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     chapter 1

     From Adam to Abraham

     1 Adam, Seth, Enosh; 2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared; 3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech; 4Noah, Shem, Ham, and

     Japheth.

     5The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 6The sons of Gomer:

     Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 7The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

     8The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. 9The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and

     Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. 10Cush fathered Nimrod. He was the first on earth to be a

     mighty man.

     11Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, 12Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines

     came), and Caphtorim.

     13Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth, 14and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, 15the

     Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, 16the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

     17The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and

     Meshech. 18Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. 19To Eber were born two sons: the name

     of the one was Peleg (for in his days the earth was divided), and his brother's name was Joktan. 20Joktan

     fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 23Ophir,

     Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

     24Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah; 25Eber, Peleg, Reu; 26Serug, Nahor, Terah; 27Abram, that is, Abraham.

     From Abraham to Jacob

     28The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael. 29These are their genealogies: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth,

     and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These

     are the sons of Ishmael. 32The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan,

     Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan. 33The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher,

     Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the descendants of Keturah.

     34Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel. 35The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush,

     Jalam, and Korah. 36The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and of Timna, Amalek. 37The

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

     38The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. 39The sons of Lotan: Hori and

     Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna. 40The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The

     sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. 41The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and

     Cheran. 42The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

     43These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the people of Israel: Bela

     the son of Beor, the name of his city being Dinhabah. 44Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah

     reigned in his place. 45Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. 46Husham

     died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place, the

     name of his city being Avith. 47Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. 48Samlah died, and

     Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place. 49Shaul died, and Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor,

     reigned in his place. 50Baal-hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place, the name of his city being Pai; and

     his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 51And Hadad died.The

     chiefs of Edom were: chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 52Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

     54Magdiel, and Iram; these are the chiefs of Edom.

     chapter 2

     A Genealogy of David

     1These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin,

     Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah; these three Bath-shua the Canaanite

     bore to him. Now Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the sight of the LORD, and he put him to death. 4His

     daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

     5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. 6The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all.

     7The son of Carmi: Achan, the troubler of Israel, who broke faith in the matter of the devoted thing; 8and

     Ethan's son was Azariah.

     9The sons of Hezron that were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. 10Ram fathered Amminadab, and

     Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah. 11Nahshon fathered Salmon, Salmon fathered

     Boaz, 12Boaz fathered Obed, Obed fathered Jesse. 13Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second,

     Shimea the third, 14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh. 16And their

     sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three. 17Abigail bore Amasa,

     and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

     18Caleb the son of Hezron fathered children by his wife Azubah, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons:

     Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. 20Hur fathered

     Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel.

     21Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was

     sixty years old, and she bore him Segub. 22And Segub fathered Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land

     of Gilead. 23But Geshur and Aram took from them Havvoth-jair, Kenath, and its villages, sixty towns. All these

     were descendants of Machir, the father of Gilead. 24After the death of Hezron, Caleb went in to Ephrathah,

     the wife of Hezron his father, and she bore him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa.

     25The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

     26Jerahmeel also had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. 27The sons of

     Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. 28The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of

     Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. 29The name of Abishur's wife was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.

     30The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; and Seled died childless. 31The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi:

     Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai. 32The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother: Jether and Jonathan; and

     Jether died childless. 33The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.

     34Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave whose name was Jarha.

     35So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to Jarha his slave, and she bore him Attai. 36Attai fathered

     Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad. 37Zabad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Obed. 38Obed fathered

     Jehu, and Jehu fathered Azariah. 39Azariah fathered Helez, and Helez fathered Eleasah. 40Eleasah fathered

     Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum. 41Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama.

     42The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mareshah his firstborn, who fathered Ziph. The son of

     Mareshah: Hebron. 43The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema. 44Shema fathered Raham, the

     father of Jorkeam; and Rekem fathered Shammai. 45The son of Shammai: Maon; and Maon fathered Beth-zur.

     46Ephah also, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran fathered Gazez. 47The sons of

     Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. 48Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and

     Tirhanah. 49She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father

     of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. 50These were the descendants of Caleb.The sons of Hur

     the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim, 51Salma, the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph

     the father of Beth-gader. 52Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had other sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.

