Chap.xxii. David's preparation for the temple. The three days' pestilence. should go up, and set up an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebufite. 19. And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the LORD. 3 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight; 4 Alfo cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David. 20 And Ornan turned back, and faw the angel; and his four fons with him 5 And David faid, Solomon my fon is hid themselves. Now Ornan was thresh-young and tender, and the house that is ing wheat. to be builded for the LORD must be ex 21 And as David came to Ornan, Or- ceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory nan looked and faw David, and went out throughout all countries: I will thereof the threshingfloor, and bowed him-fore now make preparation for it. So felf to David with his face to the ground. David prepared abundantly before his 22 Then David faid to Ornan, Grant death. fon, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Ifrael. me the place of this threshingfloor, that 6 Then he called for Solomon his 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 faid 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 inftruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it all. 24 And king David faid 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 coft. 25 So David gave to Ornan for the place fix hundred shekels of gold by weight. 26 And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering. A 27 And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof. 28 At that time when David faw that the LORD had answered him in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebufite, then he facrificed there. 29 For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Mofes made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt ofiering, were at that feafon in the high place at Gibeon. 30 But David could not go before it to enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the fword of the angel of the LORD. CHAP. XXII. 1 7 And David faid to Solomon, My fon, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD My God: 8 But the word of the LORD came to me, faying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and haft made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou haft shed much blood upon the earth in my fight. 9 Behold, a fon shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of reft; and I will give him reft from all his enemies round about: for his name fhall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Ifrael in his days. 10 He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my fon, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Ifrael for ever. II Now, my fon, the LORD be with thee; and profper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath faid of thee. 12 Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Ifrael, that thou mayeft keep the law of the LORD thy God. 13 Then shalt thou profper, if thou takeft heed to fulfil the statutes and judgements which the LORD charged Mofes with concerning Ifrael: 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 an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of filver; and of brafs and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber alfo and stone have I prepared; and thou mayeft 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 filver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, Solomon made king. I. CHRONICLES. Orders and families of the Levites. therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee. 17 David also commanded all the princes of Ifrael to help Solomon his fon, faying, 18 Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you reft on every fide? for he hath given the inhabi tants of the land into mine hand; and the Jand is fubdued before the LORD, and before his people. 19 Now fet your heart and your foul to feek the LORD your God; arife therefore, and build ye the fanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy veffels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD. CHAP. XXIII. I Solomon made king. 2 The Levites ordered. 7 The fons of Gershon, 12 Kohath, : 21 and Merari. CO when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Ifrael. 2 And he gathered together all the princes of Ifrael, with the priests and the Levites. 3 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand. 4 Of which, twenty and four thousand avere to fet forward the work of the house of the LORD; and fix thousand were officers and judges : 5 Moreover four thousand quere porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, faid David, to praise thereqvith. 6 And David divided them into courses among the fons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 7 Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei. 8 The fons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three. 9 The fons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan. 10 And the fons of Shimei were Jahath, Zina, and Jehush, and Beriah. These four were the fons of Shimei. II And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the fecond: but Jehush and Beriah had not many fons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house. 12 And the fons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. 13 The fons of Amram; Aaron and Mofes: and Aaron was separated, that he should fanctify the most holy things, he and his fons for ever, to burn in cense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever. 14 Now concerning Mofes the man of God, his fons were named of the tribe of Levi. 15 The fons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer. 16 Of the fons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief. 17 And the fons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other fons; but the fons of Rehabiah were very many. 18 Of the fons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief. 19 Of the fons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the fecond, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 20 Of the fons of Uzziel; Micah the first, and Jesiah the second. The fons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The fons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish. 22 And Eleazar died, and had no fons, but daughters: and their brethren the fons of Kish took them. 23 The fons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth, three. 