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19:1 Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of
 Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
19:2 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.
19:3 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?
19:4 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.
19:5 Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served.  And
 he sent to meet them:  for the men were greatly ashamed.  And the king
 said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
19:6 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 out of Mesopotamia, and out of
 Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah.
19:7 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.
19:8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the
 mighty men.
19:9 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.
19:10 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.
19:11 And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his
 brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
19:12 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.
19:13 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.
19:14 So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the
 Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.
19:15 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they
 likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city.  Then
 Joab came to Jerusalem.
19:16 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.
19:17 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.
19:18 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.
19:19 And 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 of Ammon any more.

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20:1 And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that
 kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted
 the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah.  But
 David tarried at Jerusalem.  And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.
20:2 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.
20:3 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.
20:4 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.
20:5 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.
20:6 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.
20:7 But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother
 slew him.
20:8 These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of
 David, and by the hand of his servants.

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21:1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
21:2 And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number
 Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that
 I may know it.
21:3 And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an 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?
21:4 Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab.  Wherefore Joab
 departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
21:5 And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David.  And all
 they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that
 drew sword:  and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men
 that drew sword.
21:6 But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them:  for the king's word
 was abominable to Joab.
21:7 And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
21:8 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.
21:9 And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,
21:10 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.
21:11 So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose
 thee
21:12 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.
21:13 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait:  let me fall now into
 the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies:  but let me not
 fall into the hand of man.
21:14 So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel:  and there fell of Israel
 seventy thousand men.
21:15 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 thine hand.  And the angel
 of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
21:16 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand
 between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand
 stretched out over Jerusalem.  Then David and the elders of Israel, who
 were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
21:17 And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to
 be numbered?  even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as
 for these sheep, what have they done?  let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD
 my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that
 they should be plagued.
21:18 Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David
 should go up, and set up an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of
 Ornan the Jebusite.
21:19 And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of
 the LORD.
21:20 And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him
 hid themselves.  Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
21:21 And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out
 of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the
 ground.
21:22 Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor,
 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.
21:23 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 meat offering; I give it all.
21:24 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.
21:25 So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by
 weight.
21:26 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.
21:27 And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into
 the sheath thereof.
21:28 At that time when David saw that the LORD had answered him in the
 threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.
21:29 For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness,
 and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high
 place at Gibeon.
21:30 But David could not go before it to inquire of God:  for he was afraid
 because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

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22:1 Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the
 altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
22:2 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.
22:3 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;
22:4 Also cedar trees in abundance:  for the Zidonians and they of Tyre
 brought much cedar wood to David.
22:5 And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house
 that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of
 fame and of glory throughout all countries:  I will therefore now make
 preparation for it.  So David prepared abundantly before his death.
22:6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house
 for the LORD God of Israel.
22:7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to
 build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:
22:8 But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood
 abundantly, and hast made great wars:  thou shalt not build an house unto
 my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
22:9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I
 will give him rest from all his enemies round about:  for his name shall be
 Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
22:10 He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I
 will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over
 Israel for ever.
22:11 Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the
 house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.
22:12 Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge
 concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.
22:13 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.
22:14 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
 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.
22:15 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.
22:16 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.
22:17 David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his
 son, saying,
22:18 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 mine
 hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.
22:19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise
 therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of
 the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that
 is to be built to the name of the LORD.

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23:1 So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king
 over Israel.
23:2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests
 and the Levites.
23:3 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.
23:4 Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of
 the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:
23:5 Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the
 LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise
 therewith.
23:6 And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely,
 Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
23:7 Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
23:8 The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel,
 three.
23:9 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three.  These
 were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
23:10 And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. 
 These four were the sons of Shimei.
23:11 And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second:  but Jeush and Beriah
 had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to
 their father's house.
23:12 The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
23:13 The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses:  and Aaron was separated, that he
 should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn
 incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for
 ever.
23:14 Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the
 tribe of Levi.
23:15 The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
23:16 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
23:17 And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief.  And Eliezer had
 none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
23:18 Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.
23:19 Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel
 the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
23:20 Of the sons of Uzziel; Micah the first, and Jesiah the second.
23:21 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi.  The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and
 Kish.
23:22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters:  and their brethren
 the sons of Kish took them.
23:23 The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
23:24 These were the sons 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 service of the house of the LORD, from the
 age of twenty years and upward.
23:25 For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his
 people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
23:26 And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle,
 nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
23:27 For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty
 years old and above:
23:28 Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the
 service 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;
23:29 Both for the showbread, 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 size;
23:30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise
 at even;
23:31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in
 the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order
 commanded unto them, continually before the LORD:
23:32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the
 congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the
 sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.

