THE FIRST BOOKE OF PARALIPOMENON. IN HEBREW, DIBRE HAIAMIM. Chap. I. The genealogie of Adam in the right line to Noe, and his three sonnes, Sem, Cham, and Iaphet. ^note 5. The generations of Iaphet, 8. of Cham, 17. and of Sem. 24. The right line of Sem to Abraham. 26. Abrahams generations by the line of Ismael, 32. by the sonnes of Cetura, 34. and by the line of Isaac; and his sonne Esau; 43. with their kinges, 51. and dukes.

1   Adam, ^note Seth, Enos,

2   Cainan, Malaleel, Iared,

3   Henoch, Mathusale, Lamech,

4   Noe, Sem, Cham, and Iapheth.

5   The sonnes of Iapheth: Gomer, and Magog, & Madai, and Iauan, Thubal, Mosoch, Thiras.

6   Moreouer the sonnes of Gomer: Ascenez, and Riphath, and Thogorma.

7   And the sonnes of Iauan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cethim and Dodanim.

8   The sonnes of Cham: Chus, and Mesraim, and Phut, & Chanaan.

9   And the sonnes of Chus: Saba, and Heuila, Sabatha, & Regma, and Sabathaca. Moreouer the sonnes of Regma: Saba, and Dadan.

10   And Chus begat Nemrod: this begane to be mightie in the earth.

11   But Mesraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, & Nephtuim,

12   Phetrusim also, and Cassuim: from whom came Philisthijm, & Caphthorim.

13   But Chanaan begat Sidon his first-borne, the Hetheite also,

14   and the Iebuseite, and the Amorrheite, & the Gergeseite,

15   & the Heueite, and the Araceite, and the Sineite.

16   The Aradium also, and the Samareite, and the Hamatheite.

17   The sonnes of Sem: Aelam, and Assur, and Arphaxad, & Lud, and Aram, and Hus, and Hul, and Gether, and Mosoch.

18   And Arphaxad begat Sale, who also begat Heber.

19   Moreouer to Heber were borne two sonnes, the name of one was Phaleg, because in his daies the earth was diuided; and the name of his brother Iectan.

20   And Iectan begat Elmodad, and Saleph, & Asarmoth, and Iare,

21   Adoram

Genealogies. also, and Vsal, and Decla,

22   Hebal also, and Abimael, and Saba, moreouer

23   also Ophir, and Heuila, and Iobab. Al these are the sonnes of Iactan:

24    ^noteSem, Arphaxad, Sale,

25   Heber Phaleg, Ragau,

26   Serug, Nachor, Thare,

27   Abram, this is ^noteAbraham.

28   And the sonnes of Abraham, Isaac & Ismael.

29   And these are the generations of them. The firstbegoten of Ismael, Nabaioth, and Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam,

30   and Masma, and Duma, Massa, Hadad, and Thema,

31   Ietur, Naphis, Cedma. these are the sonnes of Ismahel.

32   And the sonnes of Cetura Abrahams concubine, which she bare: Zamran, Iecsan, Madan, Madian, Iesboc, and Sue. Moreouer the sonnes of Iecsan: Saba, and Dadan. And the sonnes of Dadan: Assurim, and Latussim, and Laomim.

33   And the sonnes of Madian: Epha, and Epher and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa. Al these the sonnes of Cetura.

34   And Abraham begat Isaac: whose sonnes were Esau, & Israel.

35   The sonnes of Esau: Eliphaz, Rahuel, Iehus, Ihelom, and Core.

36   The sonnes of Eliphaz: Theman, Omar, Sephi, Gathan, Cenez, Thamna, Amalec.

37   The sonnes of Rahuel: Nahath, Zara, Samma, Meza.

38   The sonnes of Seir: Lotan, Sobal, Sebeon, Ana, Dison, Eser, Disan.

39   The sonnes of Lotan: Hori, Homam. And the sister of Lotan was Thamna.

40   The sonnes of Sobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Sephi, & Onam. The sonnes of Sebeon: Aia & Ana. The sonnes of Ana: Dison.

41   The sonnes of Dison: Hamram, and Eseban, and Iethran, and Charan.

42   The sonnes of Eser: Balaan, and Zauan, and Iacan. The sonnes of Disan: Hus and Aran.

43   These be the kinges, that reigned in the Land of Edom, before there was a king ouer the chidren of Israel: Bale the sonne of Beor: and the name of his citie, Deneba.

44   And Bale died, and Iobab the sonne of Zare of Bosra, reigned for him.

45   And when Iobab also was dead, Husam of the Land of the Themanes reigned for him.

46   And Husam also died, and Adad the sonne of Badad reigned for him, who stroke Madian in the Land of Moab: and the name of his citie was Auith.

47   And when Adad also was dead, Semla of Masreca reigned for him.

48   But Semla also died, and there reigned for him Saul of Rohoboth, which is situate besides the riuer.

49   Saul also being dead, Balanan, the sonne of Achobor reigned for him.

50   But this also died, and Adad reigned for him: whose cities name was Phau, and his wife was called Meetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezaab.

Genealogies.

51   And Adad being dead, there began to be dukes in Edom for kinges: duke Thamna, duke Alua, duke Ietheth,

52   duke Oolibama, duke Ela, duke Phinon,

53   duke Cenez, duke Theman, duke Mabsar,

54   duke Magdiel, duke Hiram. these be the dukes of Edom. ^{note note}

Chap. II. The names of Israels twelue sonnes. 3. The geneologie of Iuda, first in the right line to Dauid, the seuenth sonne of Isai: 16. then other genealogies of the same Iuda.

1   And the children of ^note Israel: Ruben, Simeon, Leui, Iuda, Issachar, and Zabulon,

2   Dan, Ioseph, Beniamin, Nephthali, Gad, and Aser.

3   The sonnes of Iuda: Her, Onan, and Sela. these three were borne to him of the Chananite the daughter of Sue. And Her the firstbegotten of Iuda, was euil before our Lord, and he slewe him.

4   And Thamar his daughter in law bare him Phares and Zara.

5   Therfore al the sonnes of Iuda, were fiue. And the sonnes of Phares, Hesron and Hamul.

6   The sonnes also of Zara: Zamri, and Ethan, and Eman, Chalcal also, and Dara, together fiue.

7   And the sonnes of Charmi: ^note Achar, who trubled Israel, & sinned in the theft of the anathema.

8   The sonnes of Ethan: Azarias.

9   And the sonnes of Hesron that were borne to him: Ierameel, and Ram, and Calubi.

10   Moreouer Ram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab, begat Nahasson, the prince of the children of Iuda.

11   Nahasson also begat Salma, of whom was borne Booz.

12   But Booz begat Obed, who also begat Isai.

13   And Isai begat the firstbegotten Eliab, the second Abinadab, the third Simmaa,

14   the fourth, Nathanael, the fifth Raddai,

15   the sixt Asom, the seuenth Dauid.

16   Whose sisters were Saruia, and Abigail. The sonnes of Saruia: Abisai, Ioab, and Asael, three.

17   And Abigail beare Amasa, whose father was Iether the Ismaelite.

18   But ^note Caleb the sonne of Hesron tooke a wife named Azuba, of whom he begat Ierioth: and her sonnes were Iaser, and Sobab, and Ardon.

19   And when Azuba was dead, Caleb tooke to wife Ephratha: who bare him Hur.

20   Moreouer Hur begat Vri: and Vri begat Bezeleel.

21   After these thinges Hesron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Galaad, and tooke her, when he was three score yeares old: who bare him Segub.

22   But Segub also

Genealogies. begat Iair, & possessed three and twentie cities in the Land of Galaad.

23   And he tooke Gessur, and Aram the townes of Iair, and Canath, and the villages therof, threescore cities, al these are ^note the sonnes of Machir the father of Galaad.

24   And when Hesron was dead: Caleb went in to Ephrata. Hesron also had to wife Abia who bare him Ashur the father of Thecua.

25   And there were borne sonnes to Ierameel the firstbegotten Hesron, Ram his firstborne, and Buna, and Aram, and Asom, and Achia.

26   Ierameel maried also an other wife, named Atara, which was the mother of Onam.

27   But the sonnes also of Ram the firstbegotten of Ierameel, were Moos, Iamin, and Acar.

28   And Onam had sonnes Semei, and Iada. And the sonnes of Semei: Nadab, and Abisur.

29   But the name of Abisurs wife, was Abihail, who bare him Ahobban, and Molid.

30   And the sonne of Nadab were Saled, & Apphaim. And Saled died without children.

31   But the sonne of Apphaim, Iesi: which Iesi begat Sesan. Moreouer Sesan begat Oholai.

32   And the sonnes of Iada the brother of Semei: Iether, and Ionathan. But Iether also died without children.

33   Moreouer Ionathan begat Phaleth, and Ziza. These were the sonnes of Ierameel.

34   And Sesan had noe sonnes, but daughters: and a seruant an Ægyptian, named Ieraa.

35   And he gaue him his daughter to wife: who bare him Ethei.

36   And Ethei begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,

37   Zabad also begat Ophlal, & Ophlal begat Obed,

38   Obed begat Iehu, Iehu begat Azarias,

39   Azarias begat Helles, and Helles begat Elasa,

40   Ealasa begat Sisamoi, Sisamoi begat Sellum,

41   Sellum begat Icamiam, and Icamia begat Elisama.

42   And the sonnes of Caleb the brother of Ierameel: Mesa his firstbegotten, he is the father of Ziph: and the sonnes of Maresa the father of Hebron.

43   Moreouer the sonnes of Hebron, Core, and Thaphua, and Recem, and Samma.

44   And Samma begat Raham, the father of Iercaam, and Recem begat Sammai.

45   The sonne of Sammai, Maon: and Maon the father of Bethsur.

46   And Epha the concubine of Caleb bare Haran, and Mosa, and Gezez. Moreouer Haran begat Gezez.

47   And the sonnes of Iahaddai, Regom, and Ioathan, and Gesan, and Phalet, and Epha, and Saaph.

48   The concubine of Caleb Maacha bare Saber, and Tharana.

49   And Saaph the father of Madmena begat Sue the father of Machbena, and the father of Gabaa. But the daughter of Caleb, was Achsa.

50   These

Genealogies. were the sonnes of Caleb, the sonne of Hur the firstbegotten of Ephrata, Sobal the father of Cariathiarim.

51   Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hariph the father of Bethgader.

52   And there were sonnes of Sobal the father of Chariathiarim, he that saw the halfe of the ^note restinges.

53   and of the kinred of Cariatharim, the Iethreites, and Aphutheites, and Sematheites, and Maseretes. Out of these issued the Saraites, and Esthaolites.

54   The sonnes of Salma, Bethlehem, and Netophathi, the ^note Crownes of the house of Ioab, and the Halfe of the resting of Sarai,

55   The kinredes also of the scribes dwelling in Iabes, singing and sounding, and abyding in tabernacles. These are the Cineites, which came from heate of the father of the house of Rechab. Chap. III. The sonnes of King Dauid. 10. The line of the Kinges of Iuda from Salomon to Iosias. 15. with diuers generations of the same Iosias.

1   Bvt Dauid had these sonnes, which were borne to him in Hebron: the firstbegotten Ammon of Achinoam the Iesraelite, the second Daniel of Abigail the Carmelite,

2   the third Absolom the sonne of Maacha the daughier of Tolmai the king of Gessur, the fourth Adonias the sonne of Aggith,

3   the fift Saphatias of Abital, the sixth Iethraham of Egla his wife.

4   Six sonnes therfore were borne to him in Hebron, where he reigned seuen yeares and six monethes. And in Ierusalem he reiged three and thirtie yeares.

5   Moreouer in Ierusalem sonnes were borne to him, Simmaa, and Sobab, and Nathan, & Salomon, foure of Bethsabea the daughter of Ammiel,

6   Iebaar also and Elisama,

7   and Eliphaleth, and Noge, and Nepheg, and Iaphia,

8   moreouer Elisanna, and Eliada, and Elipheleth, nine:

9   al these sonnes of Dauid, beside the sonnes of his concubines: and they had a sister Thamar.

10   And the sonne of Salomon, Roboam: whose sonne Abia begat Asa. Of this also was borne Iosaphat,

11   the father of Ioram: which Ioram begat Ochozias, of whom rose Ioas:

12   and his sonne Amasias begat Azarias. Moreouer Azarias the sonne of Ioathan

13   begat Achaz, the father of Ezechias, of whom was borne Manasses.

14   But Manasses also begat Amon the father of Iosias.

15   And the sonnes of Iosias were, the firstbegotten Iohanam, the second ^note Ioakim, the third Sedecias, the fourth Sellum.

16   Of Ioakim was borne

Genealogies. Iechonias, and Sedecias.

17   The sonnes of Iechonias were Asir, Salathiel,

18   Melchiram, Phadaia, Senneser & Iecemia, Sama, and Nadabia.

19   Of Phadaia were borne Zorobabel and Semei. Zorobabel begat Mosollom, Hananias, and Salomith their sister:

20   Hasaba also, and Ohol, and Barachias, and Hasadias, Iasabhesed, fiue.

21   And the sonne of Hananias, Phaltias the father of Ieseias, whose sonne was Raphaia. This mans sonne also Arnan, of whom was borne Obdia, whose sonne was Sechenias.

22   The sonne of Sechenias: Semeia, whose sonnes were Hattus, and Iegaal, and Baria, and Naaria, and Saphat, ^note six in number.

23   The sonnes of Naaria, Elioenai, & Ezechias, and Ezricam, three.

24   The sonnes of Elioenai, Oduia, and Eliasub, and Pheleia, and Accub, and Iohanan, and Dalaia, and Anani, seuen. Chap. IIII. Other genealogies of Iuda: 24. and of Simeon, 29. by whom the progenie of Cham, 42. and reliques of Amelacites are subdued.

1   The sonnes of Iuda: Phares, Hesron, and Charmi, and Hur, and Sobal.

2   But Raia the sonne of Sobal begat Iahath, of whom were borne Ahumai, and Laad. these be the kinredes of Sarathi.

3   This allo is the stocke of Etam: Iezrahel, and Iesema, and Iedebos. And the name of their sister Asalelphuni.

4   And Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Ezar the father of Hosa, these are the sonnes of Hur the first begotten of Ephratha the father of Bethlehem.

5   But Assur the father of Thecua had two wiues, Halaa, & Naara.

6   And Naara bare him Oozam, and Hepher, and Themani, and Ahasthari. these are the sonnes of Naara.

7   Moreouer the sonnes of Halaa, Sereth, Isaar, and Ethnan.

8   And Cos begat Anob, and Soboba, and the kinred of Aharchel the sonne of Arum.

9   And Iabes was honorable aboue his brethren, and his mother called his name Iabes, saynig: Because I bare him in sorow.

10   But ^note Iabes inuocated the God of Israel, saying: If blessing thou wilt blesse me, and wilt enlarge my borders, and thy hand be with me, and thou wilt make that I be not oppressed by malice. And God granted the thinges that he prayed for.

