e ver. 61. f Josh. 21. 21. g See Josh. 21. 22-35. Phuvah, Job. a Gen. 46. 13. Num. 26. 23, I. CHRONICLES. children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names. e 66 And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67 f And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs, 68 And 5 Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs, 69 And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs: 70 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath. 71 Unto the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs: 72 And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs, 73 And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs: 74 And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs, 75 And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs: 76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs. 77 Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs: 78 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs, 79 Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs : 80 And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs, 81 And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs. CHAPTER VII. The sons of Issachar, 6 of Benjamin, 13 of Naphtali, 14 of Manassch, 20 and of Ephraim. 28 Ephraim's habitations. 30 The sons of Asher. OW the sons of Issachar were, a Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimrom, four. 2 And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of The sons of Benjamin. 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. 3 And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah : and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men. 4 And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons. 5 And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand. C B. C. 1444, &c. b 2 Sam. 24. 1, 2. ch. 27. 1. 6 ¶ The sons of Benjamin; Bela, Gen. 46. 21. and Becher, and Jediael, three. 7 And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four. 8 And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher. 9 And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred. 10 The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar. Num. 26. 38. ch. 8. 1, &c. 11 All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle. 12 d Shuppim also, and Huppim, the and Hupham. children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher. e 13 ¶ The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. 14 T The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare; (but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead: 15 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. 16 And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother d Num. 26. 39, Shupham, || Or, Iri, ver. 7. Or, Ahiram, Num. 26. 38. e Gen. 46. 24, Shillem, The sons of Ephraim. B. C. 1444, &c. 1. CHRONICLES. was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam f 17 And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. f 1 Sam. 12. 11. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. Jeezer. 18 And his sister Hammoleketh bare g Num. 26. 30, Ishod, and & Abiezer, and Mahalah. 19 And the sons of Shemidah were, Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam. h Num. 26. 35. || Or, Nun, Num. 13.8,16. i Josh. 16. 7, Naarath. h 20 ¶ And the sons of Ephraim ; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son, The sons of Benjamin. &c. 36 The sons of Zophah; Suah, and | B. C. 1444, Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah, 37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera. 38 And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara. 39 And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia. 40 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 num that were apt to the war and to battle 21 And Zabad his son, and Shuthe-ber throughout the genealogy of them to CHAPTER VIII. The sons and chief men of Benjamin. 33 The family Now o comfort himen he went in to his steamished the second, 23 ↑ And wife, she conceived and bare a son, 25 And Rephah was his son, also 26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, 27 Non his son, Jehoshuah his son. 28 ¶ And their possessions and habitations were, Beth-el and the towns thereof, and eastward i Naaran, and +Heb. daugh- westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof: ters. OW Benjamin begata Bela his 2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the 1400, &c. a Gen. 46. 21. Num. 26. 38. ch. 7. 6. 3 And the sons of Bela were, Ad-Or, Ard, dar, and Gera, and Abihud, 4 And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, Gen. 46. 21. 5 And Gera, and || Shephuphan, and|||Or, ShuHuram. 6 And these are the sons of Ehud : these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to b Manahath : 7 And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud. 8 And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives. 9 And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham, 10 And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers. 11 And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal. 12 The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof: 13 Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath : 14 And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, 15 And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, 16 And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah ; 17 And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber, pham, Num. 26.39. See ch. 7. 12. b ch. 2. 52. c ver. 21. The posterity of Saul. B. C. 1400, &c. ver. 13. I. CHRONICLES. 18 Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal; 19 And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, 20 And Elienai, and Zilthai, and And Adaiah, and Bersiah, and Or, Shema, Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi; 22 And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel, Il Called Je 23 And Abdon, and Zichri, and Ha nan, 24 And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah, 25 And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak; 26 And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, 27 And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. 28 These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem. d 29 And at Gibeon dwelt the father hiel, ch. 9.35. of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah: d ch. 9. 35. || Or, Zechariah, ch. 9.37. || Or, Shimeam, ch. 9. 38. e 1 Sam. 14. 51. 30 And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, 31 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher. 32 And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them. e 33 ¶ And Ner begat Kish, and Kish f 1 Sam. 14. 49, begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and || Esh-baal. Ishui. Or, Ish-bosheth, 2 Sam. 2. 8. 34 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat 5 Micah. 35 And the sons of Micah were, Or, Tahrea, Pithon, and Melech, and || Tarea, and Ahaz. ch. 9. 41. g 2 Sam. 9. 12. h Jarah, ch. 9. 42. i ch. 9. 43, Rephaiah. 36 And Ahaz begat 1 Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza; 37 And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 38 And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. The recorded genealogies of Israel and of Judah. 2 The first inhabitants in Jerusalem after the captivity. 17 The charge of certain Levites. 35 The family of Saul and Jonathan. O a Israel were reckoned genealogicel, Word, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression. 2 Tb Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinim. C B. C. 1200, &c. a Ezra 2. 59. about 536. Ezra 2. 70. Neh. 7. 73. c Josh. 9. 27. Ezra 2. 43. & 8.20. 3 And in d Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children d Neh. 11. 1. of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh ; 4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah. 5 And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. 6 And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety. 7 And of the sons of Benjamin ; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah, 8 And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah ; 9 And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers. 10 ¶ And of the priests; Jedaiah, e Neh. 11. 10, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin, &C. Seraiah. 11 And Azariah the son of Hilkiah,||| Neh. 11. 11, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God; 12 And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; 13 And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and 39 And the sons of Eshek his seven hundred and threescore; † very + brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Je-able men for the work of the service hush the second, and Eliphelet the third. 40 And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, a hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin. of the house of God. 14 And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mi † Heb. mighty men of valour. The death of Saul. B. C. 1056. || Or, mock me. b 1 Sam. 31.10. + Heb. transc 1 Sam. 13. 13. gressed. & 15. 23. I. CHRONICLES. circumcised come and abuse me. But 5 And when his armourbearer saw 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 ¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. David's mighty men. cording to the word of the LORD by f 4 ¶ And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites 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, which is the city of David. 6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be † chief and † Heb. head. captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief. 7 And David dwelt in the castle; 8 And he built the city round about, b 11 ¶ 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, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13 ¶ So Saul died for his transgression which he † committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a d 1 Sam. 28. 7. familiar spirit, to inquire of it; 14 And inquired not of the LORD: e 1 Sam. 15. 28. therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of + Jesse. 2 Sam. 3. 9, 10. & 5. 3. + Heb. Isai. 1048. a 2 Sam. 5. 1. † Heb. both yesterday and d CHAPTER XI. David is made king at Hebron. 4 He taketh the castle a THEN all Israel gathered them- 2 And moreover in time past, even the third day. 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. || Or, rule. b Ps. 78. 71. c 2 Sam. 5. 3. b 10 T These also are the chief of the 8 2 Sam. 23.8. mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. 11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, a Hachmonite, the chief Or, son of 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. 3 Therefore came all the elders of 18 And the three brake through the ||Or,salvation. Or, three captains over the thirty. i 2 Sam. 23. 13. k ch. 14. 9. |