1 Chronicles 2 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ These, are the sons of Israel,––Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; ² Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher, ³ the sons of Judah, Er, and Onan, and Shelah, the three born to him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess,––but Er the firstborn of Judah became wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, and he slew him. ⁴ And, Tamar his daughter–in–law, bare him, Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah, were five. ⁵ The sons of Perez, Hezron and Hamul. ⁶ And, the sons of Zerah, Zimri and Ethan, and Heman and Calcol and Dara, all of them, five. ⁷ And, the sons of Carmi, Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in a thing devoted. ⁸ And, the sons of Ethan, Azariah. ⁹ And, the sons of Hezron, who were born to him, Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Calubai. ¹⁰ And, Ram, begat Amminadab,––and, Amminadab, begat Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah. ¹¹ And, Nahshon, begat Salma, and, Salma, begat Boaz; ¹² and, Boaz, begat Obed, and, Obed, begat Jesse; ¹³ and, Jesse, begat––his firstborn, Eliab,––and Abinadab, the second, and Shimea, the third; ¹⁴ Nethanel, the fourth, Raddai, the fifth; ¹⁵ Ozem, the sixth, David, the seventh. ¹⁶ And, their sisters, were Zeruiah and Abigail,––and, the sons of Zeruiah, Abishai and Joab and Asahel, three, ¹⁷ And, Abigail, bare Amasa,––and, the father of Amasa, was Jether the Ishmaelite.
¹⁸ And, Caleb son of Hezron, begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth,––and, these, were her sons, Jesher and Shobab and Ardon. ¹⁹ And Azubah died,––and Caleb took unto him Ephrath, and she bare to him Hur. ²⁰ And, Hur, begat Uri, and, Uri, begat Bezalel. ²¹ And, afterward, Hezron went in unto the daughter of Machir, father of Gilead, and he took her when he was sixty years old,––and she bare him Segub. ²² And, Segub, begat Jair,––who came to have twenty–three cities, in the land of Gilead; ²³ but Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath and the villages thereof, sixty cities. All these, were the sons of Machir, father of Gilead. ²⁴ And, after the death of Hezron, Caleb entered Ephrathah,––and, the wife of Hezron, was Abiah, who bare him Ashur, father of Tekoa. ²⁵ And the sons of Jerahmeel firstborn of Hezron were, the firstborn, Ram,––and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem [of] Ahijah. ²⁶ And Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name, was Atarah,––the same, was the mother of Onam. ²⁷ And the sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerameel, were,––Maaz and Jamin, and Eker. ²⁸ And the sons of Onam were, Shammai and Jada,––and, the sons of Shammai, Nadab and Abishur. ²⁹ And, the name of the wife of Abishur, was Abihail,––and she bare him Ahban, and Molid. ³⁰ And, the sons of Nadab, Seled and Appaim,––but Seled died without sons. ³¹ And, the sons of Appaim, Ishi, and, the sons of Ishi, Sheshan, and, the sons of Sheshan, Ahlai. ³² And, the sons of Jada, brother of Shammai, Jether, and Jonathan,––but Jether died without sons. ³³ And the sons of Jonathan, Peleth and Zaza. These, were the sons of Jerahmeel. ³⁴ Now Sheshan had, no sons, but, daughters,––and, Sheshan, had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha; ³⁵ so Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant, to wife,––and she bare him Attai. ³⁶ And, Attai, begat Nathan, and, Nathan, begat Zabad; ³⁷ and, Zabad, begat Ephlal, and, Ephlal, begat Obed; ³⁸ and, Obed, begat Jehu, and, Jehu, begat Azariah; ³⁹ and, Azariah, begat Helez, and, Helez, begat Eleasah; ⁴⁰ and, Eleasah, begat Sismai, and, Sismai, begat Shallum; ⁴¹ and, Shallum, begat Jekamiah, and, Jekamiah, begat Elishama. ⁴² Now, the sons of Caleb, brother of Jerahmeel, were, Mesha his firstborn, the same, was the father of Ziph,––and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. ⁴³ And, the sons of Hebron, Korah and Tappuah, and Rekem and Shema. ⁴⁴ And, Shema, begat Raham, the father of Jorkeam,––and, Rekem, begat Shammai. ⁴⁵ And, the son of Shammai, was Maon,––and, Maon, was the father of Beth–zur. ⁴⁶ And, Ephah, the concubine of Caleb, bare Haran and Moza, and Gazez,––and, Haran, begat Gazez. ⁴⁷ And, the sons of Jahdai, Regem and Jotham and Geshan and Pelet, and Ephah and Shaaph. ⁴⁸ A concubine of Caleb, Maacah, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah; ⁴⁹ she also bare Shaaph, father of Madmannah, Sheva, father of Machbena, and father of Gibea,––and, the daughter of Caleb, was Achsah. ⁵⁰ These, were the sons of Caleb, sons of Hur, firstborn of Ephrathah,––Shobal, the father of Kiriath–jearim; ⁵¹ Salma, the father of Bethlehem, Hareph, the father of Beth–gader. ⁵² And Shobal, the father of Kiriath–jearim had sons,––Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. ⁵³ And, the families of Kiriath–jearim, were the Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites,––from these, came the Zorathites, and the Eshtaolites. ⁵⁴ The sons of Salma, were Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Atrothbeth–joab,––and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites; ⁵⁵ and the families of scribes who dwelt at Jabez, the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. The same, are the Kenites who came in from Hammath, father of the house of Rechab.

⁵ And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac; ⁶ but, to the sons of the concubines whom Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts,––and then sent them away from Isaac his son, while he himself yet lived, eastward, unto the land of the east.

³² So Leah conceived, and bare a son, and called his name, Reuben,––for she said, Because Yahweh hath looked upon my humiliation, For, now, will my husband love me. ³³ And she conceived again, and bare a son, and said, Because Yahweh heard that, I, was, hated, he gave me, this one also. So she called his name, Simeon. ³⁴ And she conceived again, and bare a son, and said, Now––this time, will my husband be bound unto me, For I have borne him three sons,––For this cause, called she his name, Levi. ³⁵ And she conceived again, and bare a son, and said, This time, will I praise Yahweh, For which cause, she called his name, Judah. And she left off bearing.