11   And Caleb the brother of Sua begat Mahir, who was the father of Esthon.

12   Moreouer Esthon begat Bethrapha, and Phesse, and Tehinna the father of the citie of Naas: these are the men of Recha.

13   And the sonnes of Cenez, Othoniel, and Saraia. Moreouer the sonnes

Genealogies. of Othoniel, Hathath, and Maonathi,

14   Maonathi begat Ophra, & Saraia begat Ioab ^note the father of the Vale of Artificers: for there were artificers.

15   And the sonnes of Caleb the sonne of Iephone, Hir, and Ela, and Naham. The sonnes also of Ela: Cenez.

16   The sonnes also of Ialeleel: Ziph, and Zipha, Thiria, and Asrael.

17   And the sonnes of Esra, Iether, and Mered, and Epher, and Ialon, and he begat Mariam, and and Sammai, and Iesba the father of Esthamo.

18   Also his wife Iudaia, bare Iared the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Icuthiel the father of Zanoe. and these are the sonnes of Bethia the daughter of Pharao, whom Mered tooke.

19   And the sonnes of the wife of Odaia the sister of Naham the father of Ceila, Garmi, and Esthamo, which was of Macathi.

20   The sonnes also Simon, Amnon, and Rinna the sonne of Hanan, and Thilon. And the sonnes of Iesi, Zoheth, and Benzoheth.

21   The sonnes of Sela the sonne of Iuda: Her the father of Lecha, and Laada the father of Maresa, and the kinredes of their house that worke silke in the House of oath.

22   And he that made the Sunne to stand, and the men of Lying, and Secure, and Burning, which were princes in Moab, and which returned into Lahem. and these are old wordes.

23   These are potters, dwelling in Plantinges, and in Hedges, with the king in his workes, and they abode there.

24   The sonnes of Simeon: Namuel, and Iamin, Iarib, Zara, Saul:

25   Sellum his sonne, Mapsam his sonne, Masma his sonne.

26   The sonnes of Masma: Hamuel his sonne, Zachur his sonne, Semei his sonne.

27   The sonnes of Semei sixtene, and six daughters: but his brethren had not manie sonnes, and the whole kinred could not reach to the summe of the children of Iuda.

28   And they dwelt in Bersabee, and Molada, and Hasarsuhal,

29   and in Bala, and in Asom, and in Tholad,

30   and in Bathuel, and in Hormi, and in Siceleg,

31   and in Bethmarcaboth, and in Hasarsusim, and in Bethberai, and in Saarim. these were their cities vntil king Dauid.

32   Their townes also: Etam, and Aen, Rhemmon, and Thochen, and Asan, fiue cities.

33   And al their villages round about these cities vnto Baal. this is their habitation, and the distribution of their dwellings.

34   Mosabab also and Iemlech, and Iosa the sonne of Amasias,

35   and Ioel, and Iehu the sonne of Iosabia the sonne of Saraia, the sonne of Asiel,

36   and Elioenai, and Iacoba, and Isuhaia, and Asaia, and Adiel, and Ismiel, and

Genealogies. Banaia,

37   Ziza also the sonne of Zephei the sonne of Allon the sonne of Idaia the sonne of Semri the sonne of Samaia.

38   These renowmed princes in their kinredes, & in the house of their affinities they were multiplied excedingly.

39   And they went forth to enter into Gador as far as the East side of the valley, and to seeke pastures for their flockes.

40   And they found fatte pastures, and very good, and a countrie very large and quiet and fruiteful, in the which before had dwelt the stocke of Cham.

41   These therfore, whom before we described by name, came in the dayes of Ezechias the king of Iuda: and they stroke their tabernacles, and the inhabitantes that were found there, & cleane destroyed them vntil this present day: and they dwelt for them, because they found there most fatte pastures.

42   Also of the children of Simeon there went into mount Seir fiue hundred men, hauing their princes Phaltias and Naaria and Raphaia and Oziel the sonnes of Iesi:

43   and they stroke the remnant of the Amalecites, which were able to escape, and they dwelt there for them vntil this day. Chap. V. Genealogies of Ruben, whose birthright, concerning duble portion, is translated to Ioseph, the principalitie to Iuda, with their special actes. 11. Also of God. 18. who with Ruben, and half tribe of Manasses, subdue the Agarenes: 25. but for their sinnes are led captiue into Assyria.

1   Also the sonnes of Ruben the first begotten of Israel (for he was his first begotten: ^note but when he had violated his fathers bed, his first birthright was giuen to the sonnes of Ioseph the sonne of Israel, and he was not reputed for the first begotten.

2   Moreouer Iudas, which was the strongest among his brethren, of his stocke sprang the princes: but the first birthright was reputed to Ioseph.)

3   The sonnes then of Ruben the first begotten of Israel: Enoch, & Phallu, Esron, and Charmi.

4   The sonnes of Ioel: Samia his sonne, Gog his sonne, Semei his sonne,

5   Micha his sonne, Reia his sonne, Baal his sonne,

6   Beera his sonne, whom Theglathphalnasar the king of the Assyrians led away captiue, and he was prince in the tribe of Ruben.

7   And his brethren, and al his kinred, when they were numbred by their families, had these princes Iehiel, and Zacharias.

8   Moreouer Bala the sonne of Azaz, the sonne of Samma, the sonne of Ioel, he dwelt in Arper as far as Nebo, and Beelmeon.

9   Agaynst the

Genealogies. east quarter also he dwelt vnto the entrance of the desert, and the riuer Euphrates. For they possessed a great number of cattel in the land of Galaad.

10   And in the daies of Saul they fought agaynst the Agarenes, and slewe them, and dwelt for them in their tabernacles, in al the quarter, that looketh to the East of Galaad.

11   But the children of Gad dwelt ouer agaynst them in the land of Basan, as far as Selcha:

12   Iohel the head, and Sapham the second: and Ianai, and Saphat in Basan.

13   And their brethren according to the houses of their kinredes, Michael, and Mosollam, and Sebe, and Iorai, and Iacan, and Zie, and Heber, seuen.

14   These are the sonnes of Abihail, the sonnes of Huri, the sonne of Iara, the sonne of Galaad, the sonne of Michael, the sonne of Iesesi, the sonne of Ieddo, the sonne of Buz.

15   Also the brethren of the sonne of Abdiel, the sonne of Guni, prince of the house in their families.

16   And they dwelt in Galaad, and in Basan, and in the townes therof, and in al the suburbes of Saron, vnto the borders.

17   Al these were numbred in the daies of Ioatham the king of Iuda, and in the daies of Ieroboam the king of Israel.

18   The children of Ruben, and of Gad, and of the halfe tribe of Manasses, men of warre, carying sheildes, & swordes, and bending the bow, and taught to battels, foure and fourtie thousand, and seuen hundred threescore going forth to fight.

19   They fought agaynst the Agarenes: but the Itureians, and Naphis, and Nodab

20   gaue them ayde. And the Agarenes were deliuered into their handes, and al that were with them, because they called vpon God when they fought: and he heard them, ^note because they beleued in him.

21   And they tooke al that they possessed, Camels fiftie thousand, and sheepe two hundred fiftie thousand, and asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand soules.

22   And manie fel downe wounded: for it was the battel of our Lord. And they dwelt for them vntil the transmigration.

23   Also the children of the halse tribe of Manasses possessed the land, from the costes of Basan vnto Baal, Hermon, and Sanir, and mount Hermon, for the number was great.

24   And these were the princes of the house of their kinred, Epher, and Iesi, and Eliel, and Esriel, and Ieremia, and Odoia, and Iediel, most valiant men and mightie, and renowned princes in their families.

25   But they forsooke the God of their fathers, and fornicated after the goddes of the peoples of the land, whom

Genealogies. God tooke away before them.

26   And the God of Israel raysed vp the spirit of Phul king of the Assyrians, and the spirit of Thelgathphalnasar king of Assur: and he transported Ruben, and Gad, and the halfe tribe of Manasses, and brought them into Lahela, and into Habor, and to Ara, and to the riuer of Gozan, vntil this day. Chap. VI. ^note The genealogies of Leui, 4. with the right line of Aaron by Eleazar to Iosadech, high priest in the captiuitie of Babylon, 16. other progenies of his three sonnes; Gerson, Caath, and Merari, 31. with their offices in the temple: 49. only Aarons sonnes admitted to priesthood. 54. Particular posse&esset;ions of the Leuites dwelling amongst the other tribes.

1   The sonnes of Leui: Gerson, Caath, and Merari.

2   The sonnes of Caath: Amram, Isaar, Hebron, and Oziel.

3   The children of Amram: Aaron, Moyses, and Maria. The sonnes of Aaron: Nadab and Abiu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4    ^noteEleazar begat Phinees, and Phinees begat Abisue,

5   and Abisue begat Bocci, & Bocci begat Ozi.

6   Ozi begat Zaraias, and Zaraias begat Maraioth.

7   Moreouer Meraioth begat Amarias, and Amarias begat Achitob.

8   Achitob begat Sadoc, and Sadoc begat Achimaas,

9   Achimaas begat Azarias, Azarias begat Iohanan,

10   Iohanan begat Azarias, the same is he that executed the priestlie office in the house, which Salomon built in Ierusalem.

11   And Azarias begat Amarias, and Amarias begat Achitob,

12   and Achitob begat Sadoc, and Sadoc begat Sellum,

13   Sellum begat Helcias, and Helcias begat Azarias,

14   Azarias begat Saraias, and Saraias begat Iosedec.

15   Moreouer Iosedec went forth, when our Lord transported Iuda, and Ierusalem by the handes of Nabuchodonosor.

16   The sonnes then of Leui: Gerson, Caath, and Merari.

17   And these be the names of the sonnes of Gerson: Lobni and Semei.

18   The sonnes of Caath: Amram, and Isaar, and Hebron, and Oziel.

19   The sonnes of Merari: Moholi and Musi. And these are the kinredes of Leui according to their families.

20   Gerson, Lobni his sonne, Iahath his sonne, Zamma his sonne,

21   Ioah his sonne, Addo his sonne, Zara his sonne, Iethrai his sonne.

22   The sonnes of Caath, Aminadab his sonne, Core his sonne, Asir his sonne,

23   Elcana his sonne, Abiasaph his sonne, Asir his sonne.

24   Thahath his sonne, Vriel his sonne, Ozias his sonne, Saul his sonne.

25   The sonnes of Elcana:

Genealogies. Amasai, and Achimoth,

26   and Elcana: The sonnes of Elcana: Sophai his sonne, Nahath his sonne,

27   Eliab his sonne, Ieroham his sonne, Elcana his sonne.

28   The sonnes of Samuel: the first begotten Vasleni, and Abia.

29   And the sonnes of Merari, Moholi: Lobni his sonne, Semei his sonne, Oza his sonne,

30   Sammaa his sonne, Haggia his sonne, Asaia his sonne.

31   These are they, whom Dauid appointed ouer the singing men of the house of our Lord, since the Arke was placed:

32   and they ministred before the tabernacle of testimonie, singing vntil Salomon built the house of our Lord in Ierusalem: and they stood according to their order in the ministerie.

33   And these are they, which assisted with their sonnes, of the sonnes of Caath, Hemam singing man, the sonne of Ioel, the sonne of Samuel,

34   the sonne of Elcana, the sonne of Ieroham, the sonne of Eliel, the sonne of Thohu,

35   the sonne of Suph, the sonne of Elcana, the sonne of Mahath, the sonne of Amasai,

36   the sonne of Elcana, the sonne of Iohel, the sonne of Azaries, the sonne of Sophonias,

37   the sonne of Thahath, the sonne of Asir, the sonne of Abiasaph, the sonne of C'ore,

38   the sonne of Isaar, the sonne of Caath, the sonne of Leui, the sonne of Israel.

39   And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, Asaph the sonne of Barachias, the sonne of Samaa,

40   the sonne of Michael, the sonne of Basaia, the sonne of Melchia,

41   the sonne of Athanai, the sonne of Zara, the sonne of Adaia,

42   the sonne of Ethan, the sonne of Zamma, the sonne of Semei.

43   the sonne of Ieth, the sonne of Gerson, the sonne of Leui.

44   And the children of Merari their brethren, on the left hand, Ethan the sonne of Cusi, the sonne of Abdi, the sonne of Maloch,

45   the sonne of Hasabia, the sonne of Amasia, the sonne of Helcias,

46   the sonne of Amasai, the sonne of Boni, the sonne of Somer,

47   the sonne of Moholi, the sonne of Mosi, the sonne of Merari, the sonne of Leui.

48   Their brethren also the Leuites, which were ordained for al the ministerie of the tabernacle of the house of our Lord.

49   But Aaron, and his sonnes burnt incense vpon the altar of holocaust, and vpon the altar of incense, for euerie worke of Sancta Sanctorum: and to pray for Israel according to al thinges, which Moyses the seruant of God had commanded.

50   And these are the sonnes of Aaron: Eleazar his sonne, Phinees his sonne, Abisue his sonne

51   Bocci his sonne, Ozi his sonne, Zarahia his sonne,

52   Meraioth his sonne, Amarias

Genealogies. his sonne, Achitob his sonne,

53    ^noteSadoc his sonne, Achimaas his sonne.

54   And these are their habitations by the townes and confines, to witte, of the sonnes of Aaron, according to the kinredes of the Caathires: for they were fallen to them by lotte.

55   They gaue therfore to them Hebron in the Land of Iuda, and the suburbes therof round about:

56   but the fieldes of the citie, and the townes to Caleb the sonne of Iephone.

57   Moreouer to the sonnes of Aaron they gaue cities, to flee vnto, Hebron, and Lobna, and the suburbes thereof,

58   Iether also and Esthemo with the suburbes therof, yea & Helon, and Dabir with their suburbes:

59   As an also & Bethsemes, & their suburbes.

60   And of the tribe of Beniamin: Gabec and the suburbes therof, Almath with the suburbes therof, Anothoth also with the suburbes therof. al the cities, thirtene, by their kinredes.

61   And to the children of Caath the residue of their kinred they gaue of the halfe tribe of Manasses in possession ten cities.

62   Moreouer to the children of Gerson by their kinredes of the tribe of Issachar, & of the tribe of Aser, and of the tribe of Nephthali, and of the tribe of Manasses in Basan, thirtene cities.

63   And to the sonnes of Merari by their kinredes of the tribe of Ruben, and of the tribe of Gad, and of the tribe of Zabulon, they gaue by lot twelue cities.

64   Also the children of Israel gaue to the Leuites cities, and their suburbes:

65   and they gaue by lot, of the tribe of the children of Iuda, & of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and of the tribe of the children of Beniamin, these cities, which they called by their names,

66   and to them, that were of the kinred of the sonnes of Caath, and the cities in their borders were of the tribe of Ephraim.

