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  • Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 18
    Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 181 Chronicles 25 – 27
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    Through My Bible – September 18

    1 Chronicles 25 – 27 (EHV)

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    The Divisions of the Musicians
    1 Chronicles 25

    1 In addition, David and the officers of the army set apart for service certain of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals. This is the list of the men set apart for this work of service.

    2 From the sons of Asaph:

    Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied at the order of the king.

    3 From Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun were:

    Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied by giving thanks and praising the Lord with the lyre.

    4 From Heman, the sons of Heman were:

        Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s seer, to fulfill the promise of God to exalt him. [1] God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

    6 All these were under the direction of their father to make music in the Lord’s house, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of God’s house. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king. 7 The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to the Lord, all of whom were skillful, was two hundred eighty-eight. 8 They cast lots for their offices, all alike, the least as well as the greatest, the teacher as well as the student.

    9 So the first lot came out for Asaph’s son Joseph. ⎣He and his brothers and sons totaled twelve.⎦ [2]

        The second lot fell to Gedaliah, his brothers and sons, twelve,
    10 the third to Zakkur, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    11 the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    14 the seventh to Jesarelah, [3] his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    18 the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    20 for the thirteenth lot Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    21 for the fourteenth Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    22 for the fifteenth Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    23 for the sixteenth Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    24 for the seventeenth Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    25 for the eighteenth Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    26 for the nineteenth Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    27 for the twentieth Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    28 for the twenty-first Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    29 for the twenty-second Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    30 for the twenty-third Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve,
    31 for the twenty-fourth Romamti Ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.

    Divisions of the Gatekeepers
    1 Chronicles 26

    1 For the gatekeepers, the following were the divisions.

    From the Korahites

    From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, from the sons of Asaph.

    2 Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, and Eliehoenai the seventh.

    4 Obed Edom had sons because God blessed him: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sakar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, 5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Pe’ullethai the eighth.
    6     Sons were also born to his son Shemaiah, who ruled over the house of their father, for they were strong, capable men. 7 The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers were capable men, Elihu and Semakiah. 8 All these were male descendants of Obed Edom. They and their sons and their brothers were strong, capable men for the service. There were sixty-two of them from Obed Edom.
    9 Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, capable men, eighteen in all.

    From the Merarites

    10 Hosah from the descendants of Merari also had sons. They were Shimri the head (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him head), 11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. All the sons and brothers of Hosah totaled thirteen.

    Gatekeepers

    12 The following were the divisions of the gatekeepers, according to their influential leaders, who had offices [4] like their brothers, to minister in the Lord’s house. 13 They cast lots for every gate according to their fathers’ houses, the small as well as the great.

    14 The lot for the east side fell to Shelemiah.

    Then they cast lots for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and his lot came out for the north side.
    15 For Obed Edom the lot was for the south side, and for his sons the lot was for the storehouse.
    16 For Shuppim and Hosah the lot was for the west side, by the gate of Shalleketh, by the ramp that goes up. They were stationed with one watchman next to another.
    17 On the east side there were six Levites each day,
    on the north side four each day,
    and on the south side four each day,
    and at the storehouse two at a time.
    18 For the covered courtyard [5] on the west side, four were stationed at the ramp, and two at the courtyard.

    19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the descendants of the Korahites and from the descendants of Merari.

    The Treasurers

    20 From the Levites, Ahijah was [6] in charge of the treasuries [7] of God’s house and the treasuries for the consecrated things.

    21 The sons of Ladan (who were descendants of Gershon through Ladan and who were the heads of the fathers’ households descended from Ladan the Gershonite) included Jehieli, 22 the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries of the Lord’s house.

    23 From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites: 24 Shebuel, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was supervisor over the treasuries.

    25 His relatives were Eliezer, his son Rehabiah, and his son Jeshaiah, and his son Joram, and his son Zikri, and his son Shelomoth. 26 This Shelomoth and his brothers were over all the treasuries for the consecrated things, which David the king, together with the heads of the fathers’ households, the officers over thousands and hundreds, and the officers of the army, had dedicated. 27 They dedicated some of the plunder won in battles, to repair the Lord’s house. 28 Everything that Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah had dedicated, regardless of who had dedicated it, was under the control of Shelomoth and of his brothers.

    The Government Officials

    29 From the Izharites, Kenaniah and his sons were assigned to the civil administration of Israel as officers and judges. 30 From the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers, seventeen hundred capable men were in charge of the administration of Israel west of the Jordan, for all the work of the Lord and for the service of the king.

    31 For the Hebronites, Jeriah was the head of the Hebronites on the basis of their genealogical records according to their fathers’ households. The genealogical records were verified in the fortieth year of the reign of David, and capable men were found among them at Jazer of Gilead. 32 Among Jeriah’s brothers, who were capable men, there were twenty-seven hundred heads of fathers’ households, whom King David made overseers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of the Manassites, for every matter pertaining to God, and for every matter pertaining to the king.

    The Generals of the Army
    1 Chronicles 27

    1 The following is the list of the leaders of the people of Israel, those who were the heads of fathers’ houses and the commanders [8] of military units of a thousand and of a hundred, and the officers who served the king in any matter. They served in divisions that came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year. In every division there were twenty-four thousand men.

    2 Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam son of Zabdiel. In his division there were twenty-four thousand men. 3 He was from the sons of Perez. He was the head of all the commanders of the army for the first month.

    4 Over the division for the second month was Dodai the Ahohite. Mikloth was the leader of his division. In his division there were twenty-four thousand men.

    5 The third commander of the army for the third month was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the head priest. In his division there were twenty-four thousand men. 6 This is the same Benaiah who was the powerful warrior among the Thirty and the leader of the Thirty. Ammizabad his son was commander of his division.

    7 The fourth commander for the fourth month was Asahel, the brother of Joab. Zebadiah his son succeeded him, and in his division there were twenty-four thousand men.

    8 The fifth commander for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite, and in his division there were twenty-four thousand men.

    9 The sixth commander for the sixth month was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoan, and in his division there were twenty-four thousand men.

    10 The seventh commander for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, from the descendants of Ephraim, and in his division there were twenty-four thousand men.

    11 The eighth commander for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, from the descendants of Zerah. In his division there were twenty-four thousand men.

    12 The ninth commander for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, from the descendants of Benjamin. In his division there were twenty-four thousand men.

    13 The tenth commander for the tenth month was Mahrai the Netophathite, from the descendants of Zerah. In his division there were twenty-four thousand men.

    14 The eleventh commander for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, from the descendants of Ephraim. In his division there were twenty-four thousand men.

    15 The twelfth commander for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, from Othniel. In his division there were twenty-four thousand men.

