Category Archives: Divrei-HamYamim Alef (1 Ch)

1 Then all Isra’el gathered themselves to David in Hevron and said, “Here, we are your own flesh and bone. 2 In the past, even when Sha’ul was king, it was you who led Isra’el’s military campaigns; andAdonaiyour God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Isra’el, and you will be chief over my […]

1 Following are the men who joined David at Ziklag while he was still being kept away from Sha’ul the son of Kish; they were among the warriors who helped him fight his battles. 2 They were archers who could use either hand to sling stones or shoot arrows from a bow; they were Sha’ul’s […]

1 David consulted with the commanders of thousands and of hundreds — with every leader. 2 Then David said to the entire assembly of Isra’el, “If it seems good to you, and if it is the will ofAdonaiour God, let’s send messengers to the rest of our kinsmen in the land of Isra’el, and also […]

1 Huram king of Tzor sent envoys to David with cedar logs, and with them stonemasons and carpenters, to build him a palace. 2 David then knew thatAdonaihad set him up as king over Isra’el; because, for the sake of his people Isra’el, his royal power had been greatly increased. 3 David took more concubines […]

1 David erected buildings for himself in the City of David, prepared a place for the ark of God, and set up a tent for it. 2 Then David said, “No one but theL’vi’imshould carry the ark of God, becauseAdonaichose them to carry the ark ofAdonaiand to serve him forever.” 3 David assembled all Isra’el […]

1 They brought the ark of God in and put it in the tent that David had set up for it; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. 2 When David had finished offering the burnt offering and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name ofAdonai. 3 Then he distributed […]

1 After David had been living in his palace awhile, he said to Natan the prophet, “Here, I’m living in a cedar-wood palace; but the ark for the covenant ofAdonaiis kept under a tent!” 2 Natan said to David, “Go, do everything that is in your heart, for God is with you.” 3 But that […]

1 Some time afterwards, David attacked the P’lishtim and subdued them; David took Gat and its villages out of the hands of the P’lishtim. 2 He also defeated Mo’av, so that the people of Mo’av became subjects of David and paid tribute. 3 David, on his way to establish his dominion as far as the […]

1 Some time later, when Nachash the king of the people of ‘Amon died, his son became king in his place. 2 David said, “I will be kind to Hanun the son of Nachash, because his father showed grace to me.” So David sent messengers to comfort him about his father. David’s servants entered the […]

1 In the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, Yo’av led the army out in force and laid waste to the country of the people of ‘Amon; then he came and laid siege to Rabbah. But David stayed in Yerushalayim, while Yo’av attacked Rabbah and destroyed it. 2 David took the […]