2 Chronicles 8 Cross References - Leeser

¹ And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the house of the Lord, and his own house, ² That as regardeth the cities which Churam had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. ³ And Solomon went to Chamath-zobah, and prevailed against it. ⁴ And he built Thadmor in the wilderness, and all the treasure-cities, which he built in Chamath. ⁵ And he built the upper Beth-choron, and the lower Beth-choron, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars; ⁶ And Ba’alath, and all the treasure-cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for chariots, and the cities for horsemen, and all the other desire of Solomon which he desired to build in Jerusalem, and in the Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion. ⁷ All the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Emorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel, ⁸ Out of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel had not destroyed—these did Solomon levy as tributary laborers until this day. ⁹ Yet of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen for his work; but they were men of war, and chiefs of his captains; and officers of his chariots and of his horsemen. ¹⁰ And these were the chiefs of the superintendents whom king Solomon had, even two hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people. ¹¹ And the daughter of Pharaoh did Solomon bring up out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her; for he said, No wife of mine shall dwell in a house of David the king of Israel, because they are holy, because there came once unto them the ark of the Lord. ¹² Then did Solomon offer burnt-offerings unto the Lord on the altar of the Lord, which he had built before the porch, ¹³ Even according to what was the due of every day on its day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new-moons, and on the stated festivals, three times in the year, on the feast of unleavened bread, and on the feast of weeks, and on the feast of tabernacles. ¹⁴ And he stationed, according to the prescription of David his father, the divisions of the priests at their service, and the Levites at their stations, to praise and minister next to the priests, in the requirement of every day on its day, and the gate-keepers in their divisions at every gate; for so was the charge of David the man of God. ¹⁵ And they departed not from the charge of the king concerning the priests and Levites respecting every matter, and respecting the treasuries. ¹⁶ And so was all the work of Solomon successful from the day of founding the house of the Lord, even until it was finished. So was perfected the house of the Lord. ¹⁷ Then went Solomon to ‘Ezyon-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea-shore in the land of Edom. ¹⁸ And Churam sent him by means of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and they fetched away thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought the same to king Solomon.

¹⁸ On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates; ¹⁹ The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, ²⁰ And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaim, ²¹ And the Emorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

⁵ And he said, Draw not nigh hither; put off thy shoes from off thy feet; for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

⁵ Now therefore, if you will truly obey my voice, and keep my covenant, then shall ye be unto me a peculiar treasure above all nations; for all the earth is mine: ⁶ And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation; these are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

¹⁴ Three times shalt thou keep a feast unto me in the year. ¹⁵ The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month of Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty. ¹⁶ And the feast of harvest, of the first-fruits of thy labors, which thou hast sown in thy field: and the feast of ingathering, at the conclusion of the year, when thou gatherest in thy labors out of the field. ¹⁷ Three times in the year shall all thy males appear before the Lord, the Eternal.

³⁸ And this is what thou shalt offer upon the altar: Two sheep of the first year for every day, continually. ³⁹ The one sheep shalt thou offer in the morning; and the other sheep shalt thou offer toward evening. ⁴⁰ And a tenth part of fine flour mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil, and the fourth part of a hin of wine for a drink-offering, shall be for the one sheep. ⁴¹ And the other sheep shalt thou offer toward evening; according to the meat-offering of the morning, and according to its drink-offering shalt thou do unto it, for a sweet savor, an offering made by fire unto the Lord. ⁴² A continual burnt-offering throughout your generations shall this be at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord; where I will meet with you, to speak unto thee there. ⁴³ And I will meet there with the children of Israel, and it shall be sanctified by my glory.

⁴² All, just as the Lord had commanded Moses, so had the children of Israel done all the work. ⁴³ And Moses did look over all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the Lord had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.

¹ And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, ² Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, The feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations,—these are my feasts: ³ Six days may work be done; but on the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, a holy convocation; no kind of work shall ye do thereon; it is the sabbath holy unto the Lord in all your dwellings. ⁴ These are the feasts of the Lord, the holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons: ⁵ On the fourteenth day of the first month, toward evening, is the passover-lamb to be offered unto the Lord. ⁶ And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord: seven days must ye eat unleavened bread. ⁷ On the first day there shall be a holy convocation unto you; no servile work shall ye do thereon. ⁸ And ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord seven days: on the seventh day is a holy convocation; no servile work shall ye do. ⁹ And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, ¹⁰ Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye shall have come into the land which I give unto you, and reap the harvest thereof: then shall ye bring an omer full of the first of your harvest unto the priest; ¹¹ And he shall wave the omer before the Lord, that it may be favorably received for you; on the morrow after the holy day shall the priest wave it. ¹² And ye shall offer on the day when ye wave the omer, a male sheep without blemish of the first year for a burnt-offering unto the Lord. ¹³ And the meat-offering thereof shall be two tenth parts of fine flour mingled with oil, as an offering made by fire unto the Lord, for a sweet savor; with its drink-offering of wine, the fourth part of a hin. ¹⁴ And neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, shall ye eat, until the self-same day, until ye have brought the offering of your God: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. ¹⁵ And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the holy day, from the day that ye bring the omer of the wave-offering, that it be seven complete weeks: ¹⁶ Even unto the morrow after the seventh week shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall then offer a new meat-offering unto the Lord. ¹⁷ Out of your own habitations shall ye bring two wave-loaves of two tenth parts; of fine flour shall they be; leavened shall they be baked; they are the first-fruits unto the Lord.

