3 And the sons of Bela were Addar, and Gera, and Abilud, 4 And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, 5 And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. Genealogics. 28 These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem. 29 And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, whose wife's name was Maachah; 30 And his first-born son Abdon,and Zur, and Kish, and Baul, and Nabab, 6 And these are the sons of Ehud:] 31 And Gedor,and Abio,and Zacher, these are the heads of the fathers of 32 And Mikloth begat Shimeah.And the inhabitants of Geba, and they re-these also dwelt with their brethren in moved them to Manahath : Jerusalem, over against them. 7 And Naaman,and Abiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza,and Ahihud. 33 ¶ And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. 8 And Shabaraim begat children in the country of Moab,after he had sent 34 And the son of Jonathan was them away; Hushim aud Baara were Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Mihis wives. cah. 9 And he begat of Hodesh his wife, 35 And the sons of Micah were PiJobab,and Zibia,and Mesha, and Mal-thon, and Melech, and Tarea, and cham, 10 And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers. 11 And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal. Ahaz. 36 And Abaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadali begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza; 37 And Moza begat Binea; Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 12 The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono and Lod, with the towns thereof: 38 And Azel had six sons, whose 13 Beriah also, and Shema, who were names are these, Azrikim, Bochern, beads of the fathers of the inhabitants and Ishmael, and Shearial, and Obaof Ajalon, who drove away the inhab-diah, and Hanan. All these were the tants of Gath: sons of Azel. 14 And Alio,Shashak,and Jeremoth, 39 And the sons of Eshek his brother 15 And Zebadiah, and Arad, and were Ulam his first-born, Jehush the Ader, second, Eliphalet the third. 16 And Michael, and Ispah, and Jo-| 40 And the sons of Ulam were mighty na, the sons of Beriah; 17 And Zebatiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber, 18 Ishmerai also, and Jezliab, and Jobab, the sons Elpaal; 19 And Jakim,and Zichri,and Zabdi, 20 And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel, 21 And Adaiab, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimbi; 22 And Ishpan,and Heber,and Eliel, 23 And Abdon, and Zichri, and Ha men of valor, arcliers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, a hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Beujamin. S CHAP. IX. O all Israel were reckoned by genealogies: and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their transgres sion. 2 T Now the first inhabitants, that dwelt in their possessions in their cit ies, were the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims. 3 And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manassel; 4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Families in CHAP. IX. Jerusalem. ni, of the children of Pharez the son father, the Korabites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the of Judah. 5 And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the gates of the tabernacle: and their fa 6 And of the sons of Zerah; and their brethren, six hundred and ninety. 7 And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah, 8 And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah; 9 And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers, 10 T And of the priests; Jedaiah,and Jehoiarib, and Jachin, 11. And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Za dok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God; 12 And Adaiah the son of Jerobam, the son of Pasbur, the son of Malchi jab, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah,the son of Meshullam, the son Meshillemith, the son of Immer; 13 And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able meu for the work of the service of the house of God. 14 And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 20 And Phinebas the son of Eleazaz was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him. 21 And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 22 All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates itere two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office. 23. So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards. 24 In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west,north, and south. 25 And their brethren, which were in their villages, 10ere to come aller seven days from time to time with them. 26 For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God, 27 T And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge teas upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them. 28 And certain of them bad the charge of the ministering vessel, that they should bring them in and out by tale. 29 Some of them also were appointed 15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Ga-to oversee the vessel, and all the nilal, and Mattaniah the son of Micab, struments of the sanctuary, and the the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, 16 And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, and the frankincense, and the spices. the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun,| 30 And some of the sons of the priests and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son made the ointment of the spices. of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages 31 And Mattithiah, one of the Leof the Netophatbites. vites, who was the first-born of Shallum the Korathite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans. 17 And the porters were, Shalluin,and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief; 32. And other of their brethren,of the sons of the Kobathites, were over the shew-bread, to prepare it every sab. bath. 18 Who hitherto waited in the king's Philistines fight Israel. 1. CHRONICLES. Death of Sauth were employed in that work day and 6 So Saul died, and his three sons night. 34 The chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalein. 35 ¶ And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachalı: 36 And his first-born son Abdon,then Zur, and Kish,and Baal,and Ner, and Nadab, 37 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. 38 And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem,over against their brethren. 39 And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. S T And it came to pass on the mor row, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about,to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 40 And the son of Jonathan was And when all Jabesh-gilead Merib-baal: aud Merib-baal begat Ali-[heard all that the Philistmes had done to Saul, cali. 12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13 ¶ So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the Lone, even against the word of the Lont, which he kept not,and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it; 14 And inquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. CHAP. XI. THEN all Israel gathered themto David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone andi thy flesh. 