12Shuppim also, and Huppim, the Elishama his son; 27°Nun his son, sons of Ir, Hushim, the son of An- Joshua his son. 28And their possesother.
sions and habitations were Beth-el 13The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and the towns thereof, and eastward and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the sons of Bilhah.
the towns thereof; Shechem also and uThe sons of Manasseh: Asriel, the towns thereof, unto Aiah and whom his wife bore — his concubine the towns thereof; 29and by the borders the Aramitess bore Machir the father of the children of Manasseh, Bethof Gilead; 15and Machir took a wife of shean and the towns thereof, Taanach Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's and the towns thereof, Megiddo and name was Maacah — and the name the towns thereof, Dor and the towns of the second was Zelophehad; and thereof. In these dwelt the children Zelophehad had daughters. 16And of Joseph the son of Israel.
Maacah the wife of MacKir bore a 30The sons of Asher: Imnah, and son, and she called his name Peresh; Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and and the name of his brother was Serah their sister. 31And the sons of Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who was Rekem. 17And the sons of Ulam: the father of Birzaith. 32And Heber Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasbegot Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. 38And seh. 18And his sister Hammolecheth the sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimbore Ish-hod, and Abiezer, and hal, and Asvath. These are the chil- Mahlah. l9And the sons of Shemida dren of Japhlet. 84And the sons were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, of Shemer: Ahi, and Rohgah, and and Aniam.
Hubbah, and Aram. 36And the sons 20And the sons of Ephraim: Shuof Helem his brother: Zophah, and thelah — and Bered was his son, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Anxal. 86The Tahath his son, and Eleadah his son, sons of Zophah: Suah, and Harnepher, and Tahath his son, Sland Zabad his and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah: son, and Shuthelah 'his son — and 37Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Ezer, and Mead, whom the men of Shilsha, and Ithran, and Beera. 38And Gath that were born in the land slew, the sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and because they came down to take Pispa, and Ara. 89And the sons of away their cattle. MAnd Ephraim Ulla: Arah, aad Hanniel, and Rizia.
their father mourned many days, 40All these were the children of Asher, and his brethren came to comfort heads of the fathers' houses, choice him. **And he went in to his wife, and mighty men of valour, chief of the a That is, Dan to Heb. bwa&h °Heb JVon.
FIRST CHRONICLES princes. And the number of them reckoned by genealogy for service in war was twenty and six thousand men Q And Benjamin begot Bela his first- born, Ashbel the second, and Ahar ah the third; 2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 8And Bela had sons Addar, and Gera, and Abihud; 4anc Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah 5and Gera, and Shephuphan, anc Huram. 6And these are the sons o: Ehud— these are the heads of fathers houses of the inhabitants of Geba, anc they were carried captive to Mana- hath; 7and Naaman, and Ahijah, anc Gera, were they that carried them captive — and he begot Uzza, and Ahi- hud. 8And Shaharaim begot children in the field of Moafy after he hac sent them away, to wit, Hushim anc Baara his wives; 9he begot of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam; 10and Jeuz, and Sachiah, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers' houses. "And of Hushim he begot Abitub, and Elpaal. ^And the sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof; 13and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers' houses of the inhab- itants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath. I4And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth; 16and,Zeba- diah, and Arad, and Eder; 16and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, were the sons of Beriah. 17And Zebadiah, and MeshuUam, and Hizki, and He- ber; 18and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, were the sons of Elpaal. 19And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi; 20and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel; 21and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, were the sons of Shimei. ^And Ish- pan, and Ebed,and Elicl; ^andAbdon, and Zichri, and Hanan; 24and Hanamah. and Elam, and Anthothiah; 25and Iphdeiah, and Pcnuel, were the sons of Shashak. 26And Shamsherui, and Shehariah, and Athaliah; 4J7and Jaareshiah, and Ehjah, and Zichri, were the sons of Jeroham. 38Thc<?e were heads of fathers' houses through- out their generations, chief men; the?>e dwelt in Jerusalem.
^And in Gibeon there dwelt the father of Gibeon [, *Jeiel], whoso wife's name was Maacah; 30and his first-boi n son Abdon, and /ur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, 31and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher. 32And Mikloth be- got Shimeah. And they also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against their brethren.
83And Ner begot Kish; and Kish begot Saul; and Saul begot Jonathan, Malchi-shua, and Abiuadab, and Eshbaal. 34And the son of Jona- than was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begot Micah. S5And the sons of Micah * Pithon, and Meleeh, and Taarea, and Ahaz. 36And Ahaz begot Je- hoaddah; and Jehoaddah begot Alc- meth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimn begot Moza; 37and Moza begot Binea; Raphah was his son, Elcasah his son, Azel his son. **And Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azri- kam, Bocru, and Ishmael, and Shea- riah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. **And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his irst-born, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. 40And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour. archers; and had many son«, ana sons' sons, a hundred and fifty* All these were of the sons of Benjamin.
