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1 Adam, Meaning, that Seth was Adam's son, and Enoch was Seth's son. Sheth, Enosh, The Argument - The laws comprehend both these books in one, which the Grecians because of the length, divide into two: and they are called Chronicles, because they note briefly the history from Adam to the return from their captivity in Babylon. But these are not the books of Chronicles which are mentioned in the books of the kings of Judah and Israel, which set forth the story of both kingdoms, and later perished in the captivity, but an abridgement of the same, and were gathered by Ezra, as the Jews write after their return from Babylon. This first book contains a brief rehearsal of the children of Adam to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the twelve patriarchs, chiefly of Judah, and the reign of David, because Christ came from him according to the flesh. Therefore it sets forth more amply his acts both concerning civil government, and also the administration and care of things concerning religion, for the good success of which he rejoices and gives thanks to the Lord.

2 Kenan, Mahalaleel, Iered,

3 Henoch, Methushelah, Lamech,

4 Noah, It would have been sufficient to have named Shem of whom came Abraham and David, but because the world was restored by these three, mention is also made of Ham and Japheth. Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

5 The sonnes of Iapheth were Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Iauan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

6 And the sonnes of Gomer, Ashchenaz, and Iphath and Togarmah.

7 Also the sonnes of Iauan, Elishah & Tarshishah, Kittim, and Dodanim.

8 The sonnes of Ham were Cush, and Mizraim, Put and Canaan.

9 And the sonnes of Cush, Siba and Hauilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. Also the sonnes of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

10 And Cush begat Who first lifted himself above others. Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.

11 And Mizraim begate Ludim and Anamim, Lehabim, and Naphtuhim:

12 Pathrusim also, and Casluhim, of whome came the Philistims, and Caphtorim.

13 Also Canaan begate Zidon his first borne, and Heth,

14 And the Iebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

15 And the Hiuuite, and the Arkite, and the Simite,

16 And the Aruadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

17 The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Of whom came the Syrians, and therefore they are called Amramites throughout all scripture. Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

18 And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Of him came the Hebrews who were later called Israelites of Israel, who was Jacob and Jews of Judah because of the excellency of that tribe. Eber.

19 Vnto Eber also were borne two sonnes: the name of the one was Peleg: for in his dayes was ye earth deuided: & his brothers name was Ioktan.

20 Then Ioktan begate Almodad and Sheleph, and Hazermaueth and Ierah,

21 And Hadoram and Vzal and Diklah,

22 And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

23 And Ophir, and Hauilah and Iobab: all these were the sonnes of Ioktan.

24 He repeats Shem again because he would come to the stock of Abraham.Shem, Who came from Shem, and of him Shelah. Arphaxad, Shelah,

25 Eber, Peleg, Rehu,

26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,

27 Abram, which is Abraham.

28 The sonnes of Abraham were Izhak, and Ishmael.

29 These are their generations. The eldest sonne of Ishmael was Nebaioth, and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

30 Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,

31 Ietur, Naphish and Kedemah: these are the sonnes of Ishmael.

32 Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's Read (Gen_25:4). concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.

33 And the sonnes of Midian were Ephah, & Ephar, and Henoch, and Abida, & Eldaah: All these are the sonnes of Keturah.

34 And Abraham begate Izhak: the sonnes of Izhak, Esau, and Israel.

35 The sons of Esau; These were born from three different mothers, read (Gen_36:4). Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

36 The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Which was Eliphaz's concubine, read (Gen_36:12). Timna, and Amalek.

37 The sonnes of Reuel, Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.

38 And the sons of He is also called Seir the Horite, who inhabited mount Seir, (Gen_36:20). Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.

39 And the sonnes of Lotan, Hori, and Homam, and Timna Lotans sister.

40 The sonnes of Shobal were Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam; the sonnes of Zibeon, Aiah and Anah.

41 The sonne of Anah was Dishon; the sonnes of Dishon, Amran, and Eshban, & Ithran, and Cheran.

42 The sonnes of Ezer were Bilhan, and Zaauan, and Iaakan. The sonnes of Dishon were Vz, and Aran.

43 Now these [are] the He makes mention of the kings that came from Esau according to God's promise made to Abraham concerning him, that kings would come from him. These eight kings reigned one after another in Idumea to the time of David who conquered their country. kings that reigned in the land of Edom before [any] king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city [was] Dinhabah.

44 And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Which was the principal city of the Edomites. Bozrah reigned in his stead.

45 And whe Iobab was dead, Hussham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.

46 And when Hussham was dead, Hadad the sonne of Bedad which smote Midian in the fielde of Moab, reigned in his steade, and the name of his citie was Auith.

47 So Hadad dyed, and Samlah of Mashrecah reigned in his stead.

48 And Samlah dyed, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the riuer reigned in his stead.

49 And when Shaul was dead, Baal-hanan the sonne of Achbor reigned in his stead.

50 And Baal-hanan dyed, and Hadad reigned in his stead, and the name of his citie was Pai, & his wiues name Mehetabel the daughter of Matred the daughter of Mezahab.

51 Hadad dyed also, and there were dukes in Edom, duke Timna, duke Aliah, duke Ietheth,

52 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

53 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,

54 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these were the dukes of Edom.

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1 These are the sonnes of Israel, Reuben, Simeon, Leui and Iudah, Isshachar, & Zebulun,

2 Dan, Ioseph, and Beniamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

3 The sons of Though Judah was not Jacob's eldest son, yet he first begins with him, because he would come to the genealogy of David, of whom came Christ. Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: [which] three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.

4 And Thamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez, and Zerah: so al the sonnes of Iudah were fiue.

5 The sonnes of Pharez, Hezron & Hamul.

6 And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Of these read (1Ki_4:31). Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.

7 And the sonne of Carmi, Achar that troubled Israel, transgressing in the thing excommunicate.

8 The sonne also of Ethan, Azariah.

9 The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Whom Matthew calls Aram, (Mat_1:3). Ram, and Chelubai.

10 And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, That is, chief of the family. prince of the children of Judah;

11 And Nahshon begate Salma, and Salma begate Boaz,

12 And Boaz begate Obed, and Obed begate Ishai,

13 And Ishai begate his eldest sonne Eliab, & Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,

14 Nathaneel the fourth, Raddai the fift,

15 Ozem the sixt, and Dauid the seuenth.

16 Whose sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail; the sonnes of Zeruiah, Abishai, & Ioab, and Asahel.

17 And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Iether an Ishmeelite.

18 And Who was called Chelubai the son of Hezron, (1Ch_2:9). Caleb the son of Hezron begat [children] of Azubah [his] wife, and of Jerioth: her sons [are] these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.

19 And when Azubah was dead, Caleb tooke vnto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.

20 And Hur begate Vri, and Vri begate Bezaleel.

21 And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Who was prince of mount Gilead, (Num_32:40). Gilead, whom he married when he [was] threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.

22 And Segub begate Iair, which had three and twentie cities in the land of Gilead.

23 And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, That is, the Geshurites and Syrians took the towns from Jair's children. from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, [even] threescore cities. All these [belonged to] the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

24 And after that Hezron was dead in Which was a town named for the husband and wife, also called Bethlehem Ephratah. Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the Meaning, the chief and prince. father of Tekoa.

25 And ye sonnes of Ierahmeel the eldest sone of Hezron were Ram the eldest, then Bunah, and Oren and Ozen and Ahiiah.

26 Also Ierahmeel had another wife named Atarah, which was the mother of Onam.

27 And the sonnes of Ram the eldest sonne of Ierahmeel were Maaz, and Iamin and Ekar.

28 And the sonnes of Onam were Shammai and Iada; the sonnes of Shammai, Nadab and Abishur.

29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was called Abiahil, and shee bare him Ahban and Molid.

30 The sonnes also of Nadab were Seled and Appaim: but Seled died without children.

31 And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Who died while his father was alive, and therefore it is said in (1Ch_2:34) that Sheshan had no sons. Ahlai.

32 And the sonnes of Iada the brother of Shammai were Iether and Ionathan: but Iether dyed without children.

33 And the sonnes of Ionathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sonnes of Ierahmeel.

34 And Sheshan had no sonnes, but daughters; Sheshan had a seruant that was an Egyptian named Iarha.

35 And Sheshan gaue his daughter to Iarha his seruant to wife, and she bare him Attai.

36 And Attai begate Nathan, and Nathan begate Zabad,

37 And Zabad begate Ephlal, and Ephlal begate Obed,

38 And Obed begate Iehu, and Iehu begate Azariah,

39 And Azariah begate Helez, and Helez begate Eleasah,

40 And Eleasah begate Sisamai, and Sisamai begate Shallum,

41 And Shallum begate Iekamiah, and Iekamiah begate Elishama.

42 Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel [were], Mesha his firstborn, which was the That is, the chief governor or prince of the Ziphims, because the prince should have a fatherly care and affection for his people. father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

43 And the sonnes of Hebron were Korah & Tappuah, and Rekem and Shema.

44 And Shema begate Raham the father of Iorkoam: and Rekem begate Shammai.

45 The sonne also of Shammai was Maon: & Maon was the father of Beth-zur.

46 And Ephah, Caleb's The difference between the wife and the concubine was that the wife was taken with a ceremony of marriage and her children inherited, while the concubine had no marriage ceremony, neither did her children inherit, but had a portion of goods or money given to them. concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.

47 The sonnes of Iahdai were Regem, and Iotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.

48 Calebs concubine Maachah bare Sheber and Tirhanah.

49 She bare also Shaaph, the father of Madmannah, and Sheua the father of Machbenah, & the father of Gibea. And Achsah was Calebs daughter.

50 These were the sonnes of Caleb the sone of Hur the eldest sonne of Ephrathah, Shobal the father of Kiriath-iearim.

51 Salma the father of Beth-lehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

52 And Shobal the father of Kiriath-iearim had sonnes, & he was the ouerseer of halfe Hammenoth.

53 And the families of Kiriath-iearim were the Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and ye Mishraites of them came the Zarreathites, and the Eshtaulites.

54 The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the The chief and principle of the house of Joab. house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.

55 And the families of the Who were men learned and expert in the law. scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, [and] Suchathites. These [are] the Read (Num_10:29; Jdg_1:16). Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.

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1 Now these were the sons of He returns to the genealogy of David, to show that Christ came from his stock. David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Who in (2Sa_3:3) is called Chileab, born of her that was Nabal's wife the Carmelite. Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:

2 The third Absalom the sonne of Maachah daughter of Talmai King of Geshur: the fourth Adoniiah the sonne of Haggith:

3 The fift Shepatiah of Abital: ye sixt Ithream by Eglah his wife.

4 These sixe were borne vnto him in Hebron: and there hee reigned seuen yeere and sixe moneths: and in Ierusalem he reigned three & thirtie yeere.

5 And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Called also Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam: for they gave them various names. Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel:

6 Ibhar also, and Elishama, or Elishua, (2Sa_5:15) and Eliphelet died, and David named those sons who were born next by the same names; in the book of kings his living children are mentioned and here both they that were alive and dead. Elishama, and Eliphelet,

7 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Iaphia,

8 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine in nomber.

9 These are all the sonnes of Dauid, besides the sonnes of the concubines, and Thamar their sister.

10 And Salomons sonne was Rehoboam, whose sonne was Abiah, and Asa his sonne, and Iehoshaphat his sonne,

11 And Ioram his sonne, and Ahaziah his sonne, and Ioash his sonne,

12 And Amaziah his sonne, and Azariah his sonne, and Iotham his sonne,

13 And Ahaz his sonne, and Hezekiah his sonne, and Manasseh his sonne,

14 And Amon his sonne, & Iosiah his sonne.

15 And the sons of Josiah [were], the So called because he was preferred for the royal dignity before his brother Jehoiakim who was the elder. firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.

16 And the sonnes of Iehoiakim were Ieconiah his sonne, and Zedekiah his sonne.

17 And the sonnes of Ieconiah, Assir & Shealtiel his sonne:

18 Malchiram also & Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Iecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

19 And the sons of Pedaiah [were], Matthew says that Zerubbabel was the son of Shealtiel, meaning that he was his nephew according to the Hebrew speech: for he was Pedaiah's son. Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:

20 And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hazadiah, & Iushabheshed, fiue in nomber.

21 And the sonnes of Hananiah were Pelatiah, & Iesaiah: the sonnes of Rephaiah, the sonnes of Arnan, the sonnes of Obadiah, the sonnes of Shechaniah.

22 And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, So that Shemaiah was Shechaniah's natural son, and the other five his nephews and in all there were six. six.

23 And the sonnes of Neariah were Elioenai, and Hezekiiah, and Azrikam, three.

24 And the sonnes of Elioenai were Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Iohanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seuen.