67   They therfore gaue them cities, to flee vnto, Sichem with the suburbes therof in mount Ephraim, and Gazer with the suburbes therof,

68   Iecmaan also with the suburbes therof, and Bethhoron in like maner,

69   moreouer Helon also with the suburbes therof, and Gethremmon in like maner.

70   Moreouer of the halfe tribe of Manasses, Aner & the suburbes therof, Balaam and the suburbes therof: to witte, to them, which were leaft of the kinred of the sonnes of Caath.

71   And to the sonnes of Gersom of the kinred of the halfe tribe of Manasses, Gaulon in Basan, and the suburbes therof, and Astaroth with the suburbes therof.

72   Of the tribe of Issachar, Cedes and the suburbes therof, and Dabereth with the suburbes therof,

73   Ramoth also and the suburbes therof, and Anem

Genealogies. with the suburbes therof.

74   And of the tribe of Aser: Masal with the suburbes therof, & Abdon in like mamer,

75   Hucac also and the suburbes therof, and Rohob with the suburbes thereof.

76   Moreouer of the tribe of Nephthali, Cedes in Galilee and the suburbes therof, Hamon with the suburbes therof, and Cariathaim, and the suburbes therof.

77   And to the rest of the sonnes of Merari: of the tribe of Zabulon, Remmono and the suburbes therof, and Thabor with the suburbes therof:

78   beyond Iordan also ouer agaynst Iericho, agaynst the East of Iordan, of the tribe of Ruben, Bosor in the wildernesse with the suburbes therof, and Iassa with the suburbes theref,

79   Cademoth also and the suburbes therof, and Mephaath with the suburbes thereof.

80   Moreouer also of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Galaad and the suburbes therof, and Manaim with the suburbes therof,

81   yea and Hesebon with the suburbes therof, and Iezer with the suburbes therof. Chap. VII. Genealogies of Issachar, 6. Beniamin, 13. Nephthali, 44 Manasses, 20. Ephraim, 30. and Aser.

1   Moreover the sonnes of Issachar: Thola, and Phua, Iasub and Simeron, foure.

2   The sonnes of Thola: Ozi and Raphaia, and Ieriel, and Iemai, and Iebsem, and Samuel, princes by the houses of their kinredes. Of the stocke of Thola were numbred most valiant men in the daies of Dauid, two and twentie thousand six hundred.

3   The sonnes of Ozi: Izrahia, of whom were borne Michael, and Obadia, and Ioel, and Iesia, fiue, al princes.

4   And with them by their families and peoples, readie girded to battel, most valiant men, six and thirtie thousand: for they had many wiues, and children.

5   Their brethren also through al the kinred of Issachar, most strong to fight, were numbred foure score and seuen thousand.

6   The sonnes of Beniamin: Bela, and Bechor, & ^note Iadihel, three.

7   The sonnes of Bela: Esbon, and Ozi, and Oziel, and Ierimoth, and Vrai, fiue princes of their families, and most strong to fight, and their number was twentie two thousand and thirtie foure.

8   Moreouer the sonnes of Bechor: Zamira, and Ioas, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Amri, and Ierimoth, and Abia, and Anathoth, and Almath al these: the sonnes of Bechor.

9   And there were numbred by their families princes of their kinredes most

Genealogies. valiant vnto battel, twentie thousand and two hundred.

10   Moreouer the sonnes of Iadihel: Balon. And the sonnes of Balan: Iehus, and Beniamin, and Aod, and Chanana, and Zethan, and Tharsis, Ahisahar.

11   al these the sonnes of Iadihel, princes of their kinredes, most valiant men, seuentene thousand, and two hundred going forth to battel.

12   Sepham also, and Hapham the sonnes of Hir: and Hasim the sonnes of Aher.

13   And the sonnes of Nephthali: Iasiel, and Guni, and Iezer, and Sellum, the sonnes of Bala.

14   Moreouer the sonne of Manasses, Ezriel: and his concubine the Syrian bare Machir the father of Galaad.

15   And Machir tooke wiues for his sonnes Happhim, and Saphan: and he had a sister named Maacha: the name of the second Salphaad, and to Salphaad were borne daughters.

16   And Maacha the wife of Machir bare a sonne, and he called his name Phares: moreouer the name of his brother, was Sares: and his sonnes, Vlam, and Recen.

17   And the sonne of Vlam, Badan. These are the children of Galaad, the sonne of Machir, the sonne of Manasses.

18   And his sister ^note Queene bare ^note Goodlieman, and Abiezer, and Mohola.

19   And the sonnes of Semida were, Ahin, and Sechem, and Leci, and Anion.

20   And the sonnes of Ephraim: Suthala, Bared his sonne, Thahath his sonne, Elada his sonne, Thahath his sonne, and this mans sonne Zabad,

21   and this mans sonne Suthala, and this mans sonne Ezer, and Elad: and the men of Geth borne in the land slewe them, because they came downe to inuade their possessions.

22   Eghraim therfore their father mourned many daies, and his brethren came to comfort him.

23   And he went in vnto his wife: who conceiued and bare a sonne, and he called his name Beria, for that he was borne in the euils of his house:

24   and his daughter was Sara, who built Bethhoron, the nether and the vpper, and Ozensara.

25   Moreouer his sonne Rapha, and Reseph, and Thale, of whom was borne Thaan,

26   who begat Laadan: this mans sonne also was Ammiud, who begat Elisama,

27   of whom was borne Nun, who had Iosue his sonne.

28   And their possession and habitation, was Bethel with her daughters, and agaynst the east of Noran, and on the west quarter of Gazer and her daughters, Sichem also with her daughters, as farre as Asa with her daughters.

29   Also neere the children of Manasses Bethsan and her daughters, Thanach & her daughters, Mageddo and her daughters: Dor and her daughters: in

Genealogies. these dwelt the children of Ioseph, the sonne of Israel.

30   The children of Aser: Iemna, and Iesua, and Iessui, and Baria, and Sara their sister.

31   And the sonnes of Baria: Heber, and Melchiel: he is the father of Barsaith.

32   And Heber begat Iephlat, and Somer, and Hotham, and Suaa their sister.

33   The sonnes of Iephlat: Phosech, and Chamaal, and Asoth: these be the sonnes of Iephlat.

34   Moreouer the sonnes of Somer: Ahi, and Roaga, and Haba, and Aram.

35   And the sonnes of Helem his brother: Supha, and Iemna, and Selles, and Amal.

36   The sonnes of Supha: Sue Harnapher, and Sual, and Beri, and Iamra,

37   Bosor, and hod, and Samma, and Salusa, and Iethran, and Bera.

38   The sonnes of Iether: Iephone, and Phaspha, and Ara.

39   And the sonnes of Olla: Aree, and haniel and Resia.

40   Al these be the sonnes of Aser, princes of their kinredes, the chosen and most valiant dukes of dukes: and their number of the age that was fitte for battel, was six and twentie thousand. Chap. VIII. The progenie of Beniamin is further recited vnto Saul: 33. and his Issue.

1   And Beniamin begat Bale his first begotten, Asbel the second, Ahara the third,

2   Nohaa the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

3   And the sonnes of Bale were: Addar, and Gera, and Abiud,

4   Abisue also, and Naaman, and Ahoe,

5   and also Gera, and Sephuphan, and Huram.

6   These are the sonnes of Ahod, princes of their kinredes that dwelt in Gabaa, which were transported into Manahath.

7   And Naaman, and Achia, and Gera he transported them, and begat Oza, and Ahiud.

8   Moreouer he begat Saharaim in the countrie of Moab, after he dismissed Husim and Bara his wiues.

9   And of Hodes his wife he begat Iobab, and Sebia, and Mosa, and Molchom,

10   Iehus also, and Sechia, and Marma. these are his sonnes princes in their families.

11   And Mehusim begat Abitob, and Elphaal.

12   Moreouer the sonnes of Elphaal Heber, and Misaam, and Samad: this man built Ono, and Lod, and her daughters.

13   And Baria, and Sama princes of their kinredes that dwelt in Aialon: these droue away the inhabitantes of Geth.

14   And Ahio, and Sesac, and Ierimoth,

15   and Sabadia, and Arod, and Heder,

16   Michael also, and Iespha, and Ioha the sonnes of Baria.

17   And Zabadia, and Mosollam, and Hezeci, and Heber,

18   and Iesamari, and Iezlia, and Iobab

Genealogies. sonnes of Elphaal,

19   and Iacim, and Zechri, and Zabdi,

20   and Elioenai, and Selethai, and Eliel,

21   and Adaia, and Baraia, and Samarath the sonnes of Semei.

22   And Iespham, and Heber, and Eliel,

23   and Abdon, and Zechri, and Hanan,

24   and Hanania, and Aelam, and Anathothia,

25   and Iephdaia, and Phanuel the sonnes of Sesac.

26   and Samsari, and Sohoria and Otholia,

27   and Iersia, and Elia, and Zechri, the sonnes of Ieroham.

28   these be the patriaches, and princes of their kinredes, which dwelt in Ierusalem.

29   And in Gabaon dwelt Abigabaon, and the name of his wife Maacha:

30   And his first begotten sonne Abdon, and Sur, and Cis, and Baal, and Nadab.

31   Gedor also, and Ahio, and Zacher, and Macelloth:

32   and Macelloth begat Samaa: and they dwelt ouer agaynst their brethren in Ierusalem with their brethren.

33   And Ner begat Cis, and Cis begat Saul. Moreouer Saul begat Ionathas, and Melchisua, and Abinadab, and Esbaal.

34   And the sonne of Ionathas, Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begat Micha.

35   The sonnes of Micha, Phithon, and Melech, & Tharaa, and Ahaz.

36   And Ahaz begat Ioada: and Ioada begat Alamath, and Azmoth, and Zamri: moreouer Zamri begat Mosa,

37   and Mosa begat Banaa, whose sonne was Rapha, of whom was borne Elasa, who begat Asel.

38   Moreouer Asel had six sonnes of these names, Ezricam, Bochru, Ismahel, Saria, Obdia, and Hanan. al these the sonnes of Asel.

39   And the sonnes of Esec his brother, Vlam the first begotten, and Iehus the second, and Eliphalet the third.

40   And the sonnes of Vlam were most strong men, and archers of great force: and hauing many sonnes and nephewes, vnto an hundred fiftie. Al these the children of Beniamin. Chap. IX. VVho of Israel (after the captiuitie) first inhabited Ierusalem. 10. VVho exercised the offices of Priestes, 14. and Leuites, 35. with repetition of part of Sauls progenie.

1   Al Israel therfore ^note was numbred: and the summe of them was written in the Booke of the kinges of Israel, and Iuda: and they were transported into Babylon for their sinne.

2   And they that dwelt first in their possessions and in their cities: Israel, and the Priestes, and the Leuites, and the Nathineans.

3   There dwelt in Ierusalem of the children of Iuda, and of the children of Beniamin, also of the children of

Genealogies. Ephraim, and Manasses.

4   Othei the sonne of Ammiud, the sonne of Amri, the sonne of Omrai, the sonne of Bonni, of the sonnes of Phares the sonne of Iuda.

5   And of Siloni: Asaia the first begotten, and his sonnes.

6   And of the sonnes of Zara: Iehuel, and their brethren, six hundred ninetie.

7   Moreouer of the sonnes of Beniamin: Salo the sonne of Mosollam, the sonne of Odiua the sonne of Asana:

8   and Iobania the sonne of Ieroham: and Ela the sonne of Ozi, the sonne of Mochori: and Mosollam the sonne of Saphatias, the sonne of Rahuel, the sonne of Iebania,

9   and their brethren by their families, nine hundred fiftie six. Al these princes of their kinredes by the houses of their fathers.

10   And of the priestes: Iedaia, Ioiarib, and Iachin:

11   Azarias also the sonne of Helcias, the sonne of Mosollam, the sonne of Sadoc, the sonne of Maraioth, the sonne of Achitob, high priest of the house of God.

12   Moreouer Adaias the sonne of Ieroham, the sonne of Phassur, the sonne of Melchias: and Maasai the sonne of Adiel, the sonne of Iezra, the sonne of Mosollam, the sonne of Mosollamith, the sonne of Emmer.

13   their brethren also princes by their families a thousand seuen hundred three score, most able men of strength to the worke of the ministerie in the house of God.

14   And of the Leuites: Semeia the sonne of Hassub the sonne of Ezricam, the sonne of Hasebia of the sonnes of Merari.

15   Bacbacar also a carpenter, and Galal, and Mathania the sonne of Micha, the sonne of Zechri the sonne of Asaph:

16   and Obdia the sonne of Semeia, the sonne of Galal, the sonne of Idithun: and Barachia the sonne of Asa, the sonne of Elcana, who dwelt in the courtes of Netophati.

17   And the porters: Sellum, and Accub, and Telmon, and Ahimam: and their brother Sellum the prince,

18   vntil that time, in the kinges gate toward the east, wayted by their courses of the children of Leui.

19   But Sellum the sonne of Core the sonne of Abiasaph, the sonne of Core, with his brethren, and his fathers house, these are the Corites ouer the workes of the ministerie, keepers of the entrances of the tabernacle: and their families in course keeping the entrance of the campe of our Lord.

20   And Phinees the sonne of Eleasar, was their prince before our Lord.

21   Moreouer Zacharias the sonne of Mosollamia, porter of the gate of the tabernacle of testimonie.

22   Al these chosen men for porters, at euerie gate, two hundred twelue: and appointed out in their proper

Genealogies. townes: Whom Dauid and Samuel the Seer appointed, vpon their fidelitie.

23   as wel them as their sonnes, in the doores of the house of our Lord, and in the tabernacle by their courses.

24   By the foure windes were the porters: that is to say, toward the East, and toward the West, and toward the North, and toward the South.

25   And their brethren dwelt in villages, and came vpon their Sabbathes from time to time.

26   To these four Leuites was committed al the number of porters, and they were ouer the chambers, and treasures of the house of our Lord.

27   Also round about the temple of our Lord they abode in their watches: that when it was time, they in the morning might open the doores.

28   Of these mens stocke there were also ouer the vessels of the ministerie: for by number the vessels were both brought in and caried out.

29   Of them also they that had the implements of the sancturie committed vnto them, did ouersee the floure, and wine, and oile, and frankincense, and spices.

30   And the sonnes of priestes made oyntementes of the spices.

31   And Mathathias a Leuite the first begotten of Sellum the Corite, was ouerseer of those thinges, which were fryed in the frying panne.

32   Moreouer of the children of Caath their brethren, there were ouer the loaues of proposition, to prepare alwaies new euerie Sabbath.

33   These are the chief of the singing men by the families of the Leuites, which abode in the chambers, that they might day and night continually serue in their ministerie.