So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, thoy are written in the boofc of the kings of Israel; and Judah was carried away FIRST CHRONICLES captive to Babylon because of their transgression. 2Now the first in- habitants that dwelt in their posses- sions in their cities were, Israelites, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim. 8And in Jerusalem dwelt of the chil- dren of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh: 4Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah. 6And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the first-born and his sons. 6And of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their breth- ren, six hundred and ninety. 7And of the sons of Benjamin: ballu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hoda- viah, the son of Hassenuah; 8and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Merfiullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibneiah; 9and their brethren, according to their gen- erations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were heads of fathers' houses by their fathers' houses.
10And of the priests: Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin; nand Azariah. the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshul- lam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God; %nd Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Mfeshullam, the son of Meshille- mith, the son of Imrner; wand their brethren, heads of their fathers' houses, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore: very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
"And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 15and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; 16and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages, of the Netophathites.
17And the porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brother Shallum the chief; 18who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward; they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi. l9And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of his father's house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the Tent; and then: fathers had been over the camp of the LORD, keepers of the entry; 20and Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, the LORD being with him. 2IZech- ariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of meet- ing. ^All these that were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their vil- lages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office. 23So they and their children had the over- sight of the gates of the house of the LOUD, even the house of the Tent, by wards, ^On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south. 25And their brethren, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them; 26for the four chief porters were in a set office. These were the •Levites.
They were also over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God. 27And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge FIRST CHRONICLES thereof was upon them, and to them pertained the- opening thereof morning by morning. 28And certain of them had charge of the vessels of service, for by tale were they brought in and by tale were they taken out. 29Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over all the holy vessels, and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices. 30And some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices. 31And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the first-born of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were baked on griddles. ^And some of their breth- ren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the showbread, to prepare it every sabbath.
^And these are the singers, heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, who dwelt in the chambers and were free from other service; for they were em- ployed in their work day and night. MThese were heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, by their generations, chief men; these dwelt at Jerusalem.
36And in Gibeon there dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah; 36and his first- born son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab; 37and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. 38AndMikloth begot Shime- am. And they also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against their brethren.
39And Ner begot Kish; and Kish begot Saul; and Saul begot Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal, 40And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and aMerib-baal be- got Micah. ^And the sons of Micah Pithon, and Melech, and Taharea [,band Ahaz]. ^And Ahaz begot Jarah; and Jarah begot Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza. ^And Moza begot Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. '"And Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of Azel.
1 A Now the Philistines fought iv against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2And the Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abina- dab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. 3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers over- took him; and he was in anguish by reason of the archers. 4Then said Saul unto his armour-bearer: 'Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and make a mock of me.' But his armour-bearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it. 6And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died. 6So Saul died, and his three sons; and all his house died together. 7And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that [Israel] fled, and that Saul and ids sons were dead, they forsook their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
8And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. dAnd they stripped him, and took his head, and ois armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10And they put his armour FIRST CHRONICLES in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of -Dagon. nAnd when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, *%dl the valiant men arose, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the terebinth in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
13So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, because of the word of the LORD, which he kept not; and also for that he asked counsel of a ghost, to inquire thereby, 14and inquired not of the LORD; there- fore He slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.
1 -j Then all Israel gathered them- •L-L selves to David unto Hebron, saying: 'Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2In times past, even when Saul was king, it was thou that didst lead out and bring in Israel; and the LORD thy God said unto theo: Thou shalt feed My people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over My people Israel.' 3So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of SamueL 4And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem — the same is Jebus — and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there. 8And the inhab- itants of Jebus said to David: 'Thou shalt not come in hither/ Neverthe- less David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David. 'And David said: 'Whosoeversmiteth the Jebusites first shall bo chief and captain/ And Joab the son of Zerujah went up fir«t, and was made chief. 7And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David. 8And he built the city round about, from Millo even round about; and Joab repaired the rest of the city. 9And David waxed greater and great- er; for the LORD of hosts was with him.
10Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who held strongly with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make ham king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. uAnd this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmomte, the chief of the cap- tains; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them at one time.
12And after Mm was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men. 18He was with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines. 14But they stood in the mids't of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great victory.
"And three of the thirty chiefs went down to the rock to David, unto the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim. 16And David* was then in tho stronghold, and the gar- rison of the Philistines was then in Beth4ehem. 17And David longed, and said: ' Oh that ono would give me water to drink of tho well of Bcth-lchcm, which is by the gate!' 18And the three broke through tho host of the Philis- tines, and drew water out of tho well of Both-lohcm, that was by tho gate, and took it, and brought it to David; but David would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto tho LORD, FIRST CHRONICLES 19and said: 'My God forbid it me, that I should do this; shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives m jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it.' Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
20And aAbishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three. 210f the three in the second rank he was the most honourable, and was made their captain; howbeit he attained not to the first three.
^Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he smote the two altar-hearths of Moab; he went down also and slew a Eon in the midst of a pit in time of snow. M And he slew an Egyp- tian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, plucked the spear out of the tian's hand, and slew him with own spear. ^These things did Be- naiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men. 25Behold, he was more honourable than tjie thirty, but he attained not to the first three; and David set him over his guard.
