And measures and matters of The Truth of the "time" we are in ...how "man" ..."thought to change time and times ... Abner...
Dearly beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, how that one day is with the Lord, as a thousand year, and a thousand year as one day. The Lord is not slack to fulfil his promise, as some men count slackness: but is patient to us ward, and would have no man lost, but would receive all men to repentance. creteis@yahoo.com Behold in a nightmare of the dark season ...of the times and time ..of the season of man ...see son of man ...
and i was shown a man ...
and he was like caught up in a whirl wind ...
evenso in the beginning ...untill ...now ...others thought it was his own doing ...his own devise ...
Yet behold he was caught up ...of the whirl wind ...and moved across the face of things unworthy before God ...
and the whirl wind did destroy those unGodly things ...
and i wondered a mighty wonder of the whirl wind ...of the man ...and the goings on ...
even of the destruction of the unGodly things ...
and a name was given me ...and that name was Abner ...
Then he said unto all Israel: be ye on one side, and I and Jonathas my son will be on another. And the people said unto Saul: what thou thinkest best that do. And Saul said unto the Lord God of Israel: give perfect knowledge. And Saul and Jonathas were caught, and the people escaped free. Then said Saul: cast lots between me and Jonathas my son. And Jonathas was caught. Then Saul said to Jonathas: tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathas told him and said: I tasted a little honey upon the end of my staff that was in mine hand, and see, I must die.
Then said Saul God do so and so to me, except that thou die Jonathas. But the people said unto Saul: shall Jonathas die which hath so mightily help Israel? God forbid. As truly as the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground: for he hath wrought with God this day. And so the people delivered Jonathas, that he died not. And then Saul departed from following the Philistines. And the Philistines went to their own place. And so Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side: against the Moabites: against the children of Ammon: against the Edomites: against the kings of Zobah and against the Philistines. And whether so ever he turned himself, there he won, and played the man and slew the Amalekites, and rid Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them. The sons of Saul were, Jonathas, Jesui, and Melchisua. And his two daughters were thus named: the elder was called Merob and the younger Michol. And the name of Sauls wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of his chief captain was Abner the son of Ner Sauls uncle. And Cis was Sauls father. And Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. And there was sore war with the Philistines, all the days of Saul. For wheresoever Saul saw a strong man, and an active, he took him unto him.And when the Philistine arose and came and drew nigh unto David: David hasted and ran in array even against the Philistine. And David put his hand in his poke and took out a stone and slung it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead that the stone sunk into his forehead, and he fell grovelling to the earth. And so David overcame the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and smote the Philistine and slew him. And because David had no sword in his hand, he ran and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword and drew it out of his sheath and slew him and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. And the men of Israel and of Juda arose and shouted and followed after the Philistines, until they came to the valley and unto the gates of Akaron. And the Philistines fell down dead by the way, even unto Geth and Akaron. And then the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines and robbed their tents. And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem: But he put his armor in his tent. When Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner the captain of his host, Abner, whose son is this lad? And Abner answered, as truly as thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell. Then said the king: Enquire thou, whose son the youngling is. And so when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand. And Saul said to him: whose son art thou, thou lad? And David answered the son of thy servant Isai the Bethlehemite.
And so Jonathas made a bond with the house of David, desiring that the Lord should seek out of the hands of Davids enemies their wickedness. And with other words Jonathas adjured David, because he loved him. For as his own soul he loved him.
