1 Chronicles
The First Book of Chronicles
How each chapter begins
- 1 Chronicles 1
Adam, Seth, Enosh,
- 1 Chronicles 2
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
- 1 Chronicles 3
Now these were the sons of David, who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess…
- 1 Chronicles 4
The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
- 1 Chronicles 5
The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s couch, his…
- 1 Chronicles 6
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 7
Of the sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.
- 1 Chronicles 8
Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
- 1 Chronicles 9
So all Israel were listed by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. Judah was…
- 1 Chronicles 10
Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain…
- 1 Chronicles 11
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
- 1 Chronicles 12
Now these are those who came to David to Ziklag while he was a fugitive from Saul the son of Kish. They were among the…
- 1 Chronicles 13
David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.
- 1 Chronicles 14
Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.
- 1 Chronicles 15
David made himself houses in David’s city; and he prepared a place for God’s ark, and pitched a tent for it.
- 1 Chronicles 16
They brought in God’s ark, and set it in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it; and they offered burnt…
- 1 Chronicles 17
When David was living in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I live in a cedar house, but the ark of…
- 1 Chronicles 18
After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the…
- 1 Chronicles 19
After this, Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 20
At the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, Joab led out the army and wasted the country of…
- 1 Chronicles 21
Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to take a census of Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 22
Then David said, “This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
- 1 Chronicles 23
Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 24
These were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- 1 Chronicles 25
Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of…
- 1 Chronicles 26
For the divisions of the doorkeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
- 1 Chronicles 27
Now the children of Israel after their number, the heads of fathers’ households and the captains of thousands and of…
- 1 Chronicles 28
David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, the captains of the companies who served the king…
- 1 Chronicles 29
David the king said to all the assembly, “Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is yet young and tender, and the…