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1 Chronicles

The First Book of the Chronicles

1 Chronicles in the King James Version has 29 chapters and 942 verses. It opens: Adam, Sheth, Enosh, (1 Chronicles 1:1)

Chapters at a glance

  1. Chapter 1Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
  2. Chapter 2These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
  3. Chapter 3Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the…
  4. Chapter 4The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
  5. Chapter 5Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his…
  6. Chapter 6The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
  7. Chapter 7Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.
  8. Chapter 8Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
  9. Chapter 9So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of…
  10. Chapter 10Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell…
  11. Chapter 11Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
  12. Chapter 12Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of…
  13. Chapter 13And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.
  14. Chapter 14Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build…
  15. Chapter 15And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it…
  16. Chapter 16So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they…
  17. Chapter 17Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an…
  18. Chapter 18Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her…
  19. Chapter 19Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in…
  20. Chapter 20And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led…
  21. Chapter 21And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
  22. Chapter 22Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
  23. Chapter 23So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
  24. Chapter 24Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
  25. Chapter 25Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and…
  26. Chapter 26Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of…
  27. Chapter 27Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and…
  28. Chapter 28And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies…
  29. Chapter 29Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is…