1

b See

1. € Plal. 105. I.

106.1.& 107. 1.&

m Deus. 27.05.

His festival
sacrifice, and

Chap. xvj. xvij. psalm of thanksgiving:
Before to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to 28 Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the Before
Christ

record, and to thank and praise the LORD God people, give unto the Lord glory and strength. Chrift: 1042. of Israel :

29 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto 1042 5 Afaph the chief, and next to him Zecha- his name: bring an offering and come before riah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and him, worship the Lord in the beauty of ho

Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed- liness. + Heb.

edom : and Jeiel + with psalteries, and with 30 Fear before him, all the earth : the world
inftra-
menes op * harps : but Alaph made a sound with cymbals. also shall be stable, that it be not moved.
Psalteries 6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with 31 Let the heaven be glad, and let the earth
and harps.

trumpets continually before the ark of the cove- rejoyce: and let men say among the nations, the
nant of God.

LORD reigneth.
7. Then on that day, David delivered 32 Let the sea rore, and the fulness thereof:

► first ibis plalm to thank the LORD, into the let the fields rejoyce, and all that is therein. Sam.23. hand of Alaph and his brethren.

33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing out
8 "Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh
his name, make known his deeds among the to judge the earth.
people.

34 * O give thanks to the LORD, for be is Pla'.
9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk good: for his mercy enduret) for ever.
you of all his wondrous works.

35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our 118.1.5 10 Glory ye in his holy name, let the heart falvation, and gather us together, and deliver us Pai.196. of them rejoyce that seek the LORD.

from the heathen, that we may give thanks to 4748.
11 Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.
face continually.

36 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever
12 Remember his marvellous works that he and ever : and all m the people faid, Amen, and
hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of praised the LORD,
bis mouth.

37 So he left there before the ark of the
13 Oye seed of Israel his servant, ye children covenant of the LORD, Afaph and his brethren,
of Jacob his chosen ones.

to minister before the ark continually, as every
14 He is the Lord our God, his judgments days work required:
are in all the earth.

38 And Obed-edom, with their brethren
15 Be ye mindful always of his covenant : threescore and eight : Obed-edom also the son
the word which he commanded to a thousand of Jeduthun, and Holah to be porters:
generations;

39 And Zadok the priest and his brethren the 16 Even of the dcovenant which he made priests, a before the tabernacle of the LORD, 'in - Chap. 2. & 26. 3. with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac :

the high place that was at Gibeon, 17 And hath confirmed the fame to Jacob for 40 To offer burnt-offerings unto the LORD, 1. 3. a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant, upon the altar of the burnt-offering continually King

18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of p'+morning and evening, and to do according Exod. Canaan, '+ the lot of your inheritance.

to all that is written in the law of the LORD, UBB 19 When ye were but + few, even a few, which he commanded Israel : and Itrangers in it:

41 And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and it Hieber 20 And when they went from nation to the rest that were cholen, who are expressed by ning and in nation, and from one kingdom to another people: name, to give thanks to the LORD, 9 because his

the evening 21 He suffered no man to do them wrong: mercy endureth for ever: f Gen. 12. yea, he freproved kings for their fakes,

42 And with them Heman and Jeduthun, Ezła 3.11. 22 Saying, 6 Touch not mine anointed, and with trumpets and cymbals, for those that should Jer. 33. do my prophets no harm.

make a sound, and with musical instruments of 23 Sing unto the Lord all the earth: Thew God: and the sons of Jeduthun were + porters. Heb. forth from day to day his falvation.

43 And all the people departed every

man, a sam. 24 Declare his glory among the heathen: his to his house : and David returned to blefs bis 6. 20. 96.1. marvellous works among all nations.

house.
25 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be

C H A P. XVII.
praised: he also is to be feared above all gods. 1 Nathan first approving the purpose of David, to

26 For all the gods i of the people are idols: build God an house, 3 after by the word of God
but the LORD made the heavens.

forbiddeth him.il He promiseth bim bleffings 27 Glory and honour are in his presence, and benefits in his feed. ir Davids prayer and strength and gladness are in his place,

thanksgiving;

. Gen. 17.

21. 29.
2 Chron.

& 28. 13• & 35.11.

28. 3:

+ Heb. the cord. + Heb. men of number.

e Gen. 34

30.

9 2 Chr. 5.13. &

17. & 20. 3.

II.

Éxod. 7.
IS.