    The Leaders of the Tribes

    16 The following were over the tribes of Israel:

    Of the Reubenites, Eliezer son of Zikri was the leader,

    Of the Simeonites, Shephatiah son of Ma’akah,
    17 Of Levi, Hashabiah son of Kemuel,
    Of the descendants of Aaron, Zadok,
    18 Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brothers of David,
    Of Issachar, Omri son of Michael,
    19 Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah son of Obadiah,
    Of Naphtali, Jeremoth son of Azriel,
    20 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Azaziah,
    Of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel son of Pedaiah,
    21 Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo son of Zechariah,
    Of Benjamin, Ja’asiel son of Abner,
    22 Of Dan, Azarel son of Jeroham.

    These were the officers of the tribes of Israel. [9]

    23 David did not count those twenty years old and under, because the Lord had said he would increase Israel like the stars of the sky. 24 Joab son of Zeruiah began to take a census but did not finish, and wrath came on Israel because of this. The number was not put into the account in the annals of King David.

    Other Officials

    25 Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king’s storehouses.

        Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, in the villages, and in the towers.
    26 Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of those who worked in the fields, farming the land.
    27 Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards.
        Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine cellars.
    28 Baal Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive trees and the sycamore fig trees that were in the Shephelah. [10]
        Joash was in charge of the storehouses for oil.
    29 Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds that grazed in Sharon.
        Shaphat the son of Adlai was in charge of the herds that were in the lowlands.
    30 Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels.
        Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.
    31 Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the flocks.

    All these were in charge of the property which belonged to King David.

    32 Also Jonathan, David’s uncle, was an advisor, a man of understanding, and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hakmoni took care of [11] the king’s sons. 33 Ahithophel was the king’s counselor, and Hushai the Arkite was the confidant. [12] 34 Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar. Joab was the commander of the king’s army.

    Footnotes
    1. 1 Chronicles 25:5 Literally to raise his horn
    2. 1 Chronicles 25:9 The words in half-brackets, he and his brothers and sons totaled twelve, are missing from the Hebrew text of this verse, but they are necessary for the total of 288 to come out right.
    3. 1 Chronicles 25:14 Also called Asarelah
    4. 1 Chronicles 26:12 Or duties
    5. 1 Chronicles 26:18 Or colonnade. The meaning of the Hebrew term parbar is uncertain.
    6. 1 Chronicles 26:20 Or their fellow Levites were. The Hebrew reads the name Ahijah. The Greek reads their brothers. These two words look very similar in Hebrew script.
    7. 1 Chronicles 26:20 Or storehouses or treasures
    8. 1 Chronicles 27:1 The Hebrew term sar may refer to high-ranking officers in either the army or the civil government. In these lists the translation varies by context.
    9. 1 Chronicles 27:22 There are thirteen tribal leaders listed without Gad or Asher.
    10. 1 Chronicles 27:28 That is, the western foothills
    11. 1 Chronicles 27:32 Or tutored
    12. 1 Chronicles 27:33 Literally friend




      13. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.



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    13. Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 17
      Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 171 Chronicles 23 – 24
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      1 Chronicles 23 – 24 (EHV)

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      David Organizes the Levites
      1 Chronicles 23

      1 When David was old and had lived a long life, he made his son Solomon king over Israel. 2 He gathered together all the officials and officers of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites. 3 The Levites who were thirty years old and over were counted, and their total number, man by man, [1] was thirty-eight thousand. 4 David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand are to oversee the work of the Lord’s house, six thousand are to be officers and judges, 5 four thousand are to be gatekeepers, and four thousand are to praise the Lord with the musical instruments that I made for giving praise.”

      David’s Divisions of the Levites

      6 David assigned them to divisions based on their descent from the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, [2] Kohath, and Merari.

      Divisions of the Gershonites

      7 The Gershonites were descended from Ladan and Shimei.

      8         The sons of Ladan were Jehiel, who was the head, then Zetham [3] and Joel, three in all.
      9         The sons of Shimei [4] were Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three in all. These were the heads of the fathers’ households of Ladan.
      10         The sons of Shimei were Jahath, Ziza, [5] Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. 11 Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons. That is why they were counted as only one father’s house. [6]

      Divisions of the Kohathites

      12 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four in all.

      Descendants of Amram

      13 The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses.

      Aaron was set apart to consecrate the most holy things. He and his sons received a permanent assignment to burn incense before the Lord, to minister to him, and to bless his name forever.

      14 The sons of Moses, the man of God, however, were classified along with the rest of the tribe of Levi. 15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.

      16 The son of Gershom was Shebuel the head.

      17 The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the head.
          Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had very many sons.

      Descendants of Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel

      18 The son of Izhar was Shelomith the head.

      19 The sons of Hebron were Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
      20 The sons of Uzziel were Micah the head, and Ishiah the second.

      Divisions of the Merarites

      21 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.

          The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish. 22 Eleazar died, and he had no sons but only daughters, so their cousins the sons of Kish took them as wives.
      23     The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three in all.

      24 These were the descendants of Levi who were registered by their fathers’ houses. They were listed under the heads of their fathers’ houses. All those twenty years old and older were counted man by man and registered by name to perform the work for the service of the Lord’s house. 25 For David had said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever, 26 so the Levites will no longer need to carry the Dwelling and all the vessels and utensils for its service.”

      27 So according to the last directions given by David, the descendants of Levi twenty years old and older were counted. 28 Their work was to assist the descendants of Aaron in the service of the Lord’s house, in the courtyards, in the storage rooms, and in the purification of all the holy things, that is, in all the work of the service of God’s house. 29 Their responsibilities included the bread that was to be set out and the fine flour for the grain offerings (whether for unleavened wafers, or for offerings baked in a pan, or those soaked in oil). They also did all of the measuring and mixing.

      30 They also were to stand and thank and praise the Lord every morning, and likewise in the evening, 31 and to offer all burnt offerings to the Lord on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the prescribed festivals. They were to serve continually before the Lord, in the number specified by the regulations, 32 so that they would diligently carry out their duties for the Tent of Meeting, their duties for the Holy Place, and their duties with their brothers, the descendants of Aaron, for the service of the Lord’s house.

      The Divisions of the Priests
      1 Chronicles 24

      1 The following were the divisions for the sons of Aaron.

      The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2 But because Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children, Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

      3 David, together with Zadok, the representative of the male descendants of Eleazar, and Ahimelek, the representative of the male descendants of Ithamar, divided the priests into divisions to be assigned different forms of service.

      4 Because the descendants of Eleazar had more men who were leaders of large groups than the descendants of Ithamar did, this is how the priests were divided: From the descendants of Eleazar there were sixteen heads of fathers’ houses, and from the descendants of Ithamar there were eight heads of their fathers’ houses.

