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1 Chronicles
Capture of the City of Rabbah
20
In the spring when kings march out to war, Joab led the army and destroyed the Ammonites' land. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.
2
Then David took the crown from the head of their king, and it was placed on David's head. He found that the crown weighed 75 pounds of gold, and there was a precious stone in it. In addition, David took away a large quantity of plunder from the city.
3
He brought out the people who were in it and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. David did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then he and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
In the spring when kings march out to war, Joab led the army and destroyed the Ammonites' land. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.
2
Then David took the crown from the head of their king, and it was placed on David's head. He found that the crown weighed 75 pounds of gold, and there was a precious stone in it. In addition, David took away a large quantity of plunder from the city.
3
He brought out the people who were in it and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. David did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then he and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
The Philistine Giants
4
After this, a war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the giants, and the Philistines were subdued.
After this, a war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the giants, and the Philistines were subdued.
5
Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite. The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam.
Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite. The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam.
6
There was still another battle at Gath where there was a man of extraordinary stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot — 24 in all. He, too, was descended from the giant.
7
When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of David's brother Shimei killed him.
There was still another battle at Gath where there was a man of extraordinary stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot — 24 in all. He, too, was descended from the giant.
7
When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of David's brother Shimei killed him.
8
These were the descendants of the giant in Gath killed by David and his soldiers.
These were the descendants of the giant in Gath killed by David and his soldiers.
1 Chronicles
David's Military Census
21
Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to count the people of Israel.
2
So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count Israel from Beer-sheba to Dan and bring a report to me so I can know their number.”
Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to count the people of Israel.
2
So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count Israel from Beer-sheba to Dan and bring a report to me so I can know their number.”
3
Joab replied, “May the
Lord
multiply the number of His people a hundred times over! My lord the king, aren't they all my lord's servants? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring
•guilt
on Israel? ”
Joab replied, “May the
Lord
multiply the number of His people a hundred times over! My lord the king, aren't they all my lord's servants? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring
•guilt
on Israel? ”
4
Yet the king's order prevailed over Joab. So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel and then returned to Jerusalem.
5
Joab gave the total troop registration to David. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 swordsmen and in Judah itself 470,000 swordsmen.
6
But he did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count because the king's command was detestable to him.
7
This command was also evil in God's sight, so He afflicted Israel.
Yet the king's order prevailed over Joab. So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel and then returned to Jerusalem.
5
Joab gave the total troop registration to David. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 swordsmen and in Judah itself 470,000 swordsmen.
6
But he did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count because the king's command was detestable to him.
7
This command was also evil in God's sight, so He afflicted Israel.
8
David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now, please take away Your servant's guilt, for I've been very foolish.”
David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now, please take away Your servant's guilt, for I've been very foolish.”
David's Punishment
9
Then the
Lord
instructed Gad, David's seer,
10
“Go and say to David, ‘This is what the
Lord
says: I am offering you three choices. Choose one of them for yourself, and I will do it to you.' ”
Then the
Lord
instructed Gad, David's seer,
10
“Go and say to David, ‘This is what the
Lord
says: I am offering you three choices. Choose one of them for yourself, and I will do it to you.' ”
11
So Gad went to David and said to him, “This is what the
Lord
says: ‘Take your choice:
12
three years of famine, or three months of devastation by your foes with the sword of your enemy overtaking you, or three days of the sword of the
Lord
— a plague on the land, the angel of the
Lord
bringing destruction to the whole territory of Israel.' Now decide what answer I should take back to the One who sent me.”
So Gad went to David and said to him, “This is what the
Lord
says: ‘Take your choice:
12
three years of famine, or three months of devastation by your foes with the sword of your enemy overtaking you, or three days of the sword of the
Lord
— a plague on the land, the angel of the
Lord
bringing destruction to the whole territory of Israel.' Now decide what answer I should take back to the One who sent me.”
13
David answered Gad, “I'm in anguish. Please, let me fall into the
Lord
's hands because His mercies are very great, but don't let me fall into human hands.”
David answered Gad, “I'm in anguish. Please, let me fall into the
Lord
's hands because His mercies are very great, but don't let me fall into human hands.”
14
So the
Lord
sent a plague on Israel, and 70,000 Israelite men died.
