1 Chronicles 26-29New King James Version (NKJV)
The Gatekeepers
26 Concerning the divisions of the gatekeepers:
of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 2 And
the sons of Meshelemiah were Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael
the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3 Elam
the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.
4 Moreover the sons of
Obed-Edom were Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second,
Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, 5 Ammiel
the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth; for God blessed him.
6 Also to Shemaiah his son were sons
born who governed their fathers’ houses, because they were men
of great ability. 7 The sons of Shemaiah were Othni,
Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers Elihu and Semachiah were able
men.
8 All these were of
the sons of Obed-Edom, they and their sons and their brethren, able men with
strength for the work: sixty-two of Obed-Edom.
9 And Meshelemiah had sons and
brethren, eighteen able men.
10 Also Hosah, of the children of
Merari, had sons: Shimri the first (for though he was not the
firstborn, his father made him the first), 11 Hilkiah
the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and brethren
of Hosah were thirteen.
12 Among these were the
divisions of the gatekeepers, among the chief men, having duties
just like their brethren, to serve in the house of the Lord. 13 And
they cast lots for each gate, the small as well as the great, according to
their father’s house. 14 The lot for the East Gate fell
to Shelemiah. Then they cast lots for his son Zechariah, a
wise counselor, and his lot came out for the North Gate; 15 to
Obed-Edom the South Gate, and to his sons the storehouse.[a] 16 To
Shuppim and Hosah the lot came out for the West Gate, with the
Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway—watchman opposite watchman. 17 On
the east were six Levites, on the north four each day, on the
south four each day, and for the storehouse[b] two by two. 18 As
for the Parbar[c] on the west, there
were four on the highway and two at the Parbar. 19 These
were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the sons of Korah and among the
sons of Merari.
The Treasuries and Other Duties
20 Of the Levites, Ahijah was over
the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the dedicated
things. 21 The sons of Laadan, the descendants of
the Gershonites of Laadan, heads of their fathers’ houses, of
Laadan the Gershonite: Jehieli. 22 The sons of
Jehieli, Zetham and Joel his brother, were over the treasuries
of the house of the Lord. 23 Of the Amramites,
the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites: 24 Shebuel
the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was overseer of the
treasuries. 25 And his brethren by Eliezer were Rehabiah
his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomith his
son.
26 This Shelomith and his
brethren were over all the treasuries of the dedicated things
which King David and the heads of fathers’ houses, the
captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army, had
dedicated. 27 Some of the spoils won in battles
they dedicated to maintain the house of the Lord. 28 And
all that Samuel the seer, Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner, and Joab
the son of Zeruiah had dedicated, every dedicated thing, was
under the hand of Shelomith and his brethren.
29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and
his sons performed duties as officials and judges over Israel
outside Jerusalem.
30 Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and
his brethren, one thousand seven hundred able men, had the oversight of Israel
on the west side of the Jordan for all the business of the Lord, and in
the service of the king. 31 Among the Hebronites,
Jerijah was head of the Hebronites according to his genealogy
of the fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought,
and there were found among them capable men at Jazer of Gilead. 32 And
his brethren were two thousand seven hundred able men, heads
of fathers’ houses, whom King David made officials over the Reubenites,
the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God
and the affairs of the king.
The Military Divisions
27 And the children of Israel, according to
their number, the heads of fathers’ houses, the captains of
thousands and hundreds and their officers, served the king in every matter of
the military divisions. These divisions came
in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, each
division having twenty-four thousand.
2 Over the first division for the
first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel, and in his
division were twenty-four thousand; 3 he
was of the children of Perez, and the chief of all the captains of the
army for the first month. 4 Over the division of
the second month was Dodai[d] an Ahohite, and of his
division Mikloth also was the leader; in his division were twenty-four
thousand. 5 The third captain of the army for the
third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, who
was chief; in his division were twenty-four thousand. 6 This
was the Benaiah who was mighty among the
thirty, and was over the thirty; in his division was Ammizabad
his son. 7 The fourth captain for
the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah
his son after him; in his division were twenty-four
thousand. 8 The fifth captain for the fifth
month was Shamhuth[e] the Izrahite; in his
division were twenty-four thousand. 9 The
sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the
son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; in his division were twenty-four
thousand. 10 The seventh captain for
the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of
Ephraim; in his division were twenty-four thousand. 11 The
eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbechai
the Hushathite, of the Zarhites; in his division were twenty-four
thousand. 12 The ninth captain for
the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the
Benjamites; in his division were twenty-four thousand. 13 The
tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai
the Netophathite, of the Zarhites; in his division were twenty-four
thousand. 14 The eleventh captain for
the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the
children of Ephraim; in his division were twenty-four
thousand. 15 The twelfth captain for
the twelfth month was Heldai[f] the Netophathite, of
Othniel; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Leaders of Tribes
16 Furthermore, over the tribes of
Israel: the officer over the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of
Zichri; over the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah; 17 over the
Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; over the Aaronites, Zadok; 18 over Judah,
Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over Issachar,
Omri the son of Michael; 19 over Zebulun,
Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah; over Naphtali, Jerimoth the son
of Azriel; 20 over the children of
Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah; over the half-tribe of
Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah; 21 over the
half–tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; over Benjamin,
Jaasiel the son of Abner; 22 over Dan,
Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the leaders of the
tribes of Israel.
