1 Chronicles 26 Cross References - MSTC

¹ The division of the porters among the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore of the children of Asaph. ² And the sons of Meshelemiah were these: Zachariah the eldest, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, ³ Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elihoenai the seventh. ⁴ And Obededom had sons: Shemaiah the eldest, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, ⁵ Amiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh and Peullathai the eighth — for God had blessed him. ⁶ And unto Shemaiah his son were sons born that ruled in the house of their father, for they were men of might. ⁷ The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Raphael, Obed, and Elzabad and his brethren, men of activity, Elihu and Semachiah. ⁸ All these were of the children of Obededom, which, with their brethren and their children, active men of strength to do service, were forty two of Obededom. ⁹ And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, active men, eighteen. ¹⁰ And Hosah of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief, yet he was not the eldest, but his father made him the chiefest. ¹¹ Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third and Zachariah the fourth: so that all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen. ¹² Unto these was divided the office of the portership as unto heads over the men that waited with their brethren and ministered in the house of the LORD. ¹³ And they cast lots: the small as well as the great in the households of their fathers, from gate to gate. ¹⁴ And the East lot fell to Shelemiah. And for Zachariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots, and his lot came out toward the North. ¹⁵ And Obededom's lot fell to the South. And to his sons fell the counsel houses. ¹⁶ And to Shuppim and Hosah fell the west with the gate Shallecheth, where the way ascendeth upward, the one way being fast by the other. ¹⁷ In the East kept six Levites: in the North four a day, and in the South four a day, and in every counsel house, two, ¹⁸ and in the watchhouses, on the way westward, four: two in a house. ¹⁹ These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore and the sons of Merari. ²⁰ And of the Levites, Ahijah had the oversight of the treasure of the house of God, and of the treasure of the dedicated things. ²¹ As concerning the sons of Ladan which were Gershonites: Ladan had ancient fathers. Ladan the Gershonite had Jehieli. ²² The sons of Jehieli: Zetham and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD. ²³ Among the Amramites, Izrahites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites, ²⁴ was Shebuel the son of Gershon the son of Moses a ruler over the treasure. ²⁵ And of his brethren the sons of Eliezer, was Rehabiah, whose son was Jeshaiah, and his son was Joram, and his son Zichri, and his son was Shelomoth, ²⁶ which Shelomoth and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated gifts which David the king, and the ancient heads, of the captains over thousands and hundreds, ²⁷ and the captains of the host had dedicated of the spoil won in battle, to maintain the house of the LORD: ²⁸ and over 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. All that was dedicated, was under the hand of Shelomoth and of his brethren. ²⁹ Among the Izrahites was Chenaniah, with his sons, for the work without over Israel, officers and judges. ³⁰ And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of activity a thousand and seven hundred, were officers in Israel on this side Jordan westward, in all businesses of the LORD and service of the king. ³¹ And Jerijah was the chiefest among the kindreds and fathers of the Hebronites. And in the fortieth year of the kingdom of David they were sought for. And there were found of them men of activity at Jazer in Gilead. ³² And his brethren were in men of activity, two thousand and seven hundred ancient heads, which king David made rulers over the Reubenites, Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh in all matters pertaining to God and businesses of the king.

⁹ And the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, councilors in the congregation, which strove against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD. ¹⁰ And the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them and Korah also, when the multitude died, what time the fire consumed two hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign: ¹¹ Notwithstanding, the children of Korah died not.

³⁷ the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

¹⁷ The porters were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon and Ahiman with their brethren — Shallum being the chief. ¹⁸ For unto the time they had watched at the king's gate eastward in the tents of the children of Levi by companies. ¹⁹ And Shallum the son of Kore the son of Ebiasaph the son of Korah with his brethren the Korahites in the house of their fathers had their business and office to keep the door of the tabernacle: for their fathers in the Host of the LORD kept the entering. ²⁰ And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them before the LORD, which was with him. ²¹ And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah kept the door of the tabernacle of witness. ²² All these were chosen fellows to keep the thresholds, two hundred and twelve, and were numbered in their villages. And them did David and Samuel the seer institute in their fidelity. ²³ And their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD and of the house of the tabernacle, to keep them. ²⁴ In four quarters were the keepers: toward the east, west, north and south. ²⁵ And their brethren that were in the country came in their weeks as their course came about with them. ²⁶ For the Levites were committed to be principal porters of fidelity. And they had the oversight of the vestries and treasures of the house of God, ²⁷ and lay all night round about the house of God: because the keeping thereof pertained to them and to open it every morning.

