CYMBALS and the Number of the Workmen, according to their Service, was:

2 Of the Sons of Afaph, and under the Hands of Afaph, which PROPHESIED according to the Order of the King.

3 Of the Sons of Jeduthun, under the Hands of their Father, who PROPHESIED with a Harp, to give THANKS, and to PRAISE the LORD.

5 The Sons of Heman, the King's SEER in the WORDS of GOD, to lift up the Horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen Sons and three Daughters.

6 All these were under the Hands of their Father, for SONGS in the Houfe of the LORD with Cymbals, Pfalteries, and Harps for the Service of the Houfe of GOD, according to the King's Order, to ASAPH, JEDUTHUN, and HE

MAN.

So the Number of them, with their Brethren that were inftructed in the SONGS of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was TWO HUNDRED FOURSCORE and EIGHT.

8 And they caft Lors, Ward against Ward, as well the fmall as the great, the Teacher as the Scholar,

The Divifion of the Porters. 13 The Gates affigned by Lot. 20 The Levites that had Charge of the Treafures. 29 Offi cers and Judges.

CHA P. XXVII.

1 The twelve Captains for every feveral Month. 16 The Princes of the twelve Tribes. 23 The numbering of the People is hindred. 25 David's feveral Officers.

Ver. 1 OW the Children of Ifrael after their Number, to wit, the chief Fathers and Captains of thoufands and hundreds, and their Officers that ferved the King in any Matter of the Courses, which came in and went out Month by Month, throughout all the Months of the Year, of every Course were twenty and four thousand.

23 But David took not the Number of them from twenty Years old and under: because the LORD had faid, he would increase Ifrael like to the Stars of the Heavens.

24 Joab the Son of Zeruiah began to number, but he Kk k finished

finished not, because there fell Wrath for it against Ifrael, neither was the Number put in the Account of the Chronicles of King David.

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CHA P. XXVIII.

David in a folemn Affembly, having declared God's Favour to him, and Promife to his Son Solomon, exhorteth them to fear Gop: 9, 20 He encourageth Solomon to build the Temple: 11 He giveth him Patterns for the Form; and Gold and Silver for the Materials.

Ver. 1 I

AND David affembled all the Princes of Ifrael, and

the Captains of the Companies that miniftred to

the King by Course.

2 Then David the King STOOD up upon his Feet, and faid, HEAR me, my Brethren, and my People, As for me, I had in mine HEART to build an 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:

3 But GOD faid unto me, Thou shalt not build an House for my NAME, because thou hast been a Man of WAR, and haft fhed BLOOD.

Gen xlix. 10 The Scepter fhall not depart from Judah, nor a Lawgiver from between his Feet, until Shiloh come, and unto him fhall the Gathering of the People

4 Howbeit, the LORD GOD of Ifrael CHOSE me before all the Houfe of my Father to be King over Ifrael: for he hath chofen JuDAH to be RULER; and of the Houfe of Judah, the Houfe of my Father; and among the Sons of my Father, he liked me to make me King over all Ifrael:

bc.

5 And of all my Sons (for the LORD hath given me many Sons) he hath CHOSEN Solomon my Son to fit upon the Throne of the Kingdom of the LORD over Ifrael.

6 And he said unto me, Solomon, thy Son, he shall BUILD my Houfe and my Courts: for I have chofen him to be my Son, and I will be his Father.

7 Moreover, I will ESTABLISH his Kingdom for EVER, if he be CONSTANT to DO MY COMMANDMENTS and my Judgments, as at this Day.

8 Now therefore in the fight of all Ifrael the Congregation of the LORD, and in the AUDIENCE of our GoD, KEEP and SEXK for all the COMMANDMENTS of the LORD

your

your GOD that ye may poffefs this good Land, and leave

it for an Inheritance, for your

9 And thou, SOLOMON my Son, [I] KNOW thou the GOD of thy FATHER, and ferve him with a [II] PERFECT HEART, and with a[III] wILLING MIND: for the LORD [IV] SEARCHETH ALL HEARTS, and underftandeth all the IMAGINATIONS of the THOUGHTS: if thou [V] SEEK him, he will be FOUND of thee; but if thou [VI] FORSAKE him, he will CAST thee OFF for EVER.

