Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah; the three were born to him by Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s eldest, was evil in the Lord’s sight, and He put him to death.

Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would indeed bless me and enlarge my border [property], and that Your hand would be with me, and You would keep me from evil so that it does not hurt me!” And God granted his request.

Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

Meraioth became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,

Noah, [and his sons] Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth, all these were sons of Becher.

The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away into exile; he was a leader of the tribe of Reuben.

The sons (descendants) of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.

The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

Then David told the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their relatives as the singers, with instruments of music—harps, lyres, and cymbals—to play loudly and to raise sounds of joy [with their voices].

Mizraim became the father of the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,

These six were born to David in Hebron; he reigned there seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.

Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,

Next to him [in rank] was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

Pathrus, and Casluh, from whom came the Philistines, and Caphtor.

Cush became the father of Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one upon the earth.

He confirmed it as a statute to Jacob,
And to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

When all Jabesh-gilead heard about everything that the Philistines had done to Saul,

The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,

They were registered by their genealogies according to their generations, as heads of their fathers’ households, courageous men, 20,200 in number.

Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,

By Hodesh his wife he became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.

Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber.

To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his days [the population of] the earth was divided [according to its languages], and his brother’s name was Joktan.

with [accounts of] all his reign, and his power, and the times and circumstances which came on him, on Israel, and on all the kingdoms of the [surrounding] lands.

and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz,

Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,

So the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months; and the Lord blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that he had.

Shem [his genealogical line], Arpachshad, Shelah,

What more can David say to You for the honor granted to Your servant? For You know Your servant.

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

Then David said to Ornan, “Give me the site of this threshing floor, so that I may build an altar on it to the Lord. You shall charge me the full price for it, so that the plague may be averted from the people.”

These were born to David in Jerusalem: Shimea (Shammua), Shobab, Nathan, Solomon—four by Bath-shua (Bathsheba) daughter of Ammiel (Eliam);

And his brothers (relatives) by their families, in the genealogy of their generations, were the chief Jeiel, and Zechariah,

Eber, Peleg, Reu,

all the brave men arose, took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh, and they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh; then they fasted seven days.

Adam [his genealogical line], Seth, Enosh,

Serug, Nahor, Terah,

The sons of Abraham: Isaac [by his wife Sarah] and Ishmael [by Hagar her maid].

From spoil won in battles they dedicated gifts to maintain and repair the house of the Lord.

and Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah, and Azariah became the father of Johanan,

These from the sons (descendants) of Gad were captains of the army; he who was least was equal to a hundred, and the greatest was equal to a thousand.

Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.

Abram, the same as Abraham.

Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers’ households.

the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

These are their descendants: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan,
As the portion of your possession and inheritance.”

These were the Levites by their fathers’ households, the heads of the fathers’ households of those registered, according to the number of names of the individuals who were the servants of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.

Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah’s sons were five in all.

Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahashtari. These were Naarah’s sons.

So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel, and from his relatives, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and from the sons of Merari their relatives, Ethan the son of Kushaiah,

Then some of the men of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David.

The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

and did not inquire of the Lord [instead]. Therefore the Lord killed him and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.

In the days of King Saul they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hands; and they lived in their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead.

Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, and Hushim the son of Aher.

O Lord, for Your servant’s sake, and in accordance with Your own heart, You have accomplished all this greatness, to make known all these great things.

Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.

David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come peacefully to me to help me, my heart shall be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no violence or wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look on [what you are doing] and punish [you].”

He was with David at Pasdammim [where David had killed Goliath] and there the Philistines were gathered together for battle, and there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people [of Israel] fled before the Philistines.

and Shallum became the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah became the father of Azariah,

The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.

David had a craving and said, “Oh that someone would give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem, which is next to the gate!”

David was then in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem.

So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against the Lord, for his failure to keep the word of the Lord; and also because he consulted a medium [regarding a spirit of the dead], to inquire of her,

Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief officer of the house of God;

Then the [Holy] Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said,“We are yours, O David,
And with you, O son of Jesse!
Peace, peace be to you,
And peace be to him who helps you;
For your God helps you.” Then David accepted and received them and made them officers of his troops.

The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns;

and Johanan became the father of Azariah (it was he who was priest in the house (temple) which Solomon built in Jerusalem)

Some [of the men] of Manasseh also defected to David when he came with the Philistines to go to battle against Saul. But David’s men did not [actually] assist the Philistines, for the lords (governors) of the Philistines after consultation sent him away, saying, “At the cost of our heads he may defect to his master Saul.”