34   The heades of the Leuites, princes in their families, taried in Ierusalem.

35   And in Gabaon abode Iehiel the father of Gabaon, and the name of his wife Maacha.

36   His first begotten sonne Abdon, and Sur, and Cis, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,

37   Gedor also, and Ahio, and Zacharias, and Macelloth.

38   Moreouer Macelloth begat Samaan: these dwelt ouer agaynst their brethren in Ierusalem, with their brethren.

39   And Ner bagat Cis: and Cis begat Saul: end Saul begat Ionathas, and Melchisua, and Abinadab, and Esbaal.

40   And the sonne of Ionathas, Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begat Micha.

41   Moreouer the sonnes of Micha, Phithon, and Melech, and Tharaa, and Ahaz

42   And Ahaz begat Iara, and Iara begat Alamath, and Azmoth, and Zamri. And Zamri begat Mosa.

43   And Mosa begat Banaa: whose sonne Raphaia bepat Elasa: of whom was borne Asel.

44   Moreouer Asel had six sonnes of these names, Ezricam, Bochru, Ismael, Saria, Obdia, Hanan, these are the sonnes of Asel.

Saul. Chap. X. King Saul with his three sonnes are slaine by the Philistians. 8. who spoile the armie and carie away Sauls head. 11. The men of Iabes Galaad burie his bodie and his sonnes, fasting for them seuen daies. And the kingdom is translated to Dauid.

1   Amd the Philistijms fought agaynst Israel, and the men of Israel fled from the Palesthines, and they fel wounded in mount Gelboe. ^note

2   And when the Philisthians were come nere pursewing Saul, and his sonnes, they stroke Ionathas, and Abinadab, and Melchisua the sonnes of Saul.

3   And the battel grewe fore agaynst Saul, and the archers found him, and wounded him with arrowes.

4   And Saul sayd to his esquyer: Draw thy swoord, and kil me: lest perhaps these vncircumcised come, and deride me. But his harnes bearer would not, being frighted with feare: Saul therfore caught his sword, and fel vpon it.

5   Which wheu his harnes bearer had seene, to witte, that Saul was dead, him self also fel vpon his sword, and died.

6   Saul therfore died, and his three sonnes, and al his house fel together.

7   Which when the men of Israel had sene, that dwelt in the chainpayne, they fled: and Saul and his sonnes being dead, they forsooke their cities, and were dispersed hither and thither: and the Philisthijms came, and dwelt in them.

8   The next day therfore the Philisthijms taking away the spoiles of them that were stayne, found Saul and his sonnes lying on mount Gelboe.

9   And when they had spoyled him, and cut of his head, and stripped him of his armour, they sent into their land, that it should be caried about, and should be shewed in the temples of the Idols, and to the people:

10   and his armour they dedicated in the temple of their god, and the head they nailed vp in the temple of Dagon.

11   When the men of Iabes Galaad had heard this, to witte, al thinges that the Philistijms had done vpon Saul,

12   euerie one of the valiant men arose, and tooke the bodies of Saul and of his sonnes, and brought them into Iabes, and buried their bones vnder an oke, that was in Iabes, and they fasted seuen daies.

13   Saul therfore died for his iniquities, for that he ^note transgressed the commandement of our Lord which he had commanded, and kept it not: yea and besides also consulted the Pythonesse,

14   and trusted not in our Lord: for the which he slewe him, and transferred his kingdome to Dauid the sonne of Isai.

Dauid. Chap. XI. Dauid is elected and annointed king. 5. He ouerthroweth the Iebusites taking the towre of Sion in Ierusalem, and prospereth. 10. His valiant men, and their heroical actes are recited. 17. He desiring water from the cisterne of Bethleem, wil not drink it, but offereth it in sacrifice, because it is brought with danger of his valiant mens liues. 20. Other valiant men of the second order, are likewise recited.

1   Al Israel therfore was gathered together to Dauid in Hebron, saying: We are thy bone, and thy flesh. ^note

2   Yesterday also, and the day before when Saul as yet reigned, thou wast he that didst leade out and leade in Israel: for to thee our Lord thy God sayd: Thou shalt feede my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince ouer it.

3   Al the ancientes therfore of Israel came to the king into Hebron, and Dauid entred into a league with them before our Lord: and they annoynted him king ouer Israel, according to the word of our Lord, which he spake in the hand of Samuel.

4   Dauid also went, and al Israel into Ierusalem this is Iebus, where the Iebuseites were the inhabiters of the land.

5   And they that dwelt in Iebus, sayd to Dauid: Thou shalt not come in here. Moreouer Dauid tooke the towre of Sion, which is the Citie of Dauid,

6   and he sayd: Euerie one that shal among the first strike the Iebuseite, shal be the prince and chiefe captayne. Ioab therfore the sonne of Saruia went vp first, and was made the prince.

7   And Dauid dwelt in the towre, and therfore it was called the Citie of Dauid.

8   And he built the citie round about from Mello vnto a round compasse, and Ioab built the rest of the citie.

9   And dauid prospered going and increasing, and the Lord of hostes was with him.

10   These are the princes of the valiant men of Dauid, which holpe him to be made king ouer al Israel according to the word of our Lord, which he spake to Israel.

11   And this is the number of dauids strong ones: Iesbaam the sonne of Hachamoni prince among thirtie: this man lifted vp his speare vpon three hundred wounded at one time.

12   And after him Eleazar his vncles sonne an Ahohite, who was among the three mighties.

13   This was with Dauid in Phesdomim, when the Philisthijms were gathered to that place into battel: and the field of that countrie was ful of barley, and the people was fled from the face of the Philisthimes.

14   These stood in the middes of the fielde, and defended

Dauid. him: and when they had striken the Philistheans, our Lord gaue great health to his people.

15   And there went downe three of the thirtie princes to a rocke, wherin Dauid was, to the caue of Odollam, when the Philisthijms had camped in the Vale raphaim.

16   Moreouer dauid was in a hold, and the ward of the Phelisthimes in Bethlehem.

17   Dauid therfore desired and sayd: O that some man would giue me water of the cesterne of Bethlehem, which is in the gate.

18   These three therfore went forward through the middes of the campe of the Philisthimes, and drewe water of the cesterne of Bethlehem, which was in the gate, and brought it to Dauid to drinke: who would not, but tather offered it to our Lord,

19   saying: God forbid that in the sight of my God I should doe this, and should drinke the bloud of these men: because in the peril of their liues they haue brought me the water. And for this cause he would not drinke. These thinges did the three most valiantes.

20   Abisai also the brother of Ioab he was prince of three, and he lifted vp his speare agaynst three hundred wounded, and he was among three most renowned,

21   and among the second three he the noble one, and prince of them: but yet vnto the three first he taught not.

22   Banaias the sonne of Ioiada a most valiant man, of Cabseel: who had done manie factes, he stroke the ^note two ariel of Moab: and he went downe, and slewe the lion in the middes of the cisterne in the time of snow.

23   And he storke the Aegyptian, whose stature was of fiue cubites, and which had a speare as the weauers beame: he therfore went downe to him with a rod, and by force tooke away the speare, that he held in his hand, and slewe him with his owne speare.

24   These thinges did Banaias the sonne of Ioiada, who was among the three valiantes most renowned,

25   the first among thirtie, but yet the three he raught not: and Dauid made him of his counsel.

26   Moreouer the most valiant men in the armie, Asahel the brother of Ioab, and Elchanan the sonne of his vncle of Bethlehem,

28   Sammoth an Arortie, Helles a Phalonite,

28   Ira the the sonne of Acces a Thecaite, Abiezer an Anathothite,

29   Sobbochai an Husathire, Ilai an Ahohite,

31   Maharai a Netophathite, Heled the sonne of Baana a Netophathite,

31   Ethai the sonne of Ribai of Gabaath the children of Beniamin, Banaia a Pharatonite,

32   Hurai of the Torrent Gaas, Abiel an Arbathite, Azmoth a Bauramite, Eliaba a Salabonite.

Dauid.

33   The sonnes of Assem a Gezonite, Ionathan the sonne of Sage an Ararite,

34   Ahiam the sonne of Sachar an Ararite,

35   Eliphal the sonne of Vr,

35   Hepher a Mecherathite, Ahia Phelonite,

36   Hesro a Carmelite, Naarai the sonne of Azbai,

37   Ioel the brother of Nathan, Mibahar the sonne of Agarai.

38   Selet an Ammonite, Naharai a Berothite the armour bearer of Ioab the sonne of Saruia,

39   Ira a Iethreite, Gareb a Iethreite,

40   Vrias the Hetheite, Zabad the sonne of Oholi,

41   Adina the sonne of Sizaa Rubenite the prince of the Rubenites, & with him thirtie:

42   Hanan the sonne of Maacha, and Iosaphat a Mathanite,

43   Ozia an Astarothite, Samma, and Iehiel the sonnes of Hotham an Arorite,

44   Iedihel the sonne of Zamri, and Ioha his brother a Thosaite,

45   Eliel a Mahumite, and Ieribai, and Iosaia the sonnes of Elnaim, and Iethma a Moabite, Eliel, and Obed, and Iasiel of Masobia. Chap. XII. VVho folowed dauid when he fled from Saul. 23. And who came into Hebron to make him king.

1   These also came to dauid into Siceleg, when as yet he fled from Saul the sonne of Cis, the which were most valiant and excellent warriers,

2   drawing the bowe, and hurling with both handes stones in slinges, and shooting arrowes directly: of the brethren of Saul of Beniamin.

3   The prince Ahiezer, and Ioas the sonnes of Sammaa a Gabaathite, and Iaziel, and Phallet the sonnes of Azmoth, and Beracha, and Iehu an Anothothite.

4   Samaias also a Gabaonite the most valiant amongst the thirtie and aboue the thirtie. Ieremias, and Ieheziel, and Iohanan, and Iezabad a Gaderothite.

5   And Eluzai, and Ierimuth, and Baalia, and Samaria, and Saphatia an Haruphite.

6   Elcana, and Iesia, and Azareel, and Ioezer, & Iesbaam of Carehim:

7   Ioela also, and Zabadia the sonnes of Ieroham of Gedor.

8   Yea and of Gaddi also there fled to Dauid, when he lay hid in the desert most valiant men, and the best warriers, holding sheild and speare: their faces as the faces of a lion, nd swift as the roebuckes on the mountaynes:

10   Ezer the prince, Obdias the second, Eliab the third,

11   Masmana the fourth, Ieremias the fifth,

11   Ethi the sixth, Eliel the seuenth,

12   Iohanan the eight, Elzebad the ninth,

13   Ieremias the tenth, Machbanai the eleuenth,

13   these of the children of Gad were the princes of his armie: the

Dauid. meanest was captayne ouer an hundred souldiars, and the greatest, ouer a thousand.

15   These are they which passed Iordan the first moneth, when it vsed to flow ouer his bankes: and they chased away al that dwelt in the valleis toward the east quarter and the west.

16   And there came also of Beniamin, and of Iuda to the hold, wherin Dauid abode.

17   And Dauid went out to mete them, and sayd: If you be come peaceably to me for to helpe me, my hart be ioyned to you, but if you lye in wayte against me for my aduersaries, whereas I haue no iniquitie in my handes, the God of our fathers see, and iudge.

18   But the spirit came on Amasai the prince among thirtie, and he sayd: We are thine ô Dauid, and with thee ô sonne of Isai: peace, peace be to thee, & peace to thy helpers. for thy God helpeth thee. Dauid therfore receiued them, and appoynted them princes of the band.

19   Moreouer of Manasses there fled to Dauid, when he came with the Philisthijms agaynst Saul, to fight and he fought not with them: because the princes of the Philisthimes taking counsel sent him backe, saying: with the peril of our head wil he returne to his lord Saul.

20   Therfore when he returned into Siceleg, there fled to him of Manasses, Ednas, and Iozabab, and Iedihel, and Michael, and Ednas, & Iozabad, and Eliu, and Salathi, the princes of a thousand in Manasses.

21   These did ayde Dauid agaynst the rouers: for they were al most valiant men, and were made commanders in the armie.

22   Yea and there came euerie day to Dauid to helpe him, til it became a great number, as it were ^note the armie of God.

23   This also is the number of the commanders of the armie, which came to Dauid, when he was in Hebron, to transferre the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of our Lord.

24   The children of Iuda bearing shield and speare, six thousand eight hundred wel appoynted to battel.

25   Of the children of Simeon valiant men to fight, seuen thousand one hundred.

26   Of the children of Leui, foure thousand six hundred.

27   Ioiada also prince of the stocke of Aaron, and with him three thousand seuen hundred.

28   Sadoc also a young man of goodlie towardenes, and the house of his father, princes twentie two

29   And of the children of Beniamin the brethren of Saul, three thousand: for a great part of them as yet folowed the house of Saul.

30   Moreouer of the children of Ephraim twentie thousand eight hundred, valiant of strength, men renowmed in

Dauid. their kinredes.

31   And of the halfe tribe of Manasses, eightene thousand, euerie one by their names, came to make Dauid king.

32   Also of the children of Issachar men of vnderstanding, that knewe al times to command what Israel should doe, princes two hundred: and al the rest of the tribe did folow their counsel.

33   Moreouer of Zabulon such as went forth to battel, & stood in aray wel appoynted with armour of warre, there came fiftie thousand to ayde, not in a duble hart.

34   And of Nepthali, commanders a thousand: and with them furnished with shield and speare, seuen and thirtie thousand.

35   Of Dan also prepared to battel, twentie eight thousand six hundred.

36   And of Aser going forth to fight, and prouoking in batttel, fourtie thousand.

37   And beyond Iordan of the children of Ruben, and of Gad, and the halfe part of the tribe of Manasses furnished with armour of warre an hundred twentie thousand.

38   Al these men of warre wel appoynted to fight, with perfect hart came into Hebron, to make Dauid King ouer al Israel: yea and al the rest of Israel, were of one hart, that Dauid should be made king.

39   And they were there with Dauid three daies eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.

40   Yea and they that were neere them as farre as Issachar, & Zabulon, and Nephthali, brought loaues on Asses, and on camels, and on mules, and vpon oxen, to eate: meale, figges, reysens, wine oile, beeues, muttons, in al abundance, for there was ioy in Israel. Chap. XIII. The Arke is brought from Abinadabs house, 8. David and others dancing before it. 9. Oza for touching it is strooken dead. 13. VVherupon Dauid fearing to bring it to Ierusalem, it remayneth three monethes in the house of Obededom.

1   And Dauid tooke counsel with the tribunes, and centurions, and al the commanders,

2   and he sayd to al the assemblie of Israel: If it please you: and if the word which I speake procede from our Lord God, let vs send to the rest of our brethren into al the countries of Israel, & to the Priestes, and Leuires, that dwel in the suburbes of the cities, that they may be gathered together vnto vs,

3   and we may bring agayne vnto vs the Arke of our God: for we sought it not in the daies of Saul.

4   And the whole multitude answered that it should be soe done: for the word had pleased al the people.

5   Dauid

Dauid. therfore assembled al Israel from Sihor of Ægypt, til thou enter into Emath, to bring the Arke of God from Caria Thiarim.