10 Take heed now, for the LORD hath CHOSEN thee to build an Houfe for the Sanctuary: be strong and do it.

11 Then David gave to Solomon his Son the PATTERN of the Porch, and of the Houfes thereof, and of the Treafuries thereof, and of the upper Chambers thereof, and of the inner Parlours thereof, and of the Place of the Mercy-feat.

12 And the PATTERN of all that he had by the SPIRIT. 14 He gave of Gold by weight, for Things of Gold, for all Inftruments of all manner of Service, Silver alfo for all Inftruments of Silver, by weight, for all Inftruments 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,

Children after you for ever.

[1] John xvii. 3 This is LIFE ETERNAL, that they might KNow thee, the only TRUE GOD, and JESUS CHRIST

whom thou haft fent.

Mat. xi. 27 All Things are delivered unto me of my Father, and no Man KNOWETH the Son, but the Father: neither KNOWETH any Man the Father, fave the Son, and he to whomfoever the Son will reveal him.

28 Come unto me all ye that la bour and are heavy laden, and I will give you Reft.

29 Take my Yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek, and lowly in Heart, and ye shall find Reft unto your Souls.

30 For my Yoke is easy, and my Burden is light.

[II] Fob viii. 20 Behold, GoD will will he help the Evil doers. not caft away a PERFECT Man, neither

2 Sam xxii. 33 GOD is my Strength and Power, and he maketh my Way

PERFECT.

Pfal. xviii. 32 It is GOD that girdeth me with Strength, and maketh my Way PERFECT.

Pal. xxxvii. 37 Mark the PERFECT Man, and behold the Upright for the End of that Man is Peace.

Pfal. cxix. 1 Bleffed are the Undefiled in the Way who walk in the Law of the LORD.

Prov. iv. 18 But the Path of the JUST is as the fhining Light, tha fhineth more and more unto the PERFECT Day.

Matth v. 48 Be ye therefore PER FECT, even as your Father which is

in Heaven is PERFECT.

2 Cor. xii. 11 Be PERFECT, be of good Comfort, be of one Mind, live in Peace: and the GoD of Love and Peace fhall be with you.

Col. i. 28 Whom we preach, warning every Man, and teaching every Man in all WISDOM: that we may prefent every Man PERFECT in CHRIST JESUS.

2 Tim. iii. 17 That the Man of Gon

may be PERFECT, throughly furnished unto all good Works.

James i. 17 Every GOOD GIFT, and Kkk 2 and

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and for the Lamps thereof: and for the Candlesticks of Silver by weight, both for the Candlesticks, and alfo for the Lamps thereof, according to the Use of every Candleftick.

16 And by weight he gave Gold for the Tables of Shewbread, and likewife Silver for the Tables of Silver.

17 Alfo pure Gold for the Flefh-hooks, and the Bowls, and the Cups: and for the golden Bafons:

18 And for the Altar of Incenfe, refined Gold by weight, and Gold for the Pattern of the Chariot of the Cherubims, that fpread out their Wings, and covered the ARK of the COVENANT of the LORD.

[III] Pfal. cx. 3 Thy People shall be WILLING in the Day of thy Power, in the Beauties of Holine's from the

Womb of the Morning: thou haft

the Dew of thy Youth.

Ifa. i. 19 If ye be WILLING and othe Land. bedient, ye shall eat the Good of

[IV] Jer. xvii. 9 The Heart is deceitwicked, who can know it? ful above all Things, and defperately

10 I the LORD SEARCH the Heart, ry Man according to his Way, and I try the Reins, even to give to eveaccording to the Fruit of his Doings.

Heb. iv. 12 For the Word of GOD than any two edged Sword, piercing is quick and powerful, and fharper even to the dividing afunder of Soul and Spirit, and of the Joints and 19 All this, faid David, the Thoughts and Intents of the Heart. Marrow, and is a Difcerner of the LORD made me UNDERSTAND in WRITING by his Hand upon me, even all the Works of this Pattern.

20 And David faid to Solomon his Son, Be strong and of good Courage, and do it: fear not, nor be difmayed, for the LORD GOD, even my GOD, will be with thee, he will not FAIL thee, nor FORSAKE thee, until thou haft finished all the Work for the Service of the Houfe of the LORD.

