1Chr.14
[1] Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters,
to build him an house.
[2] And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his
kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
[3] And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and
David begat more sons and daughters.
[4] Now these are the names of his children which he had in
Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,
[5] And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,
[6]
And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
[7] And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.
[8] And when the
Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David.
And David heard of it, and went out against them.
[9] And the Philistines came and spread themselves
in the valley of Rephaim.
[10] And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines?
and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them
into thine hand.
[11] So they came up to Baal-perazim; and David smote them there. Then David said,
God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they
called the name of that place Baal-perazim.
[12] And when they had left their gods there, David gave
a commandment, and they were burned with fire.
[13] And the Philistines yet again spread themselves
abroad in the valley.
[14] Therefore David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after
them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
[15] And it shall be,
when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to
battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.
[16] David therefore did as
God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.
[17] And the
fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.
1Chr.15
[1] And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched
for it a tent.
[2] Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the
LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.
[3] And David gathered all Israel
together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
[4]
And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:
[5] Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief,
and his brethren an hundred and twenty:
[6] Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren
two hundred and twenty:
[7] Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and
thirty:
[8] Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
[9] Of the sons
of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:
[10] Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief,
and his brethren an hundred and twelve.
[11] And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and
for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
[12] And said unto
them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that
ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
[13] For
because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not
after the due order.
[14] So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the
LORD God of Israel.
[15] And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with
the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.
[16] And David spake to
the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries
and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
[17] So the Levites appointed Heman
the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren,
Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
[18] And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and
Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and
Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters.
[19] So the singers, Heman, Asaph,
and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
[20] And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth,
and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
[21] And Mattithiah,
and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith
to excel.
[22] And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because
he was skilful.
[23] And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
[24] And Shebaniah, and
Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did