⁵ and Bilhah conceived, and bare unto Jacob a son; ⁶ and Rachel said, God hath vindicated me. Moreover also he hath hearkened unto my voice, and hath given me a son. For this cause, called she his name, Dan. ⁷ And Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid, conceived again, and bare a second son to Jacob. ⁸ Then said Rachel, With wrestlings of God, have I wrestled with my sister, Yea I have prevailed. So she called his name, Naphtali. ⁹ Then saw Leah, that she had left off bearing,––so she took Zilpah, her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob, to wife. ¹⁰ And Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, bare to Jacob a son: ¹¹ and Leah said, Victory hath come! So she called his name, Gad. ¹² And Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, bare a second son to Jacob; ¹³ and Leah said, For my happiness, surely happy, have daughters pronounced me. So she called his name, Asher.
¹⁴ Then went Reuben, in the days of the wheat harvest, and found mandrakes, in the field, and brought them in unto Leah his mother,––and Rachel said unto Leah, Pray give me, some of the mandrakes of thy son! ¹⁵ And she said unto her, Is it, a small thing, that thou hast taken away my husband? And wouldst thou take away, even the mandrakes of my son? Then said Rachel, Therefore, shall he lie with thee to–night, for the mandrakes of thy son. ¹⁶ And Jacob came in from the field, in the evening, so Leah went out to meet him, and said: Unto me, shalt thou come in, for I have, hired, thee, even with the mandrakes of my son. And he lay with her that night. ¹⁷ And God hearkened unto Leah,––and she conceived, and bare to Jacob a fifth son. ¹⁸ Then said Leah, God hath given my hire, in that I gave my handmaid to my husband. So she called his name, Issachar. ¹⁹ And Leah conceived again, and bare a sixth son to Jacob. ²⁰ Then said Leah, God hath dowered me, even me, with a handsome dowry, Now, will my husband dwell with me, for I have borne him six sons. So she called his name, Zebulon. ²¹ And afterwards she bare a daughter,––so she called her name, Dinah. ²² Then God remembered Rachel,––and God hearkened unto her, and granted her to bear. ²³ So she conceived and bare a son,––and said, God hath taken away my reproach; ²⁴ So she called his name, Joseph, saying, Yahweh is adding unto me another son.

²⁸ Then he said––Not Jacob, shall thy name be called any more, but, Israel,––For thou hast contended with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

¹⁸ And it came to pass, when her soul was going forth––for she died, that she called his name, Ben–oni,––but, his father, called him, Benjamin. ¹⁹ So Rachel died,––and was buried on the way to Ephrath, the same, is Bethlehem.

²² And it came to pass, while Israel inhabited that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine; and Israel heard of it. And so the Sons of Israel came to be Twelve. ²³ The sons of Leah, The firstborn of Jacob, Reuben,––And Simeon, and Levi and Judah, and Issachar and Zebulon: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel, Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, handmaid of Rachel, Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, handmaid of Leah, Gad and Asher: These, are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him, in Padan–aram.

² And Judah saw there, a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose, name, was Shua,––and he took her, and went in unto her; ³ and she conceived, and bare a son,––and he called his name, Er. ⁴ And she conceived again, and bare a son,––and she called his name Onan. ⁵ And she, yet again, bare a son, and called his name, Shelah,––and, she, was at Chezib, when she bare him. ⁶ And Judah took a wife, for Er his firstborn,––and, her name, was Tamar. ⁷ And it came to pass that Er, Judah’s firstborn, was displeasing in the eyes of Yahweh,––so Yahweh put him to death. ⁸ Then said Judah to Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and fulfill the duty of a brother–in–law unto her,––and raise up seed, to thy brother. ⁹ And Onan knew that the seed would not be his,––and so, although he did go in unto his brother’s wife, yet made he waste upon the ground, so as not to give seed to his brother. ¹⁰ And it was displeasing in the eyes of Yahweh, what he had done,––so he put, him also, to death. ¹¹ Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter–in–law––Remain a widow in the house of thy father, until Shelah my son grow up. For he said, Lest, he also, die, like his brethren. So Tamar went her way, and remained in the house of her father.

¹³ And it was told Tamar, saying,––Lo! thy father–in–law, is going up towards Timnah, to the shearing of his sheep. ¹⁴ So she put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself up, and sat down in the entrance of, Enaim, which is by the way towards Timnah,––for she saw that Shelah had grown up, and, she, had not been given him to wife. ¹⁵ And Judah, seeing her, reckoned her to be an unchaste woman,––for she had covered her face. ¹⁶ So he turned aside unto her, by the way, and said, Grant it! I pray thee, let me come in unto thee! For he knew not that she, was, his daughter–in–law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, if thou shouldst come in unto me? ¹⁷ And he said, I, will send a kid of the goats, from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give a pledge, until thou send it? ¹⁸ And he said––What is the pledge that I shall give thee? And she said––Thy signet–ring, and thy guard, and thy staff that is in thy hand. So he gave them to her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him. ¹⁹ Then she arose and went her way, and put off her veil from her,––and put on the garments of her widowhood. ²⁰ And Judah sent the kid of the goats, by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge, at the hand of the woman,––but he found her not. ²¹ So he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the devotee, she, that was in Enaim, by the way? And they said,––There hath been, here, no devotee. ²² Then returned he unto Judah, and said––I found her not,––moreover, also, the men of the place, said, There hath been, here, no devotee. ²³ And Judah said: Thou must take it to her, lest we become a contempt,––lo! I sent this kid, and, thou, hast not found her.
²⁴ And it came to pass that, about three months after, it was told Judah, saying––Tamar thy daughter–in–law hath been guilty of unchastity, moreover, also lo! she hath conceived by unchastity. Then said Judah, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. ²⁵ When, she, was about to be brought forth, then, she herself, sent unto her father–in–law, saying, By the man to whom these belong, have, I, conceived! And she said––Examine, I pray thee, to whom belong the signet–ring, and the guard, and the staff––these! ²⁶ So Judah examined them and said––More righteous than I! forasmuch, as I had not given her to Shelah my son. And he knew her again, no more. ²⁷ And it came to pass, at the time of her travail, that lo! twins, were in her womb. ²⁸ And it came to pass, when she was in travail, that one put forth a hand,––so the midwife took and bound upon his hand a crimson thread, saying––This, came first! ²⁹ And so it was that, no sooner had he withdrawn his hand, than lo! his brother had come. And she said, Wherefore hast thou made for thyself a breach? So his name was called Perez. ³⁰ And, afterwards, came his brother, on whose hand, was the crimson thread,––so his name was called Zerah.

⁸ Now, these, are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt––Jacob and his sons,––The firstborn of Jacob, Reuben: ⁹ And, the sons of Reuben,––Hanoch and Pallu, and Hezron and Carmi; ¹⁰ And, the sons of Simeon,––Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad, and Jachin and Zohar,––and Shaul, son of the Canaanitess; ¹¹ And, the sons of Levi,––Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; ¹² And, the sons of Judah,––Er and Onan and Shelah, and Perez and Zerah,––but Er and Onan died, in the land of Canaan, and the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul;

