Genealogies & Census Verses
The lineages and records of God's covenant people — tracing the sacred thread from Adam to Jesus Christ.
Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:
Of the half {tribe} of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:
Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These {were} the princes of the tribes of Israel.
Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David. {was: Heb. ascended}
And over the king's treasures {was} Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, {was} Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:
And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground {was} Ezri the son of Chelub:
And over the herds that fed in Sharon {was} Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds {that were} in the valleys {was} Shaphat the son of Adlai:
Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni {was} with the king's sons: {scribe: or, secretary} {son...: or, Hachmonite}
And after Ahithophel {was} Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army {was} Joab.
Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah {to be} the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make {me} king over all Israel:
Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons {he gave gold} by weight for every bason; and {likewise silver} by weight for every bason of silver:
And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed {him} unto the LORD {to be} the chief governor, and Zadok {to be} priest.