¹⁸ And with them their brethren of the second degree: Zachariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Uri, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah; Obededom and Jeiel, porters.

²³ And Barachiah and Elkanah kept the door of the Ark. ²⁴ And Shebaniah, Jehoshaphat, Nathaniel, Amasai, Zachariah, Benaiah and Eliezer, priests, were blowers with trumpets before the Ark of God. And Obededom and Jehiah were keepers of the door of the Ark.

¹⁹ And he set porters unto the gates of the house of the LORD, that none that was unclean in any point should enter in.

¹ {To the Chanter, an instruction of the sons of Korah} We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us what thou hast done in their time of old.

¹ {To the Chanter, a Psalm of the children of Korah} O Hear this, all ye people: ponder it with your ears, all ye that dwell in the world,

²¹ And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah kept the door of the tabernacle of witness.

²¹ And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obededom, Jeiel, and Azaziah sang with harps an eight above to courage with all.

²⁴ And Shebaniah, Jehoshaphat, Nathaniel, Amasai, Zachariah, Benaiah and Eliezer, priests, were blowers with trumpets before the Ark of God. And Obededom and Jehiah were keepers of the door of the Ark.

⁵ even Asaph the chief, and next to him Zachariah then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obededom, and Jeiel with Psalteries and harps. But Asaph with sounding cymbals,

³⁸ And Obededom with his brethren three score and eight, and Obededom the son of Jeduthun and Uzzah to be porters.

¹ {A song of the stairs} Blessed are all they that fear the LORD, and walk in his ways.

¹² And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said, "The LORD is with thee, thou man of might."

⁷ And now let your hands stir them and play ye the men, though your master Saul be dead. And finally, understand that the house of Judah have anointed me king over them."

²⁸ And Zadok, a young man of great power, had his father's household with Captains, twenty two.

⁸ All these were of the children of Obededom, which, with their brethren and their children, active men of strength to do service, were forty two of Obededom.

¹⁷ But Azariah the priest went in after him with four score priests of the LORD that were bold men.

¹⁴ and his brethren were valiant men, of whom there were a hundred and eight and twenty. And their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

¹² Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hand on eternal life, whereunto thou art called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

³ Thou therefore suffer affliction as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

¹⁵ And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one: to every man after his ability, and straightway departed.

⁴ There are diversities of gifts verily, yet but one spirit. ⁵ And there are differences of administrations, and yet but one Lord. ⁶ And there are divers manners of operations, and yet but one God, which worketh all things that are wrought in all creatures. ⁷ The gifts of the spirit are given to every man to profit the congregation. ⁸ To one is given, through the spirit, the utterance of wisdom; to another is given the utterance of knowledge by the same spirit; ⁹ to another is given faith, by the same spirit; to another the gifts of healing, by the same spirit; ¹⁰ to another, power to do miracles; to another prophecy; to another, judgment of spirits; to another divers tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: ¹¹ and these all worketh even the self same spirit, dividing to every man several gifts even as he will.

⁶ which hath made us able to minister the new testament, not of the letter, but of the spirit. For the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

¹¹ If any man speak, let him talk as though he spake the words of God. If any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God ministereth unto him. That God, in all things, may be glorified through Jesus Christ: to whom be praise and dominion forever and while the world standeth. Amen.

¹ The division of the porters among the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore of the children of Asaph.

¹⁴ And the East lot fell to Shelemiah. And for Zachariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots, and his lot came out toward the North.

¹ The sons of Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: for he was the eldest. But because he defied his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, and so he is not reckoned unto the birthright. ² For unto Judah which was mighty among his brethren, was given the principality before him. But the birthright was given Joseph.

