David's garrisons and officers. 1 Kings 10. 21. Micah 4.13. ́p Ps. 78. C. CHAPTER XIX, XX. r The Ammonites and Syrians overcome. CHRIST cir. 1337. Before him all manner of vessels of gold, and silver, and || hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves Before CHRIST cir. 1040. brass. in array against the children of Ammon. 11 1 Them also king David dedicated unto the 12 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought me, then thou shalt t help me: but if the children of 10, 10 from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab,|| Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee ch. 11, 20. 13 Be of good courage, and let us behave our-deand from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek. selves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is goodies. in his sight. 14 So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him. Ps CO, title. 19. Gen. 18, Ich. 11, 6. 12 Moreover, Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of Salt eighteen thousand. 13 And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. Josh. 1.67 1 Sam. 4,9 .28. 6 m 26. Psalm 8, 8. 141 So David reigned over all Israel, and exe1.11, 2, cuted judgment and justice among all his people. 15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the Kings, host; and "Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder: 16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech 11 Sam. 21, the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha† h24,3 was scribe; 6. dr. 1007. a2 Sam. 10, 1. X TOW it came to pass after this, that Nahash bi Sam.11, the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead. (2 Sam. 10 é d verse 19. Ps. 87, 5. 1059 16 1 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messen- Feb. gers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and " Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them. X smitten. u 2 Sam 10, 16. x 2 Sam. 17 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came upon 10, 17. them, and set the battle in array against them. So Isa. 15, 4 when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him. 18 But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought, 2 sam chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed 10, 18. Shophach the captain of the host. 2 And David said, I will shew kindness unto Ha-in d2 Sam. 9, nun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Lam. 1, Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him. 12 3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said 1 Heb. In to Hanun, † Thinkest thou that David doth honour David, thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? 2 Cor. 13,5, 6. 13 4 2 Chr. 56, fGen. 42, 8. and to overthrow, and to spy out the land? 19 And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made 128.1, peace with David, and became his servants: neither a ch. 14, 17. would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any Rev. 13, 10. more. CHAPTER XX. 61 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves † odious to David, Hanun and 20, the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of sil19,16. ver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah. 7 So they hired thirty and two thousand cha2018, riots, and the king of Maachah and his people, who 4 1 And it came topass after this, that there arose e28am. 21 cir. 1018, 15. chap. 21, 8 51. 21, came and pitched before' Medebah. And the chil-war at Gezer with the Philistines: at which time f 2 Sam. 5, 13. dren of Ammon gathered themselves together from Sibbechai the 'Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of 15 1,2 their cities, and came to battle. the children of the giant: and they were subdued. g! San:.17 5 And there was war again with the Philistines; verse 8. and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother h28am 1 of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear's staff wes like a weaver's beam. 11, 5. 8 And when David heard of it, he sent " Joab, ch 15,1 and all the host of the " mighty men. 9 And the children of Ammon came out, and put 7,15 the battle in array before the gate of the city: and P the kings that were come were by themselves in the field. Bab, the fe of the 10 Now when Joab saw that the † battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians. 11 And the rest of the people he delivered unto the -༡ David numbereth the people: I. CHRONICLES. His repentance and sacrifice. Before they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of || house; but not on hy people, that they should be CHRIST 11 Sam. 17, 50 2 8am. 24, 16, 22. A Job 1, 6. 1. e Judg. 9,1. • Heb. 1, 1. CHAPTER XXI. David, tempted by Satan, forceth Joab to number the people. b AND Satan stood up against Israel, and pro C 2 And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it. 3 And Joab answered, The LORD † make his Det people a hundred times so many more as they be: P. 115,14 but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel? 42 Chr. 28, 14 1 So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel : 23 And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burntofferings, and the threshing instruments for wood, g28am-24 and the wheat for the meat-offering; I give it all. 24 And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not Rom. 12 take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer Phil. 4, 8. burnt-offerings without cost. 16 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, Gen.3 24. having a drawn sword in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were "clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. 5 And David said, 'Solomon my son is young of ch. 23, 17 And David said unto God, Is it not I that com-and tender, and the house that is to be builded for 1 King Josh. 7, 6. manded the people to be numbered? even I it is that the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these and of glory" throughout all countries: I will there- 1 King sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray fore now make preparation for it. So David pre12, thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's pared abundantly before his death. 41. Ps. 44, 11. Preparation for the temple. Before CHRIST CHRIST cir 1045 6¶ Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged ||ments which I made, said David, to praise there-Before cir. 1017. him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel.with. 7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house unto the name 27 of the LORD my God. 3. 3 1 Kings 8, $0. Kings 8, ?Sati. 7, o m 8 But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars thou shalt not build a house unto my 2 Sam. 7, name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the Sam. 17, earth in my sight. 9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all hisenemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days. 10 P He shall build a house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will P. 72, 16. establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for Ps. 110. 5. J Kings 3, Ps. 72, 1 Jer. 22, 2 6 And David divided them into fcourses among the sons of Levi, namely, "Gershen, Kohath, and Merari. f 71 Of the Gershonites were || Laadan and Shimei. 214 8 The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, Gen. 46, and Zetham, and Joel, three. k 9 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, 11 And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the 1 12 I The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. n ITI 11. i ch. 26, 21 Or, Libat ch. 25, 22 13 The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: Ex. 28, 1 and " Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify Heb. the f the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to holiness of 12 Only the LORD give thee wisdom and under-burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, . Num. 6. standing, and give thee charge concerning Israel, and to bless in his name for ever. that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God. 14 Now concerning Moses the man of God, PP. 90, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi. 15 The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer. 16 Of the sons ofGershom, Shebucl was the chief. 