David's instructions

1 CHRONICLES, XXII, XXIII.

to Solomon,

build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.

that the LORD had answered him B. C. 1017. | with thee; and prosper thou, and in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there. 29 For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made y in the wilderness, and the altar of the burntoffering, were at that season in the high place z at Gibeon.

30 But David could not go before it to inquire of God: for he was afraid a because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

CHAPTER XXII.
David instructeth Solomon in God's
promises, and his duty in building
the temple.

THEN David said. This a is the
house of the LORD God, and c ver. 14.
this is the altar of the burnt-offer- d 1Ki.7.47.
ing for Israel.
e 1 Ki.5.6.

2 And David commanded to gather together the strangers b that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.

y Ex.XL.
z ch.16.39.

1Ki.3.4.&c.

10 Hen shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son o and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever. 11 Now, my son, the LORD p be

a Ps.90.11.
Je.5.22.
10.7.
He.12.28,
29.

Re. 15.4.
(CHAP. 22.)

a ch.21.28.
De. 12.5.
2Ch.3.1.

blki.9.21.

f1 Ki.3.7.
g Ezr.3. 12.

Is.64.11.
Eze.7.20.
Hag.2.3.
h ch. 17.1,&c.
28.2,&c.
De. 12.5,11.
Ki.5.3.

3 And David prepared c iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the join-i mgs; and brass in abundance with-k out d weight;

I Nu.31.19.

1 That is,

4 Also cedar trees in abundance: e for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David. peaceable. 5 And David said, Solomon my son m 1ki.4.25. Ps.72.7. is young fand tender, and the house that is to be builded for then 28a.7.13. LORD must be exceeding magnifi- o Ps.89.26. cal, g of fame and of glory through- He. 1.5. out all countries: I will therefore p ver. 16. now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

q1Ki.3.9,12.
Ps.72.1.
Pr.2.6,7.
Ja. 1.5.

6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel. 7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was h in my mind to build an house i unto the name of the LORD my God:

r 2Ch.20.20.
Ps. 119.6.

$ De.31.7,8.
Jos. 1.6-9.

2

8 But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou k hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon u ch.23.25. the earth in my sight.

or, poverty. 3 That is, masons and carpenters.

t ver. 11.

De. 12. 10. Jos.22.4. 253.7.1.

9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all v 2Ch.20.3. his enemies round about: for his w Ps.27.4. name shall be 1 Solomon, and I will x 1Ki.8.6,21. give peace m and quietness unto (CHAP. 23.)

Israel in his days.

a ch.28.5.
1 Ki. 1.33, &c.
Nu.4.3,47.
or, oversee.
c De. 16. 18.

12 Only the LORD give q thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.

13 Then r shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be s strong, and of good courage; dread not,nor be dismayed. 14 Now, behold, in my 2 trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; (for it is in abundance :) timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.

15 Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and 3 workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.

16 Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the t LORD be with thee.

17 David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,

18 Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest u on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.

19 Now set v your heart and your soul to seek w the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring a the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD. CHAPTER XXIII.

David in his old age maketh Solomon

king.

5 did not
multiply

sons.

e Ex. 28.1,&c.

He.5.4.

f Nu. 16.40.
g Nu.6.23-26.
6 Shubal,
ch.24.20.

or, first.
8 highly
multiplied.
9 Shelomoth,

ch.24.22.

10 or, kins

men.

hNu.10.17,21.
i ver.27.

Ezr.3.8.
m

k ch.22.18.
11 or, and he
dwelleth.
12 numbers.

I ver.3,24.

13 station
was at the
hand of
Ne. 11.24.

m Ex.25.30.

(CHAP. 24.) a Le. 10.1,6. Nu.26.60.

Of the sons of Aaron.

1 CHRONICLES, XXV.
of the sons of Eleazar, and of the B. C. 1018.
Sons of Ithamar.

6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one 1 principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one for Ithamar.

Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, 8 The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

9 The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

10 The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, e

11 The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to Shecaniah, 12 The eleventh twelfth to Jakim, 13 The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeah,

14 The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, 15 The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses, 16 The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,

17 The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,

18 The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.

19 These were the orderings f of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.

CHAPTER XXV.

h ch.23.18,

The number and offices of the singers.

Shelomith. MOREOVER David and the cap

i Ex.6.19.

tains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, a and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

2 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and 1 Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied 2 according to the order of the king.

3 Of Jeduthum: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and 3 Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, 4 SIX, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.

4 Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, 5 Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:

5 All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the 7 words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

6 All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house

ver. 18.

22 of the Izharites; Shelomoth: h 5 or, Azareel, of the LORD, with cymbals, psalof the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath. 23 And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, 6 or, Shubael, and Heman. Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

teries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, 8 according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun,

ver.20.

20 And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: g of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.

1 house of
the father.

to Eliashib, the k ch.23.22.

21 Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was isshiah.

e Ne. 12.4,17.
Lu. 1.5.

24 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: <f the sons of Michah; Shamir. 25 The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah.

f ch.9.25.

g ch.23. 16,
Shebuel.

I ch.25.8.

(CHAP. 25.)

a ch.6.33,&c.

1 otherwise
called Je-
sharelah,
ver.14.

2

by the
hands of
the king,
ver.6.

3 or, Izri,
ver.11.

4 with Shi-
mei, men-
tioned

ver. 17.

26 Thei sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaazah: Beno. 27 The sons of Merari by Jaa-b ch.24.5. Zah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri

29 Of Mahli came Eleazar, who k irad no sons.

c 2Ch.23.13.

Division of the singers.

1 CHRONICLES, XXVI. Division of the porters. sons, and his brethren, were twelve:| B. C. 1015. 3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the 11 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, sixth, Elioenai the seventh. and his brethren, were twelve:

12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his d ver.4, sons, and his brethren, were twelve: Uzziel.

4 Moreover the sons of Obededom a were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,

13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the

14 The seventh to Jesharelah, he, (CHAP. 26.) seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

God blessed 3 him.

15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 17 The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 18 The eleventh to Azareel, d he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were a ch. 15. 18,21. twelve:

16.5,38.

22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

27 The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

1 or, Shele-
minh,
ver. 14.

2or, Eli-
asaph,
ch.6.37.
9.19.

21 The seventeenth to Joshbe-c kashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

31 The four and twentieth to Ro-mamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.

CHAPTER XXVI.

1 The divisions of the porters. 13 The gates assigned by lot. MONCERNING the divisions of

3 i, e. Obed

edom, as
ch. 13. 14.
Ps. 128.1,2.

26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, d ch. 16.38. his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

was 1 Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of 2 Asaph.

2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the first-born, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

b Ne. 11.14.

28 The one and twentieth to Ho-' thir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

29 The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

6

30 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.

10 Also Hosah, d of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the first-born, yet his father made him the chief;) 11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.

12 Among these were the divisions Mat.25.15. of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.

ICo. 12.4-
11.

2Co.3.6.
1Pet.4.11.

4 or, as well
for the
small as for
the great.

5 called Me-
shelemiah,

ver.1.

gatherings.

e 1Ki. 10.5.
2Ch.9.4.

the porters: Of the Korhites holy.

or, Libni,
ch.6.17.

13 And they cast lots, 4 as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.

14 And the lot eastward fell to 5 Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, (a wise counsellor,) they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

15 To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the house of 6 Asuppim. 16 To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going e up, ward against ward. 17 Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppin f two and two.

1 CHRONICLES, XXVII. were B. C. 1015.