      5 They were assigned to their duties impartially by drawing lots. There were officials for the sanctuary and officials to serve in the presence of God from the sons of Eleazar and from the sons of Ithamar. 6 Shemaiah son of Nethanel, the scribe, who was a Levite, recorded the lots in the presence of the king and the government officials, namely, Zadok the priest, Ahimelek son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and of the Levites. One father’s house was chosen from the descendants of Eleazar, then another, and then one was chosen from the descendants of Ithamar. [7]

      7 The first lot came out for Jehoiarib,

          the second for Jedaiah,
      8 the third for Harim,
          the fourth for Seorim,
      9 the fifth for Malkijah,
          the sixth for Mijamin,
      10 the seventh for Hakkoz,
          the eighth for Abijah,
      11 the ninth for Jeshua,
          the tenth for Shekaniah,
      12 the eleventh for Eliashib,
          the twelfth for Jakim,
      13 the thirteenth for Huppah,
          the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,
      14 the fifteenth for Bilgah,
          the sixteenth for Immer,
      15 the seventeenth for Hezir,
          the eighteenth for Happizzez,
      16 the nineteenth for Pethahiah,
          the twentieth for Jehezkel,
      17 the twenty-first for Jakin,
          the twenty-second for Gamul,
      18 the twenty-third for Delaiah,
          and the twenty-fourth for Ma’aziah.

      19 These were their assigned groups for their service, to come into the Lord’s house according to the regulations given to them by their forefather Aaron, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

      The Divisions of Levites

      20 From the rest of the descendants of Levi, the following were the heads and founders of divisions.

      Leaders of the Kohathites

      Shubael was from the sons of Amram,

      and Jehdeiah was from the sons of Shubael.
      21 Ishiah was the head from Rehabiah and the sons of Rehabiah.
      22 Shelomoth was from the Izharites,
      and Jahath was from the sons of Shelomoth.
      23 The sons of Hebron [8] were Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
      24 Micah was from the sons of Uzziel,
      and Shamir was from the sons of Micah.
      25 Ishiah was the brother of Micah,
      and Zechariah was from the sons of Ishiah.

      Leaders of the Merarites

      26 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.

      The son of Ja’aziah was Beno. [9]
      27 The sons of Merari from Ja’aziah were Beno, [10] Shoham, Zakkur, and Ibri.
      28 From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
      29 From Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahme’el.
      30 The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.

      These were the descendants of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses. [11] 31 These all cast lots just as their brothers the sons of Aaron had done in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelek, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and of the Levites. The fathers’ houses of the oldest son cast lots just as those of his youngest brother did.

      Footnotes
      1. 1 Chronicles 23:3 Literally by skulls
      2. 1 Chronicles 23:6 Also called Gershom other places in Chronicles
      3. 1 Chronicles 23:8 Or the sons of Ladan, who was the head, were Jehiel, then Zetham
      4. 1 Chronicles 23:9 This Shimei must be a different Shimei than the man mentioned in the next verse.
      5. 1 Chronicles 23:10 Zina is the reading of most Hebrew manuscripts. A few Hebrew manuscripts and ancient versions read Ziza, a spelling closer to the parallel name in the next verse. Variant spellings and forms of personal names are common in Chronicles.
      6. 1 Chronicles 23:11 Father’s houses and fathers’ houses were among the social subdivisions of Israel.
      7. 1 Chronicles 24:6 The Hebrew is difficult, but twice as many lots had to be chosen for Eleazar as for Ithamar.
      8. 1 Chronicles 24:23 The word Hebron is not present in most Hebrew manuscripts but is supplied from 1 Chronicles 23:19.
      9. 1 Chronicles 24:26 Literally this line reads the sons of Ja’aziah his son (Hebrew for his son is beno, which can also be a name). Most translations take Beno as a proper name. The positions of Ja’aziah and Beno in this genealogy are uncertain. If this line is omitted, the genealogy still makes sense.
      10. 1 Chronicles 24:27 Or from Ja’aziah his son were
      11. 1 Chronicles 24:30 In 23:6, David assigned three divisions of Levites, based on their descent from Levi’s sons Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. However, 24:20-31 accounts only for the leaders of Kohath and Merari.




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      12. Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 16
        Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 161 Chronicles 22:2-19
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        1 Chronicles 22:2-19 (EHV)

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        1 Chronicles 22

        2 David said to gather together the aliens who were residents in the land of Israel. He lined up stonecutters to prepare trimmed stones for building the house for God. 3 He provided a large amount of iron for making nails for the doors of the gates, and he provided so much bronze for the fittings [1] that it was not weighed. 4 He provided cedar logs beyond number because the Sidonians and Tyrians brought a large supply of cedar logs to David.

        5 David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced. The house to be built for the Lord will make his name very great and give him glory in all the lands. Therefore, I will make preparations for it.” So David completed many of the preparations before his death. 6 He summoned his son Solomon and commanded him to build a house for the Lord, the God of Israel.

        7 David said to Solomon:

        My son, I had it in my heart to build a house for the name of the Lord my God. 8 But this word of the Lord was laid upon me: “You have shed much blood. You have waged great wars. You will not build a house for my name because of the great amount of blood you have shed on the earth in my presence. 9 You see, a son has been born to you. He will be a man of peace. To him I will give peace from all the enemies around him. Solomon will be his name. I will bestow peace and quiet upon Israel in his days. 10 He will build a house for my name. He will be my son. I will be his father. I will establish the throne of his kingdom in Israel forever.”

        11 Now, my son, the Lord will be with you. You will succeed. You will build the house for the Lord your God, as he has said about you. 12 The Lord will give you discretion and understanding. He will give you orders about Israel and about how to keep the Law of the Lord your God. 13 You will prosper if you will continue to carry out the statutes and the judgments that the Lord commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and be courageous. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed.

        14 Look! With great effort I have provided one hundred thousand talents [2] of gold for the House of the Lord, a million talents of silver, and too much bronze and iron to be weighed. I have provided lumber and stones. You may add to what I have provided. 15 There are plenty of laborers available to you, namely, stonecutters, masons, and wood workers, and those capable in all kinds of crafts, 16 also workers with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, too many to count. Get up and do it. The Lord will be with you.

        17 David commanded all the officials and officers of Israel to help his son Solomon. He said:

        18 Is not the Lord your God with you? He has given you peace on all sides by giving the inhabitants of the land into my hand. The land has been subdued before the Lord and before his people. 19 Now devote your hearts and your minds to seek the Lord your God. Get up and build the holy place for the Lord God, in order to bring the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God into the house built for the name of the Lord.

        Footnotes
        1. 1 Chronicles 22:3 Or connectors
        2. 1 Chronicles 22:14 A talent is about seventy-five pounds.