⁸ And they cast Lots indifferently how they should wait: the small as well as the great, the scholar as well as the schoolmaster.

⁵ And they put them in order by lot, one with another that there should be rulers in the sanctuary and lords before God as well of the sons of Ithamar as of the sons of Eleazar.

³¹ And these cast lots next to their brethren the sons of Aaron, before David the king and Zadok and Ahimelech and the ancient heads and priests of the Levites: as well the youngest brother as an ancient head.

¹⁷ In the East kept six Levites: in the North four a day, and in the South four a day, and in every counsel house, two,

²⁴ And he took all the gold and silver and all the Jewels that were found in the house of God, with Obededom and the treasure of the king's house and hostages, and returned to Samaria.

⁵ and the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the standing of his servitors and their apparel, and his butlers and his sacrifice that he offered in the house of the LORD, she was astonished.

¹⁰ And Hosah of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief, yet he was not the eldest, but his father made him the chiefest. ¹¹ Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third and Zachariah the fourth: so that all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen. ¹² Unto these was divided the office of the portership as unto heads over the men that waited with their brethren and ministered in the house of the LORD.

⁴ and the meat of his table and the sitting of his servants and the standing of his waiters, and their apparel, and his butlers with their apparel, and his parlor out of which he went into the house of the LORD, there was no more heart in her.

²⁴ And these were the chief among the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, and their brethren over against them, to give praise and thanks, according as David the man of God had ordained it, one watch over against another.

²⁴ In four quarters were the keepers: toward the east, west, north and south.

¹⁴ And Solomon put the sorts of priests in companies as David his father had ordered them, unto the offices, and the Levites unto their wait, for to praise and minister before the priests day by day, and the porters by course at every gate. For so had David the man of God commanded.

¹¹ He put down the horses that the kings of Israel had given to the son at the entering of the house of the LORD, in the chamber of Nathanmelech the chamberlain which was the ruler of the suburbs, and burnt the chariots of the sun with fire.

¹¹ For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: for what is Aaron, that ye should murmur against him?"

⁵¹ And so was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And then Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated in silver, gold and other vessels, and put them to the treasure of the house of the LORD.

²⁶ and took away the treasure of the house of the LORD, and the treasure of the king's house and all that was to be had. And he took away the shields of gold which Solomon made.

¹⁸ Then Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasure of the house of the LORD, and all the treasure of the king's house and delivered it unto his servants, and sent them to Benhadad the son of Tabrimmon the son of Hezion king of Syria that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

²⁶ For the Levites were committed to be principal porters of fidelity. And they had the oversight of the vestries and treasures of the house of God, ²⁷ and lay all night round about the house of God: because the keeping thereof pertained to them and to open it every morning. ²⁸ And certain of them had the rule of the ministering vessels and brought them in and out by tale. ²⁹ And of them were certain appointed to oversee the vessels and all holy ornaments, and of the flour, wine, oil, frankincense and sweet odours. ³⁰ But certain of the sons of the priests were set to make sweet savours.

¹¹ And king David dedicated them also unto the LORD with the silver and gold that he brought from all nations, from the Edomites, from the Moabites, from the children of Ammon, from the Philistines, from the Amalekites.

³ And David prepared plenty of iron for nails to the doors of the gates and to join with all, and abundance of brass without weight, ⁴ and of Cedar trees without number. For the Sidonians and they of Tyre brought much Cedar wood to David.

¹⁴ Behold: in mine adversity I have prepared for the house of the LORD a hundred thousand talents of gold and a thousand, thousand talents of silver, and as for brass and iron it cannot be numbered, it is so much. And I have prepared timber and stone, and shalt provide more thereto. ¹⁵ Moreover, thou hast workmen enough and masons and carpenters to work in stone and timber, and all manner of wise men for whatsoever work it be. ¹⁶ And of gold, silver, brass and iron there is no number. Up, therefore, and set upon it, and the LORD shall be with thee."

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

²⁴ was Shebuel the son of Gershon the son of Moses a ruler over the treasure.

