1 Chronicles 28 Cross References - MSTC

¹ And David gathered together all the lords of Israel: the lords of the tribes, the lords of the companies that ministered to the king by course, the lords over the thousands and over the hundreds, and the lords over all the goods and cattle of the king and of his sons, with the chamberlains, warriors and all active men unto Jerusalem. ² And king David stood upon his feet and said, "Hear me, my brethren and my people: I had in mine heart to build a house of rest for the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD, and a footstool for our God, and had made ready to build. ³ But God said to me, 'Thou shalt not build a house for my name, because thou art a man of war and hast shed blood.' ⁴ Moreover, the LORD God of Israel chose me of all the house of my father, to be king over Israel forever, for he chose Judah to be a captain: and in the house of Judah the house of my father, and of the sons of my father he had a lust to me, to make me king over all Israel. ⁵ And of all my sons — for the LORD hath given me many sons — he hath chosen Solomon my son, to sit on the seat of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel. ⁶ And he said unto me, 'Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father, ⁷ and will establish his kingdom forever. If he will harden himself to do my commandments, and my laws, as it goeth this day.' ⁸ And now I say unto you before all Israel, the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God: keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God, that ye may enjoy a good land and inherit your children after you forever. ⁹ And thou, Solomon my son: know God thy father and serve him with a pure heart and lust of soul. For the LORD searcheth all hearts and understandeth all the imaginations of thoughts. If thou shalt seek him, he will be found of thee: But and if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off forever. ¹⁰ Take heed now, for the LORD hath chosen thee, to build a house of thy sanctuary. Be strong and do it." ¹¹ And David gave Solomon his son the pattern of the porch and of the houses that belonged thereto, and of the storehouses, upper chambers, innermore parlors and of the house of the mercy seat: 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." ²⁰ And David said to Solomon his son, "Harden thyself and be strong and do it. Fear not, nor let thine heart discourage thee. For the LORD my God is with thee, and shall not leave thee nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work that must serve for the house of the LORD. ²¹ Behold the priests and Levites divided in companies, for to do all manner of service that pertaineth to the house of God; and beside that, thou hast with thee for all manner of workmanship, all that are willing and wise for any manner of service. And the lords and all the people are at thy commandment in all things."

² Wherefore he sent for all Israel and for their elders, their heads, their judges and officers, and said unto them, "I am old and stricken in years.

¹ And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for elders of Israel, and for their heads, judges and officers which presented themselves before God.

¹⁰ These are the principal men of power that clave to David in his kingdom with all Israel, to make him king upon Israel according to the word of the LORD. ¹¹ And this is the number of the mighty men which David had: Jashobeam the son of Hachmoni the chief of thirty — he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them at one time. ¹² And after him, Eleazar the son of Dodo an Ahohite which was one of the three mightiest. ¹³ He was with David at Pasdammim where the Philistines were gathered to battle. And there was there a parcel of ground full of barley, and the people fled for fear of the Philistines. ¹⁴ And they stepped forth into the midst of the furlong and saved it and slew the Philistines. And the LORD gave a great victory. ¹⁵ And the three of the thirty chiefs went to a rock to David at the cave Adullam. And the Host of the Philistines had pitched in the valley of Rephaim. ¹⁶ And David was in a hold. And there was a garrison of the Philistines at Bethlehem that same time. ¹⁷ And David longed and said, "Oh that one would give me of the water of the well of Bethlehem that is in the gate, for to drink." ¹⁸ And the three brake through the host of the Philistines and drew of the water of the well of Bethlehem that was in the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless David would not drink of it, but offered it to the LORD, ¹⁹ and said, "God forbid it me, that I should do this thing, that I should drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in Jeopardy." For with the Jeopardy of their lives they brought it, and therefore he would not drink it. This did the three mightiest. ²⁰ And Abishai the brother of Joab was captain of the three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three. ²¹ And he was much more nobler than any of the three, and was their captain. But was not like to any of the three in acts. ²² Benaiah the son of Jehoiada the son of a strong man that had done great deeds and was of Kabzeel: he slew two strong lions of Moab, and went down and slew a Lion in a pit in time of snow. ²³ And he slew an Egyptian which was a man of size, even five cubits long, and in his hand had a spear like a weaver's beam. And the other went to him with a waster and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his spear. ²⁴ Such things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name with the three mightiest, ²⁵ was the gloriousest of thirty: but attained not unto the three. And David made him of his secret counsel. ²⁶ And these were the best men of war of the Host: Asahel the brother of Joab and Elhanan the son of Dodo out of Bethlehem. ²⁷ Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite; ²⁸ Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite; ²⁹ Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite; ³⁰ Maharai the Netophathite and Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite; ³¹ Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah that pertaineth to the children of Benjamin: Benaiah the Pirathonite; ³² Haurai of the river of Gaash, and Abiel the Arbathite; ³³ Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite; ³⁴ the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee, an Hararite; ³⁵ Ahiam the son of Sachar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur; ³⁶ Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite; ³⁷ Hezro the Carmelite and Naarai the son of Ezbai; ³⁸ Joel the brother of Nathan: Mibhar the son of Hagri; ³⁹ Zelek an Ammonite and Naharai a Beerothite, the bearer of the Harness of Joab the son of Zeruiah; ⁴⁰ Ira the Ithrite and Gareb an Ithrite; ⁴¹ Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai; ⁴² Adina the son of Shiza, a Reubenite and a head among the Reubenites and thirty about him; ⁴³ Hanan the son of Maacah and Joshaphat a Mithnite; ⁴⁴ Uzziah an Ashterathite; Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hoham an Aroerite; ⁴⁵ Jediael the son of Shimri and Joha his brother, Tizites; ⁴⁶ Eliel a Mahavite, and Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam and Ithmah a Moabite; ⁴⁷ Eliel and Obed and Jaasiel of Metsobajah.

² And then he gathered together all the lords of Israel with the priests and the Levites.

¹ So speak of the children of Israel: in the number of them were ancient heads and captains of thousands and hundreds, and officers that served the king in all things according to the companies that came in or went out, month by month throughout all the months of the year. And every company had twenty four thousand. ² Over the first company in the first month, was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel. And in his number twenty four thousand. ³ And the chiefest of all the captains in the host of the first month was of the children of Perez. ⁴ Over the company of the second month Dodai an Ahohite, and in his host was Mikloth a ruler. And in his company were twenty four thousand. ⁵ The chief captain of the third host in the third month, was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada the priest. And in his host twenty four thousand. ⁶ This is the Benaiah mighty among thirty and above thirty. And in his part was Ammizabad his son. ⁷ The fourth captain in the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him. And in his host were twenty four thousand. ⁸ The fifth captain in the fifth month was: Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his host were twenty four thousand. ⁹ The sixth captain in the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh a Tekoite: and in his host were twenty four thousand. ¹⁰ The seventh captain in the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his host twenty four thousand. ¹¹ The eighth Captain in the eighth month was Sibbecai an Hushathite of the kin of Sarah. And in his host twenty four thousand. ¹² The ninth Captain in the ninth month was Abiezer an Antothite of the sons of Benjamin: and in his host twenty four thousand. ¹³ The tenth captain in the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite of the Zerahites. And in his host twenty four thousand. ¹⁴ The eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite of the children of Ephraim: and in his host twenty four thousand. ¹⁵ The twelfth Captain in the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite of Othniel, and in his host twenty four thousand. ¹⁶ And the rulers over the tribes of Israel were these. Among the Reubenites, was Eliezer the son of Zichri. Among the Simeonites, was Shephatiah the son of Maacah. ¹⁷ Among the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel. Among the Aaronites, Zadok. ¹⁸ In Judah, Elihu of the brethren of David. In Issachar, Omri the son of Michael. ¹⁹ In Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah. In Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel. ²⁰ Among the children of Ephraim, Hosea the son of Azaziah. In the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah. ²¹ Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zachariah. In Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner. ²² In Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These are the lords in the tribes of Israel. ²³ But David took not the number of them under twenty years: for the LORD said he would increase Israel like unto the stars of the sky. ²⁴ And Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number. And though he finished it not, yet there fell wrath for that upon Israel. And therefore the number was not put in the chronicles of king David. ²⁵ Over the king's treasure was Azmaveth the son of Adiel. And over the treasure of the fields, in the cities, villages and castles, was Jonathan, the son of Uzziah. ²⁶ And over the workmen in the fields that tilled the ground, was Ezri the son of Chelub. ²⁷ And the oversight of the vineyards had Shemaiah the Ramathite. Over the wine cellars and treasure of wine was Zabdi the Shipmite. ²⁸ And over the olive trees and mulberry trees that were in the valleys was Baalhanan the Gederite. And over the treasure of oil was Joash. ²⁹ And over the oxen that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite. And over the oxen in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai. ³⁰ And over the camels Obil the Ishmaelite. And over the asses was Jehdiah the Meronothite. ³¹ And over the sheep was Jaziz the Hagrite. All these were the rulers of the substance of king David. ³² And Jonathan, David's brother's son, a man of counsel, a man that taught wisdom, and a writer: he and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni waited on the king's sons. ³³ And Ahithophel was of the king's counsel. And Hushai the Archite was the king's companion. ³⁴ And next to Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar. And the captain of the king's war was Joab.

