The high priest and nobles slain. Chap. i. Adam's line. The fons of Ham. 14 And the pots, and the fhovels, and fon of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler. the fnuffers, and the spoons, and all the 23 And when all the captains of the veffels of brafs wherewith they minifter-armies, they and their men, heard that ed, took they away. the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah 15 And the firepans, and the bowls, governor, there came to Gedaliah to and fuch things as were of gold, in gold, | Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaand of filver, in filver, the captain of the niah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and guard took away. Seraiah the fon of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. 16 The two pillars, one fea, and the bafes which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these veffels was without weight. 17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brafs: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto thefe had the second pillar with wreathen work. 18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief prieft, and Zephaniah the second prieft, and the three keepers of the door: 19 And out of the city he took an officer that was fet over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's prefence, which were found in the city, and the principal fcribe of the hoft, which multered the people of the land, and threefcore men of the people of the land that were found in the city: 20 And Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took thefe, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah : 21 And the king of Babylon fmote them, and flew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land. 24 And Gedaliah fware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the fervants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and ferve the king of Babylon; and it fhall be well with you. 25 But it came to pafs in the feventh month, that Ifmael the fon of Nethaniah, the fon of Elifhama, of the feed royal, came, and ten men with him, and fmote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah. 26 And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arofe, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees. 27 And it came to pass in the feven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the feven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prifon ; 28 And he fpake kindly to him, and fet his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon; 29 And changed his prifon garments: and he did eat bread continually before 22 And as for the people that remain-him all the days of his life. ed in the land of Judah, whom Nebu- 30 And his allowance was a continual chadnezzar king of Babylon had left, allowance given him of the king, a daily even over them he made Gedaliah the rate for every day, all the days of his life. THE FIRST BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES. CHAP. I. I Adam's line to Noah. 5 The fons of Japheth. 8 The fons of Ham. 17 The fons of Shem. 24 Shem's line to Abraham. 29 Ishmael's fons. 32 Thefons of Keturah. 34 The pofterity of Abraham by Efau. A DAM, Sheth, Enofh, 2 Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered, 3 Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 5 T The fons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 6 And the fons of Gomer; Afhchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 7 And the fons of Javan; Elifhah, and Tarfhish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 8 The fons of Hàm; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9 And the fons of Cufh; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the fons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. 10 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth. II And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 12 And Pathrufim, and Cafluhim, (of whom came the Philiftines,) and Caphthorim. 13 And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth, 14 The Jebusite alfo, and the Amorite, and the Girgafhite, 1. CHRONICLES. The fons of Shem. The fons of Ifrael. 15 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and} 43 Now thefe are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king the Sinite, 16 And the Arvadite, and the Zema-reigned over the children of Ifrael; Bela rite, and the Hamathite. the fon of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 17 The fons of Shem; Elam, and Asthur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mefhech. 18 And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber. 19 And unto Eber were born two fons: the name of the one avas Peleg; becaufe in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was Joktan. zo And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, 21 Hadoram alfo, and Uzal, and Diklah, 22 And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba, 23 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the fons of Joktan. 24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27 Abram; the fame is Abraham. 28 The fons of Abraham; Ifaac, and Ishmael. 29 ¶ Thefe are their generations: The firstborn of Ifhmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibfam. 30 Mifhma, and Dumah, Maffa, Hadad, and Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphifh, and Kedemah. Thefe are the fons of Ifhmael. 32 Now the fons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine; fhe bare Zimran, and Jokfhan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ifhbak, and Shuah. And the fons of Jokfhan; Sheba, and Dedan. 44 And when Bela was dead, Jobab the fon of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his ftead. 45 And when Jobab was dead, Hufham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his ftead. 33 And the fons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and El-1 daah. All these are the fons of Keturah. 34 And Abraham begat Ifaac The fons of Ifaac; Efau and Ifrael. 35. The fons of Efau ; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeufh, and Jaalam, and Korah. 36 The fons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. 37 The fons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. 46 And when Hufham was dead, Hadad the fon of Bedad, which fmote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his ftead: and the name of his city was Avith. 47 And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Mafrekah reigned in his stead. 48 And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his ftead. 49 And when Shaul was dead, Baalhanan the fon of Achbor reigned in his stead. so And when Baal-hanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his ftead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 51 Hadad died alfo. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth. 52 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, 53 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 54 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom. CHA P. II The fons of Ifrael. 3 The pofterity of Judah. 