DONNIE DAILY GEMS FOR FRIDAY APRIL 21:
WORD OF WISDOM
You'll always struggle knowing Gods will if you don't know Gods Word?
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The Power of the Truth
"And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I
do always those things that please him. As he spake these words, many
believed on him. Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye
continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the
truth, and the truth shall make you free."
John 8:29-32
I read of a sociologist who was a committed atheist and hated religion. He
traveled deep into the jungle in hopes of finding a tribe that had not been
exposed to the outside world. He finally reached a group living in
isolation. To his dismay, he found that a missionary had been there before
him, and that the chief and many members of the tribe were Christians.
Seeing the chief reading his Bible, the professor said, "That book is a
worthless collection of myths." The chief looked at him for a moment, then
replied, "If it were not for that book, we would have killed you, and you
would be in my cooking pot right now."
The Bible changes lives because the Bible is the truth of God given to
direct our lives. God never leaves us as He finds us. His purpose and plan
is to mold and shape us into the image of His Son, and it is the power of
the Word that works in our hearts and minds to bring about that
transformation. It is not a one-moment event, but an ongoing process that
lasts for the rest of our lives for us to be renewed and changed by the
truth. Paul wrote, "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word
of God" (Romans 10:17). We do not hear the Word once, but over and over
again, and in that process our faith is built and our lives are transformed.
Without the Word of God being active in our hearts and minds, we cannot
become more like Jesus.
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DAILY BIBLE READING
1 Chronicles 1-6New King James Version (NKJV)
The Family of Adam-Seth to Abraham
1 Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2 Cainan,[a] Mahalalel, Jared, 3 Enoch, Methuselah,
Lamech, 4 Noah,[b] Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and
Tiras. 6 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Diphath,[c] and Togarmah. 7 The
sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshishah,[d] Kittim, and Rodanim.[e]
8 The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9 The sons of Cush
were Seba, Havilah, Sabta,[f] Raama,[g] and Sabtecha. The sons of Raama were
Sheba and Dedan. 10 Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the
earth. 11 Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, 12 Pathrusim,
Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and the Caphtorim). 13 Canaan
begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth; 14 the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the
Girgashite; 15 the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite; 16 the Arvadite,
the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
17 The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether,
and Meshech.[h] 18 Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber. 19 To
Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg,[i] for in his days the
earth was divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. 20 Joktan begot
Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22
Ebal,[j] Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the
sons of Joktan.
24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27 and Abram, who is Abraham. 28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and
Ishmael.
The Family of Ishmael
29 These are their genealogies: The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebajoth; then
Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad,[k] Tema, 31 Jetur,
Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
The Family of Keturah
32 Now the sons born to Keturah, Abraham's concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan,
Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.
33 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All
these were the children of Keturah.
The Family of Isaac
34 And Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel. 35 The
sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. 36 And the sons
of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zephi,[l] Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna,[m]
Amalek. 37 The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
The Family of Seir
38 The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and
Dishan. 39 And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; Lotan's sister was
Timna. 40 The sons of Shobal were Alian,[n] Manahath, Ebal, Shephi,[o] and
Onam. The sons of Zibeon were Ajah and Anah. 41 The son of Anah was Dishon.
The sons of Dishon were Hamran,[p] Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. 42 The sons
of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan.[q] The sons of Dishan were Uz and
Aran.
The Kings of Edom
43 Now these were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before a king
reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and the name of
his city was Dinhabah. 44 And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of
Bozrah reigned in his place. 45 When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the
Temanites reigned in his place. 46 And when Husham died, Hadad the son of
Bedad, who attacked Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. The
name of his city was Avith. 47 When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned
in his place. 48 And when Samlah died, Saul of Rehoboth-by-the-River
reigned in his place. 49 When Saul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor
reigned in his place. 50 And when Baal-Hanan died, Hadad[r] reigned in his
place; and the name of his city was Pai.[s] His wife's name was Mehetabel
the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 51 Hadad died also. And
the chiefs of Edom were Chief Timnah, Chief Aliah,[t] Chief Jetheth, 52
Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, 53 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman,
Chief Mibzar, 54 Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of
Edom.
