CHAPTERS 8-14
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1 ¶ Now Benjamin begat Bela his
firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
2 Nohah the
fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
3 And the sons of
Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
4 And Abishua,
and Naaman, and Ahoah,
5
And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 And these are
the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of
Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:
7 And Naaman, and
Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.
8
And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent
them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.
9 And he begat of
Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,
10 And Jeuz, and
Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.
11 And of Hushim
he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.
12
The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and
Lod, with the towns thereof:
13 Beriah also,
and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who
drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
14 And Ahio,
Shashak, and Jeremoth,
15
And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,
16 And Michael,
and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;
17 And Zebadiah,
and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,
18 Ishmerai also,
and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;
19 And Jakim, and
Zichri, and Zabdi,
20
And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,
21 And Adaiah,
and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;
22 And Ishpan,
and Heber, and Eliel,
23 And Abdon, and
Zichri, and Hanan,
24 And Hananiah,
and Elam, and Antothijah,
25
And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;
26 And
Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,
27 And Jaresiah,
and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.
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
firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
31 And Gedor, and
Ahio, and Zacher.
32 And Mikloth
begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against
them.
33 ¶ And Ner begat Kish, and Kish
begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
34 And the son of
Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat Micah.
35 And the sons
of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
36 And Ahaz begat
Jehoadah; and Jehoadah 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:
38 And Azel had six
sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and
Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
39 And the sons
of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
40 And the sons
of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons,
an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
1 ¶ So 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 transgression.
2 Now the first
inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities 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 Manasseh;
4 Uthai the son
of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children
of Pharez the son of Judah.
5 And of the
Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
6 And of the sons
of Zerah; Jeuel, 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 Shephathiah, 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 And of the
priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,
11 And Azariah
the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of
Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
12 And Adaiah the
son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai
the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of
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 men 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;
15 And Bakbakkar,
Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son
of Asaph;
16 And Obadiah
the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in
the villages of the Netophathites.
17 And the
porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren:
Shallum was the chief;
18 Who hitherto
waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies
of the children of Levi.
19 And Shallum
the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of
the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service,
keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host
of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.
20
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar 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 were 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, were to come
after 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 And they
lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.
28 And certain of
them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in
and out by tale.
29 Some of them
also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the
sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense,
and the spices.
30 And some of
the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.
31 And
Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite,
had the set office over the things that were made in the pans.
32 And other of
their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread,
to prepare it every sabbath.
33 And these are
the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers
were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.
34 These chief
fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at
Jerusalem.
35 ¶ And in Gibeon dwelt the father
of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah:
36 And his
firstborn 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 Malchishua, and
Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
40 And the son of
Jonathan was Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begat Micah.
41
And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz.
42 And Ahaz begat
Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;
43 And Moza begat
Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
44 And Azel had
six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of
Azel.
1 ¶ Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the
men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount
Gilboa.
2 And the
Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the
sons of Saul.
3 And the battle
went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the
archers.
4 Then said Saul
to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest
these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would
not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
5 And when his
armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
6 So Saul died,
and his three sons, 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.
8 ¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, when the
Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen
in mount Gilboa.
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.
11 And when all
Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
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 LORD, even against the
word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it;
14 And enquired
not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the
son of Jesse.
1 ¶ Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto
Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
2 And moreover in
time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and
broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my
people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.
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 LORD by Samuel.
4 And David and
all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the
inhabitants of the land.
5 And the
inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city
of David.
6 And David said,
Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the
son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
7 And David dwelt
in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
8 And he built
the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired
the rest of the city.
9 So David waxed
greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.
10 ¶ These also are the chief of the mighty men whom
David had, who strengthened themselves with him in 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; Jashobeam, an
Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three
hundred slain by him at one time.
12 And after him
was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.
13
He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered
together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people
fled from before the Philistines.
14 And they set
themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the
Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.
15
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 Bethlehem.
17 And David
longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
18 And the three
brake through the host 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 of it, but poured it out to the LORD,
19 And said, My
God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for
with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink
it. These things did these three mightiest.
20 And Abishai
the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear
against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.
21
Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their
captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.
22 Benaiah the
son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who 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 beam; 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.
24 These things
did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three
mighties.
25 Behold, he was
honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set
him over his guard.
26 Also the
valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of
Dodo of Bethlehem,
27
Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
28 Ira the son of
Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite,
29 Sibbecai the
Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
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 Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 Hurai of the
brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
33 Azmaveth the
Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 The sons of
Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,
35 Ahiam the son
of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
36
Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 Hezro the
Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
38 Joel the
brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,
39 Zelek the
Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
40
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
41 Uriah the
Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
42 Adina the son
of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
43 Hanan the son
of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44
Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the
Aroerite,
45 Jediael the
son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
46 Eliel the
Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the
Moabite,
47 Eliel, and
Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.
1 ¶ Now 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 the mighty men, helpers of the war.
2 They were armed
with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling
stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.
3 The chief was
Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet,
the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite,
4 And Ismaiah the
Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and
Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,
5 Eluzai, and
Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
6 Elkanah, and
Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,
7 And Joelah, and
Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8
And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold
to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could
handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were
as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
9 Ezer the first,
Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
10
Mishmannah 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, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
15 These are they
that went over Jordan 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 them, and answered and said unto them, If ye
be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if
ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine
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, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth
thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
19 And there fell
some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to
battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him 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, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and
Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, 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
mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.
22 For at that
time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host,
like the host of God.
23 ¶ And these are the numbers of the bands that were
ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to
turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
24 The children
of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready
armed to the war.
25 Of the
children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.
26 Of the
children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.
27 And Jehoiada
was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven
hundred;
28 And Zadok, a
young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains.
29 And of the
children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the
greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.
30 And of the
children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour,
famous throughout the house of their fathers.
31
And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were
expressed by name, to come and make David king.
32 And of the
children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to
know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their
brethren were at their commandment.
33
Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all
instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of
double heart.
34 And of
Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and
seven thousand.
35 And of the
Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.
36
And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty
thousand.
37 And on the
other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe
of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred
and twenty thousand.
38 All these men
of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of
Israel were of one heart to make David king.
39 And there they
were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had
prepared for them.
40 Moreover they
that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali,
brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat,
meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and
sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.
1 ¶ And David consulted with the captains of thousands
and hundreds, and with every leader.
2 And David said
unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be
of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are
left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites
which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:
3
And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at
it in the days of Saul.
4 And all the
congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of
all the people.
5 So David
gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from
Kirjathjearim.
6 And David went
up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to
Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the
cherubims, whose name is called on it.
7 And they
carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.
8 And David and
all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with
harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with
trumpets.
9 ¶ And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon,
Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen
stumbled.
10 And the anger
of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand
to the ark: and there he died before God.
11 And David was
displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place
is called Perezuzza to this day.
12
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark
of God home to me?
13 So David
brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside
into the house of Obededom the Gittite.
14 And the ark of
God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months.
And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had.
1 ¶ Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and
timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.
2 And David
perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
3 And David took
more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.
4 Now these are
the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab,
Nathan, and Solomon,
5
And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,
6 And Nogah, and
Nepheg, and Japhia,
7 And Elishama,
and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.
8 ¶ And when the Philistines heard that David was
anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And
David heard of it, and went out against them.
9 And the
Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
10 And David
enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou
deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will
deliver them into thine hand.
11
So they came up to Baalperazim; and David smote them there. Then David
said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth
of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baalperazim.
12 And when they
had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with
fire.
13
And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.
14 Therefore
David enquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn
away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
15 And it shall
be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees,
that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.
16 David
therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines
from Gibeon even to Gazer.
17 And the fame
of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all
nations.