1 Chronicles 18 Cross References - MSTC

¹ And after that, David beat the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and the towns that belonged thereto, out of the hands of the Philistines. ² And he beat the Moabites, and the Moabites became David's servants and paid him tribute. ³ And David beat Hadadezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to bring his dominion unto the river Euphrates. ⁴ And David took from him a thousand chariots and seven thousand horsemen and twenty thousand footmen, and brake all the chariots, save that he reserved of them a hundred. ⁵ Then came the Syrians of Damascus to help Hadadezer king of Zobah. And David slew of the Syrians twenty two thousand, ⁶ and put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: And the Syrians became David's servants and brought him tribute. For the LORD helped David in all that he went to. ⁷ And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. ⁸ And from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, brought David exceeding much brass. Wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea and the pillars and the vessels of brass. ⁹ And when Thou king of Hamath, heard how David had beat all the host of Hadadezer king of Zobah, ¹⁰ he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to salute him and to bless him, because he had fought with Hadadezer and beaten him — for Thou had war with Hadadezer — and sent all manner of Jewels of gold, silver and brass with him. ¹¹ And king David dedicated them also unto the LORD with the silver and gold that he brought from all nations, from the Edomites, from the Moabites, from the children of Ammon, from the Philistines, from the Amalekites. ¹² And Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the salt valley eighteen thousand, ¹³ and put Soldiers in Edom, and all Edom became David's servants: for the LORD kept David in all that he took in hand. ¹⁴ And David reigned over all Israel and did right and equity unto all his people. ¹⁵ And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud recorder, ¹⁶ and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests, and Shavsha was scribe, ¹⁷ and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites and the eldest sons of David waited at the king's hand.

¹⁸ And that same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "Unto thy seed will I give this land, from the river of Egypt, even unto the great river Euphrates:

²³ And the LORD said unto her, "There are two manner of people in thy womb, and two nations shall spring out of thy bowels, and the one nation shall be mightier than the other and the eldest shall be servant unto the younger."

²⁹ People be thy servants, and nations bow unto thee. Be lord over thy brethren, and thy mother's children stoop unto thee. Cursed be he that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee."

³⁷ Isaac answered and said unto Esau, "Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his mother's children have I made his servants. Moreover, with corn and wine have I established him. What can I do unto thee now my son?"

⁴⁰ And with thy sword shalt thou live and shalt be thy brother's servant; But the time will come, when thou shalt get the mastery, and loose his yoke from off thy neck."

³¹ And I will make thy coasts from the reed sea unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river. I will deliver the inhabiters of the land into thine hand, and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

⁵ 'Give from among you a heave offering, unto the LORD. All that are willing in their hearts, shall bring heave offerings unto the LORD: gold, silver, brass:

²¹ And they went — as many as their hearts couraged them and as many as their spirits made them willing — and brought heave offerings unto the LORD, to the making of the tabernacle of witness and for all his uses and for the holy vestments. ²² And the men came with the women — even as many as were willing hearted — and brought bracelets, earrings, rings and girdles and all manner jewels of gold; and all the men that waved wave offerings of gold unto the LORD; ²³ and every man with whom was found jacinth, scarlet, purple, bysse or goats' hair or red skins of rams or taxus' skins, brought it. ²⁴ And all that hove up gold or brass, brought a heave offering unto the LORD. And all men with whom was found sethim-wood meet for any manner work or service, brought it.

¹⁷ I see him but not now, I behold him but not nigh. There shall come a star of Jacob and rise a scepter of Israel, which shall smite the coasts of Moab and undermine all the children of Seth. ¹⁸ And Edom shall be his possession, and the possession of Seir shall be their enemies, and Israel shall do manfully.

¹⁶ But in any wise let him not hold too many horses, that he bring not the people again to Egypt through the multitude of horses, forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, 'Ye shall henceforth go no more again that way.'

¹⁹ But all the silver, gold, vessels of brass and iron shall be holy unto the LORD and shall go into his treasury."

⁶ And the LORD said unto Joshua, "Be not afraid of them: for tomorrow about this time I will deliver them all slain, before all Israel: and thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire."

⁹ And Joshua served them as the LORD bade him, houghed their horses and burnt their chariots with fire.