6   And Dauid went vp, and euerie man of Israel to the hil of Caria Thiarim which is in Iuda, to fetch thence the Arke of our Lord God sitting vpon the Cherubim, where his name is inuocated.

7   And they layd the Arke of God vpon a new wayne, out of the house of Abinadab. And Oza and his brother did driue the wayne.

8   Moreouer Dauid, and al Israel playd before our Lord with al their might in songues, and on harpes, and psalteries, and timbrels, and cymbals, and trumpettes.

9   And when they were come to the Floore of Chidon, Oza stretched forth his hand, to hold vp the Arke: for the oxe being wantone had made it leane a litle a side.

10   Our Lord therfore was angrie agaynst Oza, and stroke him, for that he had touched the Arke: and he died there before our Lord.

11   And Dauid was strooken sad, because our Lord had diuided Oza: and he called that place, the Diuision of Oza vntil this present day.

12   And he feared God at that time, saying: How may I bring in the Arke of God vnto me?

13   And for this cause he brought it not vnto himselfe, that is, into the citie of Dauid, but turned it away into the house of ^note Obededom the ^note Getheite.

14   Therfore the Arke of God remayned in the house of Obededom three monethes: & our Lord blessed his house, and al thinges that he had. Chap. XIIII. King Dauid prouideth timber, and workmen to build his owne house. 3. marieth more wiues, and hath manie children; 8. ouerthroweth the Philistians, 13. twise,

1   Hiram also the king of Tyre sent messengers to Dauid, and cedar trees, and artificers for walles, and timber: to build him a house.

2   And Dauid knew that our Lord had established him to be king ouer Israel, and that his kingdom was exalted ouer his people Israel.

3   Dauid also tooke other wiues in Ierusalem: and he begat sonnes, and daughters.

4   And these be their names, that were borne to him in Ierusalem: Samua, and Sobad, Nathan, and Salomon,

5   Iebahar, and Elisua, and Eliphalet,

6   Noga also, and Napheg, and Iaphia,

7   Elisama, and Baalaida, and Eliphalet.

8   And the Philisthijms hearing that Dauid was annoynted for king ouer al Israel, they went vp al to seeke him: which when Dauid had heard,

Dauid. he went out to meete them.

9   Moreouer the Philisthijms coming, were spred abrode in the Vale Raphaim.

10   And Dauid consulted our Lord, saying: Shal I goe vp to the Philisteans, and wilt thou deliuer them into my hand? And our Lord sayd to him: Goe vp, and I wil deliuer them into thy hand.

11   And when they were come vp into Baalpharasim, Dauid stroke them there, and sayd: God had diuided myn enemies by my hand, as waters are diuided: and therfore the name of that place was called Baal Pharasim.

12   And they leaft there their goddes, which Dauid commanded to be burnt.

13   An other time also the Philisthijms invaded, and were dispersed in the Vale.

14   And Dauid consulted God agayne, and God sayd to him: Goe not vp after them, retyre from them, and thou shalt come agaynst them ouer agaynst the pearetrees.

15   And when thou shalt heare the sound of one going in the toppe of the pearetrees, then shalt thou yssue forth to battel. For God is gone forth before thee, to strike the campe of the Philisthijms.

16   Dauid therfore did as God had commanded him, and stroke the campe of the Philisthianes from Gabaon vnto Gazera.

17   And the name of Dauid was bruited in al countries, and our Lord gaue the dreade of him ouer al nations. Chap. XV. VVith solemnitie the Arke is brought into Ierusalem, caried by the Priestes and Leuites, 16. with musick of diuers sortes, 26. Sacrifice of thankesgeuing is offered. 29. Michol derideth Dauids deuotion.

1   He made also houses for him selfe in the citie of Dauid: and built a place for the Arke of God, & pitcht a tabernacle for it.

2   Then sayd Dauid: It is vnlawful that the Arke of God be caried of any man, but of the Leuites: whom our Lord chose to carie it, and to minister vnto himself for euer.

3   And he gathered together al Israel into Ierusalem, that the Arke of God might be brought into his place, which he had prepared for it.

4   Moreouer also the sonnes of Aaron, and the Leuites.

5   Of the children of Caath, Vriel was the prince, and his brethren an hundred twentie.

6   Of the sonnes of Merari, Asaia the prince: and his brethren two hundred twentie.

7   Of the sonnes of Gersom, Ioel the prince: and his brethren and hundred thirtie.

8   Of the sonnes of Elisaphan, Semeias the prince: and his brethren two hundred.

9   Of the

Dauid. sonnes of Hebron, Eliel the prince: and his brethren eightie

10   Of the sonnes of Oziel, Aminadab the prince: and his brethren and hundred twelue.

11   And Dauid called Sadoc, and Abiathar the Priestes, and the Leuites, Vriel, Asaia, Ioel, Semeia, Eliel, and Aminadab:

12   and he sayd to them: You that are the princes of the Leuitical families, be sanctified with your brethren, and fetch the Arke of our Lord the God of Israel to the place, which is prepared for it:

13   lest as from the beginning, because yow were not present, our Lord strike vs: so now also it come to passe, we doing some vnlawful thing.

14   The Priestes therfore, and the Leuites were sanctified, to carie the Arke of our Lord the God of Israel.

15   And the sonnes of Leui tooke the Arke of God, as Moyses had commanded, according to the word of our Lord, vpon their shoulders, on barres.

16   And Dauid sayd to the princes of the Leuites, that they should appoynt of their brethren singing men on musical instrumentes, to witte, on nables, & harpes, and cymbals, that the sound of ioy might resound on high.

17   And they appoynted Leuites: Hemam the sonne of Ioel, and of his brethren Asaph the sonne of Barachias: and of the children of Merari, their brethren: Ethan the sonne of Casaia.

18   And with them their brethren: in the second order, Zacharias, and Ben, and Iaziel, and Semiramoth, and Iahiel, and Ani, Eliab, and Banaias, and Maasias, and Mathathias, and Eliphalu, and Macenias, and Obededom, and Iehiel, porters.

19   Moreouer them that sang, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan: sounding on brasen cymbals.

20   And Zacharias, and Oziel, and Semiramoth, and Iahiel, & Ani, and Eliab, and Maasias, and Banaias vpon nables sang mysteries.

21   Moreouer Mathathias, and Eliphalu, and Macenias, and Obededom, and Iehiel, and Ozaziu, vpon harpes for the octaue sang a triumphant song.

22   And Chonenias the prince of the Leuites, was chiefe ouer prophecie, to beginne the melodie: for he was verie coning.

23   And Barachias, and Elcana: doore keepers of the Arke.

24   Moreouer Sebenias, and Iosaphat, and Nathanael, and Amasai, and Zacharias, and Banaias, and Eliezer priestes, sounded with trumpettes, before the Arke of God: and Obededom, and Iehias kept the doore of the Arke.

25   Therfore Dauid and al the ancientes of Israel, and the tribunes, went to fetch the Arke of the couenant of our Lord, out of the house of Obededom with ioy.

26   And when God

Dauid. had holpen the Leuites, which caried the Arke of the couenant of our Lord, there were immolated seuen oxen, & seuen rammes.

27   Moreouer Dauid was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and al the Leuites that caried the Arke, and the singing men, and Chonenias the prince of prophecie among the singers: and Dauid also was clothed with an ^note Ephod of linen.

28   And al Israel brought the Arke of the couenant of our Lord in iubiley, and sounding with the sound of shaulme, and with trumpettes, and cymbals, and nables, and harpes.

29   And when the Arke of the couenant of our Lord was come vnto the citie of Dauid, Michol the daughter of Saul looking forth through a window, saw Dauid the king dancing and playing, and she despised him in her hart. Chap. XVI. ^note The Arke is placed in a tabernacle. Sacrifice is offeced. Dauid blesseth the people, 4. disposeth the offices of Leuites. 8. and maketh a Psalme of praise to God.

1   They therfore brought the Arke of God, and set it in the middes of the tabernacle, which Dauid had pitched for it: and they offered holocaustes, and pacifiques before God.

2   And when Dauid had finished offering holocaustes, and pacifiques, he ^note blessed the people in the name of our Lord.

3   And he duided to al through out euerie one, from man vnto woman a loafe of bread, and a peece of rosted beefe, and floure fryed with oile.

4   And he ^note appoynted before the Arke of our Lord of the Leuites, that should minister, and should remember his workes, & glorifie, and prayse our Lord the God of Israel:

5   Asaph the prince, and the second after him Zacharias: moreouer Iahiel, and Semiramoth, and Iehiel, and Mathathias, and Eliab, and Banaias, & Obededom: and Iehiel ouer the instrumentes of psalterie, and the harpes: & Asaph to sound vpon the cymbals:

6   but Banaias, and Iaziel priestes, to sound the trumpet continually before the Arke of the couenant of our Lord.

7   In that day Dauid made Asaph, prince to confesse to our Lord and his brethren.

8   Confesse ye to our Lord, and inuocate his name: make his inuentions knowen among the peoples.

9   Chaunt to him, and sing to him: and tel ye al his meruelous thinges.

10   Prayse ye his holie name: let the hart of them that reioyse,09Q0190 seeke our Lord.

11   Seeke ye our Lord, and his powre:

Dauid. seeke ye his face alwayes.

12   Remember his meruelous thinges which he hath done: his signes, and the iudgementes of his mouth.

13   The seede of Israel his seruant: the children of Iacob his elect.

14   He is the Lord our God: in al the earth are his iudgementes.

15   Remember for euer his coueuant: the word, which he commanded vnto a thousand generations.

16   Which he couenanted with Abraham: and his othe with Isaac.

17   And he appoynted it to Iacob for a precept: and to Israel for an euer lasting couenant:

18   Saying: To thee wil I geue the Land of Chanaan: the corde of your inheritance.

19   When they were few in number: smal and soiourners therof.

20   And they passed from nation into nation: & from kingdom to an other people.

21   He suffered not any man to calumniate them: but rebuked kinges for their sake.

22   Touch not my annoynted: and vnto my prophetes be not malicious.

23   Sing ye to our Lord al the earth: shew forth from day to day his saluation.

24   Tel his glorie among the gentiles: among al peoples his meruelous workes.

25   Because our Lord is great, and laudable excedingly: and terrible ouer al goddes.

26   For al the goddes of the peoples, be idols: but our Lord made the heauens.

27   Confession and magnificence before him: strength and ioy in his place.

28   Bring to our Lord ye families of peoples: bring to our Lord glorie and impire.

29   Geue our Lord glorie, to his name, eleuate sacrifice, and come ye in his sight: and adore our Lord in holie honour.

30   Let al the earth be moued before his face: for he founded the world vnmoueable.

31   Let the heauens be glad, & the earth reioyse: and let them say among the nations, Our Lord hath reigned.

32   Let the sea thunder, and the fulnesse therof: let the fieldes reioyse, and al thinges that are in them.

33   Then shal the trees of the forest prayse before our Lord: because he is come to iudge the earth.

34   Confesse ye to our Lord, because he is good: because his mercie is for euer.

35   And say ye: Saue vs ô God our sauiour: and gather vs together, & deliuer vs out of the nations, that we may confesse to thy holie name, and may reioyse in thy songues.

36   Blessed be our Lord the God of Israel from eternitie vnto eternitie: and let al the people say: Amen, and hymne to God.

37   He therfore leaft Asaph there before the Arke of the couenant of our Lord, and his brethren to minister in the presence

Dauid. of the Arke continually day by day, and in their courses.

38   Moreouer Obededom, and his brethren sixtie eight: and Obededom the sonne of Idithun, and Hosa he appoynted for porters.

39   And Sadoc the priest, and his brethren priestes, before the tabernacle of our Lord in the excelse, which was in Gabaon,

40   that they should offer holocaustes to our Lord vpon the altar of holocaust continually, morning and euening, according to al thinges that are writen in the law of our Lord, which he commanded Israel.

41   And after him Heman, and Idithun, and the rest of the chosen men, euerie one by his name to confesse vnto our Lord: Because his mercie is for euer.

42   Heman also and Idithun sounding the trumpet, and quauering on the cymbals, and al musical instrumentes to sing vnto God: and the sonnes of Idithun he made porters.

43   And al the people returned into their house: and Dauid, to blesse also his house. Chap. XVII. Dauid determining to build a Temple, 11. is admonished by Nathan the prophet, that not he, but his sonne, shal build it; and be established in the kingdom. 16. Dauid extolleth Gods benignitie towards him, and the people.

1   And when Dauid dwelt in his house, he sayd to Nathan the prophete: Behold I dwel in a house of cedar: and the Arke of the couenant of our Lord is vnder skinnes.

2   And Nathan sayd to Dauid: Al thinges, that are in thy hart doe: for God is with thee.

3   Therfore that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying:

4   Goe, and speake to Dauid my seruant: Thus sayth our Lord: Thou shalt not build me a house to dwel in.

5   For neither haue I remayned in house from the time, that I brought out Israel, vntil this day: but I haue bene alwaies changing places of tabernacle, and in tent

6   abyding with al Israel. Did I speake to one, at the least, of al the iudges of Israel, whom I commanded to feede my people, and did I say: Why haue you not built me a house of cedar?

7   Now therfore so shalt thou speake to my seruant Dauid: Thus sayeth the Lord of hostes: I tooke thee, when in the pastures thou didest folow the flocke, that thou shouldest be prince of my people Israel.

8   And I haue beene with thee whither soeuer thou wentest: and I haue slayne al thine enemies before thee, and haue made thee a name as of one of the great ones, that are renowmed in the earth.

9   And I haue

Dauid. geuen a place to my people Israel: it shal be planted, and shal dwel therin, and shal be moued no more, neither shal the children of iniquitie consume them, as from the beginning,

10   since the dayes that I gaue Iudges to my people Israel, and humbled al thine enimies. I therfore tel thee, that our Lord wil build thee ^note a house.

11   And when thou shalt haue accomplished thy daies to goe to thy fathers, I wil rayse vp thy seede after thee, which shalbe of thy children: and I wil establish his kingdom.

12   He shal build me a house, and I wil confirme his throne for euer.

13   I wil be to him for a father, and he shal be to me for a sonne: and my mercie I wil not take from him, as I tooke from him, that was before thee.

14   And I wil establish him in my house, and in my kingdom for euer: and his throne shalbe most firme for euer.

15   According to al these wordes, and according to al this vision, so spake Nathan to Dauid.

16   And when king Dauid came, and sate before our Lord, he sayd: Who am I Lord God, and what is my house, that thou shouldest geue me such thinges?

17   But this also hath semed little in thy sight, and therfore thou hast spoken concerning the house of thy seruant for time to come also: and hast made me renowned aboue al men Lord God.

18   What can Dauid adde father, wheras thou hast soe glorified thy seruant, and knowen him?

19   Lord for thy seruant according to thy hart thou hast done al this magnificence, and would haue al thy great wonders to be knowen.