¹² And, the sons of Judah,––Er and Onan and Shelah, and Perez and Zerah,––but Er and Onan died, in the land of Canaan, and the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul; ¹³ And, the sons of Issachar,––Tola and Puvah, and Iob and Shimron; ¹⁴ And, the sons of Zebulon,––Sered and Elon, and Jahleel. ¹⁵ These, are the sons of Leah, whom she bare to Jacob, in Padan–aram, with Dinah also his daughter,––All the souls of his sons and of his daughters, were thirty–three. ¹⁶ And, the sons of Gad,––Zaphon and Haggi, Shuni and Ezbon,––Eri and Arodi, and Areli; ¹⁷ And, the sons of Asher,––Imnah and Ishvah and Ishvi and Beriah, and Serah their sister,––and, the sons of Beriah, Heber and Malchiel. ¹⁸ These, are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter,––so she bare these to Jacob,––sixteen souls. ¹⁹ The sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife,––Joseph, and Benjamin; ²⁰ And, there were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt, whom Asenath daughter of Poti–phera, priest of On, bare to him, Manasseh, and Ephraim; ²¹ And, the sons of Benjamin––Bela and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera and Naaman, Ehi and Rosh,––Muppim and Huppim, and Ard. ²² These, are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob,––all the souls, were fourteen. ²³ And, the sons of Dan,––Hushim; ²⁴ And, the sons of Naphtali,––Jahzeel and Guni, and Jezer and Shillem. ²⁵ These, are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter,––so she bare these to Jacob,––all the souls, were seven. ²⁶ All the souls that came in with Jacob to Egypt, that had come forth of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives,––all the souls, were sixty–six; ²⁷ and, the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls: All the souls of the house of Jacob that came into Egypt, were seventy.

² Assemble yourselves and hear, ye sons of Jacob,––And hearken, unto Israel your father! ³ Reuben, my first–born, thou, My vigour, and the firstfruit of my strength,––Preeminence of elevation, and preeminence of power: ⁴ Boiling over like water, thou mayest not have preeminence, Because thou didst mount the bed of thy father,––Then, wast thou profane––My marriage–bed, he mounted!
⁵ Simeon and Levi, are brethren,––Instruments of violence, are their agreements: ⁶ Into their circle, do not thou enter, my soul! In their convocation, do not thou join, mine honour! For, in their anger, they slew brave men, And, in their wantonness, they hamstrung oxen. ⁷ Accursed, be their anger, because fierce, And their wrath, because cruel,––I divide them in Jacob, And I disperse them in Israel.
⁸ Judah, as for thee, thy brethren shall praise thee [when], thy hand, is on the neck of thy foes,––The sons of thy father, shall bow themselves down to thee: ⁹ A lion’s whelp, is Judah, From the prey, my son, hast thou come up! He hath stooped––hath crouched, As a lion––or as a lioness, Who shall rouse him? ¹⁰ The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the commander’s staff from between his feet,––Until that he come in as a Shiloh, And, his, be the obedience of the peoples: ¹¹ Binding, to the vine, his ass, And, to the choice vine, his ass’s colt, He hath washed, in wine, his raiment, And, in the blood of grapes, his mantle: ¹² Darker––his eyes, than wine,––Whiter––his teeth, than milk!
¹³ Zebulon, by a haven of seas, shall he settle down,––Even he, by a haven of ships, With his utmost part, upon Zidon. ¹⁴ Issachar, an ass of strength,––couching between the pens; ¹⁵ Then beholdeth he rest, that it is good, And the ground, that it is pleasant,––So he bendeth his shoulder, to bear, And becometh a tributary servant. ¹⁶ Dan, shall vindicate his people,––as one of the tribes of Israel; ¹⁷ It cometh to pass that, Dan, is a serpent upon the way, A horned viper, upon the path,––That biteth the heels of the horse, And his rider falleth backwards:–– ¹⁸ For thy salvation, have I waited, O Yahweh! ¹⁹ Gad! a troop, shall troop on him,––But, he, shall troop on the rear. ²⁰ Out of Asher, fatness, is his food,––So, he, setteth forth dainties for a king. ²¹ Naphtali, is a slender hind,––That putteth forth antlers of beauty.
²² A fruitful bough, is Joseph, A fruitful bough, over a fountain,––Branches, creeping over a wall. ²³ So they attack him, and have shot,––So they enclose him, do the masters of arrows. ²⁴ But abideth, as an enduring one, his bow, And supple are the arms of his hands,––From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, From thence, is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel: ²⁵ From the GOD of thy father, who doth help thee, And GOD Almighty, who doth bless thee, Blessings of the heavens, above, Blessings of the abyss, couching beneath,––Blessings of breasts and womb: ²⁶ The blessings of thy father, have prevailed Over the blessings of the perpetual mountains, The charm of the age–abiding hills,––They turn out to be, for the head of Joseph, And for the crown of the head, of him who was set apart from his brethren. ²⁷ Benjamin, a wolf that teareth in pieces, In the morning, he eateth prey, And, at eventide, he divideth spoil.
²⁸ All these, are the twelve tribes of Israel,––And, this, is that which their father spake to them, when he blessed them, Each man severally according to the blessing wherewith he blessed them.

²³ And Joseph saw, Ephraim’s, sons of three generations,––moreover, the sons of Machir, son of Manasseh, were born upon Joseph’s knees.

² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; ³ Issachar, Zebulon, and Benjamin; ⁴ Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

²² Then shalt thou say unto Pharaoh,––Thus, saith Yahweh––My son––my firstborn, is Israel; ²³ Therefore I say unto thee,––Let my son go, that he may serve me, But, if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I, am going to slay, thy son, thy firstborn.

² See, I have called by name, Bezaleel, son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;

¹ Thus shall Bezaleel and Oholiab work, and every man that is wise–hearted, in whom Yahweh hath put wisdom and understanding, to know how to work any manner of workmanship for the holy service,––according to all that Yahweh hath commanded. ² So then Moses called upon Bezaleel, and upon Oholiab, and upon every man that was wise–hearted, in whose heart Yahweh had put wisdom,––every one whose heart lifted him up, to draw near unto the work, to do it.

¹ And Bezaleel made the ark, of acacia wood,––two cubits and a half, the length thereof, and, a cubit and a half, the breadth thereof, and, a cubit and a half, the height thereof;

²² So then, Bezaleel, son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that Yahweh had commanded Moses.

⁵ These, then, are the names of the men who shall stand with you,––Of Reuben, Elizur, son of Shedeur; ⁶ Of Simeon, Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai; ⁷ Of Judah, Nahshon, son of Amminadab;

⁷ Of Judah, Nahshon, son of Amminadab; ⁸ Of Issachar, Nethanel, son of Zuar; ⁹ Of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon; ¹⁰ Of the sons of Joseph,––Of Ephraim, Elishama, son of Ammihud; Of Manasseh, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur; ¹¹ Of Benjamin, Abidan, son of Gideoni; ¹² Of Dan, Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai; ¹³ Of Asher, Pagiel, son of Ochran; ¹⁴ Of Gad, Eliasaph, son of Deuel; ¹⁵ Of Naphtali, Ahira, son of Enan.

³ And they who encamp eastwards, towards sunrise, [shall be] the standard of the camp of Judah, by their hosts,––even the prince of the sons of Judah, Nashon, son of Amminadab;

¹² And so it was, that, he who on, the first day, offered his oblation,––was Nahshon son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah;

¹⁷ and, as a peace–offering, two oxen, five rams, five he–goats, five he–lambs of the first year,––this, was the offering of Nashon, son of Amminadab.