8 Pral.

105. 15. b Psal.

i Levit.
19. 4

B-fore

tave been.

Nathans message to David.

I. Chronicles.

Davids prayer. Ow a it came to pass, as David fat in his 16 And David the king came and fat before before Christ house, that David said to Nathan the the LORD, and said, Who am I, O Lord

Christ 10+2 prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but God, and what is mine house, that thou hast 1042. 7.1,&c: the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth brought me hitherto ? under curtains.

17 And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, 2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that o God, for thou hast also spoken of thy servants is in thine heart, for God is with thee.

house for a great while to come, and hast regarded 3 And it canie to pass the same night, that me according tho the estate of a man of high the word of God came to Nathan, saying, degree, O LORD God.

4 Go and tell David my fervant, Thus faith 18 What can David speak more to thee for
the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to the honour of thy servant ? for thou knowest
dwell in.

thy servant.
5 For I have not dwelt in an house since the 19 O LORD, for thy servants fake, and ac-

day that I brought up Israel, unto this day, but cording to thine own heart halt thou done all this + Heb.

† have gone from tent to tent, and from one ta- greatness, in making known all these † grear + Heb. bernaclero another.

things.

greatures. 6 Wherefoever I have walked with all Ifrael, 20 O LORD, there is none like thee, neither spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, is there any God besides thee, according to all (whom I commanded to feed my people) faying, that we have heard with our ears. Why have ye not built me an house of ce 21 And what one nation in the earth is like dars?

thy, people Israel, whom God went to redeem 7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto to be' his own people, to make thee a name of my servant David, Thus faith the Lord of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations

hosts, I took the from the peep-cote, even from before thy people whom thou hast redeemned * Heb.

+ from following the sheep, that thou shouldst froix after.

out of Egypt?
be ruler over my people Israel:

22 For thy people Israel didst thou make thine
8 And I have been with thee whitliersoever own people for ever, and thou, Lord, becamest
thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine their God.
enemies from before thee, and have made thee a 23. Therefore now, Lord, let the thing
name like the name of the great men that are in that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and
the earth.

concerning his house, be established for ever, and
9 Allo I will ordain a place for my people If- do as thou hast said.
rael, and will plant them, and they shall dwell 24 Let it even be established, that thy name
in their place, and thall be nioved no more ; may be magnified for ever, faying, The LORD
neither shall the children of wickedness waste of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Ifrael:
them any more : (as at the beginning,

and let the house of David thy servant be esta-
10 And since the time that I commanded blished before thee.
judges to be over my people Israel) moreover, 25 For thou, O my God, t hast told thy + Heb.
1 will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore, servant,that thou wilt build him an house: there-hed the
I tell thee, that the LORD will build thee an fore thy fervant hath found in his heart to pray of thy fer-
house.

before thee.
11 9 And it shall come to pass, when thy 26 And now, LORD, (thou art God, and
days be expired that thou must go to be with thy haft promised this goodness unto thy fervant)
fathers, that I will raise up thy feed after thee, 27 Now therefore i let it please thee to bless ! or,
which shall be of thy fons, and I will establish the house of thy servant, that it may be before plased shee.
his kingdom.

thee for ever: for thou blefieft, O LORD, and
12 Ac shall build me an house, and I will it shall be blessed for ever.
stablish his throne for ever.
13 b I will be his father, and he shall be

CHA P. XVIII.

my
fon, and I will not take my mercy away from 1 David subdueth the Philistines and the Moabites.
him, as I took it from him that was before thee. 3. He (miteth Hadarezer and the Syrians. 9 Tou

14. But I will sertle him in mine house, and jendeth Hadoram with presents to bless David.
in my kingdom for ever, and his throne shall be 11 The presents and the spoil David dedicateth to
established for evermore.

God. 13 He quiteths garisons in Edom. 14 Davids

officers. 15 According to all these words, and according to all this vilion, so did Nathan speak unto TÕw after this. ait came to pass, that David 1010. Davil

Cines, and subjued item,

2 Sam, 7. 1.fo

6 Luke

de 33

2 Sain. X. 1.&c.

circa

Chariot-borjes, but reserved of them an hundred N dhe king of the children of Ammon died, 1937

10. 1, 8cc

17 thine eyes dari

&c,

7. 23.

