David: 'Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes; lo, I give thee the oxen for burnt-offerings, and the threshing- instruments fpr wood, and the wheat for tho meal-offering; I give it all/ MAnd king David said to Oman: 'Nay, but I will verily buy it for the full price; for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor, offer a burnt-offering without cost/ *8So David gave to Oman for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight. 26And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and called upon the LORD; and He answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt- offering. 27And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword back into the sheath thereof.
28At that time, when David saw that the LORD had answered him hi the threshing-floor of Oman the Jebu- site, then he sacrificed there. 29For 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, 30But David could not go before it to inquire of God; for he was terrified because of the sword of the angel of OO the LORD. 'Then David said, 'This is the house of the LORD od, and this is the altar of burnt- offering for Israel/ 2And David commanded to gather iogether the strangers that were in ;he land of Israel; and he set masons ;o hew wrought stones to build the house of God. 3And David prepared ron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the coup- lings; and brass in abundance without weight; 4and cedar-trees without num- )er; for tho Zidonians and they of Tyre brought cedar-trees in abundance to David. 6And David said: 'Solomon my son is young and tender, and. the louse that is to be builded for the must be exceeding magnificent, rf fame and of glory throughout all sountries; I will therefore make prep- aration for him.' So David prepared abundantly before his death.
*Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for he LORD, the God of Israel. 7And Da- FIRST CHRONICLES FIRST CHRONICLES vid said to Solomon: 'My son, as for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God. 8But the word of the LOED came to me, saying: Thou hast shec blood abundantly, and hast made great wars; thou shalt not build house unto My name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in My sight. 9Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man oJ rest; and I will give him rest from al his enemies round about; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days. 103e shall build a house for My name; and he shall be to Me for a son, and I will be to him for a father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever. uNow, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as He hath spoken concerning thee.^ ^Only the LORD give thee discretion and understand- ing, and give thee charge concerning Israel; that so thou mayest keep t" law of the LORD thy God. 13Th shalt thou prosper, if thou observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel; be strong, and of courage; fear not, neither be dismayed. 14Now, behold, in my straits I have prepared for the house of the LORD a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thou- sand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight, for it is in abundance; timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto. "Moreover there are work- men with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all men that are skilful in any man- ner of work; 16of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.'
17David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son: 18'Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath He not given you rest on every side? for He hath delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is sub- dued before the LORD, and before His people. 19Now set your heart and your soul to seek after the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.'
O O Now David was old and full of ^^ days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel. 2And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the the priests ana the Levites. Levites were numbered 3And from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand. Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges; 5and four thousand were doorkeei , and four thousand praised the LORD 'with the instru- ments which I made to praise there- with.'
6And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon. Kohath, and Merari. T0f the Gershonites: Ladan, and Shimei. 8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three. 9The sons of Shimei: Shelo- mith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers1' louses of Ladan. Shimei* Jahath, 10And the sons of Zina, and Jeush, andBeriah. These four were the sons * That is, Peaceful.
FIRST CHRONICLES of Shimei. nAnd Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers' bouse in one reckoning.
12The sons of Kohath- ^ Amram, [zhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. 3The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, Jiat he should be sanctified as most loly, he and his sons for ever, to >ffer before the LORD, to minister into Him, and to bless in His name or ever. 14But as for Moses the man >f God, his sons are named among the jibe of Levi. 15The sons of Moses. 3rershom, and Eliezer. 16The sons of 3ershom: Shebuel the chief. 17And ,he sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah ,he chief. And Eliezer had no other ions; but the sons of Rehabiah were rery many. 18The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief. 19The sons of lebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah .he second, Jahaziel the third, and fekameam the fourth. 20The sons >f Uzziel: Micah the chief, and sshiah the second.
21The sons of Merari: Mahli, and tfushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar, tnd Kish. ^And Eleazar died, and lad no sons, but daughters only; and heir brethren the sons of Kish took hem to wife. 23The sons of Mushi: tfahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, hree.