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1 The Meaning, they came from Judah, as nephews and kinsmen: for only Pharez was his natural son. sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

2 And Reaiah the sonne of Shobal begat Iahath, and Iahath begate Ahumai, and Lahad: these are the families of the Zoreathites.

3 And these were of the father of Etam, Izreel, and Ishma and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi.

4 And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These [are] the sons of Hur, the The first born of his mother, and not the eldest of his father. firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.

5 But Asher the father of Tekoa had two wiues, Heleah, and Naarah.

6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni and Haashtari: these were the sonnes of Naarah.

7 And the sonnes of Heleah were Zereth, Iezohar and Ethnan.

8 Also Coz begate Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the sonne of Harum.

9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Otherwise called Othniel, (Jdg_1:13). Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.

10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and It is to be understood that then he would accomplish his vow which he made. that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep [me] from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

11 And Chelub the brother of Shuah begate Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.

12 And Eshton begate Beth-rapha, & Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of the citie of Nahash: these are the men of Rechah.

13 And the sonnes of Kenaz were Othniel and Zeraiah, and the sonne of Othniel, Hathath.

14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the The Lord of the valley where the artificers worked. father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.

15 And the sons of Caleb the son of Called also Esrom. Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.

16 And the sonnes of Iehaleel were Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.

17 And the sonnes of Ezrah were Iether and Mered, and Epher, and Ialon, and he begate Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

18 Also his wife Iehudiiah bare Iered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, & Iekuthiel the father of Zanoah: and these are the sonnes of Bithiah ye daughter of Pharaoh which Mered tooke.

19 And the sonnes of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham the father of Keilah were the Garmites, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

20 And the sonnes of Shimon were Amnon & Rinnah, Ben-hanam & Tilon; the sonnes of Ishi were Zoheth, and Benzoheth.

21 The sonnes of Shelah, the sonne of Iudah were Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, & the families of the householdes of them that wrought fine linnen in the house of Ashbea.

22 And Iokim and the men of Chozeba and Ioash, and Saraph, which had the dominion in Moab, and Iashubi Lehem. These also are auncient things.

23 These [were] the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: They were David's gardeners and served him in his works. there they dwelt with the king for his work.

24 The sons of Simeon [were], Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, [and] His son Obed is omitted here. Shaul:

25 Whose sonne was Shallum, and his sonne, Mibsam, and his sonne Mishma.

26 And the sonnes of Mishma, Hamuel was his sonne, Zacchur his sonne, and Shimei his sonne.

27 And Shimei had sixteene sonnes, and sixe daughters, but his brethren had not many children, neither was all their familie like to the children of Iudah in multitude.

28 And they dwelt at These cities belonged to Judah, (Jos_19:2), and were given to the tribe of Simeon. Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,

29 And at Bilhah, & at Ezem, and at Tolad,

30 And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

31 And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These [were] their cities unto the reign of Then David restored them to the tribe of Judah. David.

32 And their townes were Etam, & Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, fiue cities.

33 And all their townes that were rounde about these cities vnto Baal, These are their habitations and the declaration of their genealogie,

34 And Meshobab, and Iamlech, and Ioshah the sonne of Amashiah,

35 And Ioel and Iehu the sonne of Ioshibiah, the sonne of Seraiah, the sonne of Asiel,

36 And Elionai, and Iaakobah, & Ieshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Iesimiel, & Benaiah,

37 And Ziza the sonne of Shiphei, the sonne of Allon, the sonne of Iedaiah, the sonne of Shimri, the sonne of Shemaiah.

38 These were famous princes in their families, and increased greatly their fathers houses.

39 And they For the tribe of Simeon was so great in number, that in the time of Hezekiah they sought new dwellings to Gedor, which is in the tribe of Dan. went to the entrance of Gedor, [even] unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

40 And they found fat pasture and good, and a wide land, both quiet and fruitfull: for they of Ham had dwelt there before.

41 And these described by name, came in the dayes of Hezekiah king of Iudah, & smote their tents, and the inhabitants that were found there, and destroyed them vtterly vnto this day, and dwelt in their roume, because there was pasture there for their sheepe.

42 And besides these, fiue hundreth men of the sonnes of Simeon went to mount Seir, and Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rophaiah, and Vzziel the sonnes of Ishi were their captaines,

43 And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were And were not slain by Saul and David. escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.

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1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he [was] the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the Because they were made two tribes, they had a double portion. sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

2 For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him [came] That is, he was the chiefest of all the tribes according to Jacob's prophecy, (Gen_49:8), and because Christ would come from him. the chief ruler; but the birthright [was] Joseph's:)

3 The sonnes of Reuben the eldest sonne of Israel, were Hanoch & Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

4 The sonnes of Ioel, Shemaiah his sonne, Gog his sonne, and Shimei his sonne,

5 Michah his sonne, Reaiah his sonne, and Baal his sonne,

6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria That is, in the time of Uzziah king of Israel, (2Ki_15:23). carried away [captive]: he [was] prince of the Reubenites.

7 And when his brethren in their families rekoned the genealogie of their generations, Ieiel and Zechariah were the chiefe,

8 And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in These places were beyond Jordan toward the east in the land given to the Reubenites. Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:

9 Also Eastwarde he inhabited vnto the entring in of the wildernes fro the riuer Perath for they had much cattel in the land of Gilead.

10 And in the days of Saul they made war with the The Ishmaelites who came from Hagar Abraham's concubine. Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east [land] of Gilead.

11 And the children of Gad dwelt ouer against them in the land of Bashan, vnto Salchah.

12 Ioel was the chiefest, and Shapham the second, but Iaanai and Shaphat were in Bashan.

13 And their brethren of the house of their fathers were Michael, and Meshullam, & Sheba, and Sorai, and Iacan, and Zia and Eber, seuen.

14 These are the childre of Abihail, the sonne of Huri, the sonne of Iaroah, the sonne of Gilead, the sonne of Michael, the sonne of Ieshishai, the sonne of Iahdo, the sonne of Buz.

15 Ahi the sonne of Abdiel, the sonne of Guni was chiefe of the houshold of their fathers.

16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Both the whole country and one particular city were called Bashan. Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.

17 All these were rekoned by genealogies in the dayes of Iotham King of Iudah, and in the dayes of Ieroboam King of Israel.

18 The sonnes of Reuben and of Gad, and of halfe the tribe of Manasseh of those that were viliant men, able to beare shield, and sworde, and to draw a bowe, exercised in warre, were foure & fourtie thousand, seuen hundreth and three score, that went out to the warre.

19 And they made war with the Hagarites, with These twelve were the sons of Ishmael, (Gen_25:15). Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.

20 And they were That is, by the Lord who gave them the victory. helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that [were] with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.

21 And they led away their cattel, euen their camels fiftie thousand, and two hundreth, & fiftie thousand sheepe, and two thousand asses, and of persons an hundreth thousand.

22 For there fell down many slain, because the war [was] of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the Meaning, the captivity of the ten tribes under Tiglath Pileser. captivity.

23 And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Otherwise called Baal-gad. Baalhermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon.

24 And these were the heads of the housholds of their fathers, euen Epher and Ishi, and Eliel & Azriel, and Ieremiah, and Hodauiah, and Iahdiel, strong men, valiant and famous, heades of the housholdes of their fathers.

25 But they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the lande, whome God had destroyed before them.

26 And the God of Israel Thus God stirred up the wicked and used them as instruments to execute his just judgment against sinners, although they were led by malice and ambition. stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.

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1 The sonnes of Leui were Gershon, Kohath, & Merari.

2 And the sonnes of Kohath, Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Vzziel.

3 And the children of Amram, Aaron, and Moses & Miriam; the sonnes of Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4 Eleazar begate Phinehas. Phinehas begate Abishua,

5 And Abishua begate Bukki, and Bukki begate Vzzi,

6 And Vzzi begate Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begate Meraioth.

7 Meraioth begate Amariah, and Amariah begate Ahitub,

8 And Ahitub begat Who was high priest after Abiathar was deposed, according to the prophecy of Eli the priest, (1Sa_2:31, 1Sa_2:35). Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

9 And Ahimaaz begate Azariah, & Azariah begate Iohanan,

10 And Johanan begat Azariah, (he [it is] that executed the And valiantly resisted king Uzziah, who would have usurped the priest's office (2Ch_26:17-18). priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)

11 And Azariah begate Amariah, & Amariah begate Ahitub,

12 And Ahitub begate Zadok, & Zadok begate Shallum,

13 And Shallum begate Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begate Azariah,

14 And Azariah begate Seraiah, and Seraiah begate Iehozadak,

15 And That is, he was led into captivity with his father Seraiah the high priest, (2Ki_25:18). Jehozadak went [into captivity], when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

16 The sonnes of Leui were Gershom, Kohath and Merari.

17 And these be the names of the sonnes of Gershom, Libni, and Shimei.

18 And the sonnes of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron and Vzziel.

19 The sonnes of Merari, Mahli & Mushi: and these are the families of Leui concerning their fathers.

20 Of Gershom, Libni his sonne, Iahath his sonne, Zimmah his sonne,

21 Ioah his sonne, Iddo his sonne, Zerah his sonne, Ieaterai his sonne.

22 The sons of Kohath; Who seems to be called Izhar, (Exo_6:21). Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

23 Elkanah his sonne, and Ebiasaph his sonne, and Assir his sonne,

24 Tahath his sonne, Vriel his sonne, Vzziah his sonne, and Shaul his sonne,

25 And the sonnes of Elkanah, Amasai, and Ahimoth.

26 Elkanah. The sonnes of Elkanah, Zophai his sonne, and Nahath his sonne,

27 Eliab his sonne, Ieroham his sonne, Elkanah his sonne,

28 And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Who is also called Joel, (1Sa_8:2; 1Ch_6:33). Vashni, and Abiah.

29 The sonnes of Merari were Mahli, Libni his sonne, Shimei his sonne, Vzzah his sonne,

30 Shimea his sonne, Haggiah his sonne, Asaiah his sonne.

31 And these [are they] whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had After it was brought to the place where the temple would be built and was no longer carried to and fro. rest.

32 And they ministred before the Tabernacle, euen the Tabernacle of the Congregation with singing, vntill Salomon had built ye house of the Lord in Ierusalem: then they continued in their office, according to their custome.

33 And these ministred with their children: of the sonnes of Kohath, Heman a singer, the sonne of Ioel, the sonne of Shemuel,

34 The sonne of Elkanah, the sonne of Ieroham, the sonne of Eliel, the sonne of Toah,

35 The sonne of Zuph, the sonne of Elkanah, the sonne of Mahath, the sonne of Amasai,

36 The sonne of Elkanah, the sonne of Ioel, the sonne of Azariah, the sonne of Zephaniah,

37 The sonne of Tahath, the sonne of Assir, the sonne of Ebiasaph, the sonne of Korah,

38 The sonne of Izhar, the sonne of Kohath, the sonne of Leui, the sonne of Israel.

39 And his brother Meaning, the son of Heman, (1Ch_6:33). Asaph, who stood on his right hand, [even] Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,

40 The sonne of Michael, the sonne of Baaseiah, the sonne of Malchiah,

41 The sonne of Ethni, the sonne of Zerah, the sonne of Adaiah,

42 The sonne of Ethan, the sonne of Zimmah, the sonne of Shimei,

43 The sonne of Iahath, the sonne of Gershom, the sonne of Leui.

44 And their brethren the sonnes of Merari were on the left hand, euen Ethan the sonne of Kishi, the sonne of Abdi, the sonne of Malluch,

45 The sonne of Hashabiah, the sonne of Amaziah, the sonne of Hilkiah,

46 The sonne of Amzi, the sonne of Bani, the sonne of Shamer,

47 The sonne of Mahli, the sonne of Mushi, the sonne of Merari, the sonne of Leui.

48 Their The Levites are called the singers brothers because they came from the same stock. brethren also the Levites [were] Read (Num_4:4). appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

49 But Aaron and his sonnes burnt incense vpon the altar of burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, for all that was to do in the most holy place, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the seruant of God had commaunded.

50 These are also the sonnes of Aaron, Eleazar his sonne, Phinehas his sonne, Abishua his sonne,

51 Bukki his sonne, Vzzi his sonne, Zerahiah his sonne,

52 Meraioth his sonne, Amariah his sonne, Ahitub his sonne,

53 Zadok his sonne, and Ahimaaz his sonne.

54 Now these [are] their Or, cities which were given to the Levites. dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the They were first appointed, and prepared for. lot.

55 And they gave them Which was also called Kirjatharba, (Gen_23:2; Jos_21:11). Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.

56 But the fielde of the citie, and the villages thereof they gaue to Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh.