³⁹ And if thy brother become poor near thee, and be sold unto thee: thou shalt not compel him to work as a bond-servant. ⁴⁰ But as a hired laborer, as a sojourner, shall he be with thee; until the year of the jubilee shall he serve with thee: ⁴¹ And then shall he depart from thee, he and his children with him; and he shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return. ⁴² For my servants are they, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bond-men are sold. ⁴³ Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor; but thou shalt have fear of thy God. ⁴⁴ But thy bond-man, and thy bond-woman that shall remain thine, shall be of the nations that are round about you; of them may ye buy bond-man and bond-woman. ⁴⁵ And also of the children of the strangers that sojourn with you, of them may ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they have begotten in your land; and they shall remain to you as a possession. ⁴⁶ And ye may transfer them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; you may hold them to service for ever; but over your brethren the children of Israel, one over the other, ye shall not rule with rigor.

²¹ And they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rechob, on the road to Chamath.

¹ And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, ² Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, my bread for my sacrifices consumed by fire, for a sweet savor unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in its due season. ³ And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall bring unto the Lord: Sheep of the first year without blemish, two on every day, as a continual burnt-offering. ⁴ The one sheep shalt thou prepare in the morning, and the other sheep shalt thou prepare toward evening; ⁵ And a tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat-offering, mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil. ⁶ It is a continual burnt-offering, as it was prepared at mount Sinai, for a sweet savor, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord. ⁷ And the drink-offering thereof shall be the fourth part of a hin for the one sheep: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured out as a drink-offering unto the Lord. ⁸ And the other sheep shalt thou prepare toward evening: as the meat-offering of the morning, and as the drink-offering thereof, shalt thou prepare it; an offering made by fire, for a sweet savor unto the Lord. ⁹ And on the sabbath-day two sheep of the first year without blemish, and two tenth parts of fine flour for a meat-offering, mingled with oil, and the drink-offering thereof. ¹⁰ This is the burnt-offering of the sabbath on every sabbath, besides the continual burnt-offering, and its drink-offering. ¹¹ And on the beginnings of your months shall ye bring as a burnt-offering unto the Lord, two young bullocks, and one ram, seven sheep of the first year without blemish. ¹² And three tenth parts of fine flour for a meat-offering, mingled with oil, for each one bullock; and two tenth parts of fine flour for a meat-offering, mingled with oil, for the one ram; ¹³ And a tenth part of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat-offering for every sheep: as a burnt-offering for a sweet savor, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord. ¹⁴ And their drink-offerings shall be half of a hin of wine for each bullock, and the third part of a hin for the ram, and a fourth part of a hin for every sheep: this is the burnt-offering of the new moon for every month throughout the months of the year. ¹⁵ And one he-goat for a sin-offering unto the Lord; beside the continual burnt-offering shall it be prepared with its drink-offering. ¹⁶ And in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, the passover-lamb must be offered unto the Lord. ¹⁷ And on the fifteenth day of this month is the feast; seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. ¹⁸ On the first day is a holy convocation; no manner of servile work shall ye do; ¹⁹ And ye shall bring as a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt-offering unto the Lord, two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven sheep of the first year; without blemish shall they be unto you; ²⁰ And their meat-offering shall be of fine flour mingled with oil; three tenth parts for each bullock, and two tenth parts for the ram shall ye offer; ²¹ A tenth part each shalt thou offer for every sheep, of the seven sheep; ²² And one goat for a sin-offering, to make an atonement for you. ²³ Besides the burnt-offering of the morning, which is for a continual burnt-offering, shall ye prepare these. ²⁴ After this manner shall ye prepare daily, throughout the seven days, the food of the sacrifice made by fire, for a sweet savor unto the Lord: besides the continual burnt-offering shall it be prepared with its drink-offering. ²⁵ And on the seventh day shall ye have a holy convocation; no servile work shall ye do. ²⁶ And on the day of the first-fruits, when ye bring a new meat-offering unto the Lord, after your weeks are out, shall ye have a holy convocation; no servile work shall ye do. ²⁷ And ye shall bring as a burnt-offering for a sweet savor unto the Lord, two young bullocks, one ram, seven sheep of the first year; ²⁸ And their meat-offering of fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for each one bullock, two tenth parts for the one ram, ²⁹ A tenth part each for every sheep, of the seven sheep;

³⁵ And they removed from ‘Abronah, and encamped at ‘Ezyon-geber.