     53And the clans of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from these

     came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. 54The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites,

     Atroth-beth-joab and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. 55The clans also of the scribes who lived at

     Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath,

     the father of the house of Rechab.

     chapter 3

     Descendants of David

     1These are the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, by Ahinoam the

     Jezreelite; the second, Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite, 2the third, Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the

     daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith; 3the fifth, Shephatiah,

     by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah; 4six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven

     years and six months. And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 5These were born to him in Jerusalem:

     Shimea, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon, four by Bath-shua, the daughter of Ammiel; 6then Ibhar, Elishama,

     Eliphelet, 7Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. 9All these were David's sons, besides

     the sons of the concubines, and Tamar was their sister.

     10The son of Solomon was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, 11Joram his son,

     Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, 12Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, 13Ahaz his son, Hezekiah

     his son, Manasseh his son, 14Amon his son, Josiah his son. 15The sons of Josiah: Johanan the firstborn, the

     second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. 16The descendants of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son,

     Zedekiah his son; 17and the sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son, 18Malchiram, Pedaiah,

     Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah; 19and the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei; and the

     sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister; 20and Hashubah, Ohel,

     Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed, five. 21The sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, his son

     Rephaiah, his son Arnan, his son Obadiah, his son Shecaniah. 22The son of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. And the

     sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six. 23The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah,

     and Azrikam, three. 24The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani,

     seven.

     chapter 4

     Descendants of Judah

     1The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. 2Reaiah the son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and

     Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites. 3These were the sons of Etam:

     Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi, 4and Penuel fathered Gedor, and

     Ezer fathered Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

     5Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah; 6Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni,

     and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah. 7The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan. 8Koz

     fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the clans of Aharhel, the son of Harum. 9Jabez was more honorable than his

     brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain." 10Jabez called upon the

     God of Israel, saying, "Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with

     me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!" And God granted what he

     asked. 11Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, fathered Mehir, who fathered Eshton. 12Eshton fathered Beth-rapha,

     Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah. 13The sons of Kenaz: Othniel

     and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai. 14Meonothai fathered Ophrah; and Seraiah

     fathered Joab, the father of Ge-harashim, so-called because they were craftsmen. 15The sons of Caleb the

     son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the son of Elah: Kenaz. 16The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah,

     Tiria, and Asarel. 17The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. These are the sons of Bithiah, the

     daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married; and she conceived and bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the

     father of Eshtemoa. 18And his Judahite wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and

     Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. 19The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of

     Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite. 20The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and

     Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth. 21The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of

     Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the clans of the house of linen workers at Beth-ashbea; 22and

     Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and returned to Lehem (now the

     records are ancient). 23These were the potters who were inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah. They lived

     there in the king's service.

     Descendants of Simeon

     24The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul; 25Shallum was his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his

     son. 26The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son. 27Shimei had sixteen sons and

     six daughters; but his brothers did not have many children, nor did all their clan multiply like the men of Judah.

     28They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual, 29Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, 30Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

     31Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until David reigned. 32And

     their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities, 33along with all their villages that were

     around these cities as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record.

     34Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah, 35Joel, Jehu the son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of

     Asiel, 36Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, 37Ziza the son of Shiphi, son of Allon,

     son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah-- 38these mentioned by name were princes in their clans, and

     their fathers' houses increased greatly. 39They journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the

     valley, to seek pasture for their flocks, 40where they found rich, good pasture, and the land was very broad,

     quiet, and peaceful, for the former inhabitants there belonged to Ham. 41These, registered by name, came in

     the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and destroyed their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and

     marked them for destruction to this day, and settled in their place, because there was pasture there for their

     flocks. 42And some of them, five hundred men of the Simeonites, went to Mount Seir, having as their leaders

     Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. 43And they defeated the remnant of the Amalekites

     who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.