II. And the rest of the people he delivered
Before and took Gath and her town out of the hand of
Chrift the Philistines.

17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was Before

over the Cherethites, and the Pelethites: and Christ 1040. 2 And he smote Moab; and the Moabites the sons of David were chief + about the king.

1040. became Davids servants, and brought gifts.

c 2 Sam. 8. 18. † Heb. at the hand of ile king. # Or, 3 And David fmote || Hadarezer king of

CHAP. XIX.
Hadadezer

, Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his 1 Davids messengers sent to comfort Hanun the son of
dominion by the river Euphrates.

Nabash, are villanously entreated. 6 The Ammo-
4 And David took from him a thousand cha rites strengthned by the Syrians, are overcome bj
riots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty

Joab and Abisbai. 16 Sbophach making a new fup-
thousand footmen: David also houghed all the

ply of the Syrians, is slain by David.
the a .

1037 + Heb. 5 And when the Syrians of+Damascus came and his son reigned in his stead. Darme, ck. to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David New

2 And David said, I will shew kindness unto of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father 6 Then David put garisons in Syria-dama- shewed kindness to me. And David sent messenscus, and the Syrians became Davids servants, gers to comfort him concerning his father : lo and brought gifts

. Thus the Lord preserved the servants of David came into the land of the David whithertoever he went.

children of Ammon, to Hanun, to comfort him. 7 And David took the shields of gold that 3 But the princes of the children of Ammon were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought said to Hanun, † Thinkest thou that David doth + Hes. them to Jerusalem.

honour thy father that he hath sent comforters 1 Called in 8 Likewise from | Tibhath, and from Chun, unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee Duvid, elke bolel, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out Bets and brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, the land? Berothah, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

4 Wherefore Hanun took Davids servants, b i King.

9 S Now when | Tou king of Hamath heard and shaved them, and cut off their garments in 2 Chron. how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them king of Zobah :

away: 10 He fent ! Hadoram his son to king David,

5 Then there went certain, and told David |(to enquire of his welfare, and t to congratulaté how the men were served; and he fent to meet

him, because he had fought against Hadarczer, them (for the men were greatly alhamed) and Joram. 2 Sam. 8. and smitten him, (for Hadarezer + had warred the king faid, Tarry at Jericho until your beards

with Tou) and with him all manner of vessels of be grown, and then return. 2o Salute . gold, and silver, and brass.

Ő And when the children of Ammon law 11 Them also king David dedicated unto that they had made themselves t odious to Da-Heb. +Heb. the Lord, with the silver and the gold that he vid, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a

brought from all these nations ; from Edom, thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots man of

and from Moab, and from the children of and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of
Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Syria-maachah, band out of Zobah.

6 Chap Amalek.

7 So they hired thirty and two thousand cha- 18.539. + Heb. 12 Moreover + Abishai the son of Zeruiah riots, and the king of Maachah and his people, Abhai.

flew of the Edomites in the valley of salt, eighteen who came and pitched before Medeba. And the
thousand.

children of Ammon gathered themselves together
13. And he put garisons in Edom; and all from their cities, and came to battle.
the Edomites became Davids servants. Thus 8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab,
the LORD preserved David whithersoever he and all the host of the mighty men.

9 And the children of Ammon came out, and 14 So David reigned over all Israel, and put the battle in aray before the gate of the city: | Cailed, executed judgment and justice among all his and the kings that were come, were by themselpeople.

ves in the field. 15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over 10 Now when Joub saw that. + the battle was to Help

the hoft, and Jeholhaphat the son of Ahilud, set against him, before and behind, he chose out 2 Sam. 8. \recorder.

of all the choice of Israel, and put them in araynor, 16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abi- against the Syrians. and Shilha, i King.

'melech the son of Abiathar, were the priests, and
Shaytha was scribe.

4. 15.
# Or,
Toi,
2 Sam.

8. 2.

1 Or,

10.

W Or,

+ Heb.

80 bless.

to finks.

was the

# Or,

went.

remembrancer.

Abimelech, 2 Sam.8. 17. # Called Serai,ah,

17.

4. 3

Christ Ammon.

Circa

circa

me,

circa

ll Or, Gob. d Chap 11.29.

.

18.
U Or,

allo Jaate-
oregim.

19.
e 2 Sam.

1

a man of

# That is, Euphrates.

Or, Shobach, 2 Sam. 10. 16.

The Syrians overcome.