Then said Jonathas to David: tomorrow shall be the first day of the moon. And thou shalt be missed, because the place shall appear empty. But this day three days come in any wise unto the place where thou shalt hide thy self, when it is workday: even by the stone Esell. And I will shoot three arrows by the one side thereof, as though I shot at a mark, and will send after a lad, and bid him go seek the arrows. If I say unto the lad: see the arrows are on this side thee, bring them: then come thou: for it is peace and nothing to do, as sure as the Lord liveth. But and if I say thus unto the young fellow, behold, the *Arrows are beyond thee, then go, for the Lord hath sent thee away. And of this which thou and I have spoke: behold the Lord is witness between thee and me for ever. And so David hid himself in the field. And when the new moon was come, the king sat him down at meat, for to eat. And the king sat him down after the old manner, in his seat by the wall. And Jonathas arose, and Abner sat by Sauls side, and Davids place was empty. Nevertheless yet Saul said nothing at all that day. For he thought something had chanced him that he is not clean. But on the morrow which was the second day of the moon, when Davids place appeared empty, Saul said unto Jonathas his son: wherefore cometh not the son of Isai to meat, neither yesterday nor today? And Jonathas answered unto Saul, David asked license of me to go to Bethlehem saying: let me go I pray thee, for our kindred hold an offering in the city, and my brother hath sent for me. Now therefore if I have found favour in thine eyes let me go and see my brother. And therefore he cometh not unto the table of the King. Then was Saul angry with Jonathas and said unto him: O froward and rebellious, thinkest thou I know not how thou hast chosen the son of Isai unto thine own rebuke, and unto the rebuke and shame of thy mother. For as long as the son of Isai lieth upon the earth, thou shalt not be stablished, nor yet thy kingdom, wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he is the child of death.
After that came the Ziphites unto Saul to Gabaah saying: David hideth himself in the hill of Hachilah even before the wilderness. Then Saul arose and went to the wilderness of Ziph and three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, for to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah which lieth before the wilderness, by the ways side. But David dwelt in the wilderness. And when he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness, he sent out spies and understood that Saul was come of surety.
Wherefore David arose and went to the place where Saul had pitched, and beheld the place where Saul lay with Abner the son of Ner his chief captain. For Saul lay within a round bank and the people pitched round about him. Then answered David and spake to Ahimelech the Hethite and to Abisai the son of Zaruiah and brother to Joab saying: who will go down with me to Saul to the host? Abisai said: I will go down with thee.
And so David and Abisai came to the people by night. And behold, Saul lay sleeping within a round bank and his spear pitched in the ground at his head, Abner and the people lying round about him. The said Abisai to David: God hath closed in thine enemy unto thine hand this day. Now therefore let me smite him a fellowship with my spear to the earth, even one stroke, and I will not smite him the second time. But David said to Abisai: destroy him not, for who can lay his hand on the Lords anointed and be guiltless? And David said furthermore: as sure as the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him, or his day shall come to die, or he shall descend into battle and there perish: but the Lord keep me from laying mine hand upon the Lords anointed. Now then take a fellowship the spear that is at his head, and the cruse of water, and let us go. And David took the spear and the cruse of water that were at Sauls head, and they gat them away, and no man saw or knew it or awoke. For they were all asleep. Because the Lord had sent a slumber upon them. Then David went over to the other side and stood on the top of an hill afar off (a great space being between them) and cried to the people and to Abner the son of Ner saying: Answerest thou not Abner? and Abner answered and said: What art thou that criest to the king? and David said to Abner: art not thou a man, and who is like thee in Israel? But wherefore hast thou not kept thy Lord the king? For there came one of the folk to destroy the king thy Lord. It is not good that thou hast done. As truly as the Lord liveth ye are worthy to die, because ye have no better kept the Lords anointed. And now see where the kings spear is and the cruse of water that were at his head.