2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abina- 2 And moreover in time past, even dad, and Malkishua, the sons of Saul. when Saul was king, thou wast he 3 And the battle went sore against that leddest out and broughtest in IsSaul, and the archers hit him, and he frael: and the Lord thy God said unto was wounded of the archers. thee, Thou shalt feed my people Isra4 Then said Saul to his armour-bear-fel, and thou shalt be ruler over my er, Draw thy sword, and thrust me people Israel. through therewith; lest these uncir cumcised come and abuse me. But his armour-bearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword,and fell upon it. 6 And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died: 3 Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Load by Samuel. 4 ¶ And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where th A catalogue of Jand. Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the fivas by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the Lord, 5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said 10 David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of 19 And said, My God forbid it me, Zion, which is the city of David. that I should do this thing: sball i 6 And David said, Whosoeversmiteth drink the blood of these men that have the Jebusites first shall be chief and put their lives in jeopardy? for with captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah the jeopardy of their lives they brought went first up, and was chief. 7 And David dwelt in the castle; These things did these three mightiest. therefore they called it, The city of 2017 And Abishai the brother of Joab, David. he was chief of the three; for lifting 8. And he built the city round about, up his spear against three hundred, he even from Millo round about; and Jo-slew them, and had a name among the ab repa.red the rest of the city. it. Therefore he would not drink it. three. 9 So David waxed greater and great- 21 Of the three, he was more honourer: for the Loud of hosts was with able than the two; for he was their him. captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three. 10 T These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who 22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the strengthened themselves with him inson of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. 11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jash obeam, a Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred, slain by him at one time. had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day. 23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beamy; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. 12 And after him was Eleazer the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of | 24 These things did. Benaiah the son the three mighties. of Jehoiada, and had a name among 13 He was with David at Pas-dam-the three mighties. mim, and there the Philistines were 25 Behold, he was honourable among gathered together to battle, where was the thirty, but attained not to the first à parcel of ground full of barley; and three: and David set him over his the people fled from before the Philis-guard. tines. 26 T Also the valiant men of the 14 And they set themselves in the armies were, Asahel the brother of midst of that parcel, and delivered it, Joab, Ellanan the son of Dodo of and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance. 15 T Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into] the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim. 16 And David was then in the hold,| and the Philistines” garrison was then at Beth-lebem. 17 And David longed, and said, Obs that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lebem, that is at the gate! Beth-lehem, 27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, 28 Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abi-ezer the Antothite, 29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Abohite. 30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, 31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Ben jamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, 32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaashi, Abiel the Arbathite, 18 And the three brake through the 33 Azmaveth the Baharuinite, Eliab host of the Philistines, and drew water ba the Shaalbonite, out of the well of Beth-lehem, that] 34 The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, 1. CHRONICLES. David's Army. David's Army. Jonathan the son of Shage theHararite, 8 And of the Gadites there separated 35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hara-themselves unto David, into the hold rite, Eliphal the son of Ur, to the wilderness, men of might, and 36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah men of war fit for the battle, that the Pelonite, could handle shield and buckler, 37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the whose faces were like the laces of son of Ezbai, hons, and were as swift as the roes 38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mib-upon the mountains; har the son of Haggeri, 39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, 10 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ablai, -12 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him, 9 Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, 10 Mishmaumah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, 11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, 12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, 13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh. 14 These were of the sons of Gad,cap 43 Hanan the son of Maachah, and tains of the host: one of the least was Joshaphat the Mitbuite, OW these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among tae miglity men, helpers of the war. 2 They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the jeft in hurling stones, and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin." over a hundred, and the greatest over a thousand. 15These are they that went over Jordau in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west. 16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David. 17 And David went out to meet tnem, and answered and said unto them, It ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, secing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. 18 Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, 3 The chief was Abiezer, then Joash, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite;|helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Az.Then David received them, and made mareth; and Berachah, and Jehu the them captains of the band. Antothite, 19 And there fell some of Manasseh 4. And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a migh-to David, when he came with the Philty man among the thirty, and over the istines against Saul to battle: but they thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, helped them not: for the lords of the and Johanan, and Jozabad the Ged-Philistines upon advisement sent him crathite, away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads. 20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnab,and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elibu,and Zilthai,captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh 21 And they helped David against the [band of the rovers: for they were all 6 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealinh, and Shemariab, and Shephatiah the Haruphite, 6 Elkanah, and Jesiab, and Azarecl, and Joczer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites, 7 And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons ol Jerokam of Gedor. |