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- 1 Chronicles 20:3
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David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
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- 1 Chronicles 20:7
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and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.
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- 1 Chronicles 20:8
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So these descendants of Rapha in Gath fell at the hands of David and his servants.
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- 1 Chronicles 21:1
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Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.
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- 1 Chronicles 21:2
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So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan and bring me a report, so that I may know their number.”
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- 1 Chronicles 21:5
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And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.
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- 1 Chronicles 21:8
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Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
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- 1 Chronicles 21:9
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And the LORD instructed Gad, David’s seer,
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- 1 Chronicles 21:10
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“Go and tell David that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am offering you three options. Choose one of them, and I will carry it out against you.’”
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- 1 Chronicles 21:11
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So Gad went and said to David, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You must choose
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- 1 Chronicles 21:13
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David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
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- 1 Chronicles 21:16
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When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
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- 1 Chronicles 21:17
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And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people.”
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- 1 Chronicles 21:18
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Then the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
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- 1 Chronicles 21:19
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So David went up at the word that Gad had spoken in the name of the LORD.
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- 1 Chronicles 21:21
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David came to Ornan, and when Ornan looked out and saw David, he left the threshing floor and bowed facedown before David.
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- 1 Chronicles 21:22
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Then David said to Ornan, “Grant me the site of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar to the LORD. Sell it to me for the full price, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”
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- 1 Chronicles 21:23
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Ornan said to David, “Take it! May my lord the king do whatever seems good to him. Look, I will give the oxen for the burnt offerings, the threshing sledges for the wood, and the wheat for the grain offering—I will give it all.”
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- 1 Chronicles 21:24
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“No,” replied King David, “I insist on paying the full price, for I will not take for the LORD what belongs to you, nor will I offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”
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- 1 Chronicles 21:25
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So David paid Ornan six hundred shekels of gold for the site.
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- 1 Chronicles 21:26
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And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
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- 1 Chronicles 21:28
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At that time, when David saw that the LORD had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he offered sacrifices there.
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- 1 Chronicles 21:30
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but David could not go before it to inquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.
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- 1 Chronicles 22:1
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Then David said, “Here shall be the house of the LORD God, as well as the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
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- 1 Chronicles 22:2
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So David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God.
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- 1 Chronicles 22:3
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David provided a large quantity of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with more bronze than could be weighed
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- 1 Chronicles 22:4
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and more cedar logs than could be counted; for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David.
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- 1 Chronicles 22:5
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And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.
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- 1 Chronicles 22:7
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“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,
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- 1 Chronicles 22:17
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Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon:
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- 1 Chronicles 23:1
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When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
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- 1 Chronicles 23:6
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Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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- 1 Chronicles 23:25
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For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.
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- 1 Chronicles 23:27
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For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
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- 1 Chronicles 24:3
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With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.
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- 1 Chronicles 24:31
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As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.
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- 1 Chronicles 25:1
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Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
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- 1 Chronicles 26:26
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This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.
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- 1 Chronicles 26:31
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As for the Hebronites, Jerijah was the chief of the Hebronites, according to the genealogies of his ancestors. In the fortieth year of David’s reign the records were searched, and strong, capable men were found among the Hebronites at Jazer in Gilead.
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- 1 Chronicles 26:32
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Among Jerijah’s relatives there were 2,700 capable men who were heads of families. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.
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- 1 Chronicles 27:18
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over Judah was Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over Issachar was Omri son of Michael;
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- 1 Chronicles 27:23
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David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.
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- 1 Chronicles 27:24
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Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. For because of this census wrath came upon Israel, and the number was not entered in the Book of the Chronicles of King David.
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- 1 Chronicles 27:31
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Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the flocks. All these officials were in charge of King David’s property.
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- 1 Chronicles 27:32
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David’s uncle Jonathan was a counselor; he was a man of insight and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hachmoni attended to the sons of the king.
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- 1 Chronicles 28:1
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Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.
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- 1 Chronicles 28:2
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Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
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- 1 Chronicles 28:11
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Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its buildings, storehouses, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat.
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- 1 Chronicles 28:20
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David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.
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- 1 Chronicles 29:1
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Then King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great because this palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
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