the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
13:011:018 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and
drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate,
and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not
drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD.
13:011:019 And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing:
shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives
in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought
it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these
three mightiest.
13:011:020 And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three:
for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them,
and had a name among the three.
13:011:021 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was
their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.
13:011:022 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of
Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of
Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy
day.
13:011:023 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits
high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's
beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the
spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own
spear.
13:011:024 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name
among the three mighties.
13:011:025 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not
to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
13:011:026 Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of
Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
13:011:027 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
13:011:028 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite,
13:011:029 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
13:011:030 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the
Netophathite,
13:011:031 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the
children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
13:011:032 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
13:011:033 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
13:011:034 The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the
Hararite,
13:011:035 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
13:011:036 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
13:011:037 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
13:011:038 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,
13:011:039 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of
Joab the son of Zeruiah,
13:011:040 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
13:011:041 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
13:011:042 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the
Reubenites, and thirty with him,
13:011:043 Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
13:011:044 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan
the Aroerite,
13:011:045 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
13:011:046 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of
Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
13:011:047 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.
13:012:001 Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet
kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they
were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.
13:012:002 They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand
and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a
bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.
13:012:003 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the
Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and
Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite.
13:012:004 And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and
over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and
Josabad the Gederathite,
13:012:005 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and
Shephatiah the Haruphite,
13:012:006 Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam,
the Korhites,
13:012:007 And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
13:012:008 And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into
the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit
for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose
faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the
roes upon the mountains;
13:012:009 Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
13:012:010 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
13:012:011 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
13:012:012 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13:012:013 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
13:012:014 These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of
the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a
thousand.
13:012:015 These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when
it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all
them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the
west.
13:012:016 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the
hold unto David.
13:012:017 And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto
them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart
shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine
enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of
our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
13:012:018 Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the
captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side,
thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to
thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received
them, and made them captains of the band.
13:012:019 And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with
the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them
not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him
away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy
of our heads.
13:012:020 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah,
and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu,
and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.
13:012:021 And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they
were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.
13:012:022 For at that time day by day there came to David to help him,
until it was a great host, like the host of God.
13:012:023 And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed
to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom
of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
13:012:024 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six
thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.
13:012:025 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war,
seven thousand and one hundred.
13:012:026 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.
13:012:027 And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him
were three thousand and seven hundred;
13:012:028 And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's
house twenty and two captains.
13:012:029 And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three
thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the
ward of the house of Saul.
13:012:030 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight
hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of
their fathers.
13:012:031 And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which
were expressed by name, to come and make David king.
13:012:032 And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had
understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do;
the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren
were at their commandment.
13:012:033 Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with
all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank:
they were not of double heart.
13:012:034 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield
and spear thirty and seven thousand.
13:012:035 And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and
six hundred.
13:012:036 And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war,
forty thousand.
13:012:037 And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the
Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of
instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty
thousand.
13:012:038 All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a
perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel:
and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make
David king.
13:012:039 And there they were with David three days, eating and
drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
13:012:040 Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and
Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels,
and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and
bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep
abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.
13:013:001 And David consulted with the captains of thousands and
hundreds, and with every leader.
13:013:002 And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem
good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send
abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the
land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites
which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather
themselves unto us:
13:013:003 And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we
enquired not at it in the days of Saul.
13:013:004 And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the
thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
13:013:005 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt
even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from
Kirjathjearim.
13:013:006 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to
Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the
ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims,
whose name is called on it.
13:013:007 And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house
of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.
13:013:008 And David and all Israel played before God with all their
might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries,
and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
13:013:009 And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put
forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
13:013:010 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he
smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he
died before God.
13:013:011 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach
upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this
day.
13:013:012 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I
bring the ark of God home to me?
13:013:013 So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of
David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the
Gittite.
13:013:014 And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his
house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of
Obededom, and all that he had.
13:014:001 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of
cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.
13:014:002 And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over
Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his
people Israel.
13:014:003 And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more
sons and daughters.
13:014:004 Now these are the names of his children which he had in
Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,
13:014:005 And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,
13:014:006 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
13:014:007 And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.
13:014:008 And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king
over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David.
And David heard of it, and went out against them.
13:014:009 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley
of Rephaim.
13:014:010 And David enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the
Philistines? And wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And
the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into
thine hand.
13:014:011 So they came up to Baalperazim; and David smote them there.
Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine
hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called
the name of that place Baalperazim.