1. Chronicles. David numbreth the people. Before set themselves in aray against the children of 3 And be brought out the people that were in Before

it, and cut them with laws and with harrows of Christ 12 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong iron, and with axes : even fo dealt David with 1037 for then thou shalt help me: but if the chil- all the cities of the children of Ammon. And 2

. dren of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. * 21.18. will help thee.

4 And it came to pass after this, that there

1018.
13 Be of good courage, and let us behave our larose war at || Gezer with the Philistines, at | Or,
selves valiantly for our people, and for the cities which time d Sibbechai the Hushathite, flew cortinned.
of our God: and let the LORD do that which is || Sippai that was of the children of the giant, hood.
good in his sight.

and they were subdued.
14 So Joab and the people that were with 5 And there was war again with the Philiiti-
him, drew nigh before the Syrians, unto the nes, and Elhanan the son of || Jair, flew Lahmilor
battle; and they fled before him.

the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose 2 Sam, 21.
15 And when the children of Ammon law spears-staff was like a weavers beam.
that the Syrians, were flcd, they likewise fled 6 And yet again e there was war at Gath, Rapha.
before_Abishai his brother, and entred into the where was + a man of great stature, whose! Called
city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each
2036. 16 And when the Syrians saw that they hand, and six on each foot: and he also was † the 2 Sam. 21.

were put to the worse before Israel, they sent son of the giant.
messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that 7 But when he || defied Ifrael, Jonathan the 21:20

+ Heb.
were beyond the li river: and 1 Shophach the son of Shimea, Davids brother, flew him.
captain of the host of Hadarezer, went before

8 These were born unto the giant in Gath; menetes
them,

and they fell by the hand of David, and by the born to the 17 And it was told David, and he gathered hand of his servants.

giant, or,

Rapha.
all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came

# Or, reproached, ll Called, Shammah, 1 Sam.16.9.
upon them, and let the battle in aray against
them : So when David had put the battle in

C HA P. XXI.
aray against the Syrians, they fought with I David tempted by Satan,forceth Joab to number the
bim.

people : 5 The number of the people being brought, he
18 But the Syrians fled before Israel, and

repenteth of it. 9 David having three plagues proDavid flew of the Syrians seven thousand men,

pounded by Gad, chooseth the pestilence. 14 After

the death of seventy thousand, David by repentance
which fought in chariots, and forty thousand
footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the

preventeth the destruction of Jerusalem. 18 David
by Gads direction purchaseih

Ornans treshing floor:
host.

where having built an altar, God giveth a sign of
19 And when the servants of Hadarezer saw his favour by fire, and stayeth the plague. 28 Da-
that they were put to the worse before Ifrael, vid sacrificeth tbere, being restrained from Gibeon
they made peace with David, and became his by fear of the angel.
fervants : neither would the Syrians help the A voked David to number Israel

.

Nd a Satan stood up against Ifrael, and pro- 1017.
children of Ammon any more.
.CH A P. XX.

2 And David faid to Joab, and to the rulers
I Rabbah is besieged by Foabspoiled by David, of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-

and the people thereof tortured. 4. Three giants fheba even to Dan; band bring the number of b Chap.
are flair in three several overibrows of the them to me, that I may know it
Philistines.

3 And Joab answered, The LORD 'make his pass, that + after the year people an hundred times so many more as they 1035. was expired, at the time that kings go out be : but

to ba'tle, Joab led forth the power of the army, lords fervants ? why then doth my lord require

and waited the country of the children of Am- this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to surn of the mon, and came and belieged Rabbah (but Da- Israel ?

vid tarried at Jerusalem) and Joab smote Rab 4. Nevertheless, the kings word prevailed
bah, and destroyed it.

against Joab : wherefore Joab departed, and
2 And David btook the crown of their king went throughout all Ifrael, and came to Jeru-
1033. from off his head, and found it + to weigh a falem.
5 2 Sam. talent of gold, and bere were precious stones 5 And Joab gave the sum of the number of

in it, and it was set upon Davids head; and he the people unto David. And all they of Israel the weighe brought allo exceeding much spoil out of the were a thousand thousand and an hundred tho!

fand men that drew (word; and Tucah wa

A 2 Sam,
24. I, &

27. 23,

A

2 Sum. L. L. + Heb. 41 there

circa

12. 30. THeb.

city

27.24

'turned bade

And it was

eges of the

2 Sam. 24. 10. 6 2 Sam.

12. IS.

I Sam.9.

9.
7 Heb.

