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:

13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

14 The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve:

15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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 his brethren, were twelve:

23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

25 The eighteenth 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 his brethren, were twelve:

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:

31 The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.

CHAP. XXVI.

1 The divisions of the porters. 13 The gates assigned by lot. 20 The Levites that had charge of the treasures. 29 Officers and judges.

CONCE

ONCERNING the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was 1 Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of 2 Asaph.

2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were,| Zechariah the first-born, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth,| Elioenai the seventh.

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 the eighth: for God blessed 3 him.

2

Before CHRIST, 1015.

or, Shelemiah,

ver. 14.

or, Ebiasaph, c. 6. 37. &

9. 19.

3 That is, Obed-edom, as c. 13. 14.

or, as well for the small as for the

great.

5 Called, Meshelemiah, ver. 1.

6 Heb. gath erings.

7 See

1 Kings 10. 5. 2 Chr. 9.

4. 11.

8 or, outer part.

9 Heb. holy things.

10 or, Libni, c. 6. 17.

11 or, Jehiel,

c. 23. 3.

12 Heb. out

7 The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

8 All these of the sons of Obed-edom a they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were sixty and two of Obed-edom.

9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.

10 Also Hosah of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the 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.

12 Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.

13 And they cast lots, 4 as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.

14 And the lot eastward fell to s Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots; and his lot came out north ward.

15 To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.

16 To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the way of the ascent, 7 ward against ward.

17 Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day; southward four a day, and towards Asuppim, two and two.

18 At s Parbar westward, four at the causey, and two at Parbar.

19 These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.

20 And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the 9 dedicated things.

21 As concerning the sons of 10 Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laalan the Gershonite, were n Jehieli.

22 The sons of Jehieli; tham, and Joel his brother, who were ove the treasures of the house of the LORD

23 of the Amramites, and he Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzielites: 24 And Shebuel the son of (ershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of ne treas

ures.

25 And his brethren by Eliez; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.

26 Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.

27 12 Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.

28 And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner that son

Before

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course were twenty and four thousand.

11 The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

12 The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjaminites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

13 The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharia the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

14 The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

15 The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was 3 Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

16

20. 22. 23. c. 11. 22, &c.

2 Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel and in his course were twenty and 3 or, Heled, four thousand.

3 Of the children of Perez, was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.

4 And over the course of the second month was 1 Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise were twenty and four thousand.

c. 11. 30.

15.

c. 21. 7.

5 The third captain of the host for the 2 Sam. 24. third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a 2 chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

6 This is that Benaiah, who was a mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course was Ammizabad his son.

7 The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his couse were twenty and four thousand. 8 The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

Heb.

ascended.

9 The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Te-5 Heb. over koite: and in his course were twenty and that which four thousand. was of the vineyards.

10 The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of

17 Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok: 18 Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:

19 Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel:

20 Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:

21 Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:

22 Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel.

23 ¶ But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.

24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither 4 was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David.

25 ¶ And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel and over the store-houses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah :

26 And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:

27 And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: 5 over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:

28 And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the low plains was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:

29 And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over

1 David in a solemn assembly, having declar. ed God's favor to him, and promise to his son Solomon, exhorteth them to fear God: 9 He encourageth Solomon to build the temple: 11 He giveth him patterns for the form, and .gold and silver for the materials.

A of Israel, the princes of the tribes,

ND David assembled all the princes

and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and 1 possession of the king, and of his sons, with the 2 officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men to Jerusalem.

2 Sam. 7. 5.

13.

2 Then David the king stood upon his strong. feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:

itance for your children after you for

ever.

9¶ And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou shalt seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou shalt forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

10 Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.

11 Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses of it, and of its treasuries, and of its upper chambers, and of its inner parlors, and of the place of the mercy-seat,

12 And the pattern 5 of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers around, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:

13 Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD.

14 He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:

15 Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for its lamps: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for its lamps, according to the use of every candlestick.

b

4 However the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he approved me to make me king over all Israel:

Ps. 7. 9. & 139. 2. Jer. 11. 20. & 17. 10. & 20. 12.

and likewise silver for the tables of sil

ver:

17 Also pure gold for the flesh-hooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basins he gave gold by weight for every basin; and likewise silver by weight for every basin of silver:

18 And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim, that

hath given me many sons,) he hath cho

sen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

6 And he said to me, & Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

7 Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he shall be 4 constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.

8 Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inher

that was with him.

1 Sam. 4.4. 1 Kings 6. 23, &c.

ark of the covenant of the LORD.

19 All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.

20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong, and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed, for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.

21 And behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship ev

URTHERMORE David the king said to all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet a young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of

his hand.

thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength to all.

13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should 7 be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come from thee, and 8 of thy own have we given thee.

15 Ford we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no 9 abiding.

16 O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house for thy holy name cometh from thy hand, and is all thy own.

17 I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in

c. 28. 9.

ness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, who are 10 present here, to offer willingly to thee.

18 O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and 11 prepare their heart to thee:

19 And give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.

20 And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed their heads, and worshiped the LORD, and the king.

21 And they sacrificed sacrifices to the LORD, and offered burnt-offerings to the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drinkofferings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:

22 And ate and drank before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him to the LORD to be the chief governor, and

10

or, found.

9 Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with per-11 or, estabfect heart they offered willingly to the lish. LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

12 Heb. gave

the hand under Sol

omon.

10 T Wherefore. David blessed the 39. LORD before all the congregation and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. 11 Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and on the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.

12 Both riches and honor come from thee, and thou reignest over all; and in

A 1 Kings 3. 13.

2 Chr. 1. 12. Eccles. 2. 9.

25 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

27 And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and thirty and three years he reigned in Jerusalem.

3 So Solomon, and all the congrega- there. tion with him, went to the high place that 1 Chr. 28.5. was at Gibeon: for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, 1 Kings 3.7. which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.

4 But the ark of God David had brought up from Kirjath-jearim to the place which David had prepared for it for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.

:

5 Moreover the brazen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought to it.

2

Heb. much as the dust

of the earth.

81 Kings 3.9.

h Num. 27. 17.

i 1 Chr. 29. 25. c. 9. 22.

6 And Solomon went up thither to the Eccles. 2. 9. brazen altar before the LORD, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, 1 Kings 4. and offered a thousand burnt-offerings 26. & 10. 26, upon it.

&c.

7 In that night God appeared to Sol-1 Kings 10. omon, and said to him, Ask what I shall give thee.

8 And Solomon said to God, Thou hast shown great mercy to David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.

9 Now, O LORD God, let thy promise to David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people 2 like the dust of the earth in multitude. 10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy great people?

h

27. c. 9. 27.

3 Heb. gave. 1 Kings 10. 28.

c. 9. 28. Heb. the going forth of the horses which was Solomon's.

5 Heb. by their hand.

11 And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not 1 or, Hiram. asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the 1 Kings 5.1. life of thy enemies, neither yet hast ask

12 Wisdom and knowledge are granted to thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.

13

Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.

14 And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at

Jerusalem..

15 And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycamore trees that are in the vale for abundance.

16 And 4 Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

17 And they fetched up, and brought out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and so they brought out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, 5 by their

means.

CHAP. II.

1, 17 Solomon's laborers for the building of the temple. 3 His embassy to Huram for work. men and materials. 11 Huram sendeth kìm a kind answer.

AND Solomon determined to build a

house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

2 And Solomon numbered out seventy thousand men to bear burdens, and eighty thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.

3 ¶ And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him a house to dwell in it, even so deal with me.