⁸ From mount Hor shall ye mark out the boundary unto the entrance of Chamath; and the terminations of the border shall be toward Zedad;

⁸ And we passed away from our brethren the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, from the way through the plain, from Elath, and from ‘Ezyon-gaber. And we turned and passed the way of the wilderness of Moab.

¹ When the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Emorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations, greater in number and mightier than thou;

¹⁶ Three times in the year shall every one of thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he will choose: on the feast of unleavened bread, and on the feast of weeks, and on the feast of tabernacles; and no one shall appear before the Lord empty;

¹ And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses, the man of God, blessed the children of Israel before his death.

³ And went down westward to the boundary of the Yaphleti, unto the border of Beth-choron the lower, and to Gezer; and its terminations were toward the sea.

⁵ And this was the boundary of the children of Ephraim according to their families; and the boundary of their inheritance on the east side was ‘Atroth-addar, up to Beth-choron the upper;

¹⁰ And they drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt among the Ephraimites until this day, and became tributary servants.

¹³ Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were become strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but they did not drive them out.

⁴⁴ And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Ba’alath,

²¹ And the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem, the children of Benjamin did not drive out; but the Jebusites dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this day. ²² And the house of Joseph, these also, went up against Beth-el; and the Lord was with them. ²³ And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el: now the name of the city formerly was Luz. ²⁴ And the watchers saw a man coming forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will show thee kindness. ²⁵ And he showed them the entrance into the city, and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but the man and all his family they let go free. ²⁶ And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called its name Luz: this is its name unto this day. ²⁷ Neither did Menasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its towns, nor Ta’anach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Yible’am and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites succeeded to remain in this land. ²⁸ And it came to pass, when Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but they did not drive them out entirely. ²⁹ Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; and the Canaanites dwelt in the midst of them at Gezer. ³⁰ Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; and the Canaanites dwelt in the midst of them, and became tributary. ³¹ Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of ‘Akko, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Achlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Chelbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rechob; ³² And the Asherites dwelt in the midst of the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out. ³³ Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-’anath; and he dwelt in the midst of the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributary unto them. ³⁴ And the Emorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain; for they would not suffer them to come down into the valley; ³⁵ And the Emorites succeeded to remain on mount Cheres, in Ayalon, and in Sha’albim; but when the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, they became tributary. ³⁶ And the territory of the Emorites was from the ascent of ‘Akrabbim, from the Rock upward.

¹¹ And he said, This will be the manner of the king that will reign over you: Your sons will he take, and appoint them for himself with his chariots, and among his horsemen; and they will have to run before his chariot; ¹² And to appoint for himself captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and to plough his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.

³ David smote also Hadad’ezer, the son of Rechob, the king of Zobah, as he went to extend his territory at the river Euphrates.

² The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me, and his word was upon my tongue.

¹ And Solomon intermarried with Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and took the daughter of Pharaoh, and brought her into the city of David, until he had finished building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

⁶ And Achishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of ‘Abda was over the tribute.

^{13 (5:27)} And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. ^{14 (5:28)} And he sent them into the Lebanon, ten thousand in each month by turns; one month they used to be in the Lebanon, two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.

^{16 (5:30)} Besides the chiefs who were appointed by Solomon over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who ruled over the people that wrought on the work.

^{18 (5:32)} And the builders of Solomon, and the builders of Hiram, and the Giblites hewed them; and so they prepared the wood and the stones to build the house.

⁷ And the house, when it was in building, was built of entire stones as they had been prepared at the quarry: so that neither hammer, nor axe, nor any tool of iron was heard in the house, while it was in building.

² He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon: a hundred cubits was its length, and fifty cubits was its breadth, and thirty cubits was its height, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

⁸ And his house where he dwelt in another court within the porch, was of the like work: and Solomon made also a house for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken for wife, like unto this porch.

⁵¹ And so was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the Lord: and Solomon brought in the things sanctified by David his father, the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, and he placed these in the treasuries of the house of the Lord.

¹⁰ And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, ¹¹ (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar-trees and fir-trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that king Solomon then gave to Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

¹¹ (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar-trees and fir-trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that king Solomon then gave to Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. ¹² And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; but they were not right in his eyes.

