24 And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and the ark of Obed-edom and Jehiah were door-keepers for the ark.

to

God, but

for the Levites.

15.

De. 10.8. 31.9.

c. 13.5.

e or, kins

men.

f Ex.6.22.

e

6 Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty: 7 Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty: 8 Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred: 9 Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:

10 Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve. 11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,

12 And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.

13 For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order. 14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

h2 Ch.5.11.

29.5.
Eze. 48.11.

i 2 Sa 6.7,8. c. 13.9,10.

u

25 So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obed-edom with joy.

26 And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.

27 And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.

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28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and 2137 with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.

..20.

1 Co. 11.2. 14.40.

k Ex.25.14. Nu.4.15. 7.9.

29 And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of 12 Ch.5.13 David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.

m c.6.33.

n c.6.39.

b Ps.38,70. titles.

2 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offerings and the peaceofferings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.

3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.

4 T And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to brecord, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:

5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals; 6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

7 Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

8 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.

9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk 'ye of all his wondrous works.

10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

11 Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his ments of face continually.

20 And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people; 21 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes, 22 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

23 Sing Punto the LORD, all the earth; show forth from day to day his salvation.

24 Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.

25 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods. 26 For all the gods of the people are 9 idols: but the LORD made the heavens.

27 Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.

28 Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength. 29 Give unto the LORD, the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD, in the beauty of holiness. 30 Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved. 31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.

32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein. 33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth.

34 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

V

35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise. 36 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD. 37 So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required:

39 And Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:

W

g Ge.17.2.

h Ge.26.3.

i Ge.28.13. 35.11.

J Ex.317. Jos. 24.11 ..13.

k Je.11.2.7.

1 cord.

m men of number.

o Ge. 12.17. 20.3. Ex.7.15, &c.

2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do all n Ge.34.30. that is in thy heart; for God is with thee. And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, 4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:

p Ps.96.

9.19.4.

18.44.9.&c Je. 10.10. 14.

r Ps. 102.25. Is. 40.26.

44 24.
Re. 14.7.

s 2 Ch.5.13. 7.3.

107.1.

5 For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.

6 Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, P106.1. spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of Ps. 106.47, cedars?

118.1.

136.1.

48.

u 1 Ki8.15.

v De.27.15. Ne.3.6.

1 Co. 14.
16.

w 2 Ch.1.3, 13.

8 And I have been with thee whithersoever x in the thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine morning and in the enemies from before thee, and have made evening. thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.

y Ex. 29.38. Nu. 28.3,

11 And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

12 He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.

13 I will be his father, and he shall be my 14 son: and "I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:

14 But I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever: and P his throne shall be established for ever more.

15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

16 And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto ?

17 And yet this was a small thing in thine n P. 89.23, eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.

Is.50.3.

o Lu. 1.33 P Pa. 72.17. q Ge.32.10. Ep.3.8.

18 What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.

The victories of David.

19 O LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these "great things.

20 O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

21 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?

22 For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, LORD, becamest their God.

23 Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.

The Ammonites overcome.

11 Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

12 Moreover m 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 18.12.2 the LORD preserved David whithersoever he

Ro.9.4,5. 11.1,2,&c.

vant.

&c.

went.

OW it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

2 And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed 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 Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

b

3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

4 Wherefore & Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.

5 Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet K.10.9, them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

Px. 78.72. 89.14.

la 9.7. 32.1.

mem

brancer.

6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen cut of Mesopotamia and out of Syria-maachan, and out of Zobah. 7 So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.

8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

9 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.

:

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.

Rabbah besiegea ana laken.

B C. 1035. J Abehai.

11 And the rest of the people he delivered | A. M. 2009. unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

12 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.

13 Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.

14 So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled m before him.

k Ne.4.14. 1 Ju.10.15. m Je.46.15, 16.

ni. e. Eu phrates.

o or, Shobach.

2 Sa. 10.
16.

p Ps. 18.39, 44.

a 28.11.1. b at the re

turn of the year. c28a.12.26,

&c.

15 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

weight of.

e 28a.21.18, &c.

f stood, or, continued.

gor, Gob.

2 Sa. 21.18

16 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them. hor. Saph 17 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So 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 in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.

19 And P when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel. they made peace with David, and became his servants: neither would the Syrians help the children o Ammon any more.

CHAPTER XX.

1 Rabbah is besieged by Joab, spoiled by David, and the people thereof tortured. 4 Three giants are slain in three several overthrows of the Philistines.