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24:1 Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron.  The sons of Aaron;
 Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
24:2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: 
 therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.
24:3 And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and
 Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their
 service.
24:4 And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the
 sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided.  Among the sons of Eleazar
 there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight
 among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.
24:5 Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors
 of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of
 Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
24:6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites,
 wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and
 Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the
 priests and Levites:  one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and
 one taken for Ithamar.
24:7 Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
24:8 The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
24:9 The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
24:10 The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
24:11 The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to Shecaniah,
24:12 The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
24:13 The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
24:14 The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
24:15 The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,
24:16 The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,
24:17 The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,
24:18 The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.
24:19 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 Israel had commanded him.
24:20 And the rest of the sons of Levi were these:  Of the sons of Amram;
 Shubael:  of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.
24:21 Concerning Rehabiah:  of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was
 Isshiah.
24:22 Of the Izharites; Shelomoth:  of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath.
24:23 And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second,
 Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
24:24 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah:  of the sons of Michah; Shamir.
24:25 The brother of Michah was Isshiah:  of the sons of Isshiah;
 Zechariah.
24:26 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi:  the sons of Jaaziah; Beno.
24:27 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
24:28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.
24:29 Concerning Kish:  the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.
24:30 The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth.  These were
 the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.
24:31 These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron
 in the presence 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.

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25:1 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of
 the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with
 harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals:  and the number of the workmen
 according to their service was:
25:2 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah,
 the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to
 the order of the king.
25:3 Of Jeduthun:  the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah,
 Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun,
 who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.
25:4 Of Heman:  the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and
 Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer,
 Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
25:5 All these were 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.
25:6 All these were under the hands of their father for song in the
 house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of
 the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and
 Heman.
25:7 So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the
 songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore
 and eight.
25:8 And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the
 great, the teacher as the scholar.
25:9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph:  the second to
 Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:
25:10 The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
25:11 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
25:12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
 twelve:
25:13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
25:14 The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
 twelve:
25:15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
 twelve:
25:16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
 twelve:
25:17 The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
25:18 The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
 twelve:
25:19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
 twelve:
25:20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
 twelve:
25:21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
 twelve:
25:22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
 twelve:
25:23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
 twelve:
25:24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren,
 were twelve:
25:25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
 twelve:
25:26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
 twelve:
25:27 The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
 twelve:
25:28 The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren,
 were twelve:
25:29 The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren,
 were twelve:
25:30 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his
 brethren, were twelve:
25:31 The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his
 brethren, were twelve.

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26:1 Concerning the divisions of the porters:  Of the Korhites was
 Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
26:2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael
 the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
26:3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.
26:4 Moreover the sons of Obededom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad
 the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,
26:5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth:  for God
 blessed him.
26:6 Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the
 house of their father:  for they were mighty men of valour.
26:7 The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose
 brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
26:8 All these of the sons of Obededom:  they and their sons and their
 brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two
 of Obededom.
26:9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.
26:10 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for
 though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)
26:11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth:  all the
 sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
26:12 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.
26:13 And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the
 house of their fathers, for every gate.
26:14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah.  Then for Zechariah his son, a
 wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
26:15 To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.
26:16 To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate
 Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.
26:17 Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a
 day, and toward Asuppim two and two.
26:18 At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
26:19 These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and
 among the sons of Merari.
26:20 And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of
 God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
26:21 As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan,
 chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.
26:22 The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over
 the treasures of the house of the LORD.
26:23 Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the
 Uzzielites:
26:24 And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the
 treasures.
26:25 And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son,
 and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.
26:26 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.
26:27 Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the
 house of the LORD.
26:28 And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the
 son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had
 dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his
 brethren.
26:29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward
 business over Israel, for officers and judges.
26:30 And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a
 thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this
 side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of
 the king.
26:31 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 sought for, and there were found among
 them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.
26:32 And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred
 chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the
 Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to
 God, and affairs of the king.