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        3. Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 15
          Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 151 Chronicles 21:1 – 22:1
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          David’s Census
          1 Chronicles 21

          1 Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to count Israel. 2 David said to Joab and to the officers of the army, “Go, count Israel from Beersheba to Dan. Let me know how many they are.”

          3 Joab said, “The Lord will multiply his people a hundred times. Are not all of them your servants, my lord the king? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should there be guilt upon Israel?”

          4 But the word of the king overruled Joab.

          Joab went throughout all Israel and came back to Jerusalem. 5 He reported the total number of the people to David: In all Israel there were one million one hundred thousand men who could draw the sword, including four hundred seventy thousand from Judah who could draw the sword. 6 He did not include Levi and Benjamin in the census because the king’s directive was offensive to Joab. 7 This action was also evil in the eyes of God, so he struck Israel.

          8 David said to God, “I have sinned greatly by doing this. Please forgive the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

          9 The Lord said to Gad, David’s seer, 10 “Go tell David this is what the Lord has said. I am offering you three choices. Choose one of them for yourself, and I will impose it on you.”

          11 So Gad came to David and said to him, “This is what the Lord says. Choose one of these for yourself: 12 either three years of famine, or three months of devastation in which you are overwhelmed by the sword of your enemies, or three days of the sword of the Lord bringing plague on the land, with the angel of the Lord causing destruction throughout all the territory of Israel. Now decide what answer I should take back to the one who sent me with this directive.”

          13 David said to Gad, “This puts me in a difficult position. Please let me fall into the hand of the Lord, because his compassion is very great. But do not let me fall into the hands of man.”

          14 The Lord caused a plague [1] in Israel. Seventy thousand men from Israel fell. 15 God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. The Lord saw the destruction, and he relented from this devastation. He said to the destroying angel, “Enough. Hold back your hand.”

          The angel of the Lord was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan [2] the Jebusite.

          16 David looked up and saw the angel of the Lord standing between the earth and the heavens, with his sword drawn in his hand and stretched out over Jerusalem. David and the elders, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces. 17 David said to God, “Look, I am the one who said to count the people. I am the one who has sinned and acted very wickedly. But these sheep! What have they done, O Lord my God? Please let your hand be on me and on the house of my father. But not a plague on your people!”

          18 The angel of the Lord told Gad to tell David to go and set up an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 19 David went up according to the directive from Gad, which he had spoken in the name of the Lord.

          20 While Ornan was threshing wheat, he turned and saw the angel. Ornan and his four sons hid themselves.

          David Builds an Altar

          21 As David approached Ornan, Ornan looked up and saw David. He went out from the threshing floor and bowed to David with his face to the ground. 22 David said to Ornan, “Give me the site of the threshing floor. I will build an altar to the Lord on it. You will give it to me for full price, and the plague will be averted from the people.”

          23 Ornan said to David, “Take it for yourself. My lord the king may do what is good in his eyes. Look here. I have given the oxen for burnt offerings, the threshing sledges for the wood, and the wheat for the grain offering. I have given everything.”

          24 David said to Ornan, “No. I am determined to buy it for the full price, because I will not take what belongs to you for the Lord and for burnt offerings without paying for it.”

          25 So David weighed out six hundred shekels [3] of gold to Ornan for the site.

          26 Then David built an altar to the Lord there, and he offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called to the Lord, and the Lord answered him with fire from heaven upon the altar for burnt offerings. 27 The Lord spoke to the angel. The angel put his sword back into its sheath.

          28 At that time, when David saw the Lord had answered him on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he sacrificed there.

          29 The Dwelling for the Lord, which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering at that time were at the high place at Gibeon. 30 David was not able to go before it to seek answers from God because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord.

          Plans for the Temple
          1 Chronicles 22

          1 Then David said, “This is the place for the House of the Lord God and for the altar for burnt offerings for Israel.”

          Footnotes
          1. 1 Chronicles 21:14 Or deadly disease
          2. 1 Chronicles 21:15 He is called Araunah throughout 2 Samuel 24.
          3. 1 Chronicles 21:25 About fifteen pounds




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          4. Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 14
            Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 141 Chronicles 18 – 20
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            David’s Wars
            1 Chronicles 18

            1 After this David defeated the Philistines. He subdued them and took Gath and its villages from the control of the Philistines.

            2 He defeated Moab, so the Moabites became subjects of David and paid tribute.

            3 David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, as he was on his way to Hamath to establish control [1] at the river Euphrates. 4 David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, [2] and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all the chariot horses but left enough for one hundred chariots. 5 Arameans from Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, but David killed twenty-two thousand men in Aram. 6 David placed garrisons in Damascus in Aram. So the Arameans became subject to David and paid tribute.

            The Lord gave victory to David everywhere.

            7 David took the gold shields which belonged to the officials of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 From Tibhath and Kun, [3] cities of Hadadezer, David took huge amounts of bronze. With it Solomon later made the sea, the pillars, and the bronze vessels.

            9 Tou [4] king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah. 10 He sent his son Hadoram [5] to King David to ask for peace with him and to bless him, because he had fought against and defeated Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. He sent all kinds of articles of gold, silver, and bronze.

            11 King David dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold which he had carried off from all the nations, from Edom, Moab, Ammon, the Philistines, and Amalek.

            12 Abishai son of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 13 He placed garrisons in Edom. All Edom was subject to David.

            The Lord gave victory to David everywhere he went.

            14 David was king over all Israel, and he treated his people with justice and fairness.

            David’s Officials

            15 Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army.

                Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the record keeper. [6]
            16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek son of Abiathar were the priests.
                Shavsha [7] was the secretary.
            17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and the Pelethites.
                The sons of David were chief advisors at the side of the king.

            David and the Ammonites
            1 Chronicles 19

            1 After this, Nahash king of the Ammonites died, and his son became king in his place.

            2 David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father.

            But when David’s officials came to the land of the Ammonites to console Hanun, 3 the officers of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Do you really think David is honoring your father because he has sent messengers to express sympathy to you? Haven’t his officials come to you as scouts to spy on the land and to overthrow it?”

            4 So Hanun seized David’s officials, shaved them, and cut off their clothing up to the middle of their buttocks and sent them away.

            5 After they were sent on their way, David received a report about these men. David sent messengers to meet them, for the men were deeply humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.”

            6 The Ammonites saw that they had made themselves a disgusting stench to David. Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents [8] of silver to hire chariots and charioteers for themselves from Aram of the Two Rivers, from Aram Ma’akah, and from Zobah. 7 They hired thirty-two thousand chariots, the king of Ma’akah, and his troops. They came and set up camp in front of Medeba. The Ammonites were called together from their cities, and they came for battle.