Then Saul knew Davids voice and said: is this thy voice my son David? and David said: it is my voice my Lord king. And he said thereto wherefore doth my lord persecute his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand? Now hear therefore (my Lord king) the words of thy servant. If the Lord have stirred thee up against me, he shall smell the savour of sacrifice. But and if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord. For they have cast me out from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying: hence and go serve other Gods. And yet I hope my blood shall not fall to the earth before the face of the Lord, though the King of Israel be come out to hunt a flea, as men hunt the partridges in the mountains. Then said Saul: I have sinned, come again my son David for I will do thee no more harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day. Behold, I have played the fool and have erred exceeding much. And David answered and said: Behold the Kings spear, let one of the young men come over and fetch it. The Lord reward every mans righteousness and faith: for the Lord delivered thee into my hand this day, but I would not lay my hand upon the Lords anointed. And as thy life was much set by this time in mine eyes: so be my life set by in the eyes of the Lord, that he deliver me out of all tribulation. And Saul said to David: Blessed art thou my son David: for thou shalt be a doer and also able to bring to an end. And so David went his way, and Saul turned to his place again.After this David asked the Lord saying: shall I go up into any of the cities of Juda? And the Lord said; go. And David answered whither shall I go? He answered, unto Hebron. And so David went thither with his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezrahelite and Abigail Nabals wife the Carmelite. And the men that were with him, did David carry up also, every man with his house. And they dwelt in the towns of Hebron. And the men of Juda came and there anointed David King over the house of Juda. When it was told David, how the men of Jabes in Galaad had buried Saul, he sent messengers unto them and said unto them: blessed are ye unto the Lord, that ye have showed such kindness unto your Lord Saul, and have buried him. Wherefore the Lord show you mercy and truth again. And I will do you good also, because ye have done this thing. And now let your hands stir them and play ye the men, though your master Saul be dead. And finally understand that the house of Juda have anointed me king over them. But Abner the son of Ner that was captain of Sauls host, took Isboseth the son of Saul and brought him to Mahanaim and made him king over Galaad and over the Assurites, and over Jezrahel: and over Ephraim and Benjamin and over all Israel. And Isboseth Sauls son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Juda only followed David. And the time which David reigned in Hebron over the house of Juda was seven years and six months. And Abner the son of Ner and the servants of Isboseth the son of Saul went out of Mahanaim, to Gabaon. And Joab the son of Zaruiah and the servants of David went out and met them by the *Pool of Gabaon. And they sat down, the one part on the one side the pool and the other on the other side. And Abner said to Joab: let the young men arise and play before us. And Joab answered: be it. Then there arose and went over: twelve of Benjamin by number which pertained to Isboseth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. And they caught each his fellow that came against him, by the head and thrust his sword in his side, and so fell down all at once. Wherefore the place was called Helath Zurim which is in Gabaon. And there began an exceeding cruel battle that same day. But Abner and the men of Israel were put to the worse of the servants of David.
And there was three sons of Zaruiah there: Joab, Abisai and Asahel: which Asahel was as swift of foot as a wild roe, and followed after Abner and turned neither to the right hand nor to the left from Abner. Then Abner looked behind him and said: art thou Asahel? And he said ye. Then said Abner: turn thee either to the right hand or to the left and catch one of the young men and take thee his spoil. But Asahel would not depart from him. And Abner said again to Asahel: turn from me, for I were loth to smite thee to the ground. For then how should I hold up my face before Joab thy brother? howbeit he would in no wise depart.
Then Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the short ribs, that the spear came out behind him: that he fell down in the same place and died there. And as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died, stood still. But Joab and Abisai followed Abner till the *son went down. And when they were come to the hill Amah that lieth before Giah in the way that goeth through the wilderness of Gabaon, the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner on a plump and stood still on the top of an hill. Then Abner called to Joab and said: shall the sword devour without end? knowest thou not that bitterness is known to come in the latter end? how long shall it be, before thou bid the people return from following their brethren? And Joab answered: as truly as God liveth, if thou hadst so said, then even in the morning had the people departed, each from following his brother. And therewith Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still and pursued after Israel no more nor fought no more. And Abner and his men walked all that night by the wild fields, and went over Jordan, and passed through all Bethhoron and came to Mahanaim.
And Joab returned from after Abner and gathered all the people together. And there lacked of Davids servants nineteen persons and Asahel. But the servants of David had slain of Benjamin and of Abners men, three hundred and three score men. And they took up Asahel and buried him in the sepulcher of his father in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and came in the dawning to Hebron.There was long strife between the house of Saul and the house of David. But David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker. And David had children born him in Hebron: his eldest son was Amnon of Ahinoam the Jezrahelite: the second Cheleab of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite: the third Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Tholmai the King of Gessur: the fourth Adoniah the son of Hagith: the fifth Saphaitiah the son of Abital: the sixth Jethraam by Egla Davids wife. These were born to David in Hebron. And as long as there was battle between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner held up the house of Saul. And Saul had a concubine named Riphah the daughter of Aiah. And Isboseth said to Abner: Wherefore liest thou with my fathers concubine? Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Isboseth and said: Am I not a dogs head, which Against Juda have showed mercy this day unto the house of Saul thy father and to his brethren and friends, and have not delivered them into the hand of David: seeing thou findest a fault in me this day for a woman? So do God to Abner and so thereto: except that as the Lord hath sworn to David, I so do to him, and bring the kingdom from the house of Saul, and set up the throne of David over Israel and over Juda, even from Dan to Bersabe. And he could give Abner never a word to answer because he feared him.
