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/Chapter 9

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1 Chronicles

ESV

Chapter 9

¹So all Israel was enrolled by genealogies, and these are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was carried away captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. ²Now the first inhabitants who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants. ³And in Jerusalem lived certain of the sons of Judah, and of the sons of Benjamin, and of the sons of Ephraim and Manasseh: ⁴Uthai the son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, from the sons of Perez, the son of Judah. ⁵And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. ⁶Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their kinsmen, 690. ⁷Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah, ⁸and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah; ⁹and their kinsmen according to their generations, 956. All these were heads of fathers' houses in their fathers' houses. ¹⁰Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin, ¹¹and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, chief officer of the house of God; ¹²and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer; ¹³and their kinsmen, heads of their fathers' houses, 1,760 mighty men for the work of the service of the house of God. ¹⁴Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; ¹⁵and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph; ¹⁶and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites. ¹⁷The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their kinsmen (Shallum was the chief); ¹⁸stationed hitherto in the king's gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers of the camps of the people of Levi. ¹⁹Shallum the son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his kinsmen of his fathers' house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, and their fathers had been in charge of the camp of the Lord, keepers of the entrance. ²⁰And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the chief over them in time past; the Lord was with him. ²¹Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting. ²²All these, who were chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds, were 212. They were enrolled by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer established them in their office of trust. ²³So they and their sons had charge of the gates of the house of the Lord, that is, the house of the tent, as watchers. ²⁴The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south. ²⁵And their kinsmen who were in their villages were to come in every seven days, from time to time, to be with them, ²⁶for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were in charge of the chambers and the treasuries of the house of God. ²⁷And they lodged around the house of God, for on them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning. ²⁸Some of them had charge of the utensils of service, for they were required to count them when they were brought in and taken out. ²⁹Others were appointed over the furniture and over all the holy utensils, also over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the incense, and the spices. ³⁰And some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the spices. ³¹Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was in charge of the things that were baked on griddles. ³²And some of their kinsmen, of the Kohathites, were in charge of the showbread, to prepare it every Sabbath. ³³Now these are the singers, the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, who lived in the chambers of the temple free from other service, for they were on duty day and night. ³⁴These were heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, according to their generations, chief men. These lived in Jerusalem. ³⁵In Gibeon lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah, ³⁶and his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, ³⁷Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. ³⁸Mikloth fathered Shimeam. And these also lived with their kinsmen in Jerusalem, over against their kinsmen. ³⁹Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. ⁴⁰The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal fathered Micah. ⁴¹The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz. ⁴²Ahaz fathered Jarah, and Jarah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri fathered Moza. ⁴³Moza fathered Binea; and Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. ⁴⁴Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.