20   Lord, there is not the like to thee: and there is none other beside thee, of al whom we haue heard with our eares.

21   For what other is there, as thy people Israel, one nation in the earth, to the which God went, to deliuer it and make it his people, and with his greatenesse and terrours cast our the nations before the face of it, which he deliuered out of Ægypt?

22   And thou hast made thy people Israel to be thy people euer, and thou Lord art made the God therof.

23   Now therfore Lord, the word, which thou hast spoken to thy seruant, and concerning his house, be it confirmed for euer, and do as thou hast spoken.

24   And let thy name remayne and be magnified for euer: and let it be sayd: The Lord of hostes is God of Israel, and the house of Dauid his seruant permanent before him.

25   For thou Lord my God hast reueled the eare of thy seruant, to build him a house: and therfore thy seruant hath found confidence, to pray before thee.

26   Now therfore

Dauid. Lord thou art God: and thou hast spoken to thy seruant so great benefittes.

27   And thou hast begunne to blesse the house of thy seruant, that it be alwaies before thee: for thee ô Lord blessing it, it shal be blessed for euer. Chap. XVIII. ^note King Dauid hath great victories, making manie nations tributarie, 15. his chiefe officeres are recounted.

1   And it came to passe after these thinges, that Dauid stroke the Philisthijms, and humbled them, and tooke away Geth, and her ^note daughters out of the hand of the Philisthijms,

2   and stroke Moob, and the Moabites were made Dauids seruantes, offering him giftes.

3   At that time Dauid stroke Adazezer also the king of Soba of the countrie of Hemath, when he went on to dilate his empire as farre as the riuer Euphrates.

4   Dauid therfore tooke a thousand chariotes of his, & seuen thousand horsmen, & twentie thousand footemen, & he hoghsinewed al the chariot horses, sauing an hundred chariotes, which he reserued to himself.

5   And the Syrian also of Damascus came moreouer, to giue ayde to Adarezer the king of Soba but Dauid stroke also of his two & twentie thousand men.

6   And he put souldiars in Damascus, that Syria also should serue him, & bring giftes. And our Lord holpe him in al thinges, to the which he went.

7   Dauid also tooke the golden quyuers, which the seruantes of Adarezer had, and he brought them into Ierusalem.

8   Moreouer of Thebath, and Chun the cities of Adarezer verie much brasse, of which Salomon made the brasen Sea, and pillers, and brasen vessels.

9   Which when Tou the king of Hemath had heard, to witte, that Dauid had striken al the armie of Adarezer the king of Soba,

10   he sent Adoram his sonne to king Dauid, to desire peace of him, & to congratulate him that he had striken, and had ouerthrowen Adarezer: for Tou was aduersarie to Adarezer.

11   But al the vessel also of gold, and siluer, and brasse king Dauid ^note consecrated to our Lord, with the siluer and gold, which he had taken out of al the nations, as wel of Idumea, and Moab, & the children of Ammon, as of the Philisthijms and Amalec.

12   And Abisai the sonne of Saruia stroke Edom in the Vale of salt pittes, eightene thousand:

13   and he appoynted a garryson in Edom, that Idumea should serue Dauid: and our Lord saued Dauid in al thinges, to which he went.

14   Dauid therfore reigned ouer al Israel, & did iudgement and

Dauid. iustice to al his people.

15   Moreouer Ioab the sonne of Saruia was ouer the armie, and Iosaphat the sonne of Ahilud commenter.

16   And Sadoc the sonne of Achitob, & Ahimelech the sonne of Abiathar, Priestes: and Susa, Scribe.

17   Banaias also the sonne of Ioiada ouer the legions Cerethi, and Phelethi: moreouer the sonnes of Dauid the chief at the kinges hand. Chap. XIX. ^note The king of Ammon euil intreating king Dauids men, whom he had curteously sent to condole the death of his father, is ouerthrowen in battel. 16. with the A&esset;yrians his hyred confederates.

1   And it chanced that Naas the king of the children of Ammon died, and his sonne reigned for him.

2   And Dauid sayd: I wil do mercie with Hanon the sonne of Naas: for his father hath done me pleasure. And Dauid sent messengers to confort him vpon the death of his father. Who when they were come into the land of the children of Ammon, to confort Hanon,

3   the princes of the children of Ammon fayd to Hanon: Thou thinkest perhaps, that Dauid for honour sake toward thy father hath sent some that should comfort thee: neither markest thou, that his seruantes are come to thee to espie, and seeke out, and searche thy land.

4   Therfore Hanon made the seruantes of Dauid balde, and shaued them, and cut away their cotes from the buttockes to the feete, and sent them away.

5   Who when they were gone, and had sent word to Dauid, he sent to meete them (for they had susteyned great reproch) and commanded them to tarie in Iericho, til their beard grewe, and then they should returne.

6   And the children of Ammon seing, that they had done iniurie to Dauid, as wel Hanon as the rest of the people, they sent a thousand talents of siluer, to hyre them chariotes and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and from Siria Maacha, and from Soba.

7   And they hyred two and thirtre thousand chariotes, and king Maacha with his people. Who when they were come, camped ouer agaynst Medaba. The children of Ammon also being gathered together out of their cities, came to the battel.

8   Which when Dauid had heard, he sent Ioab, and al the host of valiant men:

9   and the children of Ammon issuing forth, put their armie in aray beside the gate of the citie: and the kinges, that were come to ayde him, stood apart in the field.

10   Ioab therfore vnderstanding that battel was

Dauid. made agaynst him before and behind, chose the most valiant men of al Israel, and marched on against the Syrian.

11   And the rest of the people he gaue vnder the hand of Abisai his brother: and they went forth agaynst the children of Ammon

12   And he sayd: If the Syrian shal ouercome me, thou shalt ayde me: and if the children of Ammon shal ouercome thee, I wil ayde thee.

13   Take courage, and let vs play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and our Lord wil doe that which is good in his sight.

14   Ioab therfore marched on, and the people that were with him, agaynst the Syrian to battel: and he put them to flight.

15   Moreouer the children of Ammon seing that the Syrian was fled, themselues also fled from Abisai his brother, and went into the citie: and Ioab also returned into Ierusalem.

16   But the Syrian seing that he was fallen before Israel, sent messengers, and brought the Syrian, that was beyond the riuer: and Sophach the General of Aderezers warre, was their captayne.

17   Which when it was told Dauid, he gathered together al Israel, and passed Iordan, and fel vpon them, and directed his armie agaynst him, they fighting on the contrarie part.

18   And the Syrian fled from Israel: and Dauid slewe of the Syrians seuen thousand chariotes, and fourtie thousand footemen, and Sophach General of the armie.

19   And the seruantes of Adarezer seing themselues to be ouercome of Israel, fled to Dauid, & serued him: and Syria would no more giue ayde to the children of Ammon. Chap. XX. ^note King Dauid prospereth in warre agaynst the Ammonites, 4. and Philisthims, 6. among whom Ionathan Dauids nephew by his brother, killeth a monstruous giant, which had twelue fingers and twelue toes.

1   And it came to passe after the compasse of a yeare, at such time when kinges are wont to goe forth to battel, Ioab gathered together the armie and force of warre, and spoyled the land of the children of Ammon: and went on and besieged Rabba. Moreouer Dauid taried in Ierusalem, when Ioab stroke Rabba, and destroyed it.

2   And Dauid tooke the crowne of Melchom from his head, and found in it a talent weight of gold, and most precious pearles, and he made himself therof a diademe: he tooke also the spoiles of the citie very much.

3   And the people that was therin, he

Dauid. brought forth: and he made harrowes, and sleddes, and chariotes shed with Iron to passe ouer them, soe that they were cut in sunder, & broken in peces: so did Dauid to al the cities of the children of Ammon: & he returned with al his people into Ierusalem.

4   After these thinges there was warre begunne in Gazer agaynst the Philisthians: in which Sobachai the Husathite stroke Saphai of the kinred of Raphaim, & humbled them.

5   An other battel also was fought agaynst the Philistheans, wherein Adeodatus the sonne of Saltus a Bethlehemite stroke the brother of Goliath the Getheire, the staffe of whose speare was as it were a weauers beame.

6   But an other battel also happened in Geth, wherin there was a verie long man, hauing fingers and toes by six and six, that is, together foure and twentie: who also was borne of the stocke of Rapha.

7   This man blasphemed Israel: and Ionathan the sonne of Samaa the brother of Dauid stroke him. These be the children of Rapha in Geth, which fel by the hand of Dauid and of his seruantes. Chap. XXI. ^note Dauid sinneth in numbring his people, 8. repeuieth, and prayeth, yet is punished, many dying of the plague, 15. til God shewing mercie spareth the rest. 16. Dauid accusing himselfe and excusing the people is commanded by the Angel to offer sacrifice, which he (22. bying ground for an altar) 26. performeth.

1   Bvt ^note Satan rose agaynst Israel: and moued Dauid to number Israel.

2   And Dauid sayd to Ioab, and to the princes of the people: Goe, and number Israel from Bersabee vnto Dan, and bring me the number that I may know.

3   And Ioab, answered: Our Lord increase his people an hundred fold more then they are: are they not my lord king al thy seruantes? why doth my lord seeke this, which may be reputed for a sinne to Israel?

4   But the kinges word preuailed more: and Ioab went forth, and went about al Israel: and returned to Ierusalem.

5   And he gaue Dauid the number of them, whom he had surueyed: and al the number of Israel was found a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and of Iuda foure hundred seuentie thousand men of warre.

6   For Leui and Beniamin he numbred not: because Ioab vnwillingly executed the kings commandement.

7   And that which was commanded displeased God: and he stroke

Dauid. Israel.

8   And Dauid sayd to God: I haue sinned excedingly in that I would doe this: I besech thee take away ^note the iniquitie of thy seruant, because I haue done foolishly.

9   And our Lord spake to Gad the Seer of Dauid, saying:

10   Goe, and speake to Dauid, and tel him: Thus sayth our Lord: I geue thee the choyse of three thinges, choose one which thou wilt, and I wil doe it to thee.

11   And when Gad was come to Dauid, he sayd to him: Thus sayth our Lord: Choose which thou wilt:

12   either three yeares famine: or three monethes to flee from thine enemies, and not to be able to escape their sword: or three dayes the sword of our Lord, and pestilence to be in the land, and the Angel of our Lord to kil in al the costes of Israel: now therfore see what I shal answer him, that sent me.

13   And Dauid sayd to Gad: I am on euerie side in great distresse: but it is better, that I fal into the handes of our Lord, because his mercies be manie, then into the handes of men.

14   Our Lord therfore sent the pestilence in Israel: and there fel of Israel seuentie thousand men.

15   He sent also an Angel into Ierusalem, to strike it: and when it was striken, our Lord saw, and had compassion vpon the greatenesse of the euil: and commanded the Angel, that smote: It is sufficient, now let thy hand cease. Moreouer the Angel of our Lord stoode beside the floore of Ornan the Iebuseite.

16   And Dauid lifting vp his eies, saw the Angel of our Lord standing betwen heauen and earth, and a sword drawen in his hand, turned agaynst Ierusalem: & they fel as wel he as the ancientes clothed in heare clothes, flatte on the earth.

17   And Dauid sayd to God: Am not I he, that commanded the people to be mumbred? It is I that haue sinned: it is I that haue done the euil: this flocke what hath it deserued? Lord my God let thy hand be turned I besech thee vpon me, and vpon my fathers house: and let not thy people be striken

18   And the Angel of our Lord commanded Gad to tel Dauid, that he should goe vp, and build an altar to our Lord God in the floore of Ornan the Iebuseite.

19   Dauid therfore went vp according to the word of Gad, which he had spoken to him in the name of our Lord.

20   Moreouer Ornan when he had looked vp, and sene the Angel, and his foure sonnes with him, they hid themselues: for at that time he threshed wheat in the floore.

21   Therfore when Dauid came to Ornan, Ornan beheld him, & went forth to mete him out of the floore, and adored him flatte on the

Dauid. ground.

22   And Dauid sayd to him: Geue me the place of thy floore, that I may build therein an altar to our Lord: so that thou take as much siluer as it is worth, and the plague may cease from the people.

23   And Ornan sayd to Dauid: Take it, and let my lord the king doe whatsoeuer pleaseth him: yea the oxen also I geue for holocaust, and ^note the dreyes for wood, and wheat for sacrifice: I wil giue al thinges willingly.

24   And king Dauid sayd to him: It shal not be so, but I wil geue thee siluer as much as it is worth: for I may not take it from thee, and so offer to our Lord holocaustes geuen gratis.

25   Dauid therfore gaue Ornan for the place, six hundred sicles of gold of most iust weight.

26   And he built there an altar to our Lord: and he offered holocaustes, and pacifiques, and he inuocated our Lord, & he heard him ^note in fyre from heauen vpon the altar of holocauste.

27   And our Lord commanded the Angel: and he turned his sword into the scabbard.

28   Dauid therfore forthwith, seing that our Lord had heard him in the floore of Ornan the Iebuseite, immolated victimes there.

29   But the tabernacle of our Lord, which Moyses made in the desert, and the altar of holocaustes, was at that time in the excelse of Gabaon.

30   And Dauid could not goe to the altar to pray God there: for he had bene frighted with exceding feare, seing the sword of the Angel of our Lord. Chap. XXII. ^note VVorkemen and al necessaries being prepared, 6. Dauid commandeth Salomon to build the Temple, for so God hath appoynted. 13. exhorteth him to serue God. 17. and other principal men to a&esset;ist him.

1   And Dauid sayd: This is the house of God, and this is an altar for holocauste to Israel.

2   And he commanded that the proselytes of the land of Israel should be gathered to gether, and he appoynted of them masons to hewe stones and polish them, that the house of God might be built.

3   Dauid prepared also verie much yron for the nayles of the gates, and for the ioyninges and ioynctures: and of brasse an inmumerable weight.

4   The cedar trees also could not be estemed, which the Sidonians, and Tyrians brought downe to Dauid.

5   And Dauid sayd: Salomon my sonne is yet a litle child and delicate, and the house which I would haue to be builded to our Lord, must be such as may be renowned in al countries: I therfore wil prepare him necessaries. And for this cause before his death he prepared al the expenses.

6   And he

Dauid. called Salomon his sonne: and commanded him that he should build a house to our Lord the God of Israel.

7   And Dauid sayd to Salomon: My sonne, it was my wil to haue built a house to the name of our Lord my God.

8   But the word of our Lord was made to me, saying: Thou hast shed much bloud, and fought verie manie battels, thou canst not build a house to my name, so much bloud being shed before me:

9   the sonne, which shal be borne to thee, shal be a most quiet man: for I wil make him rest from al his enemies round about: and for this cause, he shal be called ^note Peaceable: and I wil geue peace and quietnesse in Israel al his dayes.

10   He shal build a house to my name, & he shal be to me for a sonne, and I wil be to him for a father: and I wil establish the throne of his kingdom ouer Israel for euer.