² Then was it said unto Jacob, "Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee." And Israel took his strength unto him, and sat up on the bed,

¹⁵ Then thou shalt make him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose. One of thy brethren must thou make king over thee, and mayest not set a stranger over thee which is not of thy brethren.

²⁰ that his heart arise not above his brethren and that he turn not from the commandment: either to the righthand or to the left: that both he and his children may prolong their days in his kingdom in Israel.

¹ And in process, as the king dwelt in his house after that the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies, ² he said unto Nathan the prophet, "Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar trees, but the Ark of God dwelleth in the midst of curtains."

⁴⁷ And moreover, the king's servants went in to bless our lord king David saying, 'Thy God make the name of Solomon more favoured than thine, and his seat more glorious than thine.' And the king bowed himself upon the bed.

¹⁷ And it was in the heart of David my father, to build a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. ¹⁸ But the LORD God said unto David my father, 'In that it was in thine heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well, that thou wast so minded.

³¹ These be they which David set for to sing in the house of the LORD, after that the Ark had rest.

¹ Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, and said, "See, we be thy bones and thy flesh. ² And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou leddest Israel out and in. And the LORD thy God said unto thee, 'Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be captain over my people Israel.'" ³ And when all the elders of Israel were come to the king to Hebron, David made a covenant with them there before the LORD. And they anointed David king over Israel according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Samuel.

¹ And as David dwelt in his house he said to Nathan the prophet, "Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar tree: and the Ark of the LORD's covenant dwelleth under curtains." ² And Nathan said to David, "Do all that is in thine heart, for God is with thee."

⁷ And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. ⁸ And from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, brought David exceeding much brass. Wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea and the pillars and the vessels of brass. ⁹ And when Thou king of Hamath, heard how David had beat all the host of Hadadezer king of Zobah, ¹⁰ he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to salute him and to bless him, because he had fought with Hadadezer and beaten him — for Thou had war with Hadadezer — and sent all manner of Jewels of gold, silver and brass with him. 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.

² And David commanded to gather the strangers that were in the land of Israel, and set hewers to hew stone, to build the house of God. 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. ⁵ For David thus thought, "Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for the LORD, must exceed in greatness, that it may be spoken of and praised in all lands. I will therefore make ordinance for it." And so David prepared abundance before his death.

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.

²² I will declare thy name unto my brethren; in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

⁵ O magnify the LORD our God; fall down before his footstool, for he is holy.

³ "I will not come within the tabernacle of my house, nor climb up into my bed; ⁴ I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine eyelids to slumber, ⁵ until I find out a place for the temple of the LORD, a habitation for the mighty one of Jacob." ⁶ Lo, we heard of the same at Ephrata, and found it in the wood. ⁷ We will go into his tabernacle, and fall low on our knees before his footstool. ⁸ Arise, O LORD, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength.

¹⁴ "This shall be my rest; here will I dwell, for I have a delight therein.

¹ Thus sayeth the LORD: Heaven is my seat, and the earth is my footstool. Where shall now the house stand, that ye build unto me? And where shall be the place, that I will dwell in?

¹ {Aleph} Alas, how hath the LORD darkened the daughter of Zion so sore in his wrath? As for the honour of Israel, he hath casten it down from heaven: How happeneth it, that he remembered not his own foot stool when he was angry?

⁴⁹ 'Heaven is my seat, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build for me, saith the Lord? Or what place is it that I should rest in?

¹¹ Forasmuch as he that sanctifieth, and they which are sanctified, are all of one. For which cause's sake he is not ashamed to call them brethren, ¹² saying, "I will declare thy name unto my brethren, and in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee."

⁵ "Go and tell my servant David, thus sayeth the LORD, 'Shalt thou go build me a house for the LORD to dwell in? ⁶ For I have not dwelt in any house since the time I brought the children of Israel out of Egypt, unto this day: but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. ⁷ In any way where I went among the children of Israel, spake I one word with any of the tribes of Israel which I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying: why build ye not me a house of cedar trees?' ⁸ Now therefore so say unto my servant David, thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts, 'I took thee out of a shepherd's cote from following sheep to be a ruler over my people Israel. ⁹ And I was with thee in all that thou wentest to, and have destroyed all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men of the world. ¹⁰ And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant it and they shall continue in one place and shall move no more, neither shall wicked people trouble them any more as they did at the beginning, ¹¹ and since the time I commanded judges to be over my people Israel; and I will give thee rest from all thine enemies. And the LORD telleth thee that he will build thee a household. ¹² And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou laid to rest with thy fathers, then I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy body, and will establish his kingdom. ¹³ And he shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the seat of his kingdom forever:

³ "Thou knowest of David my father, how he could not build a house unto the name of the LORD his God for war which he had on every side, until the LORD had put them under his foot.

⁴ "Go and tell David my servant, 'Thus sayeth the LORD: thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in.

⁸ But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 'Thou hast shed much blood, and hast made many battles. Thou shalt not build a house for my name, for thou hast shed much blood to the earth in my sight.

⁸ But the LORD said to David my father, 'Forasmuch as it was in thine heart, to build a house for my name, thou didst well that thou hadst it in thine heart. ⁹ Notwithstanding, thou shalt not build the house, but thy son which shall issue out of thy loins, he shall build a house for my name.'

⁸ "Judah, thy brethren shall praise thee, and thine hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies, and thy father's children shall stoop unto thee. ⁹ Judah is a lion's whelp. From spoil, my son, thou art come on high: he laid him down and couched himself as a lion, and as a lioness. Who dare stir him up? ¹⁰ The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a ruler from between his legs, until Shiloh come, unto whom the people shall hearken.

¹ And then the LORD said unto Samuel, "How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have cast him away from reigning over Israel? Fill a horn with ointment, and come: I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have spied me a king among his sons."

⁶ And when they were come, he looked on Eliab and said, "The LORD's anointed is before him." ⁷ But the LORD said unto Samuel, "Look not on his fashion nor on the height of his stature, for I have refused him. Because it is not as man seeth. For man looketh on the outward appearance: but the LORD beholdeth the heart." ⁸ Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him come before Samuel. And he said, "Neither hath the LORD chosen this." ⁹ Then Jesse made Shammah come, and he said, "Neither hath the LORD chosen him." ¹⁰ Then made Jesse seven of his sons come before Samuel. And Samuel said, "The LORD hath chosen none of these." ¹¹ Then said Samuel to Jesse, "Are here all thy children?" And he said, "The youngest is yet behind. Behold, he keepeth the sheep." Then Samuel said unto Jesse, "Send and fetch him for we will not sit down, till he be come hither." ¹² And he sent and brought him in. And he was brown with goodly eyes, and well favoured in sight. And then the LORD said, "Up and anoint him: for this is he." ¹³ And Samuel took the horn with the ointment and anointed him in the presence of his brethren. And the spirit of the LORD came upon David, from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.

¹ After that came the Ziphites unto Saul to Gibeah saying, "David hideth himself in the hill of Hachilah even before the wilderness."

⁸ Now therefore so say unto my servant David, thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts, 'I took thee out of a shepherd's cote from following sheep to be a ruler over my people Israel. ⁹ And I was with thee in all that thou wentest to, and have destroyed all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men of the world. ¹⁰ And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant it and they shall continue in one place and shall move no more, neither shall wicked people trouble them any more as they did at the beginning, ¹¹ and since the time I commanded judges to be over my people Israel; and I will give thee rest from all thine enemies. And the LORD telleth thee that he will build thee a household. ¹² And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou laid to rest with thy fathers, then I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy body, and will establish his kingdom. ¹³ And he shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the seat of his kingdom forever: ¹⁴ I will be his father and he shall be my son; insomuch that if he sin, I will but rebuke him with such a rod as men be rebuked with and with such plagues as the children of men be plagued with. ¹⁵ But my mercy will I not take away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put down before thee. ¹⁶ And thine house and thy kingdom shall endure without end after thee, and thy seat shall be established forever.'"

² For unto Judah which was mighty among his brethren, was given the principality before him. But the birthright was given Joseph.

²³ And now LORD the thing thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and his house be true forever, and do as thou hast said.

²⁷ Now therefore go to and bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue before thee forever. For what thou blessest, O LORD that is blessed forever."

¹⁹ He brought me forth also into a place of liberty: he brought me forth, even because he had a favor unto me. {TYNDALE: And he brought me out into roomth, and delivered me, because he delighted in me.}

⁷ Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of my head, Judah is my lawgiver;

⁶⁸ but chose the tribe of Judah, even the hill of Zion which he loved. ⁶⁹ And there he built his temple on high, and laid the foundation of it like the ground, that it might perpetually endure. ⁷⁰ He chose David also his servant, and took him away from the sheepfolds. ⁷¹ As he was following the ewes great with young, he took him, that he might feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. ⁷² So he fed them with a faithful and true heart, and ruled them with all the diligence of his power.

¹⁶ Their delight shall be daily in thy name; and through thy righteousness they shall be exalted. ¹⁷ For thou art the glory of their strength, and through thy favour shalt thou lift up our horns. ¹⁸ The LORD is our defense, and the holy one of Israel is our king. ¹⁹ Thou spakest sometime in visions unto thy saints, and saidst, "I have laid help upon one that is mighty, I have exalted one chosen out of the people. ²⁰ I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him. ²¹ My hand shall hold him fast, and mine arm shall strengthen him. ²² The enemy shall not overcome him, and the son of wickedness shall not hurt him. ²³ I shall smite down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. ²⁴ My truth also and my mercy shall be with him; and in my name shall his horn be exalted. ²⁵ I will set his hand in the sea, and his righthand in the floods. ²⁶ He shall call me, "Thou art my father, my God, and the strength of my salvation.' ²⁷ And I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

⁸ Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my lawgiver.

