The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

Azmaueth the Baharumite, Elihaba the Shaalbonite,

The sonnes of Hashem the Gizonite, Ionathan the sonne of Shageh the Harite,

Ahiam the sonne of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the sonne of Vr,

Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahiiah the Pelonite,

Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the sonne of Ezbai,

Ioel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the sonne of Haggeri,

Zelek the Ammonite, Nahrai the Berothite, the armour bearer of Ioab, the sonne of Zeruiah,

Ira the Ithrite, Garib the Ithrite,

Vriah the Hittite, Zabad the sonne of Ahlai,

Adina the sonne of Shiza the Reubenite, a captaine of the Reubenites, and thirtie with him,

Hanan the sonne of Maachah, and Ioshaphat the Mithnite,

Vzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Ieiel the sonnes of Otham the Aroerite,

Iediael the sonne of Shimri, and Ioha his brother the Tizite,

Eliel the Mahauite, and Ieribai and Ioshauiah the sonnes of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,

These also are they that came to Dauid to Ziklag, while he was yet kept close, because of Saul the sonne of Kish: and they were among the valiant and helpers of the battel.

They were weaponed with bowes, and could vse the right and the left hand with stones and with arrowes and with bowes, and were of Sauls brethren, euen of Beniamin.

The chiefe were Ahiezer, and Ioash the sonnes of Shemaah a Gibeathite, and Ieziel, and Pelet the sonnes of Asinaueth, Berachah and Iehu the Antothite,

And Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a valiant man among thirtie, and aboue the thirtie, and Ieremiah, and Iehaziel, and Iohanan, and Ioshabad the Gederathite,

Eluzai, and Ierimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,

Elkanah, and Ishiah, and Azariel, and Ioezer, Iashobeam of Hakorehim,

And Ioelah, and Zebadiah, the sonnes of Ieroham of Gedor,

And of the Gadites there separated them selues some vnto Dauid into the holde of the wildernesse, valiant men of warre, and men of armes, and apt for battel, which coulde handle speare and shielde, and their faces were like the faces of lyons, and were like the roes in the mountaines in swiftnesse,

Ezer the chiefe, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

Mishmanah the fourth, Ieremiah the fift,

Attai the sixt, Eliel the seuenth,

Iohanan the eight, Elzabad the ninth,

Ieremiah the tenth, Macbannai the eleuenth.

These were the sonnes of Gad, captaines of the hoste: one of the least could resist an hundreth, and the greatest a thousand.

These are they that went ouer Iorden in the first moneth when he had filled ouer all his bankes, and put to flight all them of the valley, toward the East and the West.

And there came of the children of Beniamin, and Iudah to the hold vnto Dauid,

And Dauid went out to meete them, and answered and sayde vnto them, If yee be come peaceably vnto me to helpe me, mine heart shall be knit vnto you, but if you come to betray me to mine aduersaries, seeing there is no wickednes in mine handes, the God of our fathers beholde it, and rebuke it.

And the spirit came vpon Amasai, which was the chiefe of thirtie, and he said, Thine are we, Dauid, and with thee, O sonne of Ishai. Peace, peace be vnto thee, and peace be vnto thine helpers: for thy God helpeth thee. Then Dauid receiued them, and made them captaines of the garison.

And of Manasseh some fell to Dauid, when he came with the Philistims against Saul to battell, but they helped them not: for the Princes of the Philistims by aduisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul for our heads.

As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Iozabad, and Iediael, and Michael, and Iozabad, and Elihu, and Ziltai, heads of the thousands that were of Manasseh.

And they helped Dauid against that bad: for they were all valiant men and were captaines in the hoste.

For at that time day by day there came to Dauid to helpe him, vntill it was a great hoste, like the hoste of God.

And these are the nombers of the captaines that were armed to battell, and came to Dauid to Hebron to turne the kingdome of Saul to him, according to the worde of the Lord.

The children of Iudah that bare shield and speare, were sixe thousand and eight hundreth armed to the warre.

Of the children of Simeon valiant men of warre, seuen thousand and an hundreth.

Of the children of Leui foure thousande and sixe hundreth.

And Iehoiada was the chiefe of them of Aaron: and with him three thousande and seuen hundreth.

And Zadok a yong man very valiant, and of his fathers housholde came two and twentie captaines.

And of the children of Beniamin the brethren of Saul three thousande: for a great part of them vnto that time kept the warde of the house of Saul.

And of the children of Ephraim twentie thousande, and eight hundreth valiant men and famous men in the housholde of their fathers.

And of the halfe tribe of Manasseh eighteene thousand, which were appointed by name to come and make Dauid King.

And of the children of Issachar which were men that had vnderstanding of the times, to knowe what Israel ought to doe: the heades of them were two hundreth, and all their brethren were at their commandement.

Of Zebulun that went out to battel, expert in warre, and in all instruments of warre, fiftie thousande which could set the battell in aray: they were not of a double heart.

And of Naphtali a thousand captaines, and with them with shielde and speare seuen and thirtie thousande.

And of Dan expert in battell, eyght and twentie thousande, and sixe hundreth.

And of Asher that went out to the battell and were trained in the warres, fourtie thousand.

And of the other side of Iorden of the Reubenites, and of the Gadites, and of the halfe tribe of Manasseh with all instruments of warre to fight with, an hundreth and twentie thousand.