²⁹ And they slew of the Moabites, the same time, upon a ten thousand men, all nobles, and men of might: that there escaped not a man, ³⁰ and so the Moabites were subdued that day, under the hands of Israel: and the land had rest eighty years.

⁸ And so they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them and said, "What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?" Then said they of Gath, "Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about." And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about.

⁵ After that, thou shalt come to the hill of God, where the Philistines keep their watch. And when thou art come thither to the city thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the hill, with a psaltery, a timbrel, a pipe, and a harp before them; and they prophesying.

²⁷ But the children of Belial said, "How shall he save us?" And despised him and brought him not presents. And he made as though he had not heard it.

³ And Jonathan slew the Philistines in a hold they had in Gibeah, and it came to the Philistines' ears. And Saul caused the trumpet to be blown throughout all the land, saying, "Let the Hebrews hear."

¹ And it fell on a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto his young man that bare his harness, "Come, and let us go over to the watchmen of the Philistines that are yonder on the other side" — and told not his father.

⁴⁷ And so Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side: against the Moabites; against the children of Ammon; against the Edomites; against the kings of Zobah; and against the Philistines.

⁶ Then answered David, and spake to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah and brother to Joab, saying, "Who will go down with me to Saul, to the host?" Abishai said, "I will go down with thee."

⁸ The said Abishai to David, "God hath closed in thine enemy unto thine hand this day. Now therefore let me smite him a fellowship with my spear to the earth, even one stroke, and I will not smite him the second time."

⁴ And when it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath, he sought no more for him.

⁸ And David and his men went and ran upon the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites: which nations were from the beginning the inhabiters of the land, as men go to Shur, and so forth to Egypt. ⁹ And David smote the land and left neither man nor woman alive, and took the sheep, the oxen, the asses, camels, and clothes, and removed and came to Achish.

¹³ Then David said unto him, "To whom belongest thou and whence art thou?" And the lad answered, "I am an Egyptian and servant to an Amalekite: and my master left me behind, because it is three days a gone that I fell sick.

²⁰ And David took all the sheep, and the oxen. And they drave the cattle before, and said, "This is David's prey."

²⁰ Tell it not in Gath, nor publish it in the streets of Ashkelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and that the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph thereof.

³⁰ And the cause why Joab and Abishai slew Abner was that Abner had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in battle.

¹³ And he shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the seat of his kingdom forever: ¹⁴ I will be his father and he shall be my son; insomuch that if he sin, I will but rebuke him with such a rod as men be rebuked with and with such plagues as the children of men be plagued with. ¹⁵ But my mercy will I not take away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put down before thee. ¹⁶ And thine house and thy kingdom shall endure without end after thee, and thy seat shall be established forever.'" ¹⁷ And when Nathan had told David all these words and all this vision,

¹ After that, David beat the Philistines and subdued them, and took the bridle of bondage out of their hands. ² And he beat the Moabites and measured them with a line, making them lie along the earth; so that he brought two parts of them to death, and let one part live. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and paid tribute.

² And he beat the Moabites and measured them with a line, making them lie along the earth; so that he brought two parts of them to death, and let one part live. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and paid tribute. ³ David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as he went to make the end of his coasts at the river Euphrates.

³ David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as he went to make the end of his coasts at the river Euphrates. ⁴ And David took a thousand and seven hundred horsemen of his, and twenty thousand footmen, and destroyed all his chariots — reserving one hundred of them.

⁴ And David took a thousand and seven hundred horsemen of his, and twenty thousand footmen, and destroyed all his chariots — reserving one hundred of them. ⁵ Then came the Syrians of Damascus to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah. And David slew of them two and twenty thousand men and put soldiers in Syria, Damascus.

⁵ Then came the Syrians of Damascus to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah. And David slew of them two and twenty thousand men and put soldiers in Syria, Damascus. ⁶ And the Syrians became servants to David paying tribute. And thus the LORD saved David in all that he went to.

⁶ And the Syrians became servants to David paying tribute. And thus the LORD saved David in all that he went to. ⁷ And David took the shields of gold that were upon the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. ⁸ And thereto out of Betah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, he brought exceeding great abundance of brass.

⁸ And thereto out of Betah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, he brought exceeding great abundance of brass. ⁹ When Toi, king of Hamath, had heard how David had discomforted all the host of Hadadezer,

⁹ When Toi, king of Hamath, had heard how David had discomforted all the host of Hadadezer, ¹⁰ he sent Joram his son unto king David to salute him with peace and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and beaten him — for Toi kept war with Hadadezer — which son brought vessels of silver, gold and of brass with him.

