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And Shallum
begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah
begat Elishama.
Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
Now the sons of
Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his
firstborn, which
was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of
Hebron.
The sons of
Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his
firstborn, who
was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who
was the father of
Hebron.
Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. Shema
was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem
was the father of
Shammai.
And the son of
Shammai was Maon: and Maon
was the father of Beth-zur.
The son of
Shammai was Maon, and Maon
was the father of Beth-zur.
She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of
Caleb was Achsa.
She
was also the mother of Shaaph father of Madmannah, and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea.
Caleb’s daughter
was Acsah.
Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in
Hebron; the
firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of
Abigail the Carmelitess:
The third,
Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
the third
was Absalom the son of
Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth
was Adonijah the son of Haggith;
The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital; and the sixth was Ithream by his wife Eglah.
These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.
And Reaiah the son of Shobal
begat Jahath; and Jahath
begat Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
And these were of the father of Etam;
Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister
was Hazelelponi:
These were the sons of Etam:
Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And their sister
was named Hazzelelponi.
And Penuel the father of Gedor and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the
firstborn of Ephratah, the father of
Bethlehem.
Penuel
was the father of Gedor, and Ezer
was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the
firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of
Bethlehem.
And
Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Zobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.
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 Chelub the brother of Shuah
begat Mehir, which
was the father of Eshton.
Chelub the brother of Shuhah was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
And Eshton
begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Rechah.
Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, of Paseah, and of Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These were the men of Recah.
And Meonothai
begat Ophrah: and Seraiah
begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were
craftsmen.
Meonothai
was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah
was the father of
Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which
was given this name because its people were
craftsmen.
And they found fat pasture and good, and the land
was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of
Ham had dwelt there of old.
There they found rich, good pasture, and the land
was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly.
And these written by name came in the days of
Hezekiah king of Judah, and
smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there
was pasture there for their flocks.
These who were noted by name came in the days of
Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites and Meunites there in their dwellings,
devoting them to destruction even to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there
was pasture for their flocks.
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.
Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away
captive: he
was prince of the Reubenites.
and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile.
And his brethren by their families, when the
genealogy of their generations
was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and
Zechariah,
Beerah
was a leader of the Reubenites. His relatives by their clans are recorded in their
genealogy:
Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in
Bashan.
Joel was the chief, Shapham the second, then Jaanai and Shaphat, who lived in
Bashan.
Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers.
Ahi son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of their family.
And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they
cried to God in the battle, and he
was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.
And because they
cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.
For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.
and many others fell slain, because the battle belonged to God. And they occupied the land until the exile.
Abishua was the father of Bukki, Bukki was the father of Uzzi,
And Uzzi
begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah
begat Meraioth,
Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth,
Meraioth was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
And Johanan
begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest’s office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)
Johanan
was the father of
Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem,
Azariah was the father of Amariah, Amariah
was the father of Ahitub,
Ahitub
was the father of
Zadok,
Zadok was the father of Shallum,
Shallum
was the father of Hilkiah, Hilkiah
was the father of
Azariah,
Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah
was the father of Jehozadak.
And his brother
Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even
Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.
Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them:
And the sons of
Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father’s house, to wit, of
Tola: they were
valiant men of might in their generations; whose number
was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred.
The sons of
Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their families. In the days of David, 22,600 descendants of
Tola were numbered in their
genealogies as mighty men of
valor.
And the number of them, after their
genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of the fathers, mighty men of valour,
was twenty thousand and two hundred.
Zemirah,
Joash,
Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth,
Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were
Becher’s sons. Their
genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their families—20,200 mighty men of
valor.
And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.
Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister
was Maacah. Another
descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
Machir’s wife
Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother
was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
(And his daughter
was Sherah, who built Beth-horon the
nether, and the upper, and Uzzen-sherah.)
His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.
And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,
Additionally, Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
And the sons of Beriah;
Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith.
The sons of Beriah:
Heber, as well as Malchiel, who
was the father of Birzaith.
And
Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.
Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and of their sister Shua.
All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father’s house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the
genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle
was twenty and six thousand men.
All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families, choice and mighty men of
valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their
genealogies,
was 26,000.
Benjamin
was the father of
Bela, his
firstborn; Ashbel
was the second born, Aharah the third,
And
Naaman, and Ahiah, and
Gera, he removed them, and
begat Uzza, and Ahihud.