15
Then God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it, but when the angel was about to destroy the city, the
Lord
looked, relented concerning the destruction, and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough, withdraw your hand now! ” The angel of the
Lord
was then standing at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
So the
Lord
sent a plague on Israel, and 70,000 Israelite men died.
15
Then God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it, but when the angel was about to destroy the city, the
Lord
looked, relented concerning the destruction, and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough, withdraw your hand now! ” The angel of the
Lord
was then standing at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
16
When David looked up and saw the angel of the
Lord
standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in
•sackcloth
, fell down with their faces to the ground.
17
David said to God, “Wasn't I the one who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted very wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? My
Lord
God, please let Your hand be against me and against my father's family, but don't let the plague be against Your people.”
When David looked up and saw the angel of the
Lord
standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in
•sackcloth
, fell down with their faces to the ground.
17
David said to God, “Wasn't I the one who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted very wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? My
Lord
God, please let Your hand be against me and against my father's family, but don't let the plague be against Your people.”
David's Altar
18
So the angel of the
Lord
ordered Gad to tell David to go and set up an altar to the
Lord
on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
19
David went up at Gad's command spoken in the name of the
Lord
.
So the angel of the
Lord
ordered Gad to tell David to go and set up an altar to the
Lord
on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
19
David went up at Gad's command spoken in the name of the
Lord
.
20
Ornan was threshing wheat when he turned and saw the angel. His four sons, who were with him, hid themselves.
21
David came to Ornan, and when Ornan looked and saw David, he left the threshing floor and bowed to David with his face to the ground.
Ornan was threshing wheat when he turned and saw the angel. His four sons, who were with him, hid themselves.
21
David came to Ornan, and when Ornan looked and saw David, he left the threshing floor and bowed to David with his face to the ground.
22
Then David said to Ornan, “Give me this threshing-floor plot so that I may build an altar to the
Lord
on it. Give it to me for the full price, so the plague on the people may be stopped.”
Then David said to Ornan, “Give me this threshing-floor plot so that I may build an altar to the
Lord
on it. Give it to me for the full price, so the plague on the people may be stopped.”
23
Ornan said to David, “Take it! My lord the king may do whatever he wants. See, I give the oxen for the
•burnt
offerings, the threshing sledges for the wood, and the wheat for the
•grain
offering — I give it all.”
Ornan said to David, “Take it! My lord the king may do whatever he wants. See, I give the oxen for the
•burnt
offerings, the threshing sledges for the wood, and the wheat for the
•grain
offering — I give it all.”
24
King David answered Ornan, “No, I insist on paying the full price, for I will not take for the
Lord
what belongs to you or offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”
King David answered Ornan, “No, I insist on paying the full price, for I will not take for the
Lord
what belongs to you or offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”
25
So David gave Ornan 15 pounds of gold for the plot.
26
He built an altar to the
Lord
there and offered burnt offerings and
•fellowship
offerings. He called on the
Lord
, and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
So David gave Ornan 15 pounds of gold for the plot.
26
He built an altar to the
Lord
there and offered burnt offerings and
•fellowship
offerings. He called on the
Lord
, and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
27
Then the
Lord
spoke to the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath.
28
At that time, David offered sacrifices there when he saw that the
Lord
answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
29
The tabernacle of the
Lord
, which Moses made in the desert, and the altar of burnt offering were at the
•high
place in Gibeon,
30
but David could not go before it to inquire of God, because he was terrified of the sword of the
Lord
's angel.
Then the
Lord
spoke to the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath.
28
At that time, David offered sacrifices there when he saw that the
Lord
answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
29
The tabernacle of the
Lord
, which Moses made in the desert, and the altar of burnt offering were at the
•high
place in Gibeon,
30
but David could not go before it to inquire of God, because he was terrified of the sword of the
Lord
's angel.
1 Chronicles
22
Then David said, “This is the house of the
Lord
God, and this is the altar of
•burnt
offering for Israel.”
Then David said, “This is the house of the
Lord
God, and this is the altar of
•burnt
offering for Israel.”
David's Preparations for the Temple
2
So David gave orders to gather the foreigners that were in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonecutters to cut finished stones for building God's house.