²⁶ which Shelomoth and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated gifts which David the king, and the ancient heads, of the captains over thousands and hundreds, ²⁷ and the captains of the host had dedicated of the spoil won in battle, to maintain the house of the LORD: ²⁸ and over 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. All that was dedicated, was under the hand of Shelomoth and of his brethren.

¹² and the example of all that was in his mind, both of the courts of the house of the LORD and of the treasure houses round about, for the treasures of the house of God and for the treasure of the dedicated gifts, ¹³ and of the companies of the priests and Levites that waited by course, and of all workmanship, that should serve for the house of the LORD, and for all vessels that should serve in the house of the LORD. ¹⁴ And appointed him what weight of gold should serve for things of gold throughout all vessels for whatsoever use it served: and what weight of silver should suffice for all manner of vessels of silver, for whatsoever purpose they served. ¹⁵ And the weight of the golden candlesticks and of their lamps of gold, the weight for every candlestick and for their lamps. And for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick and also for her lamps according to the office of every candlestick. ¹⁶ And the weight of gold for the tables of shewbread, table by table: and likewise silver for the tables of silver. ¹⁷ And for flesh hooks, basins and drinking pots of pure gold. And for cups of gold by weight, cup by cup. And for cups of silver by weight, cup by cup. ¹⁸ And for the altar of cense of tried gold by weight. And the similitude of the seat of the Cherubs that stretched out their wings and covered the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD. ¹⁹ "All was given me by writing of the hand of the LORD, which made me understand all the workmanship of the pattern."

² Moreover, I have prepared with all my might for the house of God: gold for things of gold, and silver for things of silver, brass for things of brass, iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood: and onyx stones, set stones, and of other gay stones, and all manner of precious stones, and of marble great abundance. ³ And yet because I have lust to the house of my God, I have several gold and silver which I give to the house of my God above all I have prepared for the holy house: ⁴ even three thousand talents of gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of silver tried: ⁵ to sile the walls of the house with gold where it becometh, and with silver where silver is meet, and for all manner of work by the hands of Artificers. And let me see who is willing also, to fill his hand for the LORD this day." ⁶ And the ancient lords and the lords of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and hundreds and the lords over the substance of the king, were willing ⁷ and gave for the service of the house of God, five thousand talents of gold and ten thousand pieces of gold coins, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron. ⁸ And they that had precious stones gave them for the treasure of the house of the LORD, unto the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

¹¹ And Hezekiah bade dress up the store houses about the house of the LORD. And so they did, ¹² and carried in the heave offerings and the tithes and the dedicated gifts; even of fidelity. Over which Conaniah the Levite had the rule with Shimei his brother next to him.

⁶⁹ and gave after their ability, unto the treasure of the work, one and three score thousand drams, and five thousand pounds of silver, and a hundred priests' garments.

¹⁰ Bring every tithe into my barn, that there may be meat in mine house: and prove me withal, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven unto you, and pour you out a blessing with plenteousness.

¹⁷ And these be the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

⁷ Of the Gershonites was Ladan and Shimei.

⁸ And they that had precious stones gave them for the treasure of the house of the LORD, unto the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

⁸ The sons of Ladan: the chief was Jehiel and then Zetham and Joel, three.

²⁰ And of the Levites, Ahijah had the oversight of the treasure of the house of God, and of the treasure of the dedicated things.

³⁸ And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall with the Levites have also of the tithes of the Levites, so that the Levites shall bring up the tithes of their tithes unto the house of our God to the chest in the treasure house.

¹⁹ And the sons of Kohath in their kindred were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

²⁷ And of Kohath came the kindred of the Amramites and the kindred of the Izharites and of the Hebronites and of the Uzzielites: And these are the kindreds of the Kohathites.

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

¹⁵ The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. ¹⁶ And of the sons of Gershom: Shebuel was the chief.

²⁰ The rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael. Of the sons of Shubael, Jehdiah.

⁴ And the other was called Eliezer - "For the God of my father was mine help and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh."