28Also the mighty men of valour: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem; 27Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelomte; 28Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite; 29Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite; 30Mahrai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Ne- tophathite; 31Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite; 32Hurai of Nahale-gaash, Abiel the Arbathite; 33Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite; ^he sons of Hashem the Gizomte, Jonathan the son of Shageh the Hararite; 35Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of TJr; 36Hepher the Mecherath- ite, Ahijah the Pelonite; 37Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai; 38Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri; 39Zelek the Ammon- ite, Nahrai the Berothite, the armour- bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah; 40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite; ^Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai; ^Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him; ^Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite; ^Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroente; 45Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite; 46Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite; 47Eliel, and Mezobaite.
Obed, and Jaasiel the » Hob. Alston.
1 O Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he was yet shut up because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war. 2They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow; they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. 3The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and JozieL and Pelet, the sons of Azmavcth; and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite; %nd Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty naan among the thirty, and over the thirty; 6and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gede- rathite; 6Elusai, and Jorimoth, and FIRST CHRONICLES Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shepha- tiah the Hariphite; 7Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites; 8and Joe- lah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of the troop.
9And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the strong- hold in the wilderness, mighty men of valour, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains: 10Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third; uMash- mannah*the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth; 12Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh; 13Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth; 14 Jeremiah the tenth, Mach- bannai the eleventh. 16These of the sons of Gad were captains of the host; he that was least was equal to a hundred, and the greatest to a thou- sand. 16These arc they that went over the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all its banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
I7And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the strong- hold unto David. 18And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them: 'If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if ye be come to betray me to mine ad- versaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and give judgment/ 19Then the spirit clothed Amasai, who was chief of the captains: Thine are we, David, And on thy side, thou son of Jesse; Peace, peace be unto thee, And peace bo to thy helpers; For ury God helpeth thee.
Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
200f Manasseh also there feJl away some to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle, but athey helped them not; for the lords of the Philistines upon advise- ment sent him away, saying: 'He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads/ 21As ha went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manas- seh. Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands that were of Manasseh. ^And they helped David against the troop, for they were aU mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host. ^For from day ^to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great host, like the host of God.
24And these are the numbers of the heads of them that were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD. 26The children of Judah that bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war, 260f the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. ^Of the children of Levi four thousand and hundred. 28And Jehoiada six was * That is, David aad tas men.
the leader of the house of Aaron, and with him were three thousand and seven, hundred; **and Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two caphty of valour, and of his iouse twenty; and two cap- tains. 80And of the children of Bonja-. min. the brethren of Saul, three thou- sand; for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. 3lAnd of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty moa of valour, famous men in their father^' FIRST CHRONICLES houses. 82And of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king. ^And of the chil- dren of Issachar, men that had un- derstanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. 340f Eebulun, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand; and that could order the battle array, and were not of double heart. ^And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. ^And of the Danites that could set the battle in array, twenty and eight thousand and six hundred. 87And of Asher, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, forty thousand. 38And on the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, a hundred and twenty thousand. 39AU these, being men of war, that could order the battle array, came with a whole 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. 40And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had made preparation for them. ^Moreover they that were nigh unto them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, victual of meal, cakes _of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, ana oil, and oxen, and sheep in abundance; for there was joy in Israel.
1 O And David consulted with the XlJ captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader. 2And David said unto all the assembly of Israel: 'If it seem good unto you, and if it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad everywhere unto our brethren that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites that are in their cities that have open land about them, that they may gather themselves unto us; 8and let us bring back the ark of pur God to us; for we sought not unto it in the days of Saul/ 4An$ all the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people. 5So David assembled all Israel together, from Shihor the brook of Egypt even unto the en- trance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
6And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, the LORD that sitteth upon the cherubim, whereon is called the Name. 7And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, [and brought it] out of the house of Abinadab; and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart. 8And David and all Israel played before God with all their might; even with songs, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets. 9And when they came unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled. 10And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and He smote him, because he put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God. "And Da- vid was displeased, because the LORT> aad broken forth upon Uzza; and that place was called aPerez-uzza * That is, The breach of Uzza.
FIRST CHRONICLES unto this day. ^And David was afraid of God that day, saying: 'How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?' 13So David removed not the ark unto him into the city of David, but carried it aside into the houge of Obed-edom the Gittite. 14And 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.
1 A And Huram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar- trees, ajid masons, and carpenters, to build him a house. 2And David per- ceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, for his kingdom was exalted exceedingly, for His people Israel's sake.
3And David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David begot more sons and daughters. 4And those are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon; 6and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpelet; °and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia; 7aud Elish- ama, and Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
8And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines wont up to seek David; and David hoard of it, and went out to meet them. 9Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim. "And David inquired of God, saying: 'Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt Thou deliver them into my hand?' And the LORD said unto him: 'Go up; for I will deliver them into thy hand.* "So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and David said: 'God hath brokea mine enemies by my hand, like the breach of waters/ Therefore they called the name of that place aBaal-perazim. ^And they left their gods there; and David gave com- mandment, and they were burned with fire.
13And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley. 14And Da- vid inquired again of God; and God said unto him: 'Thou shalt not go up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees. "And it when thou hearest the shall be, sound of * That U, Th* powwor of brMohw.