¹⁰ He hath no pleasure in the strength of a horse, neither delighteth he in any man's legs. ¹¹ But the LORD's delight is in them that fear him, and put their trust in his mercy.

¹⁴ For it is evident that our Lord sprung of the tribe of Judah, of which tribe spake Moses nothing concerning priesthood.

¹ These are the sons of David which were born him in Hebron: the eldest Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess. The second Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelitess. ² The third Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur. The fourth Adonijah, the son of Haggith. ³ The fifth Shephatiah by Abital. The sixth Ithream by Eglah his wife. ⁴ These six were born him in Hebron where he reigned seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned thirty three years. ⁵ And these were born him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon: these four of Bathsheba the daughter of Ammiel. ⁶ Then Ibahar, Elishama, Eliphelet, ⁷ Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁸ Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet: nine in number. ⁹ These all are the sons of David, beside the sons of his concubines and Tamar their sister.

³ And David took yet more wives at Jerusalem and begat more sons and daughters. ⁴ And these are the names of his children, which he had born him at Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon; ⁵ Ibhar, Elishua and Eliphelet; ⁶ Nogah, Nepheg and Japhia; ⁷ Elishama, Beeliada and Eliphelet.

¹⁴ But I will set him in mine house and in my kingdom forever, and his seat shall be sure forever.'"

⁹ Behold, a son shall be born thee which shall be a man of rest, for I will give him rest from all his enemies round about. And his name shall be Solomon: for I will send rest and peace upon Israel in his days. ¹⁰ He shall build a house for my name, and he shall be my son, and I will be his father, and will establish the seat of his kingdom upon Israel forever.'

¹ And when David was old and stricken in years, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

¹ And David the king said unto all the congregation, "God hath specially chosen Solomon my son which is yet young and tender, and the work is great, for the house is not for man, but for the LORD God.

²³ And so Solomon sat on the seat of the LORD, and was king for David his father, and prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.

⁸ And Solomon said unto God, "Thou hast showed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me king in his stead. ⁹ And now LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be true. For thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

¹ {Of Solomon} Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. ² Then shall he judge thy people according unto right, and defend the poor. ³ The mountains also shall bring peace, and the little hills righteousness unto the people. ⁴ He shall keep the simple folk by their right, defend the children of the poor, and punish the wrongdoer. ⁵ Thou shalt be feared as long as the sun and moon endureth, from one generation to another. ⁶ He shall come down like the rain into a fleece of wool, even as the drops that water the earth. ⁷ In his time shall the righteous flourish, yea, and abundance of peace, so long as the moon endureth. ⁸ His dominion shall be from the one sea to the other, and from the flood unto the world's end. ⁹ They that dwell in the wilderness shall kneel before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust. ¹⁰ The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall give presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall bring gifts. ¹¹ All kings shall fall down before him; all nations shall do him service. ¹² For he shall deliver the poor when he crieth, and the needy that hath no help. ¹³ He shall be favorable to the simple and poor; he shall preserve the souls of such as be in adversity. ¹⁴ He shall deliver their souls from extortion and wrong, and dear shall their blood be in his sight. ¹⁵ He shall live, and unto him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer shall be made ever unto him, and daily shall he be praised. ¹⁶ There shall be a heap of corn in the earth, high upon the hills; his fruit shall shake like Lebanon, and shall be green in the city like grass upon the earth. ¹⁷ His name shall endure forever; his name shall remain under the sun among the posterities, which shall be blessed in him. And all the heathen shall praise him. ¹⁸ Blessed be the LORD God, even the God of Israel, which only doeth wondrous things. ¹⁹ And blessed be the name of his majesty forever; and all the lands be fulfilled with his glory. Amen, Amen. ²⁰ Here end the prayers of David, the son of Jesse.

⁶ For unto us a child is born, and unto us a son is given. Upon his shoulders shall the kingdom lie, and he shall be called with his own name, "Wonderful, the giver of counsel, the mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of peace." ⁷ He shall make no end to increase the kingdom and peace, and shall sit upon the seat of David and in his kingdom, to set up the same: to establish it with equity and righteousness, from thenceforth for evermore. This shall the jealousy of the LORD of hosts bring to pass.

¹³ And he shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the seat of his kingdom forever: ¹⁴ I will be his father and he shall be my son; insomuch that if he sin, I will but rebuke him with such a rod as men be rebuked with and with such plagues as the children of men be plagued with.

¹¹ But when thy days be expired, that thou must go after thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons and will settle his kingdom. ¹² He shall build me a house, and I will establish his seat forever. ¹³ I will be his father and he shall be my son, and I will not put my mercy away from him as I did from him that was before thee. ¹⁴ But I will set him in mine house and in my kingdom forever, and his seat shall be sure forever.'"

⁹ And now LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be true. For thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

¹² And speak unto him, 'Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts: Behold the man whose name is the branch: and he that shall spring up after him, shall build up the temple of the LORD. ¹³ Yea, even he shall build up the temple of the LORD. He shall bear the praise, he shall sit upon the LORD's throne, and have the domination. A priest shall he be also upon his throne, and a peaceable counsel shall be betwixt them both.

³ And this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses; Inasmuch as he which hath prepared the house, hath most honour in the house.

⁶ But Christ, as a son, hath rule over the house, whose house we are, so that we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of that hope, unto the end.

⁵ And in this place again, "They shall not come into my rest."

⁶ Be strong and bold: for unto this people shalt thou divide the land which I sware unto their fathers to give them. ⁷ Above all things, be strong and harden thyself, to observe and to do according to all the laws which Moses my servant commanded thee. Turn there from neither to the righthand, nor to the left: that thou mayest have understanding in all thou takest in hand.

² "I must walk by the way of the world. Neverthelater, be thou strong and quite thyself manfully. ³ And see that thou keep the appointment of the LORD thy God, that thou walk in his ways and keep his commandments, ordinances, laws and testimonies, even as it is written in the law of Moses: that thou mayest understand all that thou oughtest to do, and all that thou shouldest meddle with. ⁴ That the LORD may make good his promise which he hath promised me, saying, 'If thy children shall take heed to their ways, that they walk before me in truth, with all their hearts and with all their souls; then thou shalt never be without one sitting on the seat of Israel.'

¹² "Concerning the house which thou art in building: if thou wilt walk in mine ordinances and execute my laws and keep all my commandments, to walk in them; then will I make good unto thee my promises which I promised David thy father. ¹³ And I will dwell among the children of Israel and will not forsake my people Israel."

⁶¹ And I pray God that your hearts may be sound with the LORD our God, to walk in his ordinances and to keep his laws as we do this day."

⁴ And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in pureness of heart and plainness, to do all that I have commanded thee, and shalt keep mine ordinances and customs: ⁵ then I will establish the seat of thy kingdom upon Israel forever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, 'Thou shalt not be without one or other upon the seat of Israel.'

⁴ For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart after other gods: so that his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.

⁹ Then was the LORD angry with Solomon because his heart turned from the LORD God of Israel which appeared unto him twice, ¹⁰ and gave him a charge of this thing that he should not follow other gods. But he kept not that which the LORD commanded him: ¹¹ whereupon the LORD said to Solomon, "Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept mine covenant and mine ordinances which I have commanded thee, therefore I will rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. ¹² Notwithstanding, in thy days I will not do it, because of David thy father: but I will take it from thy son. ¹³ Howbeit I will not take away all: but will give one tribe to thy son, because of David my servant and because of Jerusalem which I have chosen."

¹³ For then thou shalt prosper: If thou shalt be diligent to do the ordinances and laws which the LORD charged Moses with, to deliver to Israel. Pluck up thine heart and be strong, dread not, nor be discouraged.

¹⁰ Take heed now, for the LORD hath chosen thee, to build a house of thy sanctuary. Be strong and do it."

²⁸ My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him. ²⁹ His seed also will I make to endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven. ³⁰ But if his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments, ³¹ if they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments, ³² I will visit their offenses with the rod, and their sins with scourges. ³³ Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my truth to fail. ³⁴ My covenant will I not break, nor disannull the thing that is gone out of my lips. ³⁵ I have sworn once by my holiness, that I will not fail David. ³⁶ His seed shall endure forever, and his throne is like as the sun before me. ³⁷ He shall stand fast for evermore as the moon, and as the faithful witness in heaven." Selah.

¹² If thy children will keep my covenant, and my testimony that I shall learn them; their children also shall sit upon thy seat for evermore."

⁴⁴ In the days of these kings, shall the God of heaven set up an everlasting kingdom, which shall not perish, and his kingdom shall not be given over to another people. Yea, the same shall break and destroy all these kingdoms, but it shall endure forever.

¹ And now hearken, Israel, unto the ordinances and laws which I teach you, for to do them: that ye may live and go and conquer the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.

⁶ Keep them therefore and do them, for that is your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the nations: which, when they have heard all these ordinances, shall say, 'O what a wise and understanding people is this great nation.'