And Abner sent messengers to David forthwith, saying: whose is the land? And he said thereto: make a bond with me, and see, my hand is with thee, to bring all Israel unto thee. And David answered well said, I will make a bond with thee. But one thing I require of thee, that thou see not my face, except thou first bring Michol Sauls daughter, when thou comest to see me.
And David sent messengers to Isboseth Sauls son saying: deliver me my wife Michol which I married with an hundred foreskins of the Philistines. And Isboseth sent and took her from her husband Phaltiel the son of Lais. And her husband went with her, and came weeping behind her, till they came to Bathurim. Then said Abner unto him go and return. And he returned. And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying: ye have long gone about that David should be king over you. Now then do it: for the Lord hath said of David, by the hand of my servant David, I will save my people Israel, out of the hands of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies. And like words had he with Benjamin, and then went to tell in the ears of David in Hebron all that Israel was content with and the whole house of Benjamin. And when Abner was come to David to Hebron and twenty men with him: David made him and the men that were with him a feast. Then Abner said unto David: I will up and go gather all Israel unto my Lord the king, that they may make an appointment with thee, that thou mayest be king over all that thine heart desireth. And so David let Abner depart, and he went in peace.
And see, the servants of David and Joab came from chasing robbers and brought a great prey with them. But Abner was not with David in Hebron: for he had sent him away to depart in peace. When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, men told Joab saying: Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away that he is gone in peace. Then Joab went to the king and said: what hast thou done? See, Abner came unto thee, why hast thou sent him away, that he should escape quite? Thou mightest know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to flatter with thee, and to know thy conversation and behavior, and to know all that thou doest. And when Joab was come out from the king, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah unwitting to David. And when Abner was come again to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate, to speak with him guilefully, and there smote him under the short ribs that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. And when it afterward came to Davids ear, he said: I and my kingdom are guiltless before the Lord for ever, concerning the blood of Abner the son of Ner. It fall therefore on the head of Joab and on all his fathers house: that the house of Joab be never without one or other that hath running issues or without lepers and goers on crutches, and that fall on the sword and that lack bread. And the cause why Joab and Abisai slew Abner was, that Abner had slain their brother Asahel at Gabaon in battle. And David said to Joab and to all the people that were with him, *rent your clothes and put on sackcloth and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the *bere. And when they had buried Abner in Hebron, the king lifted up his voice and wept over the sepulcher of Abner, and so did all the people. And the king lamented over Abner and said: Abner died not as a wretch dieth. Thy hands were not manacled nor thy feet brought into *gyves: but as men fall before wicked children, so fellest thou. And all the people wept yet more over him.
And when all the people came to eat meat with David, while it was yet day, David sware saying: so do God to me and so thereto, if I taste bread or ought else, till the *son be down. And the people knew it, and it pleased them, as well as all other good things which the king did in the sight of the people. And all the people and all Israel thereto understood that day how that it was not the kings mind, to slay Abner the son of Ner. And the king said unto his servants: know ye not, how that there is a Lord and that a great fallen this day in Israel? And I am this day tender, though I be anointed king. And these men the sons of Zaruiah be too good for me to rule? But the Lord reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.*bere (bury, or buriers) *rent (rip) *gyves (gives, punishment) *sonne; exactly as in the original, else where sun is written sunne.