The Family of Israel
2 These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar,
Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
From Judah to David
3 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him
by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. Er, the firstborn of Judah, was
wicked in the sight of the Lord; so He killed him. 4 And Tamar, his
daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 6 The sons of Zerah were Zimri,
Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara-five of them in all.
7 The son of Carmi was Achar,[u] the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in
the accursed thing.
8 The son of Ethan was Azariah.
9 Also the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and
Chelubai.[v] 10 Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, leader of
the children of Judah; 11 Nahshon begot Salma,[w] and Salma begot Boaz; 12
Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse; 13 Jesse begot Eliab his firstborn,
Abinadab the second, Shimea[x] the third, 14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai
the fifth, 15 Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh.
16 Now their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah were
Abishai, Joab, and Asahel-three. 17 Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of
Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.[y]
The Family of Hezron
18 Caleb the son of Hezron had children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth.
Now these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 When Azubah died,
Caleb took Ephrath[z] as his wife, who bore him Hur. 20 And Hur begot Uri,
and Uri begot Bezalel.
21 Now afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of
Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.
22 Segub begot Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. 23
(Geshur and Syria took from them the towns of Jair, with Kenath and its
towns-sixty towns.) All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of
Gilead. 24 After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Hezron's wife Abijah bore
him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
The Family of Jerahmeel
25 The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram, the firstborn,
and Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose
name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. 27 The sons of Ram, the
firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. 28 The sons of Onam
were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.
29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban
and Molid. 30 The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim; Seled died without
children. 31 The son of Appaim was Ishi, the son of Ishi was Sheshan, and
Sheshan's son was Ahlai. 32 The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were
Jether and Jonathan; Jether died without children. 33 The sons of Jonathan
were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
34 Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian
servant whose name was Jarha. 35 Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his
servant as wife, and she bore him Attai. 36 Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan
begot Zabad; 37 Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed; 38 Obed begot
Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah; 39 Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot
Eleasah; 40 Eleasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum; 41 Shallum
begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama.
The Family of Caleb
42 The descendants of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha, his
firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father
of Hebron. 43 The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44
Shema begot Raham the father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begot Shammai. 45 And
the son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
46 Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot
Gazez. 47 And the sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah,
and Shaaph.
48 Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. 49 She also bore
Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father
of Gibea. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
50 These were the descendants of Caleb: The sons of Hur, the firstborn of
Ephrathah, were Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim, 51 Salma the father of
Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim had descendants: Haroeh, and half
of the families of Manuhoth.[aa] 53 The families of Kirjath Jearim were the
Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these came
the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
54 The sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab,
half of the Manahethites, and the Zorites.
55 And the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez were the Tirathites,
the Shimeathites, and the Suchathites. These were the Kenites who came from
Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
The Family of David
3 Now these were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The
firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel,[ab] by
Abigail the Carmelitess; 2 the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the
daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
3 the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.
4 These six were born to him in Hebron. There he reigned seven years and six
months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years. 5 And these were
born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea,[ac] Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon-four by
Bathshua[ad] the daughter of Ammiel.[ae] 6 Also there were Ibhar,
Elishama,[af] Eliphelet,[ag] 7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8 Elishama,
Eliada,[ah] and Eliphelet-nine in all. 9 These were all the sons of David,
besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
The Family of Solomon
10 Solomon's son was Rehoboam; Abijah[ai] was his son, Asa his son,
Jehoshaphat his son, 11 Joram[aj] his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash[ak] his
son, 12 Amaziah his son, Azariah[al] his son, Jotham his son, 13 Ahaz his
son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, 14 Amon his son, and Josiah his
son. 15 The sons of Josiah were Johanan the firstborn, the second
Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum.[am] 16 The sons of
Jehoiakim were Jeconiah his son and Zedekiah[an] his son.
The Family of Jeconiah
17 And the sons of Jeconiah[ao] were Assir,[ap] Shealtiel his son, 18 and
Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. 19 The sons
of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel were
Meshullam, Hananiah, Shelomith their sister, 20 and Hashubah, Ohel,
Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed-five in all.