21 And behold, the Courfes of the Priests and the Levites, even they fhall be with thee, for all the Service of the

thy Name will put their Truft in thee; [V] Pfal. ix. 10 And they that know for thou, LORD, haft not FORSAKEN

them that SEEK thee.

tion of them that SEEK him, that Pjal. xxiv. 6 This is the GeneraSEEK thy Face, O Jacob.

Fjal. Ixiii. 1 O GOD, thou art my thirfteth for thee, my Flesh longeth GOD, early will I SEEK thee: my Soul where no Water is. for thee in a dry and thirsty Land

Pfal. 1xx. 4 Let all those that SEEK thee rejoice, and be glad in thee: and let fuch as love thy Salvation fed. fay continually, Let God be magni

Pal. cxix. 2 Bleffed are they that keep his Teftimonies, and that SEEK him with the whole HEART.

Prov. viii. 17 I love them that love

me, and those that SEEK me early

fhall FIND me.

about the City in the Streets, and in Cant, iii. 2 I will rife now, and go Houfe

House of GOD, and there fhall be with thee for all manner of Workmanship, every willing fkilful Man, for any manner of Service: alfo the Princes and all the People will be wholly at thy Commandment.

the Broad ways I will SEEK him whom my Sou LOVETH.

Ifa. xi. 10 And in that Day there fhall be a Root of Jeffe, which fhall ftand for an Ensign of the People;

to it fhall the GENTILES SEEK, and his Reft fhall be glorious.

Ifa. xxvi. 9 With my Soul have I DESIRED thee in the Night, yea, with my Spirit within me will I SEEK thee early.

Ifa. xlv. 19 I have not fpoken in fecret, in a dark Place of the Earth: I faid not unto the Seed of Jacob, SEEK ye me in VAIN. Amos v. 4 For thus faith the LORD,

and ye shall live.

unto the House of Ifrael, SEEK ye me,

8 SEEK him that maketh the feven Stars and Orion, and turneth the Shadow of Death into the Morning, and maketh the Day dark with Night: that calleth for the Waters of the Sea, and poureth them upon the Face of the Earth, the LORD is his Name.

Marth, vi. 33 SEEK ye first the Kingdom of GoD and his RIGHTEOUSNESS, and all thefe Things thall be ADDED unto you.

Rom. ii. 7 To them, who by patient Continuance in well-doing SEEK for Glory, and Honour, and Immortality, ETERNAL LIFE.

Heb. xi. 6 But without Faith it is impoffible to please him, for he that cometh to Gon muft BELIEVE that he is, and that he is a Rewarder of them that diligently SEEK him.

Col. iii. If ye then be rifen with CHRIST, SEEK thofe Things which are ABOVE, where CHRIST fitteth on the Right Hand of God.

[VI] Ifai. i. 28 And the Deftruction of the Tranfgreffors, and of the Sinners fhall be together, and they that FORSAKE the LORD fhall be confumed.

Jer xvii. 13 O LORD, the Hope of Ifrael, all that FORSAKE thee fhall be afhamed. and they that depart from me fhall be written in the Earth, because they have FORSAKEN the LORD, the Fountain of living Waters.

Jer. ii. 13 For my People have committed two Evils: they have FORSAKEN me the Fountain of living Waters, and hewed them out Cifterns, broken Cisterns that can hold no Water.

Pfal. ix. 10 And they that know thy Name will put their Truft in thee, for thou LORD haft nor FORSAKEN them that feek thee. *

This Charge and Inftruction given by David to his Son, was at the Time when he was about to refign his Crown and Kingdom to him, and when he had in his View the near Approach of his own Death. It containing in Miniature many of the prin cipal Duties that are requifue to eternal Salvation, as may appear by the References thereto annexed, is therefore a very proper Lesson for Parents, Mafters, and Miftreffes to teach the Children under their Care; and that it may be imprinted in their Memovies, they should be required often to repeat the fame.

CHAP. XXIX.

David by his Example and Intreaty, 6 caufeth the Princes and People to offer willingly. 10 David's Thanksgiving and Prayer. 20 The People having bleffed GOD, and facrificed, make Solomon King.

Ver. 1

Urthermore, David the King faid unto all the

Fongregation, Solomon my Son, whom alone

Gop