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is punished with pestilence.

Before CHRIST

1017.

e ch. 27. 24.

+ Heb. And it was evil in the eyes of the LORD concerning this thing.

d 2 Sam. 24

10.

e 2 Sam. 12. 13

CHAP. XXII.

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.

6 But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.

7 And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.

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.

9 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Gad, fSee 1 Sam. David's 'seer, saying,

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+ Heb.

stretch out.

10 Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, It offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.

11 So Gad came to David, and said + Heb. Take unto him, Thus saith the LORD, † Choose thee

to thee.

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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.

13 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait; let me fall now into the Or, many. hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.

14 So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.

62 Sam. 24- 15 And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was de* See Gen. 6. stroying, 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 10r, Area: LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

24 18.

1.

2 Sam.

16 ¶ And David lifted up his eyes, and k 2 Chren 3 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.

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,

Before CHRIST 1017.

David buyeth Ornan's threshing floor. and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued. 18 Then the angel of the LORD 12 Chron. 3commanded 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.

19 And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the LORD.

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20 ||And Ornan turned back, and saw Ornan turnthe angel; and his four sons with him hid ed back and themselves. Now Ornan was threshing gel, then he wheat.

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and his four sons with themselves.

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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. 22 Then David said to Ornan, + Grant + Heb. Give, 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,

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.

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.

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David's preparation for the temple. 1 CHRONICLES.

Before CHRIST 1017.

2 Sam. 24.18. ch. 21. 18, 19, 26, 28.

Solomon made king.

HEN David said, "This is the house | it is in abundance: timber also and stone

To the Lou God, and this is the have I prepared, and thou mayest add

a Deut. 12.5. altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
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.

2 Chron. 3.1. b1 Kings 9.

21.

c ver. 14.
1 Kings 7.47.

3 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;

4 Also cedar trees in abundance: for di Kings 5 the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

6.

e ch. 29. 1.

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5 And David said, Solomon my son
is young and tender, and the house that is
to be builded for the LORD must be ex-
ceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory
throughout all countries: I will therefore
now make preparation for it. So David
prepared abundantly before his death.

6 Then he called for Solomon his
son, and charged him to build an house
for the LORD God of Israel.
7 And David said to Solomon, My
it was in my mind to
unto the name of the

f2 Sam. 7.2. son, as for me,
1 Kings 8. 17.
ch. 17. 1. & build an house
LORD my God:

28.2.

g Deut. 12.5,

11.

8 But the word of the LORD came to h1 Kings 5. me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name,

3. ch. 28. 3.

i ch. 28. 5.

thereto.

Before CHRIST 1017.

masons and

15 Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and || workers! That is, of stone and timber, and all manner of carpenters. cunning men for every manner of work.

16 Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the ver. 11. LORD be with thee.

17 David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,

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.

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because thou hast shed much blood upon So when David was old and full of
the earth in my sight.
days, he made Solomon his son king
over Israel.

9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will k1 Kings 4 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.

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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.

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.

13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged MoDeut. 31.7, ses with concerning Israel: be strong, Josh. 1.6, 7, 9. ch. 28. and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.

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2 ¶ And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

3 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

6, 21.

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1 Kings 8. Chron. 5

7.& 6. 11.

y ver. 7.
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4 Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the 10r, to exerhouse of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:

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e Dent.16.18 ch. 2. 29

8.
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5 Moreover four thousand were por- 2 Chren 15
ters; and four thousand praised the LORD
with the instruments which I made, said
David, to praise therewith.

6 And David divided them into
courses among the sons of Levi, namely,
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7¶ Of the Gershonites were, || Laa-
dan, and Shimei.

8 The sons of Laadan; the chief was
Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

9 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.

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The sons of Kohath.

Before

CHRIST

CHAP. XXIV.

Before CHRIST cir. 1015.

The division of Aaron's sons. zah the second: but Jeush and Beriah | which is fried, and for all manner of had not many sons; therefore they were "measure and size; ↑ Heb. did in one reckoning, according to their fanot multiply ther's house.

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K Exod. 6. 18.

h Exod. 6. 20.

12 The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

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13 The sons of 1 Amram; Aaron and Exod. 28 Moses: and Aaron was separated, that 1. Hebr. 5-4 he should sanctify the most holy things, k Exod. 30. he and his sons for ever, to burn incense 40.1 Sam. 2. before the LORD, 'to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.

7. Numb. 16.

28.