11   Now therfore my sonne, Our Lord be with thee, and doe thou prosper, and build the house to our Lord thy God, as he hath spoken of thee.

12   Our Lord also giue thee wisdome and vnderstanding, that thou mayst be able to rule Israel, and to kepe the law of our Lord thy God.

13   For then thou shalt be able to prosper, if thou shalt keepe the commandementes, and iudgementes, which our Lord commanded Moyses to teach Israel: take courage and play the man, feare not, neither be dismayde.

14   Behold I in my pouertie haue prepared the charges of the house of our Lord, of gold an hundred thousand talentes, and of siluer a thousand thousand talentes: but of brasse, and of yron there is noe weight, for the number is surpassed with the greatnesse: timber and stones I haue prepared to al the charges.

15   Thou hast also verie manie artificers, hewers of stones, and masons, & carpenters, and of al occapations most skilful to make worke,

16   in gold and siluer and brasse and yron, wherof there is no number. Ryse therfore, and do it, and our Lord wil be with thee.

17   Dauid also commanded al the princes of Israel, that they should help Salomon his sonne.

18   You see, quoth he, that our Lord your God is with you, and hath geuen you rest round about, and hath deliuered al your enemies into your handes, and the land is subdewed before our Lord, and before his people.

19   Geue therfore your hart and your soules, to seeke our Lord your God: and arise, and build a sanctuarie to our Lord God, that the Arke of the couenant of our Lord, and the vessels consecrated to our Lord, may be brought into the house, which is built to the name of our Lord.

Dauid. Chap. XXIII. King Dauid being old constituteth Salomon king. 3. disposeth the offices of Leuites. 7. to wit, the families of Gerson, 12. of Caath, 21. and of Merari: (26, cea&esset;ing to carrie the tabernacle.) 27. to serue in the temple.

1   David therfore being old & ful of daies, made Salomon his sonne king ouer Israel.

2   And he gathered al the princes of Israel, and the Priestes and Leuites.

3   And the Leuites were numbred from thirtie yeares, & vpward: and there were found thirtie eight thousand men.

4   Of these were chosen, and distributed into the ministerie of the house of our Lord foure and twentie thousand: and of the ouerseers and iudges, six thousand.

5   Moreouer foure thousand porters: and as manie singing to our Lord on instrumentes, which he had made to sing on.

6   And ^note Dauid distributed them by the courses of the children of Leui, to witte, of Gerson, and Caath, and Merari.

7   The sonnes of Gerson: Leedan, and Semei.

8   The sonnes of Leedan: the prince Iahiel, & Zethan, and Ioel, three.

9   The sonnes of Semei: Salomith, and Hosiel, and Aram, three: these be the princes of the familes of Leedan.

10   Moreouer the sonnes of Semei: Leheth, and Ziza, and Iaus, and Baria: these be the sonnes of Semei, foure.

11   And Leheth was the first, Ziza the second: moreouer Iaus and Baria had not manie children, and therfore they were counted in one familie, and in one house.

12   The children of Caath: Amram, and Isaar, Hebron, and Oziel, foure.

13   The sonnes of Amram, Aaron, and Moyses. And Aaron was seperated to minister in Sanctasanctorum, he and his sonnes for euer, and to burne incense to our Lord according to his rite, and to blesse his name for euer.

14   The sonnes of Moyses also the man of God were numbred in the tribe of Leui.

15   The sonnes of Moyses: Gersom and Eliezari: the sonnes of Gersom: Subuel the first.

16   And the sonnes of Eliezer were: Rohobia the first: and Eleezer had noe moe sonnes. Moreouer the children of Rohobia were multiplied excedingly.

18   The sonnes of Isaar: Salomith the first.

19   The sonnes of Hebron: Ieriau the first, Amarias the second, Iahaziel the third, Iecmaan the fourth.

20   The sonnes of Oziel: Micha the first, Iesia the second.

21   The sonnes of Merari: Moholi, & Musi. The sonnes of Moholi: Eleazar and Cis.

22   And Eleazar died, and had no sonnes but daughters.

Dauid. and the sonnes of Cis their brethren tooke them.

23   The sonnes of Musi: Moholi, and Eder, and Ierimoth, three.

24   These be the children of Leui in their kinredes and families, princes by courses, and number of euerie head, that did the workes of ministerie of the house of our Lord from twentie yeares, and vpward.

25   For Dauid sayd: Our Lord the God of Israel hath geuen rest to his people, and the habitation of Ierusalem for euer.

26   Neither shal it be the office of the Leuites to carie any more the tabernacle, and al the vessels therof to minister.

27   According to the last preceptes also of Dauid the number of the children of Leui shalbe numbred from twentie yeares and vpward.

28   And they shal be vnder the hand of the sonnes of Aaron for the seruice of the house of our Lord, in the entrances, and in the chambers, and in the place of purification, and in the Sanctuarie, and in al the workes of the ministerie of the temple of our Lord.

29   And the Priestes, ouer the loaues of proposition, and for the sacrifice of floure, and for cakes and azimes, and the frying panne, and to rost, and ouer al weight and measure.

30   But the Leuites to stand in the morning to confesse, and sing to our Lord: and in like maner at euening,

31   as wel in the oblation of the holocaustes of our Lord, as in the Sabbathes and Calendes, and the rest of the solemnities, according to the number, and ceremonies of euerie thing, continually before our Lord.

32   And let them keepe the obseruations of the tabernacle of couenant, and the rite of the Sanctuarie, and the obseruance of the children of Aaron their brethren, that they minister in the house of our Lord. Chap. XXIIII. King Dauid disposeth sixtene families of Eleazar, and eight of Ithamar, 7. by lottes, 19. to serue in the Temple, according to their priestlie function, 20. likwise principal Leuites in their offices.

1   Moreover to the sonnes of Aaron these were the partions: The sonnes of Aaron: Nadab, and Abiu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.

2   But Nadab and Abiu died before their father without children: and Eleazar and Ithamar did the function of priesthood.

3   And Dauid diuided them, that is, Sadoc of the sonnes of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sonnes of Ithamar, according to their courses and ministerie.

4   And there were found manie more children of Eleazar among the

Dauid. principal men, then children of Ithamar. And he diuided to them, that is, to the children of Eleazar princes by their families sixtene: and to the children of Ithamar by their families and houses eight.

5   Moreouer he diuided both families betwen themselues by lottes: for there were ^note princes of the Sanctuarie, and princes ^note of God, as wel of the children of Eleazar, as of the children of Ithamar.

6   And Semeias wrote them, the sonne of Nathanael the Scribe a Leuite, before the king and princes, and Sadoc the Priest, and Ahimelech the sonne of Abiathar, the princes also of the Priestlie and Leuitical families: one house, which was ouer the rest, Eleazars: and an other house, which had the rest vnder it, Ithamars.

7   And the first lot came forth to Ioiarib, the second to Iedei,

8   the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

9   the fifth to Melchia, the sixt to Maiman,

10   the seuenth to Accos, the eight to Abia,

11   the ninth to Iesua, the tenth to Sechenia,

12   the eleuenth to Eliasib, the twelfth to Iaeim,

13   the thirtenth to Hoppha, the fourtenth to Isbaab,

14   the fiftenth to Belga, the sixtenth to Emmer,

15   the seuententh to Hezir, the eightenth to Aphses,

16   the ninetenth to Pheteia, the twenteth to Hezechiel,

17   the one and twenteth to Iachin, the two and twenteth to Gamul,

18   the three and twenteth to Dalaiau, the foure and twenteth to Maaziau.

19   These be their courses according to their ministeries, to enter into the house of our Lord, and according to their rite vnder the hand of Aaron their father: as our Lord the God of Israel had commanded.

20   Moreouer of the children of Leui, which were remayning, there was Subael of the children of Amram: and of the children of Subael, Iehedeia.

21   Also of the children of Rohobia the prince of Iesias.

22   And the sonne of Isaari Salemoth, and the sonne of Salemoth Iahath:

23   and his sonne Ieriau the first, Amarias the second, Iahaziel the third, Iecmaan the fourth.

24   The sonne of Oziel, Micha: the sonne of Micha, Samir.

25   The brother of Micha, Iesia: and the sonne of Iesia, Zacharias.

26   The sonnes of Merari: Moholi and Musi. The sonne of Oziau: Benno.

27   The sonne also of Merari: Oziau, and Soam, and Zacchur, and Hebri.

28   Moreouer the sonne of Moholi: Eleazar, who had no children.

29   And the sonne of Cis, Ieramael.

30   The sonnes of Musi: Moholi, Eder, and Ierimoth. These be the sonnes of of Leui according to the houses of their families.

31   And they

Dauid. also did cast lottes agaynst their brethren the sonnes of Aaron before Dauid the king and Sadoc, and Ahimelech, and the princes of the Priestlie and Leuitical families, as wel the elder as the yonger. Lotte diuided al equally. Chap. XXV. Foure sonnes of Asaph, six of Idithun, and fourtene of Heman, chiefe musicians, 7. with their brethren in al two hundred and fourscore, 8. are distributed by Lottes, in foure and twentie companies, to serue in the temple.

1   Therfore Dauid, and the officers of the hoste seperated for the ministerie the sonnes of Asaph, and Heman, and ^note Idithun: which should ^note prophecie on harpes, & psalteries, & cymbals according to their number seruing the office dedicated to them.

2   Of the sonnes of Asaph: Zacchur, and Ioseph, and Nathania, & Asarela, the sonnes of Asaph: vnder the hand of Asaph prophecying neere the king.

3   Moreouer Idithun: the sonnes of Idithun, Godolias, Sori, Ieseias, and Hasabias, and Mathathias, six, vnder the hand of their father Idithun, who prophecied on harpe ouer them that confessed and praysed our Lord.

4   Of Heman also: the sonnes of Heman Bocciau, Mathaniau, Oziel, Subuel, and Ierimoth, Hananias, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddelthi, and Romemthiezer, and Iesbacassa, Mellothi, Othir, Mahazioth:

5   al these the sonnes of Heman the Seer of the king in the wordes of God, that he might exalt the horne: & God gaue to Heman fourtene sonnes and three daughters.

6   Al vnder their fathers were distributed to sing in the temple of our Lord, on cymbals, and psalteries and harpes, for the ministeries of the house of our Lord neere the king: to witte, Asaph, and Idithun, and Heman.

7   And the number of them with their brethren, that taught the songue of our Lord, al the teachers two hundred eightie eight.

8   And they did cast lottes by their courses, equally as wel the elder as the yonger, the learned and the vnlearned together.

9   And the first lotte came forth to Ioseph, which was of Asaph. The second to Godolias, to him and his sonnes, and his brethren twelue.

10   The third to Zachur, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

11   The fourth to Isari, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

12   The fifth to Nathanias, to his sonnes & his brethren twelue.

13   The sixth to Bocciau, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

14   The seueth to Isreela, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

15   The eight to Iesaia, to his sonnes and his brethren

Dauid. twelue.

16   The ninth to Mathanias, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

17   The tenth to Semeias, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

18   The eleuenth to Azareel, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

19   The twelfth to Hasabia, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

20   The thirtenth to Subael, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

21   The fourtenth to Mathathias, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

22   The fiftenth to Ierimoth, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

23   The sixtenth to Hananias, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

24   The seuententh to Iesbacassa, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

25   The eightenth to Hanani, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

26   The ninetenth to Mellothi, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

27   The twenteth to Eliatha, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

28   The one and twenteth to Othir, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

29   The two and twenteth to Geddelthi, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

30   The three and twenteth to Mahazioth, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

31   The foure and twenteth to Romemthiezer, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue. Chap. XXVI Porters are designed by lottes to watch at foure gates of the temple. 20. others made kepers of the holie treasure, and vessel, 30. Officers also appointed in the two tribes and half ouer Iordan, for Gods seruice, and the kinges.

1   And the diuisions of the porters: of the Corites Meselemia, the sonnes of Core, of the sonnes of Asaph.

2   The sonnes of the Meselemia: Zacharias the first begotten, Iadihel the second, Zabadias the third, Iathanael the fourth,

3   Aelam the fifth, Iohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seuenth.

4   And the sonnes of Obededom Semeias the first begotten, Iozabad the second, Ioaha the third, Sachar the fourth, Nathanael the fifth,

5   Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seuenth, Phollathi the eight: because our Lord blessed him.

6   And to Semias his sonne were borne sonnes, the chiefe of their families: for they were most valiant men.

7   the sonnes then of Semeias: Othni, and Raphael, and Obed, Elizabad, and his brethren most valiant men: Eliu also, and Samachias.

8   Al these of the sonnes of Obededom: they, and their sonnes, and their brethren most able to minister, sixtie two of Obededom.

9   Moreouer the sonnes of Meselemia, and their brethren most strong, eightene.

10   And of Hosa, that is, of the

Dauid. sonnes of Merari: Semri the prince ( ^note for he had not a first-begotten, and therfore his father made him chief)

11   Helcias the second, Tabelias the third Zacharias, the fourth: al these the sonnes, and brethren to Hosa, thirtene.

12   These were diuided into porters, that the princes also of the watches, euen as their brethren, might minister in the house of our Lord.

13   Lottes therfore were cast equally, both to litle, and great, by their families for euerie one of the gates.

14   The lotte then of the East fel to Selemia. Moreouer to Zacharias his sonne, a most wise man, and skilful, the North quarter chanced by lot

15   But to Obededom and his sonnes, toward the South: in which part of the house was the councel of the ancientes.

16   Sephim, and Hosa toward the West, by the gate, which leadeth to the way of ascent: watch against watch.

17   And toward the East six Leuites: and toward the North foure a day: and toward the South likewise in a day foure: and where the councel was two and two.

18   In the celles also of the porters toward the West foure in the way: and two at euerie celle.

19   These be the diuisions of the porters of the sonnes of Core, and of Merari.

20   Moreouer Achias was ouer the treasures of the house of God, and the vessels of the holie places.

21   The sonnes also of Ledan, the sonnes of Gersonni: of Ledan princes of the families, Ledan, and Gersonni, Iehieli.

22   The sonnes of Iehieli: Zathan, and Ioel his brethren ouer the treasures of the house of our Lord,

23   to the Amramites, and Isaarites, and Hebronites, and Ozielites.

24   And Subael the sonne of Gersom, the sonne of Moyses, chiefe ouer the treasures.

25   His brethren also Eliezer, whose sonne Rahabia, and his sonne Isaias, and his sonne Ioram, his sonne also Zechri, and his sonne Selemith.

26   Selemith himself, and his bretbren ouer the treasures of the sanctified holie thinges, which Dauid the king ^note sanctified, and the princes of families, and the centurions, and the captaynes of the host

27   of the warres, and of the spoyles of the battels, which they had consecrated to the maynteynance and furniture of the temple of our Lord.

28   And al these thinges did Samuel the Seer sanctifie, and Saul the sonne of Cis, and Abner the sonne of Ner, and Ioab the sonne of Saruia: and al that had sanctified them by the hand of Selemith, and of his brethren.

