I. CHRONICLES XXVII. 24.

B.C. about 1017. 24.2Sam. 15. Ch, 21
DAVID'S OFFICERS.
s. stores.
m. man.of under- standing.
2. ish. 33. 2Sam. 15. 12, 37; 16.
16.
THE PRINCES ASSEMBLED.
e. eunuchs,
DAVID'S ADDRESS.
J. Jehovah. God, our Elohim, our Triune God
3. Ch. 17. 4.
would_increase stars_of the heavens.
24 Joab the_son_of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israél ; neither was the number put in the_ account_of the_chronicles_of xking David.
25 And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the_son_of Adiél: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the_son_of Uzziah:
26 And over -them_that_did the_ work_of the field for xtillage of the ground was Ezri the_son_of Chelub :
27 And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite:
Over the increase_of_the_vineyards for the wine scellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite :
28 And over the olive_trees and the sycomore_trees that were in the low_ plains was Baal-hanan the Gederite :
And over the_scellars_of oil was,
Joash:
29 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:
30 Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite :
And over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite :
31 And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite.
All these were the_rulers_of the sub- stance which was xking David's.
32 Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a ™ wise ‘man,anda scribe: and Jehiél the_son_of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons:
83 And Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor :
And Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion:
34 And after Ahithophel wasJehoiada the_son_of Benaiah, and Abiathar:
And the_general_of the king’s army was Joab.
AND David assembled princes_of Israél, the_princes_of the tribes, and the_captains_of the com- panies x-that ministered_to «the king by_course, and the_captains_over the thousands, and captains over the hun- dreds, and the_stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the « officers, and with the mighty_men, and with all the yaliant men, unto Jerusalem.
2 Then David the king stood_up upon
his feet, and said, “*Hear me, my breth- ren, and my people: As for me, ¥ had in mine heart to build a house_of rest for the_ark_of the_covenant_of ‘the Lorp, and for the_footstool_ofour =God, and had_made_ready _for the build- ing: 3 But x=God said unto me, ‘Thou shalt not build a house for My name, because thou hast been a ‘man_of war, and hast_shed =blood.’
4 Howbeit ‘the Lorp =God_of Israél chose me before all the-house_of my