¹⁴ So the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah set forward first, by their hosts, and, over his own host, was Nahshon, son of Amminadab;

⁴ And, these, are their names,––Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua, son of Zaccur; ⁵ Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat, son of Hori; ⁶ Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb, son of Jephunneh; ⁷ Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal, son of Joseph; ⁸ Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea, son of Nun; ⁹ Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti, son of Raphu; ¹⁰ Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel, son of Sodi; ¹¹ Of the tribe of Joseph––of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi, son of Susi; ¹² Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel, son of Gemalli; ¹³ Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur, son of Michael; ¹⁴ Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi, son of Vophsi; ¹⁵ Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel, son of Machi.

⁵ Reuben, the firstborn of Israel,––the sons of Reuben, [To] Hanoch, [pertained] the family of the Hanochites; To Pallu, the family of the Palluites; ⁶ To Hezron, the family of the Hezronites,––To Carmi, the family of the Carmites. ⁷ These, are the families of the Reubenites,––and they who were numbered of them were found to be––forty–three thousand, and seven hundred, and thirty. ⁸ Now, the sons of Pallu, were Eliab; ⁹ and, the sons of Eliab, Nemuel, and Dathan and Abiram,––The same, Dathan and Abiram, notable men of the assembly, who contended against Moses, and against Aaron, in the assembly of Korah, when they contended against Yahweh; ¹⁰ and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up––with Korah also, when the assembly died,––when the fire consumed two hundred and fifty men, and they became a warning; ¹¹ But, the sons of Korah, died not. ¹² The sons of Simeon, by their families, To Nemuel, pertained the family of the Nemuelites, To Jamin, the family of the Jaminites,––To Jachin, the family of the Jachinites: ¹³ To Zerah, the family of the Zerahites,––To Shaul, the family of the Shaulites:

¹³ To Zerah, the family of the Zerahites,––To Shaul, the family of the Shaulites: ¹⁴ These, are the families of the Simeonites,––two and twenty thousand, and two hundred. ¹⁵ The sons of Gad, by their families, To Zephon, pertained the family of the Zephonites; To Haggi, the family of the Haggites,––To Shuni, the family of the Shunites; ¹⁶ To Ozni, the family of the Oznites,––To Eri, the family of the Erites; ¹⁷ To Arod, the family of the Arodites,––To Arelites, the family of the Arelites: ¹⁸ These, are the families of the sons of Gad, as to them who were numbered of them,––forty thousand, and five hundred. ¹⁹ The sons of Judah, Er and Onan,––but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

¹⁹ The sons of Judah, Er and Onan,––but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. ²⁰ And so, as to the sons of Judah, by their families, it was found that––To Shelah, pertained the family of the Shelanites, To Perez, the family of the Perezites,––To Zerah, the family of the Zerahites;

²⁰ And so, as to the sons of Judah, by their families, it was found that––To Shelah, pertained the family of the Shelanites, To Perez, the family of the Perezites,––To Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; ²¹ And, as to the sons of Perez, it was found that––To Hezron, pertained the family of the Hezronites,––To Hamul, the family of the Hamulites:

²¹ And, as to the sons of Perez, it was found that––To Hezron, pertained the family of the Hezronites,––To Hamul, the family of the Hamulites:

²¹ And, as to the sons of Perez, it was found that––To Hezron, pertained the family of the Hezronites,––To Hamul, the family of the Hamulites: ²² These, are the families of Judah, as to them who were numbered of them,––seventy–six thousand, and five hundred. ²³ The sons of Issachar, by their families, Unto Tola, [pertained] the family of the Tolaites,––To Puvah, the family of the Puvites; ²⁴ To Jashub, the family of the Jashubites,––To Shimron, the family of the Shimronites: ²⁵ These, are the families of Issachar, as to them who were numbered of them,––sixty–four thousand, and three hundred. ²⁶ The sons of Zebulun, by their families, To Sered, pertained the family of the Seredites, To Elon, the family of the Elonites,––To Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites: ²⁷ These, are the families of the Zebulunites, as to them who were numbered of them,––sixty thousand, and five hundred. ²⁸ The sons of Joseph, by their families,––Manasseh, and Ephraim. ²⁹ The sons of Manasseh, To Machir, pertained the family of the Machirites, and, Machir, begat Gilead,––To Gilead, pertained the family of the Gileadites.

²⁹ The sons of Manasseh, To Machir, pertained the family of the Machirites, and, Machir, begat Gilead,––To Gilead, pertained the family of the Gileadites. ³⁰ These, are the sons of Gilead: Iezer, the family of the Iezerites,––To Helek, the family of the Helekites; ³¹ And, Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; And, Shechem, the family of the Shechemites; ³² And Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; And, Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. ³³ Now, Zelophehad, son of Hepher, had no sons, but only, daughters,––and, the names of the daughters of Zelophehad, were Mahlah and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. ³⁴ These, are the families of Manasseh,––and, they who were numbered of them,––fifty–two thousand, and seven hundred. ³⁵ These are the sons of Ephraim by their families, To Shuthelah, pertained the family of the Shuthelahites, To Becher, the family of the Becherites,––To Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. ³⁶ And, these, are the sons of Shuthelah, To Eran, pertained the family of the Eranites. ³⁷ These, are the families of the sons of Ephraim, as to them who were numbered of them,––thirty–two thousand, and five hundred. These, are the sons of Joseph, by their families. ³⁸ The sons of Benjamin, by their families, To Bela, pertained the family of the Belaites, To Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites,––To Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites; ³⁹ To Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites,––To Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. ⁴⁰ And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman,––[To Ard, pertained] the family of the Ardites, To Naaman, the family of the Naamites. ⁴¹ These, are the sons of Benjamin, by their families,––and they who were numbered of them,––were, forty–five thousand, and six hundred. ⁴² These, are the sons of Dan, by their families: To Shuham, pertained the family of the Shuhamites,––These, are the families of Dan, by their families: ⁴³ All the families of the Shuhamites, as to them who were numbered of them, were, sixty–four thousand, and four hundred. ⁴⁴ The sons of Asher, by their families: To Imnah, pertained the family of the Imnites, To Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites,––To Beriah, the family of the Beriites; ⁴⁵ To the sons of Beriah, To Heber, pertained the family of the Heberites, To Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites; ⁴⁶ And, the name of the daughter of Asher, was Serah. ⁴⁷ These, are the families of the sons of Asher, as to them who were numbered of them,––fifty–three thousand, and four hundred. ⁴⁸ The sons of Naphtali, by their families, To Jahzeel, pertained the family of the Jahzeelites; To Guni, the family of the Gunites: ⁴⁹ To Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; To Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. ⁵⁰ These, are the families of Naphtali, by their families,––and they who were numbered of them, were, forty–five thousand, and four hundred. ⁵¹ These, are they who were numbered of the sons of Israel, six hundred and one thousand,––seven hundred, and thirty.
⁵² Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying: ⁵³ Unto these, shall be apportioned the land, as an inheritance, by the number of names. ⁵⁴ For the large one, thou shalt make large his inheritance, and, for the small one, thou shalt make small his inheritance,––unto each one, in proportion to them who were numbered of him, shall be given his inheritance. ⁵⁵ Nevertheless, by lot, shall the land be apportioned,––by the names of the tribes of their fathers, shall they inherit. ⁵⁶ At the bidding of the lot, shall be apportioned his inheritance,––between large and small.
⁵⁷ And, these, are they who were numbered of the Levites, by their families, To Gershon, pertained the family of the Gershonites, To Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; To Merari, the family of the Merarites. ⁵⁸ These, are the families of Levi––The family of the Libnites, The family of the Hebronites, The family of the Mahlites, The family of the Mushites, The family of the Korahites,––And, Kohath, begat Amram; ⁵⁹ and the name of the wife of Amram, was Jochebed, daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt,––and she bare to Amram, Aaron and Moses, and Miriam, their sister. ⁶⁰ And, there were born to Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu,––Eleazar, and Ithamar; ⁶¹ But Nadab and Abihu died,––when they brought near strange fire before Yahweh: ⁶² And they who were numbered of them were found to be––twenty–three thousand, all the males, from one month old and upwards––for they had not numbered themselves in the midst of the sons of Israel, because there was given unto them no inheritance, in the midst of the sons of Israel.
⁶³ These, are they who were numbered by Moses, and Eleazar, the priest,––when they numbered the sons of Israel, in the waste plains of Moab, by Jordan, near Jericho. ⁶⁴ And, among these, was there not found a man of them who had been numbered by Moses, and Aaron the priest,––when they numbered the sons of Israel, in the desert of Sinai. ⁶⁵ For Yahweh had said of them, They shall, surely die, in the desert. And there was not left of them a man, save only, Caleb son of Jephunneh, and Joshua son of Nun.