29   But the chiefe ouer the Isaarites was Chonenias, and his sonnes to the workes abrode ouer Israel to teach and iudge them.

30   Moreouer the Hebronites

Dauid. Hasabias, and his brethren most able men, a thousand seuen hundred were chiefe ouer Israel beyond Iordan agaynst the West, in al the workes our Lord, and for the ministerie of the king.

31   And the prince of the Hebronites was Ieria according to their families and kinredes. In the fourteth yeare of king Dauid they were numbred, and there were found most valiant men in Iazer Galaad,

32   and his brethren of stronger age, two thousand seuen hundred princes of families. And Dauid the king made them ouerseers ouer the Rubenites and the Gaddites, and the halfe tribe of Manasses, for al the ministerie of God, and the king. Chap. XXVII. Twelue militarie tribunes, with foure and twentie thousand vnder euerie one, by course of monethes serue about the king. 16. Other twelue tribunes of the people gouerne in seueral tribes. 25. Prefectes also are made ouer the kinges treasures, cattles, and other commodities in the court, campe, and countrie.

1   And the children of Israel according to their number, the princes of families, tribune, and centurions, and ouerseers, that ministred to the king according to their companies, coming in and going out euerie moneth in the yeare, euerie one was chiefe ouer foure and twentie thousand.

2   Ouer the first companie the first moneth Iesboam was chiefe the sonne of Zabdiel, and vnder him foure and twentie thousand.

3   Of the sonnes of Phares, the prince of al the princes in the hoste the first moneth.

4   The companie of the second moneth had Dudia an Ahohite, and after him an other named Macelloth, which gouerned part of foure and twentie thousand.

5   Captayne also of the third companie in the third moneth, was Banaias the sonne of Ioiada the Priest: and in his diuision foure and twentie thousand.

6   The same is Banaias the most valiant among thirtie, and aboue the thirtie. & ouer his companie Amizabad his sonne was chiefe.

7   The fourth, in the fourth moneth, Asahel the brother of Ioab, and Zabadias his sonne after him: and in his companie foure and twentie thousand.

8   The fifth, in the fifth moneth, prince Samaoth a Iezerite: and his companie foure and twentie thousand.

9   The sixth, in the sixth moneth, Hira the sonne of Acces a Theouite: and in his companie foure and twentie thousand.

10   The seuenth, in the seuenth moneth, Helles a Phallonite of the children of Ephraim: and in his companie

Dauid. foure and twentie thousand.

11   The eight, in the eight moneth, Sobochai an Husathite of the stocke of Sarahi: and in his companie foure and twentie thousand.

12   The ninth, in the ninth moneth, Abiezer an Anathothite of the children of Iemini: and in his companie foure and twentie thousand.

13   The tenth, in the tenth moneth, Marai, and he a Netophathite of the stocke of Zarahi: and in his companie foure and twentie thousand.

14   The eleuenth, in the eleuenth moneth, Banaias, a Pharathonite of the children of Ephraim: and in his companie foure and twentie thousand.

15   The twelfth, in the twelfth moneth, Holdai a Netophathite, of the stocke of Gothoniel: and in his companie foure and twentie thousand.

16   Furthermore there were chiefe ouer the tribes of Israel, ouer the Rubenites, Duke Eliezer the sonne of Zechri: ouer the Simeonites, Duke Saphatias the sonne of Maacha:

17   ouer the Leuites, Hasabias the sonne of Camuel: ouer the Aaronites, Sadoc:

18   ouer Iuda, Eliu the brother of Dauid: ouer Issachar, Amri the sonne of Michael:

19   ouer the Zabulonites, Iesmaias the sonne of Abdias: ouer the Nepthalites, Ierimoth the sonne of Ozriel:

20   ouer the children of Ephraim, Osee the sonne of Ozaziu: ouer the halfe tribe of manasses, Ioel the sonne of Phadaia:

21   and ouer the halfe tribe of Manasses in Galaad, Iaddo the sonne of Zacharias: and our Beniamin, Iasiel the sonne of Abner.

22   But ouer Dan, Ezrihel the sonne of Ieroham: these be the princes of the children of Israel.

23   And Dauid ^note would not number them from twentie yeares downeward: because our Lord had sayd that he would multiplie Israel as the starres of heauen.

24   Ioab the sonne of Saruia beganne to number, and finished not: because vpon this there fel wrath vpon Israel: and therfore the number of them that were numbered, was not regestred in the chronicles of king Dauid.

25   And ouer the kinges treasures was Azmoth the sonne of Adiel, and ouer those treasures, which were in the cities, and in the townes, and in the towers, Ionathan the sonne of Ozias was president.

26   And ouer husbandrie, and the husbandmen, which tilled the ground, Ezri the sonne of Chelub was ouerseer:

27   and ouer the dressers of vineyardes, Semeias a Romathite: and ouer the wine cellars, Zabdias an Aphonite.

28   For ouer the Oliuetes and the figgegroues, which were in the champayne, was Balanam a Gederite: and ouer the oile cellars, Ioas.

29   Furthermore ouer

Dauid. the heardes that fed in Saron, the ouerseer was Setrai a Saronite: and ouer the oxen in the valleis Saphat the sonne of Adli:

30   but ouer the camels, Vbil an Ismaelite: and ouer the asses, Iadias a Meronathite:

31   ouer the sheepe also Iazizan Agarene. al these, princes of the substance of king Dauid.

32   And Ionathan Dauids vncle, a counseler, a man wise and learned: He and Iahiel the sonne of Hachamoni were with the kinges sonnes.

33   Achitophel also the kinges counseler, and Chusai an Arachite the kinges freinde.

34   After Achitophel was Ioiada the sonne of Banaias, and Abiathar. And the prince of the kinges armie was Ioab. Chap. XXVIII. ^note Agayne king Dauid calling al his states together, with commemoration of Gods singular fauour in electing him, and Salomon, 8. exhorteth them al, and namely his sonne to serue God sincerly: 10. and to build the temple, describing in what forme to make it.

1   David therfore called together al the princes of Israel, the dukes of the tribes, and the heades of the compaynies, which ministred to the king: the tribunes also and the centurions, and them that were chiefe ouer the substance and possessions of the king, and his sonnes with the eunuches, and the mightie, and al the most viliant in the host of Ierusalem.

2   And when the king had risen vp, and stoode, he sayd: Heare me my brethren, and my people: I meant to haue built a house, wherein the Arke of our Lord might rest, and the foote stoole of the feete of our God: and to build it I prepared al thinges.

3   But God sayd to me: Thou shalt not build a house to my name: because thou art a man of warre, and hast shed bloud.

4   Howbeit our Lord the God of Israel chose me of al the house of my father, to be king ouer Israel for euer: for ^note of Iuda he chose the princes: moreouer of the house of Iuda, my fathers house: and of the sonnes of my father, it pleased him to choose me king ouer al Israel.

5   Yea and of my sonnes (for our Lord hath geuen me manie sonnes) he hath chosen Salomon my sonne, to sitte in the throne of the kingdome of our Lord ouer Israel,

6   and he sayd to me: Salomon thy sonne shal build my house, and my courtes: for him haue I chosen to me for a sonne, and I wil be to him for a father.

7   And I wil confirme his kingdome for euer, if he shal perseuere to doe my preceptes, and my iudgementes,

Dauid. as ^note at this day.

8   Now then before al the assemblie of Israel in the hearing of our God, keepe ye, & search al the commandmentes of our Lord God: that you may possesse the good land, and may leaue it to your children after you for euer.

9   And thou Salomon my sonne, know the God of thy father, and serue him with a perfect hart, and a voluntarie minde: for our Lord searcheth al hartes, and vnderstandeth al cogitations of mindes. If thou seeke him, thou shalt finde: but if thou forsake him he wil reiect thee for euer.

10   Now therfore because our Lord hath chosen thee to build the house of the Sanctuarie, take courage, and perfitte it.

11   And Dauid gaue to Salomon his sonne a description of the porch, and of the temple, and of the cellars, and of the vpper loft, and of the chambers in the inner roomes, and of the house of the propitiation,

12   moreouer also of al the courtes, which he had thought vpon, and of the chambers round about, for the treasures of the house of our Lord, and for the treasures of the holie thinges,

13   and of the diuisions of the Priestes and the Leuites, for al the workes of the house of our Lord, and for al the vessels of the ministerie of the temple of our Lord.

14   Gold in weight for euerie vessel of the ministerie. A weight of siluer also according to the diuersitie of the vessels and workes.

15   And for golden candlestickes also, and their lampes, gold according to the measure of euerie candlesticke, and of the lampes. In like maner also for the siluer candlestickes, and for their lampes, according to the diuersitie of the measure, he deliuered a weight of siluer.

16   He gaue also gold for tables of proposition, according to the diuersitie of the tables: in like maner also siluer for other siluer tables.

17   For flesh hookes also, and phials, and censars of most pure gold, and for little lions of gold, according to the qualitie of the measure he distributed a weight, for lyon and lyon. In like maner also for lyons of siluer he seperated a diuerse weight of siluer.

18   And for the Altar whereupon incense is burnt, he gaue most pure gold: that of it might be made a similitude of the chariote of the Cherubs spredding their winges, and couering the Arke of the couenant of our Lord.

19   Al thinges, quoth he, came writen with the hand of our Lord vnto me: that I might vnderstand al the workes of the paterne.

20   Dauid also sayd to Salomon his sonne: Deale mansully, and take courage, and doe it: feare not, and be not dismayed: for our Lord my God

Dauid. wil be with thee, and wil not leaue thee, nor forsake thee, til thou perfite al the worke of the ministerie of the house of our Lord.

21   Behold the diuisions of the Priestes and the Leuites, for euerie ministerie of the house of our Lord, assist thee, and are readie, and as wel the princes know, as the people, to doe al thy preceptes. Chap. XXIX. ^note King Dauid once more by word, and example of his owne bountifulnes, inuiteth others to a&esset;ist in building the temple, 6. wherto the princes and people contribute much. 10. So after praises, 18. prayeres, 21. and sacrifices offered to God, 22. Salomon is annointed king. 26. And king Dauid dieth blessedly, hauing reigned fourtie yeares.

1   And Dauid the king spake to al the assemblie: Salomon my sonne alone hath God chosen, as yet a child and a litle tender one: for the worke is great, neither is the habitation prepared for man, but for God.

2   And I with al my abilitie haue prepared the expenses of the house of my God. Gold for vessels of gold, and siluer for them of siluer, brasse for them of brasse, yron for them of yron, wood for them of wood: and onyx stones, and as it were ^note stibians, & of diuerse colours, and euerie precious stone, and marble of Paros most abundantly:

3   and aboue these thinges, which I haue offered into the house of my God, I geue ^note of myne owne peculiar goods, gold and siluer vnto the temple of my God, beside those thinges, which I haue prepared for the holie house.

4   Three thousand talentes of gold of the gold of Ophir: and seuen thousand talentes of most approued siluer, to guilte the walles of the temple.

5   And, wheresoeuer there needeth gold, of gold: and whersoeuer there needeth siluer, of siluer: let the workes be made by the handes of the artificers: and if any man offer voluntarily, let him fil his hand to day, and offer what he wil to our Lord.

6   The princes therfore of the families promised, and the nobles of the tribes of Israel, the tribunes also and the centurions, and the princes of the kinges possessions.

7   And they gaue vnto the workes of the house of our Lord, of gold, fiue thousand talentes, and ten thousand solidos: of siluer ten thousand talentes, and of brasse eightene thousand talentes: of yron also an hundred thousand talentes.

8   And with whomsoeuer were found stones, they gaue them into the treasures of the house

Dauid. of our Lord, by the hand of Iahiel the Gersonite.

9   And the people reioysed, when they promised vowes of their owne accord: because they did offer them to our Lord with al their hart: yea and Dauid the king reioysed with great ioy.

10   And he blessed our Lord before al the multitude, and he sayd: Blessed art thou ô Lord the God of Israel our father from eternitie vnto eternitie.

11   Thine ô Lord is the magnificence, and might, and glorie, and victorie: & to thee is the prayse: for al thinges that be in heauen, and in the earth, are thine: thine ô Lord is the kingdom, and thou art ouer al princes.

12   Thine are riches and thine is glorie: thou hast dominion ouer al, in thy hand is power & might: in thy hand greatenesse, and the empire of al thinges.

13   Now therfore our God we confesse to thee and we prayse thy glorious name.

14   Who am I, and what is my people, that we can promisse thee al these thinges? al are thine: and thinges that we receiued of thy hand, we haue geuen thee.

15   For we are pilgrimes before thee, and strangers, ^noteas al our fathers. Our daies are as a shadow vpon the earth, and there is noe abyding.

16   Lord our God, al this plentie, which we haue prepared that a house might be built to thy holie name, is of thy hand, and al thinges are thine.

17   I know my God that thou prouest the hartes, and louest simplicitie, wherfore I also in the simplicitie of my hart, gladly haue offered al these thinges: and thy people, which is here found, I haue sene with great ioy offer thee donaries.

18   Lord God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Israel our fathers, keepe for euer this wil of their hart, and let this mind reinayne alwaies to the honour of thee.

19   To Salomon also my sonne geue a perfect hart, that he keepe thy commandementes, thy testimonies, and thy ceremonies, and doe al thinges: and build the house, the expenses whereof I haue prepared.

20   And Dauid commanded the whole assemblie: Blesse ye our Lord God. And al the assemblie blessed our Lord the God of their fathers: and they ^note bowed themselues, and adored God, and then the king.

21   And they immolated victime to our Lord: and they offered holocaustes the day folowing, oxen a thousand, rammes a thousand, lambes a thousand with their libamentes, & with al rite most abundantly for al Israel.

22   And they did eate, and drinke before our Lord in that day with great ioy. And they anoynted the second time Salomon the sonne of Dauid. And they anoynted him to our Lord for the

Dauid. prince, and Sadoc for the high priest.

23   And Salomon sate vpon the throne of our Lord as king for Dauid his father, and he pleased al: & al Israel obeyed him.

24   Yea and al the princes, and men of might, and al the sonnes of king Dauid gaue their hand, and were subiect to Salomon the king.

25   Our Lord therfore magnified Salomon ouer al Israel: and gaue him the glorie of a kingdom, such as no king of Israel had before him.

26   Dauid therfore the sonne of Isai reigned ouer al Israel.

27   And the daies, that he reigned ouer Israel, were fourtie yeares: in Hebron he reigned seuen yeares, and in Ierusalem three and thirtie yeares.

28   And he died in a good age, ful of daies, and riches, and glorie. And Salomon his sonne reigned for him.

29   But the actes of king Dauid the first and the last are writen in the Booke of Samuel the Seer, & in the Booke of ^note Nathan the prophete, & in the Volume of Gad the Seer:

30   and of al his kingdom, and strength, and of the times, that passed vnder him, either in Israel, or in al the kingdomes of the earth.

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