²⁶ I call heaven and earth to record unto you this day, that ye shall shortly perish from off the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it: Ye shall not prolong your days therein, but shall shortly be destroyed.

³² Take heed therefore that ye do as the LORD your God hath commanded you, and turn not aside: either to the righthand or to the left:

¹⁰ Ye stand here this day every one of you before the LORD your God: both the heads of your tribes, your elders, your officers and all the men of Israel;

¹⁵ but both with him that stoodeth here with us this day before the LORD our God, and also with him that is not here with us this day.

¹² Therefore shall ye not give your daughters unto their sons, and their daughters shall ye not take unto your sons, and seek not their peace and wealth forever, that ye may be strong, and enjoy the good in the land, and that ye and your children may have the inheritance of it for evermore.'

⁴ Thou hast given straight charge to keep thy commandments:

¹⁰ With my whole heart do I seek thee; O let me not go wrong out of thy commandments. ¹¹ Thy words have I hid within my heart, that I should not sin against thee.

²⁷ Make me to understand the way of thy commandments, and so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.

³³ {He} Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes, and I shall keep it unto the end. ³⁴ O give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea I shall keep it with my whole heart.

⁴⁴ So shall I always keep thy law; yea, for ever and ever.

¹ My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and keep my commandments by thee, ² that thou wilt incline thin ears unto wisdom; apply thine heart then to understanding. ³ For if thou criest after wisdom, and callest for knowledge; ⁴ If thou seekest after her as after money, and diggest for her as for treasures; ⁵ then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

¹ My son, forget not my law, but see that thine heart keep my commandments.

²² which their children's children shall have in possession - for the riches of the sinner is laid up for the just.

¹⁶ Seek through the scripture of the LORD and read it: There shall none of these things be left out, there shall not one, nor such like, fail. For what his mouth commandeth, that same doth his spirit gather together or fulfill.

¹⁴ Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill, cannot be hid, ¹⁵ neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it lighteth all them that are in the house. ¹⁶ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father which is in heaven.

³³ Then sent I for thee immediately, and thou hast well done for to come. Now are we all here, present before God to hear all things that are commanded unto thee of God."

¹¹ These were the noblest of birth among them of Thessalonica, which received the word with all diligence of mind, and searched the scriptures daily whether those things were even so.

¹⁵ that ye may be faultless, and pure, and the sons of God; without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and a perverse nation, among which see that ye shine as lights in the world, ¹⁶ holding fast the word of life, unto my rejoicing in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither have laboured in vain.

¹ Wherefore let us also — seeing that we are compassed with so great a multitude of witnesses — lay away all that presseth down, and the sin that hangeth on us, and let us run with patience, unto the battle that is set before us, ² looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, which for the joy that was set before him, abode the cross, and despised the shame, and is set down on the righthand of the throne of God.

⁵ And when the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was increased upon the earth, and that all the imagination and thoughts of his heart was only evil continually,

²¹ And the LORD smelled a sweet savour and said in his heart, "I will henceforth no more curse the earth for man's sake, for the imagination of man's heart is evil even from the very youth of him. Moreover I will not destroy from henceforth all that liveth as I have done.

¹³ Yea, and the LORD stood upon it and said, "I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father and the God of Isaac: The land which thou sleepest upon will I give thee and thy seed.

¹⁶ Go therefore and gather the elders of Israel together and say unto them, 'the LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, appeared unto me and said: I have been and seen both you and that which is done to you in Egypt.

² The LORD is my strength and my song, and is become my salvation. He is my God, and I will glorify him! He is my father's God, and I will lift him up on high!

³⁵ Unto thee it was showed, that thou mightest know how that the LORD he is God and that there is none but he.

¹⁶ And the LORD said unto Moses, "Behold, thou must sleep with thy fathers, and this people will go a whoring after strange gods of the land whither they go and will forsake me and break the covenant which I have made with them. ¹⁷ And then my wrath will wax hot against them, and I will forsake them and will hide my face from them, and they shall be consumed. And when much adversity and tribulation is come upon them, then they will say, 'Because our God is not among us,

²¹ And then, when much mischief and tribulation is come upon them, this song shall answer before them, and be a witness. It shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about even now before I have brought them into the land which I sware."

⁷ But the LORD said unto Samuel, "Look not on his fashion nor on the height of his stature, for I have refused him. Because it is not as man seeth. For man looketh on the outward appearance: but the LORD beholdeth the heart."

⁶ And Solomon said, "Thou hast showed unto thy servant David, my father, great mercy; according as he walked before thee in truth and in righteousness and plainness of heart with thee. And thou hast kept for him this great mercy, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his seat: as it is come to pass this day.

³⁹ And be merciful, and work, and give every man according to his ways — even as thou only knowest every man's heart, for thou knowest the hearts of all the children of Adam -

⁴³ hear thou up to heaven thy dwelling place and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all nations of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee as do thy people Israel, and that it may be known that this house which I have built is called after thy name.

⁶ But and if ye and your children shall turn away from after me, and shall not keep mine ordinances which I have set before you, but shall go and serve other gods and bow yourselves unto them: ⁷ then I will weed Israel out of the land which I have given them. And this house which I have hallowed for my name, I will put out of my sight. And Israel shall be a proverb and a fable unto all nations. ⁸ And this house which is so high, all that pass by it shall be astonished and shall hiss and say, 'Why hath the LORD dealt on this manner with this land and with this house?' ⁹ And it shall be answered then, 'Because they forsook the LORD their God which brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods and have stooped unto him and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.'"

³ "Oh LORD, remember yet how I have walked before thee truly and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight," and wept a great pace.

² And he did that seemed right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the ways of David his father, and bowed neither to the righthand nor to the left.

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.

¹⁷ I know my God, that thou provest the heart and hast pleasure in plainness. And in plainness of mine heart I have willingly given all this. And now I see thy people, which are here in gladness to offer willingly to thee. ¹⁸ O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their hearts unto thee. ¹⁹ And give unto Solomon my son, a pure heart to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies and thine ordinances, and to do all, and to build the house which I intended."

² And he went out against Asa and said to him, "Hear me Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The LORD is with you, while ye be with him, and if ye shall seek him, he will be found of you: but and if ye shall forsake him, he will forsake you.

²² For I was ashamed to require of the king, soldiers and horsemen, to help us against the enemy in the way. For we had said unto the king, "The hand of our God is upon all them that seek him in goodness, and his violence and wrath is upon all them that forsake him."

¹¹ If they now will take heed and be obedient, they shall wear out their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasure and joy. ¹² But if they will not obey, they shall go through the sword, and perish before they be aware.

⁹ O let the wickedness of the ungodly come to an end; but guide thou the just. For the righteous God trieth the very hearts and reins.

¹⁰ And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; for thou, LORD, hast never failed them that seek thee.

² The LORD is my stony rock, and my defense, my Saviour, my God, and my might, in whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge. {TYNDALE: The LORD is my rock, my castle and my deliverer. God is my strength, and in him will I trust: my shield and the horn that defendeth me: mine high hold and refuge.}

²⁶ He shall call me, "Thou art my father, my God, and the strength of my salvation.'

² O let me have understanding in the ways of Godliness, until the time that thou come unto me! I will walk in my house with a perfect heart.

² Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising; thou understandest my thoughts afar off.

¹ My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and keep my commandments by thee, ² that thou wilt incline thin ears unto wisdom; apply thine heart then to understanding. ³ For if thou criest after wisdom, and callest for knowledge; ⁴ If thou seekest after her as after money, and diggest for her as for treasures; ⁵ then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. ⁶ For it is the LORD that giveth wisdom, out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

³ Like as silver is tried in the fire and gold in the furnace, even so doth the LORD prove the hearts.

²⁸ For the transgressors and ungodly, and such as are become unfaithful unto the LORD, must altogether be utterly destroyed.

¹⁹ I have not spoken secretly, neither in dark places of the earth. It is not for naught, that I said unto the seed of Jacob, "Seek me." I am the LORD which, when I speak, declareth the thing that is righteous and true.

⁶ Seek the LORD, while he may be found, and call upon him while he is nigh. ⁷ Let the ungodly man forsake his ways and the unrighteous his imaginations, and turn again unto the LORD: so shall he be merciful unto him; and to our God, for he is ready to forgive.

²⁴ But who so will rejoice, let him rejoice in this: that he understandeth, and knoweth me. For I am the LORD, which do mercy, equity and righteousness upon the earth. Therefore have I pleasure in such things, sayeth the LORD."

²⁰ Therefore I will beseech thee now, O LORD of Hosts, thou righteous judge, thou that tryest the reins and the hearts: let me see the avenged of them, for unto thee have I committed my cause.

¹⁰ "Even I the LORD search out the ground of the heart, and try the reins, and reward every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his counsels."

¹² And now, O LORD of Hosts, thou righteous searcher which knowest the reins and the very hearts: let me see them punished, for unto thee I commit my cause.

¹⁶ Yea when he helped the oppressed and poor to their right, then prospered he well. From whence came this? But only because he had me before his eyes, sayeth the LORD.

⁷ And I will give them a heart, to know how that I am the LORD. They shall be my people, and I will be their God, for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.