When Sauls son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands fainted and all Israel was troubled. Now this Sauls son had two men that were become captains over the soldiers, the one called Baanah and the other Rechab, the sons of Remon a Berothite, and of the children of Benjamin: for Beroth was reckoned to pertain to Benjamin. And these Berothites fled to Gethaim and sojourned there until the same time. And Jonathas Sauls son had a son that was lame on his feet: five years old was he when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathas out of Jezrahel. And his nurse took him up and fled away. And as she made haste to flee and was amazed, the child fell and became halt and was called Miphiboseth. And these sons of Remon the Berothite, Rechab and Baanah went, and came in the heat of the day to the house of Isboseth, as he slept on a bed at noon. And behold they came into the house as though they would have bought wheat, and smote him under the short ribs and fled. For they came into the house as he slept on his bed in his resting chamber, and smote him and slew him and beheaded him and took his head and gat them away through the wild fields all night. And they brought the head of Isboseth unto David, to Hebron and said to the king: behold there the head of Isboseth Sauls son thine enemy, which sought thy soul. But the Lord hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul and of his seed.
And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Remon the Berothite and said unto them: as surely as the Lord liveth which hath delivered my soul out of all adversities: him that told me how that Saul was dead, thinking to have brought me good tidings, I caught and slew in Zikeleg, to give him a reward for his tidings bringing. And how much more ought I to deal with wicked men that have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? Now therefore think ye that I will not require his blood of your hands and take you from the earth? And David commanded his young men, and they slew them and cut off their hands and their feet and hanged them up by the *pole in Hebron. And they took the head of Isboseth and buried it in the sepulcher of Abner in Hebron.THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS Chpt 2
When the days of David were drawn nigh, and he should die, he charged Salomon his son saying: I must walk by the way of the world, neverthelater be thou strong and quit thyself manfully. And see that thou keep the appointment of the Lord thy God, that thou walk in his ways and keep his commandments, ordinances, laws and testimonies, even as it is written in the law of Moses: that thou mayest understand all that thou oughtest to do, and all that thou shouldest meddle with. That the Lord may make good his promise which he hath promised me saying: if thy children shall take heed to their ways, that they walk before me in truth, with all their hearts and with all their souls, then thou shalt never be without one sitting on the seat of Israel.
Moreover thou *wettest how Joab the son of Zaruiah hath served me, and what he hath done to the two captains of the Hosts of Israel: unto Abner the son of Ner and unto Amasa the son of Jether: how he slew them and shed the blood of war in time of peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins and in his shoes that were on his feet. Deal with him therefore according to thy wisdom and see that thou bring not his *horre head down to the grave in peace. And show kindness unto the sons of Berselai the Galaadite, and let them be among them that eat at thine own table, because they so clave to me when I fled from Absalom thy brother.
And see, thou hast with thee, Semei the son of Gera the son of Jemini of Bahurim, which cursed me with a bitter curse what time I went to Mahanahim. But he came against me to Jordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not slay thee with the sword. But pardon thou him not. Thou art a man of wisdom and shalt know what to do to him, see therefore that thou bring his horre head to the grave with blood.
And so David rested with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. And the days which David reigned upon Israel, were forty years: seven years in Hebron, and thirty and three years in Jerusalem. And Salomon sat upon the seat of David his father and his kingdom was stablished mightily.
After that, Adoniah the son of Hagith came to Bethsabe the mother of Salomon. And she said: Betokeneth thy coming peace? And he said: it betokeneth peace. Then said he, I have a matter to show thee. And she said: say on. And he said: thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel put their eyes on me, that I should reign, howbeit the kingdom was turned away and given to my brother, for it was appointed him of the Lord: and now I ask a petition of thee, whereof deny me not. And she said unto him: tell what it is. Then he said: speak I pray thee, unto Salomon the king (for he will not say thee nay) that he give me Abisag the Sunamite to wife. And Bethsabe said: well, I will speak for thee unto the king.
And thereupon Bethsabe went unto king Salomon to speak unto him for Adoniah. And the king rose up against her and bowed himself unto her, and sat him down on his seat. And there was a seat set for the kings mother, and she sat on his right side. Then she said: I must desire a little petition of thee: say me not nay. And the king said unto her: Ask on my mother: for I will not say thee nay. And she said: let Abisag the Sunamite be given to Adoniah thy brother to wife. And king Salomon answered and said unto his mother: why dost thou ask Abisag the Sunamite for Adoniah? but rather ask for him the kingdom, seeing he is mine elder brother: Even for him ask it and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zaruiah. Then King Salomon sware by the Lord saying: God do so to me and so thereto if Adoniah have not spoken this word against himself. Now therefore as surely as the Lord liveth which hath stablished me and set me on the seat of David my father, and which hath made me an house as he promised me, Adoniah shall die this day. And king Salomon sent by the hand of Banaiah the son of Jehoiada, and smote him that he died.