21 The sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, the sons of Rephaiah,
the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, and the sons of Shechaniah. 22 The
son of Shechaniah was Shemaiah. The sons of Shemaiah were Hattush, Igal,
Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat-six in all. 23 The sons of Neariah were
Elioenai, Hezekiah, and Azrikam-three in all. 24 The sons of Elioenai were
Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani-seven in
all.
The Family of Judah
4 The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. 2 And
Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath, and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad.
These were the families of the Zorathites. 3 These were the sons of the
father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was
Hazelelponi; 4 and Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father
of Hushah.
These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah the father of
Bethlehem.
5 And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. 6 Naarah
bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of
Naarah. 7 The sons of Helah were Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan; 8 and Koz
begot Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
9 Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his
name Jabez,[aq] saying, "Because I bore him in pain." 10 And Jabez called
on the God of Israel saying, "Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and
enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would
keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!" So God granted him what he
requested.
11 Chelub the brother of Shuhah begot Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
12 And Eshton begot Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of
Ir-Nahash. These were the men of Rechah.
13 The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel were
Hathath,[ar] 14 and Meonothai who begot Ophrah. Seraiah begot Joab the
father of Ge Harashim,[as] for they were craftsmen. 15 The sons of Caleb
the son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah was Kenaz.
16 The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. 17 The sons
of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered's wife[at] bore
Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. 18 (His wife
Jehudijah[au] bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Sochoh,
and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) And these were the sons of Bithiah the
daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.
19 The sons of Hodiah's wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of
Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maachathite. 20 And the sons of
Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were
Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah
the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers
of the house of Ashbea; 22 also Jokim, the men of Chozeba, and Joash;
Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubi-Lehem. Now the records are ancient.
23 These were the potters and those who dwell at Netaim[av] and Gederah;[aw]
there they dwelt with the king for his work.
The Family of Simeon
24 The sons of Simeon were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib,[ax] Zerah,[ay] and Shaul,
25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son. 26 And the sons of
Mishma were Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, and Shimei his son. 27 Shimei
had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many
children, nor did any of their families multiply as much as the children of
Judah.
28 They dwelt at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, 29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, 31 Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and
at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David. 32 And their
villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan-five cities- 33 and all
the villages that were around these cities as far as Baal.[az] These were
their dwelling places, and they maintained their genealogy: 34 Meshobab,
Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah; 35 Joel, and Jehu the son of
Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel; 36 Elioenai, Jaakobah,
Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, and Benaiah; 37 Ziza the son of
Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of
Shemaiah- 38 these mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and
their father's house increased greatly.
39 So they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the
valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. 40 And they found rich, good
pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful; for some Hamites
formerly lived there.
41 These recorded by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and
they attacked their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and utterly
destroyed them, as it is to this day. So they dwelt in their place, because
there was pasture for their flocks there. 42 Now some of them, five hundred
men of the sons of Simeon, went to Mount Seir, having as their captains
Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. 43 And they
defeated the rest of the Amalekites who had escaped. They have dwelt there
to this day.
The Family of Reuben
5 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel-he was indeed the
firstborn, but because he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given
to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, so that the genealogy is not
listed according to the birthright; 2 yet Judah prevailed over his
brothers, and from him came a ruler, although the birthright was Joseph's-
3 the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and
Carmi.
4 The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, 5
Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son, 6 and Beerah his son, whom
Tiglath-Pileser[ba] king of Assyria carried into captivity. He was leader of
the Reubenites. 7 And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of
their generations was registered: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, 8 and
Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer,
as far as Nebo and Baal Meon. 9 Eastward they settled as far as the
entrance of the wilderness this side of the River Euphrates, because their
cattle had multiplied in the land of Gilead.
10 Now in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by
their hand; and they dwelt in their tents throughout the entire area east of
Gilead.