¹³ Ye shall seek me, and find me: Yea, if so be that ye seek me with your whole heart,

³⁴ And from thenceforth shall no man teach his neighbour or his brother, and say, 'Know the LORD.' But they shall all know me, from the lowest unto the highest, sayeth the LORD. For I will forgive their misdeeds, and will never remember their sins anymore.

¹⁰ Moreover, thus sayeth the LORD God: At the same time shall many things come into thy mind, so that thou shalt imagine mischief,

¹ Hear the word of the LORD, O ye children of Israel: For the LORD must punish them, that dwell in the land. And why? There is no faithfulness, there is no mercy, there is no knowledge of God in the land:

⁶ My people perish, because they have no knowledge. Seeing then that thou hast refused understanding, therefore will I refuse thee also: so that thou shalt no more be my priest. And forsomuch as thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

⁷ "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: ⁸ For whosoever asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

⁴⁷ Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, "Behold a right Israelite, in whom is no guile."

²⁵ and needed not that any man should testify of him. For he knew what was in man.

²⁴ God is a spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit, and truth."

⁵⁵ And ye have not known him. And if I should say, I know him not, I should be a liar like unto you; But I know him, and keep his saying.

³ This is life eternal: that they might know thee, that only very God, and whom thou hast sent, Jesus Christ.

¹⁷ He said unto him the third time, "Simon the son of Jonas, lovest thou me?" And Peter sorrowed because he said to him the third time, "Lovest thou me," and said unto him, "Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I love thee." Jesus said unto him, "Feed my sheep.

²⁴ And they prayed, saying, "Thou Lord which knowest the hearts of all men, show whether thou hast chosen of these two,

²³ For as I passed by and beheld the manner how ye worship your gods, I found an altar wherein was written, Unto the unknown God. Whom ye then ignorantly worship, him show I unto you:

³⁰ And the time of this ignorance God regarded not: but now he biddeth all men everywhere to repent,

²⁸ And as it seemed not good unto them to be a known of God, even so God delivered them up unto a lewd mind, that they should do those things which were not comely, ²⁹ being full of all unrighteous doing: of fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness, full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, evil-conditioned whisperers,

³⁴ Awake truly out of sleep, and sin not. For some have not the knowledge of God. I speak this unto your rebuke.

⁶ For it is God that commanded the light to shine out of darkness, which hath shined in our hearts, for to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

¹² For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

⁷ And let every man do according as he hath purposed in his heart, not grudgingly, or of necessity. For God loveth a cheerful giver.

¹³ Neither is there any creature invisible in the sight of it. For all things are naked and bare unto the eyes of him, of whom we speak.

³⁸ But the just shall live by faith. And if he withdraw himself, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. ³⁹ We are not which withdraw ourselves unto damnation, but pertain to faith, to the winning of the soul.

²⁸ Wherefore if we receive a kingdom which is not moved, we have grace, whereby we may serve God and please him with reverence and godly fear.

⁸ Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands ye sinners, and purge your hearts ye wavering minded. ⁹ Suffer afflictions: sorrow ye and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. ¹⁰ Cast down yourselves before the Lord, and he shall lift you up. ¹¹ Backbite not one another, brethren. He that backbiteth his brother, and he that judgeth his brother, backbiteth the law, and judgeth the law: but and if thou judge the law, thou art not an observer of the law: but a judge.

² see that ye feed Christ's flock, which is among you, taking the oversight of them: not as though ye were compelled thereto, but willingly; Not for the desire of filthy lucre, but of a good mind.

²³ And I will kill her children with death. And all the congregations shall know that I am he which searches the reins and hearts. And I will give unto everyone of you according to your works.

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." ¹⁷ And David commanded all the lords 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 inhabiters of the land into mine hand and the land is subdued before the LORD and before his people. ¹⁹ Now therefore set your hearts and your souls to seek the LORD your God. And up, and build ye the temple of the LORD God, to bring the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God into the house so built for the name of the LORD."

⁶ And he said unto me, 'Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father,

¹⁶ Take heed unto thyself and unto learning, and continue therein. For if thou shalt so do, thou shalt save thyself, and them that hear thee.

¹⁷ "And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half long and a cubit and a half broad. ¹⁸ And make two cherubims of thick gold on the two ends of the mercy seat; ¹⁹ and set the one cherub on the one end and the other on the other end of the mercy seat: so see that thou make them on the two ends thereof. ²⁰ And the cherubims shall stretch their wings abroad over on high, and cover the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another: even to the mercy seat ward, shall the faces of the cherubims be. ²¹ And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark, and in the ark thou shalt put the witness which I will give thee. ²² "There I will meet thee and will commune with thee from upon the mercy seat from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of witness, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

⁴⁰ And see that thou make them after the fashion that was showed thee in the mount."

³⁰ And rear up the habitation according to the fashion thereof that was showed thee in the mount.

⁴² According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, even so the children of Israel made all the work. ⁴³ And Moses beheld all the work, and see, they had done it even as the LORD commanded: and then Moses blessed them.

²⁰ And he took and put the testimony in the ark, and set the staves to the ark and put the mercy seat on high upon the ark, ²¹ and brought the ark into the habitation and hanged up the veil and covered the ark of witness, as the LORD commanded Moses.

³ And the porch that was before the body of the temple was twenty cubits long after the measure of the breadth of the house, and ten broad, even at the very end of the house.

⁵ And under the walls of the house he made galleries round about, both round about the temple and also the quyre. And so made sides round about. ⁶ And the nethermost gallery was five cubits broad and the middle gallery six. And the third, seven cubits broad. For he made the walls without, whereon the beams lay, ever thinner and thinner, so that they were not fastened in the walls of the house.

¹⁰ And then he built chambers over all the temple of five cubits height, and coupled the house together with beams of Cedar.

¹⁶ And he sealed twenty cubits in the end of the temple, both floor and walls, with Cedar, and dressed it within to be the quyre and place most holy. ¹⁷ And the first house, that is to say, the body of the temple, was forty cubits long. ¹⁸ And the Cedar of the house within was carved with knops and graven with flowers, and all was Cedar timber, so that no stone was seen. ¹⁹ And the quyre that was within the temple, he prepared to set there the Ark of the covenant of the LORD. ²⁰ And the quyre was twenty cubits long, and twenty in breadth and twenty in height. And he sealed it with pure gold, and boarded the altar with Cedar.

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.

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:

¹⁹ "All was given me by writing of the hand of the LORD, which made me understand all the workmanship of the pattern."

³ And this is the foundation of Solomon in building the house of God. The length was three score cubits after the old cubit, and the breadth twenty. ⁴ And the porch at the end was as large as the house breadth, twenty cubits; and the height was a hundred and twenty cubits. And he overlaid it on the inner side with pure gold. ⁵ And the great house he sealed with fir tree, and overlaid it with good gold, and graved thereto palm trees and chains. ⁶ And he paved the house with precious stone goodly. And it was gold of Parvaim. ⁷ And he overlaid the house, both beams, posts, walls and doors, with gold; and graved Cherubs upon the walls. ⁸ And he made the house most holy, whose length was twenty cubits like to the breadth of the house, and the breadth thereof was also twenty cubits. And he overlaid it with the best gold, that drew to the sum of six hundred talents. ⁹ And the weight of the nails of gold was thereto fifty sicles. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold. ¹⁰ And he made in the house most holy two Cherubs of image work, and overlaid them with gold.

⁷ And the priests brought the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD unto his place in the quire of the temple and place most holy: even under the wings of the Cherubs,

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. ³⁹ For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring up the heave offerings of the corn, wine, and oil unto the chests. And there shall be the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and singers, that we forsake not the house of our God.

⁵ for he had made him a great chest, and there had they afore time laid the meat offerings, frankincense, vessel, and the tithes of corn, wine and oil - according to the commandment given to the Levites, singers and porters - and the heave offerings of the priests.

² "Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and call them out, and bring them to the house of the LORD, into some commodious place, and give them wine to drink."

⁸ He measured also the porch of the innermore door which contained one measuring rod. ⁹ Then measured he the entry of the door, that contained eight cubits, and his pillars two cubits: and this entry stood inward.

¹⁵ Before the inward part unto the fore entry of the innermore door, were fifty cubits.

⁴⁸ And he brought me to the fore entry of the house, and measured the walls by the entry door: which were five cubits long on either side. The thickness also of the door on either side, was three cubits. ⁴⁹ The length of the porch was twenty cubits, the breadth eleven cubits, and upon steps went men up to it: by the walls also were pillars, on either side one.

⁶ and one stood hard upon another, whereof there were thirty three. And there stood posts beneath by the walls round about the house, to bear them up: but in the wall of the house they were not fastened. ⁷ The side chambers were the higher the wider, and had steps through them round about the house. Thus was it wider above, that from the lowest men might go to the highest and mid chambers. ⁸ I saw also that the house was very high round about. The foundation of the side chambers was one measuring rod, that is, six cubits broad. ⁹ The thickness of the side wall without, contained five cubits, and so did the outwall, of the chambers in the house. ¹⁰ Between the chambers, was the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house. ¹¹ The chamber doors stood over against the outwall, the one door was toward the north, the other toward the South: and the thickness of the outwall was five cubits round about.