24These were the sons of Levi after heir fathers' houses, even the heads »f the fathers' houses, according to heir muster, in the number of names >y their polls, who did the work for he service of tho house of the LORD, rom twenty years old and upward. >For David said: 'The LORD, tho k>d of Israel, hath given rest unto fie people, and Ho dwelieth in Jem- alem for ever; 26and also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all the vessels of it for the service thereof.' 27For by the last ordinances of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward. 28For their station was at the side of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the cham- bers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God; 2*for the show- bread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked on the griddle, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size; 30and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and like- wise at even; 81and to offer all burnt- offerings unto the LORD, on the sab- baths, on the new moons, and in the appointed seasons, in number accord- ing to the ordinance concerning them, continually, before the LORD; 82and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, for the service of the house of the LORD. 04. And the courses of the sons of •*" Aaron were these* The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and bad no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. *And David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them accord- ing to their ordering in their service. 4And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided: of the sons of Eloazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers' houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according FIRST CHRONICLES to their fathers' houses, eight. 6Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for they were princes of the sanctuary and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar. 6And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites: one fathers' house being taken for Eleazar, and propor- tionately for Ithamar.
*Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah; Hhe third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim; ^he fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin; 10the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abij ah,' uthe ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah; ^he eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim; 13the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab; 14the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth^ to Immer; 16the seven- teenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Hap- pizzez; 16the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel; 17the one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul; 18the three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah. 19These were the orderings of them in their service, to come into the house of the LORD according to the ordinance given unto them by the hand of Aaron their father, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
20And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. 210f Rehabiah: of the sons of Reba- biah, Isshiah the chief. ^Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. 23And Benai, Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel \ the third, Jekameam the fourth, ^he sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir. 26The brother of " Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah, 26The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, his son, 27even the^sons of Merari through Jaaziah his son: Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri. 280f Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons. 290f Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel. 30And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers' houses. 31These likewise cast lots even as their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites; the fathers' houses of the chief even as those of his younger brother.
O£J Moreover David and the cap- ^^ tains of the host separated for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jed- uthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cym- bals; and the number of them that did the work according to their service was: 2of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph; under the hand of Asaph, ^who prophesied according to the direction of the king, S0f Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mat- tithiah, six; under the hands of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the LORD. <Of Heman: the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Gid- dalti,, and Roznatnti-ezer, Joshbekar FIRST CHRONICLES FIRST CHRONICLES shah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth; 5all these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the things pertaining to God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6AU these were under the hands of their fathers for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the direction of the king — Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. 7And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto the LORD, even all that wer$ skilful, was two hundred fourscore and eight. 8And they cast lots ward against [ward], as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
9Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph; The second to Gedaliah; he and his brethren and sons were twelve; 10The third to Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve; uThe fourth to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 12The fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 13The sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; "The seventh to Jesarelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 15The eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 16The ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; "The tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 18The eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 19The twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 20For the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve; **For the fourteenth, Mattithiah, hit* sons and his brethren, twelve; MFor the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 23For the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 24For the seventeenth to Joshbeka- shah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 26For the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 26For the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 27For the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 28For the one and twentieth to Ho- thir.his sons and his brethren, twelve; 29For the two and twentieth to Gid- dalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 30For the three and twentieth to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 8XFor the four*and twentieth to Romamti-eeer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
For the courses of the door- keepers: of the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 2And Meshele- miah had sons: Zechariah the first- born, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth; 8Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh. 4And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the first-born, Je- hozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth; fAmmiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for God blessed him. 6Also unto Shem- aiah his son were sons born, that ruled over the house of their father; fpr they were mighty men of valour. 7The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Raphael and Obed and Elzabad his brethren, valiant men; Elihu also, and S&nachiah. 8All these were of FIRST CHRONICLES FIRST CHRONICLES the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service; threescore and two of Obed-edom. 9And Meshel- emiah had sons and brethren, valian men, eighteen. 10Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimr the chief — for though he was not the first-born, yet his father made him chief— 11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; al the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
^These courses of the doorkeepers, even the chief men, had wards over against their brethren, to minister in the house of the LOUD. 13And they cast lots, as well the email as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.. "And the lot eastward fell to ghelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a discreet coun- sellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. 15To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the Store- house. 16To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goeth up, ward against ward. 17Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, south- ward four a day, and for the Store- house two and two. 18For the Pre- cinct westward, four at the causeway, and two at the Precinct. 19These were the courses of the doorkeepers; of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari.
20And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God, and over the treasuries of the hallowed things. ^The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers7 houses belonging to Ladan the Ger- shonite: Jehieh. ^The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel 'Ms brother, over the treasuries of the house* of the LORD. M0f the Amramites, of the Izhantes, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites; 24Shebuel the son of Ger- shom, the son of Moses, was ruler over the treasuries. ^And his brethren by Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, and Je- shaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son. 26This aShelomiih and his brethren were over all the treasuries of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers' houses, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated. 270ut of the spoil won in battles did they dedicate to repair the house of the LOED. 28And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.