23 But David did not take the number
of those twenty years old and under, because the Lord had said He
would multiply Israel like the stars of the heavens. 24 Joab
the son of Zeruiah began a census, but he did not finish, for wrath came upon
Israel because of this census; nor was the number recorded in the account of
the chronicles of King David.
Other State Officials
25 And Azmaveth the son of
Adiel was over the king’s treasuries; and Jehonathan the son
of Uzziah was over the storehouses in the field, in the cities, in the
villages, and in the fortresses. 26 Ezri the son of
Chelub was over those who did the work of the field for tilling the
ground. 27 And Shimei the Ramathite was over
the vineyards, and Zabdi the Shiphmite was over the produce of the vineyards
for the supply of wine. 28 Baal-Hanan the Gederite
was over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in
the lowlands, and Joash was over the store of oil. 29 And
Shitrai the Sharonite was over the herds that fed in Sharon,
and Shaphat the son of Adlai was over the herds that were in
the valleys. 30 Obil the Ishmaelite was over
the camels, Jehdeiah the Meronothite was over the
donkeys, 31 and Jaziz the Hagrite was over
the flocks. All these were the officials over King David’s
property.
32 Also Jehonathan, David’s
uncle, was a counselor, a wise man, and a scribe; and Jehiel
the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons. 33 Ahithophel was the
king’s counselor, and Hushai the Archite was the king’s
companion. 34 After Ahithophel was Jehoiada
the son of Benaiah, then Abiathar. And the general of the king’s army was Joab.
Solomon Instructed to Build the Temple
28 Now David assembled at Jerusalem all the
leaders of Israel: the officers of the tribes and the captains of the divisions
who served the king, the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds,
and the stewards over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his
sons, with the officials, the valiant men, and all the mighty men of valor.
2 Then King David rose to his feet
and said, “Hear me, my brethren and my people: I had it in my
heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord,
and for the footstool of our God, and had made preparations to build it. 3 But
God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for My name, because you have
been a man of war and have shed blood.’ 4 However
the Lord God of Israel chose me above all the house of my father to
be king over Israel forever, for He has chosen Judah to be the
ruler. And of the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of
my father, He was pleased with me to make me king over all
Israel. 5 And of all my sons (for
the Lord has given me many sons) He has chosen my son Solomon to sit
on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. 6 Now
He said to me, ‘It is your son Solomon who shall build My
house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be My son, and I
will be his Father. 7 Moreover I will establish his
kingdom forever, if he is steadfast to observe My commandments and My
judgments, as it is this day.’ 8 Now therefore, in
the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of
our God, be careful to seek out all the commandments of the Lord your
God, that you may possess this good land, and leave it as an
inheritance for your children after you forever.
9 “As for you, my son Solomon, know
the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing
mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent
of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake
Him, He will cast you off forever. 10 Consider now,
for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be
strong, and do it.”
11 Then David gave his son Solomon
the plans for the vestibule, its houses, its treasuries, its upper chambers,
its inner chambers, and the place of the mercy seat; 12 and
the plans for all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of
the Lord, of all the chambers all around, of the treasuries of the house
of God, and of the treasuries for the dedicated things; 13 also
for the division of the priests and the Levites, for all the work of the
service of the house of the Lord, and for all the articles of service in
the house of the Lord. 14 He gave gold
by weight for things of gold, for all articles used in every
kind of service; also silver for all articles of silver by
weight, for all articles used in every kind of service; 15 the
weight for the lampstands of gold, and their lamps of gold, by weight for each
lampstand and its lamps; for the lampstands of silver by weight, for the
lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand. 16 And
by weight he gave gold for the tables of the showbread, for
each table, and silver for the tables of silver; 17 also
pure gold for the forks, the basins, the pitchers of pure gold, and the golden
bowls—he gave gold by weight for every bowl; and for the silver
bowls, silver by weight for every bowl; 18 and
refined gold by weight for the altar of incense, and for the construction of
the chariot, that is, the gold cherubim that spread their wings and
overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the Lord. 19 “All this,” said
David, “the Lord made me understand in writing, by His hand
upon me, all the works of these plans.”
20 And David said to his son Solomon,
“Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be
dismayed, for the Lord God—my God—will be with you. He
will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for
the service of the house of the Lord. 21 Here
are the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service
of the house of God; and every willing craftsman will be with
you for all manner of workmanship, for every kind of service; also the leaders
and all the people will be completely at your command.”