The Family of Gad
11 And the children of Gad dwelt next to them in the land of Bashan as far
as Salcah: 12 Joel was the chief, Shapham the next, then Jaanai and Shaphat
in Bashan, 13 and their brethren of their father's house: Michael,
Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jachan, Zia, and Eber-seven in all. 14 These were
the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of
Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son
of Buz; 15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was chief of their
father's house. 16 And the Gadites dwelt in Gilead, in Bashan and in its
villages, and in all the common-lands of Sharon within their borders. 17
All these were registered by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of
Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
18 The sons of Reuben, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh had
forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty valiant men, men able to bear
shield and sword, to shoot with the bow, and skillful in war, who went to
war. 19 They made war with the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. 20 And
they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their
hand, and all who were with them, for they cried out to God in the battle.
He heeded their prayer, because they put their trust in Him. 21 Then they
took away their livestock-fifty thousand of their camels, two hundred and
fifty thousand of their sheep, and two thousand of their donkeys-also one
hundred thousand of their men; 22 for many fell dead, because the war was
God's. And they dwelt in their place until the captivity.
The Family of Manasseh (East)
23 So the children of the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land. Their
numbers increased from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, to Senir, or Mount
Hermon. 24 These were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, Ishi,
Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men of
valor, famous men, and heads of their fathers' houses.
25 And they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and played the
harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed
before them. 26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of
Assyria, that is, Tiglath-Pileser[bb] king of Assyria. He carried the
Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into captivity. He
took them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan to this day.
The Family of Levi
6 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2 The sons of Kohath
were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 3 The children of Amram were Aaron,
Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and
Ithamar. 4 Eleazar begot Phinehas, and Phinehas begot Abishua; 5 Abishua
begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi; 6 Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah
begot Meraioth; 7 Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub; 8
Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz; 9 Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and
Azariah begot Johanan; 10 Johanan begot Azariah (it was he who ministered
as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem); 11 Azariah begot
Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub; 12 Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot
Shallum; 13 Shallum begot Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begot Azariah; 14 Azariah
begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak. 15 Jehozadak went into
captivity when the Lord carried Judah and Jerusalem into captivity by the
hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16 The sons of Levi were Gershon,[bc] Kohath, and Merari. 17 These are the
names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei. 18 The sons of Kohath were
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and
Mushi. Now these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers:
20 Of Gershon were Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, 21 Joah
his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son. 22 The sons of
Kohath were Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, 23 Elkanah his
son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, 24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son,
Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. 25 The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and
Ahimoth. 26 As for Elkanah,[bd] the sons of Elkanah were Zophai[be] his
son, Nahath[bf] his son, 27 Eliab[bg] his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah
his son. 28 The sons of Samuel were Joel[bh] the firstborn, and Abijah the
second.[bi] 29 The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his
son, Uzzah his son, 30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.
Musicians in the House of the Lord
31 Now these are the men whom David appointed over the service of song in
the house of the Lord, after the ark came to rest. 32 They were ministering
with music before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of meeting, until
Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they served in
their office according to their order.
33 And these are the ones who ministered with their sons: Of the sons of the
Kohathites were Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, 34
the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel,[bj] the son of
Toah,[bk] 35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the
son of Amasai, 36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah,
the son of Zephaniah, 37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of
Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, 38 the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son
of Levi, the son of Israel. 39 And his brother Asaph, who stood at his
right hand, was Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea, 40 the son
of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah, 41 the son of Ethni,
the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, 42 the son of Ethan, the son of
Zimmah, the son of Shimei, 43 the son of Jahath, the son of Gershon, the
son of Levi.
44 Their brethren, the sons of Merari, on the left hand, were Ethan the son
of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, 45 the son of Hashabiah, the
son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, 46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani,
the son of Shamer, 47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of
Merari, the son of Levi.
48 And their brethren, the Levites, were appointed to every kind of service
of the tabernacle of the house of God.
The Family of Aaron
49 But Aaron and his sons offered sacrifices on the altar of burnt offering
and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the Most Holy Place, and to
make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God
had commanded. 50 Now these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son,
Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, 51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah
his son, 52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, 53 Zadok
his son, and Ahimaaz his son.