And unto Abiathar the priest said the king: get thee to Anatoth unto thine own fields, for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time kill thee, because thou barest the Ark of the Lord Jehovah before David my father and because thou sufferest with my father in all his afflictions. And so Salomon put away Abiathar from being priest unto the Lord: to fulfil the words of the Lord which he spake over the house of Eli in Siloh. Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adoniah but not after Salomon. Whereupon he fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord and caught handfast on the horns of the altar. And it was told king Salomon how that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord and stood by the altar. Then Salomon sent Banaiah the son of Jehoiada saying: go and smite him. And when Banaiah was come to the tabernacle of the Lord he said unto him: thus saith the king, come out. And he said nay: But I will die even here. And Banaiah brought the king word saying: thus said Joab and thus he answered me.
And the king said: do even as he hath said: smite him and bury him, and take away the blood (which Joab shed causeless), from me and from the house of my father. And the Lord bring his blood upon his own head, for he smote two men righteouser and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father unwitting: even Abner the son of Ner captain of the Host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether captain of the Host of Juda. And their blood return upon the head of Joab and on the head of his seed for ever. And prosperity be unto David, and unto his seed, and unto his house, and unto his seat, of the Lord for ever.
And Banaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and smote him and slew him and buried him in his own house in the wilderness. And the king put Banaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the Host, and put Sadock the priest in the room of Abiathar.
Then the king sent and called Semei, and said to him: build thee an house in Jerusalem and dwell there and see that thou go not once thence any whither. For be thou sure of it, the day thou goest out and passest over the river of Cedron, thou shalt die for it, and thy blood shall be on thine own head. And Semei said unto the king: is well said: as my Lord the king hath said, so will his servant do. And Semei dwelt in Jerusalem many a day. And it chanced at the end of three years that two of the servants of Semei ran away unto Achis son of Maacah king of Geth. And one told Semei saying: see, thy servants be in Geth. And Semei stood up and saddled his Ass and gat him to Geth to Achis, to seek his servants, and came and brought them again from Geth.
But it was told Salomon how that Semei had gone from Jerusalem to Geth and was come again. And the king sent and called Semei and said unto him: Did I not adjure thee by the Lord, and testified unto thee saying: be sure whensoever thou goest out and walkest abroad any whither, thou shalt die for it? And thou answeredst me, it is good tidings that I have heard. Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I commanded thee?
And then the king said to Semei: thou rememberest all the wickedness which thine heart knoweth that thou didst to David my father. The Lord therefore render again thy wickedness upon thine own head: and king Salomon be blessed, and the fear of the Lord be stablished before the Lord for ever. And the king commanded Banaiah the son of Jehoiada: which went out and smote him that he died. And so was the kingdom settled in the hand of Salomon.*wettest: to know sharply, every detail. *horre: may be hoar head as grey headed
THE FIRST BOOK OF CHRONICLES Chpt 26
As concerning the sons of Laadan which were Gersonites. Laadan had ancient fathers. Laadan the Gersonite had Jehieli. The sons of Jehieli: Zethan and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the Lord. Among the Amramites, Izarahites Hebronites and Ozielites, was Subuel the son of Gerson the son of Moses a ruler over the treasure. And of his brethren the sons of Eliezer, was Rahabiah, whose son was Isaiah, and his son was Joram, and his son Zechri, and his son was Selomith, which Selomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicate gifts which David the King, and the ancient heads, of the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host had dedicated of the spoil won in battle, to maintain the house of the Lord: and over all that Samuel the sear and Saul the son of Cis, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zaruiah had dedicated. All that was dedicated, was under the hand of Selomith and of his brethren.