¹⁰ he sent Joram his son unto king David to salute him with peace and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and beaten him — for Toi kept war with Hadadezer — which son brought vessels of silver, gold and of brass with him. ¹¹ And them also King David did dedicate unto the LORD with the silver and gold that he consecrated of all nations which he subdued:

¹¹ And them also King David did dedicate unto the LORD with the silver and gold that he consecrated of all nations which he subdued: ¹² of the Syrians, the Moabites, the children of Ammon, the Philistines, the Amalekites, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

¹² of the Syrians, the Moabites, the children of Ammon, the Philistines, the Amalekites, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah. ¹³ And David made him a name after he returned from the slaughter of the Syrians in the valley of salt where he slew eighteen thousand men.

¹³ And David made him a name after he returned from the slaughter of the Syrians in the valley of salt where he slew eighteen thousand men. ¹⁴ And he put keepers in Edom, even throughout all Edom put he soldiers; and all Edom became his servants. And the LORD kept David whatsoever he took in hand.

¹⁴ And he put keepers in Edom, even throughout all Edom put he soldiers; and all Edom became his servants. And the LORD kept David whatsoever he took in hand. ¹⁵ And David reigned over all Israel and executed right and justice unto all his people.

¹⁵ And David reigned over all Israel and executed right and justice unto all his people. ¹⁶ And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.

¹⁶ And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder. ¹⁷ And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests, and Seraiah was the scribe.

¹⁷ And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests, and Seraiah was the scribe. ¹⁸ And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.

¹⁸ And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.

⁶ And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank unto David, they sent and hired the sons of Bethrehob of the Syrians of Zobah: twenty thousand footmen; and of king Maacah: a thousand men; and of Ishtob: twelve thousand men.

¹⁰ And the rest of the people he delivered in the hand of Abishai his brother, which put them in array against the children of Ammon.

¹⁴ And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. And so Joab returned from the children of Ammon and came to Jerusalem.

¹⁸ And all his servants went by his side. And all the Cherethites and all the Pelethites, and all the Hittites, even six hundred men which were come afoot from Gath, went before the king.

⁹ Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, "Why doth this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go and take off the head of him." ¹⁰ And the king said, "What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? Let him curse: for the LORD hath bid him curse David. And who dare presume to say wherefore doth he so?" ¹¹ And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, "Behold, my son which came out of mine own bowels seeketh my life. How much more may this son of Benjamin do it? Suffer him therefore to curse, for the LORD hath bidden him.

²¹ But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, "Shall Shimei not die for that cause: which cursed the LORD's anointed?" ²² And the king said, "What matter is between you and me ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? There shall no man die this day in Israel: for I know that I am this day king over Israel."

⁶ Wherefore the king said to Abishai, "Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri be worse to us than Absalom. Take thou therefore thy lord's servants and follow after him: lest he get him walled cities and escape us." ⁷ And there went out after him Joab's men and the Cherethites and the Pelethites and the men of might. And they departed out of Jerusalem to follow after Sheba the son of Bichri.

²³ And Joab was over all the host of Israel. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites.

²⁵ Sheva was scribe. And Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

¹⁷ But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him and smote the Philistine and killed him. Then the servants of David sware unto him, saying, "Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that the light of Israel be not put out."

¹⁴ And David was then in a hold. And the soldiers of the Philistines were then in Bethlehem.

¹⁸ Then Abishai the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah: he was a captain over the three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and was named with the three. ¹⁹ For he was nobler man than the three and was their captain. Howbeit he attained not unto those three in acts. ²⁰ Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada the son of a lusty man valiant in acts of Kabzeel, he slew two lions of Moab. He went down and slew a lion in a pit in time of snow. ²¹ And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man, which had a spear in his hand. And Benaiah went down to him with a staff and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and slew him with his own spear. ²² Such things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and was the noblest of thirty: But not like to any of the three in facts of war. ²³ And David made him of his counsel.

³⁸ And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and the Cherethites and Pelethites went down, and set Solomon upon king David's mule and led him to Gihon.

⁴⁴ And the king sent with him, Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and they have set him upon the king's mule.