57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, [namely], Hebron, [the city] of That he that had killed a man might flee to it for help till his case was tried, (Deu_19:2). refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,

58 And Which Joshua called Holon, (Jos_15:51, Jos_21:15). Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,

59 And Ashan and her suburbes, and Bethshemesh and her suburbes:

60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Or, Almon (Jos_21:18). Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families [were] thirteen cities.

61 And unto the sons of That is, they gave a portion to the Kohathites, who were the remnant of the tribe of Levi, out of the half tribe of Manasseh and out of Ephraim, (1Ch_6:66). Kohath, [which were] left of the family of that tribe, [were cities given] out of the half tribe, [namely, out of] the half [tribe] of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.

62 And to the sonnes 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, thirteene cities.

63 Vnto the sonnes of Merari according to their families out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, by lot twelue cities.

64 Thus the children of Israel gaue to the Leuites cities with their suburbes.

65 And they gaue by lot out of the tribe of the children of Iudah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Beniamin, these cities, which they called by their names.

66 And they of the families of the sonnes of Kohath, had cities and their coastes out of the tribe of Ephraim.

67 And they gaue vnto them cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim, and her suburbes, and Gezer and her suburbes,

68 Iokmeam also and her suburbes, and Bethhoron with her suburbes,

69 And Aialon and her suburbes, and Gath Rimmon and her suburbes,

70 And out of the halfe tribe of Manasseh, Aner and her suburbes, and Bileam and her suburbes, for the families of the remnant of the sonnes of Kohath.

71 Unto the sons of Who in the first verse is also called Gershon. Gershom [were given] out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:

72 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh and her suburbes, Daberath and her suburbes,

73 Ramoth also and her suburbes, and Anem with her suburbes,

74 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal and her suburbes, and Abdon and her suburbes,

75 And Hukok and her suburbs, and Rehob and her suburbes,

76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilea and her suburbes, and Hammon and her suburbes, and Kiriathaim and her suburbes.

77 Vnto the rest of the children of Merari were giuen out of ye tribe of Zebulun Rimmon and her suburbes, Tabor and her suburbes,

78 And on the other side Iorden by Iericho, euen on the Eastside of Iorden, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wildernesse with her suburbes, and Iahzah with her suburbes,

79 And Kedemoth with her suburbes, & Mephaath with her suburbes,

80 And out of the tribe of Gad Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbes, and Mahanaim with her suburbes,

81 And Heshbon with her suburbes, and Iaazer with her suburbes.

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1 Now the sons of Issachar [were], Tola, and Puah, Who also is called Job, (Gen_46:13). Jashub, and Shimron, four.

2 And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, [to wit], of Tola: [they were] valiant men of might in their generations; That is, their number was found to be this big when David counted the people, (2Sa_24:1). whose number [was] in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred.

3 And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, Meaning, the four sons and the father. five: all of them chief men.

4 And with them in their generations after the houshold of their fathers were bandes of men of warre for battel, sixe and thirtie thousand: for they had many wiues and children.

5 And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of warre, rekoned in all by their genealogies foure score and seuen thousand.

6 [The sons] of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Also called Ashbel, (Gen_46:21; Num_26:38). Jediael, Who were the chief: or else there were seven in all as it appears in (Gen_46:21). three.

7 And the sonnes of Bela, Ezbon, and Vzzi, and Vzziel, & Ierimoth, and Iri, fiue heads of the housholds of their fathers, valiant men of warre, and were rekoned by their genealogies, two and twentie thousand and thirtie and foure.

8 And the sonnes of Becher, Zemirah, and Ioash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Ierimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth: all these were the sonnes of Becher.

9 And they were nombred by their genealogies according to their generations, and the chiefe of the houses of their fathers, valiant men of warre, twenty thousand and two hundreth.

10 And the sonne of Iediael was Bilhan, and the sonnes of Bilhan, Ieush, and Beniamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, & Tharshish, and Ahishahar.

11 All these were the sonnes of Iediael, chiefe of the fathers, valiant men of warre, seuenteene thousand and two hundreth, marching in battel aray to the warre.

12 Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, [and] Hushim, the sons of Meaning that he was not the son of Benjamin, but of Dan (Gen_46:23). Aher.

13 The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, These came from Dan and Naphtali, who were the sons of Bilhah, (Gen_46:23-25). the sons of Bilhah.

14 The sonne of Manasseh was Ashriel whom she bare vnto him, but his concubine of Aram bare Machir the father of Gilead.

15 And Machir tooke to wife the sister of Huppim & Shuppim, and the name of their sister was Maachah; the name of the second sonne was Zelophthad, and Zelophehad had daughters.

16 And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a sonne, and called his name Peresh, and the name of his brother was Sheresh: and his sonnes were Vlam and Rakem.

17 And the sonne of Vlam was Bedan. These were the sonnes of Gilead the sonne of Machir, the sonne of Manasseh.

18 And Meaning, the sister of Gilead. his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.

19 And the sonnes of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.

20 The sonnes also of Ephraim were Shuthelah, and Bered his sonne, & Tahath his sonne, and his sonne Eladah, and Tahath his sonne,

21 And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Which was one of the five principal cities of the Philistines and who slew the Ephraimites. Gath [that were] born in [that] land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle.

22 Therefore Ephraim their father mourned many dayes, and his brethren came to comfort him.

23 And when he went in to his wife, she conceiued, and bare him a sonne, and he called his name Beriah, because affliction was in his house.

24 And his daughter was Sherah, which built Beth-horon the nether, and the vpper, and Vzzen Sheerah.

25 And Rephah [was] his That is, of Ephraim. son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,

26 Laadan his sonne, Ammihud his sonne, Elishama his sonne,

27 Non his sonne, Iehoshua his sonne.

28 And their possessions and their habitations were Beth-el, & the villages thereof, & Eastward Naaran, and Westwarde Gezer with the villages thereof, Shechem also and the villages thereof, vnto Azzah, and the villages thereof,

29 And by the places of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and her villages, Taanach and her villages, Megiddo and her villages, Dor and her villages. In those dwelt the children of Ioseph the sonne of Israel.

30 The sonnes of Asher were Imnah, and Isuah, & Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.

31 And the sonnes of Beriah, Heber, and Malchiel, which is the father of Birzauith.

32 And Heber begate Iaphlet, and Shomer, & Hotham, and Shuah their sister.

33 And the sonnes of Iaphlet were Pasach, & Bimhal, and Ashuath: these were the children of Iaphlet.

34 And the sonnes of Shamer, Ahi, and Rohgah, Iehubbah, and Aram.

35 And the sonnes of his brother Helem were Zophah, and Iimna, and Shelesh and Amal.

36 The sonnes of Zophah, Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,

37 Bezer and Hod, and Shamma, & Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.

38 And the sonnes of Iether, Iephunneh, and Pispa and Ara.

39 And the sonnes of Vlla, Harah, & Haniel, and Rizia.

40 All these were the children of Asher, the heads of their fathers houses, noble men, valiant men of warre and chiefe princes, and they were rekoned by their genealogies for warre and for battell to the nomber of sixe and twentie thousand men.

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1 Now Benjamin He continues in the description of the tribe of Benjamin, because his purpose is to set forth the genealogy of Saul. begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fift.

3 And the sonnes of Bela were Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

4 And Abishua, and Naaman and Ahoah,

5 And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

6 And these [are] the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and Meaning, the inhabitants of the city of Geba. they removed them to Manahath:

7 And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and That is, Ehud. begat Uzza, and Ahihud.

8 And Shaharaim begat [children] in the country of Moab, after he had sent them After he had put away his two wives. away; Hushim and Baara [were] his wives.

9 He begate, I say, of Hodesh his wife, Iobab and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,

10 And Ieuz and Shachia and Mirma: these were his sonnes, and chiefe fathers.

11 And of Hushim he begat Ahitub & Elpaal.

12 And the sonnes of Elpaal were Eber, and Misham and Shamed (which built Ono, and Lod, and the villages thereof)

13 And Beriah and Shema (which were the chiefe fathers among the inhabitants of Aialon: they draue away the inhabitants of Gath)

14 And Ahio, Shashak and Ierimoth,

15 And Sebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,

16 And Michael, & Ispah, & Ioha, the sonnes of Beriah,

17 And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber,

18 And Ishmerai and Izliah, and Iobab, the sonnes of Elpaal,

19 Iakim also, and Zichri, and Sabdi,

20 And Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,

21 And Adaiah, and Beraiah, & Shimrah the sonnes of Shimei,

22 And Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel,

23 And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

24 And Hananiah, & Elam, and Antothiiah,

25 Iphedeiah & Penuel ye sonnes of Shashak,

26 And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

27 And Iaareshiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sonnes of Ieroham.

28 These [were] heads of the The chief of the tribe of Benjamin, who dwelt in Jerusalem. fathers, by their generations, chief [men]. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

29 And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maachah.

30 And his eldest sonne was Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

31 And Gidor, and Ahio, and Zacher.

32 And Mikloth begate Shimeah: these also dwelt with their brethren in Ierusalem, euen by their brethren.

33 And Who in (1Sa_9:2) is called Abiel. Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and He is likewise called Mephibosheth, (2Sa_9:6). Eshbaal.

34 And the son of Jonathan [was] He is also called Mephibosheth, (2Sa_9:6). Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat Micah.

35 And the sonnes of Micah were Pithon, & Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.

36 And Ahaz begate Iehoadah, & Iehoadah begate Alemeth, and Azmaueth, and Zimri, and Zimri begate Moza,

37 And Moza begate Bineah, whose sonne was Raphah, and his sonne Eleasah, and his sonne Azel.

38 And Azel had sixe sonnes, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: all these were the sonnes of Azel.

39 And the sonnes of Eshek his brother were Vlam his eldest sonne, Iehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

40 And the sonnes of Vlam were valiant men of warre which shot with the bow, and had many sonnes and nephewes, an hundreth and fiftie: all these were of the sonnes of Beniamin.

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1 So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they [were] written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, [who] were Until now he has described their genealogies before they went into captivity, and now he describes their history after their return. carried away to Babylon for their transgression.

2 Now the first inhabitants that [dwelt] in their possessions in their cities [were], the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Meaning, the Gibeonites, who served in the temple, read (Jos_9:23). Nethinims.

3 And in Ierusalem dwelt of the children of Iudah, and of the children of Beniamin, & of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh.

4 Vthai the sonne of Amihud the sonne of Omri, the sonne of Imri, the sonne of Bani: of the children of Pharez, the sonne of Iudah.

5 And of Shiloni, Asaiah the eldest, and his sonnes.

6 And the sonnes of Zerah, Ieuel, and their brethren sixe hundreth and ninetie.

7 And of the sonnes of Beniamin, Sallu the sonne of Meshullam, the sonne of Hodauiah, the sonne of Hasenuah,

8 And Ibneiah the sonne of Ieroham, and Elah the sonne of Vzzi, the sonne of Michri, and Meshullam the sonne of Shephatiah, the sonne of Reuel, the sonne of Ibniiah.

9 And their brethren according to their generations nine hundreth, fiftie and sixe: all these men were chiefe fathers in the housholdes of their fathers.

10 And of the Priestes, Iedaiah, and Iehoiarib, and Iachin,

11 And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the That is, he was the high priest. ruler of the house of God;

12 And Adaiah the sonne of Ieroham, ye sonne of Pashhur, the sonne of Malchiiah, and Maasai the sonne of Adiel, the sonne of Iahzerah, the sonne of Meshullam, the sonne of Meshillemith, the sonne of Immer.

13 And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the To serve in the temple, every one according to his office. work of the service of the house of God.

14 And of the Leuites, Shemaiah the sonne of Hasshub, the sonne of Azrikam, the sonne of Hashabiah of the sonnes of Merari,

15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh & Galal, & Mattaniah the sonne of Micha, the sonne of Zichri, the sonne of Asaph,

16 And Obadiah the sonne of Shemaiah, the sonne of Galal, the sonne of Ieduthun, and Berechiah, the sonne of Asa, the sonne of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

17 And the porters were Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, & their brethren: Shallum was the chiefe.

18 Who hitherto [waited] in the So called because the king came into the temple by it, and not the common people. king's gate eastward: they [were] porters in the companies of the children of Levi.

19 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 Their charge was that no one should enter those places, which were only appointed for the priests to minister in. tabernacle: and their fathers, [being] over the host of the LORD, [were] keepers of the entry.

20 And Phinehas ye sonne of Eleazar was their guide, and the Lord was with him.

21 Zechariah the sonne of Meshelemiah was the porter of the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

22 All these were chosen for porters of the gates, two hundreth & twelue, which were nombred according to their genealogies by their townes. Dauid established these and Samuel the Seer in their perpetuall office.