     chapter 5

     Descendants of Reuben

     1The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father's

     couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, so that he could not be enrolled as

     the oldest son; 2though Judah became strong among his brothers and a chief came from him, yet the

     birthright belonged to Joseph), 3the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

     4The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, 5Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

     6Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried away into exile; he was a chief of the

     Reubenites. 7And his kinsmen by their clans, when the genealogy of their generations was recorded: the

     chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, 8and Bela the son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, as far as

     Nebo and Baal-meon. 9He also lived to the east as far as the entrance of the desert this side of the

     Euphrates, because their livestock had multiplied in the land of Gilead. 10And in the days of Saul they waged

     war against the Hagrites, who fell into their hand. And they lived in their tents throughout all the region east

     of Gilead.

     Descendants of Gad

     11The sons of Gad lived over against them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah: 12Joel the chief, Shapham

     the second, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan. 13And their kinsmen according to their fathers' houses: Michael,

     Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia and Eber, seven. 14These were the sons of Abihail the son of Huri, son of

     Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz. 15Ahi the son of Abdiel, son

     of Guni, was chief in their fathers' houses, 16and they lived in Gilead, in Bashan and in its towns, and in all

     the pasturelands of Sharon to their limits. 17All of these were recorded in genealogies in the days of Jotham

     king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

     18The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had valiant men who carried shield and sword,

     and drew the bow, expert in war, 44,760, able to go to war. 19They waged war against the Hagrites, Jetur,

     Naphish, and Nodab. 20And when they prevailed over them, the Hagrites and all who were with them were

     given into their hands, for they cried out to God in the battle, and he granted their urgent plea because they

     trusted in him. 21They carried off their livestock: 50,000 of their camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000 donkeys, and

     100,000 men alive. 22For many fell, because the war was of God. And they lived in their place until the exile.

     The Half-Tribe of Manasseh

     23The members of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land. They were very numerous from Bashan to

     Baal-hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. 24These were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel,

     Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty warriors, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses. 25But

     they broke faith with the God of their fathers, and whored after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom

     God had destroyed before them. 26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, the spirit of

     Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and he took them into exile, namely, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the

     half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river Gozan, to this day.

     chapter 6

     Descendants of Levi

     1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

     3The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

     4Eleazar fathered Phinehas, Phinehas fathered Abishua, 5Abishua fathered Bukki, Bukki fathered Uzzi, 6Uzzi

     fathered Zerahiah, Zerahiah fathered Meraioth, 7Meraioth fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, 8Ahitub

     fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Ahimaaz, 9Ahimaaz fathered Azariah, Azariah fathered Johanan, 10and

     Johanan fathered Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem).

     11Azariah fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, 12Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Shallum,

     13Shallum fathered Hilkiah, Hilkiah fathered Azariah, 14Azariah fathered Seraiah, Seraiah fathered Jehozadak;

     15and Jehozadak went into exile when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of

     Nebuchadnezzar.

     16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. 17And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni

     and Shimei. 18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. 19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi.

     These are the clans of the Levites according to their fathers. 20Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son,

     Zimmah his son, 21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son. 22The sons of Kohath:

     Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, 23Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, 24Tahath

     his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. 25The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth,

     26Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son, 27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. 28The

     sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn, the second Abijah. 29The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his

     son, Uzzah his son, 30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.

     31These are the men whom David put in charge of the service of song in the house of the LORD after the ark

     rested there. 32They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting until Solomon built

     the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, and they performed their service according to their order. 33These are

     the men who served and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer the son of Joel, son of

     Samuel, 34son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, 35son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of

     Mahath, son of Amasai, 36son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, 37son of Tahath, son

     of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, 38son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel; 39and his

     brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, namely, Asaph the son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, 40son of

     Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah, 41son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah, 42son of Ethan, son

     of Zimmah, son of Shimei, 43son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi. 44On the left hand were their

     brothers, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch, 45son of Hashabiah, son of

     Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, 46son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer, 47son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of

     Merari, son of Levi. 48And their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of

     the house of God.