Of the Izarahites Conaniah and his sons were in businesses withoutforth made officers and judges over Israel. And of the Hebronites Hasabiah and his brethren men of activity a thousand and seven hundred were officers in Israel on this side Jordan westward, in all businesses of the Lord and service of the king. And Jediah was the chiefest among the kindreds and fathers of the Hebronites. And in the fortieth year of the kingdom of David they were sought for. And there were found of them men of activity at Jezer in Galaad. And his brethren were in men of activity, two thousand and seven hundred ancient heads, which king David made rulers over the Rubenites, Gadites and the half tribe of Manasse in all matters pertaining to God and businesses of the king.THE FIRST BOOK OF CHRONICLES Chpt 27
To speak of the children of Israel: in the number of them were ancient heads and captains of thousands and hundreds, and officers that served the king in all things according to the companies that came in or went out, month by month throughout all the months of the year. And every company had twenty four thousand. Over the first company in the first month, was Jasoboam the son of Zabdiel. And in his number twenty four thousand. And the chiefest of all the captains in the host of the first month was of the children of Pharez. Over the company of the second month Dodai an Ahohite, and in his host was Makeloth a ruler. And in his company were twenty four thousand. The chief captain of the third host in the third month, was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada the priest. And in his host twenty four thousand. This the Benaiah mighty among thirty and above thirty. And in his part was Amizabad his son.
The fourth captain in the fourth month was Asael the brother of Joab, and Zabadiah his son after him. And in his host were twenty four thousand. The fifth captain in the fifth month was: Samahut the Jezrahite: and in his host were twenty four thousand. The sixth captain in the sixth month was Ira the son of Akes a Thekuite: and in his host were twenty four thousand.
The seventh captain in the seventh month was Helei the Phalonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his host twenty four thousand. The eighth Captain in the eighth month was Sobocai an Husathite of the kin of Sarah. And in his host twenty four thousand. The ninth Captain in the ninth month was Abiezer an Anathothite of the sons of Jemini: and in his host twenty four thousand. The tenth captain in the tenth month, was Mahari the Netophathite of the Zarahites. And in his host twenty four thousand. The eleventh month, was Banaiah the Pharathonite of the children of Ephraim: and in his host twenty four thousand. The twelfth Captain in the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite of Othoniei, and in his host twenty four thousand. And the rulers over the tribes of Israel were these. Among the Rubenites, was Eliezer the son of Zechri. Among the Simeonites, was Saphariah the son of Maacah. Among the Levites: Hasabiah the son of Kamuel. Among the Haromites: Zadock. In Juda, Eliu of the brethren of David. In Isacar: Amri the son of Michael. In Zabulon: Jesmaiah the son of Abdiah. In Nephthalie: Jerimoth the son of Azriel. Among the children of Ephraim: Hosea the son of Ozaiah. In the half tribe of Manasseh: Joel the son of Phadaiah. Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Galaad: Jado the son of Zachariah. In Benjamin: Jaasiel the son of Abner. In Dan: Azariel the son of Jeroham. These are the Lords in the tribes of Israel.
But David took not the number of them under twenty years: for the Lord said he would increase Israel like unto the stars of the sky. And Joab the son of Zaruiah began to number. And though he finished it not, yet there fell wrath for that upon Israel. And therefore the number was not put in the chronicles of King David.
Over the kings treasure was Azmoth the son of Adiel. And over the treasure of the fields, in the cities, villages and castles, was Jehonathan, the son of Oziah. And over the workmen in the fields that tilled the ground, was Ezri the son of Chelub. And the oversight of the vineyards had Semeiah the Ramathite. Over the winecellars and treasure of wine was Sabdi the Saphonite. And over the olivetrees and mulberry trees that were in the valleys was Baal Hanan the Gadarite. And over the treasure of oil was Joas. And over the oxen that fed in Saron was Setari the Saronite. And over the oxen in the valleys was Saphat the son of Adlai. And over the camels Ubil the Ismaelite. And over the asses was Johadia the Merothite. And over the sheep was Jazis the Hagarite. All these were the rulers of the substance of king David. And Jehonathan Davids brothers son, a man of counsel, a man that taught wisdom, and a writer he and Jehiel the son of Hachamoni waited on the kings sons. And Ahitophel was of the kings counsel. And Husai the Arachite was the kings companion. And next to Ahitophel was Jehoiada the son of Banaiah, and Abiathar. And the captain of the kings war was Joab.
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