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The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall
hearken;
The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your
brothers. You must
listen to him.
I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.
And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and
fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart
faint as well as his heart.
Then the officers shall speak further to the army, saying, “Is any man afraid or
fainthearted? Let him return home, so that the hearts of his
brothers will not
melt like his own.”
If a man be found
stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh
merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that
thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.
If a man is caught
kidnapping one of his
Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the
kidnapper must die. So you must
purge the evil from among you.
If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband’s brother unto her.
When
brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and
fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.
Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.
And for the precious things of the earth and
fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the
bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.
with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it, and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning
bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph and crown the
brow of the prince of his
brothers.
And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
And concerning Asher he said: “May Asher be the most blessed of sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil.
Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;
Your wives, your young children, and your
livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But all your mighty men of
valor must be armed for battle to cross over
ahead of your
brothers and help them,
Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD’S servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the
sunrising.
until the LORD gives them rest as He has done for you, and your brothers also possess the land that the LORD your God is giving them. Then you may return to the land of your inheritance and take possession of that which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the east side of the Jordan.”
And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
that you will
spare the lives of my father and mother, my
brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will deliver us from death.”
Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou
didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.
unless, when we enter the land, you have
tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother and
brothers and all your family into your house.
And the young men that were
spies went in, and brought
Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.
So the young
spies went in and brought out
Rahab, her father and mother and
brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and settled them outside the camp of Israel.
Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people
melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.
Although my
brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people
melt with fear, I remained
loyal to the LORD my God.
And they came near before
Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of
Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
They approached
Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of
Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our
brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s
brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD.
Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God.
All this time you have not deserted your brothers, up to this very day, but have kept the charge given you by the LORD your God.
And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.
And now that the LORD your God has given your brothers rest as He promised them, you may return to your homes in the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you across the Jordan.
Now to the one half of the tribe of
Manasseh Moses had given possession in
Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them,
(To the half-tribe of
Manasseh Moses had given land in
Bashan, and to the other half Joshua gave land on the west side of the Jordan among their
brothers.) When Joshua sent them to their homes he blessed them,
And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much
raiment: divide the
spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of
livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your
brothers the
spoil of your enemies.”
And Judah said unto
Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the
Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So
Simeon went with him.
Then the men of Judah said to their
brothers the Simeonites, “Come up with us to our
allotted territory, and let us fight against the
Canaanites. And we likewise will go with you to your territory.” So the Simeonites went with them.
And Judah went with
Simeon his brother, and they
slew the
Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.
Then the men of Judah went with their
brothers the Simeonites, attacked the
Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.
And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not
slay you.
“They were my
brothers,”
Gideon replied, “the sons of my mother! As surely as the LORD lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”
And
Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to
Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
Now
Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s
brothers at
Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,
And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of
Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow
Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
And when his mother’s
brothers spoke all these words about him in the presence of all the leaders of
Shechem, their hearts were inclined to follow
Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”
And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and
slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being
threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he
hid himself.
He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy
brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he
hid himself.
That the cruelty done to the
threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon
Abimelech their brother, which
slew them; and upon the men of
Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.
in order that the crime against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood be
avenged on their brother
Abimelech and on the leaders of
Shechem, who had helped him murder his
brothers.
And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to
Shechem: and the men of
Shechem put their confidence in him.
Meanwhile, Gaal son of Ebed came with his
brothers and crossed into
Shechem, and the leaders of
Shechem put their confidence in him.
And he sent messengers unto
Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to
Shechem; and, behold, they
fortify the city against thee.
And
Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in
Shechem.
Abimelech stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his
brothers out of
Shechem.
Thus God rendered the wickedness of
Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in
slaying his seventy brethren:
In this way God repaid the wickedness that
Abimelech had done to his father in murdering his seventy
brothers.
Then
Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of
Tob: and there were gathered vain men to
Jephthah, and went out with him.
So
Jephthah fled from his
brothers and settled in the land of
Tob, where worthless men gathered around him and traveled with him.
Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of
Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.
Then
Samson’s
brothers and his father’s family came down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father
Manoah. And he had judged Israel twenty years.
And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?
When the men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked them, “What did you find?”
Then answered the five men that went to
spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an
ephod, and
teraphim, and a
graven image, and a
molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.
Then the five men who had gone to
spy out the land of Laish said to their
brothers, “Did you know that one of these houses has an
ephod, household gods, a
graven image, and a
molten idol? Now think about what you should do.”
And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them,
Nay, my brethren,
nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.
The owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, my
brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a
guest in my house. Do not commit this
outrage.
(And the children of Israel went up and
wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)
They went up and
wept before the LORD until evening, inquiring of Him, “Should we again draw near for battle against our
brothers the Benjamites?” And the LORD answered, “Go up against them.”
And
Phinehas, the son of
Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to
morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.
and
Phinehas son of
Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our
brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for
tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”
And the children of Israel
repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
And the Israelites
grieved for their
brothers, the Benjamites, and said, “
Today a tribe is cut off from Israel.
And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to
complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.
When their fathers or
brothers come to us to
complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.’”
Moreover
Ruth the
Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
Moreover, I have acquired
Ruth the
Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his
brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses
today.”