23 So they & their children had the ouersight of the gates of the house of the Lord, euen of the house of the Tabernacle by wardes.

24 The porters were in foure quarters Eastward, Westward, Northward and Southward.

25 And their brethren, [which were] in their villages, [were] to come after They served weekly, as in (Exo_29:30). seven days from time to time with them.

26 For these foure chiefe porters were in perpetuall office, and were of the Leuites and had charge of the chambers, and of the treasures in the house of God.

27 And they lay rounde about the house of God, because the charge was theirs, and they caused it to be opened euery morning.

28 And certaine of them had the rule of the ministring vessels: for they brought them in by tale, and brought them out by tale.

29 [Some] of them also [were] appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine Of which the meat offering was made, (Lev_2:8). flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.

30 And certaine of the sonnes of the Priestes made oyntments of sweete odours.

31 And Mattithiah one of the Leuites which was the eldest sonne of Shallum the Korhite, had the charge of the things that were made in the frying panne.

32 And other of their brethren the sonnes of Kohath had the ouersight of the shewbread to prepare it euery Sabbath.

33 And these [are] the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, [who remaining] in the chambers But were continually occupied in singing praises to God. [were] free: for they were employed in [that] work day and night.

34 These were the chiefe fathers of the Leuites according to their generations, and the principall which dwelt at Ierusalem.

35 And in Gibeon dwelt ye father of Gibeon, Ieiel, & the name of his wife was Maachah.

36 And his eldest sonne was Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,

37 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.

38 And Mikloth begate Shimeam: they also dwelt with their brethren at Ierusalem, euen by their brethren.

39 And Ner begate Kish, and Kish begate Saul, and Saul begate Ionathan and Malchishua, and Abinadab and Eshbaal.

40 And the sonne of Ionathan was Merib-baal: and Merib-baal begate Micah.

41 And the sonnes of Micah were Pithon, and Melech and Tahrea.

42 And Ahaz begat Who was also called Jehoiada, (1Ch_8:36). Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;

43 And Moza begate Binea, whose sonne was Rephaiah, & his sonne was Eleasah, and his sonne Azel.

44 And Azel had sixe sonnes, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ismael, & Sheariah, and Obadiah, & Hanan: these are the sonnes of Azel.

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1 Then the Philistims fought against Israel: & the men of Israel fled before the Philistims, and fell downe slaine in mount Gilboa.

2 And the Philistims pursued after Saul and after his sonnes, & the Philistims smote Ionathan, and Abinadab, & Malchishua the sonnes of Saul.

3 And the battel was sore against Saul; and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.

4 Then sayde Saul to his armour bearer, Drawe out thy sworde, and thrust me thorowe therewith, lest these vncircumcised come and mocke at me: but his armour bearer would not, for he was sore afraid: therefore Saul tooke the sword and fell vpon it.

5 And when his armour bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise vpon the sworde, and dyed.

6 So Saul dyed and his three sonnes, and all his house, they dyed together.

7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley, sawe how they fledde, and that Saul and his sonnes were dead, they forsooke their cities, and fled away, and the Philistims came, and dwelt in them.

8 And on the morrowe when the Philistims came to spoyle them that were slaine, they found Saul and his sonnes lying in mount Gilboa.

9 And when they had stript him, they tooke his head and his armour, and sent them into the land of the Philistims round about, to publish it vnto their idoles, and to the people.

10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Which was the idol of the Philistines, and from the belly downward had the form of a fish, and upward of a man. Dagon.

11 When all they of Iabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistims had done to Saul,

12 Then they arose (all the valiant men) and tooke the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sonnes, and brought them to Iabesh, and buryed the bones of them vnder an oke in Iabesh, and fasted seuen dayes.

13 So Saul dyed for his transgression, that he committed against the Lord, euen against the word of the Lord, which he kept not, and in that he sought & asked counsel of a familiar spirit,

14 And asked not of the Lorde: therefore he slewe him, and turned the kingdome vnto Dauid the sonne of Ishai.

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1 Then all Israel This was after the death of Ishbosheth Saul's son, when David had reigned over Judah seven years and six months in Hebron, (2Sa_5:5). gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we [are] thy bone and thy flesh.

2 And in time past, euen when Saul was King, thou leddest Israel out & in: and the Lord thy God sayde vnto thee, Thou shalt feede my people Israel, and thou shalt be captaine ouer my people Israel.

3 So came all the Elders of Israel to the King to Hebron, & Dauid made a couenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; they anoynted Dauid King ouer Israel, according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Samuel.

4 And Dauid and all Israel went to Ierusalem, which is Iebus, where were the Iebusites, the inhabitants of the land.

5 And the inhabitants of Iebus said to Dauid, Thou shalt not come in hither. Neuertheles Dauid tooke the towre of Zion, which is the city of Dauid.

6 And Dauid sayd, Whosoeuer smiteth the Iebusites first, shalbe the chiefe and captaine. So Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah went first vp, and was captaine.

7 And Dauid dwelt in the tower: therefore they called it the citie of Dauid.

8 And he built the citie on euery side, from Millo euen round about, and Ioab repaired the rest of the citie.

9 And Dauid prospered, and grewe: for the Lord of hostes was with him.

10 These also are the chiefe of the valiant men that were with Dauid, & ioyned their force with him in his kingdome with al Israel, to make him King ouer Israel, according to the worde of the Lorde.

11 And this [is] the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the Meaning, the most excellent and best esteemed for his valiantry: some read, the chief of the princes. chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain [by him] at one time.

12 And after him was Eleazar the sonne of Dodo the Ahohite, which was one of the three valiant men.

13 He was with Dauid at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistims were gathered together to battel: and there was a parcell of ground full of barley, & the people fled before the Philistims.

14 And they set themselves in the midst of [that] parcel, This act refers to Shammah, (2Sa_23:11), who it seems was the chiefest of these. and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved [them] by a great deliverance.

15 Now three of the That is, Eleazar and his two companions. 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.

16 And when Dauid was in the hold, the Philistims garison was at Beth-lehem.

17 And Dauid longed, and said, Oh, that one would giue me to drinke of the water of the well of Beth-lehem that is at the gate.

18 Then these three brake thorowe the hoste of the Philistims, and drewe water out of the wel of Beth-lehem that was by the gate, and tooke it and brought it to Dauid: but Dauid would not drinke of it, but powred it for an oblation to the Lord,

19 And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the That is, this water, for which they risked their lives. 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.

20 And Abishai the brother of Ioab, he was chiefe of the three, & he lift vp his speare against three hundreth, and slew them, and had the name among the three.

21 Among the three he was more honourable then the two, and he was their captaine: but he attained not vnto the first three.

22 Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada (the sonne of a valiant man) which had done many actes, and was of Kabzeel, he slewe two strong men of Moab: he went downe also and slewe a lion in the middes of a pit in time of snowe.

23 And he slewe an Egyptian, a man of great stature, euen fiue cubites long, and in the Egyptians hand was a speare like a weauers beame: and he went downe to him with a staffe, and plucked the speare out of the Egyptians hand, and slewe him with his owne speare.

24 These things did Benaiah ye sonne of Iehoiada, & had the name among the three worthies.

25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the Meaning, those three who brought the water to David. [first] three: and David set him over his guard.

26 These also were valiant men of warre, Asahel the brother of Ioab, Elhanan the sonne of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

27 Called also Shammah, (2Sa_23:25).Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

28 Ira the sonne of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite,

29 He is also called Mebunnai, (2Sa_23:27).Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled ye sonne of Baanah the Netophathite,

31 Ithai the sonne of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Beniamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

32 Hurai of the riuers of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

33 Azmaueth the Baharumite, Elihaba the Shaalbonite,

34 The sonnes of Hashem the Gizonite, Ionathan the sonne of Shageh the Harite,

35 Ahiam the sonne of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the sonne of Vr,

36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahiiah the Pelonite,

37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the sonne of Ezbai,

38 Ioel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the sonne of Haggeri,

39 Zelek the Ammonite, Nahrai the Berothite, the armour bearer of Ioab, the sonne of Zeruiah,

40 Ira the Ithrite, Garib the Ithrite,

41 Vriah the Hittite, Zabad the sonne of Ahlai,

42 Adina the sonne of Shiza the Reubenite, a captaine of the Reubenites, and thirtie with him,

43 Hanan the sonne of Maachah, and Ioshaphat the Mithnite,

44 Vzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Ieiel the sonnes of Otham the Aroerite,

45 Iediael the sonne of Shimri, and Ioha his brother the Tizite,

46 Eliel the Mahauite, and Ieribai and Ioshauiah the sonnes of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,

47 Eliel and Obed, and Iaasiel the Mesobaite.

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1 Now these [are] they that came to David to To take his part against Saul: who persecuted him. 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.

2 [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 That is, of the tribe of Benjamin, of which Saul was, and in which were excellent throwers with slings, (Jdg_20:16). brethren of Benjamin.

3 The chiefe were Ahiezer, and Ioash the sonnes of Shemaah a Gibeathite, and Ieziel, and Pelet the sonnes of Asinaueth, Berachah and Iehu the Antothite,

4 And Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a valiant man among thirtie, and aboue the thirtie, and Ieremiah, and Iehaziel, and Iohanan, and Ioshabad the Gederathite,

5 Eluzai, and Ierimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,

6 Elkanah, and Ishiah, and Azariel, and Ioezer, Iashobeam of Hakorehim,

7 And Ioelah, and Zebadiah, the sonnes of Ieroham of Gedor,

8 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 Meaning, fierce and terrible. lions, and [were] as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

9 Ezer the chiefe, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

10 Mishmanah the fourth, Ieremiah the fift,

11 Attai the sixt, Eliel the seuenth,

12 Iohanan the eight, Elzabad the ninth,

13 Ieremiah the tenth, Macbannai the eleuenth.

14 These were the sonnes of Gad, captaines of the hoste: one of the least could resist an hundreth, and the greatest a thousand.

15 These [are] they that went over Jordan in the Which the Hebrews called Nisan, or Abib, containing half March and half April, when Jordan was wont to overflow its banks, read (Jos_3:15). 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.

16 And there came of the children of Beniamin, and Iudah to the hold vnto Dauid,

17 And Dauid went out to meete them, and answered and sayde vnto them, If yee be come peaceably vnto me to helpe me, mine heart shall be knit vnto you, but if you come to betray me to mine aduersaries, seeing there is no wickednes in mine handes, the God of our fathers beholde it, and rebuke it.

18 Then the The spirit of boldness and courage moved him to speak thus. 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.

19 And there fell [some] of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they They came only to help David, and not to help the Philistines, who were enemies of their country. 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.

20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Iozabad, and Iediael, and Michael, and Iozabad, and Elihu, and Ziltai, heads of the thousands that were of Manasseh.

21 And they helped David against the That is, of the Amalekites who had burned the city of Ziklag, (1Sa_30:1, 1Sa_30:9). band [of the rovers]: for they [were] all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.

22 For at [that] time day by day there came to David to help him, until [it was] a great host, like the host of Meaning, mighty or strong, for the Hebrews say a thing is of God when it is excellent. God.

23 And these are the nombers of the captaines that were armed to battell, and came to Dauid to Hebron to turne the kingdome of Saul to him, according to the worde of the Lord.

24 The children of Iudah that bare shield and speare, were sixe thousand and eight hundreth armed to the warre.

25 Of the children of Simeon valiant men of warre, seuen thousand and an hundreth.

26 Of the children of Leui foure thousande and sixe hundreth.

27 And Jehoiada [was] the leader of the Of the Levites who came by the descent of Aaron. Aaronites, and with him [were] three thousand and seven hundred;

28 And Zadok a yong man very valiant, and of his fathers housholde came two and twentie captaines.

29 And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had That is, the greatest number took Saul's side. kept the ward of the house of Saul.

30 And of the children of Ephraim twentie thousande, and eight hundreth valiant men and famous men in the housholde of their fathers.

31 And of the halfe tribe of Manasseh eighteene thousand, which were appointed by name to come and make Dauid King.

32 And of the children of Issachar, [which were men] that had understanding of the Men of good experience, who knew at all times what was to be done. times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them [were] two hundred; and all their brethren [were] at their commandment.

33 Of Zebulun that went out to battel, expert in warre, and in all instruments of warre, fiftie thousande which could set the battell in aray: they were not of a double heart.

34 And of Naphtali a thousand captaines, and with them with shielde and speare seuen and thirtie thousande.

35 And of Dan expert in battell, eyght and twentie thousande, and sixe hundreth.

36 And of Asher that went out to the battell and were trained in the warres, fourtie thousand.

37 And of the other side of Iorden of the Reubenites, and of the Gadites, and of the halfe tribe of Manasseh with all instruments of warre to fight with, an hundreth and twentie thousand.