¹ Then came near the daughters of Zelophehad, son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, pertaining to the families of Manasseh, son of Joseph,––these, being the names of his daughters, Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah and Milcah, and Tirzah.

³⁹ Then went the sons of Machir, son of Manasseh, to Gilead, and captured it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were therein. ⁴⁰ So Moses gave Gilead unto Machir, son of Manasseh,––and he dwelt therein. ⁴¹ And, Jair, son of Manasseh, went, and captured their encampments,––and called them Havvoth–jair[=" The encampments of Jair"].

⁴¹ And, Jair, son of Manasseh, went, and captured their encampments,––and called them Havvoth–jair[=" The encampments of Jair"]. ⁴² And, Nobah, went, and captured Kenath, with the villages thereof,––and called it Nobah, after his own name.

¹⁴ Jair, son of Manasseh, took all the region of Argob, as far as the boundary of the Geshurites, and the Maachathites,––and called them, after his own name, The Bashan of Havvoth–jair unto this day. ¹⁵ And, unto Machir, gave I Gilead;

²⁶ and thou shalt not bring an abomination into thy house, and so become devoted to destruction, like it,––thou shalt, abhor, it, and thou shalt, loathe, it, because, a thing devoted to destruction, it is.

¹⁷ So shall there not cleave to thy hand aught of the devoted thing,––that Yahweh, may turn away, from the glow of his anger, and grant thee compassion, and have compassion upon thee and multiply thee, as he sware unto thy fathers;

¹⁸ But, in any wise, do, ye, beware of what is devoted, lest ye should covet, and then take of what is devoted,––and so cause the camp of Israel to be devoted, and bring trouble upon it.

¹ But the sons of Israel had committed an act of unfaithfulness in respect of what was devoted,––for Achan son of Carmi son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah had taken of what was devoted, and the anger of Yahweh had kindled against the sons of Israel.

¹ But the sons of Israel had committed an act of unfaithfulness in respect of what was devoted,––for Achan son of Carmi son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah had taken of what was devoted, and the anger of Yahweh had kindled against the sons of Israel. ² And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai which was beside Beth–aven on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them saying, Go up and spy out the land. So the men went up, and spied out Ai. ³ And they returned unto Joshua and said unto him––Let not all the people go up, about two thousand men or three thousand men, can go up and smite Ai,––do not weary the whole people to go thither, for, but few, they are. ⁴ There went up thither of the people therefore, about three thousand men,––but they fled before the men of Ai. ⁵ And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty–six men, and pursued them before the gate as far as the Shebarim, and smote them on the slope,––so that the heart of the people melted and became as water.

¹¹ Israel hath sinned, yea moreover they have transgressed my covenant which I commanded them,––yea moreover they have taken of what was devoted, yea moreover they have stolen, yea moreover they have dissembled, yea moreover they have put it among their own goods. ¹² Therefore cannot the sons of Israel stand before their enemies, their back, do they turn before their enemies, because they have become devoted,––I will no more be with you, except ye destroy the devoted thing out of your midst. ¹³ Up! hallow the people, and thou shalt say, Hallow yourselves by tomorrow,––for, Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel: A devoted thing, is in the midst of thee O Israel, Thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye have put away the devoted thing out of your midst. ¹⁴ Therefore shall ye be brought near in the morning by your tribes,––and it shall be that––the tribe which Yahweh shall seize, shall come near, by families, and the family which Yahweh shall seize, shall come near, by households, and the household which Yahweh shall seize, shall come near, man by man; ¹⁵ and it shall be, that––He that is seized with the devoted thing, shall be burned with fire, he and all that he hath,––because he hath transgressed the covenant of Yahweh, and because he hath wrought impiety in Israel.

¹⁷ and he brought near the family of Judah, and, the family of the Zarhites, was seized,––and he brought near the family of the Zarhites, man by man, and, Zabdi, was seized; ¹⁸ and he brought near his household, man by man,––and, Achan son of Carmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was seized.

²⁵ And Joshua said––Why hast thou troubled us? Yahweh, will trouble thee, this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them up with fire, and covered them with stones;

¹³ the sons of Israel, however, did not dispossess, the Geshurites or the Maacathites,––but Geshur and Maacath have remained in the midst of Israel until this day.

³⁰ and their boundary was––from Mahanaim all Bashan all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan and all the Encampments of Jair which are in Bashan three–score cities;

⁹ and the boundary turneth round, from the top of the mountain, unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and goeth out unto the cities of Mount Ephron,––then the boundary turneth round to Baalah, the same, is Kiriath–jearim;

²⁴ Ziph and Talem, and Bealoth,

³¹ and Ziklag and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

³³ In the lowland,––Eshtaol and Zorah, and Ashnah,

⁵⁷ Kain, Gibeah and Timnah,––ten cities, with their villages. ⁵⁸ Halhul, Beth–zur, and Gedor,

⁶⁰ Kiriath–baal, the same, is Kiriath–jearim, and Rabbah,––two cities, with their villages.