            8 When David heard about this, he deployed Joab and the entire army of powerful warriors. 9 The Ammonites came out and lined up in battle formation in front of the entrance to the city. The kings who had come from Aram were lined up by themselves in the open country.

            10 Joab saw that the battle lines were drawn up against him both in front of him and behind him, so he chose some of the best troops of Israel and deployed them to confront the Arameans. 11 The rest of the army he put under the command of his brother Abishai. They were deployed to confront the Ammonites.

            12 He said, “If Aram is too strong for me, you will come to my rescue, and if the Ammonites are too strong for you, I will rescue you. 13 Be strong and act courageously for our people and for the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in his eyes.”

            14 Joab and the people who were with him confronted the Arameans in the battle, and the Arameans fled from him.

            15 When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they also fled from Joab’s brother Abishai and entered the city. Joab returned to Jerusalem.

            16 When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated, they sent messengers and summoned the Arameans who were from beyond the Euphrates. Shophak [9] the commander of the army of Hadadezer was leading them.

            17 This was reported to David, so he gathered all Israel and crossed the Jordan. He came upon them and deployed for battle against them. David deployed for battle to engage Aram, and they fought against each other.

            18 The Arameans fled from Israel. David killed seven thousand Aramean charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. [10] He also killed Shophak the commander of the army.

            19 The kings subject to [11] Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel. They made peace with David and became subject to him. Then Aram was not willing to rescue the Ammonites anymore.

            1 Chronicles 20

            1 When springtime arrived, the time when kings go out to war, Joab led out the army, ravaged the land of the Ammonites, and besieged Rabbah. David remained in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and pulled it down.

            2 David took the gold crown of their king [12] from his head. It weighed seventy-five pounds [13] and had a precious stone in it. It was placed on [14] David’s head. He brought out large amounts of plunder from the city. 3 He brought out the people who were in the city. He put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. [15] David did the same to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the troops returned to Jerusalem.

            War With the Philistines

            4 After this, war arose at Gezer [16] with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, [17] one of the descendants of Rapha the giant, [18] and the Philistines were subdued.

            5 There was another battle with the Philistines. Elhanan, the son of Jair, killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite. The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam.

            6 There was another battle, this time at Gath. There was a very tall man who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four digits in all. He also was descended from Rapha the giant. [19] 7 He taunted Israel, but Jonathan, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, killed him. 8 These were descended from the giant in Gath. They fell by the hand of David and the men who served him.

            Footnotes
            1. 1 Chronicles 18:3 Literally his hand. The Hebrew word for hand can also mean monument, so some translate to restore his monument.
            2. 1 Chronicles 18:4 The figures are not identical to those in 2 Samuel 8:4, which reads one thousand seven hundred charioteers.
            3. 1 Chronicles 18:8 The parallel account in 2 Samuel 8:8 has different names for Tibhath and Kun, namely, Betah and Berothai.
            4. 1 Chronicles 18:9 He is called Toi in 2 Samuel 8. The Hebrew equivalents of i and u look alike.
            5. 1 Chronicles 18:10 He is called Joram in 2 Samuel 8:10.
            6. 1 Chronicles 18:15 This official also served as a spokesman and chief of protocol. Like the secretary, he was a cabinet-level official.
            7. 1 Chronicles 18:16 The parallel in 2 Samuel 8:17 reads Seraiah.
            8. 1 Chronicles 19:6 More than thirty-seven tons
            9. 1 Chronicles 19:16 The parallel in 2 Samuel reads Shobak.
            10. 1 Chronicles 19:18 The numbers and the identification of the troops here are not identical with those in the Hebrew text of 2 Samuel 10:18, which reads seven hundred Aramean chariots/charioteers and forty thousand charioteers/horsemen.
            11. 1 Chronicles 19:19 The Hebrew term is servants, which may refer to his officials, to the nations subject to him, or to his vassal kings.
            12. 1 Chronicles 20:2 Or their god, Milcom
            13. 1 Chronicles 20:2 Or a talent (estimates for a talent vary from 68 to 130 pounds)
            14. 1 Chronicles 20:2 Or over. The weight of the crown seems too heavy for a person to wear, at least for any length of time.
            15. 1 Chronicles 20:3 The reading of the main Hebrew text is he sawed with a saw, with iron picks and with saws. This could mean that he cut up the city or the people. This verse is translated in harmony with the parallel text in 2 Samuel 12:31.
            16. 1 Chronicles 20:4 In 2 Samuel 21:18 this battle is located at Gob.
            17. 1 Chronicles 20:4 Also called Saph in 2 Samuel 21:18
            18. 1 Chronicles 20:4 Literally the Rephaim. Rapha was the ancestor of a group of very tall men who lived among the Philistines. They are called the Rephaim, and the valley where some of these battles were fought was named after them.
            19. 1 Chronicles 20:6 Literally the Rapha, which serves as the name of the patriarch of this clan of giants, also in verse 8




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            20. Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 13
              Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 131 Chronicles 17
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              The Lord’s Covenant With David

              1 After David was living in his own house, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Look! I am living in a house of cedar, but the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord sits under tent curtains.”

              2 Nathan said to David, “Do everything that is in your heart, because God is with you.”

              3 But that night the word of God came to Nathan. 4 “Go and tell David my servant these things.”

              This is what the Lord says. You will not be the one to build a house for me to live in, 5 for I have not lived in a house from the day when I caused Israel to go up from Egypt until this day, but I have been in a moving tent as my dwelling place. [1] 6 In all my traveling about with all the Israelites, did I ever speak a word with one of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people, or ask, “Why have you not built a house of cedar for me?”

              7 Now you are also to say the following to my servant David:

              This is what the Lord of Armies says. I took you from the pastures, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people Israel. 8 I have been with you wherever you went. I have cut off all your enemies before you. I will make a reputation for you like the reputation of the great ones in the earth. 9 I will establish a place for my people Israel, and I will plant them there. They will dwell there, and they will not be disturbed anymore. I will not allow wicked men to devastate them again as I did in the beginning, 10 and as it happened during the times when I commanded judges over my people Israel, but I will subdue all your enemies.

              I declare to you that the Lord will build a house for you. 11 When your days are completed, you will go to be with your fathers. I will raise up your seed [2] after you from among your sons, and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He will build a house for me. I will establish his throne forever. 13 I will be his father, and he will be my son. My mercy I will not take away from him as I took it from the one who was before you. 14 I will cause him to stand in my house and in my kingdom forever. His throne will be established forever.