¹² And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; but they were not right in his eyes. ¹³ And he said, What kind of cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them, The land of Cabul, until this day.

¹³ And he said, What kind of cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them, The land of Cabul, until this day. ¹⁴ And Hiram sent to the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold.

¹⁴ And Hiram sent to the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold. ¹⁵ And this is the manner of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and the Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Chazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

¹⁵ And this is the manner of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and the Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Chazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. ¹⁶ (Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and captured Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it as a marriage-present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.

¹⁶ (Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and captured Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it as a marriage-present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife. ¹⁷ And Solomon built Gezer, and lower Beth-choron,

¹⁷ And Solomon built Gezer, and lower Beth-choron,

¹⁷ And Solomon built Gezer, and lower Beth-choron, ¹⁸ And Ba’alath, and Thadmor in the wilderness, in the land,

¹⁸ And Ba’alath, and Thadmor in the wilderness, in the land,

¹⁸ And Ba’alath, and Thadmor in the wilderness, in the land, ¹⁹ And all the treasure-cities that Solomon had, and the cities for the chariots, and the cities for the horsemen, and the other desire of Solomon which he desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.)

¹⁹ And all the treasure-cities that Solomon had, and the cities for the chariots, and the cities for the horsemen, and the other desire of Solomon which he desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.) ²⁰ All the people that were left of the Emorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel,

²⁰ All the people that were left of the Emorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel, ²¹ Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel had not been able utterly to destroy, these did Solomon levy as tributary laborers until this day.

²¹ Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel had not been able utterly to destroy, these did Solomon levy as tributary laborers until this day.

²¹ Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel had not been able utterly to destroy, these did Solomon levy as tributary laborers until this day. ²² Yet of the children of Israel did Solomon make no one a bond-man; but they were the men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and the officers of his chariots, and of his horsemen.

²² Yet of the children of Israel did Solomon make no one a bond-man; but they were the men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and the officers of his chariots, and of his horsemen. ²³ These also were the chiefs of the superintendents that were over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people that wrought on the work.

²³ These also were the chiefs of the superintendents that were over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people that wrought on the work. ²⁴ But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which he had built for her: then did he build the Millo.

²⁴ But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which he had built for her: then did he build the Millo. ²⁵ And Solomon did offer three times in every year burnt-offerings and peace-offerings upon the altar which he had built unto the Lord, and he burnt incense upon the one that was before the Lord. So he finished the house.

²⁵ And Solomon did offer three times in every year burnt-offerings and peace-offerings upon the altar which he had built unto the Lord, and he burnt incense upon the one that was before the Lord. So he finished the house. ²⁶ And king Solomon made a ship in ‘Ezyon-geber, which is near Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

²⁶ And king Solomon made a ship in ‘Ezyon-geber, which is near Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom. ²⁷ And Hiram sent in the ship his servants, seamen, that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

²⁷ And Hiram sent in the ship his servants, seamen, that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. ²⁸ And they came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

²² For the king had a Tharshish-ship at sea with the ship of Hiram: once in three years the Tharshish-ship used to come home, laden with gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

²⁶ And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he quartered in the cities for chariots, and near the king at Jerusalem.

²³ And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Elyada’, who had fled from Hadad’ezer the king of Zobah his lord; ²⁴ And he gathered around him some men, and became captain over a band, when David slew those of Zobah; and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus. ²⁵ And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

¹ And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth-el: while Jerobo’am was standing upon the altar to burn incense.

^{48 (22:49)} Jehoshaphat made Tharshish-ships to go to Ophir for gold; but they went not; for the ships were wrecked at ‘Ezyon-geber.

²² He it was that built Elath, and brought it back to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers.

⁶ At that time did Rezin the king of Syria bring Elath back to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath: and the Edomeans came to Elath and dwelt there, even until this day.

^{31 (6:16)} And these are those whom David appointed for the purpose of conducting the singing in the house of the Lord, after the ark had a resting-place. ^{32 (6:17)} And they ministered before the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation with singing, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they acted according to their prescribed manner in their service. ^{33 (6:18)} And these are those that so acted with their sons. Of the sons of the Kehathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, ^{34 (6:19)} The son of Elkanah, the son of Jerocham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toach, ^{35 (6:20)} The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machath, the son of ‘Amassai, ^{36 (6:21)} The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of ‘Azaryah, the son of Zephanyah, ^{37 (6:22)} The son of Tachath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebyassaph, the son of Korach, ^{38 (6:23)} The son of Yizhar, the son of Kehath, the son at Levi, the son of Israel. ^{39 (6:24)} And his relative Assaph was he, who stood on his right hand, even Assaph the son of Berachyah, the son of Shim’a, ^{40 (6:25)} The son of Michael, the son of Ba’asseyah, the son of Malkiyah, ^{41 (6:26)} The son of Ethni, the son of Zerach, the son of ‘Adayah. ^{42 (6:27)} The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shim’i, ^{43 (6:28)} The son of Jachath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. ^{44 (6:29)} And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of ‘Abdi, the son of Malluch, ^{45 (6:30)} The son of Chashabyah, the son of Amazyah, the son of Chilkiyah, ^{46 (6:31)} The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer, ^{47 (6:32)} The son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. ^{48 (6:33)} And their brethren the Levites were superadded for all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

²⁴ And his daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth-choron the lower, and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.

