1 Chronicles 9
1 All Israel was registered in the genealogies, and they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. Judah was taken into exile in Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
2 The first to settle again on their property in their towns were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.
3 In Jerusalem lived some of the descendants of Judah, some of the descendants of Benjamin, and some of the descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh:
4 Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, from the descendants of Perez son of Judah;
5 and from the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons;
6 and from the descendants of Zerah: Jeuel, and their relatives—690 in all.
7 From the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah;
8 Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, son of Michri; and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibneiah;
9 and their relatives, listed by their clans, numbered 956. All these men were heads of their ancestral families, according to their families.
10 From the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin;
11 and Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the leader of the house of God;
12 Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah; and Maasai son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer;
13 and their relatives, heads of their ancestral families, numbered 1,760—capable men for the work of serving in the house of God.
14 From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, from the descendants of Merari;
15 and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph;
16 Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
17 The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, and Ahiman; their relative Shallum was the chief.
18 To this day they are at the King's Gate on the east. These are the gatekeepers for the camps of the descendants of Levi.
19 Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his relatives from his ancestral family, the Korahites, were responsible for the work of service, guarding the thresholds of the tent. Their ancestors had been in charge of the camp of the LORD, guarding its entrance.
20 Phinehas son of Eleazar had been their leader in earlier times; the LORD was with him.
21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
22 All those chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds numbered 212. They were registered in the genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them because of their faithfulness.
23 They and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, the house of the tent, serving in shifts.
24 The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
25 Their relatives in their villages had to come in turn every seven days to serve alongside them.
26 For these four chief gatekeepers were faithfully appointed. They were Levites, and they were in charge of the rooms and treasuries of the house of God.
27 They spent the night around the house of God, because its guard was entrusted to them. They were also in charge of the key, opening the doors every morning.
28 Some of them were in charge of the utensils used in the service, bringing them in and taking them out by number.
29 Others were appointed over the utensils and all the sacred objects, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, incense, and spices.
30 Some of the sons of the priests prepared the fragrant spice mixture.
31 Mattithiah, one of the Levites and the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was faithfully responsible for preparing the griddle cakes.
32 Some of their relatives, from the descendants of the Kohathites, were in charge of the bread set out in rows, preparing it every Sabbath.
33 These were the singers, heads of the ancestral families of the Levites. They stayed in the rooms and were exempt from other duties, because their work was required day and night.
34 These were the heads of the ancestral families of the Levites, listed by their clans. They were leaders, and they lived in Jerusalem.
35 Jeiel, the father of Gibeon, lived in Gibeon. His wife's name was Maacah.
36 His firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, and Nadab;
37 then Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They too lived in Jerusalem, near their relatives and alongside them.
39 Ner was the father of Kish; Kish was the father of Saul; and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
40 Jonathan's son was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
41 The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, and Tahrea.
42 Ahaz was the father of Jarah; Jarah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri was the father of Moza.
43 Moza was the father of Binea; his son was Rephaiah, his son was Eleasah, and his son was Azel.
44 Azel had six sons, whose names were Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
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