     49But Aaron and his sons made offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the

     work of the Most Holy Place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of

     God had commanded. 50These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

     51Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, 52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, 53Zadok

     his son, Ahimaaz his son.

     54These are their dwelling places according to their settlements within their borders: to the sons of Aaron of

     the clans of Kohathites, for theirs was the first lot, 55to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its

     surrounding pasturelands, 56but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of

     Jephunneh. 57To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands,

     Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands, 58Hilen with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands, 59Ashan

     with its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands; 60and from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon,

     Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities

     throughout their clans were thirteen.

     61To the rest of the Kohathites were given by lot out of the clan of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half

     of Manasseh, ten cities. 62To the Gershomites according to their clans were allotted thirteen cities out of the

     tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and Manasseh in Bashan. 63To the Merarites according to their clans were

     allotted twelve cities out of the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun. 64So the people of Israel gave the

     Levites the cities with their pasturelands. 65They gave by lot out of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and

     Benjamin these cities that are mentioned by name.

     66And some of the clans of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67They

     were given the cities of refuge: Shechem with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its

     pasturelands, 68Jokmeam with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands, 69Aijalon with its

     pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands, 70and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its

     pasturelands, and Bileam with its pasturelands, for the rest of the clans of the Kohathites.

     71To the Gershomites were given out of the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its

     pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands; 72and out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its

     pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands, 73Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its

     pasturelands; 74out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands, 75Hukok

     with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands; 76and out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee

     with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands. 77To the rest of

     the Merarites were allotted out of the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono with its pasturelands, Tabor with its

     pasturelands, 78and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben:

     Bezer in the wilderness with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands, 79Kedemoth with its pasturelands,

     and Mephaath with its pasturelands; 80and out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands,

     Mahanaim with its pasturelands, 81Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands.

     chapter 7

     Descendants of Issachar

     1The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four. 2The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel,

     Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers' houses, namely of Tola, mighty warriors of their

     generations, their number in the days of David being 22,600. 3The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of

     Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, all five of them were chief men. 4And along with them, by their

     generations, according to their fathers' houses, were units of the army for war, 36,000, for they had many

     wives and sons. 5Their kinsmen belonging to all the clans of Issachar were in all 87,000 mighty warriors,

     enrolled by genealogy.

     Descendants of Benjamin

     6The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three. 7The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and

     Iri, five, heads of fathers' houses, mighty warriors. And their enrollment by genealogies was 22,034. 8The

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

     were the sons of Becher. 9And their enrollment by genealogies, according to their generations, as heads of

     their fathers' houses, mighty warriors, was 22,200. 10The son of Jediael: Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan:

     Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. 11All these were the sons of Jediael

     according to the heads of their fathers' houses, mighty warriors, 17,200, able to go to war. 12And Shuppim

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

     Descendants of Naphtali

     13The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shallum, the descendants of Bilhah.

     Descendants of Manasseh

     14The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.

     15And Machir took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim. The name of his sister was Maacah. And the name of

     the second was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had daughters. 16And Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son,

     and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and

     Rakem. 17The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, son of Manasseh. 18And

     his sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer and Mahlah. 19The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem,

     Likhi, and Aniam.

     Descendants of Ephraim

     20The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,

     21Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land

     killed, because they came down to raid their livestock. 22And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and

     his brothers came to comfort him. 23And Ephraim went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son. And

     he called his name Beriah, because disaster had befallen his house. 24His daughter was Sheerah, who built

     both Lower and Upper Beth-horon, and Uzzen-sheerah. 25Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his

     son, Tahan his son, 26Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, 27Nun his son, Joshua his son.

     28Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west

     Gezer and its towns, Shechem and its towns, and Ayyah and its towns; 29also in possession of the

     Manassites, Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In

     these lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel.