1 Deut. 21.5

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Tu Numb. 6 14 Now concerning Moses the man of See ch. 26. God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.

23, 24, 25

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30 And to stand every morning to Lev. 19.35thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;

10. Ps. 1.3.

31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in the new Numb. 19. moons, and on the set feasts, by number, k Lev. 23. 4. according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD:

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32 And that they should keep the Numb. 1. charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron m Numb. 3. their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.

CHAP. XXIV.

6,-9.

1 The divisions of the sons of Aaron by lot into
four and twenty orders. 20 The Kohath-
ites, 27 and the Merarites divided by lot.
TOW these are the divisions of the
sons of Aaron. The sons of Aa- a Lev. 10. 1,
ron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and 26. 60.
Ithamar.

NOW

a

6. Numb.

4. & 26.65

2 But Nadab and Abihu died before Numb. 3. their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

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.

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.

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.

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 fprincipal houshold being taken for lebhe Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

7 Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

8 The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

9 The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

10 The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

of the father.

e Neh. 12. 4, 17. Luke 1.5 11 The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to Shecaniah,

12 The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

The order of the priests.

Before CHRIST

1 CHRONICLES.

13 The thirteenth to Huppah, the four1015- teenth to Jeshebeab,

14 The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

15 The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,

16 The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,

17 The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,

18 The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah. 19 These were the orderings of them d ch. 9. 25. 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.

• ch. 23. 16, Shebuel.

f ch. 23. 17.

g ch. 23. 18, Shelomith,

h ch. 23. 19. & 26. 31.

i Exod. 6. 19. oh. 23. 21.

k ch. 23. 22.

1 ch. 23. 23.

cir. 1015.

39, 44.

20 ¶ And the rest of the sons of Levi | were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.

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21 Concerning 'Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah.

22 Of the Izharites; & Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath.

23 And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

24 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir.

25 The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah.

26 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah; Beno.

27 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had

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ach. 6. 33, 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: called Jesha. 2 of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and || Asarelah,

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The number of the singers.

the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied † according to the order of the king.

CHRIST

Before cir. 1015

+ Heb. by the hands of the

! Or, Izri,

5 Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; kg: So Gedaliah, and || Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Ha- ver. 6. shabiah, and Mattithiah, || six, under the ver. 11. hands of their father Jeduthun, who pro- ! With Sh phesied with a harp, to give thanks and toned, ver. to praise the LORD.

17.

Shi

reel, ver. 18.

4 Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, || Uzziel, || Shebuel, Or, de and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Elia-Or, Sku thah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Josh- bac, ver. 28 bekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:

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5 All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to 10r, ma lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

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.

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.

b ver. 2. ↑ Heb. by the hands of the king.

8 And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the Chron teacher as the scholar.

9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:

10 The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

11 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

14 The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

17 The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

18 The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, ke, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

25 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, cir. 1015. he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 27 The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 28 The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

[Or, Shele

XXVI.
The gates assigned by lot
13 And they cast lots, as well the Before
small as the great, according to the house
of their fathers, for every gate.

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14 And the lot eastward fell to || She-
lemiah. Then for Zechariah his son,
wise counseller, they cast lots; and
lot came out northward.

his

15 To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the house of + Asuppim.

16 To Shuppim and Hosah the lot
came forth westward, with the gate Shal-
lecheth, by the causeway of the going

29 The two and twentieth to Giddalti,
he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
30 The three and twentieth to Maha-up, ward against ward.
zioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
twelve:

31 The four and twentieth to Romamti-
ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
twelve.

CHAP. XXVI.

1 The divisions of the porters. 13 The gates
assigned by lot. 20 The Levites that had
charge of the treasures. 29 Officers and
judges

CONCE

CONCERNING the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was || Mech, ver.14 shelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

1 Or, Elia

eph, ch. 6. 5.43 19

(That is, Obed-edom,

2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.

4 Moreover the sons of Obed-edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,

5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him. ach. 13. 14. 6 Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.

a ch. 16. j

7 The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

8 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.

9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.

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;)

11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.

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.

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+ Heb. ga therings.

1 See Kings 10. 5.

17 Eastward were six Levites, north- Chron.9. 4. ward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.

18 At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.

19 These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.

b

20 And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the † dedicated things.

21 As concerning the sons of || Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were || Jehieli.

22 The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD.

23 Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites :

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24 And Shebuel the son of Gershom, ch. 23. 16. the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.

25 And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and dShelomith his son.

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.

27 Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.

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.

29 ¶ Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for 'officers and judges.

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