38 So that his whole host were 322,222.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.

39 And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their The rest of the Israelites. brethren had prepared for them.

40 Moreouer they that were neere them vntill Issachar, and Zebulun, and Naphtali brought bread vpon asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, euen meate, floure, figges, and reisins, and wine and oyle, and beeues and sheepe abundantly: for there was ioy in Israel.

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1 And Dauid counselled with the captaines of thousandes and of hundreths, and with all the gouernours.

2 And Dauid said to all the Congregation of Israel, If it seeme good to you, and that it proceedeth of the Lorde our God, we will sende to and fro vnto our brethren, that are left in all the lande of Israel (for with them are the Priests and the Leuites in the cities and their suburbes) that they may assemble them selues vnto vs.

3 And let us bring again the His first concern was to restore religion, which had in Saul's day been corrupted and neglected. ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul.

4 And all the Congregation answered, Let vs doe so: for the thing seemed good in the eyes of all the people.

5 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from That is, from Gibea, where the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim had placed it in the house of Abinadab, (2Sa_6:3). Kirjathjearim.

6 And Dauid went vp and all Israel to Baalath, in Kiriath-iearim, that was in Iudah, to bring vp from thence the Arke of God the Lorde that dwelleth betweene the Cherubims, where his Name is called on.

7 And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio The sons of Abinadab. drave the cart.

8 And David and all Israel played before That is, before the Ark, where God showed himself: so that the sign is taken for the thing signified, which is common to all sacraments both in the old and new testaments. God with all [their] might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

9 And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Called also Nachon, (2Sa_6:6). Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

10 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 the Ark for usurping that which did not belong to his calling: for this charge was given to the priests, (Num_4:15), so that here all good intentions are condemned, unless they are commanded by the word of God. before God.

11 And Dauid was angrie, because the Lorde had made a breach in Vzza, and he called the name of that place Perez-vzza vnto this day.

12 And Dauid feared God that day, saying, Howe shall I bring in to me the Arke of God?

13 So David brought not the ark [home] to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Who was a Levite, and called Gittite, because he dwelt at Gath. Obededom the Gittite.

14 So the Arke of God remained in the house of Obed Edom, euen in his house three moneths: and the Lorde blessed the house of Obed Edom, and all that he had.

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1 Then sent Hiram the King of Tyrus messengers to Dauid, and cedar trees, with masons and carpenters to builde him an house.

2 And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his Because of God's promise made to the people of Israel. people Israel.

3 Also Dauid tooke moe wiues at Ierusalem, and Dauid begate moe sonnes and daughters.

4 And these are the names of the children which he had at Ierusalem, Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Salomon,

5 And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet and Nogah are not mentioned in (2Sa_5:14), so there are only eleven and here thirteen. Elpalet,

6 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Iaphia,

7 And Elishama, and Beeliada, & Eliphalet.

8 But when the Philistims heard that Dauid was anointed King ouer Israel, all the Philistims came vp to seeke Dauid; when Dauid heard, he went out against them.

9 And the Philistims came, and spred them selues in the valley of Rephaim.

10 Then Dauid asked counsel at God, saying, Shall I goe vp against the Philistims, and wilt thou deliuer them into mine hande? And the Lorde saide vnto him, Goe vp: for I will deliuer them into thine hande.

11 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 That is, the valley of divisions, because the enemies were dispersed there like waters. Baalperazim.

12 And there they had left their gods: and Dauid said, Let them euen be burnt with fire.

13 Againe the Philistims came and spread them selues in the valley.

14 And when Dauid asked againe counsell at God, God said to him, Thou shalt not goe vp after them, but turne away from them, that thou mayest come vpon them ouer against the mulberie trees.

15 And when thou hearest the noyse of one going in the toppes of the mulberie trees, then goe out to battel: for God is gone foorth before thee, to smite the hoste of the Philistims.

16 So Dauid did as God had commaunded him: and they smote the hoste of the Philistims from Gibeon euen to Gezer.

17 And the fame of Dauid went out into all landes, and the Lorde brought the feare of him vpon all nations.

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1 And [David] made him houses in the That was in Zion (2Sa_5:7,9). city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.

2 Then Dauid saide, None ought to carie the Arke of God, but the Leuites: for the Lorde hath chosen them to beare the Arke of the Lord, and to minister vnto him for euer.

3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the From the house of Obed Edom, (2Sa_6:10, 2Sa_6:12). ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.

4 And Dauid assembled the sonnes of Aaron, and the Leuites.

5 Of the sonnes of Kohath, Vriel the chiefe, and his brethren sixe score.

6 Of the sonnes of Merari, Asaiah the chiefe, and his brethren two hundreth and twentie.

7 Of the sonnes of Gershom, Ioel the chiefe, and his brethren an hundreth and thirtie.

8 Of the sons of Who was the son of Uzziel, the fourth son of Kohath, (Exo_6:18, Exo_6:22; Num_3:30). Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:

9 Of the sons of The third son of Kohath, (Exo_6:18). Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:

10 Of the sonnes of Vzziel, Amminadab the chiefe, and his brethren an hundreth and twelue.

11 And Dauid called Zadok and Abiathar the Priestes, and of the Leuites, Vriel, Asaiah and Ioel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab:

12 And said unto them, Ye [are] the chief of the fathers of the Levites: Prepare yourselves and be pure, abstain from all things by which you might be polluted, and so not able to come to the tabernacle. sanctify yourselves, [both] ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto [the place that] I have prepared for it.

13 For because ye [did it] not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due According as he has appointed in the law. order.

14 So the Priestes and the Leuites sanctified them selues to bring vp the Arke of the Lorde God of Israel.

15 And the sonnes of the Leuites bare the Arke of God vpon their shoulders with the barres, as Moses had commanded, according to the worde of the Lorde.

16 And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren [to be] the singers with These instruments and other ceremonies which they observed, were instructions of their infancy, which continued to the coming of Christ. instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

17 So the Leuites appointed Heman the sonne of Ioel, and of his brethren Asaph the sonne of Berechiah, and of the sonnes of Merari their brethren, Ethan the sonne of Kushaiah,

18 And with them their brethren of the Which were inferior in dignity. second [degree], Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.

19 So Heman, Asaph and Ethan were fingers to make a sounde with cymbales of brasse,

20 And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on This was an instrument of music or a certain tune, to which they sang psalms. Alamoth;

21 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Which was the eighth tune, over which he that was most excellent had charge. Sheminith to excel.

22 And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, That is, to appoint Psalms and songs to them that sang. [was] for song: he instructed about the song, because he [was] skilful.

23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were porters for the Arke.

24 And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah [were] doorkeepers With Berechiah and Elkanah, (1Ch_15:23). for the ark.

25 So Dauid and the Elders of Israel and the captaines of thousandes went to bring vp the Arke of the couenant of the Lord from the house of Obed Edom with ioye.

26 And it came to pass, when God That is, gave them strength to execute their office. helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered Besides the bullock and the fat beast which David offered at every sixth pace, (2Sa_6:13). seven bullocks and seven rams.

27 And David [was] clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also [had] upon him an Read (2Sa_6:14). ephod of linen.

28 Thus all Israel brought vp the Arke of the Lordes couenant with shouting and sounde of cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbales, making a sound with violes and with harpes.

29 And it came to pass, [as] the ark of the It was so called because it reminded the Israelites of the Lord's covenant made with them. covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.

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1 So they brought in the Arke of God, and set it in the middes of the Tabernacle that Dauid had pitched for it, and they offred burnt offrings and peace offrings before God.

2 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he He called upon the Name of God, desiring him to prosper the people, and give good success to their beginnings. blessed the people in the name of the LORD.

3 And he dealt to euery one of Israel both man and woman, to euery one a cake of breade, and a piece of flesh, and a bottel of wine.

4 And he appointed [certain] of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to That is, God's benefits to his people. record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:

5 Asaph the chiefe, and next to him Zechariah, Ieiel, and Shemiramoth, and Iehiel, & Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed Edom, euen Ieiel with instruments, violes and harpes, and Asaph to make a sound with cymbales,

6 And Benaiah and Iahaziel Priestes, with trumpets continually before the Arke of the couenant of God.

7 Then on that day David David gave them this Psalm to praise the Lord, signifying that in all our enterprises the Name of God should be praised and called upon. delivered first [this psalm] to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

8 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his Of which this is the chiefest, that he has chosen himself a Church to call upon his name. deeds among the people.

9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his Who of his wonderful providence has chosen a few of the stock of Abraham to be his children. wondrous works.

10 Reioyce in his holy Name: let the hearts of them that seeke the Lord reioyce.

11 Seeke the Lord and his strength: seeke his face continually.

12 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the In overcoming Pharaoh, which judgments were declared by God's mouth to Moses. judgments of his mouth;

13 O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his Meaning by this that the promise of adoption only belongs to the Church. chosen ones.

14 He is the Lorde our God: his iudgements are throughout all the earth.

15 Remember his couenant for euer, and the worde, which hee commaunded to a thousand generations:

16 Which he made with Abraham, and his othe to Izhak:

17 And hath confirmed it to Iaakob for a Law, & to Israel for an euerlasting couenant,

18 Saying, To thee will I giue the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.

19 When ye were but Meaning, from the time that Abraham entered, to the time that Jacob went into Egypt for famine. few, even a few, and strangers in it.

20 And walked about from nation to nation, and from one kingdome to another people,

21 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved As Pharaoh and Abimelech. kings for their sakes,

22 [Saying], Touch not mine My elect and those whom I have sanctified. anointed, and do my To whom God declared his word and they declared it to their posterity. prophets no harm.

23 Sing vnto the Lord all the earth: declare his saluation from day to day.

24 Declare his glory among the nations, and his wonderful workes among all people.

25 For the Lorde is great & much to be praised, and hee is to bee feared aboue all gods.

26 For all the gods of the people [are] His strong faith appears in this, though all the world would follow idols, yet he would cleave to the living God. idols: but the LORD made the heavens.

27 Prayse and glory are before him: power & beautie are in his place.

28 Giue vnto the Lord, ye families of the people: giue vnto the Lord glory and power.

29 Giue vnto the Lorde ye glory of his Name: bring an offring and come before him, and worship the Lorde in the glorious Sanctuarie.

30 Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God.Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.

31 Let the He exhorts the dumb creatures to rejoice with him in considering the greatness of the grace of God. heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let [men] say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.

32 Let the sea roare, and all that therein is: Let the field be ioyfull and all that is in it.

33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to To restore all things to their estate. judge the earth.

34 Prayse the Lorde, for hee is good, for his mercie endureth for euer.

35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, [and] He esteems this to be the chiefest happiness of man. glory in thy praise.

36 Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, He wills all the people both in heart and mouth to consent to those praises. Amen, and praised the LORD.

37 Then he left there before the Arke of the Lordes couenant Asaph and his brethren to minister continually before the Arke, that which was to be done euery day:

38 And Obed Edom and his brethren, three score and eight: and Obed Edom the sonne of Ieduthun, and Hosah were porters.

39 And Zadok the Priest and his brethren the Priestes were before the Tabernacle of ye Lorde, in the hie place that was at Gibeon,

40 To offer burnt offrings vnto the Lord, vpon the burnt offring altar continually, in the morning and in the euening, euen according vnto all that is written in the law of the Lord, which hee commaunded Israel.

41 And with With Zadok and the rest of the priests. them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy [endureth] for ever;

42 Euen with them were Heman & Ioduthun, to make a sound with the cornets and with the cymbales, with excellent instruments of musicke: and the sonnes of Ieduthun were at the gate.

43 And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to Declaring that after our duty to God we are chiefly bound to our own house, for which as for all other things we should pray to God, and instruct our families to praise his Name. bless his house.

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1 Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of Well built and fair. cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD [remaineth] under That is, in tents covered with skin. curtains.

2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do As yet God had not revealed to the prophet what he purposed concerning David, therefore seeing God favoured David, he spoke what he thought. all that [is] in thine heart; for God [is] with thee.

3 And it came to pass the same After Nathan had spoken to David. night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

4 Goe, and tell Dauid my seruant, Thus saith the Lorde, Thou shalt not buylde me an house to dwell in:

5 For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from That is, in a tent which moved to and fro. tent to tent, and from [one] tabernacle [to another].

6 Wheresoever I have Meaning, wherever his ark went, which was a sign of his presence. walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?

7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, Of a shepherd of sheep I made you a shepherd of men: so that you did not come to this dignity through your own merits, but by my pure grace. [even] from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:

8 And I haue bene with thee whithersoeuer thou hast walked, and haue destroyed all thine enemies out of thy sight, and haue made thee a name, like the name of the great men that are in the earth.

