1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles in full in the Berean Standard Bible (29 chapters): read it chapter by chapter and compare translations.
Chapters of 1 Chronicles
- 1Adam, Seth, Enosh,
- 2These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
- 3These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel…
- 4The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
- 5These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given…
- 6The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 7The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.
- 8Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third,
- 9So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was…
- 10Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
- 11Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
- 12Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son…
- 13Then David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of hundreds and of thousands.
- 14Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a…
- 15David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and…
- 16So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they…
- 17After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of…
- 18Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand…
- 19Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.
- 20In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the…
- 21Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.
- 22Then David said, “Here shall be the house of the LORD God, as well as the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
- 23When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
- 24These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- 25Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun…
- 26These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
- 27This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and…
- 28Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the…
- 29Then King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and…