The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth.

and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove out the inhabitants of Gath;

To the east Bela settled as far as the entrance into the desert from the river Euphrates, because their cattle had multiplied in the land of Gilead.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

It shall be when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then you shall go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike the Philistine army.”

and Zadok, a courageous young man, and twenty-two captains from his father’s house.

For day by day men kept coming to David to help him, until there was a great army, like the army of God.

As David went to Ziklag, these men defected to him from Manasseh: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands who belonged to Manasseh.

Of the half-tribe of Manasseh, 18,000, who were designated by name to come and make David king.

Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.

Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead were killed by men who were natives of Gath, because they came down to take their livestock.

Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name as well as the three mighty men.

They helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all courageous men, and [all seven] became commanders in his army.

The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.

Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

of the tribe of Simeon, brave warriors, 7,100;

of the tribe of Levi, 4,600.

For David said, “The Lord God of Israel, has given peace and rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever.

and Azariah became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,

The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five in all.

Those of the tribe of Judah who carried shield and spear were 6,800, armed for war;

These are the men who crossed over the Jordan in the first month when it had overflowed all its banks and they put to flight all those in the valleys, east and west.

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; but his mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I gave birth to him in pain.”

then Ibhar, Elishama (Elishua), Eliphelet (Elpelet),

O Lord, there is no one like You, nor is there any God except You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;

Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in Shephelah (the lowlands); and Joash was in charge of the stores of [olive] oil.

Also all that Samuel the seer had dedicated, and Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner and Joab the son of Zeruiah, everyone who had dedicated anything, this was in the care of Shelomoth and his relatives.

and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Shallum,

But they took their stand in the midst of that plot and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and the Lord rescued them by a great victory.

Ornan said to David, “Take it for yourself; and let my lord the king do what is good in his eyes. See, I will give you the oxen also for burnt offerings and the threshing sledges (heavy wooden platforms) for wood and the wheat for the grain offering; I give it all.”

The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead.

All these were the sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers’ households, 17,200 courageous men of valor, fit for military service.

By Hushim he became the father of Abitub and Elpaal.

Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

The sons of Gad lived opposite them in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah:

Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah.

Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

and their relatives, heads of their fathers’ households, 1,760—very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

Of the Izharites: Chenaniah and his sons were appointed to outside duties for Israel, as administrators and judges.

You made Your people Israel Your own people forever, and You, Lord, became their God.

and Jehozadak went into captivity when the Lord sent [the people of] Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

Joel was the chief, Shapham the second, then Janai and Shaphat in Bashan.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, Beno.

and Azariah became the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak;

The son of Ethan: Azariah.

The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who violated the ban [by taking things from Jericho that had been banned].

The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.

These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; second, Daniel (Chileab), by Abigail the Carmelitess;

The sons of Hezron who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai [that is, Caleb].

Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was chief in their fathers’ households.

The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons [and grandsons] of Keturah.

Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam, while the army of the Philistines was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.

Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

Their relatives from the households of their fathers: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all.

The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,

and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead with lyres set to Sheminith [that is, the eighth string, a low pitch].

Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel (Jacob).

When you were few in number,
Even a very few, and strangers in it,

The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

These were the sons of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;

But King David said to Ornan, “No, I will certainly pay the full price; for I will not take what is yours for the Lord, nor offer a burnt offering which costs me nothing.”

The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

Elishama, Eliada (Beeliada), and Eliphelet—nine in all.

Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.

Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of the [other] three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and he had a name as well as the three.

and he said, “Far be it from me before my God that I would do this thing! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy? For they brought it at the risk of their lives.” So he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

So David did just as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

Now [we come to] the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—for Reuben was the eldest, but because he defiled his father’s bed [with Bilhah his father’s concubine], his birthright was given to [Manasseh and Ephraim] the sons of Joseph [the favorite] son of Israel, so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright.

Then the three [mighty men] broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem which was next to the gate, and brought it to David. But David would not drink it; he poured it out to the Lord [as an offering];

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a courageous man of Kabzeel who had done great things, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. Also he went down and killed a lion in a pit on a snowy day.

All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.

These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.

Of the three in the second [rank] he was the most honored and became their captain; however, he did not attain to the first three [Jashobeam, Eleazar, and Shammah].

Berechiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.

These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the sons (descendants) of Israel (Jacob): Bela the son of Beor; the name of his city was Dinhabah.

and with them their relatives of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.

Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, the father of Eshton.

The sons (descendants) of Jehoiakim: Jehoiachin (Jeconiah) his son, Zedekiah his son.