9 Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will Make them sure that they will not move. plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,

10 And since the time that I commanded judges [to be] over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will Will give you great posterity. build thee an house.

11 And when thy dayes shalbe fulfilled to go with thy fathers, then will I rayse vp thy seede after thee, which shalbe of thy sonnes, and will stablish his kingdome.

12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for That is, to the coming of Christ: for then these figures would cease. ever.

13 I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took [it] from [him] that was before Which was Saul. thee:

14 But I wil establish him in mine house, and in my kingdome for euer, and his throne shalbe stablished for euer,

15 According to all these wordes, and according to al this vision. So Nathan spake to Dauid.

16 And David the king He went into the tent where the Ark was, showing what we should do when we receive any benefits from the Lord. came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who [am] I, O LORD God, and what [is] mine house, that thou hast brought me Meaning to this kingly estate. hitherto?

17 And [yet] this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast [also] spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of You have promised a kingdom that will continue to me and my posterity and that Christ will proceed from me. high degree, O LORD God.

18 What can Dauid desire more of thee for the honour of thy seruant? for thou knowest thy seruant.

19 O LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own Freely and according to the purpose of your will, without any deserving. heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all [these] great things.

20 Lorde, there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we haue heard with our eares.

21 Moreouer what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whose God went to redeeme them to be his people, and to make thy selfe a Name, and to doe great and terrible things by casting out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast deliuered out of Egypt?

22 For thou hast ordeined thy people Israel to be thine owne people for euer, and thou Lord art become their God.

23 Therefore nowe Lorde, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy seruant & concerning his house, be confirmed for euer, and doe as thou hast sayd,

24 Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts [is] the God of That is, he shows himself indeed to be their God, by delivering them from dangers, and preserving them. Israel, [even] a God to Israel: and [let] the house of David thy servant [be] established before thee.

25 For thou, O my God, hast You have declared to me by Nathan the prophet. told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found [in his heart] to pray before thee.

26 Therefore nowe Lord (for thou art God, & hast spoken this goodnesse vnto thy seruant)

27 Now therfore, it hath pleased thee to blesse the house of thy seruant, that it may bee before thee for euer: for thou, O Lord, hast blessed it, and it shalbe blessed for euer.

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1 Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Which (2Sa_8:1) calls the bridle of bondage, because it was a strong town and kept the country around it in subjection. Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

2 And he smote Moab, and the Moabites became Dauids seruants, and brought giftes.

3 And Dauid smote Hadarezer King of Zobah vnto Hamath, as he went to stablish his border by the riuer Perath.

4 And Dauid tooke from him a thousand charets, and seuen thousand horsemen, and twentie thousand footemen, and destroyed all the charets, but he reserued of them an hundreth charets.

5 Then came the Aramites of Damascus to succour Hadarezer King of Zobah, but Dauid slewe of the Aramites two and twentie thousand.

6 Then David put [garrisons] in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, [and] brought gifts. Thus the LORD That is in all things that he attempted. preserved David whithersoever he went.

7 And Dauid tooke the shieldes of gold that were of the seruants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Ierusalem.

8 Likewise from Which in (2Sa_8:8) is called Betah and Berothai. Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

9 Then Tou King of Hamath heard howe Dauid had smitten all the hoste of Hadarezer King of Zobah:

10 He sent Called also Joram (2Sa_8:10). Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and [with him] all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

11 Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all [these] nations; from Because the Edomites and the Syrians joined their power together, it is said, (2Sa_8:12) that the Amramites were spoiled. Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt Which is understood that Joab slew 12,000 as is in (Psa_60:1) and Abishai the rest. eighteen thousand.

13 And he put a garison in Edom, and all the Edomites became Dauids seruantes: and the Lord preserued Dauid wheresoeuer he went.

14 So Dauid reigned ouer all Israel, and executed iudgement and iustice to all his people.

15 And Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah was ouer the hoste, and Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud recorder,

16 And Zadok the sonne of Ahitub, and Abimelech the sonne of Abiathar were the Priests, & Shausha the Scribe,

17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the Read (2Sa_8:18). Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David [were] chief about the king.

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1 After this also Nahash the King of the children of Ammon dyed, and his sonne reigned in his stead.

2 And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his Because Nahash received David and his company, when Saul persecuted him he would now show pleasure to his son for the same. father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to Thus the malicious always interpret the purpose of the godly in the worst sense. spy out the land?

4 Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and They shaved off half of their beards, (2Sa_10:4). shaved them, and cut off their To put them to shame and villany, while the ambassadors should have been honoured: and because the Jews used to wear side garments and beards, they thus disfigured them, to make them odious to others. garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.

5 And there went certaine and tolde Dauid concerning the men: and he sent to meete them (for the men were exceedingly ashamed) and the King saide, Tarie at Iericho, vntill your beardes be growen: then returne.

6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Which were five in all. Zobah.

7 So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Which was a city of the tribe of Reuben beyond Jordan. Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.

8 And when Dauid heard, he sent Ioab and all the hoste of the valiant men.

9 And the children of Ammon came out, and set their battell in aray at the gate of the citie; the Kings that were come, were by them selues in the fielde.

10 When Ioab saw that the front of the battel was against him before and behinde, then he chose out of all the choyse of Israel, and set him selfe in aray to meete the Aramites.

11 And the rest of the people he deliuered vnto the hande of Abishai his brother, and they put them selues in aray against the children of Ammon.

12 And he saide, If Aram be too strong for me, then thou shalt succour me: and if the children of Ammon preuaile against thee, then I wil succour thee.

13 Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our He declares that where the cause is evil, the courage cannot be valiant, and that in good causes men should be courageous, and commit the success to God. people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do [that which is] good in his sight.

14 So Ioab and the people that was with him, came neere before the Aramites vnto the battel, and they fled before him.

15 And when the children of Ammon sawe that the Aramites fled, they fled also before Abishai his brother, and entred into the citie: so Ioab came to Ierusalem.

16 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that [were] beyond the That is, Euphrates. river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them.

17 And when it was shewed Dauid, he gathered all Israel, and went ouer Iorden, and came vnto them, & put him selfe in aray against them: And when Dauid had put him selfe in battel aray to meete the Aramites, they fought with him.

18 But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians For this place, read (2Sa_10:18). seven thousand [men which fought in] chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.

19 And when the seruants of Hadarezer sawe that they fell before Israel, they made peace with Dauid, and serued him; the Aramites would no more succour the children of Ammon.

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1 And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out [to battle], Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Which was the chief city of the Ammonites. Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

2 And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a Which mounts about the value of seven thousand and seventy crowns, which is about 60 pound weight. talent of gold, and [there were] precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.

3 And he caryed away the people that were in it, and cut them with sawes, and with harowes of yron, and with axes: euen thus did Dauid with all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then Dauid and all the people came againe to Ierusalem.

4 And after this also there arose warre at Gezer with the Philistims: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slewe Sippai, of the children of Haraphah, and they were subdued.

5 And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Read (2Sa_21:19). Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff [was] like a weaver's beam.

6 And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of [great] stature, whose fingers and toes [were] four and twenty, Meaning that he had six apiece on hands and feet. six [on each hand], and six [on each foot]: and he also was the son of the giant.

7 And when he reuiled Israel, Iehonathan the sonne of Shimea Dauids brother did slay him.

8 These were borne vnto Haraphah at Gath, and fell by the hand of Dauid: and by the hands of his seruants.

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1 And He tempted David, in setting before his eyes his excellency and glory, his power and victories, see (2Sa_24:1). Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.

2 And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from That is, from south to north. Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know [it].

3 And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they [be]: but, my lord the king, [are] they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of It was a thing indifferent and usual to number the people, but because he did it for ambitious reasons, as though his strength stood in his people, God punished him. trespass to Israel?

4 Neuerthelesse the Kings word preuailed against Ioab; Ioab departed and went thorowe all Israel, and returned to Ierusalem.

5 And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all [they of] Israel were Joab partly for grief and partly through negligence gathered not the whole sum as it is here declared. a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah [was] In Samuel 30,000 more are mentioned, which was either by joining to them some of the Benjamites who were mixed with Judah, or as the Hebrews write, here the chief and princes are left out. four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.

6 But the Leuites and Beniamin counted he not among them: for the Kings worde was abominable to Ioab.

7 And God was displeased with this thing: therefore he smote Israel.

8 Then Dauid saide vnto God, I haue sinned greatly, because I haue done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, remooue the iniquitie of thy seruant: for I haue done very foolishly.

9 And the Lorde spake vnto Gad Dauids Seer, saying,

10 Goe and tell Dauid, saying, Thus saith the Lorde, I offer thee three thinges: choose thee one of them, that I may doe it vnto thee.

11 So Gad came to Dauid, and sayde vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Take to thee

12 Either three yeeres famine, or three moneths to be destroyed before thine aduersaries, and the sworde of thine enemies to take thee, or els the sworde of the Lorde and pestilence in the lande three dayes, that the Angel of the Lorde may destroy throughout all the coastes of Israel: nowe therefore aduise thee, what word I shal bring againe to him that sent me.

13 And Dauid said vnto Gad, I am in a wonderfull strait. Let me nowe fall into the hande of the Lorde: for his mercies are exceeding great, and let me not fall into the hande of man.

14 So the Lord sent a pestilence in Israel, and there fell of Israel seuentie thousande men.

15 And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and Read (2Sa_24:16). as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he When God draws back his plagues, he seems to repent, read (Gen_6:6). repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

16 And Dauid lift vp his eyes, and sawe the Angel of the Lorde stande betweene the earth and the heauen with his sworde drawen in his hand, and stretched out towarde Ierusalem. Then Dauid and the Elders of Israel, which were clothed in sacke, fell vpon their faces.

17 And David said unto God, [Is it] not I [that] commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but [as for] these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on Thus he both shows a true repentance and a fatherly care toward his people, who desire God to spare them, and to punish him and his. thy people, that they should be plagued.

18 Then the Angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to Dauid, that Dauid should goe vp, and set vp an altar vnto the Lord in the thresshing floore of Ornan the Iebusite.

19 So Dauid went vp according to the saying of Gad, which he had spoken in the Name of the Lorde.

20 And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him If man hides himself at the sight of an angel who is a creature, how much more as a sinner able to appear before the face of God? hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.

21 And as Dauid came to Ornan, Ornan looked and sawe Dauid, and went out of the thresshing floore, and bowed himselfe to Dauid with his face to the grounde.

22 Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of [this] threshingfloor, that I may build an This he did by the command of God, (1Ch_21:18), or else it would have been abominable, unless he had either God's word, or revelation. altar therein unto the LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.

23 Then Ornan saide vnto Dauid, Take it to thee, and let my lord the King do that which seemeth him good: loe, I giue thee bullockes for burnt offrings, and thresshing instruments for wood, and wheat for meate offring, I giue it all.

24 And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full That is, as much as it is worth: for having enough of his own, and yet to have taken of another man's goods to offer to the Lord would had been theft and not acceptable to God. price: for I will not take [that] which [is] thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.

25 So David gave to Ornan for the place Read (2Sa_24:24). six hundred shekels of gold by weight.

26 And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he God declared that he heard his request, in that he sent down fire from heaven for they could use no fire in sacrifice but that which was reserved still upon the altar, (Lev_6:13) and came down from heaven, (Lev_9:24) as appeared by the punishment of Nadab and Abihu, (Lev_10:1). answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.

27 And when the Lorde had spoken to the Angel, he put vp his sworde againe into his sheath.

28 At that time when Dauid sawe that the Lorde had heard him in the thresshing floore of Ornan the Iebusite, then he sacrificed there.

29 (But the Tabernacle of the Lorde which Moses had made in the wildernesse, and the altar of burnt offring were at that season in the hie place at Gibeon.

30 And Dauid could not go before it to aske counsel at God: for he was afraide of the sworde of the Angel of the Lorde.)

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1 Then David said, This [is] the That is, the place in which he will be worshipped. house of the LORD God, and this [is] the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

2 And David commanded to gather together the Meaning, cunning men of other nations who dwelt among the Jews. strangers that [were] in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.

3 And David prepared iron That is, which weighed fifty shekels of gold, (2Ch_3:9). in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;

4 And cedar trees without nomber: for the Zidonians and they of Tyrus brought much cedar wood to Dauid.

5 And Dauid saide, Salomon my sonne is yong and tender, and we must builde an house for the Lorde, magnificall, excellent and of great fame and dignitie throughout all countreyes. I will therefore nowe prepare for him. So Dauid prepared very much before his death.

