1 Chronicles
The First Book of the Chronicles
How each chapter begins
- 1 Chronicles 1
Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
- 1 Chronicles 2
These [are] sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
- 1 Chronicles 3
And these were sons of David, who were born to him in Hebron: the first-born Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; second…
- 1 Chronicles 4
Sons of Judah: Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
- 1 Chronicles 5
As to sons of Reuben, first-born of Israel — for he [is] the first-born, and on account of his profaning the couch of…
- 1 Chronicles 6
Sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 7
And sons of Issachar; Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.
- 1 Chronicles 8
And Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
- 1 Chronicles 9
And all Israel have reckoned themselves by genealogy, and lo, they are written on the book of the kings of Israel and…
- 1 Chronicles 10
And the Philistines have fought with Israel, and the men of Israel flee from the face of the Philistines, and fall…
- 1 Chronicles 11
And gathered are all Israel unto David to Hebron, saying, 'Lo, thy bone and thy flesh [are] we;
- 1 Chronicles 12
And these [are] those coming in unto David to Ziklag, while shut up because of Saul son of Kish, and they [are] among…
- 1 Chronicles 13
And David consulteth with the heads of the thousands, and of the hundreds, every leader,
- 1 Chronicles 14
And Huram king of Tyre sendeth messengers unto David, and cedar-wood, and artificers of walls, and artificers of wood…
- 1 Chronicles 15
And he maketh for himself houses in the city of David, and prepareth a place for the ark of God, and stretcheth out for…
- 1 Chronicles 16
And they bring in the ark of God, and set it up in the midst of the tent that David hath stretched out for it, and they…
- 1 Chronicles 17
And it cometh to pass as David sat in his house, that David saith unto Nathan the prophet, 'Lo, I am dwelling in a…
- 1 Chronicles 18
And it cometh to pass after this, that David smiteth the Philistines, and humbleth them, and taketh Gath and its small…
- 1 Chronicles 19
And it cometh to pass after this, that Nahash king of the sons of Ammon dieth, and his son reigneth in his stead,
- 1 Chronicles 20
And it cometh to pass, at the time of the turn of the year — at the time of the going out of the messengers — that Joab…
- 1 Chronicles 21
And there standeth up an adversary against Israel, and persuadeth David to number Israel,
- 1 Chronicles 22
And David saith, 'This is the house of Jehovah God, and this the altar for burnt-offering for Israel.'
- 1 Chronicles 23
And David is old, and satisfied with days, and causeth his son Solomon to reign over Israel,
- 1 Chronicles 24
And to the sons of Aaron [are] their courses: sons of Aaron [are] Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar,
- 1 Chronicles 25
And David and the heads of the host separate for service, of the sons of Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, who are…
- 1 Chronicles 26
For the courses of the gatekeepers: of the Korhites [is] Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph;
- 1 Chronicles 27
And the sons of Israel, after their number, heads of the fathers, and princes of the thousands and of the hundreds, and…
- 1 Chronicles 28
And David assembleth all the heads of Israel, heads of the tribes, and heads of the courses who are serving the king…
- 1 Chronicles 29
And David the king saith to all the assembly, 'Solomon my son — the one on whom God hath fixed — [is] young and tender…