| 9 | 1 Chronicles | ||
| 1 | SO ALL ISRAEL WERE REGISTERED and recorded in the book of the kings of Israel; but Judah for their sins were carried away to exile in Babylon. | Those who returned from captivity. 1Chr.9.1-9 | |
| 2 | The first to occupy their ancestral land in their cities were lay Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple-servitors. | ||
| 3 | Jerusalem was occupied partly by Judahites, partly by Benjamites, and partly by men of Ephraim and Manasseh. Judahites : | ||
| 4 | Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, a descendant of Perez son of Judah. | ||
| 5 | Shelanites: Asaiah the eldest and his sons. | ||
| 6 | The sons of Zerah: Jeuel and six hundred and ninety of their kinsmen. | ||
| 7 | Benjamites: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah, | ||
| 8 | Ibneiah son of Jeroham, Elah son of Uzzi, son of Micri, Meshullam son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibniah, | ||
| 9 | and their recorded kinsmen numbering nine hundred and fifty-six, all heads of families. | ||
| 10 | Priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin, | Census - Priests in Jerusalem. 1Chr.9.10-13 | |
| 11 | Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the officer in charge of the house of God, | ||
| 12 | Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchiah, Maasai son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer, | ||
| 13 | and their colleagues, heads of families numbering one thousand seven hundred and sixty, men of substance and fit for the work connected with the service of the house of God. | ||
| 14 | Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari, | Census - Levites of Jerusalem. 1Chr.9.14-16 | |
| 15 | Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, 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 hamlets of the Netophathites. | ||
| 17 | The door-keepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, and Ahiman; their brother Shallum was the chief. | Census - Temple guard. 1Chr.9.17-27 | |
| 18 | Until then they had all been door-keepers in the quarters of the Levites at the king's gate, on the east. | ||
| 19 | Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his kinsmen of the Korahite family were responsible for service as guards of the thresholds of the Tabernacle; their ancestors had performed the duty of guarding the entrances to the camp of the LORD. | ||
| 20 | Phinehas son of Eleazar had been their overseer in the past—the LORD be with him! | ||
| 21 | Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the door-keeper of the Tent of the Presence. | ||
| 22 | Those picked to be door-keepers numbered two hundred and twelve in all, registered in their hamlets. David and Samuel the seer had installed them because they were trustworthy. | ||
| 23 | They and their sons had charge, by watches, of the gates of the house, the tent-dwelling of the LORD. | ||
| 24 | The door-keepers were to be on four sides, east, west, north, and south. | ||
| 25 | Their kinsmen from their hamlets had to come on duty with them for seven days at a time in turn. | ||
| 26 | The four principal door-keepers were chosen for their trustworthiness; they were Levites and had charge of the rooms and the stores in the house of God. | ||
| 27 | They always slept in the precincts of the house of God (for the watch was their duty) and they had charge of the key for opening the gates every morning. | ||
| 28 | Some of them had charge of the vessels used in the service of the temple, keeping count of them as they were brought in and taken out. | Census - Levites. 1Chr.9.28-34 | |
| 29 | Some of them were detailed to take charge of the furniture and all the sacred vessels, the flour, the wine, the oil, the incense, and the spices. | ||
| 30 | Some of the priests compounded the ointment for the spices. | ||
| 31 | Mattithiah the Levite, the eldest son of Shallum the Korahite, was in charge of the preparation of the wafers because he was trustworthy. | ||
| 32 | Some of their Kohathite kinsmen were in charge of setting out the rows of the Bread of the Presence every sabbath. | ||
| 33 | These, the musicians, heads of Levite families, were lodged in rooms set apart for them, because they were liable for duty by day and by night. | ||
| 34 | These are the heads of Levite families, chiefs according to their tribal lists, living in Jerusalem. | ||
| 35 | Jehiel founder of Gibeon lived at Gibeon; his wife's name was Maacah, | Generations - Jeiel, (King Saul's line). 1Chr.9.35-44 | |
| 36 | and his sons were Abdon the eldest, Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, | ||
| 37 | Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah and Mikloth. | ||
| 38 | Mikloth was the father of Shimeam; they lived alongside their kinsmen in Jerusalem . | ||
| 39 | Ner was the father of Kish, Kish father of Saul, Saul father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab and Eshbaal. | ||
| 40 | The son of Jonathan was Meribbaal, and Meribbaal was the father of Micah. | ||
| 41 | The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea and Ahaz. | ||
| 42 | Ahaz was the father of Jarah, Jarah father of Alemeth, Azmoth, and Zimri; Zimri father of Moza, | ||
| 43 | and Moza father of Binea; his son was Rephaiah, his son Elasah, his son 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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