A

i or, Rapha.

j called also Jaareoregim.

221.19 28.21.20.

1 measure. m born to the giant, or, Rapha ver. 4.

n or, re proached,

o called Shammah. 1 Sa. 16.9. A. M. 2987. B. C. 1017.

a 2 Sa. 24.1, &c.

ND it came to pass, that after the year b Job 1.6, was expired, at the time that kings go out

&c.

2.1, &c. Zec.3.1.

Ec.8.4.

to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Am-e c.27.23. mon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

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2 And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.

3 And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

4 And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew ↳ Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.

5 And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver's beam. 6 And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.

e c.27.24.

f it was evil in the eyes of the LORD

concern

ing.

28.12.13. h1 Sa. 26.21.

i 1 Sa.9.9.

stretch

out.

k Take to Vice.

1 Jn. 12.27. m He.10.31.

n or, many. o Ps 86.5,15. p 2 Ch 28.9. Pr. 12 10. Is. 46.7. La.5.2.

15.

q Nu. 16.46 ..49.

r Ju.2.18. Jo. 4.2.

8 Ps 78.38. tor, Arau nah.

2 Sa.24.18 u 2 Ch.3.1. v Ge.3.24.

Nu. 22.31. Jos. 5.13, 14.

1 David, tempted by Satan, forceth Joab to number the people. 5 The number of the people being brought, David repenteth of it. 9 David having three plagues propounded by Gad, chooseth the pestilence. 14 After the death of seventy fousand, David by repentance preventeth the destruction of Jerusalem. 18 David, by Gad's direction, purchaseth Ornan's threshing-floor: where having built an altar, God giveth a sign of his favour by fire, and stayeth the plague. 28 David sacrificeth there, being restrained from Gibeon by lear of the angel.

3 And Joab answered, The LORD make his people a hundred times so many more as they be 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?

4 Nevertheless the king's word prevailed d against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

5 And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.

6 But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.

7 And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.

8 And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly. 9 And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,

i

h

10 Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.

11 So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, * Choose thee

12 Either three years famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me. 13 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great 1 straight let me fall m now into the hand of the LORD; for very " great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of P man. 14 So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men. 15 And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thy hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshing-floor of Ornan the "Jebusite.

David builds an altar.

W

B. C. 1017. w Ps. 44.11.

x Jo. 10.11, 12

ver. 15.

2 or, When

a or, then he and.

© Ge.23.13.

magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

6 T Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel.

7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God:

8 But the word of the LORD came to me, say ing, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and d De 16.17. hast made great wars: thou shalt not build a house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.

e Le.9 24. Ju.5.21. IKI. 18.24, 33.

2 Ch.7.1.

Grant me

the place of this threshing-floor, that I may build an altar therein unto the LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.

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 burnt-offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meatoffering; I give it all.

C

24 And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt-offerings without cost.

25 So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.

26 And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt-offerings and peaceofferings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt-offering.

27 And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.

g c.16.39.

1 Ki.3.4, &c.

h Ps.90.11. Je. 5.22. 10.7.

He. 12.28,

29.

Re. 15.4.

a De. 12.5. e. 21.28.

2 Ch.3.1.

b 1 Ki.9.21.

12 Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of d 1 KL.7.47. the LORD thy God.

c ver. 14.

e 1 Ki.5.6.

f 1 Ki.3.7.

Ezr.3.12

Is 64.11.
Eze. 7.20.
Hag.2.3.

he.17.1.&

23.2, &c.

¡ De.125,11 J1 Ki.5.3. k Nu.31.19. 1 That is,

13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.

14 Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD a hundred thousand talents 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 peaceable for every manner of work.

m 1 Ki.4.25. PB 72.7.

o Ps.89.26. He.1.5.

P ver. 16.

q 1 Ki.3.9, 12.

PB. 72.1. Pr 2.6,7. Ja. 1.5.

r 2Ch.20.20. Ps. 119.6.

s De.31.7,8.

Jos 1.6.9.

b

2 And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.

u That is, masons

and car. penters.

v ver. 11.

w De.12. 10. Jos 22.4. 2 Sa.7.1. c. 23.25.

x 2 Ch 20.3. y Ps.27.4.

z 1 Ki.8.6, 21.

A. M. 2989. B. C. 1015.

&c.

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. 17 David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, 18 Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on "every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.