Saul's overthrow and death. CHAP. X, XI. David made king of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and] 5 And when his armour-bearer saw that the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the and the spices. sword, and died, 30 And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that 31 And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the first-born of Shallum the Ko-were in the valley saw that they fled, and rahite, had the set office over the things that Saul and his sons were dead, then that were made in the pans. they forsook their cities, and fled: and the 32 And other of their brethren, of the Philistines came and dwelt in them. sons of the Kohathites, were over the 8 ¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, shew-bread, to prepare it every sabbath. when the Philistines came to strip the 33 And these are the singers, chief of slain, that they found Saul and his sons the fathers of the Levites, who remaining fallen in mount Gilboa. in the chambers were free: for they were 9 And when they had stripped him, employed in that work day and night. they took his head, and his armour, and 34 These chief fathers of the Levites sent into the land of the Philistines round were chief throughout their generations; about, to carry tidings unto their idols, these dwelt at Jerusalem. and to the people. 35 T And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah: 36 And his first-born son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, 37 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 11 T And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, 38 And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And and buried their bones under the oak in they also dwelt with their brethren at Je-Jabesh, and fasted seven days. rusalem, over against their brethren. 13 So Saul died for his transgression 39 And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat which he committed against the LORD, Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Mal-even against the word of the LORD, which chi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. he kept not, and also for asking counsel ot 40 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it; baal: and Merib-baal begat Micah. 14 And inquired not of the LORD: 41 And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, therefore he slew him, and turned the and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz. kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. CHAP. XI. 42 And Ahaz begat Jarah: and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza; THE THEN all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Be43 And Moza begat Binea; and Re-hold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. phaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 2 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 and feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel. 44 And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, Hanan: these were the sons of Azel. CHAP. X. 3 Therefore came all the elders of Israel TOW the Philistines fought against Is-to the king to Hebron; and David made a rael; and the men of Israel fled from covenant with them in Hebron before the before the Philistines, and fell down slain LORD; and they anointed David king over in mount Gilboa. Israel, according to the word of the LORD NOW 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 2 And the Philistines followed hard by Samuel. after Saul, and after his sons; and the Phi- 4 T And David and all Israel went to listines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the JeMalchi-shua, the sons of Saul. busites were, the inhabitants of the land. 5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, 4 Then said Saul to his armour-bearer, which is the city of David. Draw thy sword, and thrust me through 6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth therewith, lest these uncircumcised come the Jebusites first shall be chief and capand abuse me. But his armour-bearer tain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went would not; for he was sore afraid. So first up, and was chief. Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 7 And David dwelt in the castle; there A catalogue of 1. CHRONICLES. David's mighty men. fore they called it, The city of David. | 23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of 8 And he built the city round about, great stature, five cubits high; and in the even from Millo round about: and Joab Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's repaired the rest of the city. beam; and he went down to him with a 9 So David waxed greater and greater: staff, and plucked the spear out of the for the LORD of hosts was with him. Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his 10 T These also are the chief of the own spear. mighty men whom David had, who 24 These things did Benaiah the son of strengthened themselves with him in his Jehoiada, and had the name among the kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him three mighties. king according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. 25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the firu three: and David set him over his guard. a 26 T Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem, 11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time. 12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties. 27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, 28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite, 29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, 13 He was with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of 30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the ground full of barley; and the people fled son of Baanah the Netophathite, from before the Philistines. 14 And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance. 15 T 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. 16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem. 31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, 32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, 33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, 34 The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite, 35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, 36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijan the Pelonite, 37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son 17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, that is at the gate! of Ezbai, 18 And the three brake through the host 38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar of the Philistines, and drew water out of the son of Haggeri, the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the 39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: Berothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the but David would not drink of it, but son of Zeruiah, poured it out to the LORD, 40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 19 And said, My God forbid it me, that 41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of I should do this thing: shall I drink the Ahlai, blood of these men that have put their 42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenlives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of ite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty their lives they brought it. Therefore he with him, would not drink it. These things did 43 Hanan the son of Maachah, and Jothese three mightiest. shaphat the Mithnite, 20 T 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 nanie among the three. 44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite, 45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite, 21 Of the three, he was more honour- 46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and able than the two; for he was their cap- Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah tain: howbeit he attained not unto the the Moabite, first three. 47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Me 22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son sobaite. of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lion-like TOW CHAP. XII. men of Moab: also he went down and Now these are they that came to Da slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day vid to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of |