³⁴ And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and smote him and slew him and buried him in his own house in the wilderness. ³⁵ And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host, and put Zadok the priest in the room of Abiathar.

³⁵ And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host, and put Zadok the priest in the room of Abiathar.

² And these were his lords: Azariah the son of Zadok the priest; ³ Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.

¹⁵ He cast two pillars of brass of eighteen cubits apiece high, and a string of twelve cubits might compass either of them about. ¹⁶ And he made two head pieces of molten brass to set on the tops of the pillars, of five cubits long apiece, ¹⁷ with garlands of braided work and hoops of chain work for the head pieces that were on the pillars, seven for the one and seven for the other. ¹⁸ And he made the pillars, and for either of the head pieces a garland with two rows of pomegranates to cover them withal. ¹⁹ And the head pieces that were on the tops of the pillars were wrought with lilies in the porch the space of four cubits of them. ²⁰ And the pomegranates above and beneath on the wreathen chains that compassed the middle of the head pieces were in number two hundred on either head piece. ²¹ And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple, and when he had set up the right pillar, he called the name thereon Jachin, and when he had set up the left pillar, he called the name thereof Boaz. ²² And the tops of the pillars were thus wrought with lilies, and so was their workmanship finished. ²³ Then he cast a sea of brass, ten cubits wide from brim to brim and round in compass, and five cubits high. And a string of thirty cubits might compass it about, ²⁴ and under the brim of it as it were apples compassed and embraced the sea of ten cubits wide in two rows cast with it when it was cast. ²⁵ And it stood on twelve oxen: of which three looked North, three West, three South, and three East, and the sea on high upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. ²⁶ And it was a hand breadth thick, and the brim wrought like the brim of a cup with flowers of lilies. And it contained two thousand baths. ²⁷ And he made ten bottoms of brass, four cubits long and four cubits broad apiece, and three high. ²⁸ And the works of the bottoms was on this manner that the sides were as it were flat boards between the ledges. ²⁹ And on the flat boards between the ledges were lions, oxen and Cherubs. And upon the ledges that were above and beneath the lions and oxen, was joined pendant work. ³⁰ And every bottom had four brazen wheels, whose axletrees were also of brass. And in the four corners were undersetters under the laver cast, each over against his fellow. ³¹ And the stalk of the laver was in the middle of the bottom one cubit high, and a cubit and a half round, and it had knops thereon in the bare places which were foursquare not round. ³² And under the sides were four wheels and their axletrees joined fast to the bottom. And the height of every wheel was a cubit and a half. ³³ And the workmanship of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel. And the axletrees, the navels, spokes and shafts were all molten. ³⁴ And the four undersetters in the four corners were of the very bottoms. ³⁵ And under the stalk of the laver in the midst of the bottom was there a round foot of half a cubit high. And thereon, plain places and ledges of the self. ³⁶ And he graved in the plain and also on the ledges, Cherubs, lions and palm trees, everywhere round about. ³⁷ And on this manner he made the ten bottoms cast work: all of one measure and one size. ³⁸ Then he made ten lavers of brass containing forty baths apiece, and they were of four cubits apiece, for every one of the bottoms a laver. ³⁹ And he put five of those bottoms on the right corner of the temple, and other five on the left: And put the sea on the right corner of the temple Eastward and toward the South. ⁴⁰ And Hiram made pots, shovels and basins, and so furnished all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD: ⁴¹ that is to say, two pillars and two scalps of the heads that were on the tops of the two pillars, ⁴² and four hundred pomegranates upon two wreaths, two rows on either wreath, to cover the two scalps of the heads that were on the tops of the two pillars. ⁴³ And the ten bottoms of brass with ten lavers upon them; ⁴⁴ and a sea with twelve oxen under it; ⁴⁵ and pots, shovels and basins. And all these vessels which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD were of bright brass. ⁴⁶ And in the plain of Jordan did the king cast them: even in the clay of the earth between Succoth and Zarethan. ⁴⁷ And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, for the exceeding abundance of brass that was in them.

⁵¹ And so was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And then Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated in silver, gold and other vessels, and put them to the treasure of the house of the LORD.

² And she came to Jerusalem with a mighty great multitude of Camels that bare sweet odours and gold exceeding much, and precious stones. And when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

¹⁶ And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold, six hundred sicles of gold went to a buckler. ¹⁷ And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold, three pounds of gold going to a piece, and put them in the house of the wood of Lebanon.