Solomon’s son was Rehoboam. Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

When Baal-hanan died, Hadad [II] became king in his place; the name of his city was Pai; his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer the priests blew the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah (Jeiel) were also gatekeepers for the ark.

The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah and Bered his son, Tahath [I] his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath [II] his son,

Machir took as a wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim; her name was Maacah. The name of a second [descendant, the first being Gilead], was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had [only] daughters.

The sons of Issachar were: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.

The sons (descendants) of Jehoiachin (Jeconiah) the prisoner: Shealtiel his son,

Maacah the wife of Machir gave birth to a son; she named him Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh; his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

who until now was assigned to the king’s gate on the east side) they were the gatekeepers for the camp of the Levites.

The gatekeepers were: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives (Shallum the chief

These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from them and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives of his father’s house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, doorkeepers of the Tent; and their fathers had been in charge of the camp of the Lord, keepers of the entrance.

Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse.

The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build for him a house (descendants); therefore Your servant has found courage to pray before You.

and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites [near Jerusalem].

The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

The sons of Josiah: firstborn, Johanan; second, Jehoiakim (Eliakim); third, Zedekiah; fourth, Shallum (Jehoahaz).

These are the ones who came to David at Ziklag, while he still concealed himself from Saul the son of Kish; they were among the courageous men who helped him in battle.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath and Merari.

Jesse became the father of Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,

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

Nahshon became the father of Salma, Salma became the father of Boaz,

The sons of Shemida were: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the horn, with trumpets, with loud-sounding cymbals, with harps and lyres.

Of the Hebronites: Jerijah was the chief (these Hebronites were examined according to their descendants and fathers’ households in the fortieth [and final] year of David’s reign, and men of courage and ability were found among them at Jazer in Gilead)

The sons of Reuben, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh—valiant men able to bear shield and sword, and to shoot with the bow, and skillful in war—were 44,760 who went to war.

Joram (Jehoram) his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,

Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in times past, and the Lord was with him.

for these Levites, the four chief gatekeepers, had an official duty, and were in charge of the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

So all Israel was enrolled by genealogies; and they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was carried away into exile to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness [to God].

The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.

Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,

They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and in its towns, and in all the [surrounding] pasture lands of Sharon, as far as their borders.

Eshton became the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.

The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and Timna was Lotan’s sister.

And Caleb the son of Hezron had sons by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. Azubah’s sons were: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

Abigail gave birth to Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

Hadad died also.The chiefs of Edom were: chiefs Timna, Aliah, Jetheth,

Now the sons (people) of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land; their settlements spread from Bashan to Baal-hermon and Senir and Mount Hermon.

Meonothai became the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge-harashim [the Valley of Craftsmen, so named] because they were craftsmen.

When Hadad [I] died, Samlah of Masrekah became king in his place.

Therefore may it please You to bless the house (descendants) of Your servant, that it may continue before You forever; for what You bless, O Lord, is blessed forever.”

When they wandered from nation to nation,
And from one kingdom to another people,

Because God was helping the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord [to do it carefully and safely], they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

All these were enrolled in the genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam [II] king of Israel.

They were armed with bows, and could use the right hand or the left to sling stones and shoot arrows from the bow; they were Saul’s relatives from [the tribe of] Benjamin.

Let Your name [and the character that it denotes] endure and be magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, yes, a God to Israel; and the house of Your servant David is established before You.’

Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

These were the heads of their fathers’ households: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, warriors of valor [willing and able to encounter danger], famous men, and heads of the households of their fathers.

Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,

Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

Jehoiada was the leader of [the house of] Aaron, and with him were 3,700,

Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.

His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod and Abiezer and Mahlah.

So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul, king of Assyria, [that is,] the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away into exile—the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh—and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river Gozan, [where they remain] to this day.

They were given help against them, and the Hagrites were handed over to them, and all who were allied with them; for they cried out to God [for help] in the battle; and He granted their entreaty because they relied on and trusted in Him.

And these Israelites, [on the east side of the Jordan River] made war with the Hagrites [a tribe of northern Arabia], Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.

The sons of Caleb [Joshua’s companion] the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.

Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah [Samuel’s father] his son.

The sons of Amram: Aaron, Moses and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister;

When Shaul died, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor became king in his place.

David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who carried the ark, and the singers and Chenaniah, director of the music of the singers. David also wore an ephod (a priestly upper garment) of linen.

