The line of priests. CHAP. VI. Office of Aaron and his sons. 17 And these be the names of the sons of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei. 18 And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 19 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers. 20 Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, 21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son. 22 The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, 45 The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, 46 The son of Amzi, the son of Banı the son of Shamer, 47 The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. 48 Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God. 49 But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt-offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appoint ed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, acUz-cording to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. 23 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son, 24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, ziah his son, and Shaul his son. 25 And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth. 50 And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua 26 As for Elkanah: the sons of Elka- his son, nah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son, 51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zera27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, El-hiah his son, kanah his son. 52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, 28 And the sons of Samuel; the first- Ahitub his son, born Vashni, and Abiah. 29 The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son, 30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son. 31 And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest. 53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. 54 Now these are their dwellingplaces throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot. 55 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it. 56 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 32 And they ministered before the dwelling-place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusa- 57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave lem: and then they waited on their office, the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the according to their order. city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs, 33 And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites; Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel, 34 The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, 35 The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai, 36 The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, 37 The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, 38 The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. 58 And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs, 59 And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs: 60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. 61 And unto the sons of Kohath which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half-tribe, namely, 39 And his brother Asaph, who stood out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, by lot, on his right hand, even Asaph the son of ten cities. Berechiah, the son of Shimea, 62 And to the sons of Gershom through 40 The son of Michael, the son of Baa-out their families were given out of the seiah, the son of Malchiah, tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of 41 The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, the son of Adaiah, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Ba 42 The son of Ethan, the son of Zim-shan, thirteen cities. mah, the son of Shimei, 63 Unto the sons of Merari were given 43 The son of Jahath, the son of Ger- by lot, throughout their families, out of the shom, the son of Levi. tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of 44 And their brethren the sons of Me- Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, rari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son twelve cities. The sons of Issachar. 1. CHRONICLES. The sons of Benjamin. 64 And the children of Israel gave to number was in the days of David two and the Levites these cities with their suburbs. twenty thousand and six hundred. 65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe 3 And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and of the children of Judah, and out of the the sons of Izrahiah; Michael,and Obadiah, tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these men. cities, which are called by their names. 4 And with them, by their generations, 66 And the residue of the families of the after the house of their fathers, were bands sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand out of the tribe of Ephraim. men: for they had many wives and sons. 67 And they gave unto them, of the cities 5 And their brethren among all the faof refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim milies of Issachar were valiant men of with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer might, reckoned in all by their genealowith her suburbs, gies fourscore and seven thousand. 68 And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs, 6 The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. 69 And Ajalon with her suburbs, and 7 And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs: Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, 70 And out of the half-tribe of Manas-five; heads of the house of their fathers, seh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam mighty men of valour; and were reckoned with her suburbs, for the family of the by their genealogies twenty and two thouremnant of the sons of Kohath. sand and thirty and four. 71 Unto the sons of Gershom were 8 And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and given out of the family of the half-tribe Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs: Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the 72 And out of the tribe of Issachar; sons of Becher. Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs, 9 And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of 73 And Ramoth with her suburbs, and the house of their fathers, mighty men of Anem with her suburbs: valour, was twenty thousand and two hun 74 And out of the tribe of Asher; Ma-dred. shal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her 10 The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: suburbs, and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benja75 And Hukok with her suburbs, and min, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Rehob with her suburbs: Zethan, and Tharshish, and Alishahar. 76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Ke- 11 All these the sons of Jediael, by the desh in Galilee with her suburbs, and heads of their fathers, mighty men of Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim valour, were seventeen thousand and two with her suburbs. hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and 77 Unto the rest of the children of Me-battle. rari were given out of the tribe of Zebu- 12 Shuppim also, and Huppim, the chillun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor dren of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher. with her suburbs: 13 T The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, 78 And on the other side Jordan by and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were sons of Bilhah. given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer 14 The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, in the wilderness with her suburbs, and whom she bare: (but his concubine the Jahzah with her suburbs, 79 Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs: 80 And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs, 81 And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs. CHAP. VII. TOW the sons of Issachar were Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four. Now Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead: 15 And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters. 16 And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam, and Rakem. 17 And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. 2 And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jib- 18 And his sister Hammoleketh bare sam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalab. house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant 19 And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, men of might in their generations; whose and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam. 23 ¶ And when he went in to his wife, 6 And these are the sons of Ehud: these she conceived and bare a son, and he call-are the heads of the fathers of the inhabited his name Beriah, because it went evil ants of Geba, and they removed them to with his house. Manahath: 24 (And his daughter was Sherah, who 7 And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, built Beth-horon the nether, and the up- he removed them, and begat Uzza, and per, and Uzzen-sherah.) 