² and it goeth out from Bethel towards Luz,––and passeth over unto the boundary of the Archites at Ataroth;

⁴¹ And the boundary of their inheritance was,––Zorah and Eshtaol, and Ir–shemesh,

²⁰ Did not, Achan son of Zerah, commit an act of treachery, with a devoted thing, and, upon all the assembly of Israel, came wrath,––so that not, he––one man alone, died in his iniquity.

¹⁶ Now, the sons of the Kenite, father–in–law of Moses, had come up from the city of palm–trees, with the sons of Judah, into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad,––so they went and dwelt with the people.

¹¹ Now, Heber the Kenite, had separated himself from the Kenites, even from the sons of Hobab, father–in–law of Moses,––and moved his tent as far as the oak of Zaanaim, which is near Kadesh.

² And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, and, his name, was Manoah; and, his wife, was barren, and had borne no child.

²⁵ And the spirit of Yahweh began to urge him to and fro, in the camp of Dan,––between Zorah and Eshtaol.

³¹ Then came down his brethren, and all the house of his father, and lifted him, and carried him up, and buried him, between Zorah and Eshtaol, in the buryingplace of Manoah his father,––he, having judged Israel twenty years.

¹⁹ So, they two, went their way, until they entered Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they entered Bethlehem, that all the city was moved concerning them, and the women said––Is this Naomi?

⁴ And lo! Boaz coming from Bethlehem, and he said to the reapers, Yahweh, be with you! and they said to him, Yahweh bless thee!

¹¹ Then said all the people who were in the gate, and the elders––Witnesses!, ––Yahweh grant the woman who is coming into thy house, to be as Rachel, and as Leah, which two of them did build the house of Israel. Do thou bravely, then, in Ephrathah, and proclaim thou a name in Bethlehem, ¹² And let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bare to Judah,––of the seed which––may Yahweh give thee, of this young woman.

¹⁸ These, then, are the generations of Perez: Perez, begat, Hezron; ¹⁹ And, Hezron, begat, Ram, and, Ram, begat, Amminadab;

¹⁹ And, Hezron, begat, Ram, and, Ram, begat, Amminadab; ²⁰ And, Amminadab, begat Nahshon, and, Nahshon, begat, Salmon, ²¹ And, Salmon, begat, Boaz, and, Boaz, begat, Obed; ²² And, Obed, begat, Jesse, and, Jesse, begat, David.

¹ Then came the men of Kiriath–jearim and fetched up the ark of Yahweh, and brought it into the house of Abinadab, in the hill,––and, Eleazar his son, hallowed they, to guard the ark of Yahweh.

⁶ Then said Saul unto the Kenites––Go, depart, get you down out of the midst of the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them, yet, ye, dealt in lovingkindness, with all the sons of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed out of the midst of the Amalekites.

¹ And Yahweh said unto Samuel––How long, art thou going to pine for Saul, seeing that, I, have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and come! let me send thee unto Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided me, among his sons, a king.

⁶ And it came to pass, when they entered, that he looked upon Eliab,––and said to himself, Surely, before Yahweh, is his Anointed. ⁷ But Yahweh said unto Samuel––Do not regard his countenance, or the height of his stature, for I have rejected him,––for it is not what man looketh to but what God looketh to. For, man, looketh to the outward appearance, but, Yahweh, looketh to the heart. ⁸ Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel,––and he said, Neither of this one, hath Yahweh made choice. ⁹ Then Jesse made Shammah pass by,––and he said––Nor of this one, hath Yahweh made choice. ¹⁰ So Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel,––and Samuel said unto Jesse, Yahweh hath not made choice of these.

¹⁰ So Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel,––and Samuel said unto Jesse, Yahweh hath not made choice of these. ¹¹ Then said Samuel unto Jesse––Are these all the young men? And he said––There yet remaineth, the youngest, but lo! he is tending the sheep. Then said Samuel unto Jesse––Do, send, and summon him, for we cannot sit round, until he cometh in hither.

¹¹ Then said Samuel unto Jesse––Are these all the young men? And he said––There yet remaineth, the youngest, but lo! he is tending the sheep. Then said Samuel unto Jesse––Do, send, and summon him, for we cannot sit round, until he cometh in hither. ¹² So he sent, and brought him in. Now, he, was ruddy, a stripling with handsome eyes, and noble mien. Then said Yahweh––Rise––anoint him, for, this, is, he. ¹³ And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren. And the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily upon David, from that day forward. Then arose Samuel, and went his way unto Ramah.

¹² Now, David, was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem–judah, whose, name, was Jesse, and, who, had eight sons,––and, the man, in the days of Saul was old, advanced in years. ¹³ And the three eldest sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle,––and, the names of his three sons who went into the battle, were Eliab the firstborn, and, the next to him, Abinadab, and, the third, Shammah.

¹³ And the three eldest sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle,––and, the names of his three sons who went into the battle, were Eliab the firstborn, and, the next to him, Abinadab, and, the third, Shammah. ¹⁴ But, as for David, he, was the youngest,––and, the three eldest, followed Saul;

²⁸ Now Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men,––then was kindled the anger of Eliab against David, and he said––Wherefore is it that thou hast come down? and to whom hast thou entrusted those few sheep in the wilderness? I, know thy pride, and the foolishness of thy heart, for, to see the battle, hast thou come down.

¹⁹ Then came up the Ziphites unto Saul in Gibeah, saying,––Is not David hiding himself with us, in the strongholds in the thicket, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the right of Jeshimon?

¹ And the Ziphites came unto Saul in Gibeah, saying,––Is not David hiding himself in the hill of Hachilah, overlooking Jeshimon?

⁶ And David responded, and said unto Ahimelech the Hittite, and unto Abishai son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, Who will go down with me unto Saul, within the camp? And Abishai said, I, will go down with thee.

¹⁴ As for us, we invaded the South of the Cherithites, and against that which pertaineth unto Judah, and against the South of Caleb,––and, Ziklag, burned we with fire.

¹⁸ Now there were there, three sons of Zeruiah, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel,––and, Asahel, was light of foot as a wild gazelle. ¹⁹ And Asahel pursued Abner,––and turned not, in going, to the right hand or to the left, from pursuing Abner. ²⁰ Then Abner looked behind him, and said––Art thou Asahel? And he said––I am. ²¹ Then Abner said to him––Turn thee aside, to thy right hand, or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from pursuing him. ²² And Abner said, yet again, unto Asahel, Turn thee aside from pursuing me,––wherefore should I smite thee to the earth? how then should I lift up my face unto Joab, thy brother? ²³ Howbeit he refused to turn aside, wherefore Abner smote him with the hinder end of the spear, in the belly, that the spear came out behind him, and he fell there, and died on the spot,––and so it was, that, as many as came up to the place where Asahel fell and died, stood still.

³⁹ And, I myself, this day, am weak, though anointed king, but, these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are more severe than I: Yahweh repay, the doer of wickedness, according to his wickedness.