²⁵ And brought him every man his present, vessels of silver and of gold, and of raiment, harness, sweet odours, horses and mules, year by year. ²⁶ And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: so that he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he bestowed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.

²³ And God stirred up another adversary, one Rezon the son of Eliada, which fled from Hadadezer king of Zobah his master. ²⁴ Which Rezon gathered men unto him and became captain over the company, when David slew them. And they went to Damascus and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.

²⁶ and took away the treasure of the house of the LORD, and the treasure of the king's house and all that was to be had. And he took away the shields of gold which Solomon made. ²⁷ In whose stead, king Rehoboam made brazen shields and put them in the keeping of the captains of the guard which waited at the door of the king's house. ²⁸ And as oft as the king went in to the house of the LORD, they of his guard bare them, and ever brought them again into the guard chamber.

⁴ And Mesha king of Moab — which was rich of sheep, and was wont to render unto the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and as many rams, with the wool - ⁵ rebelled against the king of Israel after the death of Ahab.

¹⁸ But Jehoash king of Judah took all the dedicated things that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram and Ahaziah his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, and all the gold that could be found in the treasure of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and so he departed from Jerusalem.

⁷ And he slew of the Edomites in the salt valley, ten thousand, and took the town Sela with strength of battle, and called the name of it Joktheel ever after.

¹⁶ Whose sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab and Asahel, three.

⁶ Then said David, "Whosoever smite the Jebusites first, shall be the principal captain and a lord." And Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was therefore the chief captain.

²⁰ And Abishai the brother of Joab was captain of the three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

³⁸ All these, being men of war able to order the array, came to Hebron with pure heart, to make David king upon all Israel. And thereto all the rest of Israel was of one accord to make David king.

⁸ And I have been with thee in all thou tookest in hand, and have weeded out all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a name like the name of the greatest men of the earth.

² And he beat the Moabites, and the Moabites became David's servants and paid him tribute. ³ And David beat Hadadezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to bring his dominion unto the river Euphrates.

⁶ and put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: And the Syrians became David's servants and brought him tribute. For the LORD helped David in all that he went to.

⁶ And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank in the nose of David, Hanun, and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire the chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia and out of Arammaacah and out of Zobah.

¹¹ And the rest of the people he delivered unto Abishai his brother, that they should put themselves in array against the children of Ammon,

¹ And the year following about the time that kings go out a warfare, Joab carried out the army of the host and destroyed the country of the children of Ammon, and went and besieged Rabbah and destroyed it: But David bode at Jerusalem while Joab smote Rabbah and destroyed it. ² And David took the crown of their king off his head, and found therein the weight of a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it, and it was set on David's head. And he brought out also the spoil of the city, which was exceeding much.

¹⁴ Behold: in mine adversity I have prepared for the house of the LORD a hundred thousand talents of gold and a thousand, thousand talents of silver, and as for brass and iron it cannot be numbered, it is so much. And I have prepared timber and stone, and shalt provide more thereto.

²⁸ "To wait at the hands of the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the LORD, and to have the oversight of the courts and of the store houses, and of the purifying of all holy things, and of the work of the things that served for the house of God,

⁶ And Shimeah the son of Nethanel the Scribe of the Levites wrote them before the king and the lords, and before Zadok the priest and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the ancient heads of the priests and of the Levites: one principal household for Eleazar and one for Ithamar.

²⁰ And of the Levites, Ahijah had the oversight of the treasure of the house of God, and of the treasure of the dedicated things.

²⁶ which Shelomoth and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated gifts which David the king, and the ancient heads, of the captains over thousands and hundreds, ²⁷ and the captains of the host had dedicated of the spoil won in battle, to maintain the house of the LORD:

¹⁴ But all is of thee, and of that we received of thine hand we have given thee.

² And he cast a brazen sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, and round in compass and five cubits high: and a line of thirty cubits might have compassed it round about. ³ And the images of oxen did compass it round about under it: that is to wit, two rows of oxen cast when it was cast did compass that sea which was ten cubits wide, round about. ⁴ And it stood also upon twelve oxen: of which three looked North, three West, three South and three East, and the sea upon them above on high, and the hinder parts of them inward. ⁵ And the thickest of it was a handbreadth, and the brim like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies. And it received and held the thousand baths. ⁶ And he made ten lavers: and put five on the right hand and five on the left, to wash with all. And in them they thrust the flesh of the burnt offerings. But the sea was for the priests to wash in.