¹³ So he measured the house which was a hundred cubits long, and the separated building with the wall were a hundred cubits long also. ¹⁴ The wideness before the house and of it that was separated toward the East, was a hundred cubits. ¹⁵ And he measured the length of the building before and behind with the chambers upon both the sides: and it contained a hundred cubits. ¹⁶ The innermore temple, the porch of the fore court, the side posts, these three had side windows, and pillars round about over against the posts, from the ground up to the windows. The windows themselves were sealed over with boards: ¹⁷ and thus was it above the door, unto the inmost house, and without also. Yea, the whole wall on every side both within and without was sealed over with great boards.

¹⁰ Therefore, O thou son of man, show thou the household of Israel a temple, that they may be ashamed of their wickedness, and measure themselves an example thereat. ¹¹ And when they be ashamed of all their works, then show them the form and fashion of the temple: the coming in, the going out, all the manner and description thereof, yea all the uses and ordinances of it, that they may keep and fulfill all the fashions and customs thereof."

¹ As he beheld, he saw the rich men, how they cast in their offerings into the treasury.

⁵ which priests serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things: even as the answer of God was given unto Moses when he was about to finish the tabernacle: "For take heed," said he, "that thou make all things according to the pattern showed to thee in the mount."

² For there was a fore tabernacle made, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the show bread, which is called holy. ³ But within the second veil was there a tabernacle, which is called holiest of all, ⁴ which had the golden censer, and the ark of the testament overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot with manna, and Aaron's rod that sprung, and the tables of the testament. ⁵ Over the ark were the cherubims of glory shadowing the seat of grace. Of which things, we will not now speak particularly. ⁶ When these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle and executed the service of God: ⁷ But into the second went the high priest alone, once every year: and not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the ignorance of the people. ⁸ Wherewith the holy ghost this signifying, that the way of holy things was not yet opened, while as yet the first tabernacle was standing,

² "Behold, I have called by name, Bezalel the son of Uri son to Hur of the tribe of Judah.

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.

¹⁵ And he brought in that which his father had dedicated, and the things dedicated unto the house of the LORD; silver, gold, and jewels.

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,

⁸ And Ahaz took the silver and the gold that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasure of the king's house, and sent it for a reward to the king of Assyria.

¹⁵ And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and also in the treasure of the king's house.

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.

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.

¹ And Solomon built his own house in thirteen years space and full finished it. ² And he built the house of the wood of Lebanon, a hundred cubits long and fifty broad, and thirty high, four square with rows of Cedar pillars and Cedar beams along upon the pillars. ³ And the roof was Cedar above on high upon the beams that lay a high on the pillars, which pillars were forty and five in number, fifteen on a row, ⁴ and the spaces between the pillars were one against another three fold. ⁵ And all the doors with the side posts were four square one against another three fold. ⁶ And he made a porch of pillars fifty cubits long and thirty cubits broad: and yet a porch before that with pillars, and a thick pillar before that. ⁷ Then he made a porch to sit and judge in, sealed with Cedar throughout all the pavements. And his own house where he kept residence, in another court without that porch, was of the same work. ⁸ And then Solomon made a house for Pharaoh's daughter which he had taken to wife, like unto that porch. ⁹ And all these things were of rich stones hewed after a measure and sawed with saws within and without, even from the foundation unto that whereon the beams were laid, and on the outside thereto, toward the great court. ¹⁰ And the foundation was of rich stones and the mighty great stones of ten cubits and of eight. And above were rich stones hewed according to the same size, and also with Cedar. ¹¹ And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stone and one row of Cedar planks. ¹² And likewise was it in the inner court of the house of the LORD and of the porch of the temple. ¹³ And king Solomon sent and fetched one Hiram out of Tyre, ¹⁴ a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, his father being of Tyre. Which Hiram was a craftsman in brass, and full of wisdom, understanding and cunning to work all manner of work in brass. And he came to king Solomon and wrought all his work. ¹⁵ He cast two pillars of brass of eighteen cubits apiece high, and a string of twelve cubits might compass either of them about. ¹⁶ And he made two head pieces of molten brass to set on the tops of the pillars, of five cubits long apiece, ¹⁷ with garlands of braided work and hoops of chain work for the head pieces that were on the pillars, seven for the one and seven for the other. ¹⁸ And he made the pillars, and for either of the head pieces a garland with two rows of pomegranates to cover them withal. ¹⁹ And the head pieces that were on the tops of the pillars were wrought with lilies in the porch the space of four cubits of them. ²⁰ And the pomegranates above and beneath on the wreathen chains that compassed the middle of the head pieces were in number two hundred on either head piece. ²¹ And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple, and when he had set up the right pillar, he called the name thereon Jachin, and when he had set up the left pillar, he called the name thereof Boaz. ²² And the tops of the pillars were thus wrought with lilies, and so was their workmanship finished. ²³ Then he cast a sea of brass, ten cubits wide from brim to brim and round in compass, and five cubits high. And a string of thirty cubits might compass it about, ²⁴ and under the brim of it as it were apples compassed and embraced the sea of ten cubits wide in two rows cast with it when it was cast. ²⁵ And it stood on twelve oxen: of which three looked North, three West, three South, and three East, and the sea on high upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. ²⁶ And it was a hand breadth thick, and the brim wrought like the brim of a cup with flowers of lilies. And it contained two thousand baths. ²⁷ And he made ten bottoms of brass, four cubits long and four cubits broad apiece, and three high. ²⁸ And the works of the bottoms was on this manner that the sides were as it were flat boards between the ledges. ²⁹ And on the flat boards between the ledges were lions, oxen and Cherubs. And upon the ledges that were above and beneath the lions and oxen, was joined pendant work. ³⁰ And every bottom had four brazen wheels, whose axletrees were also of brass. And in the four corners were undersetters under the laver cast, each over against his fellow. ³¹ And the stalk of the laver was in the middle of the bottom one cubit high, and a cubit and a half round, and it had knops thereon in the bare places which were foursquare not round. ³² And under the sides were four wheels and their axletrees joined fast to the bottom. And the height of every wheel was a cubit and a half. ³³ And the workmanship of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel. And the axletrees, the navels, spokes and shafts were all molten. ³⁴ And the four undersetters in the four corners were of the very bottoms. ³⁵ And under the stalk of the laver in the midst of the bottom was there a round foot of half a cubit high. And thereon, plain places and ledges of the self. ³⁶ And he graved in the plain and also on the ledges, Cherubs, lions and palm trees, everywhere round about. ³⁷ And on this manner he made the ten bottoms cast work: all of one measure and one size. ³⁸ Then he made ten lavers of brass containing forty baths apiece, and they were of four cubits apiece, for every one of the bottoms a laver. ³⁹ And he put five of those bottoms on the right corner of the temple, and other five on the left: And put the sea on the right corner of the temple Eastward and toward the South. ⁴⁰ And Hiram made pots, shovels and basins, and so furnished all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD: ⁴¹ that is to say, two pillars and two scalps of the heads that were on the tops of the two pillars, ⁴² and four hundred pomegranates upon two wreaths, two rows on either wreath, to cover the two scalps of the heads that were on the tops of the two pillars. ⁴³ And the ten bottoms of brass with ten lavers upon them; ⁴⁴ and a sea with twelve oxen under it; ⁴⁵ and pots, shovels and basins. And all these vessels which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD were of bright brass. ⁴⁶ And in the plain of Jordan did the king cast them: even in the clay of the earth between Succoth and Zarethan. ⁴⁷ And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, for the exceeding abundance of brass that was in them. ⁴⁸ And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the Altar of gold, and the table of gold whereon the shewbread was put. ⁴⁹ And five candlesticks, for the right side, and as many for the left, before the quyre, of pure gold: with flowers, lamps, and snuffers of gold; ⁵⁰ and bowls, Psalteries, basins, spoons and fire pans of pure gold; and hinges of gold both for the doors of the quyre, the place most holy, and for the doors of the temple also. 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.

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.

⁶ And David put an order among the children of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

¹ The division of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. ² But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children. And Eleazar and Ithamar were the Priests. ³ And David ordered them on this manner: Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar to be in office by course. ⁴ And there were more mighty heads found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar. And they divided them into sixteen heads of ancient households of the sons of Eleazar, and eight of the sons of Ithamar. 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. ⁶ And Shimeah the son of Nethanel the Scribe of the Levites wrote them before the king and the lords, and before Zadok the priest and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the ancient heads of the priests and of the Levites: one principal household for Eleazar and one for Ithamar. ⁷ The first lot fell to Jehoiarib. The second to Jedaiah. ⁸ The third to Harim. The fourth to Seorim. ⁹ The fifth to Malcijah. The sixth to Mijamin. ¹⁰ The seventh to Hakkoz. The eighth to Abijah. ¹¹ The ninth to Jeshua. The tenth to Shecaniah. ¹² The eleventh to Eliashib. The twelfth to Jakim. ¹³ The thirteenth to Huppah. The fourteenth to Jeshebeab. ¹⁴ The fifteenth to Bilgah. The sixteenth to Immer. ¹⁵ The seventeenth to Hezir. The eighteenth to Happizzez. ¹⁶ The nineteenth to Pethahiah. The twentieth to Jehezkel. ¹⁷ The twenty-first to Jachin. The twenty-second to Gamul. ¹⁸ The twenty-third to Delaiah. The twenty-fourth to Maaziah. ¹⁹ This is the order of them in their offices, to come into the house of the LORD according to their manner under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.