13:014:012 And when they had left their gods there, David gave a
commandment, and they were burned with fire.
13:014:013 And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the
valley.
13:014:014 Therefore David enquired again of God; and God said unto him,
Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them
over against the mulberry trees.
13:014:015 And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the
tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to
battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of
the Philistines.
13:014:016 David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the
host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.
13:014:017 And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD
brought the fear of him upon all nations.
13:015:001 And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a
place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
13:015:002 Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the
Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of
God, and to minister unto him for ever.
13:015:003 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring
up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared
for it.
13:015:004 And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:
13:015:005 Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an
hundred and twenty:
13:015:006 Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two
hundred and twenty:
13:015:007 Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief and his brethren an
hundred and thirty:
13:015:008 Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren
two hundred:
13:015:009 Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren
fourscore:
13:015:010 Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren
an hundred and twelve.
13:015:011 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for
the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel,
and Amminadab,
13:015:012 And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the
Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that
ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the
place that I have prepared for it.
13:015:013 For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made
a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due
order.
13:015:014 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring
up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
13:015:015 And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their
shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded
according to the word of the LORD.
13:015:016 And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their
brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick,
psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the
voice with joy.
13:015:017 So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his
brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of
Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
13:015:018 And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah,
Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni,
Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and
Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.
13:015:019 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to
sound with cymbals of brass;
13:015:020 And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and
Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on
Alamoth;
13:015:021 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and
Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
13:015:022 And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he
instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
13:015:023 And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
13:015:024 And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and
Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow
with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and
Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
13:015:025 So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over
thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the
LORD out of the house of Obededom with joy.
13:015:026 And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the
ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven
bullocks and seven rams.
13:015:027 And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the
Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the
master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him
an ephod of linen.
13:015:028 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD
with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with
trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and
harps.
13:015:029 And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD
came to the city of David, that Michal, the daughter of Saul
looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing:
and she despised him in her heart.
13:016:001 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the
tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt
sacrifices and peace offerings before God.
13:016:002 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings
and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of
the LORD.
13:016:003 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to
every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a
flagon of wine.
13:016:004 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the
ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the
LORD God of Israel:
13:016:005 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and
Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and
Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with
harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
13:016:006 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets
continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
13:016:007 Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the
LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
13:016:008 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his
deeds among the people.
13:016:009 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his
wondrous works.
13:016:010 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that
seek the LORD.
13:016:011 Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.
13:016:012 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders,
and the judgments of his mouth;
13:016:013 O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his
chosen ones.
13:016:014 He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
13:016:015 Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he
commanded to a thousand generations;
13:016:016 Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his
oath unto Isaac;
13:016:017 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel
for an everlasting covenant,
13:016:018 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of
your inheritance;
13:016:019 When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.
13:016:020 And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom
to another people;
13:016:021 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings
for their sakes,
13:016:022 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
13:016:023 Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day
his salvation.
13:016:024 Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works
among all nations.
13:016:025 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is
to be feared above all gods.
13:016:026 For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made
the heavens.
13:016:027 Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness
are in his place.
13:016:028 Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the
LORD glory and strength.
13:016:029 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an
offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty
of holiness.
13:016:030 Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be
stable, that it be not moved.
13:016:031 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let
men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.
13:016:032 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields
rejoice, and all that is therein.
13:016:033 Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of
the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth.
13:016:034 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy
endureth for ever.
13:016:035 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us
together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give
thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.
13:016:036 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all
the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.
13:016:037 So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD
Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark
continually, as every day's work required:
13:016:038 And Obededom with their brethren, threescore and eight;
Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:
13:016:039 And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the
tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon,
13:016:040 To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the
burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do
according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which
he commanded Israel;
13:016:041 And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were
chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the
LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever;
13:016:042 And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for
those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments
of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters.
13:016:043 And all the people departed every man to his house: and David
returned to bless his house.
13:017:001 Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David
said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars,
but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under
curtains.
13:017:002 Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart;
for God is with thee.
13:017:003 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came
to Nathan, saying,
13:017:004 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt
not build me an house to dwell in:
13:017:005 For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought
up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and
from one tabernacle to another.
13:017:006 Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to
any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my
people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?
13:017:007 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus
saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even
from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my
people Israel:
13:017:008 And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and
have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made
thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the
earth.
13:017:009 Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will
plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be
moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste
them any more, as at the beginning,
13:017:010 And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my
people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies.
Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an
house.