The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Chronicles 09
1 So all Israel were listed by genealogies;
and behold,† they are written in the book
of the kings of Israel. Judah was carried
away captive to Babylon for their disobedience.
2 Now the first inhabitants who lived in
their possessions intheir cities were Israel,
the priests, the Levites, and the temple
servants.
3 InJerusalem,there livedofthe children
of Judah, of the children of Benjamin, and
of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:
4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of
Omri,the sonofImri,the sonofBani, ofthe
children of Perez the son of Judah.
5 Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn
and his sons.
6 Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their
brothers, six hundred ninety.
7 Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son
of Meshullam,the sonofHodaviah,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 brothers, according to their
generations, nine hundred fifty-six. All
these men were heads of fathers’ households by their fathers’ houses.
10 Of the priests: Jedaiah, 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
God’s house;
12 and Adaiahthe sonofJeroham,the son
of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; and Maasaithe son of Adiel,the son ofJahzerah,the
son of Meshullam,the son of Meshillemith,
the son of Immer;
13 and their brothers, heads of their fathers’ houses, one thousand seven hundred
sixty; they were very able men for the
work of the service of God’s house.
14 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, 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, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
17 The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum
was the chief ),
18 who previously served in the king’s
gate eastward. They were the gatekeepers
for the camp of the children of Levi.
19 Shallum was the sonof Kore,the sonof
Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his father’s house, the Korahites,
were over the work of the service, keepers
of the thresholds of the tent. Their fathers
had been over Yahweh’s camp, keepers of
the entry.
20 Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler
over them in time past, and Yahweh was
with him.
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah
was gatekeeper of the door of the Tent of
Meeting.
22 All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers in the thresholds were two hundred twelve.
These were listed by genealogy in their villages, whom David and
Samuel the seer ordained in their office of trust.
23 So they and their children had the
oversight of the gates of Yahweh’s house,
even the house of the tent, as guards.
24 On the four sides were the gatekeepers, toward the east, west, north, and
south.
25 Their brothers, in their villages, were
to come in every seven days from time to
time to be with them,
26 for the four chief gatekeepers, who
were Levites, were in an office of trust,
and were over the rooms and over the
treasuries in God’s house.
27 They stayed around God’s house, because that was their duty; and it was their
duty to open it morning by morning.
28 Certain of them were in charge of the
vessels of service, for these were brought
in by count, and these were taken out by
count.
29 Some of them also were appointed
over the furniture, and over all the vessels
of the sanctuary, over the fine flour, the
wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the
spices.
30 Some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the spices.
31 Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who
was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite,
had the office of trust over the things that
were baked in pans.
32 Some of their brothers, of the sons of
the Kohathites, were over the show bread,
to prepare it every Sabbath.
33 These are the singers, heads offathers’
households of the Levites, who lived in the
rooms and were free from other service,
for they were employed in their work day
and night.
34 These were heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, throughout their
generations, chief men. They lived at
Jerusalem.
35 Jeielthe father of Gibeon, whose wife’s
name was Maacah, lived in Gibeon.
36 His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur,
Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 Mikloth became the father of
Shimeam. They also lived with their
relatives in Jerusalem, near their relatives.
39 Ner became the father of Kish. Kish
became the father of Saul. Saul became the
father ofJonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab,
and Eshbaal.
40 The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal.
Merib-baal became the father of Micah.
41 The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech,
Tahrea, and Ahaz.
42 Ahazbecame the father ofJarah. Jarah
became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri became the father of
Moza.
43 Moza became the father of Binea,
Rephaiahhis son, Eleasahhis son, and Azel
his son.
44 Azel had six sons, whose names are
Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah,
Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons
of Azel.