1 Chronicles 9

1So all Israel was enrolled by genealogies, and they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. Judah was taken into exile to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

2The first to live in their possessions in their towns were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.

3In Jerusalem lived some of the people of Judah, some of the people of Benjamin, and some of the people of Ephraim and Manasseh:

4Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, from the descendants of Perez son of Judah.

5From the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.

6From the descendants of Zerah: Jeuel and their relatives, 690.

7From the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah,

8Ibneiah son of Jeroham, Elah son of Uzzi, son of Michri, and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah,

9and their relatives according to their generations, 956. All these men were heads of their ancestral houses.

10From the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,

11Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief officer of the house of God,

12Adaiah 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,

13and their relatives, heads of their ancestral houses, 1,760, very capable men for the work of the service of the house of God.

14From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, from the descendants of Merari;

15Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph;

16Obadiah 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.

17The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was the chief.

18Until now they have been stationed at the King’s Gate on the east. These were the gatekeepers of the camps of the Levites.

19Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his relatives of his father’s house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, guarding the thresholds of the tent, just as their fathers had been in charge of the camp of Yahweh, guarding the entrance.

20Phinehas son of Eleazar was the leader over them in earlier times; Yahweh was with him.

21Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

22All those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds numbered 212. They were enrolled by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.

23So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of Yahweh, that is, the house of the tent, by divisions.

24The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.

25Their relatives in their villages were to come in from time to time for seven days at a time to be with them,

26for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were in positions of trust. They were in charge of the chambers and the treasuries of the house of God.

27They spent the night around the house of God, because the duty of guarding it was theirs, and they were in charge of the key for opening it every morning.

28Some of them were in charge of the utensils used in the service, for they counted them when they brought them in and counted them when they took them out.

29Others were appointed over the furnishings and all the holy utensils, and over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.

30Some of the sons of the priests prepared the blend of the spices.

31Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with making the flat cakes.

32Some of their relatives from the Kohathites were in charge of the bread that is set out in rows, to prepare it every Sabbath.

33These are the singers, heads of ancestral houses of the Levites, who lived in the chambers and were free from other duties, because they were on duty day and night.

34These were heads of ancestral houses of the Levites according to their generations, chief men. They lived in Jerusalem.

35Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maacah.

36His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

37Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.

38Mikloth fathered Shimeam. They too lived in Jerusalem near their relatives, together with their relatives.

39Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

40The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Meri-baal fathered Micah.

41The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.

42Ahaz fathered Jarah, and Jarah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri fathered Moza.

43Moza fathered Binea; his son Rephaiah, his son Eleasah, his son Azel.

44Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.