei,8:22and Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel,8:23and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,8:24and Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothijah,8:25and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak,8:26and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,8:27and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.8:28These were heads of fathers'housesthroughout their generations, chief men: these lived in Jerusalem.8:29In Gibeon there lived the father of Gibeon,Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah;8:30and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,8:31and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher.8:32Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. They also lived with their brothers in Jerusalem, over against their brothers.8:33Ner became the father of Kish; and Kish became the father of Saul; and Saul became the father of Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.8:34The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal; and Merib Baal became the father of Micah.8:35The sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.8:36Ahaz became the father of Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah became the father of Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza.8:37Moza became the father of Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.8:38Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.8:39The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.8:40The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, one hundred fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.
9:1So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel: and Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their disobedience.9:2Now the first inhabitants who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.9:3In Jerusalem lived of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:9:4Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah.9:5Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.9:6Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brothers, six hundred ninety.9:7Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,9:8and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;9:9and their brothers, according to their generations, nine hundred fifty-six. All these men were heads of fathers'housesby their fathers' houses.9:10Of the priests: Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, Jachin,9:11and 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;9:12and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;9:13and their brothers, heads of their fathers' houses, one thousand seven hundred sixty; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.9:14Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;9:15and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph,9:16and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.9:17The porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief),9:18who hithertowaitedin the king's gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.9:19Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his father's house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: and their fathers had been over the camp of Yahweh, keepers of the entry.9:20Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past,andYahweh was with him.9:21Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the Tent of Meeting.9:22All these who were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of trust.9:23So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Yahweh, even the house of the tent, by wards.9:24On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.9:25Their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:9:26for 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.9:27They lodged around the house of God, because that duty was on them; and to them pertained its opening morning by morning.9:28Certain of them were in charge of the vessels of service; for by count were these brought in and by count were these taken out.9:29Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over all the vessels of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.9:30Some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.9:31Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the office of trust over the things that were baked in pans.9:32Some of their brothers, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the show bread, to prepare it every Sabbath.9:33These are the singers, heads of fathers'housesof the Levites,who livedin the chambersand werefreefrom other service; for they were employed in their work day and night.9:34These were heads of fathers'housesof the Levites, throughout their generations, chief men: these lived at Jerusalem.9:35In Gibeon there lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah:9:36and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,9:37and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.9:38Mikloth became the father of Shimeam. They also lived with their brothers in Jerusalem, over against their brothers.9:39Ner became the father of Kish; and Kish became the father of Saul; and Saul became the father of Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.9:40The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal; and Merib Baal became the father of Micah.9:41The sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea,and Ahaz.9:42Ahaz became the father of Jarah; and Jarah became the father of Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza;9:43and Moza became the father of Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.9:44Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.
10:1Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.10:2The Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.10:3The battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.10:4Then said Saul to his armor bearer, Draw your 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 on it.10:5When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died.10:6So Saul died, and his three sons; and all his house died together.10:7When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.10:8It happened on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.10:9They stripped him, and took his head, and his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to their idols, and to the people.10:10They put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.10:11When all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,10:12all the valiant men arose, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.10:13So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against Yahweh, because of the word of Yahweh, which he didn't keep; and also because he asked counsel of one who had a familiar spirit, to inquirethereby,10:14and didn't inquire of Yahweh: therefore he killed him, and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.