¹ And David and the captains of the host appointed out to do service, the sons of Asaph of Heman and Jeduthun, which did prophesy with harps, psalteries and cymbals. And they were numbered unto the work according to their office. ² The sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, Asharelah, to wait on Asaph which prophesied by the king. ³ The sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah-Shimei, six, at the hands of their fathers Jeduthun, with harps: which Jeduthun prophesied for to thank and praise the LORD. ⁴ The sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth. ⁵ All these were of the sons of Heman the king's seer of visions with the word of God, to lift up the horn. God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. ⁶ All these were at the hand of their father to sing in the house of the LORD with cymbals, psalteries and harps in the service of the house of God. And at the hand of the king was Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman: ⁷ But the multitude of them were with their brethren that were cunning in the song of the LORD. And the number of all that taught, were two hundred and fourscore and eight. ⁸ And they cast Lots indifferently how they should wait: the small as well as the great, the scholar as well as the schoolmaster. ⁹ And the first lot of Asaph fell to Joseph. The second to Gedaliah with his brethren and sons, twelve persons. ¹⁰ The third fell to Zaccur with his sons and brethren, being twelve persons. ¹¹ The fourth to Izri with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ¹² The fifth to Nethaniah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ¹³ The sixth to Bukkiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ¹⁴ The seventh to Jesharelah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ¹⁵ The eighth to Jeshaiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ¹⁶ The ninth to Mattaniah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ¹⁷ The tenth to Shimei with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ¹⁸ The eleventh to Azarel with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ¹⁹ The twelfth to Hashabiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²⁰ The thirteenth to Shubael with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²¹ The fourteenth to Mattithiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²² The fifteenth to Jerimoth with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²³ The sixteenth to Hananiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²⁴ The seventeenth to Joshbekashah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²⁵ The eighteenth to Hanani with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²⁶ The nineteenth to Mallothi with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²⁷ The twentieth to Eliathah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²⁸ The twenty-first to Hothir with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ²⁹ The twenty-second to Giddalti with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ³⁰ The twenty-third Mahazioth with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ³¹ The twenty fourth to Romamtiezer with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.

²⁵ and weighed them there the silver and gold and vessels for the heave offering unto the house of our God, which the king and his lords of his counsel and princes, and all Israel that were at hand, had given to the heave offering: ²⁶ And there weighed I them, under their hand, six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and in silver vessel a hundred talents, and in gold a hundred talents, ²⁷ twenty cups of gold of a thousand drams, and two costly ornaments of good brass, as clear as gold, ²⁸ and said unto them, "Ye are holy unto the LORD, therefore are these vessels holy also, and so is the silver and the gold that is given of a good will unto the LORD God of your fathers: ²⁹ Watch ye therefore and keep it, till ye weigh it down before the chief priests and Levites, and ancient fathers of Israel at Jerusalem in the chests of the house of the LORD." ³⁰ Then took the priests and the Levites that weighed silver and gold and vessel, to bring it to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.

³³ But on the fourth day was the silver and gold and vessels weighed in the house of our God under the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him Eleazar the son of Phinehas, and with them Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, the Levites,

³¹ "And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure thick gold with his shaft, branches, bowls, knops and flowers proceeding thereout. ³² Six branches shall proceed out of the sides of the candlestick, three out of the one side and three out of the other. ³³ And there shall be three cups like unto almonds with knops and flowers upon every one of the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick; ³⁴ and in the candlestick self, four cups like unto almonds with their knops and flowers: ³⁵ that there be a knop under every two branches of the six that proceed out of the candlestick. ³⁶ And the knops and the branches shall be, altogether, one piece of pure thick gold. ³⁷ And thou shalt make seven lamps and put them on high thereon, to give light unto the other side that is over against it: ³⁸ with snuffers and firepans of pure gold. ³⁹ An hundred pound weight of fine gold shall make it with all the apparel.

¹⁹ And the head pieces that were on the tops of the pillars were wrought with lilies in the porch the space of four cubits of them.

⁷ And he made ten candlesticks of gold in their fashions, and put them in the temple: five on the righthand and five on the left.

² and said unto me, 'What seest thou?' And I said, 'I have looked, and behold: a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon it, and his seven lamps therein, and upon every lamp seven stalks. ³ And two olive trees thereby, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side.'

¹¹ "Then answered I, and said unto him, 'What are these two olive trees upon the right and left side of the candlestick?' ¹² I spake moreover, and said unto him, 'What be these two olive branches which, through the two golden pipes, empty themselves into the gold?' ¹³ He answered me, and said, 'Knowest thou not, what these be?' And I said, 'No, my lord.' ¹⁴ Then said he, 'These are the two olive branches that stand before the ruler of the whole earth.'

¹² And I turned back to see the voice that spake to me. And when I was turned: I saw seven golden candlesticks. ¹³ And in the midst of the candlesticks, one like unto the son of man clothed with a linen garment down to the ground, and gird about the paps with a golden girdle.

²⁰ and the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the messengers of the seven congregations: And the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven congregations.

²³ Thou shalt also make a table of sethim-wood, of two cubits long and one cubit broad and a cubit and a half high. ²⁴ And cover it with pure gold and make thereto a crown of gold round about. ²⁵ And make unto that a hoop of four fingers broad, round about. And make a golden crown also to the hoop round about. ²⁶ And make for it four rings of gold and put them in the corners that are on the four feet thereof: ²⁷ even hard under the hoop shall the rings be, to put in staves to bear the table withal. ²⁸ And thou shalt make staves of sethim-wood and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them. ²⁹ And thou shalt make his dishes, spoons, pots and flatpieces to pour out withal, of fine gold. ³⁰ And thou shalt set upon the table, shewbread before me always.

⁴⁸ And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the Altar of gold, and the table of gold whereon the shewbread was put.

⁸ And he made also ten tables and put them in the temple: five on the right side and five on the left. And he made a hundred basins of gold.

¹⁹ And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained to the house of God: the golden altar and the tables with the shewbread upon them,

¹³ And his offering was: a silver charger, of a hundred and thirty sicles weight; and a silver bowl of seventy sicles of the holy sicle — both of them full of fine wheaten flour mingled with oil for a meat offering - ¹⁴ and a spoon of ten sicles of gold full of cense;

¹³ whensoever any man offered any offerings, the priest's lad came, while the flesh was in seething, and a flesh hook with three teeth in his hand; ¹⁴ and thrust it into the pan, kettle, cauldron or pot. And all that the flesh hook brought up the priest took away. And so they did unto all Israel that came thither to Shiloh.

⁴⁸ And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the Altar of gold, and the table of gold whereon the shewbread was put. ⁴⁹ And five candlesticks, for the right side, and as many for the left, before the quyre, of pure gold: with flowers, lamps, and snuffers of gold; ⁵⁰ and bowls, Psalteries, basins, spoons and fire pans of pure gold; and hinges of gold both for the doors of the quyre, the place most holy, and for the doors of the temple also.

²¹ And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the wood of Lebanon were of pure gold. And as for silver, it was nothing worth in the days of Solomon.

²⁰ the candlesticks with their lamps to burn after the manner before the quire, and that of pure gold, ²¹ and the flowers and the lamps, and the snuffers were gold — and that, perfect gold: ²² and the dressing knives, basins, spoons and censers of pure gold. And the inner doors of the place most holy, and the doors of the temple too, were gold.

¹ And thou shalt make an altar to burn cense therein, of sethim-wood: ² a cubit long, and a cubit broad, even foursquare shall it be and two cubits, high: with horns proceeding out of it, ³ and thou shalt overlay it with fine gold both the roof and the walls round about, and his horns also, and shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about, ⁴ and two golden rings on either side, even under the crown, to put staves therein for to bear it withal. ⁵ And thou shalt make the staves of sethim-wood and cover them with gold. ⁶ And thou shalt put it before the veil that hangeth before the ark of witness, and before the mercy seat that is before the witness, where I will meet thee. ⁷ And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet cense every morning when he dresseth the lamps: ⁸ and likewise at even when he setteth up the lamps he shall burn cense perpetually before the LORD throughout your generations. ⁹ Ye shall put no strange cense thereon, neither burnt sacrifice nor meat offering, neither pour any drink offering thereon. ¹⁰ And Aaron shall reconcile his horns once in a year, with the blood of the sin offering of reconciling: even once in the year shall he reconcile it through your generations. And so is it most holy unto the LORD."

⁴ And the people sent to Shiloh, and fetched from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts which dwelleth between the Cherubims. And there were the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas with the ark of the covenant of God.

²³ And within the quyre he made two Cherubims of olive tree, ten cubits high apiece, ²⁴ and every wing five cubits long: so that from the uttermost part of one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits. ²⁵ And the other Cherub was ten cubits high also: so that both the Cherubs were of one measure and one size. ²⁶ The height of the one Cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other. ²⁷ And he put the Cherubs in the middle of the inner house. And the Cherubs stretched their wings, so that the one wing of the one touched the one wall, and the one wing of the other touched the other wall. And the other two wings of them touched one another in the midst of the house. ²⁸ And he overlaid the Cherubs with gold. ²⁹ And all the walls of the house round about, he garnished with work of Cherubs and palm trees and graven flowers, both within in the quyre and without in the temple. ³⁰ And the floor of the house he covered with gold both within in the quyre and also without in the temple.