24 These were the fons 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 fervice of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward. 25 For David faid, The LORD God of Ifrael hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerufalem 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 fons of Aaron for the fervice 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 shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and fize; 30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewife at even; 31 And to offer all burnt facrifices unto the LORD in the fabbaths, in the new moons, and on the fet feafts, by number, according to the order commanded unto to of 12 = The orders of the priests. Chap. xxiv, xxv. unto them, continually before the LORD: CHAP. XXIV. I The divisions of the fons of Aaron into four N OW these are the divisions of the fons of Aaron. The fons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. 3 And David distributed them, both Zadok of the fons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech the fons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service. 4 And there were more chief men found of the fons of Eleazar than of the fons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the fons of Eleazar there were fixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the fons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers. 5 Thus were they divided by lot, one fort with another; for the governors of the fanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the fons of Eleazar, and of the fons of Ithamar. 6 And Shemaiah the fon of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the fon of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal houshold being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar. 7 Now the first lot came forth to hoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, Je 8 The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 9 The fifth to Malchijah, the fixth Mijamin, to To The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth II The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to 12 The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth 13 The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, 14 The fifteenth to Bilgah, the fixteenth to Immer, The offices of the fingers. 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. 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 Ifrael had commanded him. 20 And the rest of the fons of Levi were these: Of the fons of Amram; Shubael: of the fons of Shubael; Jehdeiah. 21 Concerning Rehabiah: of the fons of Rehabiah, the first quas Isshiah. 22 Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the fons of Shelomoth; Jahath. 23 And the fons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the fecond, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. 24 Of the fons of Uzziel; Michah: of the fons of Michah; Shamir. 25 The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the fons of Isthiah; Zachariah. 26 The fons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the fons of Jaaziah; Beno. 27 The fons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri. 28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no fons. 29 Concerning Kish: the son of Kish avas Jerahmeel. 30 The fons alfo of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These quere the fons of the Levites after the house of their fathers. 31 These likewise cast lots over againft their brethren the fons of Aaron in the prefence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren. CHAP. XXV. Number and offices of the fingers. 8Their division by lot ! into four and twenty orders. to four MOREOVER David and the captains of the hoft feparated to the fervice of the fons of Afaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophefy with harps, with pfalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their fervice was: 2 Of the fons of Afaph; Zaccur, and Jofeph, and Nethaniah, and Afarelah, the fons of Afaph under the hands of Afaph, which prophefied according to the order of the king. 3 Of Jeduthun: the fons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Ha 15 The seventeenth to Hezir, the eigh-fhabiah, and Mattathiah, fix, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who teenth to Aphses, 16 The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the prophefied with a harp, to give thanks wentieth to Jehezekel, and to praise the LORD. The fingers divided by lot. 1. CHRONICLES. The divifions of the porters. 29 The two and twentieth to Giddalti, be, his fons, and his brethren, quere twelve: 30 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, be, his fons, and his brethren, were twelve : 4 Of Heman: the fons of Heman; Buk- his fons, and his brethren, were twelve: kiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddaiti, and Romamti-ezer, Jofhbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth: 5 All these avere the fons of Heman the king's feer in the words of God, to 31 The four and twentieth to Romamlift up the horn. And God gave to He-ti-ezer, be, his fons, and his brethren, man fourteen fons and three daughters. qwere twelve. CHAP. XXVI. 6 All these were under the hands of their father for fong in the house of the I The divisions of the porters. 13 The gates Lord, with cymbals, pfalteries, and harps, for the fervice of the house of God, according to the king's order to affigned by lot. 20 The Levites that had the charge of the treasures. 29 Officers and judges. aph, eduthun, and Heman with their CONCERNING the divifions of the brethren that were instructed in the fongs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight. 8 And they caft lots, ward against <vard, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. 