1 Chronicles 9
1 So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they are written in
the book of the kings of Israel: and Judah was carried away captive to Babylon
for their transgression.
2 Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were
Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.
3 And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of
Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:
4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani,
of the children of Perez the son of Judah.
5 And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the first-born, and his sons.
6 And of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.
7 And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah,
the son of Hassenuah,
8 and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri,
and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;
9 and their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and
six. All these men were heads of fathers' [houses] by their fathers' houses.
10 And of the priests: Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, Jachin,
11 and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the
son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
12 and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, and
Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of
Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
13 and their brethren, heads of their fathers' houses, a thousand and seven
hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house
of God.
14 And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son
of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
15 and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of
Zichri, the son of Asaph,
16 and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and
Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the
Netophathites.
17 And the porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their
brethren (Shallum was the chief),
18 who hitherto [waited] in the king's gate eastward: they were the porters for
the camp of the children of Levi.
19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his
brethren, of his father's house, the Korahites, were over the work of the
service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: and their fathers had been over
the camp of Jehovah, keepers of the entry.
20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, [and]
Jehovah was with him.
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of
meeting.
22 All these that were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two hundred
and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and
Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of trust.
23 So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of
Jehovah, even the house of the tent, by wards.
24 On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
25 And their brethren, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from
time to time to be with them:
26 for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and
were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God.
27 And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge [thereof]
was upon them; and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by morning.
28 And certain of them had charge of the vessels of service; for by count were
these brought in and by count were these taken out.
29 Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over all the vessels
of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the
frankincense, and the spices.
30 And some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.
31 And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the first-born of Shallum the
Korahite, had the office of trust over the things that were baked in pans.
32 And some of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the
showbread, to prepare it every sabbath.
33 And these are the singers, heads of fathers' [houses] of the Levites, [who
dwelt] in the chambers [and were] free [from other service] ; for they were
employed in their work day and night.
34 These were heads of fathers' [houses] of the Levites, throughout their
generations, chief men: these dwelt at Jerusalem.
35 And in Gibeon there dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was
Maacah:
36 and his first-born son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and
Nadab,
37 and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren in
Jerusalem, over against their brethren.
39 And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and
Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
40 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah.
41 And the sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, [and Ahaz] .
42 And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and
Zimri begat Moza;
43 and Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
44 And Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael,
and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.