¹⁷ And the gatekeepers were Shallum, and ‘Akkub, and Talmon, and Achiman, and their brethren, Shallum being the chief;

²⁹ Some of them also were appointed over the vessels, and over all the vessels of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.

¹⁶ And David said to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, to sing aloud, by lifting up the voice for joy. ¹⁷ So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel, and of his brethren, Assaph the son of Berechyahu, and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushayahu; ¹⁸ And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zecharyahu, Ben, and Ja’aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jechiel, and ‘Unni, Eliab, and Benayahu, and Ma’asseyahu, and Matthithyahu, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneyahu, and ‘Obed-edom, and Je’iel, the gatekeepers. ¹⁹ Namely, the singers, Heman, Assaph, and Ethan, to play aloud with cymbals of copper; ²⁰ And Zechariah, and ‘Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jechiel, and ‘Unni, and Eliab, and Ma’asseyahu, and Benayahu, with psalteries on ‘Alamoth; ²¹ And Matthithyahu, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneyahu, and ‘Obed-edom, and Je-iel, and ‘Azazyahu, with harps on the Sheminith to play as leaders. ²² And Kenanyahu was the chief of the Levites in conducting the singing: he instructed in conducting the singing, because he was skilful.

⁴ And he placed before the ark of the Lord several of the Levites as ministers, and to chaunt hymns, and to give praise and thanks unto the Lord the God of Israel: ⁵ Assaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah; Je’iel, and Shemiramoth, and Jechiel, and Matthithyah, and Eliab, and Benayahu, and ‘Obed-edom; and Je’iel with psalteries and with harps; but Assaph played aloud with the cymbals. ⁶ And Benayahu and Jachaziel the priests were with the trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

⁴² And with them, with Heman and Jeduthun, the trumpets and cymbals to play aloud, and the musical instruments of God; and the sons of Jeduthun to be for the service at the gate.

³ David also smote Hadar’ezer the king of Zobah, at Chamath, as he went to establish his dominion at the river Euphrates.

¹ And when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel. ² And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. ³ And then were numbered the Levites from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, of men, was thirty and eight thousand. ⁴ Of these were twenty and four thousand to superintend the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges; ⁵ And four thousand were gatekeepers: and four thousand those who praised the Lord with the instruments which I have made, to praise therewith. ⁶ And David divided them into divisions after the sons of Levi, after Gershon, Kehath, and Merari. ⁷ Of the Gershunites: La’dan, and Shim’i. ⁸ The sons of La’dan: The chief was Jechiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three. ⁹ The sons of Shim’i: Shelomith, and Chaziel, and Haran, three. These were the chiefs of the families of La’dan. ¹⁰ And the sons of Shim’i were, Jachath, Zina, and Je’ush, and Beri’ah. These four were the sons of Shim’i. ¹¹ And Jachath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Je’ush and Beri’ah had not many sons: therefore were they accounted as one family division in the numbering. ¹² The sons of Kehath: ‘Amram, Yizhar, Hebron, and ‘Uzziel, four. ¹³ The sons of ‘Amram, Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was set apart, to sanctify him as most holy, he with his sons for ever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever. ¹⁴ But as regardeth Moses the man of God, his sons were named after the tribe of Levi. ¹⁵ The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eli’ezer. ¹⁶ Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief. ¹⁷ And the sons of Eli’ezer were, Rechahyah the chief. And Eli’ezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rechahyah became exceedingly numerous. ¹⁸ Of the sons of Yizhar, was Shelomith the chief. ¹⁹ The sons of Hebron: Jeriyahu the chief, Amaryah the second, Jachaziel the third, and Jekam’am the fourth.