Courageous men from the Gadites came over to David in the stronghold in the wilderness, men trained for war, who could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and who were swift as gazelles on the mountains.

This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty [heroes]. He lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he killed at one time.

Now these are the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who strongly supported him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, in accordance with the word of the Lord concerning Israel.

Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son and Nahath his son,

The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea;

When Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah became king in his place.

Of the tribe of Ephraim, 20,800, courageous men, famous in their fathers’ houses.

The Philistines followed closely after Saul and his sons and overtook them, and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel, heads of their fathers’ households. The sons of Tola were courageous men in their generations; their number in the days of David was 22,600.

For a great number fell mortally wounded, because the battle was of God. And these Israelites settled in their territory until the exile [by Assyria more than five centuries later].

Though Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came [David] the leader [and eventually the Messiah], yet the birthright was Joseph’s—

Mered’s Jewish wife gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.

third, Absalom the son of Maacah, daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith;

He killed an Egyptian also, a man of great stature, five cubits tall. In the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam, and Benaiah went down to him with [only] a staff (rod) and grabbed the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.

The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. These are the sons of Bithia daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took: she conceived and gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

These are the numbers of the [armed] units equipped for war who came to David at Hebron to turn [over] the kingdom of Saul to him, in accordance with the word of the Lord.

The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

But they acted treacherously against the God of their fathers and played the prostitute with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.

All those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds were 212. They were enrolled by their genealogies in their villages [around Jerusalem], these men [whose grandfathers] David and Samuel the seer had appointed to their official duty.

These Israelites took away their livestock: their 50,000 camels, and 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys; and 100,000 people.

Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

and Jokim, the men of Cozeba, Joash, and Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. These are ancient words (genealogical records).

Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath, and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.

It happened that as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the City of David, Michal [David’s wife] the daughter of Saul, looking down through a window, saw King David leaping and dancing [in celebration]; and she despised him in her heart.

Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.

Now David said, “Whoever strikes down a Jebusite first shall be chief and commander.” Joab the son of Zeruiah [David’s half sister] went up first, and so he was made chief.

Then he went in to his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son, and he named him Beriah (on misfortune), because tragedy had come on his house.

The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

So they shall be responsible for the Tent of Meeting, the Holy Place, and the sons of Aaron their relatives, for the service of the house of the Lord.

And now, O Lord, You are God, and you have spoken and promised this good thing to Your servant.

Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa, Abiezer of Anathoth,

Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,

The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul;

The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.

Amon his son, Josiah his son.

of the tribe of Zebulun, there were 50,000 in military service who could draw up in battle formation with all kinds of weapons of war and helped David, men with an undivided heart.

Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,

These were the potters and those who lived [among plantations and hedges] at Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king for his work.

and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed—five in all.

The chief was Ahiezer and then Joash, the sons of Shemaah of Gibeah; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, and Jehu of Anathoth,

Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,

Beriah’s daughter was Sheerah, who built both Lower and Upper Beth-horon, and also Uzzen-sheerah.

The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, Isshiah; all five of them were chief men.

Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the eldest of Ephrathah (Ephrath), the father of Bethlehem.

The sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah.

The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second.

Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah.

fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.

Ozem the sixth, David the seventh.

Then the Jebusites said to David, “You shall not come in here.” But David captured the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).

Their relatives in their villages were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them;

Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,

The sons of Benjamin were three: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.

The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all.

They spent the night around the house of God, for the [night] watch was theirs, and they were in charge of opening the house morning after morning.

In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel; and the Lord your God said to you, ‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and you shall be prince and leader over My people Israel.’”

Now the first [of the returned exiles] who lived [again] in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim (temple servants).

Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

and along the borders of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, Dor, with all their towns. In these [places] lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel (Jacob).

With them by their generations according to their fathers’ households were 36,000 troops of the army for war, for they had many wives and children.

Of the tribe of Benjamin, the relatives of [King] Saul, 3,000; for until now the majority of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

Nohah the fourth and Rapha the fifth.

Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

The sons of Bela were five: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were heads of the households of their fathers, courageous men. By their genealogies they were 22,034.

Their relatives among all the families of Issachar, courageous men, registered by genealogies, were 87,000 in all.

The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were: the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

Later, when Hezron was sixty years old, he married the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, and she bore him Segub.

The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides —on the east, west, north, and south.

So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the Lord, that is, the house of the tabernacle, as guards.

Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.

The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah; and Serah their sister.

Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, and Shechem, and as far as Ayyah with all their towns,

and Abishua became the father of Bukki, and Bukki became the father of Uzzi,

The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three in all.

