Chronicles (The First Book of the )

So all Israel was enrolled by genealogies; and these are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was taken into exile in Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

Now the first to dwell again in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.

And some of the people of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh dwelt in Jerusalem:

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

And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the first-born, and his sons.

Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their kinsmen, six hundred and ninety.

Of the Benjaminites: Sallu the son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah,

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

and their kinsmen according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these were heads of fathers' houses according to their fathers' houses.

Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,

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

and 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;

besides their kinsmen, heads of their fathers' houses, one thousand seven hundred and sixty, very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

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

and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

The gatekeepers were: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their kinsmen (Shallum being the chief),

stationed hitherto in the king's gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers of the camp of the Levites.

Shallum 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, as their fathers had been in charge of the camp of the LORD, keepers of the entrance.

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past; the LORD was with him.

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

All these, who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds, were two hundred and twelve. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer established them in their office of trust.

So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, that is, the house of the tent, as guards.

The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south;

and their kinsmen who were in their villages were obliged to come in every seven days, from time to time, to be with these;

for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were in charge of the chambers and the treasures of the house of God.

And they lodged round about the house of God; for upon them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning.

Some of them had charge of the utensils of service, for they were required to count them when they were brought in and taken out.

Others of them 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.

Others, of the sons of the priests, prepared the mixing of the spices,

and Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the first- born of Shallum the Korahite, was in charge of making the flat cakes.

Also some of their kinsmen of the Kohathites had charge of the showbread, to prepare it every sabbath.

These were heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, according to their generations, leaders, who lived in Jerusalem.

In Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, and the name of his wife was Maacah,

and his first-born son Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah and Mikloth;

and Mikloth was the father of Shimeam; and these also dwelt opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen.

Ner was the father of Kish, Kish of Saul, Saul of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal;

and the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaal was the father of Micah.

The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz;

and Ahaz was the father of Jarah, and Jarah of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri was the father of Moza.

Moza was the father of Binea; and Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

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