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1 Chronicles 26 / Basic English

1. For the divisions of the door-keepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, of the sons of Ebiasaph.
2. And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the oldest, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
3. Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.
4. And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the oldest, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth,
5. Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for the blessing of God was on him.
6. And Shemaiah his son had sons, rulers over the family of their father, for they were able men.
7. The sons of Shemaiah: Othni and Rephael and Obed, Elzabad, whose brothers were great men of war, Elihu and Semachiah.
8. All these were sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brothers, able men and strong for the work; sixty-two sons of Obed-edom.
9. Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, eighteen able men.
10. And Hosah, a son of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the oldest, his father made him chief);
11. Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: Hosah had thirteen sons and brothers.
12. Of these were the divisions of the door-keepers, men of authority, having responsible positions like their brothers to be servants in the house of the Lord.
13. And the families were taken by the decision of the Lord for every door; the small family had the same chance as the great.
14. And the care of the door on the east came out for Shelemiah. Then the name of Zechariah his son, a man wise in discussion, came out, and the door on the north was given to him.
15. To Obed-edom, that on the south; and to his sons, the store-house.
16. To Hosah, the door on the west, by the door of Shallecheth, at the footway which goes up, watch by watch.
17. On the east were six Levites a day, and on the north and the south four a day, and for the store-house two and two.
18. For the pillared way, on the west, four at the footway and two at the pillared way itself.
19. These were the divisions of door-keepers, of the sons of the Korahites and of the sons of Merari.
20. And the Levites their brothers were responsible for the stores of the house of God and the holy things.
21. The sons of Ladan: sons of the Gershonites of the family of Ladan, heads of families of Ladan the Gershonite, Jehieli.
22. The sons of Jehieli: Zetham and Joel, his brother, had the care of the stores of the house of the Lord.
23. Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:
24. And Shebuel, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was controller of the stores.
25. And his brothers: of Eliezer, Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son.
26. Shelomoth and his brothers were responsible for all the store of holy things which David the king and the heads of families, the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and the captains of the army, had given to the Lord.
27. From the goods taken in war, they gave, as a holy offering, materials for the building of the house of the Lord.
28. And everything Samuel the prophet and Saul, the son of Kish, and Abner, the son of Ner, and Joab, the son of Zeruiah, had made holy; whatever anyone had given, it was under the care of Shelomoth and his brothers.
29. Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons had to do all the public business of Israel, in relation to judges and men in authority.
30. Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers, seventeen hundred able men, were overseers of Israel on the other side of the Jordan, to the west, being responsible for all the work of the Lord's house and for the work done by the king's servants.
31. Of the Hebronites, Jerijah was the chief of all the Hebronites, in their generations by families. In the fortieth year of the rule of David a search was made, and able men were seen among them at Jazer of Gilead.
32. And his brothers were two thousand, seven hundred able men, heads of families, whom King David made overseers over the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, in everything to do with God, and for the king's business.

1 Chronicles 27 / Basic English

1. Now the number of the children of Israel, that is, the heads of families, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and the men in authority who were servants of the king in anything to do with the divisions which came in and went out month by month through all the months of the year, in every division were twenty-four thousand.
2. Over the first division for the first month was Ishbaal, the son of Zabdiel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
3. He was of the sons of Perez, and the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.
4. And over the division for the second month was Eleazar, the son of Dodai the Ahohite, the ruler; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
5. The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
6. This is the same Benaiah who was the great man of the thirty, chief of the thirty; and in his division was Ammizabad his son.
7. The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel, the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
8. The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
9. The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
10. The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
11. The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
12. The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
13. The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
14. The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
15. The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
16. And over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer, the son of Zichri; of the Simeonites, Shephatiah, the son of Maacah;
17. Of Levi, Hashabiah, the son of Kemuel; of Aaron, Zadok;
18. Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brothers of David; of Issachar, Omri, the son of Michael;
19. Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah, the son of Obadiah; of Naphtali, Jerimoth, the son of Azriel;
20. Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea, the son of Azaziah; of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel, the son of Pedaiah;
21. Of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo, the son of Zechariah; of Benjamin, Jaasiel, the son of Abner;
22. Of Dan, Azarel, the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel.
23. But David did not take the number of those who were under twenty years old, for the Lord had said that he would make Israel like the stars of heaven in number.
24. The numbering was started by Joab, the son of Zeruiah, but he did not go on to the end; and because of it, wrath came on Israel and the number was not recorded in the history of King David.
25. And Azmaveth, the son of Adiel, was controller of the king's property; Jonathan, the son of Uzziah, had control of all store-houses in country places and in the towns and little towns and strong places;
26. Ezri, the son of Chelub, had authority over the field-workers and farmers;
27. Shimei the Ramathite was responsible for the vine-gardens; Zabdi the Shiphmite was responsible for the produce of the vine-gardens and for all the stores of wine;
28. Baal-hanan the Gederite was responsible for the olive-trees and the sycamore-trees in the lowlands; and Joash for the stores of oil;
29. And Shitrai the Sharonite was responsible for the herds in the grass-lands of Sharon, and Shaphat, the son of Adlai, for those in the valleys;
30. Obil the Ishmaelite had control of the camels and Jehdeiah the Meronothite of the she-asses;
31. The flocks were in the care of Jaziz the Hagarite. All these were the controllers of King David's property.
32. Now Jonathan, David's father's brother, expert in discussion, and a man of good sense, was a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni, had the care of the king's sons;
33. And Ahithophel was the king's expert in discussion and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend.
34. After Ahithophel was Jehoiada, the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar; and the captain of the king's army was Joab.

Proverbs 26 / Basic English

1. Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.
2. As the sparrow in her wandering and the swallow in her flight, so the curse does not come without a cause.
3. A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.
4. Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.
5. Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.
6. He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.
7. The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.
8. Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.
9. Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
10. Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.
11. Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.
12. Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.
13. The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
14. A door is turned on its pillar, and the hater of work on his bed.
15. The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.
16. The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
17. He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.
18. As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,
19. So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?
20. Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended.
21. Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.
22. The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.
23. Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.
24. With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;
25. When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:
26. Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.
27. He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.
28. A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.