290f the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges. 300f the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thou- sand and seven hundred, had the oversight of Israel beyond the Jordan westward; for all the business of the LOBD, and for the service of the king. 310f the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even of the Hebronites, accord- ng to their generations by fathers5 louses. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead. 32And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven fathers' houses, made overseers mndred^ heads of whom king David ver the Reubenites, and the Gadites, aad the half-tribe of the Manassitee, or every matter pertaining to God, and for the affairs of the king.
»Heb Shelomoth.
FIRST CHRONICLES Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the heads of fathers' houses and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers that served the king, in any matter of the courses which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand. ''Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel; and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 30f the children of Perez was he, and the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month. 4And over the course of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite, and his course, and Mikloth the ruler; and in his course were twenty and four thousand, ^he third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Je- hoiada, the priest, chief; and in his course were twenty and four thousand, ^his is that Benaiah, who was the mighty man of the thirty, and over the thirty; and of his course was Am- mizabad his son. 7The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 8The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his course were twenty and four thousand. ^he sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tokoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 10The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite; of the children of Ephraim; and in his course were tweniy and four thousand. "The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahitee; and in Ms course were twenty and four thou- sand. "The ninth captain for-, the ninth month was Abiezer the Ana- thothite, of the Benjamites; and in his course were twenty and four thou- sand. 13The tenth captain for the tenth month was Mahrai, the Netoph- athite, of the Zerahites' and in his course were twenty and four thou- sand. 14The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephra- im; and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 1BThe twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
16Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler; of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah; 17of Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; of Aaron, Zadok; 18of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David; of Issachar, Omri the son of tytichael; 19of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah; of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel; 20of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah- of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah; 21of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner; 22of Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham, These were the eaptains of the tribes of Israel. **But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said He would increase Israel like to the stars of heaven. ^Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but finished not; and there came wrath for this upon Israel: neither was the number jput into the account in the chronicles of king David.
^And over the king's treasuries was Azmaveth the son of Adiel; and over FIRST CHRONICLES the treasuries in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the towers, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah; 26and over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub, 27and over the vineyards was^ Shimei the Ramathite; and over the increase of the vineyards for the wine-cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite; 28and over the olive-trees and the sycomore- trees that were in the Lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite; and over the cellars of oil was Joash; 29and over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shirtai the Sharopite; and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai; 80and over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite, and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite; 31and over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's.
S2Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a man of understanding, and a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons; ^and Ahithophel was the king's counsellor; and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend: Mand after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar; and thecap- ,ain of the king's host was Joab. 2 ft And David assembled all the u princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that served the king by course, and the captains of thou- sands, and the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and cattle of the king and of his sons, with the officers^ and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valour, unto Jerusalem. 2Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said: 'Hear me, my brethren, and my people; as for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God; and I had made ready for the building. 3But God said unto me: Thou shalt not build a house for My name, because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood. 4Howbeit the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever; for He hath chosen Judah to be prince, and in the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father He took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel; 6and of all my sons— for the LORD hath given me many sons — He hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel. 6And He said unto me: Solomon thy son, he shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be to Me for a son, and I will be to him for a father. 7And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do My commandments and Mine ordinances, as at this day. 8Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the congrega- tion of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek out all the fin™ m fl.n H TI^TI _tg of the LORD your God; that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you for ever.
9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve Him with a whole heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts; if thou seek Him, He will be found of thee; Dut if thou forsake Him, He will cast ihee off for ever. 10Take heed now; * the LORD hath chosen thee to FIRST CHRONICLES build a house for 'the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.'
uThen David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch [of the temple], and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper rooms thereof, and of the inner chambers thereof, and of the place of the ark-c6ver; Kand the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, for the courts of the house of the LORD, and for all the chambers round about, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for thfe treasuries of the hallowed things; 13also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD: 14of gold by weight for the vessels of gold, for all vessels of every kind of service; of silver for all the vessels of silver by weight, for all vessels of every kind of service; 15by weight also for the candlesticks of gold, and for the lamps thereof, of gold, by weight for every candlestick and for the lamps thereof; and for the candlesticks of silver, silver by weight for every candlestick and for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick; 1Gand the gold by weight for the tables of showbread, for every table; and silver for the tables of silver; 17and the flesh- hooks, and the basins, and the jars, of