17 And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the 14 Now behold, in my " trouble I have prepared chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the The gold for the house of the LORD || a hundred thousand ta-sons of Rehabiah † were very many. lents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto. 15 Moreover, there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work. 16 Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise, therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee. 171 David also commanded all the princes of 1 chap. 16, Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, 10. & 28, 9. 2Chr. 20, S. That is, 18 Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath help on the he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given building, the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the Phil. 3, 15 land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people. 19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and | build ye 1Pet. 25. the sanctuary of the LORD God, Y to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name 8,16. of the LORD. 24 1 These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the c Num. 1,3 LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward. 25 For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever; 26 And also unto the Levites: they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof. 27 For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above: 28 Because † their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God; 29 Both for the shew-bread, and for the fine flour for meat-offering, and for the unleavened cakes, 20. and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size; 30 And to stand every morning to thank and Ex. 20, sa praise the LORD, and likewise "at even; 31 And to offer all "burnt-sacrifices unto the LORD a Lev. 1, 0 1 m Ps. 134, 1. n Aaron's sons divided into orders. The number and offices of the singers. Before 1. CHRONICLES. Before in the sabbaths, in the new-moons, and on the set 24 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons CHRIST. P feasts, by number, according to the order command-of Michah; Shamir. ed unto them, continually before the LORD: CHRIST 1015. • Num. 28, p Lev. 23,4 83. Kings a Ex. 28, 1. b Lev. 10, 1. 32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD. 2 But Nadab and Abihu died before.their father, e Gen 1 and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. 11, 23. 3 And David distributed them, both Zadok of Num. 3, 4. the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of e ver. 6, 31. Ithamar, according to their offices in their service. 4 And there were more chief men found of the g Heb. 9, 7. sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and f 2 Sam. 8, 17. 10. 27 1 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri. 28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons. ch. 29, 21 29 Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerah-ch. 23, 2 meel. 30 The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers. 'Heb the 31 These likewise a cast lots over against their a verse 13 brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David cap. 1 the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief. of the fathers of the priests and Levites,† even the prin- chief cipal fathers over against their younger brethren. CHAPTER XXV. against younger brother. a 11. thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar MOREOVER David and the captains of the Re. 19 there were sixteen chief men of the house of their h Josh. 18, 5 Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with 33. i ch. 9, 29. 3, 4. k 6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the k1 Kings, scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and 11 Sam. 22, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one † principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar. 20. ↑ Heb. house of the father. m ch. 9, 10. n Ezra 2 32. & 10, 21; 31. Neh. 3, 11. & 10, 5, 27. o Neh. 12, 4. Luke 1, 5. p Num. 24, 1 Cor. 1.10. Col. 2, 5. Kings & 14, 10. 7 Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, 8 The third to " Harim, the fourth to Seorim, Jeshebeab, 14 The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, to Jehezekel, 17 The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul, -18 The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah. q 19 These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him. 20 And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Ex. 7. Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons & 70, 20. & of Shubael; Jehdeiah. 11, chap. 9, 25. r Gen. 7, 5. 38, 22. 6. Num. 17, Lev. 8. 4. 21 Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah. 11. Deut. 12, 8. 22 Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Acts 13.47. Shelomoth; Jahath. s ch. 23, 17. t ch. 23, 17. 23 And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, u ch. 23, 19. Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. 7 So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all 1 Col. that were cunning, was " two hundred fourscore and m ob 22 eight. 8 1 And they cast lots, ward against "ward, † as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. 9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who, with his brethren and sons, were twelve: 10 The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 11 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 14 The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and n ch. 24, 31. Heb seth small as th great, as th he that is taught teacher, so The divisions of the porters. CHAPTER XXVI. 15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his cir. 1015. brethren, were twelve: Before CHRIST Num. 7, 16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 17 The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 18 The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and nis brethren, were twelve: 23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, h. 24, 18. and his brethren, were twelve: Rev. 4, 4, 10. & 5, 8. &z 11, 16. There were act as many Companies of musi ions as here were 25 The eightee ath to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 27 The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and f priests, his brethren, were twelve: h. 24, 13. and of the Levites at ending on he priests, and helping 28 The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 29 The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 30 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 0 31 The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve. CHAPTER XXVI. 1 The divisions of the porters.... 13 The gates assigned by lot C 2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah ch. 23, 10, the first-born, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 8 3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh. d 4 Moreover the sons of Obed-edom were, Shemaiah the first-born, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth, 5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai P127, the eighth: for God blessed him. 128, 1. That is, 6 Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, dedom that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour. 2 Kings 24. 14. b. 15, 24. 7 The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, b. 25,7. and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah. Ex. 18,21. 76. 27, 1. Prov. 28, 1. dL 18, 98, Jeut. 21,16 Before Of officers and judges 12 Among these were the 'divisions of the porters, CHRIST another, to minister in the house of the LORD. even among the chief men, having wards "one against cir. 1015 great, according to the house of their fathers, for 131 And they cast lots, as well the " small as the every gate. 14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then the house of Asuppim. 30 And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his 50. e 2 Chr. S4, 13. Neh. 11, 16. 2 Chr. 19, 11. 8 All these of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obed-even among the Hebronites, according to the gene-3. 31 Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, edom. reign of David they were sought for, and there were ch. 29, 27, rations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the 12 Sam. &, of Gilead. found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer Josh. 21 9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen. k 10 Also Hosah of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the 21, first-born, yet his father made him the chief;) * 11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen. 8 M |