Take to shee.

34 13.

24. 24•

David chooseth the peftilence : Chap. xxj. xxij.

:. His facrifice. Before hundred threescore and ten thousand men that

19 And David went up at the saying of Gad, Before Christ drew sword.

which he spake in the name of the LORD.

Christ 1017. 6 But Levi and Benjamin counted he not 20 | And Ornan turned back, and saw the 1017с chap.

among them: for the kings word was abominable angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. W.enornan to Joab.

Now Ornan was threshing wheat.

and saw the #Heb.

+ And God was displeased with this thing, 21 And as David came to Ornan, Ornan angel, then wil in the therefore he smote Ifrael.

looked and saw David, and went out of the he and his 8 And David said unto God, I have sinned threshing-floor, and bowed himself to David with hime concerning greatly, because I have done this thing : but with bis face to the ground.

hid them.

selves. this thing. now, Í beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy 22 Then David said to Ornan, + Grant me + Heb.

servant, for I have done very, foolishly. the place of this threshing-floor, that I may build Give. 9 (And the Lord spake unto Gad, Davids an altar therein unto the LORD: thou shalt

grant fseer, saying,

it me for the full price, that the plague may be 10 Go and tell David, saying, Thus faith stayed from the people.

the LORD, I t offer thee three things, choose 23 And Ornan said unto David, Take it to Åretch ont. thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.

thee, and let my lord the king do that which is 11 So Gad came to David, and said unto him, good in his eyes : lo, I give thee the oxen also + Heb. Thus saith the LORD, + Choose thee.

for burnt-offerings, and the threshing instru12 & Either three years famine, or three ments for wood, and the wheat for the meat12 Sam. months to be destroyed before thy foes, (while offering, I give it all

. that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh shee) 24. And king David said to Ornan, Nay, but or elle three days the sword of the LORD, even I will verily buy it for the full price : for I will the pestilence in the land, and the angel of the not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of offer burnt-offerings without cost. Ifrael : now therefore advise thy self, what word 25 So m David gave to Ornan for the place, m 2 514.. I shall bring again to him that sent me. fix hundred shekels of gold by weight.

13 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great 26 And David built there an altar unto the

strait : let me fall now into the hand of the LORD, LORD, and offered burnt-offerings and peace# OT, (for very lgreat are his mercies) but let me not offerings

, and called upon the Lord, and , he r Levit. fall into the hand of man. 14 G So the Lord sent pestilence upon of burnt-offering.

answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar? Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thouland 27 And the LORD commanded the angel,

and he put up his sword again into the sheath 2 Sam. 15 And God sent an h angel unto Jerusalem thereof.

to destroy it : and as he was destroying, the 28 At that time when David saw that the

Lord beheld, and i he repented him of the evil, L od had answered him in the treshing-floor of Gen. 6.6. and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.

stay now thine hand. And the angel of the 29 (For the tabernacle of the LORD which • Chap. 1 Or, Lord stood by the threshing-floor of 1 Ornan Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of 16. 39. "Aronnab. the Jebusite.

the burnt-offering were at that season in the high 16 And David lift up his eyes, and * saw the place at P Gibeon.

p i King. Chron. angel of the Lord stand between the earth and 30 But David could not go before it to enquire Chap. 16.

the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand of God; for he was afraid, because of the sword 39: stretched out over Jerusalem : then David and of the angel of the LORD.)

2 Chron, the elders of Israel, who were clothed in fackcloth,

CHAP. XXII. fell upon their faces.

1 David foreknowing the place of the temple, prea 17 And David said unto God, Is it not I that

paretb abundance for the building of it. 6 He commanded the people to be numbred ? even I inftru£teth Solomon in Gods promises, and his duty it is that have Ginned and done evil indeed; but

in building the temple: 17 He chargeth the princes As for these sheep, what have they done? let to asist his son. thine , pray my God, be Hen David said, a house 1017. on me, and on

my

'thy people, that they should be plagued.

burnt-offering for Ísrael. 18 Then the langel of the LORD com 2 And David commanded to gather together Chap. 25. manded Gad to say to David, that David should b the strangers that were in the land of Israel, and 18

, 18: go up and set up an altar unto the LORD, in the he set nalons to hew wrought stones to build the Chroin

. threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

house of God.

many.

2 Chroa. 3. 1.

men.

24. 16.

į See

2 Sam. 24 18.

3. I.