     Descendants of Asher

     30The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. 31The sons of Beriah: Heber, and

     Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith. 32Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua. 33The sons

     of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the sons of Japhlet. 34The sons of Shemer his brother:

     Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 35The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. 36The sons

     of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah. 37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. 38The

     sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. 39The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. 40All of these were

     men of Asher, heads of fathers' houses, approved, mighty warriors, chiefs of the princes. Their number

     enrolled by genealogies, for service in war, was 26,000 men.

     chapter 8

     A Genealogy of Saul

     1Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, 2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the

     fifth. 3And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud, 4Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

     6These are the sons of Ehud (they were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they were

     carried into exile to Manahath): 7Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, that is, Heglam, who fathered Uzza and Ahihud.

     8And Shaharaim fathered sons in the country of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.

     9He fathered sons by Hodesh his wife: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, 10Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were

     his sons, heads of fathers' houses. 11He also fathered sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal. 12The sons of

     Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns, 13and Beriah and Shema (they were

     heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who caused the inhabitants of Gath to flee); 14and

     Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth. 15Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, 16Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were sons of Beriah.

     17Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, 18Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal. 19Jakim, Zichri,

     Zabdi, 20Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, 21Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei. 22Ishpan, Eber,

     Eliel, 23Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, 24Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, 25Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of

     Shashak. 26Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, 27Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.

     28These were the heads of fathers' houses, according to their generations, chief men. These lived in

     Jerusalem.

     29Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maacah. 30His firstborn son: Abdon,

     then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, 31Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, 32and Mikloth (he fathered Shimeah). Now these also

     lived opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen. 33Ner was the father of Kish, Kish of Saul, Saul

     of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal; 34and the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal

     was the father of Micah. 35The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. 36Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah,

     and Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri fathered Moza. 37Moza fathered Binea; Raphah

     was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 38Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru,

     Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. 39The sons of Eshek his brother:

     Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. 40The sons of Ulam were men who were mighty

     warriors, bowmen, having many sons and grandsons, 150. All these were Benjaminites.

     chapter 9

     A Genealogy of the Returned Exiles

     1So all Israel was recorded in genealogies, and these are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah

     was taken into exile in Babylon because of their breach of faith. 2Now the first to dwell again in their

     possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants. 3And some of the

     people of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem: 4Uthai the son of Ammihud, son of

     Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, from the sons of Perez the son of Judah. 5And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the

     firstborn, and his sons. 6Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their kinsmen, 690. 7Of the Benjaminites: Sallu the

     son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah, 8Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, Elah the son of Uzzi, son

     of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah; 9and their kinsmen according to

     their generations, 956. All these were heads of fathers' houses according to their fathers' houses.

     10Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin, 11and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok,

     son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief officer of the house of God; 12and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, son

     of Pashhur, son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of

     Meshillemith, son of Immer; 13besides their kinsmen, heads of their fathers' houses, 1,760, mighty men for the

     work of the service of the house of God.

     14Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

     15and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph; 16and Obadiah

     the son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived

     in the villages of the Netophathites.

     17The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their kinsmen (Shallum was the chief); 18until

     then they were in the king's gate on the east side as the gatekeepers of the camps of the Levites. 19Shallum

     the son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his kinsmen of his fathers' house, the Korahites, were in

     charge of the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, as their fathers had been in charge

     of the camp of the LORD, keepers of the entrance. 20And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the chief officer

     over them in time past; the LORD was with him. 21Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the

     entrance of the tent of meeting. 22All these, who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds, were 212.

     They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer established them in their office

     of trust. 23So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, that is, the house

     of the tent, as guards. 24The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south. 25And their

     kinsmen who were in their villages were obligated to come in every seven days, in turn, to be with these,

     26for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted to be over the chambers and the

     treasures of the house of God. 27And they lodged around the house of God, for on them lay the duty of

     watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning.

     28Some of them had charge of the utensils of service, for they were required to count them when they were

     brought in and taken out. 29Others of them were appointed over the furniture and over all the holy utensils,

     also over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the incense, and the spices. 30Others, of the sons of the priests,

     prepared the mixing of the spices, 31and Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite,

     was entrusted with making the flat cakes. 32Also some of their kinsmen of the Kohathites had charge of the

     showbread, to prepare it every Sabbath.