13 The children of feffe. 18 Caleb's pofterity. 21 Hezron's pofterity. 25 Ferahmeel's pofterity. TH HESE are the fons of Ifrael; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Iffachar, and Zebulun, 2 Dan, Jofeph, and Benjamin, Naph tali, Gad, and Asher. 3 T The fons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: auhich three were born unto 38 And the fons Seir; Lotan, and him of the daughter of Shua the CaShobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and naanitefs. And Er, the firstborn of JuDifhon, and Ezar, and Difhan. dah, was evil in the fight of the LORD; and he flew him. 39 And the fons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's fifter. 4 And Tamar his daughter in law bare 40 The fons of Shobal; Alian, and Ma-him Pharez and Zerah. All the fons of nahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. Judah were five. And the fons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anal. 41 The fons of Anah; Difhon. And the fons of Difhon; Amram, and Efhban, and Ithran, and Cheran. 5 The fons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul. 6 The fons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and 42 The fons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Za-Dara: five of them in all. van, and Jakan. The fons of Difhan: 7 And the fons of Carmi; Achar, the Uz, and Aran. troubler The children of Fesse. Chap. ii. Ferahmeel's pofterity. troubler of Ifrael, who tranfgreffed in the | fhur was Abihail, and the bare him Ah-, thing accurfed. ban, and Mold. 8 And the fons of Ethan ; Azariah. ; 9 The fons alfo of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai. IO And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahihon, prince of the children of Judah ; II And Nahfhon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz, 12 And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jeffe, 13 And Jeffe begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, 14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15 Ozem the fixth, David the seventh 16 Whose fifters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the fons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Afahel, three. : 30 And the fons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children. 31 And the fons of Appaim; Ishi. And the fons of Ifhi; Shefhan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai. 32 And the fons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan : and, Jether died without children. 33 And the fons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. Thefe were the fons of Jarahmeel. 34 Now Shefhan had no fons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a fervant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. 35 And Shefhan gave his daughter to Jarha his fervant to wife; and the bare him Attai. 36 And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad, 37 And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Eph. lal Obed, 38 And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu 17 And Abigail bare Amafa: and the father of Amafa was Jether the Ifh-begat Azariah, meelite. 18 ¶ And Caleb the fon of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth her fons are thefe; Jefher, and Shobab, and Ardon. 19 And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur. 20 And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel. 21 ¶ And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threefcore years old, and the bare him Segub. 22 And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead. 23 And he took Gefhur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threefcore cities. All these belonged to the fons of Machir the father of Giliad. 24 And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Afhur the father of Tekoa. 25 And the fons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firftborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel had also another wife, whofe name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. 27 The fons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. 28 And the fons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the fons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur. 29 And the name of the wife of Abi 39 And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleafah, 40 And Eleafah begat Sifamai, and Sifamai begat Shallum, 41 And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elifhama. 42 Now the fons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel vere, Mefha his firstborn,. which was the father of Ziph; and the fons of Marefhah the father of Hebron. 43 And the fons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. 44 And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai. 45 And the fon of Shammai quas Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth-zur. 46 And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez. 47 And the fons, of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Gefham, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Saaph. 48 Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah. 4 49 She bare alfo Shaaph the father of Madmanna, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb avas Achfa. 50 These were the fons of Caleb, the fon of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim, 51 Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader. 52 And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had fons; Haroeh, and half of the. Manabethites. 53 And the families of Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came 1 The fons of David. I. CHRONICLES. The pofterity of Judah. came the Zareathites, and the Efhtaulites. 20 And Hafhubah, and Ohel, and Be54 The fons of Salma; Beth-lehem, rechiah, and Hafadiah, Jufhab-hefed, five. and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the 21 And the fons of Hananiah; Pelahoufe of Joab, and half of the Manahe- tiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, thites, the Zorites. the fons of Arnan, the fons of Obadiah, the fons of Shechaniah. 55 And the families of the fcribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. Thefe are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab. CHAP. III. The fons of David. 10 His line to Zedekiah. 17 The fucceffors of Feconiah. Nwhich we we born unto him in He: OW these were the fons of David, bron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitefs: the fecond, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess: 2 The third, Abfalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Gefhur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith: The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the fixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife. 4 Thefe fix were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned feven years and fix months: and in Jerufalem he reigned thirty and three years. 22 And the fons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the fons of Shemaiah; Hattufh, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, fix. 23 And the fons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three. 