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and
anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to
Ramah.
So Samuel took the horn of oil and
anointed him in the presence of his
brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD
rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to
Ramah.
And
Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an
ephah of this
parched corn, and these ten
loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;
One day
Jesse said to his son David, “Take this
ephah of
roasted grain and these ten
loaves of bread for your
brothers and
hurry to their camp.
And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren
fare, and take their
pledge.
Take also these ten portions of
cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the
welfare of your
brothers and bring back an assurance from them.
And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and
saluted his brethren.
Then David left his supplies in the care of the
quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his
brothers how they were doing.
And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king’s table.
saying, ‘Please let me go, because our clan is holding a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has told me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me go and see my brothers.’ That is why he did not come to the king’s table.”
David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave
Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.
So David left
Gath and took refuge in the cave of
Adullam. When his
brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.
Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.
But David said, “My brothers, you must not do this with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiders who came against us.
Then
Abner called to
Joab, and said, Shall the sword
devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then,
ere thou
bid the people return from following their brethren?
Then
Abner called out to
Joab: “Must the sword
devour forever? Do you not
realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their
brothers?”
And
Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.
“As surely as God lives,”
Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their
brothers until morning.”
Then was
Abner very
wroth for the words of
Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head, which against Judah do
shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?
Abner was
furious over
Ish-bosheth’s
accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been
loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his
brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you
accuse me of
wrongdoing with this woman!
Whereas thou camest but
yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go
whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.
In fact, you arrived only
yesterday; should I make you
wander around with us
today while I do not know where I am going? Go back and take your
brothers with you. May the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness.”
Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’
And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah
stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David’s men with him, over Jordan?
Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?”
And Adonijah
slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En-rogel, and called all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah the king’s servants:
And Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and
fattened calves near the stone of Zoheleth, which is next to En-rogel. He invited all his royal
brothers and all the men of Judah who were servants of the king.
Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They
hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.
that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your
brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.’” So they
listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD.
And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.
Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole clan did not become as numerous as the sons of Judah.
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the
birthright was Joseph’s:)
And though Judah prevailed over his
brothers and a ruler came from him, the
birthright belonged to Joseph.
And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the
shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.
Some of their Kohathite
brothers were responsible for preparing the rows of the
showbread every Sabbath.
And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:
And he said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if this is of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers in all the land of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites in their cities and pasturelands, so that they may join us.
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 brethren,
Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
So the Levites appointed Heman son of
Joel; from his
brothers,
Asaph son of Berechiah; from their
brothers the Merarites,
Ethan 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 Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-
edom, and Jeiel, the
porters.
and with them their
brothers next in rank:
Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-
edom and Jeiel.
Then on that day David delivered first this
psalm to
thank the LORD into the hand of
Asaph and his brethren.
On that day David first committed to
Asaph and his
brothers this song of
thanksgiving to 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 required:
So David left
Asaph and his
brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements,
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.
So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.
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.
As their
brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of
Zadok,
Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger
brothers alike.
Now the first lot came forth for
Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:
The first lot, which was for
Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his
brothers—12 in all; the second to Gedaliah, his sons, and his
brothers—12 in all;
The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the fourth to Izri, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The
eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the
eleventh to Azarel, his sons, and his
brothers—12 in all;
The
twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the
twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his
brothers—12 in all;
The
thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the
thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his
brothers—12 in all;
The
fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the
fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his
brothers—12 in all;
The
fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the
fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his
brothers—12 in all;
The
sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the
sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his
brothers—12 in all;
The
seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the
seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his
brothers—12 in all;
The
eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the
eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his
brothers—12 in all;
The
nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the
nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his
brothers—12 in all;
The
twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the
twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his
brothers—12 in all;
The one and
twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The two and
twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The three and
twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
The four and
twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.
and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all.
The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men,
Elihu, and Semachiah.
Shemaiah’s sons were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his
brothers were
Elihu and Semachiah, also capable men.
All these of the sons of Obed-
edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were
threescore and two of Obed-
edom.
All these were descendants of Obed-
edom; they and their sons and
brothers were capable men with strength to do the work—62 in all from Obed-
edom.
And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.
Meshelemiah also had sons and brothers who were capable men—18 in all.
Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third,
Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and
Zechariah the fourth. The sons and
brothers of Hosah numbered 13 in all.
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.
These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD, just as their brothers did.
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.
This Shelomith and his
brothers were in charge of all the
treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.
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.
Everything that had been dedicated by Samuel the
seer, Saul son of
Kish,
Abner son of
Ner, and
Joab son of Zeruiah, along with everything else that was dedicated, was under the care of Shelomith and his
brothers.
Of Judah,
Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of
Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:
over Judah was
Elihu, one of David’s
brothers; over
Issachar was Omri son of Michael;
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:
Then King David rose to his feet and said, “
Listen to me, my
brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a
footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against
Jeroboam.
that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your
brothers. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.’” So they
listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against
Jeroboam.
And
Rehoboam made
Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
Rehoboam appointed
Abijah son of
Maacah as chief prince among his
brothers, intending to make him king.