6 Then he called Salomon his sonne, and charged him to builde an house for the Lorde God of Israel.

7 And Dauid said to Salomon, My sonne, I purposed with my selfe to builde an house to the Name of the Lorde my God,

8 But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, This declares how greatly God detests the shedding of blood, seeing David for this cause is prevented from building the temple of the Lord, though he enterprised no war, but by God's command and against his enemies. Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.

9 Beholde, a sonne is borne to thee, which shalbe a man of rest, for I will giue him rest from all his enemies rounde about: therefore his name is Salomon: and I will sende peace and quietnes vpon Israel in his dayes.

10 Hee shall builde an house for my Name, and he shalbe my sonne, and I will be his father, and I will establish the throne of his kingdome vpon Israel for euer.

11 Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and He shows that there can be no prosperity, but when the Lord is with us. prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.

12 Only the LORD give thee These are only the means by which kings govern their subjects correctly, and by which the realms prosper and flourish. wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.

13 Then thou shalt prosper, if thou take heede to obserue the statutes and the iudgements which the Lorde commanded Moses for Israel: be strong and of good courage: feare not, neither bee afraide.

14 Now, behold, in my For David was poor in respect to Solomon. trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a million 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 thereto.

15 Moreouer thou hast workmen with thee enough, hewers of stone, and workemen for timber, and all men expert in euery worke.

16 Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, [there is] no number. That is, go about it quickly. Arise [therefore], and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.

17 Dauid also commanded all the princes of Israel to helpe Salomon his sonne, saying,

18 [Is] not the LORD your God with you? and hath he [not] given you rest on every side? for he hath given the The nations round about. inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.

19 Now set For else he knew that God would plague them, and not prosper their labour, unless they sought with all their hearts to set forth his glory. your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.

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1 So when Dauid was olde and full of dayes, he made Salomon his sonne King ouer Israel.

2 And hee gathered together all the princes of Israel with the Priestes and the Leuites.

3 And the Leuites were numbred from ye age of thirtie yeere and aboue, and their nomber according to their summe was eight & thirtie thousand men.

4 Of these foure and twentie thousande were set to aduance the worke of the house of the Lord, & sixe thousand were ouerseers and iudges.

5 And foure thousand were porters, and foure thousande praised the Lorde with instruments which he made to praise the Lord.

6 So Dauid deuided offices vnto them, to wit, to the sonnes of Leui, to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 Of the Gershonites were Laadan & Shimei.

8 The sonnes of Laadan, the chiefe was Iehiel, and Zetham and Ioel, three.

9 The Sonnes of Shimei, Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haram, three: these were the chiefe fathers of Laadan.

10 Also the sonnes of Shimei were Iahath, Zina, Ieush, and Beriah: these foure were ye sonnes of Shimei.

11 And Iahath was the chiefe, and Zizah the seconde, but Ieush and Beriah had not many sonnes: therfore they were in the families of their father, counted but as one.

12 The sonnes of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron aud Vzziel, foure.

13 The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should That is, to serve in the most holy place, and to consecrate the holy things. sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.

14 Now [concerning] Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the They were but of the order of the Levites and not of the priests as Aaron's sons. tribe of Levi.

15 The sonnes of Moses were Gershom, and Eliezer,

16 Of the sonnes of Gershom was Shebuel the chiefe.

17 And the sons of Eliezer [were], Rehabiah the The scripture calls him chief or first born even though he is alone and there is no one born after him, (Mat_1:25). chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

18 The sone of Izhar was Shelomith ye chiefe.

19 The sonnes of Hebron were Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the third, and Iekamiam the fourth.

20 The sones of Vzziel were Michah the first, and Isshiah the second.

21 The sonnes of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sonnes of Mahli, Eleazar and Kish.

22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their Meaning their cousins. brethren the sons of Kish took them.

23 The sonnes of Mushi were Mahli, & Eder, and Ierimoth, three.

24 These [were] the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; [even] the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of David chose the Levites twice, first at the age of thirty as in (1Ch_23:3) and again afterward at twenty as the office required: at the beginning they had no charge in the temple before they were twenty-five years old, and had none after fifty, (Num_4:3). twenty years and upward.

25 For Dauid sayde, The Lord God of Israel hath giuen rest vnto his people, that they may dwell in Ierusalem for euer.

26 And also the Leuites shall no more beare the Tabernacle and al the vessels for the seruice thereof.

27 Therefore according to the last wordes of Dauid, the Leuites were nombred from twentie yeere and aboue,

28 Because their office [was] to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the In washing and cleansing all the holy vessels. purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

29 Both for the shewbread, and for the fine floure, for the meate offring, and for the vnleauened cakes, and for the fryed things, and for that which was rosted, and for all measures and cise,

30 And for to stand euery morning, to giue thanks & praise to the Lorde, & likewise at euen,

31 And to offer all burnt offrings vnto the Lorde, in the Sabbaths, in the moneths, and at the appointed times, according to the nomber and according to their custome continually before the Lorde,

32 And that they should keepe the charge of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and the charge of ye holy place, & the charge of ye sonnes of Aaron their brethren in the seruice of ye house of the Lord.

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1 These are also the diuisions of the sonnes of Aaron: The sonnes of Aaron were Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

2 But Nadab and Abihu died While their father yet lived. before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

3 And Dauid distributed them, euen Zadok of the sonnes of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sonnes of Ithamar according to their offices in their ministration.

4 And there were found mo of the sonnes of Eleazar by the number of men, then of the sonnes of Ithamar; they deuided them, to wit, among the sonnes of Eleazar, sixteene heads, according to the houshould of their fathers, and among ye sonnes of Ithamar, according to the housholde of their fathers, eight.

5 Thus they distributed them by lot the one from the other, and so the rulers of the Sanctuarie and the rulers of the house of God were of the sonnes of Eleazar and of the sonnes of Ithamar.

6 And Shemaiah the sonne of Nethaneel the scribe of the Leuites, wrote them before ye King and the princes, and Zadok the Priest, and Ahimelech the sonne of Abiathar, and before ye chiefe fathers of the Priests and of the Leuites, one familie being reserued for Eleazar, and another reserued for Ithamar.

7 Now the first This lot was ordained to take away all occasion of envy or grudging of one against another. lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

8 The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

9 The fifth to Malchiiah, the sixt to Miiamin,

10 The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Zachariah the father of John the Baptist was of this course or lot of Abia, (Luk_1:5). Abijah,

11 The ninth to Ieshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

12 The eleuenth to Eliashib, the twelft to Iakim,

13 The thirteenth to Huppa, the fouretenth to Ieshebeab,

14 The fiftenth to Bilgah, the sixtenth to Immer,

15 The seuententh to Hezir, the eightenth to Happizzer,

16 The ninetenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Iehezekel,

17 The one and twentie to Iachin, the two & twentie to Gamul,

18 The three and twentie to Deliah, the foure and twentie to Maaziah.

19 These [were] the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under By the dignity that God gave to Aaron. Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.

20 And of the sonnes of Leui that remained of the sonnes of Amram, was Shubael, of the sonnes of Shubael, Iedeiah,

21 Of Rehabiah. euen of the sonnes of Rehabiah, the first Isshiiah,

22 Of Izhari, Shelomoth, of the sonnes of Shelomoth, Iahath,

23 And his sonnes Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the thirde, and Iekameam the fourth,

24 The sonne of Vzziel was Michah, ye sonne of Michah was Shamir,

25 The brother of Michah was Isshiiah, the sonne of Isshiiah, Zechariah,

26 The sonnes of Merari, were Mahli and Mushi, the sonne of Iaaziiah was Beno,

27 The sonnes of Merari of Iahaziah were Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur and Ibri.

28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, which had no sonnes.

29 Of Kish. the sonne of Kish was Ierahmeel,

30 The sons also of Who was the second son of Merari. Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These [were] the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.

31 These likewise cast That is, every one had that honour which fell to him by lot. lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.

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1 Moreover David and the captains of the host The singers were divided into 24 courses, so that every course or order contained twelve, and in all there were 288, as in (1Ch_25:7). separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

2 Of the sonnes of Asaph, Zaccur, and Ioseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah the sonnes of Asaph were vnder the hand of Asaph, which sang prophesies by the commission of the King.

3 Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, Of which one is not here numbered. six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who Meaning, psalms and songs to praise God. prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.

4 Of Heman, the sonnes of Heman, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Vzziel, Shebuel, and Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Ioshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

5 All these were the sonnes of Heman, the Kings Seer in the wordes of God to lift vp the horne: and God gaue to Heman fourtene sonnes and three daughters.

6 All these were vnder the hande of their father, singing in the house of the Lorde with cymbales, violes and harpes, for the seruice of the house of God, and Asaph, and Ieduthun, and Heman were at the Kings commandement.

7 So was their nomber with their brethre that were instruct in ye songs of the Lord, euen of al that were cunning, two hundreth foure score & eight.

8 And they cast lots, Who should be in every company and course. ward against [ward], as well the Without respect to age or cunning. small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to So that he served in the first turn and the rest every one as his turn followed in order. Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons [were] twelve:

10 The third, to Zaccur, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue.

11 The fourth, to Izri, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

12 The fift, to Nethaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

13 The sixt, to Bukkiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

14 The seuenth, to Iesharelah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

15 The eight, to Ieshaiah, he, his sonnes & his brethren twelue.

16 The ninth, to Mattaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

17 The tenth, to Shimei, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

18 The eleuenth, to Azareel, he, his sonnes & his brethren twelue.

19 The twelft, to Ashabiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

20 The thirteenth, to Shubael, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

21 The fourtenth, to Mattithiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

22 The fifteenth, to Ierimoth, he, his sonnes & his brethren twelue.

23 The sixteenth, to Hananiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

24 The seuenteenth, to Ioshbekashah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

25 The eighteenth, to Hanani, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

26 The ninteenth, to Mallothi, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

27 The twentieth, to Eliathah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

28 The one and twentieth, to Hothir, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

29 The two and twentieth, to Giddalti, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

30 The three & twentieth, to Mahazioth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

31 The foure & twentieth, to Romamti-ezer, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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1 Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites [was] Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of This Asaph was not the notable musician, but another of that name also called Ebiasaph in (1Ch_6:23, 1Ch_6:37, 1Ch_9:19) and also Jasaph. Asaph.

2 And the sonnes of Meshelemiah, Zechariah the eldest, Iediael the seconde, Zebadiah the third, Iathniel the fourth,

3 Elam the fift, Ichohanan the sixt, & Eliehoenai the seuenth.

4 And the sonnes of Obed Edom, Shemaiah the eldest, Iehozabad the second, Ioah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fift,

5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God In giving him many children. blessed him.

6 Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that Or, like their father's house, meaning, worthy men and valiant. ruled throughout the house of their father: for they [were] mighty men of valour.

7 The sonnes of Shemaiah were Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad and his brethren, strong men: Elihu also, and Semachiah.

8 All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for Fit to serve the office of the portership. strength for the service, [were] threescore and two of Obededom.

9 And of Meshelemiah sonnes and brethren, eighteene mightie men.

10 And of Hosah of the sonnes of Merari, the sonnes were Shuri the chiefe, and (though he was not the eldest, yet his father made him the chiefe)

11 Helkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, & Zechariah the fourth: all the sonnes & the brethren of Hosa were thirteene.

12 Among these [were] the divisions of the porters, [even] among the chief men, [having] wards one According to their turns as well the one as the other. against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.

13 And they cast lottes both small and great for the house of their fathers, for euery gate.

14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, One expert and fit to keep that gate. a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

15 To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of This was a house where they used to resort to consult things concerning the temple, as a convocation house. Asuppim.

16 To Shuppim and Hosah [the lot came forth] westward, with the gate At which they used to cast out the filth of the city. Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.

17 Eastward [were] six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim Meaning two one day and two another. two [and] two.

18 At Which was a house in which they kept the instruments of the temple. Parbar westward, four at the causeway, [and] two at Parbar.

19 These are the diuisions of the porters of the sonnes of Kore, and of the sonnes of Merari.

20 And of the Leuites. Ahiiah was ouer the treasures of the house of God, and ouer the treasures of the dedicate things.

21 Of the sonnes of Laadan the sonnes of the Gershunnites descending of Laadan, the chiefe fathers of Laadan were Gershunni & Iehieli.

22 The sonnes of Iehieli were Zethan & Ioel his brother, appoynted ouer the treasures of the house of the Lord.

23 Of the These also had charge over the treasures. Amramites, [and] the Izharites, the Hebronites, [and] the Uzzielites:

24 And Shebuel the sonne of Gershom, the sonne of Moses, a ruler ouer the treasures.

25 And of his brethren which came of Eliezer, was Rehabiah his sonne, & Ieshaiah his sonne, and Ioram his sonne, and Zichri his sonne, and Shelomith his sonne.