¹² The two pillars with their scalps of the two heads that were on the tops of the pillars: and the two wreaths to cover the two scalps of the heads that were on the tops of the pillars: ¹³ and four hundred pomegranates for the two wreaths, two rows of pomegranates for every wreath, to cover the two scalps of the heads that were on the pillars. ¹⁴ And he made bottoms, and lavers upon the bottoms: ¹⁵ and the sea with twelve oxen under it. ¹⁶ And thereto pots, shovels, flesh hooks, and all their vessels did Hiram Abi make for king Solomon for the house of the LORD, of bright brass. ¹⁷ In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the thick earth, between Succoth and Zeredah - ¹⁸ And made of all these vessels so mighty great abundance, that the weight of brass could not be reckoned.

¹ And so was all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD finished. And when the work that Solomon made in the house of the LORD was finished: then Solomon brought in the gifts dedicated by David his father - the silver and the gold and all the Jewels - and put them among the treasure of the house of God.

¹ And the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon and came to prove him with riddles at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and with camels that bare sweet odours and plenty of gold and precious stone. And when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

¹⁵ And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of gold, six hundred sicles of beaten gold to a buckler; ¹⁶ and three hundred shields of beaten gold, three hundred sicles of gold to a shield; and he put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

²³ And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart. ²⁴ And they brought every man his present in vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, sweet odours, horses and mules year by year.

⁹ And Shishak king of Egypt came to Jerusalem and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and shortly he took all. And he took also the shields of gold which Solomon made. ¹⁰ Instead of which, king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and put them in the keeping of the captains of his guard which waited in the gate of the king's house.

¹¹ And Amaziah took heart and carried out his host and went to Saltdale, where he slew of the children of Seir ten thousand.

⁴³ Thou shalt deliver me from the strivings of the people, and thou shalt make me the head of the Heathen. A people whom I have not known shall serve me. {TYNDALE: And thou deliveredst me from the dissension of my people, and keepest me to be a head over nations, for the people which I knew not became my servants.} ⁴⁴ As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me, but the strange children dissemble with me. {TYNDALE: And the aliens crouched unto me, and obeyed me at a word.}

⁴⁸ It is he that delivereth me from my cruel enemies, and setteth me up against mine adversaries: thou shalt rid me from the wicked man. {TYNDALE: And delivereth me from mine enemies: thou liftest me up on high from them that rise against me, and deliverest me from the wicked men.} ⁴⁹ For this cause will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the gentiles, and sing praises unto thy name. {TYNDALE: And therefore I will praise thee O LORD among the heathen, and will sing unto thy name.} ⁵⁰ Great prosperity giveth he unto his king, and showeth loving-kindness unto David his anointed, and unto his seed for evermore. {TYNDALE: For thy great and manifold saving of thy king, and showing mercy unto thine anointed, even to David, and his seed forever.}

⁷ Some put their trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

¹⁶ There is no king that can be saved by the multitude of a host; neither is any mighty man delivered by much strength. ¹⁷ A horse is counted but a vain thing to save a man; neither shall he deliver any man by his great strength.

¹ {To the chanter, upon the rose of witness, Michtam of David, for to teach: when he fought against Mesopotamia, and Syria of Zoba: and when Joab turned back, and slew twelve thousand Edomites in the valley of Salt} O God, thou hast cast us out and scattered us abroad; thou that hast been so sore displeased at us, comfort us again.

⁸ Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I stretch out my shoe; Philistia shall be glad of me.

⁸ Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I stretch out my shoe; Philistia shall be glad of me. ⁹ Who will lead me into the strong city? Who will bring me into Edom?

²⁹ for thy temple's sake at Jerusalem; so shall kings bring presents unto thee. ³⁰ Reprove the beasts among the reeds, the heap of bulls with the calves, those that drive for money. O scatter thou the people that delight in war.

⁸ His dominion shall be from the one sea to the other, and from the flood unto the world's end. ⁹ They that dwell in the wilderness shall kneel before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust. ¹⁰ The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall give presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall bring gifts.