¹ And the divisions of the sons of Aaron were: The sons of Aaron were Nadab, and Abihu, El’azar, and Ithamar. ² But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no children: and El’azar and Ithamar became priests. ³ And David divided them off with Zadok of the sons of El’azar’, and Achimelech of the sons of Ithamar, to their office in their service. ⁴ And the sons of El’azar were found more numerous in the chiefs of males than the sons of Ithamar; and they divided them accordingly. Of the sons of El’azar there were sixteen chiefs of the family divisions, and of the sons of Ithamar, eight for their family divisions. ⁵ And they divided them off by lot, both the first and the last; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were from the sons of El’azar, and from the sons of Ithamar. ⁶ And Shema’yah the son of Nethanel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them down before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Achimelech the son of Ebyathar, and the chiefs of the families of the priests and Levites: one family division being drawn of El’azar, and one being equally drawn of Ithamar. ⁷ And there came out the first lot for Jehoyarib, for Jeda’yah the second, ⁸ For Charim the third, for Se’orim the fourth, ⁹ For Malkiyah the fifth, for Miyamin the sixth. ¹⁰ For Hakkoz the seventh, for Abiyah the eighth, ¹¹ For Jeshua’ the ninth, for Shechanyahu the tenth, ¹² For Elyashib the eleventh, for Jakim the twelfth, ¹³ For Chuppah the thirteenth, for Jeshehah the fourteenth, ¹⁴ For Bilgah the fifteenth, for Immer the sixteenth, ¹⁵ For Chezir the seventeenth, for Happizzez the eighteenth, ¹⁶ For Pethachyah the nineteenth, for Ezekiel the twentieth. ¹⁷ For Jachin the one and twentieth, for Gamul the two and twentieth, ¹⁸ For Delayahu the three and twentieth, for Ma’azyahu the four and twentieth. ¹⁹ This was their office in their service to come into the house of the Lord, according to the manner prescribed to them, under the supervision of Aaron their father, as the Lord the God of Israel had commanded him.

¹ David also divided off with the chiefs of the host for the service of the sons of Assaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, those who uttered praise accompanied with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and their number was of the men that did the work in their service. ² Of the sons of Assaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethanyah, and Asharelah, the sons of Assaph under the supervision of Assaph, who uttered praise under the supervision of the king. ³ Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedalyahu, and Zeri, and Jesha’yahu, Chashahyahu, and Matthithyahu, six, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who uttered praise with a harp, in order to give thanks and to utter praise unto the Lord. ⁴ Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiyahu, Matthanyahu, ‘Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Chananyah, Chanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-’ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Machaz’oth; ⁵ All these sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, were to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. ⁶ All these were under the supervision of their father at the singing in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, under the supervision of the king, Assaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. ⁷ And their number, with their brethren that were practised in singing unto the Lord, even all that were acquainted therewith, was two hundred eighty and eight. ⁸ And they cast lots, division against division, the small well as the great, the one acquainted with his business together with the scholar. ⁹ And there came forth the first lot for Assaph for Joseph; Gedalyahu was the second, he with his brethren and sons, being twelve: ¹⁰ The third was Zaccur, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve: ¹¹ The fourth was for Yizri, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ¹² The fifth was Nethanyahu, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve: ¹³ The sixth was Bukkiyahu, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve: ¹⁴ The seventh was Jessarelah, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ¹⁵ The eighth was Jesha’yahu, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ¹⁶ The ninth was Matthanyahu, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ¹⁷ The tenth was Shim’i, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ¹⁸ The eleventh was ‘Asarel, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve; ¹⁹ The twelfth was for Chashahyah, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve;