              15 Nathan told David all the words that had been revealed in this vision.

              David’s Response to the Covenant

              16 Then King David went and sat before the Lord and said:

              Who am I, Lord God, and what is my house that you have brought me to this point? 17 Yet this was a small thing in your eyes, God! You have spoken about the house of your servant for a long time into the future. You have revealed to me the course for the man who will arise, Lord God. [3]

              18 What more can David add to you for honoring your servant? You know your servant.

              19 Lord, for the sake of your servant and according to the plan of your heart, you have carried out this great thing by making known all these great promises. 20 Lord, there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, as is apparent from everything which our ears have heard.

              21 Who is like your people Israel? It is the one nation on earth for whom God went out to redeem a people to himself, to make for yourself a great name, by doing great and awe-inspiring things in order to drive out nations in front of your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt. 22 You adopted Israel as your people forever. You, O Lord, became their God.

              23 Now, Lord, the word which you have spoken about your servant and about his house will stand firm forever. Do as you have spoken. 24 It will stand firm. Your name will be great forever. It will be said: The Lord of Armies is the God of Israel. [4] The house of David your servant will be established before you.

              25 For you, my God, have whispered into the ear [5] of your servant that you would build a house for him. That is why your servant has dared to pray before you. 26 Now, Lord, you are God and have said these good things concerning your servant. 27 Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant to be forever before you. For what you, Lord, have blessed is blessed forever.

              Footnotes
              1. 1 Chronicles 17:5 Or been moving from tent to tent and dwelling place. The verse may allude to the many different sites where the Dwelling had been set up in the wilderness, but it may also allude to the fact that the original home of the Dwelling at Shiloh had been destroyed by the Philistines and since that time the ark had been in temporary quarters. The parallel in 2 Samuel 7:6 supports the first option.
              2. 1 Chronicles 17:11 Or your offspring or your descendent. The literal term seed is retained to point out the continuity of the messianic promises from Eve, through Abraham, David, and the kings of Judah, until they reach their fulfillment in Christ, the Seed of the Woman. To agree with the singular number of the word seed, the pronouns are singular (he not they) throughout. Unlike the parallel in 2 Samuel, Chronicles does not mention the unfaithful descendants of Solomon but only Christ, the true fulfillment.
              3. 1 Chronicles 17:17 The text is cryptic. Literally it reads and you see me like the turn of the man which is upward Lord God. (The word translated turn is the Hebrew word tor. The parallel word in 2 Samuel 7:19 is torah, which means law, so it is possible that there is a copying error here.) Most translations interpret this as a general reference to the honor given to David or as a statement that God has revealed the future to David. Martin Luther understood it as a direct reference to Christ: You have looked upon me in the form of a man who is in the highest, the Lord God.
              4. 1 Chronicles 17:24 God of Israel is written twice in the Hebrew text.
              5. 1 Chronicles 17:25 Literally you have uncovered the ear, which can mean you have revealed into the ear




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              6. Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 12
                Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 12
                1 Chronicles 16:7-43
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                1 Chronicles 16
                The Psalm of Thanks [1]

                7 On that day David first gave the directive to give thanks to the Lord through the ministry of Asaph and his associates:

                8 Give thanks to the Lord.

                    Call on his name.
                    Make known his deeds among the peoples.
                9 Sing to him.
                    Make music to him.
                    Tell about all his wonderful acts. [2]
                10 Praise his holy name.
                    The hearts of those who seek the Lord will rejoice.
                11 Seek the Lord and his strength.
                    Seek his presence continually.
                12 Remember his wonderful acts, his signs,
                        and the judgments from his mouth,
                13 you descendants [3] of Israel, his servant,
                    you sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
                14 He is the Lord our God.
                    His judgments are in all the earth.
                15 Remember his covenant forever,
                    a word he commanded for a thousand generations,
                16 his covenant which he made with Abraham,
                    which was his sworn promise to Isaac.
                17 He confirmed it to Jacob as a statute for Israel,
                        an everlasting covenant.
                18 He said, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
                        as a portion for your inheritance,
                19 even though your numbers are small,
                    and you are insignificant,
                    and you are living in it as aliens.”
                20 They were wandering from nation to nation
                    and from one kingdom to another people.
                21 Yet he did not permit anyone to oppress them.
                    He rebuked kings on their account:
                22 “You must not touch my anointed ones.
                    Against my prophets you must do no harm.”
                23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
                    Proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day.
                24 Declare his glory among the nations,
                    his wonderful acts among all the peoples,
                25 for great is the Lord and greatly to be praised.
                    He is to be feared above all gods.
                26 For all the gods of the peoples are not gods at all. [4]
                    But the Lord made the heavens.
                27 Honor and majesty are before him.
                    Strength and joy are in his place.
                28 Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples.
                    Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
                29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name.
                    Bring an offering and come before him.
                    Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.
                30 Tremble before him, all the earth.
                    Surely the world stands firm.
                    It shall never be overthrown.
                31 The heavens will be glad. [5]
                    The earth will rejoice.
                    They will say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.”
                32 The sea and everything that fills it will roar.
                    The fields and everything in them will celebrate.
                33 The trees of the forest will sing for joy before the Lord,
                        for he is coming to judge the earth.
                34 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
                        for his mercy endures forever.
                35 Say, “Save us, O God of our salvation.
                    Gather us and save us from the nations,
                        to give thanks to your holy name,
                        to glorify you by praising you.”
                36 Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel,
                        from everlasting to everlasting.

                Then all the people said “Amen” and praised the Lord.

                37 David left Asaph and his relatives there before the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord, to minister before the Ark continually, to do whatever was needed each day, 38 along with Obed Edom and sixty-eight relatives. Obed Edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah served as gatekeepers.

                39 Zadok the priest and his fellow priests were assigned to the Tent of the Lord at the high place in Gibeon, 40 to present burnt offerings to the Lord upon the altar for burnt offerings regularly, morning and evening, according to everything written in the Law of the Lord, which he commanded Israel.

                41 With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord, because his mercy endures forever.

                42 With them were Heman and Jeduthun to make music to God with trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments. The descendants of Jeduthun were assigned to the gate.

                43 Then all the people departed, each to his own house, and David returned to bless his house.

                Footnotes
                1. 1 Chronicles 16:7 This psalm is very similar to parts of Psalms 105:1-15; 96:1-13; and 106:47-48 (in that order). The translation here is independent. The variants from the psalms are not footnoted.
                2. 1 Chronicles 16:9 Or marvelous deeds
                3. 1 Chronicles 16:13 Literally seed
                4. 1 Chronicles 16:26 The Hebrew word elilim means nothings or mini-gods. They are worthless nothings.
                5. 1 Chronicles 16:31 Or Let the heavens be glad. The following lines in verses 31-33 also may be either wishes or prayers.