All these men of warre that coulde leade an armie, came with vpright heart to Hebron to make Dauid King ouer all Israel: and all the rest of Israel was of one accorde to make Dauid King:

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

Moreouer they that were neere them vntill Issachar, and Zebulun, and Naphtali brought bread vpon asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, euen meate, floure, figges, and reisins, and wine and oyle, and beeues and sheepe abundantly: for there was ioy in Israel.

And Dauid counselled with the captaines of thousandes and of hundreths, and with all the gouernours.

And Dauid said to all the Congregation of Israel, If it seeme good to you, and that it proceedeth of the Lord our God, we will sende to and from vnto our brethren, that are left in all the lande of Israel (for with them are the Priests and the Leuites in the cities and their suburbes) that they may assemble them selues vnto vs.

And we will bring againe the Arke of our God to vs: for we sought not vnto it in the dayes of Saul.

And all the Congregation answered, Let vs doe so: for the thing seemed good in the eyes of all the people.

So Dauid gathered all Israel together from Shihor in Egypt, euen vnto the entring of Hamath, to bring the Arke of God from Kiriath-iearim.

And Dauid went vp and all Israel to Baalath, in Kiriath-iearim, that was in Iudah, to bring vp from thence the Arke of God the Lord that dwelleth betweene the Cherubims, where his Name is called on.

And they caryed the Arke of God in a newe cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Vzza and Ahio guided the cart.

And Dauid and all Israel played before God with all their might, both with songes and with harpes, and with violes, and with timbrels and with cymbales and with trumpets.

And when they came vnto the thresshing floore of Chidon, Vzza put forth his hand to holde the Arke, for the oxen did shake it.

But the wrath of the Lord was kindled against Vzza, and he smote him, because he layed his hande vpon the Arke: so he dyed there before God.

And Dauid was angrie, because the Lord had made a breach in Vzza, and he called the name of that place Perez-vzza vnto this day.

And Dauid feared God that day, saying, Howe shall I bring in to me the Arke of God?

Therefore Dauid brought not the Arke to him into the citie of Dauid, but caused it to turne into the house of Obed Edom the Gittite.

So the Arke of God remained in the house of Obed Edom, euen in his house three moneths: and the Lord blessed the house of Obed Edom, and all that he had.

Then sent Hiram the King of Tyrus messengers to Dauid, and cedar trees, with masons and carpenters to builde him an house.

Therefore Dauid knewe that the Lord had confirmed him King ouer Israel, and that his kingdome was lift vp on hie, because of his people Israel.

Also Dauid tooke moe wiues at Ierusalem, and Dauid begate moe sonnes and daughters.

And these are the names of the children which he had at Ierusalem, Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Salomon,

And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,

And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Iaphia,

And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.

But when the Philistims heard that Dauid was anointed King ouer Israel, all the Philistims came vp to seeke Dauid. And when Dauid heard, he went out against them.

And the Philistims came, and spred them selues in the valley of Rephaim.

Then Dauid asked counsel at God, saying, Shall I goe vp against the Philistims, and wilt thou deliuer them into mine hande? And the Lord saide vnto him, Goe vp: for I will deliuer them into thine hande.

So they came vp to Baal-perazim, and Dauid smote them there: and Dauid said, God hath deuided mine enemies with mine hande, as waters are deuided: therefore they called the name of that place, Baal-perazim.

And there they had left their gods: and Dauid said, Let them euen be burnt with fire.

Againe the Philistims came and spread them selues in the valley.

And when Dauid asked againe counsell at God, God said to him, Thou shalt not goe vp after them, but turne away from them, that thou mayest come vpon them ouer against the mulberie trees.

And when thou hearest the noyse of one going in the toppes of the mulberie trees, then goe out to battel: for God is gone foorth before thee, to smite the hoste of the Philistims.

So Dauid did as God had commanded him: and they smote the hoste of the Philistims from Gibeon euen to Gezer.

And the fame of Dauid went out into all landes, and the Lord brought the feare of him vpon all nations.

And Dauid made him houses in the citie of Dauid, and prepared a place for the Arke of God, and pitched for it a tent.

Then Dauid saide, None ought to carie the Arke of God, but the Leuites: for the Lord hath chosen them to beare the Arke of the Lord, and to minister vnto him for euer.

And Dauid gathered all Israel together to Ierusalem to bring vp the Arke of the Lord vnto his place, which he had ordeined for it.

And Dauid assembled the sonnes of Aaron, and the Leuites.

Of the sonnes of Kohath, Vriel the chiefe, and his brethren sixe score.

Of the sonnes of Merari, Asaiah the chiefe, and his brethren two hundreth and twentie.

Of the sonnes of Gershom, Ioel the chiefe, and his brethren an hundreth and thirtie.

Of the sonnes of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chiefe, and his brethren two hundreth.

Of the sonnes of Hebron, Eliel the chiefe, and his brethren fourescore.

Of the sonnes of Vzziel, Amminadab the chiefe, and his brethren an hundreth and twelue.

And Dauid called Zadok and Abiathar the Priestes, and of the Leuites, Vriel, Asaiah and Ioel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab:

And he saide vnto them, Ye are the chiefe fathers of the Leuites: sanctifie your selues, and your brethren, and bring vp the Arke of the Lord God of Israel vnto the place that I haue prepared for it.

For because ye were not there at the first, the Lord our God made a breach among vs: for we sought him not after due order.

So the Priestes and the Leuites sanctified them selues to bring vp the Arke of the Lord God of Israel.