3
David supplied a great deal of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with an immeasurable quantity of bronze,
4
and innumerable cedar logs because the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David.
5
David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the
Lord
must be exceedingly great and famous and glorious in all the lands. Therefore, I must make provision for it.” So David made lavish preparations for it before his death.
So David gave orders to gather the foreigners that were in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonecutters to cut finished stones for building God's house.
3
David supplied a great deal of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with an immeasurable quantity of bronze,
4
and innumerable cedar logs because the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David.
5
David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the
Lord
must be exceedingly great and famous and glorious in all the lands. Therefore, I must make provision for it.” So David made lavish preparations for it before his death.
6
Then he summoned his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the
Lord
God of Israel.
7
“My son,” David said to Solomon, “It was in my heart to build a house for the name of
•Yahweh
my God,
8
but the word of the
Lord
came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.
9
But a son will be born to you; he will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies, for his name will be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel during his reign.
10
He is the one who will build a house for My name. He will be My son, and I will be his father. I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.'
Then he summoned his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the
Lord
God of Israel.
7
“My son,” David said to Solomon, “It was in my heart to build a house for the name of
•Yahweh
my God,
8
but the word of the
Lord
came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.
9
But a son will be born to you; he will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies, for his name will be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel during his reign.
10
He is the one who will build a house for My name. He will be My son, and I will be his father. I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.'
11
“Now, my son, may the
Lord
be with you, and may you succeed in building the house of the
Lord
your God, as He said about you.
12
Above all, may the
Lord
give you insight and understanding when He puts you in charge of Israel so that you may keep the law of the
Lord
your God.
13
Then you will succeed if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances the
Lord
commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Don't be afraid or discouraged.
“Now, my son, may the
Lord
be with you, and may you succeed in building the house of the
Lord
your God, as He said about you.
12
Above all, may the
Lord
give you insight and understanding when He puts you in charge of Israel so that you may keep the law of the
Lord
your God.
13
Then you will succeed if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances the
Lord
commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Don't be afraid or discouraged.
14
“Notice I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the
Lord
— 3,775 tons of gold, 37,750 tons of silver, and bronze and iron that can't be weighed because there is so much of it. I have also provided timber and stone, but you will need to add more to them.
15
You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and people skilled in every kind of work
16
in gold, silver, bronze, and iron — beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the
Lord
be with you.”
“Notice I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the
Lord
— 3,775 tons of gold, 37,750 tons of silver, and bronze and iron that can't be weighed because there is so much of it. I have also provided timber and stone, but you will need to add more to them.
15
You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and people skilled in every kind of work
16
in gold, silver, bronze, and iron — beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the
Lord
be with you.”
17
Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon:
18
“The
Lord
your God is with you, isn't He? And hasn't He given you rest on every side? For He has handed the land's inhabitants over to me, and the land has been subdued before the
Lord
and His people.
19
Now determine in your mind and heart to seek the
Lord
your God. Get started building the
Lord
God's sanctuary so that you may bring the ark of the
Lord
's covenant and the holy articles of God to the temple that is to be built for the name of Yahweh.”
Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon:
18
“The
Lord
your God is with you, isn't He? And hasn't He given you rest on every side? For He has handed the land's inhabitants over to me, and the land has been subdued before the
Lord
and His people.
19
Now determine in your mind and heart to seek the
Lord
your God. Get started building the
Lord
God's sanctuary so that you may bring the ark of the
Lord
's covenant and the holy articles of God to the temple that is to be built for the name of Yahweh.”
1 Chronicles
The Divisions of the Levites
23
When David was old and full of days, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
2
Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, the priests, and the Levites.
3
The Levites 30 years old or more were counted; the total number of men was 38,000 by headcount.
4
“Of these,” David said, “24,000 are to be in charge of the work on the
Lord
's temple, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
5
4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the
Lord
with the instruments that I have made for worship.”
When David was old and full of days, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
2
Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, the priests, and the Levites.
3
The Levites 30 years old or more were counted; the total number of men was 38,000 by headcount.
4
“Of these,” David said, “24,000 are to be in charge of the work on the
Lord
's temple, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
5
4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the
Lord
with the instruments that I have made for worship.”