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                6. Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 11
                  Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 111 Chronicles 15:1 – 16:6
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                  The Successful Move of the Ark to Jerusalem
                  1 Chronicles 15

                  1 David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David. He established a place for the Ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

                  2 Then David said, “Nobody is to carry God’s ark except the Levites, because the Lord chose them to carry the Ark of the Lord and to serve him forever.” 3 David gathered all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the Ark of the Lord to the place that he had prepared for it.

                  4 David gathered the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:

                  5     representing the sons of Kohath were Uriel the leader and 120 of his relatives, [1]
                  6     representing the sons of Merari were Asaiah the leader and 220 of his relatives,
                  7     representing the sons of Gershom were Joel the leader and 130 of his relatives,
                  8     representing the sons of Elizaphan were Shemaiah the leader and 200 of his relatives,
                  9     representing the sons of Hebron were Eliel the leader and 80 of his relatives,
                  10     representing the sons of Uzziel were Amminadab the leader and 112 of his relatives.

                  11 So David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab. 12 He said to them, “You are the leading fathers of the descendants of Levi. Consecrate yourselves, you and your brothers. Bring up the Ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place prepared for it, 13 because the first time, when you were not there, the Lord our God burst out against us, because we did not inquire about and follow the proper procedures.”

                  14 The priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the Ark of the Lord, the God of Israel. 15 The descendants of Levi carried the Ark of God with poles on their shoulders, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the Lord. 16 David told the leading officials of the Levites to appoint their brother Levites as singers with musical instruments, harps, lyres, and cymbals, to raise their voices for the people to hear with joy.

                  17 The Levites appointed Heman son of Joel, and from the Levites closely related to him they appointed Asaph son of Berekiah, and from their relatives who were the descendants of Merari they appointed Ethan son of Kushaiah.

                  18 Their brother Levites assigned to serve with them on the second level were Zechariah, [2] Ja’aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Ma’aseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed Edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers. [3]
                  19 Also appointed were the singers Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, to sound the bronze cymbals,
                  20 Zechariah, Aziel, [4] Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Ma’aseiah, and Benaiah, to play the harps according to alamoth,
                  21 and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah with lyres, to lead according to sheminith. [5]
                  22 Kenaniah was musical leader of the Levites, directing the music because he had the skill.
                  23 Berekiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the Ark.
                  24 The priests Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer were directed to blow trumpets before the Ark of God.

                  Obed Edom and Jehiah were also gatekeepers for the Ark.

                  25 David, the elders of Israel, and the leaders of the units of a thousand were going to bring up the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed Edom. They were celebrating as they went, 26 because God was helping the Levites who were carrying the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord. They sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams. 27 David was clothed with a fine linen robe, as were all of the Levites who were carrying the ark, the singers, and Kenaniah, the choir director for the singers. David was wearing a special linen vest. [6]

                  28 All Israel brought up the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord with shouts, with the sound of the ram’s horn, trumpets, and cymbals, and with music on harps and lyres. 29 When the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord came to the City of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looked out through the window. She saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart.

                  1 Chronicles 16

                  1 They brought the Ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. They offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings [7] before God. 2 When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. 3 He distributed to each and every Israelite man and woman a loaf of bread, a cake of dates, [8] and a cake of raisins.

                  4 He designated the following individuals from the Levites to serve before the Ark of the Lord by remembering, thanking, and praising the Lord, the God of Israel:

                  5 Asaph was the leader. Zechariah was directly under him.

                      Jeiel, [9] Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed Edom, and Jeiel were to play music on harps and lyres.
                      Asaph was sounding the cymbals.
                  6 Benaiah and Jahaziel, the priests with trumpets, were to be continually before the Ark of the Covenant of God.

                  Footnotes
                  1. 1 Chronicles 15:5 Literally brothers
                  2. 1 Chronicles 15:18 Many Hebrew manuscripts have the word ben (son of) between Zechariah and Ja’aziel. If this reading is followed, the text originally read Zechariah, son of Ja’aziel, or the text includes the name of another Levite and reads Zechariah, Ben, Ja’aziel. The reading followed in the translation, which treats ben as an accidental addition, is supported by some Hebrew manuscripts and the Greek text.
                  3. 1 Chronicles 15:18 Because of the overlap of the groups and the irregular use of and in the Hebrew, it is uncertain how the groups in verses 18-21 are arranged and how they relate to each other.
                  4. 1 Chronicles 15:20 Very likely a variant of Ja’aziel in verse 18
                  5. 1 Chronicles 15:21 Alamoth in verse 20 and sheminith in verse 21 are musical terms of uncertain meaning. They seem to refer to a method of tuning the instruments.
                  6. 1 Chronicles 15:27 Hebrew ephod. The ephod was usually a vest-like garment for priests.
                  7. 1 Chronicles 16:1 Traditionally peace offerings
                  8. 1 Chronicles 16:3 The meaning of the term is uncertain.
                  9. 1 Chronicles 16:5 This seems to be the same person as Ja’aziel in 15:18.




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                  10. Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 10
                    Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 101 Chronicles 13 – 14
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                    The Attempt to Bring the Ark to Jerusalem
                    1 Chronicles 13

                    1 David consulted with the commanders of the thousands and of the hundreds, with every leader. 2 David said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you and receives approval from the Lord our God, we should send word everywhere to our brothers who remain in the whole land of Israel and get together with them. We will also send word to the priests and to the Levites in their cities with their pasturelands that they should assemble with us. 3 We will bring the Ark of our God back to us, because we did not seek it during the days of Saul.” 4 The whole assembly agreed to do it because it was the right thing to do in the view of all the people. 5 David gathered all Israel from the Shihor River in Egypt to the entrance of Hamath, [1] to bring the Ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.

                    6 David and all Israel went up to Baalah in Judah (that is, Kiriath Jearim) to bring up the ark from there, the Ark of God the Lord, who is seated above the cherubim and who is called by the Name. [2] 7 They transported God’s ark on a new cart from the house of Abinadab. Uzzah and Ahio [3] were leading the cart. 8 David and all Israel were celebrating enthusiastically before God with songs, lyres, harps, hand drums, cymbals, and trumpets.

                    9 When they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, [4] Uzzah reached out to grab the ark because the oxen stumbled. 10 The anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah, and the Lord struck him down because Uzzah reached out his hand to the ark. He died there in the presence of God. 11 David was angry because the Lord had burst out against Uzzah. That place is called Perez Uzzah [5] to this day. 12 David was afraid of God on that day. He said, “How can I bring the Ark of God to me?”

                    13 David did not take the ark along with him into the City of David. He set it aside in the house of Obed Edom the Gittite. 14 The Ark of God stayed in the house of Obed Edom for three months, and the Lord blessed the house of Obed Edom and all that belonged to him.