¹⁵ The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

¹⁷ The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had no other sons: But the sons of Rehabiah were very many. ¹⁸ And of the sons of Izhar: Shelomith, the chief.

³⁰ And of the half of the children of Israel, take one of fifty of the women, of the oxen, of the asses and of the sheep, and of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites which wait upon the habitation of the LORD." ³¹ And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses. ³² And the booty, and the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy five thousand sheep; ³³ and seventy two thousand oxen; ³⁴ and sixty one thousand asses; ³⁵ and thirty two thousand women that had lain by no man. ³⁶ And the half which was the part of them that went out to war was: three hundred thousand and thirty seven thousand and five hundred sheep, ³⁷ and the LORD's part of the sheep was six hundred and seventy five. ³⁸ And the oxen were thirty six thousand, of which the LORD's part was seventy two. ³⁹ And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred, of which the LORD's part was sixty one. ⁴⁰ And the women were sixteen thousand, of which the LORD's part was thirty two souls. ⁴¹ And Moses gave that sum which was the LORD's heave offering unto Eleazar the priest: as the LORD commanded Moses. ⁴² And the other half of the children of Israel which Moses separated from the men of war ⁴³ — that is, to wit, the half that pertained unto the congregation — was three hundred thousand and thirty seven thousand and five hundred sheep; ⁴⁴ and thirty six thousand oxen; ⁴⁵ and thirty thousand asses and five hundred; ⁴⁶ and sixteen thousand women. ⁴⁷ And Moses took of this half that pertained unto the children of Israel: one of every fifty, both of the women and of the cattle, and gave them unto the Levites which waited upon the habitation of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses. ⁴⁸ And the officers of thousands of the host, the captains over the thousands and the captains over the hundreds came forth and said unto Moses, ⁴⁹ "Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war, which were under our hand, and there lacked not one man of them. ⁵⁰ We have therefore brought a present unto the LORD: what every man found of jewels of gold: chains, bracelets, rings, earrings and spangles, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD." ⁵¹ And Moses and Eleazar took the gold of them: jewels of all manner fashions. ⁵² And all the gold of the heave offering of the LORD, of the captains over thousands and hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty sicles,

¹¹ And them also King David did dedicate unto the LORD with the silver and gold that he consecrated of all nations which he subdued:

¹⁴ Behold: in mine adversity I have prepared for the house of the LORD a hundred thousand talents of gold and a thousand, thousand talents of silver, and as for brass and iron it cannot be numbered, it is so much. And I have prepared timber and stone, and shalt provide more thereto.

² Moreover, I have prepared with all my might for the house of God: gold for things of gold, and silver for things of silver, brass for things of brass, iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood: and onyx stones, set stones, and of other gay stones, and all manner of precious stones, and of marble great abundance. ³ And yet because I have lust to the house of my God, I have several gold and silver which I give to the house of my God above all I have prepared for the holy house: ⁴ even three thousand talents of gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of silver tried: ⁵ to sile the walls of the house with gold where it becometh, and with silver where silver is meet, and for all manner of work by the hands of Artificers. And let me see who is willing also, to fill his hand for the LORD this day." ⁶ And the ancient lords and the lords of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and hundreds and the lords over the substance of the king, were willing ⁷ and gave for the service of the house of God, five thousand talents of gold and ten thousand pieces of gold coins, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron. ⁸ And they that had precious stones gave them for the treasure of the house of the LORD, unto the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. ⁹ And the people rejoiced that they were so willing: for with a pure heart they were willing unto the LORD. And thereto David the king rejoiced with great gladness.

¹⁹ But all the silver, gold, vessels of brass and iron shall be holy unto the LORD and shall go into his treasury."

¹⁴ For they gave that to the workmen, to repair therewith the house of the LORD.

