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All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates, were two hundred and twelue. These were reckoned by their genealogie in their villages: whom Dauid and Samuel the Seer, did ordeine in their set office.

1611 marginal noteHeb. founded.

1611 marginal noteOr, trust,

For these Leuites, the foure chiefe porters, were in their set office, and were ouer the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

1611 marginal noteOr, trust.

1611 marginal noteOr, storehouses.

And these are the singers, chiefe of the fathers of the Leuites, who remayning in the chambers, were free: for they were imployed in that worke, day and night.

1611 marginal noteHebr. vpon them.

These chiefe fathers of the Leuites, were chiefe throughout their generations; these dwelt at Ierusalem.

And Azel had sixe sonnes, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ismael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sonnes of Azel.

Then saide Saul to his armour bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these vncircumcised come, and abuse mee: but his armour bearer would not, for he was sore afraid. So Saul tooke a sword, and fell vpon it.

1611 marginal noteOr, mocke me.

¶ These also are the chiefe of the mightie men, whom Dauid had, who strenthened themselues with him in his kingdome, and with all Israel, to make him king according to the word of the LORD, concerning Israel.

1611 marginal noteOr, held strongly with him.

1611 marginal note2.Sam. 23.8.

And said, My God forbid it mee, that I should doe this thing. Shall I drinke the blood of these men, that haue put their liues in ieopardie? for with the ieopardie of their liues, they brought it: therfore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.

1611 marginal noteHeb. with their liues?

These things did Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.

¶ Now these are they that came to Dauid to Ziklag while hee yet kept himselfe close, because of Saul the sonne of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the warre.

1611 marginal noteHeb. being yet shut vp.

1611 marginal note1.Sam. 27.1.