11:1Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.11:2In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel: and Yahweh your God said to you, You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.11:3So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Yahweh by Samuel.11:4David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.11:5The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, You shall not come in here. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.11:6David said, Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.11:7David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.11:8He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.11:9David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh of Armies was with him.11:10Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Yahweh concerning Israel.11:11This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time.11:12After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.11:13He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.11:14They stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh saved them by a great victory.11:15Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.11:16David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.11:17David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!11:18The three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh,11:19and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy? for withthe jeopardy oftheir lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.11:20Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.11:21Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: however he didn't attain to thefirstthree.11:22Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he killed the twosons ofAriel of Moab: he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.11:23He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.11:24These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.11:25Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn't attain to thefirstthree: and David set him over his guard.11:26Also the mighty men of the armies: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,11:27Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,11:28Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,11:29Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,11:30Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,11:31Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,11:32Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,11:33Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,11:34the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,11:35Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,11:36Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,11:37Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,11:38Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,11:39Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,11:40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,11:41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,11:42Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,11:43Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,11:44Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,11:45Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,11:46Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,11:47Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
12:1Now these are those who came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.12:2They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow: they were of Saul's brothers of Benjamin.12:3The chief was Ahiezer; then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth, and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite,12:4and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty, and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite,12:5Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,12:6Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites,12:7and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.12:8Of the Gadites there separated themselves to David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes on the mountains;12:9Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,12:10Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,12:11Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,12:12Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,12:13Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.12:14These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army: he who was least was equal to one hundred, and the greatest to one thousand.12:15These are those who went over the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.12:16There came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.12:17David went out to meet them, and answered them, If you be come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you; but ifyou be cometo betray me to my adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.12:18Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty,and he said, "We are yours, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse: peace, peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers; for your God helps you." Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.12:19Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they didn't help them; for the lords of the Philistines sent him away after consultation, saying, He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.12:20As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands who were of Manasseh.12:21They helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army.12:22For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like the army of God.12:23These are the numbers of the heads of those who were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Yahweh.12:24The children of Judah who bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.12:25Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.12:26Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.12:27Jehoiada was the leader ofthe house ofAaron; and with him were three thousand and seven hundred,12:28and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty-two captains.12:29Of the children of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.12:30Of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' houses.12:31Of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.12:32Of the children of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brothers were at their commandment.12:33Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand, and who could orderthe battle array, and werenot of double heart.12:34Of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty-seven thousand.12:35Of the Danites who could set the battle in array, twenty-eight thousand six hundred.12:36Of Asher, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, forty thousand.12:37On the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, one hundred twenty thousand.12:38All these being men of war, who could order the battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.12:39They were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had made preparation for them.12:40Moreover those who were near to them,evenas far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, food of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and cattle, and sheep in abundance: for there was joy in Israel.
13:1David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.13:2David said to all the assembly of Israel, If it seem good to you, and if it be of Yahweh our God, let us send abroad everywhere to our brothers who are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have suburbs, that they may gather themselves to us;13:3and let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we didn't seek it in the days of Saul.13:4All the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.13:5So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihorthe brookof Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.13:6David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah,that is, to Kiriath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God Yahweh that sitsabovethe cherubim, that is called by the Name.13:7They carried the ark of God on a new cart,and brought itout of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.13:8David and all Israel played before God with all their might, even with songs, and with harps, and with stringed instruments, and with tambourines, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.13:9When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.13:10The anger of Yahweh was kindled against Uzza, and he struck him, because he put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.13:11David was displeased, because Yahweh had broken forth on Uzza; and he called that place Perez Uzza, to this day.13:12David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?13:13So David didn't move the ark to him into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.13:14The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months: and Yahweh blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that he had.
14:1Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.14:2David perceived that Yahweh had established him king over Israel; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel's sake.14:3David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David became the father of more sons and daughters.14:4These are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,14:5and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpelet,14:6and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,14:7and Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphelet.14:8When the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them.14:9Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.14:10David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and will you deliver them into my hand? Yahweh said to him, Go up; for I will deliver them into your hand.14:11So they came up to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there; and David said, God has broken my enemies by my hand, like the breach of waters. Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim.14:12They left their gods there; and David gave commandment, and they were burned with fire.14:13The Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley.14:14David inquired again of God; and God said to him, You shall not go up after them: turn away from them, and come on them over against the mulberry trees.14:15It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall go out to battle; for God is gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.14:16David did as God commanded him: and they struck the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.14:17The fame of David went out into all lands; and Yahweh brought the fear of him on all nations.
15:1Davidmade him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.15:2Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them has Yahweh chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister to him forever.15:3David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Yahweh to its place, which he had prepared for it.15:4David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites:15:5of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers one hundred twenty;15:6of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred twenty;15:7of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers one hundred thirty;15:8of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred;15:9of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty;15:10of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred twelve.15:11David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,15:12and said to them, You are the heads of the fathers'housesof the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers, that you may bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel, tothe placethat I have prepared for it.15:13For because you didn't carry it at the first, Yahweh our God made a breach on us, because we didn't seek him according to the ordinance.15:14So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.15:15The children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of Yahweh.15:16David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers the singers, with instruments of music, stringed instruments and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.15:17So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;15:18and with them their brothers of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.15:19So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan,were appointedwith cymbals of brass to sound aloud;15:20and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;15:21and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.15:22Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the song: he instructed about the song, because he was skillful.15:23Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.15:24Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.15:25So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.15:26It happened, when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, that they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.15:27David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the songwiththe singers: and David had on him an ephod of linen.15:28Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with stringed instruments and harps.15:29It happened, as the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.
16:1They 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.16:2When David had made an end of offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh.16:3He dealt to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a portionof flesh, and a cake of raisins.16:4He appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Yahweh, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Yahweh, the God of Israel:16:5Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with stringed instruments and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud;16:6and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.
16:7Then on that day David first ordained to give thanks to Yahweh, by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.