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27:1 Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, 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 out
 month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course
 were twenty and four thousand.
27:2 Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of
 Zabdiel:  and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
27:3 Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the
 host for the first month.
27:4 And over the course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of
 his course was Mikloth also the ruler:  in his course likewise were
 twenty and four thousand.
27:5 The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son
 of Jehoiada, a chief priest:  and in his course were twenty and four
 thousand.
27:6 This is that Benaiah, who was mighty among the thirty, and above
 the thirty:  and in his course was Ammizabad his son.
27:7 The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of
 Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him:  and in his course were twenty and
 four thousand.
27:8 The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite:  and
 in his course were twenty and four thousand.
27:9 The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the
 Tekoite:  and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
27:10 The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite,
 of the children of Ephraim:  and in his course were twenty and four
 thousand.
27:11 The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the
 Hushathite, of the Zarhites:  and in his course were twenty and four
 thousand.
27:12 The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite,
 of the Benjamites:  and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
27:13 The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the
 Netophathite, of the Zarhites:  and in his course were twenty and four
 thousand.
27:14 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.
27:15 The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the
 Netophathite, of Othniel:  and in his course were twenty and four
 thousand.
27:16 Furthermore over the tribes of Israel:  the ruler of the Reubenites
 was Eliezer the son of Zichri:  of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of
 Maachah:
27:17 Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel:  of the Aaronites, Zadok:
27:18 Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David:  of Issachar, Omri
 the son of Michael:
27:19 Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah:  of Naphtali, Jerimoth the
 son of Azriel:
27:20 Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah:  of the half
 tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:
27:21 Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: 
 of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:
27:22 Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham.  These were the princes of the
 tribes of Israel.
27:23 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.
27:24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because
 there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the
 account of the chronicles of king David.
27:25 And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel:  and
 over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and
 in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:
27:26 And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground
 was Ezri the son of Chelub:
27:27 And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite:  over the increase
 of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
27:28 And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the low
 plains was Baalhanan the Gederite:  and over the cellars of oil was
 Joash:
27:29 And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: 
 and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of
 Adlai:
27:30 Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite:  and over the asses
 was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
27:31 And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite.  All these were the
 rulers of the substance which was king David's.
27:32 Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a
 scribe:  and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons:
27:33 And Ahithophel was the king's counsellor:  and Hushai the Archite
 was the king's companion:
27:34 And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: 
 and the general of the king's army was Joab.

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28:1 And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the
 tribes, 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 possession of the
 king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with
 all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.
28:2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, 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:
28:3 But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name,
 because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
28:4 Howbeit 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 liked me to make me king over all Israel:
28:5 And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath
 chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD
 over Israel.
28:6 And he said unto 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.
28:7 Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do
 my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.
28:8 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 inheritance for your children after you for ever.
28:9 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 seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will
 cast thee off for ever.
28:10 Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the
 sanctuary:  be strong, and do it.
28:11 Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of
 the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper
 chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of
 the mercy seat,
28:12 And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the
 house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries
 of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
28:13 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.
28:14 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:
28:15 Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of
 gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof:  and for
 the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and
 also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick.
28:16 And by weight he gave gold for the tables of showbread, for every
 table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:
28:17 Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, 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:
28:18 And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the
 pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and
 covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
28:19 All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by
 his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.
28:20 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.
28:21 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 every willing skilful
 man, for any manner of service:  also the princes and all the people will
 be wholly at thy commandment.

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29:1 Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my
 son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work
 is great:  for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
29:2 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 iron, and wood
 for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering
 stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and
 marble stones in abundance.
29:3 Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I
 have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to
 the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy
 house,
29:4 Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven
 thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses
 withal:
29:5 The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver,
 and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers.  And
 who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?
29:6 Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and
 the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's
 work, offered willingly,
29:7 And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand
 talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of
 brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
29:8 And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the
 treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
29:9 Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with
 perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD:  and David the king also
 rejoiced with great joy.
29:10 Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation:  and
 David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and
 ever.
29:11 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 in the
 earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as
 head above all.
29:12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and
 in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make
 great, and to give strength unto all.
29:13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
29:14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to
 offer so willingly after this sort?  for all things come of thee, and of
 thine own have we given thee.
29:15 For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our
 fathers:  our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none
 abiding.
29:16 O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an
 house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.
29:17 I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in
 uprightness.  As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly
 offered all these things:  and now have I seen with joy thy people, which
 are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
29:18 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
 prepare their heart unto thee:
29:19 And give unto 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 the which I have made provision.
29:20 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
 down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
29:21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt
 offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand
 bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink
 offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:
29:22 And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness.
  And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed
 him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.
29:23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David
 his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
29:24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of
 king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
29:25 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.
29:26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
29:27 And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven
 years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in
 Jerusalem.
29:28 And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour:  and
 Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
29:29 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are
 written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the
 prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,
29:30 With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him,
 and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.