So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant (solemn agreement) with them there before the Lord; and they anointed him king over Israel, in accordance with the word of the Lord through Samuel.

Some of them also were appointed over the furniture and over all the [sacred] utensils of the sanctuary, as well as over the fine flour and the wine and the [olive] oil and the frankincense and the spices.

Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite,

Now the mighty men of the armies were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the sons of Perez the son of Judah.

Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

The sons (descendants) of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. The sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat—six in all.

Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

He was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain to [the rank of] the [first] three. David appointed him over his bodyguard.

and Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.

Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera—he forced them into exile; he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

Non (Nun) his son, and Joshua [Moses’ successor] his son.

The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,

They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,

Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.

Ishmaiah of Gibeon, a mighty man among the thirty, and [a leader] over them; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad of Gederah,

Now some of them were in charge of the serving utensils, being required to count them when they brought them in or took them out.

Shaharaim became the father of children in the country of Moab after he had sent away (divorced) Hushim and Baara his wives.

These are the sons of Ehud: These are the heads of the fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Geba; they were exiled to Manahath:

and Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth,

Shallum was Shaul’s son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

Then David lived in the stronghold; so it was called the City of David.

Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.

David became greater and greater, for the Lord of hosts was with him.

Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites,

From the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;

Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,

The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

“Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm.”

He built the city around it, from the Millo (fortification) to the surrounding area; and Joab repaired the rest of the [old Jebusite] city.

Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;

Some of the sons (people) of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:

Gedor, Ahio, and Zecher.

Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

Rephah was his son along with Resheph; Resheph’s son was Telah, Tahan his son,

Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised [Philistines] will come and abuse and humiliate me.” But his armor bearer would not, for he was terrified. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

Ezer was the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

Now in Gibeon, Jeiel, the father of Gibeon lived, and his wife’s name was Maacah;

Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many sons, neither did all their family multiply like the sons of Judah.

The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were appointed to sound aloud the bronze cymbals;

Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

But Geshur and Aram took from them Havvoth-jair, with Kenath and its villages, sixty towns in all. All these were the sons (descendants) of Machir, the father of Gilead.

Of the tribe of Naphtali, there were 1,000 captains, and with them 37,000 [of the rank and file armed] with shield and spear.

and their relatives according to their generations, 956. All these men were heads of fathers’ households according to their fathers’ houses.

From the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their relatives, 690 [of them].

From the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.

and his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

Of the tribe of Dan, 28,600 men who could draw up in battle formation.

The sons of Merari: by Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.

So Saul died with his three sons and all those of his house died together.

The battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers found him; and he was [mortally] wounded by the archers.

Iphdeiah and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

Segub became the father of Jair, who [later] had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

So David gave Ornan 600 shekels of gold by weight for the site.

These [men] were heads of the fathers’ households, according to their generations, chief men who lived in Jerusalem.

The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

Other sons of the priests prepared the mixture of spices.

Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,

So they stripped Saul and took his head and his armor and sent messengers around the land of the Philistines to bring the good news to their idols and to the people.

He allowed no man to oppress or exploit them,
And, He reproved and punished kings for their sakes, saying,

When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that the army had fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.

After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’s wife, bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.

the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.

Jerahmeel had another wife, named Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.

The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel [the skillful craftsman who made the furnishings of the tabernacle].

The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

It came about the next day, when the Philistines came to strip (plunder) the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

They put Saul’s armor in the house of their gods and nailed up his head in the house (temple) of Dagon.

The name of Abishur’s wife was Abihail; she bore him Ahban and Molid.

Satan [the adversary] stood up against Israel and incited David to count [the population of] Israel.

and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah [were to play] with harps tuned to Alamoth [that is, a high pitch];

Sing to the Lord, all the earth;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.

And what one nation on the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people, to make a name for Yourself by great and awesome and terrible things, by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed out of Egypt?

Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the cattle grazing in Sharon; Shaphat the son of Adlai was in charge of the cattle in the valleys.

By Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

Declare His glory among the nations,
His marvelous works among all peoples.

Then David’s fame spread into all the lands; and the Lord caused all nations to fear him.

Therefore David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly and said, “Blessed (praised, adored, and thanked) are You, O Lord God of Israel (Jacob) our father, forever and ever.

Of the tribe of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, two hundred chiefs; and all their relatives were at their command;

The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and on the earth; Yours is the dominion and kingdom, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.

Chenaniah, leader of the Levites, was in charge of the singing; he gave instruction in singing because he was skilled.