³⁸ But, Absolom, had fled, and had taken his journey to Geshur,––and it came to pass that he was there three years.

² So Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched from thence, a wise woman,––and said unto her––I pray thee, feign thyself a mourner, and put on, I pray thee, mourning apparel, and do not anoint thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath, these many days, been mourning for the dead;

⁹ Then said Abishai, son of Zeruiah, unto the king––Wherefore should this dead dog curse my lord the king? I pray thee, let me cross over and take off his head. ¹⁰ But the king said, What have I in common with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? thus, he curseth, because, Yahweh, hath said unto him––Curse David. Who then can say, Why hast thou done thus? ¹¹ Then said David unto Abishai, and unto all his servants, Lo! my own son who sprang from my body, is seeking my life,––then how much more, now, a Benjamite? Let him alone, and let him curse, for, Yahweh, hath permitted him.

²⁵ Now Absolom had appointed, Amasa, instead of Joab, over the army,––Amasa, being the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Ishmaelite, who went in unto Abigail, daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, mother of Joab.

¹³ And, unto Amasa, shall ye say, Art not, thou, my bone and my flesh? So, let God do to me, and, so, let him add, if thou become not, prince of the army, before me continually, instead of Joab.

²² But David said, What have I in common with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, for ye would become to me, today, a very traitor! Shall there, today, be put to death a man in Israel? for do I not know, that, today, I, am king over Israel?

⁴ Then said the king unto Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah, within three days,––and, thou, here, take thy stand! ⁵ So Amasa went, to assemble Judah,––but he tarried beyond the fixed time, which he had appointed him. ⁶ Then said David unto Abishai, Now, shall Sheba son of Bichri, do us more harm than Absolom,––thou, take the servants of thy lord, and pursue him, lest he have got him into fortified cities, and so have escaped our eye. ⁷ Then went out after him––the men of Joab, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men,––and they went out from Jerusalem, to pursue Sheba son of Bichri. ⁸ When, they, were by the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa, had arrived before them. Now, Joab, was girded about with his war–coat as his upper garment, and, over it, a girdle with a sword, fastened upon his loins, in the sheath thereof, and, it, came out and fell. ⁹ Then said Joab unto Amasa, Art thou, well, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand, to kiss him. ¹⁰ Amasa not heeding the sword that was in the hand of Joab, he smote him therewith in the belly, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and [struck] him not again, and he died. So, Joab and Abishai his brother, pursued Sheba son of Bichri. ¹¹ Now, a man, stood over him, of the young men of Joab,––and said––Whosoever is well pleased with Joab, and whosoever pertaineth to David, let him follow Joab. ¹² But, Amasa, was wallowing in blood, in the midst of the highway,––and, when the man saw that all the people stood still, he moved Amasa, out of the highway into the field, and cast over him a garment, as soon as he saw that every man that came up to him stood still.

⁶ let there be delivered up to us––seven men of his sons, and we will crucify them unto Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Yahweh. And the king said, I, will deliver them up.

²⁹ Heleb, son of Baanah, the Netophathite,––Ittai, son of Ribai, of Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin;

³⁸ Ira, the Ithrite, Gareb, the Ithrite;

⁵ Moreover also, thou, knowest what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me, how he dealt with two generals of the armies of Israel––with Abner son of Ner, and with Amasa son of Jether––both of whom he slew, shedding the blood of war in peace,––and putting the blood of war upon his girdle that was on his loins, and upon his sandals, that were on his feet.

³² thus will Yahweh bring back his blood upon his own head, in that he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing it,––even Abner son of Ner, general of the army of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, general of the army of Judah;

³¹ so that he was wiser than any man––than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Calcol and Darda, sons of Mahol,––and it came to pass that, his name, was throughout all the nations round about.

¹⁵ Then departed he from thence, and lighted on Jehonadab son of Rechab coming to meet him, and he blessed him, and said unto him––Is thy heart, right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab said––It is. Then, if it is, give me thy hand. So he gave him his hand. And he took him up to him, into the chariot;

⁹ And, the sons of Hezron, who were born to him, Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Calubai.

¹⁸ And, Caleb son of Hezron, begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth,––and, these, were her sons, Jesher and Shobab and Ardon. ¹⁹ And Azubah died,––and Caleb took unto him Ephrath, and she bare to him Hur.

¹⁹ And Azubah died,––and Caleb took unto him Ephrath, and she bare to him Hur. ²⁰ And, Hur, begat Uri, and, Uri, begat Bezalel.

²³ but Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath and the villages thereof, sixty cities. All these, were the sons of Machir, father of Gilead. ²⁴ And, after the death of Hezron, Caleb entered Ephrathah,––and, the wife of Hezron, was Abiah, who bare him Ashur, father of Tekoa.

²⁴ And, after the death of Hezron, Caleb entered Ephrathah,––and, the wife of Hezron, was Abiah, who bare him Ashur, father of Tekoa.

³⁴ Now Sheshan had, no sons, but, daughters,––and, Sheshan, had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha; ³⁵ so Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant, to wife,––and she bare him Attai.

⁴² Now, the sons of Caleb, brother of Jerahmeel, were, Mesha his firstborn, the same, was the father of Ziph,––and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

⁴⁵ And, the son of Shammai, was Maon,––and, Maon, was the father of Beth–zur. ⁴⁶ And, Ephah, the concubine of Caleb, bare Haran and Moza, and Gazez,––and, Haran, begat Gazez.

⁴⁸ A concubine of Caleb, Maacah, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah; ⁴⁹ she also bare Shaaph, father of Madmannah, Sheva, father of Machbena, and father of Gibea,––and, the daughter of Caleb, was Achsah. ⁵⁰ These, were the sons of Caleb, sons of Hur, firstborn of Ephrathah,––Shobal, the father of Kiriath–jearim;

⁵² And Shobal, the father of Kiriath–jearim had sons,––Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. ⁵³ And, the families of Kiriath–jearim, were the Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites,––from these, came the Zorathites, and the Eshtaolites.

¹ the sons of Judah, Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. ² And, Reaiah son of Shobal, begat Jahath, and, Jahath, begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These, are the families of the Zorathites.

⁴ and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer, the father of Hushah. These, are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem. ⁵ And, Ashhur the father of Tekoa, had two wives,––Helah, and Naarah.

⁹ Now it came to pass that Jabez was more honourable than his brethren,––but, his mother, had called his name Jabez, [=" he causes pain"] saying, Because I bare him with pain. ¹⁰ So then Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldst, indeed bless, me, and enlarge my boundary, and that thy hand might be with me,––and that thou wouldst work [to deliver me] from evil, that it be not my pain. And God brought about that which he asked.

²⁹ And, in Gibeon, dwelt the father of Gibeon [Jeiel], the name of whose wife, was Maacah,––

⁴ Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, of the sons of Perez, son of Judah. ⁵ And, of the Shilonites, Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. ⁶ And, of the sons of Zerah, Jeuel,––and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.

