25 for war. Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, 26 seven thousand and one hundred. °Of the children of Levi four thousand 27 and six hundred. And Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron', and with him were three thousand and 28 seven hundred; and Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two cap29 tains. And of the children of Benjamin, the 'brethren of Saul, three thousand for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance 30 to the house of Saul. And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous 'men in their 'fa31 thers' houses'. And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and (32 make David king. And of the children of Issachar, men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. 33°Of Zebulun, such as 'were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array', with all 'manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand; land that could order the battle array, and were not of double heart. 34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. 35 And of the Danites that could set the battle in 'array', twenty and eight 36 thousand and six hundred. And of Asher, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle 37 in array', forty thousand.

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the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand. 38 All these, 'being men of war, that could order the battle array', came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one 39) heart to make David king. And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had 'made preparation for them.

40 Moreover they that were nigh 'unto them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, victual of meal, cakes of figs, and 'clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep lin abundance for there was joy in Israel.

131 And David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, (2) 'even with every leader. °And David said unto all the 'assembly of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and if it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad every where unto our brethren that are left in all the land of Israel, with 'whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that havel *suburbs, that they may gather them3 selves unto us: and let us bring

again the ark of our God to us: for we sought not unto it in the 4 days of Saul. And all the 'assembly! said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the 5 people. So David 'assembled all Israel together, from Shihor the brook of Egypt even unto the entering in of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath1-jearim. 6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to 'Kiriath1-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up 'from thence the ark of God, the LORD that sitteth upon the 'cherubim, which is called by the Name'. 7 °And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab: and 8 Uzza and Ahio drave the cart. And David and all Israel played before God with all their might: even with Isongs, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets. 9 And when they came unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the 10 oxen stumbled. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put forth his hand to the ark: and 11) there he died before God. °And David was displeased, because the LORD had broken forth upon Uzza:

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And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, 9 and went out against them. Now! the Philistines had come' and 'made a raid' in the valley of Rephaim. 10 And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into (11 thine hand. So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and David said, God hath 4broken mine enemies by mine hand, like the breach of waters. Therefore they called the name of that (12 place Baal-perazim. And they left

their gods there; and David gave commandment, and they were 'burned' 13 with fire. "And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley. 14) And David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Thou shalt not go up after them: turn away from

1 That is, The breach of Uzza. 2 See 2 Sam. v. 11, &c. 3 Or, Ibefore!

them, and come upon them over 15 against the mulberry trees. And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone out! before thee to smite the host of the 16 Philistines. And David did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from 'Gibeon 17 even to Gezer. And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.

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And David made him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and 2 pitched for it a tent. Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for 3 ever. °And David assembled' all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto its place, 4 which he had prepared for it. And David gathered together the Isons!

5 of Aaron, and the Levites: of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty: 6 of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred 7 and twenty: of the sons of Gershom;

Joel the chief, and his brethren an 8 hundred and thirty of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and 9 his brethren two hundred of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his 10 brethren fourscore of the sons of

Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an 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 Ammina12 dab, and said unto them, Ye are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that 'yel may bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, unto the place that I have pre13 pared for it. For because ye bare it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not according to the 14 ordinance. So the priests and the

Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, 'the' God of 15 Israel. And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the (16 word of the LORD. "And David

spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding Jaloud and lifting up the voice with 11 joy. So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their breth18 ren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; and with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu1, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, 19) and Jeiel, the 'doorkeepers'. So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed, with cymbals of brass 20 to sound aloud; and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries 'set to! 21 Alamoth; and Mattithiah, and 'Eliphelehu', and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps 'set to the Sheminith, to 'lead'. And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was lover the song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful. And Berechiah and Elkanah 24 were doorkeepers for the ark. And Shebaniah, and 'Joshaphat', and 'Nethanel', and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark. 25 4So 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 Obed26 edom with joy and it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they sacrificed seven 27 bullocks and seven rams. 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 : and David had upon him an ephod 28 of linen. Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with psal29 teries and harps. And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, land saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart. 161° And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt offerings and 2 peace offerings before God. And when David had made an end of offer

ing the burnt offering' and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the 3 name of the LORD. And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a 'portion of flesh, and a 'cake! of raisins'.

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And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to celebrate' and to thank and praise the LORD, the God of Is5 rael: Asaph the chief, and 'second' to him Zechariah, "Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with psalteries and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, 6 sounding aloud; and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.

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Give unto the LORD glory and strength.

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.

'Tremble' before him, all the earth: The world also is stablished that it cannot be moved.

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;

And let them say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.

Let the sea roar, and the fulness

thereof;

Let the field exult', and all that is therein;

Then shall the trees of the wood sing 'for joy before' the LORD, For he cometh to judge the earth. 50 give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good:

For his mercy endureth for ever. "And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation,

And gather us together and deliver us from the 'nations,

To give thanks unto thy holy

name,

And to triumph in thy praise.

Blessed be the LORD, the God of
Israel,

From everlasting even to everlast-
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And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.

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 38 required: and Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and 39 Hosah to be 'doorkeepers': °and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at (40 Gibeon, to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which 41 he commanded unto Israel; and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to

5 See Ps. cvi. 1. • See Ps. cvi. 47, 48.

the LORD, because his mercy endureth 42 for ever; and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud', and with instruments 'for 1the songs! of God: and the sons of Jeduthun 43 to be at the gate!. And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.

171 And it came to pass, 'when' David Idwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in 'an house of Icedar', but the ark of the covenant of the LORD dwelleth 2 under curtains. And Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine 3 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 5 me 'an house to dwell in: for I have not dwelt in 'an' 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 In all places wherein I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word 'with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an' house (7 of 'cedar? Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be 8 prince over my people Israel: and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest', and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and 'I will make thee a name, like 'unto the name of the great ones that are (9 in the earth. And I will 'appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that' they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as 10 at the 'first', and 'as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel; 'and I will subdue all thine enemies. Moreover I tell thee that the LORD will build thee 'an' 11 house. And it shall come to pass,

when thy days be 'fulfilled' that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will 12 establish his kingdom. He shall

build me lan' house, and I will 'estab13 lish his throne for ever. "I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that 14 was before thee: "but I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever and his throne shall be estab15 lished for ever. According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

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'Theni David the king went in, and sat before the LORD; and he said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is Imy house, that thou hast brought (17 me Ithus far? And this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; 'but' thou hast 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. 18 °What can David say yet' more untol thee 'concerning' the honour 'which is done to thy servant? for thou know19 est thy servant. °O LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make known all these 20 great things. O LORD, there is none

like thee, neither is there any God 'beside thee, according to all that we 21 have heard with our ears. 07 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a' people, to make thee a name 'by great' and 'terrible things, in driving out nations from before thy people, which' thou 22 redeemedst' out of Egypt? For thy

people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, LORD, 23 becamest their God. And now, IO

LORD, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as thou hast 'spoken'. 24) °81 And let thy name be established land' magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel,

Israel, la nation that is alone in the earth &c.

Or, Yeal, let it be established, and Alet thy name be magnified &c.