24 And the fons of Elioenai were, Akkub, and Johanan, and Balaiah, and Hodaiah, and Eliafhib, and Pelaiah, and Anani, seven. CHA P. IV. 1,11 The pofterity of Judah by Caleb the fon of Hur. s Of Afber the pofthumous fon of Hezron. 9 Of Fabez, and his prayer. 21 The pofterity of Shelah, 24 and of Simeon. 39 Their conquest of Gedor, &c. Tami, and Hur, and Shobal. HE fons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, 2 And Reaiah the fon of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. 3 5 And these were born unto him in And these were of the father of Etam; Jerufalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Jezreel, and Ifhma, and Idbash: and the Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-name of their fifter was Hazelelponi: thua the daughter of Ammiel; 6 Ibhar alfo, and Elifhama, and Eliphelet, 7 And Nogah, and Nepheg,and Japhia, 8 And Elifhama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. 9 Thefe were all the fons of David, befide the fons of the concubines, and Tamar their fifter. Jo And Solomon's fon was Rehoboam, Abia his fon, Afa his fon, Jehohaphat his fon, II Joram his fon, Ahaziah his fon, Joafh his fon, 12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his fon, Jotham his fon, 13 Ahaz his fon, Hezekiah his fon, Manaffeh his fon, 4 And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hufhah. These are the fons of Hur, the firftborn of Ephratah, the father of Beth-lehem. 5 And Afhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. 6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the fons of Naarah. 7 And the fons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan. 8 And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the fon of Harum. 9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, faying, Because I bare him with forrow. 14 Amon his fon, Jofiah his fon. 10 And Jabez called on the God of If15 And the fons of Jofiah avere, the rael, faying, Oh that thou wouldest blefs firstborn Johanan, the fecond Jehoiakim, me indeed, and enlarge my coaft, and the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. that thine hand might be with me, and 16 And the fons of Jehoiakim: Jeco-that thou wouldeft keep me from evil, niah his fon, Zedekiah his fon. 17 ¶ And the fons of Jeconiah; Affir, Salathiel his fon, 18 Malchiram alfo, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hofhama, and Nedabiah. 19 And the fons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the fons of Zerubbabel; Mefhullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their fifter: that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested. II ¶ And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Efhton. 12 And Eshton begat Beth rapha, and Pafeah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahafh, Thefe are the men of Rechah. 13 And the fons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Simeon's pofterity. Chap. v. The line and habitations of Reuben. and Seraiah; and the fons of Othniel; round about the fame cities, unto Baal. Hathath. These were their habitations, and their genealogy. 14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen. 15 And the fons of Caleb the fon of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the fons of Elah, even Kenaz. 16 And the fons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Afareel. 17 And the fons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and fhe bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ifhbah the father of Efhtemoa. 18 And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the fons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took. 19 And the fons of his wife Hodiah the fifter of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Efhitemoa the Maachthite. 20 And the fons Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the fons of Ifhi were, Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth. 21 ¶ The fons of Shelah the fon of Judah were, Erthe father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fiue linen, of the houfe of Afhbea, 34 And Mefhobab, and Jamlech, and Jofhah the fon of Amaziah, 35 And Joel, and Jehu the son of Jofibiah, the fon of Seraiah, the fon of Afiel, 36 And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jelhohaiah, and Afaiah, and Adiel, and Jefimiel, and Benaiah, 37 And Ziza the fon of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the fon of Shimri, the fon of Shemaiah; 38 Thefe mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the houfe of their fathers increased greatly. 39 ¶ And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the eaft fide of the valley, to feek pafture for their flocks. 40 And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old. 41 And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and fmote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pafture there for their flocks. 42 And fome of them, even of the fons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to 22 And Jokim, and the men of Cho-mount Seir, having for their captains Pezeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had latiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and the dominion in Moab, and Jafhubi-le- Uzziel, the fons of Ifhi. hem. And these are ancient things. 23 These were the potters, and thofe that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work. 24 ¶ The fons of Simeon were, Nemu 43 And they fmote the reft of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day. CHAP. V. II I The line and habitations of Reuben. The chief men and habitations of Gad. el, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul: Now the fons of Reuben the first 25 Shallum his fon, Mibfam his fon, Mifhma his fon. 26 And the fons of Mifhma; Hamuel his fon, Zacchur his fon, Shimei his fon. 27 And Shimei had fixteen fons and fix daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah. 28 And they dwelt at Beer-fheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-fhual, 29 And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad, 30 And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag, 31 And at Beth-marcaboth, and Ha zarfufim, and at Beth-birei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David. 32 And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Afhan, five cities: 33 And all their villages that were born of Ifrael, (for he was the firftborn; but, forafmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the fons of Jofeph the son of Ifrael: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. 2 For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Jofeph's :) 3 The fons, I fay, of Reuben the firstborn of Ifrael were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 4 The fons of Joel; Shemaiah his fon, Gog his Ton, Shemei his fon, 5 Micah his fon, Reaiah his fon, Baal his fon, 6 Beerah his fon, whom Tilgath-pilne-, fer king of Affyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites." 7 And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was |