³² And we decreed a statute upon ourselves, to give yearly the third part of a sicle to the ministration in the house of our God, ³³ namely to the shewbread, to the daily meat offering, to the daily burnt offering of the Sabbaths, of the new moons and feast days, and to the things that were sanctified, and to the sin offerings, to reconcile Israel withal, and to all the business in the house of our God. ³⁴ And we cast the lot among the priests, Levites and the people, for offering of the wood to be brought unto the house of our God from year to year, after the houses of our fathers that it might be burnt at times appointed, upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law:

⁹ Before time in Israel, when a man went to seek an answer of God, thus wise he spake: "Come, and let us go to the Seer." For he that is now called a prophet, was in the old time called a Seer.

⁴⁷ And so Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side: against the Moabites; against the children of Ammon; against the Edomites; against the kings of Zobah; and against the Philistines. ⁴⁸ And whithersoever he turned himself, there he won, and played the man and slew the Amalekites, and rid Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them. ⁴⁹ The sons of Saul were, Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua. And his two daughters were thus named: the elder was called Merab, and the younger Michal. ⁵⁰ And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of his chief captain was Abner the son of Ner, Saul's uncle. ⁵¹ And Kish was Saul's father. And Ner, the father of Abner, was the son of Abiel.

⁵⁵ When Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner the captain of his host, "Abner, whose son is this lad?" And Abner answered, "As truly as thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell."

⁹ When Joab saw that the front of the battle was before and after, he chose of all the best of Israel and put them in array against the Syrians. ¹⁰ And the rest of the people he delivered in the hand of Abishai his brother, which put them in array against the children of Ammon. ¹¹ And he said, "If the Syrians overcome me, then succor me. But if the children of Ammon be too good for thee, I will come and succor thee. ¹² Quite thee like a man, and let us fight lustily for our people and for the cities of our God. And the LORD do what seemeth best in his eyes." ¹³ And forthwith Joab proceeded, and the people that was with him, into battle against the Syrians: which fled before him. ¹⁴ And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. And so Joab returned from the children of Ammon and came to Jerusalem.

⁴ Of which twenty four thousand were set to further the work of the house of the LORD. And six thousand were officers and judges.

²³ Among the Amramites, Izrahites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites,

⁸ Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites and of the priests and of the ancient heads of Israel, over the customs of the LORD and causes of strife. And then they returned again to Jerusalem. ⁹ And he charged them, saying, "Do even so in the fear of the LORD with truth and pure heart. ¹⁰ And whatsoever come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, law, commandment, ordinances and customs: see that ye warn them, that they trespass not against the LORD; lest wrath come upon you and on your brethren. Thus do and ye shall not offend. ¹¹ And see here, Amariah the priest which is head over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, a ruler in the house of Judah, he is over all causes concerning the king, with officers of the Levites before you. Take courage to you and go upon it, and the LORD shall be with the good."

¹³ And over the bearers of burdens and over all that wrought, in whatsoever workmanship it were, went there scribes, officers and porters of the Levites.

¹⁶ and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, in the outward business of the house of God.

¹⁹ The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.

¹⁷ Among the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel. Among the Aaronites, Zadok.

³⁹ Heshbon with her suburbs; and Jazer with her suburbs: Four cities in all,

¹¹ And the days which David reigned upon Israel were forty years: seven years in Hebron, and thirty and three years in Jerusalem.

⁸¹ Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.

²⁷ And the space he reigned over Israel was forty years: seven years in Hebron and thirty three years in Jerusalem.

⁹ Therefore I mourned for Jazer, and for the vineyards of Sibmah with great sorrow. I poured my tears upon Heshbon and Elealeh, for all their songs were laid down, in their harvest and gathering of their grapes.

³⁷ And of the other side Jordan, of the Reubenites, Gadites and of the half tribe of Manasseh with all manner of instruments of war, a hundred and twenty thousand.

¹² and said unto them, "Ye are the principal heads of the Levites — sanctify therefore yourselves and your brethren and bring the Ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.

²⁴ These are the children of Levi in the households of their fathers the ancient heads, viewed and numbered by name and poll by poll from twenty year and above, to work in the service of the house of the LORD.

¹¹ And see here, Amariah the priest which is head over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, a ruler in the house of Judah, he is over all causes concerning the king, with officers of the Levites before you. Take courage to you and go upon it, and the LORD shall be with the good."