Dwelling Places of the Levites
54 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their settlements in their
territory, for they were given by lot to the sons of Aaron, of the family of
the Kohathites: 55 They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its
surrounding common-lands. 56 But the fields of the city and its villages
they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 57 And to the sons of Aaron they
gave one of the cities of refuge, Hebron; also Libnah with its common-lands,
Jattir, Eshtemoa with its common-lands, 58 Hilen[bl] with its common-lands,
Debir with its common-lands, 59 Ashan[bm] with its common-lands, and Beth
Shemesh with its common-lands. 60 And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with
its common-lands, Alemeth[bn] with its common-lands, and Anathoth with its
common-lands. All their cities among their families were thirteen.
61 To the rest of the family of the tribe of the Kohathites they gave by lot
ten cities from half the tribe of Manasseh. 62 And to the sons of Gershon,
throughout their families, they gave thirteen cities from the tribe of
Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the
tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. 63 To the sons of Merari, throughout their
families, they gave twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe
of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun. 64 So the children of Israel gave
these cities with their common-lands to the Levites. 65 And they gave by
lot from the tribe of the children of Judah, from the tribe of the children
of Simeon, and from the tribe of the children of Benjamin these cities which
are called by their names.
66 Now some of the families of the sons of Kohath were given cities as their
territory from the tribe of Ephraim. 67 And they gave them one of the
cities of refuge, Shechem with its common-lands, in the mountains of
Ephraim, also Gezer with its common-lands, 68 Jokmeam with its
common-lands, Beth Horon with its common-lands, 69 Aijalon with its
common-lands, and Gath Rimmon with its common-lands. 70 And from the
half-tribe of Manasseh: Aner with its common-lands and Bileam with its
common-lands, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.
71 From the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh the sons of Gershon were
given Golan in Bashan with its common-lands and Ashtaroth with its
common-lands. 72 And from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its
common-lands, Daberath with its common-lands, 73 Ramoth with its
common-lands, and Anem with its common-lands. 74 And from the tribe of
Asher: Mashal with its common-lands, Abdon with its common-lands, 75 Hukok
with its common-lands, and Rehob with its common-lands. 76 And from the
tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its common-lands, Hammon with its
common-lands, and Kirjathaim with its common-lands.
77 From the tribe of Zebulun the rest of the children of Merari were given
Rimmon[bo] with its common-lands and Tabor with its common-lands. 78 And on
the other side of the Jordan, across from Jericho, on the east side of the
Jordan, they were given from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness
with its common-lands, Jahzah with its common-lands, 79 Kedemoth with its
common-lands, and Mephaath with its common-lands. 80 And from the tribe of
Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its common-lands, Mahanaim with its common-lands,
81 Heshbon with its common-lands, and Jazer with its common-lands.
Footnotes:
a.1 Chronicles 1:2 Hebrew Qenan