For by the last words of David, the Levites from twenty years old and above were counted.

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
He is also to be feared [with awe-filled reverence] above all gods.

Tremble [reverently] before Him, all the earth;
The world is firmly established, it will not be moved.

For their duty is to assist [the priests] the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the Lord, in [caring for] the courtyards, the chambers, the purifying of all holy things, and any work of the service of the house of God,

Moreover, David and the commanders of the army selected for the [temple] service some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals. The list of the musicians who performed their service was as follows:

And King David said to all the assembly, “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and inexperienced and the work is great; for the temple is not for man but for the Lord God.

David built houses for himself in the City of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

Ascribe to the Lord the glory and honor due His name;
Bring an offering [of thanksgiving], and come before Him;
Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.

The sons of Shobal: Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

By Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.

Also, the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its utensils for its service.”

O give thanks to the Lord, call on His name;
Make His deeds known among the peoples.

As David sat in his house (palace), he said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I live in a house of cedars, while the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under tent curtains.”

and with the showbread, and the fine flour for a grain offering, and unleavened wafers, or what is baked in the pan or what is well-mixed, and all measures of volume and size [as the Law of Moses required].

The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.

O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness endures forever.

Then David built an altar to the Lord there and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings. And he called on the Lord, and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.

“Therefore now, O Lord, let the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house endure forever, and do as You have said.

“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will reject you forever.

Then the Lord commanded the [avenging] angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath.

When David reached old age, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

Then it happened at the end of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, Joab led out the army and ravaged and devastated the land of the Ammonites, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem [with Bathsheba]. Joab struck Rabbah and overthrew it.

David assembled at Jerusalem all the leaders (officials) of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, and the commanders of the divisions that served the king, and the commanders of thousands, and the commanders of hundreds, and the overseers of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, with the palace officers and the mighty men, and all the brave warriors.

The divisions of the descendants of Aaron were these: the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Of the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, were in charge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan, for all the work of the Lord and the service of the king.

the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve.

So they brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

For the divisions of the gatekeepers: Of the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

Magdiel, and Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.

David consulted with the captains of the thousands and the hundreds, even with every leader.

Then David said, “This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all. In Your hand is power and might; and it is in Your hands to make great and to give strength to everyone.

For all the gods of the peoples are [lifeless] idols,
But the Lord made the heavens.

Then David the king rose to his feet and said, “Hear me, my brothers [in arms] and my people. I had intended to build a permanent home for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and as a footstool for our God, and I prepared materials for the building.

For the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering were at that time in the high place at Gibeon.

and to offer all burnt sacrifices to the Lord on the Sabbaths, the new moons, and the festivals by number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before the Lord.

These also cast lots as did their relatives the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites—the head of father’s households as well as those of his younger brother.

Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the Benjamites, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

This is the list of the sons (descendants) of Israel, the heads of fathers’ households, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in all matters of the divisions which came in and went out month by month throughout the year, each division numbering 24,000:

So David said to Joab and the leaders of the people, “Go, count Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and bring me their total, so that I may know it.”

After this it came about that David defeated and subdued the Philistines, and he took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.

the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

Then on that day David first entrusted to Asaph and his relatives to give thanks to the Lord [as their chief task].

Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels; and Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.

and Jerijah’s relatives, 2,700 capable men, were heads of fathers’ households; and King David made them overseers of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, for everything pertaining to God and to the king.

He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord and to profess [God’s name] and to thank and praise the Lord, the God of Israel:

Now it came about after this, that Nahash king of the Ammonites died, and his son became king in his place.

Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar timbers, masons and carpenters, to build a house (palace) for him.

Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and take action; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor abandon you [but will guide you in the construction] until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.

So David, with the elders of Israel and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-edom with joy.

“But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.

Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the Lord;
For He comes to judge and govern the earth.

So with all my ability I have provided for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, silver for the things of silver, bronze for the things of bronze, iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, as well as onyx stones and stones to be inlaid, stones of antimony (a brittle, silvery-white metal) and stones of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones and alabaster in abundance.

When Samlah died, Shaul of Rehoboth on the River [Euphrates] became king in his place.

At that time, when David saw that the Lord had answered him on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he sacrificed there.

Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
Ascribe to the Lord glory and honor and strength.

So David gave orders to gather the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and he assigned stonecutters to hew out stones to build the house of God.

Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was terrified by the sword of the angel of the Lord.

Ahithophel was counselor to the king; and Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion and friend.

There was war again with the Philistines, and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

He shall build a house for My Name (Presence). He shall be My son and I will be his father; and I will establish his royal throne over Israel forever.’

