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1 Chronicles · read by Chuck Smith
120 verses, in order. Only the verses Chuck read aloud are shown.
1 Chronicles 1
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The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.Read from NASB1995 · The Curse on Canaan
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Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.Read from NKJV · The Curse on Canaan
1 Chronicles 4
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Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain."Read from ESV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 1-11
1 Chronicles 5
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But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and they prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 1-11
1 Chronicles 6
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These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 1-11
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They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 1-11
1 Chronicles 9
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But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 1-11
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Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 1-11
1 Chronicles 10
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Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Samuel 26-31
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So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 1-11
1 Chronicles 11
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And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of Hosts was with him.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 1-11
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saying, "Far be it from me, my God, to do this! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?" Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives, David refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 1-11
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Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 1-11
1 Chronicles 12
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they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul's kinsmen from Benjamin):Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
1 Chronicles 13
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Then David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of hundreds and of thousands.Read from NKJV · Doing the Right Thing in the Wrong Way
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And he said to the whole assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if this is of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers in all the land of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites in their cities and pasturelands, so that they may join us.Read from KJV · Abner's Return to Hebron
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Then let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in the days of Saul."Read from KJV · Abner's Return to Hebron
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And because this proposal seemed right to all the people, the whole assembly agreed to it.Read from KJV · Doing the Right Thing in the Wrong Way
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So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.Read from KJV · Doing the Right Thing in the Wrong Way
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So they carried the ark of God from the house of Abinadab on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding the cart.Read from KJV · Doing the Right Thing in the Wrong Way
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David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.Read from KJV · Doing the Right Thing in the Wrong Way
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And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.Read from KJV · Doing the Right Thing in the Wrong Way
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That day David feared God and asked, "How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?"Read from KJV · Doing the Right Thing in the Wrong Way
1 Chronicles 14
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Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 2 Samuel 1-7
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So David inquired of God, "Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?" "Go," replied the LORD, "for I will deliver them into your hand."Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
1 Chronicles 16
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On that day David first committed to Asaph and his brothers this song of thanksgiving to the LORD:Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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"Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) Psalms 101-106
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Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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O offspring of His servant Israel, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.Read from ESV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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Remember His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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'I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.'Read from KJV · The Ark to Jerusalem
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When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) Psalms 101-106
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He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:Read from KJV · The Ark to Jerusalem
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'Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!'Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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Sing to the LORD, all the earth. Proclaim His salvation day after day.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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Declare His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all peoples.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.Read from NASB1995 · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and joy fill His dwelling.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and come before Him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness;Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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tremble before Him, all the earth. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, 'The LORD reigns!'Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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Let the sea resound, and all that fills it; let the fields exult, and all that is in them.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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Then cry out: 'Save us, O God of our salvation; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.'Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting." Then all the people said, "Amen!" and "Praise the LORD!"Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
1 Chronicles 17
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"Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved from tent to tent and dwelling to dwelling.Read from NASB1995 · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginningRead from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 12-17
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He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.Read from NKJV · Speechless
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But I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever."Read from NASB1995 · Speechless
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Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, "Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) 2 Samuel 1-7
1 Chronicles 18
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And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) 2 Samuel 8-16
1 Chronicles 20
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In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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Then David took the crown from the head of their king. It was found to weigh a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David's head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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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.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
1 Chronicles 21
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Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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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."Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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This command was also evil in the sight of God; so He struck Israel.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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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."Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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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."Read from KJV · David's Mistake in Numbering Israel
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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.Read from KJV · David's Mistake in Numbering Israel
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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."Read from KJV · David's Mistake in Numbering Israel
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So David paid Ornan six hundred shekels of gold for the site.Read from KJV · David's Mistake in Numbering Israel
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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.Read from KJV · David's Mistake in Numbering Israel
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For the tabernacle of the LORD that Moses had made in the wilderness and the altar of burnt offering were presently at the high place in Gibeon,Read from KJV · David's Mistake in Numbering Israel
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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.Read from KJV · David's Mistake in Numbering Israel
1 Chronicles 22
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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."Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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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.Read from KJV · David's Location for the House of the Lord
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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 weighedRead from KJV · David's Location for the House of the Lord
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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.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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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,Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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but this word of the LORD came to me: 'You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.'Read from NASB1995 · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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Now, my son, may the LORD be with you, and may you succeed in building the house of the LORD your God, as He said you would.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon:Read from KJV · David's Location for the House of the Lord
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"Is not the LORD your God with you, and has He not granted you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land has been subdued before the LORD and His people.Read from NASB1995 · David's Location for the House of the Lord
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Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Get started building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD."Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
1 Chronicles 23
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When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.Read from KJV · The Building of the House of the Lord
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Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.Read from KJV · The Building of the House of the Lord
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So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service."Read from KJV · The Building of the House of the Lord
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They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
1 Chronicles 25
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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:Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
1 Chronicles 26
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As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court.Read from KJV · The Building of the House of the Lord
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They had dedicated some of the plunder from their battles to the repair of the house of the LORD.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
1 Chronicles 27
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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.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
1 Chronicles 28
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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,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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but God said to me, 'You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has spilled blood.'Read from NKJV · David's Plan for the Temple
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Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father's house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father's household, and from my father's sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.Read from KJV · David's Plan for the Temple
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And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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And He said to me, 'Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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I will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances, as is being done this day.'Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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So now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, keep and seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God, so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants forever.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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"All this," said David, "all the details of this plan, the LORD has made clear to me in writing by His hand upon me."Read from KJV · The Building of the House of the Lord
1 Chronicles 29
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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.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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Now therefore, our God, we give You thanks, and we praise Your glorious name.Read from NASB1995 · Our Awesome God - Part 4
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O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision."Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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That day they ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD. Then, for a second time, they designated David's son Solomon as king, anointing him before the LORD as ruler, and Zadok as the priest.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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The LORD highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal majesty such as had not been bestowed on any king in Israel before him.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.Read from ESV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29
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He died at a ripe old age, full of years, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon reigned in his place.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 1 Chronicles 20-29