9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Jofeph: the fecond to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and fons quere twelve: To The third to Zaccur, he, his fons, and his brethren, avere twelve: II The fourth to Izri, he, his fons, and his brethren, avere twelve: 12 The fifth to Nethaniah, be, his fons, and his brethren, quere twelve: 13 The fixth to Bukkiah, be, his fons, and his brethren, quere twelve: 14 The seventh to Jesharelah, be, his fons, and brethren, were twelve : 15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, be, his fons, and his brethren, were twelve : 16 The ninth to Mattaniah, be, his fons, and his brethren, quere twelve: 17 The tenth to Shimei, be, his fons, and his brethren, were twelve : 18 The eleventh to Azareel, be, his fons, and his brethren, avere twelve: 19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, be, his fons, and his brethren, avere twelve: 20 The thirteenth to Shubael, be, his fons, and his brethren, were twelve: 21 The fourteenth to Mattathiah, he, his fons, and his brethren, were twelve: 22 The fifteenth to Jerimoth, be, his fons, and his brethren, were twelve : 23 The fixteenth to Hananiah, be, his fons, and his brethren, were twelve : 24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, be, his fons, and his brethren, were twelve : 25 The eighteenth to Hanani, be, his sons, and his brethren, quere twelve : 26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, be, his fons, and his brethren, were twelve : 27 The twentieth to Eliathah, be, his fons, and his brethren, were twelve : porters of the was thelemiah the fon of Kore, of the fons of Afaph. 2 And the fons of Meshelemiah qwere, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediaelthesecond, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3 Elam the fifth, Jehoanan the fixth, Elioenai, the seventh. 4 Moreover the fons of Obed-edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the fecond, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth, 5 Ammiel the fixth, Iflachar the feventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God bleffed him. 6 Alfo unto Shemaiah his fon were fons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour. 7 The fons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah. 8 All these of the fons of Obed-edom: they and their fons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threefcore and two of Obed-edom. 9 And Mefhellemiah had fons and brethren, strong men, eighteen. 10 Alfo Hofah, of the children of Merari, had fons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief ;) 11 Hilkiah the fecond, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the fons and brethren of Hofah qwere thirteen. 12 Among these were the divifions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one againft another, to minifter in the house of the LORD. 13 And they caft lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate. 14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his fon, a wife counseller, they caft lots; and his lot came out northward. 28 The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, 15 To Obed-edom southward; and 1 to to his fons the house of Afuppim. 16 To Shuppim and Hofah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward. 17 Eastward were fix Levites, northward four a day, fouthward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two. 18 At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar. 19 These are the divisions of the porters among the fons of Kore, and among the fons of Merari. 20 And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. 21 As concerning the sons of Laadan; the fons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, qwere Jehieli. 22 The fons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD. The tweive captains. Now the I The twelve captains for every feveral month. 16 The princes of the twelve tribes. OW the children of Ifrael after their to avit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went cut month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand. 2 Over the first course of the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 3 Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the hoft for the first month. 4 And over the course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of 23 Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites: 24 And Shebuel the fon of Gershom, the fon of Mofes, was ruler of the treasures. his course was Mikloth also the ruler : 25 And his brethren by Eliezer; Re-in his course likewife were twenty and habiah his fon, and Jeshaiah his fon, and four thousand. Joram his fon, and Zichri his fon, and Shelomith his fon. 26 Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treafures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the hoft, had dedicated. 27 Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD. 28 And all that Samuel the feer, and Saul the fon of Kish, and Abner the fon of Ner, and Joab the fon of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren. 29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his fons avere for the outward business over Ifrael, for officers and judges. 30 And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thou fand and feven hundred, were officers among them of Ifrael on this fide Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king. chief. 31 Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were fought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead. 32 And his brethren, men of valour, 5 The third captain of the hoft for the third month was Benaiah the fon of Jehoiada, a chief prieft: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 6 This is that Benaiah, who was mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course was Ammizabad his fon. 7 The fourth captain for the fourth month was Afahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course 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. 9 The fixth captain for the fixth month was Ira the fon of Ikkish the Tekoite : and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 10 The feventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thoufand. II The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course qwere twenty and four thousand. 12 The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 13 The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 14 The |