Then Joab gave the total of the census of the people to David. And all Israel were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword; and in Judah 470,000 men who drew the sword.

Seek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face continually [longing to be in His presence].

Behold, a son will be born to you, who will be a man of peace. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days.

When Husham died, Hadad [I of Edom] the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the field of Moab, became king in his place; the name of his city was Avith.

Splendor and majesty are [found] in His presence;
Strength and joy are [found] in His place (sanctuary).

God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; and as he was destroying it, the Lord looked, and relented concerning the catastrophe and said to the destroying angel, “It is enough; now remove your hand [of judgment].” And the angel of the Lord was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Then David said, “No one is to carry the ark of God except the Levites; for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of God and to minister to Him forever.”

Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are written in the chronicles (records) of Samuel the seer, in the chronicles of Nathan the prophet, and in the chronicles of Gad the seer,

Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the flocks. All these were overseers and stewards of the property which belonged to King David.

Then Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”

David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if it is from the Lord our God, let us send word everywhere to our fellow countrymen who remain in all the land of Israel, and to the priests and Levites who are with them in their cities with pasture lands, so that they may meet with us;

Then David gave to his son Solomon the plan for the porch of the temple, its buildings, its treasuries, its upper chambers, its inner rooms, and for the place for the [ark and its] mercy seat;

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

David and all Israel celebrated [joyfully] before God with all their might, with songs, lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

Now these are those whom David appointed over the service of song in the house of the Lord after the ark [of the covenant] rested there.

either three years of famine, or three months to be swept away before your enemies, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you, or else three days of the sword of the Lord and plague in the land, and the angel of the Lord bringing destruction throughout all the territory of Israel.’ Now therefore, consider what answer I shall return to Him who sent me.”

Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

Now it came about after this that war broke out at Gezer with the Philistines; then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the giants, and they were subdued.

I know also, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness and integrity. In the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. So now with joy I have seen Your people who are present here, make their offerings willingly and freely to You.

Also Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a counselor and advisor, a man of understanding and wisdom, and a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni attended (tutored) the king’s sons.

David said, “I will be kind (gracious) to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father was kind to me.” So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning [the death of] his father. And the servants of David came to the land of the Ammonites to comfort Hanun.

When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they all went up in search of David; and he heard about it and went out against them.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
Forever and ever.And all the people said, “Amen,” and praised the Lord.

So David gathered all Israel together, from the Shihor [watercourse] of Egypt, to the entrance of Hamath [in the north], to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,

When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites became king in his place.

David took from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers (infantrymen). David also hamstrung [nearly] all the chariot horses [to make them lame and useless], but left enough of them for 100 chariots.

So Israel came up to Baal-perazim, and David defeated the Philistines there. Then David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand, like the breakthrough of waters.” Therefore they named that place Baal-perazim.

Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

Let the sea roar, and all the things that fill it;
Let the field rejoice, and all that is in it.

When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to hold and steady the ark, for the oxen [that were drawing the cart] nearly overturned it.

Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel (Jaaziel), Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel with musical instruments, harps and lyres; also Asaph played loud-sounding cymbals;

The lots fell, the first one to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

But it came about that same night that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

Then David raised his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered in sackcloth, fell on their faces.

Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was responsible for the things baked in pans.

David took the crown of their king from his head and found that it weighed a talent of gold and that there was a precious stone in it; so it was set on David’s head. He also brought a very great amount of spoil (plunder) out of the city [of Rabbah].

And it shall come to pass that when your days are completed and you must go to be with your fathers [in death], I will raise up one of your descendants after you, one of your own sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion to the Euphrates River.

the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

He brought out the people who were in it, and put them [to work] with saws, iron picks, and axes. David dealt in this way with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their offices for their assigned duties.

Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,

They carried the ark of God on a new cart and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio [his brother] drove the cart.

Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division for the first month; and in his division were 24,000.

David and all Israel went up to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim, which belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord who sits enthroned above the cherubim, the ark which is called by His name.

Then David the king went in and sat before the Lord and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house and family that You have brought me this far?

Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

Now, therefore, this is what you shall say to My servant David: ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be leader over My people Israel.

When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

And he assembled together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and Levites.

They are to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at evening,

Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests, and Shavsha was secretary (state scribe);

The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

They ate and drank that day before the Lord with great rejoicing.They made Solomon the son of David king a second time, and anointed him as ruler for the Lord and Zadok as [high] priest.

Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Sheshan had no sons—only daughters. But Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and 4,000 [musicians] were to praise the Lord with the instruments which David made for giving praise.

Then the people rejoiced because they had given willingly, for with a whole and blameless heart they had offered freely to the Lord. King David also rejoiced greatly.

Of all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons) He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

Of the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts.

David said to Solomon, “My son, I had intended to build a house for the Name (Presence) of the Lord my God.

Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

He defeated Moab, and the Moabites became David’s servants and brought tribute (gifts).

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

When the Ammonites saw that they had made themselves hateful to David, Hanun and his people sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.

for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought Israel up [from Egypt] until this day, but I have gone from tent to tent and from one dwelling place to another.

Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord.

David left Zadok the priest and his relatives the priests before the dwelling place (tabernacle) of the Lord in the high place which was at Gibeon,

Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;
Speak of all His wonders.

These men and their sons served from the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel [the great prophet and judge],

Then the rulers of the fathers’ households, and leaders of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with the overseers of the king’s work, offered willingly

All these [men] were the sons of Heman the king’s seer to exalt him in accordance with the words of God; for God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

To Shuppim and Hosah [the lot fell] for the west [gates], by the gate of Shallecheth, on the ascending highway, division by division.

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
And let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.”

For we are sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope [of remaining].

and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests blew trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

David said to God, “Is it not I who commanded the people to be counted? I am the one who has sinned and done evil; but as for these sheep [the people of Israel], what have they done? O Lord my God, please let Your hand be against me and my father’s house, but not against Your people that they should be plagued.”

the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

The next day they offered sacrifices and burnt offerings to the Lord: 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 lambs, with their drink offerings (libations) and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.

David said, “Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the Lord shall be exceedingly magnificent, famous, and an object of glory and splendor throughout all lands [of the earth]. So now I will make preparations for it.” Therefore, David made ample preparations before his death.

Also Abishai the son of Zeruiah [David’s half sister] defeated 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

And David understood that the Lord had established and confirmed him as king over Israel, for his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel.

But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have waged great wars; you shall not build a house for My Name, because you have shed so much blood on the earth before me.

and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the model of the chariot of the cherubim that spread their wings and covered the ark of the Lord’s covenant.

So David did not bring the ark with him to the City of David, but took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

Then all the assembly agreed to do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

The anger of the Lord burned against Uzza, and He struck him down because he touched the ark; and there he died before God.

So David inquired again of God, and God said to him, “Do not go up after them; circle around behind them and come at them in front of the balsam trees.

Ner became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of [King] Saul, and Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal (Ish-bosheth).

Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the Valley of Rephaim.

Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king in place of David his father; and he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.

And the Lord said to Gad, David’s seer,

O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build You a house for Your holy Name, it is from Your hand, and is all Your own.

He said to me, ‘Solomon your son shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be a son to Me, and I will be a father to him.

So they were divided by lot, one group with the other; for they were officers of the sanctuary and officers (high priests) of God, both from the descendants of Eleazar and from the descendants of Ithamar.

He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.

and the plan of all that he had in mind, for the courts of the house of the Lord, and for all the surrounding rooms, for the storerooms of the house of God and for the storerooms for the dedicated gifts and offerings;

“All this,” said David, “the Lord made me understand in writing by His hand upon me, all the work and details [to be done] according to this plan.”

But the leaders of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Do you think that David has sent people to console and comfort you because he honors your father? Have his servants not come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?”

Then David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites—Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab,

Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

Also those who were [living] near them [from] as far as [the tribes of] Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen, abundant supplies of flour, cakes of figs and raisins, wine, [olive] oil, oxen, and sheep, for there was joy in Israel.

Then say, “Save us, O God of our salvation;
Gather us together and rescue us from the nations,
That we may give thanks to Your holy name,
And glory in Your praise.”

Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek after all the commandments of the Lord your God so that you may possess the good land and leave it as an inheritance to your sons after you forever.

Be mindful of His covenant forever,
The promise which He commanded and established to a thousand generations,

The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, namely, the Jehielites, were the heads of the fathers’ households, belonging to Ladan the Gershonite.

Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, from the Levites, recorded them in the presence of the king, the officers, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar [the priest who escaped Saul’s massacre at Nob], and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites; one father’s household taken for Eleazar and one taken for Ithamar.

Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada the son of Benaiah and by Abiathar; and Joab was the commander of the king’s army.

and Obed-edom with his sixty-eight relatives; also Obed-edom the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.

The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal (Mephibosheth), and Merib-baal became the father of Micah.