     33Now these, the singers, the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, were in the chambers of the temple

     free from other service, for they were on duty day and night. 34These were heads of fathers' houses of the

     Levites, according to their generations, leaders. These lived in Jerusalem.

     Saul's Genealogy Repeated

     35In Gibeon lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, and the name of his wife was Maacah, 36and his firstborn son

     Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 37Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth; 38and Mikloth was the father

     of Shimeam; and these also lived opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen. 39Ner fathered Kish,

     Kish fathered Saul, Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 40And the son of Jonathan

     was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah. 41The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.

     42And Ahaz fathered Jarah, and Jarah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. And Zimri fathered Moza.

     43Moza fathered Binea, and Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 44Azel had six sons and

     these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of

     Azel.

     chapter 10

     The Death of Saul and His Sons

     1Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on

     Mount Gilboa. 2And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan and

     Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. 3The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found

     him, and he was wounded by the archers. 4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and thrust

     me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and mistreat me." But his armor-bearer would not, for he

     feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword and fell upon it. 5And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul

     was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died. 6Thus Saul died; he and his three sons and all his house died

     together. 7And 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.

     8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount

     Gilboa. 9And they stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of

     the Philistines to carry the good news to their idols and to the people. 10And they put his armor in the temple

     of their gods and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 11But when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the

     Philistines had done to Saul, 12all the valiant men arose and 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 and fasted seven

     days.

     13So Saul died for his breach of faith. He broke faith with the LORD in that he did not keep the command of

     the LORD, and also consulted a medium, seeking guidance. 14He did not seek guidance from the LORD.

     Therefore the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.

     chapter 11

     David Anointed King

     1Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and flesh. 2In

     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 be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.'" 3So all

     the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the

     LORD. And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.

     David Takes Jerusalem

     4And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, that is Jebus, where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the

     land. 5The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You will not come in here." Nevertheless, David took the

     stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David. 6David said, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief

     and commander." And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief. 7And David lived in the

     stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David. 8And he built the city all around from the Millo in

     complete circuit, and Joab repaired the rest of the city. 9And David became greater and greater, for the LORD

     of hosts was with him.

     David's Mighty Men

     10Now these are the chiefs of David's mighty men, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with

     all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. 11This is an account of

     David's mighty men: Jashobeam, a Hachmonite, was chief of the three. He wielded his spear against 300

     whom he killed at one time.

     12And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite. 13He was with

     David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines were gathered there for battle. There was a plot of ground full of

     barley, and the men fled from the Philistines. 14But he took his stand in the midst of the plot and defended it

     and killed the Philistines. And the LORD saved them by a great victory.

     15Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David at the cave of Adullam, when the army of

     Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. 16David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of

     the Philistines was then at Bethlehem. 17And David said longingly, "Oh that someone would give me water to

     drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!" 18Then the three mighty men broke through the camp

     of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and took it and brought it

     to David. But David would not drink it. He poured it out to the LORD 19and said, "Far be it from me before my

     God that I should do this. Shall I drink the lifeblood of these men? For at the risk of their lives they brought

     it." Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

     20Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded his spear against 300 men and

     killed them and won a name beside the three. 21He was the most renowned of the thirty and became their

     commander, but he did not attain to the three.

     22And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds. He struck down two

     heroes of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen. 23And he

     struck down an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits tall. The Egyptian had in his hand a spear like a

     weaver's beam, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's

     hand and killed him with his own spear. 24These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and won a name

     beside the three mighty men. 25He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And

     David set him over his bodyguard.

     26The mighty men were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 27Shammoth of

     Harod, Helez the Pelonite, 28Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa, Abiezer of Anathoth, 29Sibbecai the Hushathite,

     Ilai the Ahohite, 30Maharai of Netophah, Heled the son of Baanah of Netophah, 31Ithai the son of Ribai of

     Gibeah of the people of Benjamin, Benaiah of Pirathon, 32Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

     33Azmaveth of Baharum, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, 34Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the

     Hararite, 35Ahiam the son of Sachar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, 36Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah

     the Pelonite, 37Hezro of Carmel, Naarai the son of Ezbai, 38Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of

     Hagri, 39Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, 40Ira the

     Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, 42Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite,

     a leader of the Reubenites, and thirty with him, 43Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

     44Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite, 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 Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

     chapter 12

     The Mighty Men Join David

     1Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he could not move about freely because of Saul

     the son of Kish. And they were among the mighty men who helped him in war. 2They were bowmen and could

     shoot arrows and sling stones with either the right or the left hand; they were Benjaminites, Saul's kinsmen.