6
Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi's sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi's sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
7
The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
8
Ladan's sons: Jehiel was the first, then Zetham, and Joel — three.
9
Shimei's sons: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran — three. Those were the heads of the families of Ladan.
10
Shimei's sons: Jahath, Zizah, Jeush, and Beriah. Those were Shimei's sons — four.
11
Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; however, Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became an ancestral house and received a single assignment.
12
Kohath's sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel — four.
13
Amram's sons: Aaron and Moses.
The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
8
Ladan's sons: Jehiel was the first, then Zetham, and Joel — three.
9
Shimei's sons: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran — three. Those were the heads of the families of Ladan.
10
Shimei's sons: Jahath, Zizah, Jeush, and Beriah. Those were Shimei's sons — four.
11
Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; however, Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became an ancestral house and received a single assignment.
12
Kohath's sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel — four.
13
Amram's sons: Aaron and Moses.
Aaron, along with his descendants, was set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense in the presence of
•Yahweh
, to minister to Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
14
As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
•Yahweh
, to minister to Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
14
As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
15
Moses' sons: Gershom and Eliezer.
16
Gershom's sons: Shebuel was first.
17
Eliezer's sons were Rehabiah, first; Eliezer did not have any other sons, but Rehabiah's sons were very numerous.
18
Izhar's sons: Shelomith was first.
19
Hebron's sons: Jeriah was first, Amariah second, Jahaziel third, and Jekameam fourth.
20
Uzziel's sons: Micah was first, and Isshiah second.
21
Merari's sons: Mahli and Mushi.
Mahli's sons: Eleazar and Kish.
22
Eleazar died having no sons, only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23
Mushi's sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth — three.
Moses' sons: Gershom and Eliezer.
16
Gershom's sons: Shebuel was first.
17
Eliezer's sons were Rehabiah, first; Eliezer did not have any other sons, but Rehabiah's sons were very numerous.
18
Izhar's sons: Shelomith was first.
19
Hebron's sons: Jeriah was first, Amariah second, Jahaziel third, and Jekameam fourth.
20
Uzziel's sons: Micah was first, and Isshiah second.
21
Merari's sons: Mahli and Mushi.
Mahli's sons: Eleazar and Kish.
22
Eleazar died having no sons, only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23
Mushi's sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth — three.
24
These were the sons of Levi by their ancestral houses — the heads of families, according to their registration by name in the headcount — 20 years old or more, who worked in the service of the
Lord
's temple.
25
For David said, “The
Lord
God of Israel has given rest to His people, and He has come to stay in Jerusalem forever.
26
Also, the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the equipment for its service” —
27
for according to the last words of David, the Levites 20 years old or more were to be counted —
28
“but their duty will be to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the
Lord
's temple, being responsible for the courts and the chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of God's temple —
29
as well as the rows of the
•bread
of the Presence, the fine flour for the
•grain
offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of volume and length.
30
They are also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the
Lord
, and likewise in the evening.
31
Whenever
•burnt
offerings are offered to the
Lord
on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed festivals, they are to do so regularly in the
Lord
's presence according to the number prescribed for them.
32
They are to carry out their responsibilities for the tent of meeting, for the holy place, and for their relatives, the sons of Aaron, in the service of the
Lord
's temple.”
These were the sons of Levi by their ancestral houses — the heads of families, according to their registration by name in the headcount — 20 years old or more, who worked in the service of the
Lord
's temple.
25
For David said, “The
Lord
God of Israel has given rest to His people, and He has come to stay in Jerusalem forever.
26
Also, the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the equipment for its service” —
27
for according to the last words of David, the Levites 20 years old or more were to be counted —
28
“but their duty will be to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the
Lord
's temple, being responsible for the courts and the chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of God's temple —
29
as well as the rows of the
•bread
of the Presence, the fine flour for the
•grain
offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of volume and length.
30
They are also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the
Lord
, and likewise in the evening.
31
Whenever
•burnt
offerings are offered to the
Lord
on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed festivals, they are to do so regularly in the
Lord
's presence according to the number prescribed for them.
32
They are to carry out their responsibilities for the tent of meeting, for the holy place, and for their relatives, the sons of Aaron, in the service of the
Lord
's temple.”
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