Naaman,
Ahijah, and
Gera, who carried them into exile and who
was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
And at
Gibeon dwelt the father of
Gibeon; whose wife’s name
was Maachah:
And Mikloth
begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.
and Mikloth, who
was the father of Shimeah. These also lived
alongside their relatives in Jerusalem.
Ner was the father of
Kish,
Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul
was the father of
Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-
baal.
And
Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah
begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri
begat Moza,
Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah
was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri
was the father of Moza.
And Moza
begat Binea: Rapha
was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son:
Moza was the father of Binea. Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
Ulam
was his
firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third. The sons of Ulam were mighty men of
valor, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.
So all Israel were reckoned by
genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their
transgression.
So all Israel
was recorded in the
genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah
was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
And the
porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum
was the chief;
These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.
Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were
porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
Shallum was their chief; he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.
And
Phinehas the son of
Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the Lord
was with him.
In earlier times
Phinehas son of
Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD
was with him.
And
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah
was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Zechariah son of Meshelemiah
was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
All these which were chosen to be
porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their
genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the
seer did
ordain in their set office.
The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds
was 212. They were registered by
genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the
seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.
And they
lodged round about the house of God, because the charge
was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning
pertained to them.
They would
spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.
And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who
was the
firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans.
A
Levite named Mattithiah, the
firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite,
was entrusted with
baking the bread.
And in
Gibeon dwelt the father of
Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife’s name
was Maachah:
And Mikloth
begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren.
Mikloth
was the father of Shimeam. They too lived
alongside their relatives in Jerusalem.
Ner was the father of
Kish,
Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul
was the father of
Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-
baal.
Ahaz was the father of Jarah; Jarah
was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri
was the father of Moza.
And Moza
begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
Moza was the father of Binea. Rephaiah was his son, Elasah his son, and Azel his son.
And the battle went
sore against Saul, and the archers
hit him, and he
was wounded of the archers.
When the battle
intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.
Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through
therewith; lest these
uncircumcised come and
abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he
was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
Then Saul said to his
armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these
uncircumcised men will come and
torture me!” But his
armor-bearer
was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
When his
armor-bearer saw that Saul
was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died.
And moreover in time past, even when Saul
was king, thou
wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.
Even in times past, while Saul
was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD your God said, ‘You will
shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”
And David said,
Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So
Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and
was chief.
Now David had said, “
Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.” And
Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief.
And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
So David took up residence in the fortress; that is why it was called the City of David.
So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.
And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of Hosts was with him.
And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his
spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.
This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni
was chief of the officers; he
wielded his
spear against three hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
Next in command
was Eleazar son of
Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men.
He
was with David at
Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where
was a
parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
He
was with David at
Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At the place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.
Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of
Adullam; and the host of the Philistines
encamped in the valley of
Rephaim.
Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of
Adullam, while a company of Philistines
was encamped in the Valley of
Rephaim.
And David
was then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison
was then at
Bethlehem.
At that time David
was in the
stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines
was at
Bethlehem.
And the three
brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of
Bethlehem, that
was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD,
So the Three broke through the
Philistine camp, drew water from the well at the gate of
Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
And
Abishai the brother of
Joab, he
was chief of the three: for lifting up his
spear against three hundred, he
slew them, and had a name among the three.
Now
Abishai, the brother of
Joab,
was chief of the Three, and he lifted his
spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.
Of the three, he
was more honourable than the two; for he
was their captain:
howbeit he attained not to the first three.
He
was doubly honored above the Three, and he became their commander, even though he
was not included among the Three.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a
valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he
slew two
lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and
slew a lion in a pit in a
snowy day.
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada
was a man of
valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a
snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
And he
slew an Egyptian, a man of great
stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand
was a
spear like a
weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and
plucked the
spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and
slew him with his own
spear.
He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a
spear like a
weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club,
snatched the
spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own
spear.
Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
Now these are they that came to David to
Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of
Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.
Now these were the men who came to David at
Ziklag, while he
was still banished from the presence of Saul son of
Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;
The chief
was Ahiezer, then
Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and
Jehu the Antothite,
Ahiezer their chief and
Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah;
Jehu the Anathothite;
These were of the sons of
Gad, captains of the host: one of the least
was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
These Gadites were army commanders, the least of whom
was a
match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand.