26 Which Shelomith and his brethren [were] over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had According as the Lord commanded, (Num_31:28). dedicated.

27 (For of the battels and of the spoyles they did dedicate to maintaine the house of the Lord)

28 And al that Samuel the Seer had dedicate and Saul the sonne of Kish and Abner the sonne of Ner, & Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah, & whosoeuer had dedicate any thing, it was vnder the hand of Shelomith, and his brethren.

29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons [were] for the outward business Meaning of things that were out of the city. over Israel, for officers and judges.

30 [And] of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, [were] officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of That is, for the king's house. the king.

31 Among the Hebronites was Iediiah the chiefest, euen the Hebronites by his generations according to the families; in the fourtieth yere of the reigne of Dauid they were sought for: and there were founde among them men of actiuitie at Iazer in Gilead.

32 And his brethren, men of valour, [were] two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to Both in spiritual and temporal things. God, and affairs of the king.

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1 Now the children of Israel after their number, [to wit], the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, Who executed their charge and office, which is meant by coming in and going out. which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course [were] twenty and four thousand.

2 Ouer the first course for the first moneth was Iashobeam the sonne of Zabdiel: and in his course were foure and twentie thousand.

3 Of the sonnes of Perez was the chiefe ouer all the princes of the armies for the first moneth.

4 And over the course of the second month [was] Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course [was] Mikloth also the That is, Dodais lieutenant. ruler: in his course likewise [were] twenty and four thousand.

5 The captaine of the thirde hoste for the third moneth was Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada the chiefe Priest: and in his course were foure and twentie thousand.

6 This Benaiah was mightie among thirtie and aboue the thirtie, and in his course was Amizabad his sonne.

7 The fourth for the fourth moneth was Asahel the brother of Ioab, & Zebadiah his sonne after him: and in his course were foure & twentie thousand.

8 The fift for ye fift moneth was prince Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course foure and twentie thousand.

9 The sixt for the sixt moneth was Ira the sonne of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course foure and twentie thousand.

10 The seuenth for the seuenth moneth was Helez the Pelonite, of the sonnes of Ephraim: and in his course foure and twentie thousand.

11 The eight for the eight moneth was Sibbecai the Hushathite of the Zarhites: and in his course foure and twentie thousand.

12 The ninth for the ninth moneth was Abiezer the Anethothite of the sonnes of Iemini: & in his course foure and twentie thousand.

13 The tenth for the tenth moneth was Maharai, the Netophathite of the Zarhites: & in his course foure and twentie thousand.

14 The eleueth for the eleuenth moneth was Benaiah the Pirathonite of the sonnes of Ephraim: and in his course foure and twentie thousand.

15 The twelft for the twelft moneth was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: & in his course foure and twentie thousand.

16 Furthermore Meaning besides those twelve captains. over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites [was] Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:

17 Ouer the Leuites, Hashabiah the sonne of Remuel: ouer them of Aharon, and Zadok:

18 Ouer Iudah, Elihu of the brethren of Dauid: ouer Issachar, Omri the sonne of Michael:

19 Ouer Zebulun, Ishmaiah the sonne of Obadiah: ouer Naphtali, Ierimoth the sonne of Azriel:

20 Ouer the sonnes of Ephraim, Hoshea the sonne of Azazziah: ouer the halfe tribe of Manasseh, Ioel the sonne of Pedaiah:

21 Of the Which is beyond Jordan in respect to Judah, also one captain was over the Reubenites and the Gadites. half [tribe] of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:

22 Ouer Dan, Azariel the sonne of Ieroham. these are the princes of the tribes of Israel.

23 But Dauid tooke not the nober of them from twentie yeere olde and vnder, because the Lord had sayde that he would increase Israel like vnto the starres of the heauens.

24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, The commandment of the king was abominable to Joab, (1Ch_21:6). because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the The Hebrews make both these books of Chronicles but one, and at this verse make the middle of the book concerning the number of verses. chronicles of king David.

25 And ouer the Kings treasures was Azmaueth the sonne of Adiel: and ouer the treasures in the fieldes, in the cities & in the villages & in the towers was Iehonathan the sonne of Vzziah:

26 And ouer the workemen in the fielde that tilled the ground, was Ezri the sonne of Chelub:

27 And ouer them that dressed the vines, was Shimei the Ramathite: and ouer that which apperteined to the vines, and ouer the store of the wine was Sabdi the Shiphmite:

28 And ouer the oliue trees & mulberie trees that were in the valleys, was Baal Hanan the Gederite: and ouer the store of the oyle was Ioash:

29 And ouer the oxen that fed in Sharon, was Shetrai the Sharonite: and ouer the oxen in the valleyes was Shaphat the sonne of Adlai:

30 And ouer the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite: and ouer the asses was Iehdeiah the Meronothite:

31 And ouer the sheepe was Iaziz the Hagerite: all these were the rulers of the substance that was King Dauids.

32 Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a That is, a man learned in the word of God. scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni [was] with the king's To be their schoolmasters and teachers. sons:

33 And Ahitophel was the Kings counseller, and Hushai the Archite the Kings friend.

34 And After Ahithophel hanged himself, (2Sa_17:23), Jehoiada was made counsellor. after Ahithophel [was] Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army [was] Joab.

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1 Nowe Dauid assembled all the princes of Israel: the princes of the tribes, and the captaines of the bandes that serued the King, and the captaines of thousands and the captaines of hundreths, and the rulers of all the substance & possession of the King, and of his sonnes, with the eunuches, and the mightie, and all the men of power, vnto Ierusalem.

2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: [As for me], I [had] in mine heart to build an house of Where the ark would stay and no longer move to and fro. rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:

3 But God sayde vnto me, Thou shalt not buylde an house for my Name, because thou hast bene a man of warre, and hast shed blood.

4 Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah [to be] the ruler; and of the house of According to the prophecy of Jacob, (Gen_49:8). Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make [me] king over all Israel:

5 So of all my sonnes (for the Lord hath giuen me many sonnes) he hath euen chosen Salomon my sonne to sit vpo the throne of the kingdome of the Lord ouer Israel.

6 And he sayd vnto me, Salomon thy sonne, he shall build mine house and my courtes: for I haue chosen him to be my sonne, and I will be his father.

7 Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at If he continues to keep my law as he does now and doesn't depart from it. this day.

8 Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this That is, of Canaan. good land, and leave [it] for an inheritance for your children after you He declares that nothing can separate them from the conveniences of this land, both for themselves and their posterity except for their sins and iniquity. for ever.

9 And thou, Salomon my sonne, know thou the God of thy father, and serue him with a perfit heart, and with a willing minde: For the Lorde searcheth all hearts, and vnderstandeth all the imaginations of thoughts: if thou seeke him, he will be found of thee, but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for euer.

10 Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build Meaning, for his ark. an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and Put it in execution. do [it].

11 Then Dauid gaue to Salomon his sonne the paterne of the porch and of the houses thereof, and of the closets thereof, and of the galleries thereof, and of the chambers thereof that are within, and of the house of the mercieseate,

12 And the paterne of all that he had in his minde for the courtes of the house of the Lorde, and for all the chambers round about, for the treasures of the house of God, and for the treasures of the dedicate things,

13 And for the courses of the Priestes, and of the Leuites, and for all the woorke for the seruice of the house of the Lorde, and for all the vessels of the ministerie of the house of the Lord.

14 He gaue of golde by weight, for the vessels of gold, for all the vessels of all maner of seruice, and all the vessels of siluer by weight, for all maner vessels of all maner of seruice.

15 Even the weight for the That is, the ten candlesticks, (1Ki_7:49). candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, [both] for the candlestick, and [also] for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick.

16 And the weight of the gold for the tables of shewbread, for euery table, & siluer for the tables of siluer,

17 And pure golde for the fleshhookes, and the bowles, and plates, and for basens, golde in weight for euery basen, and for siluer basens, by weight for euery basen,

18 And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of Meaning, of the mercy seat that covered the ark, which was called the chariot, because the Lord declared himself there. the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out [their wings], and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

19 All [this, said David], the LORD made me understand in writing For all this was left in writing in the book of the Law, (Exo_25:40), which the king was bound to put in execution, (Deu_17:19). by [his] hand upon me, [even] all the works of this pattern.

20 And Dauid said to Salomon his sonne, Be strong, and of a valiant courage and doe it: feare not, nor be afraide: for the Lorde God, euen my God is with thee: he will not leaue thee nor forsake thee till thou hast finished all the worke for the seruice of the house of the Lord.

21 And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, [even they shall be with thee] for all the service of the house of God: and [there shall be] with thee for all manner of workmanship That is, everyone will be ready to help you with those gifts that God has given him. every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people [will be] wholly at thy commandment.

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1 Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, [is yet] young and tender, and the work [is] great: for the palace [is] not for man, but for the Therefore it should be excellent in all points. LORD God.

2 Now I haue prepared with all my power for the house of my God, golde for vessels of golde, and siluer for them of siluer, and brasse for things of brasse, yron for things of yron, & wood for things of wood, and onix stones, and stones to be set, and carbuncle stones and of diuers colours, and all precious stones, and marble stones in aboundance.

3 Moreover, because I have set my His great zeal for the furtherance of the temple made him spare no expenses, but to bestow his own peculiar treasure. affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, [which] I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

4 [Even] He shows what he had of his own store for the Lord's house. three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses [withal]:

5 The gold for [things] of gold, and the silver for [things] of silver, and for all manner of work [to be made] by the hands of artificers. And who [then] is He was not only liberal himself but provoked others to set forth the work of God. willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?

6 So the princes of the families, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captaines of thousands and of hundreths, with the rulers of the Kings worke, offred willingly,

7 And they gaue for the seruice of the house of God fiue thousande talents of golde, and ten thousand pieces, and ten thousand talents of siluer, and eighteene thousand talents of brasse, and one hundreth thousand talents of yron.

8 And they with whom [precious] stones were Meaning, they who had any. found gave [them] to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

9 Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with That is, with good courage and without hypocrisy. perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

10 Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed [be] thou, LORD God of Who revealed yourself to our father Jacob. Israel our father, for ever and ever.

11 Thine, O Lord, is greatnesse & power, and glory, and victorie & praise: for all that is in heauen and in earth is thine: thine is the kingdome, O Lord, and thou excellest as head ouer all.

12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest ouer all, and in thine hand is power and strength, and in thine hande it is to make great, and to giue strength vnto all.

13 Now therefore our God, we thanke thee, and prayse thy glorious Name.

14 But who [am] I, and what [is] my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things We gave you nothing of our own, but that which we have received from you: for whether the gifts are corporal or spiritual, we receive them all from God, and therefore must give him the glory. [come] of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

15 For we [are] Therefore we have this land loaned to us for a time. strangers before thee, and sojourners, as [were] all our fathers: our days on the earth [are] as a shadow, and [there is] none abiding.

16 O Lorde our God, all this abundance that we haue prepared to buylde thee an house for thine holy Name, is of thine hand & all is thine.

17 I knowe also, my God, that thou tryest the heart, and hast pleasure in righteousnesse: I haue offred willingly in the vprightnesse of mine heart all these things: now also haue I seene thy people which are found here, to offer vnto thee willingly with ioy.

18 O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the Continue then in his good mind, that they may serve you willingly. imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:

19 And giue vnto Salomon my sonne a perfit heart to keepe thy commaundements, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to doe all things, and to builde the house which I haue prepared.

20 And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the That is, revered the king. king.

21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, [even] a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, [and] a thousand lambs, with their Meaning, all kinds of liquor which they mingled with their sacrifices, as wine, oil, etc. drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:

22 And they did eate and drinke before the Lord the same day with great ioy, and they made Salomon the sonne of Dauid King the seconde time, and anoynted him prince before the Lord, and Zadok for the hie Priest.

23 Then Solomon sat on the This declares that the kings of Judah were figures of Christ, who was the true anointed, and to whom God gave the chief government of all things. throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

24 And all the princes and men of power, and all the sonnes of King Dauid submitted them selues vnder King Salomon.

25 And the Lord magnified Salomon in dignitie, in the sight of all Israel, and gaue him so glorious a kingdome, as no King had before him in Israel.

26 Thus Dauid the sonne of Ishai reigned ouer all Israel.

27 And the space that he reigned ouer Israel, was fourtie yeere: seuen yeere reigned he in Hebron, and three and thirtie yeere reigned he in Ierusalem:

28 And he dyed in a good age, full of dayes, riches and honour, and Salomon his sonne reigned in his steade.

29 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they [are] written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of The books of Nathan and Gad are thought to have been lost in the captivity. Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,

30 With all his reign and his might, and the Meaning the troubles and griefs. times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.