¹ Concerning the divisions of the gatekeepers who were of the Korchites: Meshelemyahu the son of Kore, of the sons of Assaph. ² And Meshelemyahu had sons: Zecharyahu the first-born, Jedi’ael the second, Zebaiyahu the third, Jathniel the fourth, ³ Elam the fifth, Jehochanan the sixth, Elyeho’enal the seventh, ⁴ And ‘Obed-edom had sons: Shema’yah the first-born, Jehosabad the second, Joach the third, and Sachar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth, ⁵ ‘Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Pe’ulthai the eighth; for God had blessed him. ⁶ Also unto Shema’yah his son there were born sons, that were rulers for the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor. ⁷ The sons of Shema’yah were ‘Othni, and Rephael, and ‘Obed, and Elsahad, his brothers were valiant men, Elihu, and Semachyahu. ⁸ All these were of the sons of ‘Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren were valiant men in strength for the service, being sixty and two descendants of ‘Obed-edom. ⁹ And Meshelemyahu had sons and brethren, valiant men, eighteen. ¹⁰ Also Chossah, of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief, for though he was not the first-born, yet his father made him the chief; ¹¹ Chilkiyahu the second, Tehalyahu the third, Zecharyahu the fourth; all the sons and brethren of Chossah were thirteen. ¹² These divisions of the gatekeepers, after the chief men, had the watch along with their brethren, to minister in the house of the Lord. ¹³ And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their family divisions, for each and every gate. ¹⁴ And the lot at the east fell for Shelemyahu. And for Zecharyahu his son, an intelligent counsellor, they cast lots, and his lot came out at the north. ¹⁵ For ‘Obed-edom at the south; and to his sons was assigned the house of Assuppim. ¹⁶ For Shuppim and for Chossah at the west, by the gate Shallecheth, on the ascending causeway, watch alongside of watch. ¹⁷ At the east were six Levites, at the north four for every day, at the south four for every day, and for the house of Assuppim always two. ¹⁸ At the Parbar on the west, four at the causeway, and two at the Parbar. ¹⁹ These are the divisions of the gatekeepers of the sons of the Korchites, and of the sons of Merari. ²⁰ And of the Levites, Achiyah was over the treasuries of the house of God, and over the treasuries of the holy things. ²¹ As concerning the sons of La’dan, the sons of the Gershunites of La’dan, the chiefs of the families of La’dan the Gershunite, were the Jechielites. ²² The sons of Jechieli, Zetham, and Joel his brother, were over the treasuries of the house of the Lord. ²³ Of the ‘Amramites, of the Yizharites, of the Hebronites, and of the ‘Uzzielites, ²⁴ Was even Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, superintendent of the treasuries. ²⁵ And his brethren by Eli’ezer: Rechabyahu his son, and Jesha’yahu his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son. ²⁶ This Shelomoth and his brethren were over all the treasuries of the holy things, which king David had sanctified, together with the chiefs of the family divisions, the captains over the thousands and the hundreds, and the captains of the army.

¹⁷ Also concerning the forks, and the bowls, and the supporters of pure gold; and concerning the golden cups after the weight for every cup; and concerning the silver cups after the weight for every cup;

¹⁹ All this, said David, was put in writing from the hand of the Lord, who gave me instruction respecting all the works of the pattern.

¹⁴ And Solomon brought together chariots and horsemen; and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, and he placed them in the chariot-cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

^{17 (2:16)} And Solomon numbered all the strange men that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found to be one hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred. ^{18 (2:17)} And he made of them seventy thousand bearers of burdens, and eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred superintendents to set the people to work.

^{18 (2:17)} And he made of them seventy thousand bearers of burdens, and eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred superintendents to set the people to work.

¹ He made also an altar of copper, twenty cubits being its length, and twenty cubits its breadth, and ten cubits its height.

¹¹ And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place; for all the priests that were present had sanctified themselves, the divisions not having been observed;—

⁴ And he built Thadmor in the wilderness, and all the treasure-cities, which he built in Chamath.

¹⁰ And also the servants of Churam, and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought sandal-trees and precious stones.

¹³ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty and six talents of gold;

^{7 (14:6)} Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and surround them with walls, and towers, gates, and bars: the land is yet before us; because we have sought the Lord our God,—we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.

⁸ And when Assa heard these words, and the prophecy of ‘Oded the prophet, he was strengthened, and he put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had captured from the mountain of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of the Lord, that was before the porch of the Lord.

¹² And Jehoshaphat went on becoming exceedingly great, and he built in Judah castles and treasure-cities.

³⁶ And he connected himself with him to make ships to go to Tharshish: and they made ships in ‘Ezyon-geber.

⁴ This is the thing that ye shall do, A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be gatekeepers at the thresholds;

¹² Also over Judah came the hand of God to give unto them one heart to do the command of the king and of the princes, by the word of the Lord.

² And Hezekiah stationed the divisions of the priests and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, of the priests and the Levites, for burnt-offerings and for peace-offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camps of the Lord.

¹⁰ So the service was established, and the priests stood on their station, and the Levites in their divisions, according to the king’s command.

¹⁸ And they stationed the priests in their orders, and the Levites in their divisions, for the service of God, which is in Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.

²⁴ And the chiefs of the Levites were: Chashabyah, Sherebyah, and Jeshua’ the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren opposite to them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the command of David the man of God, section by section.

³⁶ And his brethren, Shema’yah, and ‘Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Ma’ai, Nethanel, and Judah, Chanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and ‘Ezra the expounder walked before them.

³⁴ They did not exterminate the nations, that the Lord had indicated to them;

⁴ I made great works: I built myself houses; I planted myself vineyards;

⁸ I gathered unto myself also silver and gold, and the choice treasures of kings and of the provinces: I procured myself male singers and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men, wagons and chariots.