Offerings for Building the Temple
29 Furthermore King David said to all the
assembly: “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is young
and inexperienced; and the work is great, because the temple[g] is not for
man but for the Lord God. 2 Now for the
house of my God I have prepared with all my might: gold for things to
be made of gold, silver for things of silver, bronze
for things of bronze, iron for things of iron,
wood for things of wood, onyx stones, stones to
be set, glistening stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and
marble slabs in abundance. 3 Moreover, because I
have set my affection on the house of my God, I have given to the house of my
God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, my own special
treasure of gold and silver: 4 three thousand
talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined
silver, to overlay the walls of the houses; 5 the
gold for things of gold and the silver for things of silver,
and for all kinds of work to be done by the hands of
craftsmen. Who then is willing to consecrate himself this day
to the Lord?”
6 Then the leaders of the
fathers’ houses, leaders of the tribes of Israel, the captains
of thousands and of hundreds, with the officers over the king’s work, offered
willingly. 7 They gave for the work of the house of
God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents
of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and one hundred thousand
talents of iron. 8 And whoever had precious stones
gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord, into
the hand of Jehiel[h] the Gershonite. 9 Then
the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart
they had offered willingly to the Lord; and King David also rejoiced
greatly.
David’s Praise to God
10 Therefore David blessed
the Lord before all the assembly; and David said:
“Blessed are You, Lord God of Israel, our Father,
forever and ever.
11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness,
The power and the glory,
The victory and the majesty;
For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours;
Yours is the kingdom, O Lord,
And You are exalted as head over all.
12 Both riches and honor come from You,
And You reign over all.
In Your hand is power and might;
In Your hand it is to make great
And to give strength to all.
11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness,
The power and the glory,
The victory and the majesty;
For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours;
Yours is the kingdom, O Lord,
And You are exalted as head over all.
12 Both riches and honor come from You,
And You reign over all.
In Your hand is power and might;
In Your hand it is to make great
And to give strength to all.
13 “Now therefore, our God,
We thank You
And praise Your glorious name.
14 But who am I, and who are my people,
That we should be able to offer so willingly as this?
For all things come from You,
And of Your own we have given You.
15 For we are aliens and pilgrims before You,
As were all our fathers;
Our days on earth are as a shadow,
And without hope.
We thank You
And praise Your glorious name.
14 But who am I, and who are my people,
That we should be able to offer so willingly as this?
For all things come from You,
And of Your own we have given You.
15 For we are aliens and pilgrims before You,
As were all our fathers;
Our days on earth are as a shadow,
And without hope.
16 “O Lord our God, all
this abundance that we have prepared to build You a house for Your holy name is
from Your hand, and is all Your own. 17 I
know also, my God, that You test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. As
for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and
now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to offer willingly
to You. 18 O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac,
and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the intent of the thoughts of the
heart of Your people, and fix their heart toward You. 19 And
give my son Solomon a loyal heart to keep Your commandments and Your
testimonies and Your statutes, to do all these things, and to
build the temple[i] for which I have made
provision.”
20 Then David said to all the
assembly, “Now bless the Lord your God.” So all the assembly blessed
the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed their heads and prostrated
themselves before the Lord and the king.
Solomon Anointed King
21 And they made sacrifices to
the Lord and offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the
next day: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, a thousand lambs, with their drink
offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. 22 So
they ate and drank before the Lord with great gladness on that day.
And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him before
the Lord to be the leader, and Zadok to be priest. 23 Then
Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his
father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him. 24 All
the leaders and the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David, submitted
themselves to King Solomon. 25 So
the Lord exalted Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and
bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king
before him in Israel.
The Close of David’s Reign
26 Thus David the son of Jesse
reigned over all Israel. 27 And the period that he
reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in
Hebron, and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem. 28 So
he died in a good old age, full of days and riches and honor; and Solomon his
son reigned in his place. 29 Now the acts of King
David, first and last, indeed they are written in the book of
Samuel the seer, in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the
seer, 30 with all his reign and his might, and the
events that happened to him, to Israel, and to all the kingdoms of the lands.
Psalm 127New King James Version (NKJV)
Laboring and Prospering with the Lord
A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.
127 Unless the Lord builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.
2 It is vain for you to rise up early,
To sit up late,
To eat the bread of sorrows;
For so He gives His beloved sleep.
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.
2 It is vain for you to rise up early,
To sit up late,
To eat the bread of sorrows;
For so He gives His beloved sleep.
3 Behold, children are a
heritage from the Lord,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.
4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.
5 Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them;
They shall not be ashamed,
But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.
The fruit of the womb is a reward.
4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.
5 Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them;
They shall not be ashamed,
But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.
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