Monthly Archives: August 2017

1 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. 2 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 3 The sons of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 4 Eleazar conceived Phinehas, and Phinehas conceived Abishua. 5 Truly, Abishua conceived Bukki, and Bukki conceived Uzzi. […]

1 Now the sons of Issachar were Tola and Puah, Jashub and Shimron, four. 2 The sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Ibsam, and Shemuel, leaders according to the houses of their kindred. From the stock of Tola, there were numbered, in the days of David, twenty-two thousand six hundred […]

1 Now Benjamin conceived Bela as his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, 2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 3 And the sons of Bela were: Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, 4 as well as Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, 5 then also Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. 6 These are the […]

1 And so, all of Israel was numbered. And the sum of them was written in the book of the kings of Israel and of Judah. And they were taken away to Babylon because of their transgression. 2 Now the first who lived in their possessions and in their cities were Israel, and the priests, […]

1 Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from the Philistines, and they fell down wounded on mount Gilboa. 2 And when the Philistines had draw near, pursuing Saul and his sons, they struck down Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle grew […]

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 […]