     3The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, both sons of Shemaah of Gibeah; also Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of

     Azmaveth; Beracah, Jehu of Anathoth, 4Ishmaiah of Gibeon, a mighty man among the thirty and a leader over

     the thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad of Gederah, 5Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah

     the Haruphite; 6Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites; 7And Joelah and Zebadiah,

     the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

     8From the Gadites there went over to David at the stronghold in the wilderness mighty and experienced

     warriors, expert with shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were swift as

     gazelles upon the mountains: 9Ezer the chief, Obadiah second, Eliab third, 10Mishmannah fourth, Jeremiah

     fifth, 11Attai sixth, Eliel seventh, 12Johanan eighth, Elzabad ninth, 13Jeremiah tenth, Machbannai eleventh.

     14These Gadites were officers of the army; the least was a match for a hundred men and the greatest for a

     thousand. 15These are the men who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it was overflowing all its

     banks, and put to flight all those in the valleys, to the east and to the west.

     16And some of the men of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David. 17David went out to meet

     them and said to them, "If you have come to me in friendship to help me, my heart will be joined to you; but

     if to betray me to my adversaries, although there is no wrong in my hands, then may the God of our fathers

     see and rebuke you." 18Then the Spirit clothed Amasai, chief of the thirty, and he said, "We are yours, O

     David,

        and with you, O son of Jesse!

     Peace, peace to you,

        and peace to your helpers!

        For your God helps you."Then David received them and made them officers of his troops.

     19Some of the men of Manasseh deserted to David when he came with the Philistines for the battle against

     Saul. (Yet he did not help them, for the rulers of the Philistines took counsel and sent him away, saying, "At

     peril to our heads he will desert to his master Saul.") 20As he went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh

     deserted to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in

     Manasseh. 21They helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and were

     commanders in the army. 22For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army,

     like an army of God.

     23These are the numbers of the divisions of the armed troops who came to David in Hebron to turn the

     kingdom of Saul over to him, according to the word of the LORD. 24The men of Judah bearing shield and spear

     were 6,800 armed troops. 25Of the Simeonites, mighty men of valor for war, 7,100. 26Of the Levites 4,600.

     27The prince Jehoiada, of the house of Aaron, and with him 3,700. 28Zadok, a young man mighty in valor,

     and twenty-two commanders from his own fathers' house. 29Of the Benjaminites, the kinsmen of Saul, 3,000,

     of whom the majority had to that point kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. 30Of the Ephraimites

     20,800, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' houses. 31Of the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000,

     who were expressly named to come and make David king. 32Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the

     times, to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs, and all their kinsmen under their command. 33Of Zebulun

     50,000 seasoned troops, equipped for battle with all the weapons of war, to help David with singleness of

     purpose. 34Of Naphtali 1,000 commanders with whom were 37,000 men armed with shield and spear. 35Of the

     Danites 28,600 men equipped for battle. 36Of Asher 40,000 seasoned troops ready for battle. 37Of the

     Reubenites and Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh from beyond the Jordan, 120,000 men armed with all

     the weapons of war.

     38All these, men of war, arrayed in battle order, came to Hebron with full intent to make David king over all

     Israel. Likewise, all the rest of Israel were of a single mind to make David king. 39And they were there with

     David for three days, eating and drinking, for their brothers had made preparation for them. 40And also their

     relatives, from as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, came bringing food on donkeys and on camels

     and on mules and on oxen, abundant provisions of flour, cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, and wine and oil,

     oxen and sheep, for there was joy in Israel.

     chapter 13

     The Ark Brought from Kiriath-Jearim

     1David consulted with the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with every leader. 2And David said to

     all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you and from the LORD our God, let us send abroad to our

     brothers who remain in all the lands of Israel, as well as to the priests and Levites in the cities that have

     pasturelands, that they may be gathered to us. 3Then let us bring again the ark of our God to us, for we did

     not seek it in the days of Saul." 4All the assembly agreed to do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all

     the people.