¹⁰ He rode upon the Cherub, and did fly: he came flying upon the wings of the wind. {TYNDALE: And he rode upon Cherub and flew: and appeared upon the wings of the wind.}

¹⁷ The chariots of God are many thousand times a thousand, the LORD is among them, as in the holy place of Sinai.

¹ {To the Chanter, upon Shoshannim, a Psalm of Asaph} Hear, O thou shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Jacob like a flock of sheep; show thyself, thou that sittest upon the Cherubim.

¹ The LORD is king, be the people never so inpatient; he sitteth upon the cherubims, be the earth never so unquiet.

¹⁵ Now when I had well considered the beasts, I saw a work of wheels upon the earth with four faces also like the beasts. ¹⁶ The fashion and the work of the wheels was like the sea. The four wheels were joined and made, to look upon, as it had been one wheel in another. ¹⁷ When one went forward, they went all four, and turned them not about in their going. ¹⁸ They were large, great and horrible to look upon. Their bodies were full of eyes round about them all four. When the beasts went, the wheels went also with them: ¹⁹ And when the beasts lift themselves up from the earth, the wheels were lift up also. ²⁰ Whithersoever the spirit went, thither went they also, and the wheels were lift up, and followed them: for the spirit of life was in the wheels. ²¹ When the beasts went forth, stood still, or lift themselves up from the earth: then the wheels also went, stood still, and were lift up, for the breath of life was in the wheels. ²² Above over the heads of the beasts there was a firmament, which was fashioned as it had been of the most pure Crystal, and that was spread out above upon their heads: ²³ under the same firmament were their wings laid abroad, one toward another, and two wings covered the body of every beast. ²⁴ And when they went forth I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as it had been the voice of the great God, and a rushing together as it were of a host of men. And when they stood still, they let down their wings.

² Then said he that sat therein, to him that had the linen raiment upon him, "Creep in between the wheels that are under the Cherubims, and take thine hand full of hot coals out from between the Cherubims, and cast them over the city. And he crept in, that I might see." ³ Now the Cherubims stood upon the rightside of the house, when the man went in, and the cloud filled the innermore court. ⁴ But the glory of the LORD removed from the Cherubims, and came upon the threshold of the house: so that the temple was full of clouds, and the court was full of the shine of the LORD's glory. ⁵ Yea and the sound of the Cherubims' wings was heard into the fore court, like as it had been the voice of the almighty God when he speaketh. ⁶ Now when he had bidden the man that was clothed in linen, to go and take the hot coals from the midst of the wheels, which were under the Cherubims: he went and stood beside the wheels. ⁷ Then the one Cherub reached forth his hand from under the Cherubims, unto the fire that was between the Cherubims, and took thereof, and gave it unto him that had on the linen raiment, in his hand: which took it, and went out. ⁸ And under the wings of the Cherubims, there appeared the likeness of a man's hand. ⁹ I saw also four wheels beside the Cherubims, so that by every Cherub there stood a wheel. And the wheels were, to look upon, after the fashion of the precious stone of Tharsis, ¹⁰ yet unto the sight were they fashioned and like, as if one wheel had been in another. ¹¹ When they went forth, they went all four together, not turning about in their going. But where the first went, thither went they after also, so that they turned not about in their going. ¹² Their whole bodies, their backs, their hands and wings, yea and the wheels also, were all full of eyes round about them, all four. ¹³ And I heard him call the wheels Gilgal. ¹⁴ Every one of them had four faces: so that the one face was the face of a Cherub, the second of a man, the third of a lion, the fourth of an Eagle, ¹⁵ and they were lifted up above. This is the beast, that I saw at the water of Chebar. ¹⁶ Now when the Cherubims went, the wheels went with them; and when the Cherubims shook their wings to lift themselves upward, the wheels remained not behind, but were with them also. ¹⁷ Shortly, when they stood, these stood also: And when they were lift up, the wheels were lift up also with them: for the spirit of life was in the wheels. ¹⁸ Then the glory of the LORD was lift up from the threshold of the temple, and remained upon the Cherubims. ¹⁹ And the Cherubims flickered with their wings, and lift themselves up from the earth: so that I saw when they went, and the wheels with them. And they stood at the east side of the port that is in the house of the LORD. So the glory of the LORD was upon them. ²⁰ This is the beast that I saw under the God of Israel, by the water of Chebar. And I perceived, that it was the Cherubims. ²¹ Every one had four faces, and every one four wings, and under their wings, as it were men's hands. ²² Now the figure of their faces was even as I had seen them, by the water of Chebar, and so was the countenance of them: Every one in his going went straight forward.

⁵ Over the ark were the cherubims of glory shadowing the seat of grace. Of which things, we will not now speak particularly.

¹¹ And David gave Solomon his son the pattern of the porch and of the houses that belonged thereto, and of the storehouses, upper chambers, innermore parlors and of the house of the mercy seat: 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,

³ At the same time came the word of the LORD unto Ezekiel the son of Buzi the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans by the water of Chebar, where the hand of the LORD came upon him.

¹⁴ Now when the spirit took me up, and carried me away, I went with a heavy and sorrowful mind, but the hand of the LORD comforted me right soon.

²² And there came the hand of the LORD upon me, and he said unto me, "Stand up and go into the field, that I may there talk with thee."

⁷ And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, "Be strong and bold, for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them, and thou shalt give it them to inherit. ⁸ And the LORD he shall go before thee and he shall be with thee, and will not let thee go nor forsake thee. Fear not, therefore, nor be discomforted."

⁵ There shall not a man be able to withstand thee all the days of thy life. For as I was with Moses, so will I be with thee and will neither leave thee, nor forsake thee. ⁶ Be strong and bold: for unto this people shalt thou divide the land which I sware unto their fathers to give them. ⁷ Above all things, be strong and harden thyself, to observe and to do according to all the laws which Moses my servant commanded thee. Turn there from neither to the righthand, nor to the left: that thou mayest have understanding in all thou takest in hand. ⁸ Let not the book of this law depart out of thy mouth: but record therein day and night that thou mayest be circumspect to do according to all that is written therein. For then shalt thou make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have understanding. ⁹ Behold, I have said unto thee, be strong and bold: neither fear, nor dread. For the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."

¹ {A Psalm of David} The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom then should I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid? ² When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

¹⁰ Be not afraid, for I will be with thee. Look not behind thee, for I will be thy God, to strengthen thee, help thee, and to keep thee with this righthand of mine.

¹³ For I, thy LORD and God, will strengthen thy righthand. Even I that say unto thee, 'Fear not,' I will help thee.

³¹ What shall we then say unto these things? if God be on our side: who can be against us?

¹³ Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, and be strong.

⁵ Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with that ye have already. For he verily said, "I will not fail thee, neither forsake thee."

³ And I have filled him with the spirit of God, with wisdom, understanding and knowledge: even in all manner work,

²⁵ And all the women that were wise hearted to work with their hands, span; and brought the spun work, both of jacinth, scarlet, purple and bysse.

¹⁷ And David commanded all the lords 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 inhabiters of the land into mine hand and the land is subdued before the LORD and before his people.

¹ The division of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. ² But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children. And Eleazar and Ithamar were the Priests. ³ And David ordered them on this manner: Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar to be in office by course. ⁴ And there were more mighty heads found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar. And they divided them into sixteen heads of ancient households of the sons of Eleazar, and eight of the sons of Ithamar. 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. ⁶ And Shimeah the son of Nethanel the Scribe of the Levites wrote them before the king and the lords, and before Zadok the priest and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the ancient heads of the priests and of the Levites: one principal household for Eleazar and one for Ithamar. ⁷ The first lot fell to Jehoiarib. The second to Jedaiah. ⁸ The third to Harim. The fourth to Seorim. ⁹ The fifth to Malcijah. The sixth to Mijamin. ¹⁰ The seventh to Hakkoz. The eighth to Abijah. ¹¹ The ninth to Jeshua. The tenth to Shecaniah. ¹² The eleventh to Eliashib. The twelfth to Jakim. ¹³ The thirteenth to Huppah. The fourteenth to Jeshebeab. ¹⁴ The fifteenth to Bilgah. The sixteenth to Immer. ¹⁵ The seventeenth to Hezir. The eighteenth to Happizzez. ¹⁶ The nineteenth to Pethahiah. The twentieth to Jehezkel. ¹⁷ The twenty-first to Jachin. The twenty-second to Gamul. ¹⁸ The twenty-third to Delaiah. The twenty-fourth to Maaziah. ¹⁹ This is the order of them in their offices, to come into the house of the LORD according to their manner under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel commanded. ²⁰ The rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael. Of the sons of Shubael, Jehdiah. ²¹ Of the sons of Rehabiah, the first, Isshiah. ²² Of the Izharites, Shelomoth. Of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. ²³ And the sons of Hebron were Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. ²⁴ Of the sons of Uzziel, Micah. Of the sons of Micah, Shamir. ²⁵ The brother of Micah was Isshiah. Of the sons of Isshiah, Zachariah. ²⁶ The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Jaaziah, Beno.

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.

³ In the day of thy power shall thy people offer thee free-will offerings with a holy worship; the dew of thy birth is of the womb of the morning.

¹ Let every soul submit himself unto the authority of the higher powers. For there is no power, but of God. The powers that be, are ordained of God.

¹ Warn them, that they submit themselves to rule and power, to obey the officers, that they be ready unto all good works,