⁷¹ As he was following the ewes great with young, he took him, that he might feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. ⁷² So he fed them with a faithful and true heart, and ruled them with all the diligence of his power.

⁶ The tabernacles of the Edomites, and Ishmaelites, the Moabites, and the Hagrites. ⁷ Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek: the Philistines with them that dwell at Tyre.

¹⁴ Righteousness and equity are the habitation of thy seat; mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

⁷ The LORD preserveth thee from all evil; yea, it is the LORD that keepeth thy soul. ⁸ The LORD preserveth thy going out and thy coming in, from this time forth for evermore.

¹⁰ Thou that givest victory unto kings, and hast delivered David thy servant from the peril of the sword.

³¹ The horse is prepared against the day of battle; but the LORD giveth the victory.

⁹ Go together ye people, and gather you, hearken to all ye of far countries. Muster you, and you shall be broken down: prepare you to battle and you shall be torn in pieces. ¹⁰ Take your counsel together, yet must your counsel come to nought; go in hand withal, yet shall it not prosper. For God is with us.

⁷ He shall make no end to increase the kingdom and peace, and shall sit upon the seat of David and in his kingdom, to set up the same: to establish it with equity and righteousness, from thenceforth for evermore. This shall the jealousy of the LORD of hosts bring to pass.

¹⁴ but they both together shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the West: and spoil them together that dwell toward the East. The Edomites and the Moabites shall let their hands fall, and the Ammonites shall be obedient unto them.

¹ Send the Lord of the world a lamb, from the rock that lieth toward the desert, unto the hill of the daughter Zion.

¹ Behold, a king shall govern after the rule of righteousness, and the princes shall rule according to the balance of equity. ² He shall be unto men, as a defense for the wind, and as a refuge for the tempest, like as a river of water in a thirsty place, and the shadow of a great rock in a dry land.

¹ At that same time Merodachbaladan, Baladan's son, king of Babylon, sent letters and presents to Hezekiah. For he understood how that he had been sick, and was recovered again.

¹⁵ Thinkest thou to reign, now that thou provokest me to wrath with thy Cedar trees? Did not thy father eat and drink, and prosper well, as long as he dealt with equity and righteousness?

⁵ "Behold, the time cometh, sayeth the LORD, that I will raise up the righteous Branch of David, which shall bear rule, and discuss matters with wisdom, and shall set up equity and righteousness again in the earth. ⁶ In his time shall Judah be saved and Israel shall dwell without fear. And this is the name that they shall call him: even, 'The LORD our righteous maker.'

¹⁵ Behold, the days will come saith the LORD, that I will stir up unto David a righteous branch, and he shall reign a king, and shall be wise, and shall do equity and justice in the earth.

¹⁷ The Chaldeans also brake the brazen pillars that were in the house of the LORD; yea, the seat and the brazen laver that was in the house of the LORD; and carried all the metal of them unto Babylon. ¹⁸ They took away also the Caldrons, shovels, flesh hooks, sprinklers, spoons, and all the brazen vessel that was occupied in the service; ¹⁹ with the basins, coal pans, sprinklers, pots, candlesticks, spoons and cups; whereof some were of gold, and some of silver. ²⁰ The chief Captain took also the two pillars, the laver, and the twelve brazen bullocks that stood under the seat, which king Solomon made in the house of the LORD: and all the vessel contained so much metal, that it might not be weighed. ²¹ For every pillar was eighteen cubits high, and the rope that went about it, was twelve cubits, and four fingers thick and round. ²² Now upon the rope were brazen knops, and every knop was five cubits high: and upon the knops were hoops, and pomegranates round about of clean brass. ²³ After this manner were both the pillars fashioned with the pomegranates, whereof there were a hundredth and ninety six, which hanged upon the hoops round about.

¹³ Therefore get thee up, O thou daughter Zion, and thresh out the corn. For I will make thy horn iron. and thy claws brass, that thou mayest grind many people: their goods shalt thou appropriate unto the LORD, and their substance unto the ruler of the whole world.

⁵ Woe unto you that dwell upon the sea coast, ye murderous people: the word of the LORD shall come upon you. O Canaan, thou land of the Philistines, I will destroy thee so that there shall no man dwell in thee any more.

³² In the city of Damascus, the governor of the people under king Aretas, laid watch in the city of the Damascenes, and would have caught me,