     Uzzah and the Ark

     5So David assembled all Israel from the Nile of Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from

     Kiriath-jearim. 6And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim that belongs to Judah, to

     bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the LORD who sits enthroned above the

     cherubim. 7And they carried the ark of God on a new cart, from the house of Abinadab, and Uzzah and Ahio

     were driving the cart. 8And David and all Israel were rejoicing before God with all their might, with song and

     lyres and harps and tambourines and cymbals and trumpets.

     9And when they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah put out his hand to take hold of the ark, for the

     oxen stumbled. 10And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he

     put out his hand to the ark, and he died there before God. 11And David was angry because the LORD had

     broken out against Uzzah. And that place is called Perez-uzza to this day. 12And David was afraid of God that

     day, and he said, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?" 13So David did not take the ark home into

     the city of David, but took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. 14And the ark of God remained

     with the household of Obed-edom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the household of

     Obed-edom and all that he had.

     chapter 14

     David's Wives and Children

     1And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also masons and carpenters to build a

     house for him. 2And David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom

     was highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.

     3And David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David fathered more sons and daughters. 4These are the

     names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 5Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,

     6Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 7Elishama, Beeliada and Eliphelet.

     Philistines Defeated

     8When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to

     search for David. But David heard of it and went out against them. 9Now the Philistines had come and made a

     raid in the Valley of Rephaim. 10And David inquired of God, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you give

     them into my hand?" And the LORD said to him, "Go up, and I will give them into your hand." 11And he went

     up to Baal-perazim, and David struck them down there. And David said, "God has broken through my enemies

     by my hand, like a bursting flood." Therefore the name of that place is called Baal-perazim. 12And they left

     their gods there, and David gave command, and they were burned.

     13And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley. 14And when David again inquired of God, God said to

     him, "You shall not go up after them; go around and come against them opposite the balsam trees. 15And

     when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then go out to battle, for God has

     gone out before you to strike down the army of the Philistines." 16And David did as God commanded him, and

     they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer. 17And the fame of David went out into all lands,

     and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.

     chapter 15

     The Ark Brought to Jerusalem

     1David 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. 2Then David said that no one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the LORD had chosen

     them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister to him forever. 3And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem

     to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it. 4And David gathered together the

     sons of Aaron and the Levites: 5of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, with 120 of his brothers; 6of the sons

     of Merari, Asaiah the chief, with 220 of his brothers; 7of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, with 130 of his

     brothers; 8of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, with 200 of his brothers; 9of the sons of Hebron,

     Eliel the chief, with 80 of his brothers; 10of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, with 112 of his brothers.

     11Then David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar, and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel,

     and Amminadab, 12and said to them, "You are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites. Consecrate

     yourselves, you and your brothers, so that you may bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the

     place that I have prepared for it. 13Because you did not carry it the first time, the LORD our God broke out

     against us, because we did not seek him according to the rule." 14So the priests and the Levites consecrated

     themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel. 15And the Levites carried the ark of God on

     their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.

     16David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers who should play

     loudly on musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy. 17So the Levites

     appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari,

     their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; 18and with them their brothers of the second order, Zechariah,

     Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and the

     gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel. 19The singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were to sound bronze cymbals;

     20Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play harps according to

     Alamoth; 21but Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead with lyres

     according to the Sheminith. 22Chenaniah, leader of the Levites in music, should direct the music, for he

     understood it. 23Berechiah and Elkanah were to be gatekeepers for the ark. 24Shebaniah, Joshaphat,

     Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, should blow the trumpets before the ark of

     God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were to be gatekeepers for the ark.