¹⁴ and enquired not of Yahweh, wherefore he slew him,––and turned round the kingdom unto David, son of Jesse.

³⁰ Maharai, the Netophathite, Heled, son of Baanah, the Netophathite;

⁴⁰ Ira, the Ithrite, Gareb, the Ithrite; ⁴¹ Uriah, the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai;

⁵ So David convoked all Israel, from Shihor of Egypt, even unto the entering in of Hamath,––to bring the ark of God from Kiriath–jearim. ⁶ And David went up and all Israel to Baalah, unto Kiriath–jearim, which pertaineth to Judah,––to bring up from thence, the ark of God––Yahweh who inhabiteth the cherubim, on which is called the Name.

⁷ But, when he reproached Israel, Jonathan, son of Shimea brother of David, smote him.

¹⁸ Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David. Of Issachar, Omri, son of Michael.

⁵ Also, the altar of bronze that Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur had made, was there before the habitation of Yahweh,––so Solomon and the convocation sought it.

²¹ The sons of Bethlehem, a hundred and twenty–three; ²² The men of Netophah, fifty–six;

²² The men of Netophah, fifty–six; ²³ The men of Anathoth, a hundred and twenty–eight; ²⁴ The sons of Azmaveth, forty–two; ²⁵ The sons of Kiriath–arim, Chephirah and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty–three; ²⁶ The sons of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty–one; ²⁷ The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty–two: ²⁸ The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty–three; ²⁹ The sons of Nebo, fifty–two; ³⁰ The sons of Magbish, a hundred and fifty–six; ³¹ The sons of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty–four; ³² The sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty; ³³ The sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono, seven hundred and twenty–five; ³⁴ The sons of Jericho, three hundred and forty–five; ³⁵ The sons of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty!

⁶ this Ezra, came up out of Babylon, he, being a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which Yahweh God of Israel had given,––and the king gave him, according to the hand of Yahweh his God upon him, all his request.

²⁵ The sons of Gibeon, ninety–five; ²⁶ The men of Bethlehem, and Netophah, a hundred, and eighty–eight;

²⁶ The men of Bethlehem, and Netophah, a hundred, and eighty–eight; ²⁷ The men of Anathoth, a hundred, and twenty–eight; ²⁸ The men of Beth–azmaveth, forty–two; ²⁹ The men of Kiriath–jearim, Chephirah and Beeroth, seven hundred, and forty–three; ³⁰ The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred, and twenty–one; ³¹ The men of Mickmas, a hundred, and twenty–two; ³² The men of Bethel and Ai, a hundred and twenty–three; ³³ The men of the other Nebo, fifty–two; ³⁴ The sons of the other Elam, a thousand, two hundred, and fifty–four; ³⁵ The sons of Harim, three hundred, and twenty; ³⁶ The sons of Jericho, three hundred, and forty–five; ³⁷ The sons of Lod, Hadid and One, seven hundred, and twenty–one; ³⁸ The sons of Senaah, three thousand, nine hundred, and thirty;

⁴ And, in Jerusalem, dwelt certain of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin,––Of the sons of Judah, Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez;

²⁴ And, Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah, son of Judah, was at the hand of the king, in every matter pertaining to the people.

²⁸ So the sons of the singers gathered themselves together,––both out of the circuit round about Jerusalem, and out of the villages of the Netophathites;

³¹ Madmenah, hath fled,––The inhabitants of Gebim, have gone into safety:

¹ But there shall come forth a shoot from the stock of Jesse,––And, a sprout, from his roots, shall bear fruit;

¹⁰ And there shall come to be, in that day, A root of Jesse, which shall be standing as an ensign of peoples, Unto him, shall nations seek,––And, his resting–place, shall be, glorious.

⁸ How, can ye say, Wise, are, we, And, the law of Yahweh, is with us? But indeed, lo! falsely, hath dealt the false pen of the scribes!

² Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak with them, and bring them into the house of Yahweh, into one of the chambers,––and give them, wine, to drink. ³ So I took Jaazaniah, son of Jeremiah, son of Habazziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons,––and all the house of the Rechabites; ⁴ and brought them into the house of Yahweh, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God,––which was beside the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum, keeper of the porch; ⁵ and I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites, bowls full of wine, and cups,––and said unto them, Drink ye wine. ⁶ Then said they,––We will not drink wine,––for, Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, laid command upon us, saying, Ye shall not drink wine, ye, nor your sons, unto times age–abiding; ⁷ nor, house, shall ye build, nor, seed, shall ye sow, nor, vineyard, shall ye plant, neither shall ye have, them,––but, in tents, shall ye dwell, all your days, that ye may live many days, on the face of the soil, where ye are sojourning. ⁸ So we have hearkened unto the voice of Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us,––not to drink wine, all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;

¹⁹ Therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel,––Jonadab son of Rechab shall not want one to stand before me, all the days!

¹ The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa,––of which (words) he had vision concerning Israel, in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

² Thou, therefore, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though, little, to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee, shall Mine come forth, to be ruler in Israel,––whose comings forth, have been from of old, from the days of age–past time.

³ And Judah begat Perez and Zarah of Tamah, and Perez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram; ⁴ And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nashon, and Nashon begat Salmon;

⁴ And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nashon, and Nashon begat Salmon; ⁵ And Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse;

⁵ And Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse;

¹ Now, when, Jesus, was born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, lo! wise men from eastern parts, came into Jerusalem:

⁶ And, thou, Bethlehem, land of Judah, by no means least, art thou, among the governors of Judah,––For, out of thee, shall one come forth to govern, Who shall shepherd my people Israel.

³ and he came into all the country about the Jordan, proclaiming an immersion of repentance into remission of sins:

³² of Jesse, of Obed, of Boaz,––of Salmon, of Nashon:

³² of Jesse, of Obed, of Boaz,––of Salmon, of Nashon: ³³ of Amminadab, of Arni, of Hezron,––of Perez, of Judah:

³³ of Amminadab, of Arni, of Hezron,––of Perez, of Judah:

⁴² Hath not the Scripture said: Of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was, cometh the Christ?

²² And, setting him aside, raised up, David, unto them for king,––of whom he also said, bearing witness––I have found David, the son of Jesse,––[a man] according to my heart, who will do all my will.

²⁹ For, whom he fore–approved, he also fore–appointed to be conformed unto the image of his Son, that he might be firstborn among many brethren,––

¹² And, again, Isaiah, saith––There shall be the root of Jesse, and he that ariseth to rule nations,––upon, him, shall nations hope.

²³ in high festival,––and unto an assembly of firstborn ones, enrolled in the heavens,––and unto God, judge of all,––and unto the spirits of righteous ones made perfect,––

⁵ Of the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand sealed, of the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand, of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand, ⁶ Of the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand, of the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand, of the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand, ⁷ Of the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand, of the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand, of the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand, ⁸ Of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand, of the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand, of the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand, sealed.