25 And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son, 26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, 27 Non his son, Jehoshua his son. 28 And their possessions and habitations were Beth-el, and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof: 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: 29 And by the borders of the children 13 Beriah also, and Shema, who were of Manasseh, Beth-shean and her towns, heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her Ajalon, who drove away the inhabitants towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt of Gath: the children of Joseph the son of Israel. 30 The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. 31 And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith. 32 And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. 33 And the sons of Japhlet; Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet. 34 And the sons of Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 35 And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal. 36 The sons of Zophah; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah, 37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera. 38 And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara. 39 And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia. 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. 40 All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father's house, choice and 29 And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gimighty men of valour, chief of the princes. beon; whose wife's name was Maachah: And the number throughout the genealogy 30 And his first-born son Abdon, and of them that were apt to the war and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, to battle was twenty and six thousand men. 31 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher, 32 And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And The original of Israel's Jerusalem, over against them. these also dwelt with their brethren in Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of 33 And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Meshillemith, the son of Immer; Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Mal- 13 And their brethren, heads of the chi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. house of their fathers, a thousand and seven 34 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-hundred and threescore; very able men for baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah. the work of the service of the house of God. 35 And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, 14 And of the Levites; Shemaiah the and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz. 36 And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza, 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; 37 And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son: 16 And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, 38 And Azel had six sons, whose names the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkaand Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. nah, that dwelt in the villages of the NeAll these were the sons of Azel. tophathites. 39 And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his first-born, 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, a hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin. CHAP. IX. 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. 3 And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Ma- 22 All these which were chosen to be nasseh: porters in the gates were two hundred and 4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of twelve. These were reckoned by their Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of genealogy in their villages, whom David the children of Pharez the son of Judah. and Samuel the seer did ordain in their 5 And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the first- set office. born, 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 Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah; 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 chiet 9 And their brethren, according to their porters, were in their set office, and were generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. over the chambers and treasuries of the All these men were chief of the fathers in house of God. the house of their fathers, 27 And they lodged round about the 10 And of the priests; Jedaiah, and house of God, because the charge was upon Jehoiarib, and Jachin, them, and the opening thereof every morn 11 And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the ing pertained to them. son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the 28 And certain of them had the charge son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the of the ministering vessels, that they should ruler of the house of God; bring them in and out by tale. 29 Some of them also were appointed to son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and oversee the vessels, and all the instruments 12 And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the 337 Saul's overthrow and death. CHAP. X, XI. David made king. of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and 5 And when his armour-bearer saw that 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 first-born of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans. 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 32 And other of their brethren, of the Philistines came and dwelt in them. sons of the Kohathites, were over the 8 ¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, shew-bread, to prepare it every sabbath. when the Philistines came to strip the 33 And these are the singers, chief of slain, that they found Saul and his sons the fathers of the Levites, who remaining fallen in mount Gilboa. in the chambers were free: for they were 9 And when they had stripped him, employed in that work day and night. they took his head, and his armour, and 34 These chief fathers of the Levites sent into the land of the Philistines round were chief throughout their generations; about, to carry tidings unto their idols, these dwelt at Jerusalem. and to the people. 35 And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah: 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 36 And his first-born son Abdon, then 11 And when all Jabesh-gilead heard Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and all that the Philistines had done to Saul, Nadab, 12 They arose, all the valiant men, and 37 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecha- took away the body of Saul, and the bodies riah, and Mikloth. of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, 38 And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And and buried their bones under the oak in they also dwelt with their brethren at Je-Jabesh, and fasted seven days. rusalem, over against their brethren. 13 So Saul died for his transgression 39 And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat which he committed against the LORD, Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Mal- even against the word of the LORD, which chi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. he kept not, and also for asking counsel of 40 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it; baal: and Merib-baal begat Micah. 41 And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz. 42 And Ahaz begat Jarah: and Jarah and Zimri begat Moza; 14 And inquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. CHAP. XI. begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; David unto Hebron, saying, Be- son. CHAP. X. 3 Therefore came all the elders of Israel No TOW the Philistines fought against Is- to the king to Hebron; and David made a rael; and the men of Israel fled from covenant with them in Hebron before the before the Philistines, and fell down slain LORD; and they anointed David king over in mount Gilboa. Israel, according to the word of the LORD 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 2 And the Philistines followed hard by Samuel. after Saul, and after his sons; and the Phi- 4 And David and all Israel went to listines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the JeMalchi-shua, the sons of Saul. busites 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, 4 Then said Saul to his armour-bearer, which is the city of David. Draw thy sword, and thrust me through 6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth therewith, lest these uncircumcised come the Jebusites first shall be chief and capand abuse me. But his armour-bearer tain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went would not; for he was sore afraid. So first up, and was chief. Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 7 And David dwelt in the castle; there |