b.1 Chronicles 1:4 Following Masoretic Text and Vulgate; Septuagint adds the
sons of Noah.
c.1 Chronicles 1:6 Spelled Riphath in Genesis 10:3
d.1 Chronicles 1:7 Spelled Tarshish in Genesis 10:4
e.1 Chronicles 1:7 Spelled Dodanim in Genesis 10:4
f.1 Chronicles 1:9 Spelled Sabtah in Genesis 10:7
g.1 Chronicles 1:9 Spelled Raamah in Genesis 10:7
h.1 Chronicles 1:17 Spelled Mash in Genesis 10:23
i.1 Chronicles 1:19 Literally Division
j.1 Chronicles 1:22 Spelled Obal in Genesis 10:28
k.1 Chronicles 1:30 Spelled Hadar in Genesis 25:15
l.1 Chronicles 1:36 Spelled Zepho in Genesis 36:11
m.1 Chronicles 1:36 Compare Genesis 36:12
n.1 Chronicles 1:40 Spelled Alvan in Genesis 36:23
o.1 Chronicles 1:40 Spelled Shepho in Genesis 36:23
p.1 Chronicles 1:41 Spelled Hemdan in Genesis 36:26
q.1 Chronicles 1:42 Spelled Akan in Genesis 36:27
r.1 Chronicles 1:50 Spelled Hadar in Genesis 36:39
s.1 Chronicles 1:50 Spelled Pau in Genesis 36:39
t.1 Chronicles 1:51 Spelled Alvah in Genesis 36:40
u.1 Chronicles 2:7 Spelled Achan in Joshua 7:1 and elsewhere
v.1 Chronicles 2:9 Spelled Caleb in 2:18, 42
w.1 Chronicles 2:11 Spelled Salmon in Ruth 4:21 and Luke 3:32
x.1 Chronicles 2:13 Spelled Shammah in 1 Samuel 16:9 and elsewhere
y.1 Chronicles 2:17 Compare 2 Samuel 17:25
z.1 Chronicles 2:19 Spelled Ephrathah elsewhere
aa.1 Chronicles 2:52 Same as the Manahethites, verse 54
ab.1 Chronicles 3:1 Called Chileab in 2 Samuel 3:3
ac.1 Chronicles 3:5 Spelled Shammua in 14:4 and 2 Samuel 5:14
ad.1 Chronicles 3:5 Spelled Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11:3
ae.1 Chronicles 3:5 Called Eliam in 2 Samuel 11:3
af.1 Chronicles 3:6 Spelled Elishua in 14:5 and 2 Samuel 5:15
ag.1 Chronicles 3:6 Spelled Elpelet in 14:5
ah.1 Chronicles 3:8 Spelled Beeliada in 14:7
ai.1 Chronicles 3:10 Spelled Abijam in 1 Kings 15:1
aj.1 Chronicles 3:11 Spelled Jehoram in 2 Kings 1:17 and 8:16
ak.1 Chronicles 3:11 Spelled Jehoash in 2 Kings 12:1
al.1 Chronicles 3:12 Called Uzziah in Isaiah 6:1
am.1 Chronicles 3:15 Called Jehoahaz in 2 Kings 23:31
an.1 Chronicles 3:16 Compare 2 Kings 24:17
ao.1 Chronicles 3:17 Also called Coniah in Jeremiah 22:24 and Jehoiachin in
2 Kings 24:8
ap.1 Chronicles 3:17 Or Jeconiah the captive were
aq.1 Chronicles 4:9 Literally He Will Cause Pain
ar.1 Chronicles 4:13 Septuagint and Vulgate add and Meonothai.
as.1 Chronicles 4:14 Literally Valley of Craftsmen
at.1 Chronicles 4:17 Literally she
au.1 Chronicles 4:18 Or His Judean wife
av.1 Chronicles 4:23 Literally Plants
aw.1 Chronicles 4:23 Literally Hedges
ax.1 Chronicles 4:24 Called Jachin in Genesis 46:10
ay.1 Chronicles 4:24 Called Zohar in Genesis 46:10
az.1 Chronicles 4:33 Or Baalath Beer (compare Joshua 19:8)
ba.1 Chronicles 5:6 Hebrew Tilgath-Pilneser
bb.1 Chronicles 5:26 Hebrew Tilgath-Pilneser
bc.1 Chronicles 6:16 Hebrew Gershom (alternate spelling of Gershon, as in
verses 1, 17, 20, 43, 62, and 71)
bd.1 Chronicles 6:26 Compare verse 35
be.1 Chronicles 6:26 Spelled Zuph in verse 35 and 1 Samuel 1:1
bf.1 Chronicles 6:26 Compare verse 34
bg.1 Chronicles 6:27 Compare verse 34
bh.1 Chronicles 6:28 Following Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic (compare verse
33 and 1 Samuel 8:2)
bi.1 Chronicles 6:28 Hebrew Vasheni
bj.1 Chronicles 6:34 Spelled Elihu in 1 Samuel 1:1
bk.1 Chronicles 6:34 Spelled Tohu in 1 Samuel 1:1
bl.1 Chronicles 6:58 Spelled Holon in Joshua 21:15
bm.1 Chronicles 6:59 Spelled Ain in Joshua 21:16
bn.1 Chronicles 6:60 Spelled Almon in Joshua 21:18
bo.1 Chronicles 6:77 Hebrew Rimmono, alternate spelling of Rimmon; see 4:32
New King James Version (NKJV)
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