                    Events of David’s Reign
                    1 Chronicles 14

                    1 Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters to build a palace for him. 2 David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel because his kingdom had been lifted high for the sake of his people Israel.

                    3 David took wives in Jerusalem and fathered sons and daughters. 4 These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 5 Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, 6 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 7 Elishama, Be’eliada, and Eliphelet.

                    David Defeats the Philistines

                    8 The Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel. So all the Philistines went up to search for David. David heard about it and went out to face them. 9 The Philistines came and made a raid in the Valley of Rephaim. 10 David asked God, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you give them into my hand?”

                    The Lord said to him, “Go up, and I will give them into your hand.” 11 So they went up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated the Philistines there. David said, “By my hand God has broken through my enemies like a wall of water.” That is why they named that place Baal Perazim. [6] 12 The Philistines abandoned their gods there. David gave the order, and they were burned with fire.

                    13 The Philistines made another raid in the valley. 14 David again consulted God. God said to him, “Do not go directly at them. Go around them and come to them in the area of the balsam trees. [7] 15 When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, you are to go out in battle, because God has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.” 16 David did what God had commanded him, and they struck the army of the Philistines from Gibeon to Gezer.

                    17 David’s reputation spread into all the lands. The Lord caused all the nations to be terrified.

                    Footnotes
                    1. 1 Chronicles 13:5 Or Lebo Hamath
                    2. 1 Chronicles 13:6 Or the Ark, which is called by the Name
                    3. 1 Chronicles 13:7 Or his brother
                    4. 1 Chronicles 13:9 The parallel account in 2 Samuel 6:6 reads Nakon.
                    5. 1 Chronicles 13:11 Perez Uzzah means outburst against Uzzah.
                    6. 1 Chronicles 14:11 Baal Perazim means lord of breakthroughs.
                    7. 1 Chronicles 14:14 The identification of the type of tree is uncertain. Other suggestions are mulberry trees, aspens, or mastic trees.




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                    8. Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 09
                      Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 091 Chronicles 12
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                      1 These are the men who came to David at Ziklag, when he was a fugitive from Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who helped him wage war.

                      2 Among them were relatives of Saul from Benjamin, who were able to use bow and arrow and to sling stones right-handed or left-handed.

                      3 Their leader was Ahiezer along with Joash, sons of Shema’ah the Gibeathite,

                          Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth,
                          Berakah and Jehu the Anathothite,
                      4 Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a powerful warrior among the Thirty and over the Thirty,
                          Jeremiah and Jahaziel and Johanan and Jozabad the Gederathite, [1]
                      5 Eluzai and Jerimoth and Bealiah
                          and Shemariah and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
                      6 Elkanah, Ishiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korathites,
                      7 Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham from Gedor.

                      8 Some men from Gad defected and went to David at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were powerful warriors, military men, skilled for war with shield and spear, with faces like lions and with speed like gazelles on the mountains.

                      9 Ezer the head, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

                      10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
                      11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
                      12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
                      13 Jeremiah the tenth, and Makbannai the eleventh.

                      14 These men from Gad were leaders of the army. The less capable were leaders for a hundred, the more capable for a thousand. [2] 15 These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month [3] when it was overflowing all its banks. They forced those living in the valleys to the east and the west to flee.

                      16 Men also came from Benjamin and Judah to David at the stronghold. 17 David went out to meet with them and said to them, “If you have come to me with peaceful intentions to help me, my heart will be one with yours. But if you come to betray me to my enemies, even though there is no violence in my hands, the God of our fathers will see and judge.”

                      18 A spirit [4] came upon [5] Amazai, head of the Thirty. He said, “We are yours, David, and we are with you, son of Jesse. Peace, peace to you, and peace to those helping you, for your God helps you.” David received them and made them leaders of the troops.

                      19 Men from Manasseh deserted to David when he came along with the Philistines for the battle against Saul. These men did not help the Philistines, because the serens [6] of the Philistines decided to send David away, because they thought, “He will desert to his master Saul with our heads.”

                      20 When he went to Ziklag, men from Manasseh deserted to David. They were Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, leaders of groups of a thousand which belonged to Manasseh. 21 They helped David against the bands of raiders, because all of them were powerful warriors and commanders in the army.

                      22 Every day men kept coming to David to help him, until the army became great, like an army of God. 23 The following are the numbers of the troops equipped for war who came to David in Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him according to the word of the Lord:

                      24 from the descendants of Judah, bearing shields and spears, 6,800 equipped for war,

                      25 from the descendants of Simeon, powerful warriors, 7,100 equipped for war,
                      26 from the descendants of Levi, 4,600, 27 and [7] Jehoiada the tribal ruler for Aaron, who had with him 3,700; 28 also Zadok, a powerful young warrior, and from the house of his father 22 commanders,
                      29 from the descendants of Benjamin, Saul’s relatives, 3,000 (until then the majority of them had been keeping their connection with the house of Saul),
                      30 from the descendants of Ephraim, 20,800 powerful warriors, men who had earned a name for themselves in the house of their fathers,
                      31 from the half tribe of Manasseh, 18,000 who were designated by name to come and make David king,
                      32 from the descendants of Issachar, men who understood the times and what Israel should do, 200 leaders and all their relatives under their command,
                      33 from Zebulun, 50,000 men qualified to serve in the army, ready to line up for battle with all kinds of weapons for battle and with undivided allegiance,
                      34 from Naphtali, 1,000 commanders and with them 37,000 men with shields and spears,
                      35 from the Danites, 28,600 men ready to line up for battle,
                      36 from Asher, 40,000 men qualified to serve in the army, ready to line up for battle,
                      37 and from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, with all the weapons of an army ready for battle, 120,000 men.

                      38 All these soldiers, organized for battle, totally committed, came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel. All the rest of Israel also was totally committed to make David king. 39 They were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, because their fellow citizens [8] had prepared provisions for them. 40 Also, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali were bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen, including provisions of flour, cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, wine, olive oil, oxen, and sheep in abundance, because there was joy in Israel.

                      Footnotes
                      1. 1 Chronicles 12:4 English verse 4 is divided into two verses in Hebrew. Throughout the rest of the chapter the Hebrew verse numbers are one higher than the English numbers.
                      2. 1 Chronicles 12:14 Or the less capable equaled one hundred men, the more capable one thousand
                      3. 1 Chronicles 12:15 That is, March/April
                      4. 1 Chronicles 12:18 Or the Spirit
                      5. 1 Chronicles 12:18 Literally clothed
                      6. 1 Chronicles 12:19 The word seren is a special Philistine name for the leaders of the five cities of the Philistines. It is a title like pharaoh or czar.
                      7. 1 Chronicles 12:27 Or including
                      8. 1 Chronicles 12:39 Literally brothers




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