Category Archives: 1 Chronicles

1 Then all of Israel was gathered to David at Hebron, saying: “We are your bone and your flesh. 2 Also, yesterday and the day before, when Saul still reigned, you were the one who led out and brought in Israel. For the Lord your God said to you: ‘You shall pasture my people Israel, […]

1 Also, these went to David at Ziklag, while he was still fleeing from Saul, the son of Kish. And they were very strong and distinguished fighters, 2 bending the bow, and using either hand in casting stones with slings, and shooting arrows. From the brothers of Saul, out of Benjamin: 3 the leader was […]

1 Then David took counsel with the tribunes, and the centurions, and all the leaders. 2 And he said to the entire assembly of Israel: “If it pleases you, and if the words that I speak come from the Lord our God, let us send to the remainder of our brothers, in all the regions […]

1 Also, Hiram, the king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, and cedar wood, and artisans of walls and of wood, so that they might build a house for him. 2 And David realized that the Lord had confirmed him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom had been lifted up over his people […]

1 Also, he made houses for himself in the City of David. And built a place for the ark of God, and he set up a tent for it. 2 Then David said: “It is illicit for anyone to carry the ark of God except the Levites, whom the Lord chose to carry it and […]

1 And so they took the ark of God, and they set it in the midst of the tabernacle, which David had pitched for it. And they offered holocausts and peace offerings before God. 2 And when David had completed offering holocausts and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. […]

1 Now when David was living in his house, he said to the prophet Nathan: “Behold, I live in a house of cedar. But the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under tent skins.” 2 And Nathan said to David: “Do all that is in your heart. For God is with you.” 3 […]

1 Now after these things, it happened that David struck the Philistines, and he humbled them, and he took Gath and her daughters from the hand of the Philistines. 2 And he struck Moab. And the Moabites became the servants of David, offering gifts to him. 3 In that time, David also struck Hadadezer, the […]

1 Now it happened that Nahash, the king of the sons of Ammon, died, and his son reigned in his place. 2 And David said: “I will act with mercy toward Hanun, the son of Nahash. For his father was gracious to me.” And so David sent messengers to console him over the death of […]

1 Now it happened that, after the course of a year, in the time when kings usually go forth to war, Joab gathered an army with experienced soldiers, and he laid waste to the land of the sons of Ammon. And he continued on and besieged Rabbah. But David was staying in Jerusalem when Joab […]