--- title: 1 Chronicles — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees and pragmatics description: The book of 1 Chronicles (דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים א), Ketuvim — the Writings, in Mova's open Tanakh corpus: 29 chapters and 943 verses in Hebrew and English (JPS 1917), each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / 1 Chronicles # 1 Chronicles דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים א 29 chapters, 943 verses: Hebrew and English (JPS 1917). - [Chapter 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/1/) — ADAM, SETH, Enosh; — 54 verses - [Chapter 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/2/) — These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; — 55 verses - [Chapter 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/3/) — Now these were the sons of David, that were born unto him in Hebron: the first-born, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess; — 24 verses - [Chapter 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/4/) — The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. — 43 verses - [Chapter 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/5/) — And the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel — for he was the first-born; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, yet not so that he was to be reckoned in the genealogy as first-born. — 41 verses - [Chapter 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/6/) — The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath and Merari. — 66 verses - [Chapter 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/7/) — And of the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four. — 40 verses - [Chapter 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/8/) — And Benjamin begot Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third; — 40 verses - [Chapter 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/9/) — So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel; and Judah was carried away captive to Babylon because of their transgression. — 44 verses - [Chapter 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/10/) — Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. — 14 verses - [Chapter 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/11/) — Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying: 'Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. — 47 verses - [Chapter 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/12/) — Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he was yet shut up because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war. — 41 verses - [Chapter 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/13/) — And David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader. — 14 verses - [Chapter 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/14/) — And Huram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house. — 17 verses - [Chapter 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/15/) — And David made him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. — 29 verses - [Chapter 16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/16/) — And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God. — 43 verses - [Chapter 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/17/) — And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet: 'Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD dwelleth under curtains.' — 27 verses - [Chapter 18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/18/) — And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines. — 17 verses - [Chapter 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/19/) — And it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead. — 19 verses - [Chapter 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/20/) — And it came to pass, at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. — 8 verses - [Chapter 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/21/) — And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel. — 30 verses - [Chapter 22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/22/) — Then David said: 'This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of burnt-offering for Israel.' — 19 verses - [Chapter 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/23/) — Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel. — 32 verses - [Chapter 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/24/) — And the courses of the sons of Aaron were these. — 31 verses - [Chapter 25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/25/) — Moreover David and the captains of the host separated for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals; and the number of them that did the work according to their service was: — 31 verses - [Chapter 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/26/) — For the courses of the doorkeepers: of the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. — 32 verses - [Chapter 27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/27/) — Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the heads of fathers' houses and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers that served the king, in any matter of the courses which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand. — 34 verses - [Chapter 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/28/) — And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that served the king by course, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and cattle of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valour, unto Jerusalem. — 21 verses - [Chapter 29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/29/) — And David the king said unto all the congregation: 'Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God. — 30 verses - ← previous: [Nehemiah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/NEH/) - next →: [2 Chronicles](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/2CH/) - ↑ back to [Ketuvim — the Writings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/)