¹⁰ And whatsoever my eyes desired I refused them not; I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart was rejoiced with all my toil, and this was my portion of all my toil. ¹¹ But when I turned myself to look on all my works that my hands had wrought, and on the toil that I had toiled to accomplish: then, behold, all was vanity and a torture of the spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. ¹² And then I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly; for what can the man do that cometh after the king? only that which others have done already. ¹³ But I saw indeed that wisdom hath the advantage over folly, as great as the advantage of light over darkness. ¹⁴ The wise man hath his eyes in his head, while the fool walketh in darkness; but I myself perceived then also that one occurrence will befall all of them. ¹⁵ Then said I in my heart, The same that befalleth the fool will also befall even me: and why have I then been wiser? Then spoke I in my heart, that this is also vanity. ¹⁶ For there is no recollection of the wise any more than of the fool for ever: seeing that which hath long ago been will, in the days that are coming, all be forgotten. And how doth the wise die equally with the fool! ¹⁷ Therefore I hated life; because I felt displeased with the work that is wrought under the sun; for all is vanity and a torture of the spirit. ¹⁸ Yea, I hated also all my toil with which I had toiled under the sun; because I should have to leave it unto the man that will be after me. ¹⁹ And who knoweth, whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have full sway over all my toil wherein I have toiled, and wherein I have shown myself wise under the sun. Also this is vanity. ²⁰ Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to give up thinking of all the toil wherewith I had toiled under the sun. ²¹ For there is many a man whose toil is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and with energy; yet to a man that hath not toiled therefore must he give it as his portion. Also this is vanity and a great evil. ²² For what doth a man obtain of all his toil, and of the torture of his heart, wherewith he toileth under the sun? ²³ For all his days are full of pains, and vexation is mingled with his employment: yea, even in the night his heart taketh not rest. Also this is vanity. ²⁴ It is not a good thing inherent in man that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy happiness for his toil. Also this have I seen, that it cometh out of the hand of God. ²⁵ For who can well eat, or who can enjoy earthly things more than I? ²⁶ For to a man who is good in his presence God giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth employment, to gather up and to bring together, that he may give it to him that is good before God. Also this is vanity and a torture of the spirit.

⁸ Come with me from Lebanon, O bride, with me from Lebanon: look about from the top of Amanah, from the top of Senir and Chermon, from the lions’ dens, from the leopards’ mountains.

¹⁶ And he brought me into the inner court of the Lord’s house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east; and they were prostrating themselves eastward to the sun.

^{2 (21:7)} Son of man, direct thy face toward Jerusalem, and preach toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,

¹⁷ And upon the prince shall be the duty to furnish the burnt-offerings, the meat-offerings, and the drink-offerings, on the feasts, and on the new-moon days, and on the sabbaths, on all the festive seasons of the house of Israel: he himself shall prepare the sin-offering, and the meat-offering, and the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings, to make an atonement in behalf of the house of Israel.

³ And the people of the land shall bow themselves down at the door of this same gate on the sabbaths and on the new-moons before the Lord. ⁴ And the burnt-offering which the prince is to offer unto the Lord, shall be on the sabbath-day six sheep without blemish, and a ram without blemish; ⁵ And as a meat-offering an ephah for the ram, and for the sheep a meat-offering as his hand may be able to give, and a hin of oil for every ephah. ⁶ And on the day of the new moon, a young bullock without blemish, and six sheep and a ram; without blemish shall they be. ⁷ And an ephah for the bullock, and an ephah for the ram, shall he prepare as a meat-offering, and for the sheep according as his means may reach, and a hin of oil for every ephah. ⁸ And when the prince doth enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of the gate, and by the same way shall he go forth. ⁹ But when the people of the land come before the Lord on the appointed feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to bow himself down shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go out by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in; but by that opposite to him shall he go out. ¹⁰ And as for the prince—in the midst of them, when they go in, shall he go in; and when they go out, shall they go out together. ¹¹ And on the feasts and on the appointed festivals shall the meat-offering be an ephah for each bullock, and an ephah for each ram, and for the sheep as his hand may be able to give, and a hin of oil for every ephah. ¹² And when the prince doth prepare as a voluntary gift a burnt-offering, or a peace-offering, as a voluntary gift unto the Lord: then shall be opened for him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt-offering and his peace-offering, as he usually doth on the sabbath-day; and he shall go out, and the gate shall be locked after his going out. ¹³ And a sheep of the first year without blemish shalt thou prepare as a burnt-offering every day unto the Lord: morning by morning shalt thou prepare it. ¹⁴ And as a meat-offering shalt thou prepare with it, morning by morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third of a hin of oil, to mingle with the fine flour—a meat-offering unto the Lord, as ordinances for ever continually. ¹⁵ Thus shall they prepare the sheep, and the meat-offering, and the oil, morning by morning, as a continual burnt-offering.

¹⁷ Between the porch and the altar let the priests weep, the ministers of the Lord, and let them say, Spare, O Lord, thy people, and give not up thy heritage to reproach, for nations to make a by-word of them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?