Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles

29 chapters

Chapters

1 Chronicles 2

These [are] sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

1 Chronicles 3

And these were sons of David, who were born to him in Hebron: the first-born Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess;

1 Chronicles 4

Sons of Judah: Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

As to sons of Reuben, first-born of Israel — for he [is] the first-born, and on account of his profaning the couch of his father hath his birthright been given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, and [he is] not to be reckoned by genealogy for the birthright,

1 Chronicles 6

Sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

1 Chronicles 7

And sons of Issachar; Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.

1 Chronicles 8

And Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

1 Chronicles 9

And all Israel have reckoned themselves by genealogy, and lo, they are written on the book of the kings of Israel and Judah — they were removed to Babylon for their trespass.

1 Chronicles 10

And the Philistines have fought with Israel, and the men of Israel flee from the face of the Philistines, and fall wounded in mount Gilboa,

1 Chronicles 11

And gathered are all Israel unto David to Hebron, saying, 'Lo, thy bone and thy flesh [are] we;

1 Chronicles 12

And these [are] those coming in unto David to Ziklag, while shut up because of Saul son of Kish, and they [are] among the mighty ones, helping the battle,

1 Chronicles 13

And David consulteth with the heads of the thousands, and of the hundreds, every leader,

1 Chronicles 14

And Huram king of Tyre sendeth messengers unto David, and cedar-wood, and artificers of walls, and artificers of wood, to build to him a house.

1 Chronicles 15

And he maketh for himself houses in the city of David, and prepareth a place for the ark of God, and stretcheth out for it a tent.

1 Chronicles 16

And they bring in the ark of God, and set it up in the midst of the tent that David hath stretched out for it, and they bring near burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God;

1 Chronicles 17

And it cometh to pass as David sat in his house, that David saith unto Nathan the prophet, 'Lo, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah [is] under curtains;'

1 Chronicles 18

And it cometh to pass after this, that David smiteth the Philistines, and humbleth them, and taketh Gath and its small towns out of the hand of the Philistines;

1 Chronicles 19

And it cometh to pass after this, that Nahash king of the sons of Ammon dieth, and his son reigneth in his stead,

1 Chronicles 20

And it cometh to pass, at the time of the turn of the year — at the time of the going out of the messengers — that Joab leadeth out the force of the host, and destroyeth the land of the sons of Ammon, and cometh in and beseigeth Rabbah — David is abiding in Jerusalem — and Joab smiteth Rabbah, and breaketh it down.

1 Chronicles 21

And there standeth up an adversary against Israel, and persuadeth David to number Israel,

1 Chronicles 22

And David saith, 'This is the house of Jehovah God, and this the altar for burnt-offering for Israel.'

1 Chronicles 23

And David is old, and satisfied with days, and causeth his son Solomon to reign over Israel,

1 Chronicles 24

And to the sons of Aaron [are] their courses: sons of Aaron [are] Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar,

1 Chronicles 25

And David and the heads of the host separate for service, of the sons of Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, who are prophesying with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals, and the number of the workmen is according to their service.

1 Chronicles 26

For the courses of the gatekeepers: of the Korhites [is] Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph;

1 Chronicles 27

And the sons of Israel, after their number, heads of the fathers, and princes of the thousands and of the hundreds, and their officers, those serving the king in any matter of the courses, that are coming in and going out month by month, throughout all months of the year — [are] in each course twenty and four thousand.

1 Chronicles 28

And David assembleth all the heads of Israel, heads of the tribes, and heads of the courses who are serving the king, and heads of the thousands, and heads of the hundreds, and heads of all the substance and possessions of the king, and of his sons, with the officers and the mighty ones, even to every mighty one of valour — unto Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 29

And David the king saith to all the assembly, 'Solomon my son — the one on whom God hath fixed — [is] young and tender, and the work [is] great, for not for man is the palace, but for Jehovah God;