So all Israel
was enrolled
by genealogies
; and behold
, they are written
in the Book
of the Kings
of Israel
. And aJudah
was carried
away
into exile
to Babylon
for their unfaithfulness
.
aNow the first who
lived
in their possessions
in their cities
were Israel
, the priests
, the Levites
and bthe 1temple
servants
.
Some of the sons
of Judah
, of the sons
of Benjamin
and of the sons
of Ephraim
and Manasseh
lived
in aJerusalem
:
Uthai the son
of Ammihud
, the son
of Omri
, the son
of Imri
, the son
of Bani
, from the sons
of Perez
the ason
of Judah
.
From the Shilonites were Asaiah
the firstborn
and his sons
.
From the sons of Zerah
were Jeuel
and their 1relatives
, 690
of them.
From the sons of Benjamin
were Sallu
the son
of Meshullam
, the son
of Hodaviah
, the son
of Hassenuah
,
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
;
and their relatives according to their generations
, a956
. All
these
were heads
of fathers'
households according to their fathers'
houses
.
aFrom the priests were Jedaiah
, Jehoiarib
, Jachin
,
and 1Azariah the son
of Hilkiah
, the son
of Meshullam
, the son
of Zadok
, the son
of Meraioth
, the son
of Ahitub
, athe chief
officer
of the house
of God
;
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
;
and their relatives, heads
of their fathers'
households
, 1,760
very able
men
for the work
of the service
of the house
of God
.
aOf the Levites were Shemaiah
the son
of Hasshub
, the son
of Azrikam
, the son
of Hashabiah
, of the sons
of Merari
;
and Bakbakkar, Heresh
and Galal
and Mattaniah
the son
of Mica
, the son
of 1Zichri
, the son
of Asaph
,
and 1Obadiah the son
of 2Shemaiah
, 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
.
Now the gatekeepers were 1Shallum
and Akkub
and Talmon
and Ahiman
and their relatives
(Shallum
the chief
being stationed until now
at athe king's
gate
to the east
). These
were the gatekeepers
for the camp
of the sons
of Levi
.
Shallum the son
of Kore
, the son
of 1Ebiasaph
, the son
of Korah
, and his relatives
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 the LORD
, keepers
of the entrance
.
aPhinehas the son
of Eleazar
was ruler
over
them previously
, and the LORD
was with him.
aZechariah the son
of Meshelemiah
was gatekeeper
of the entrance
of the tent
of meeting
.
All these who were chosen
to be gatekeepers
at the thresholds
were 212
. These
were enrolled
by genealogy
in their villages
, awhom
David
and Samuel
the seer
appointed
bin their office of trust
.
So they and their sons 1had charge
of the gates
of the house
of the LORD
, even the house
of the tent
, as guards
.
The gatekeepers were 1on the four
sides
, to the east
, west
, north
and south
.
Their relatives in their villages
awere to come
in every seven
days
from time
to time
to be with 1them;
for the four chief
gatekeepers
who
were Levites
, were in an office of trust
, and were over
the chambers
and over
the treasuries
in the house
of God
.
They spent the night
around
the house
of God
, abecause
the watch
was 1committed
to them; and they were 2in charge
of opening
it morning
by morning
.
Now some of them 1had charge
of the utensils
of service
, for 2they counted
them when they brought
them in and when they took
them out.
Some of them also were appointed
over
the furniture
and over
all
the utensils
of the sanctuary
and aover
the fine
flour
and the wine
and the oil
and the frankincense
and the spices
.
Some of athe sons
of the priests
prepared
the mixing
of the spices
.
Mattithiah, one of the Levites
, who
was the firstborn
of Shallum
the Korahite
, had athe 1responsibility
over
the things
which were baked
in pans
.
Some of their relatives
of the sons
of the Kohathites
awere over
the showbread
to prepare
it every
sabbath
.
Now these are athe singers
, heads
of fathers'
households of the Levites
, who lived in the chambers
of the temple free
from other service; for they were 1engaged
bin their work
day
and night
.
These were heads
of fathers'
households of the Levites
according to their generations
, chief
men
, 1who
lived
in Jerusalem
.
aIn Gibeon Jeiel
the father
of Gibeon
lived
, and his wife's
name
was Maacah
,
and his firstborn son
was Abdon
, then Zur
, Kish
, Baal
, Ner
, Nadab
,
Gedor, Ahio
, Zechariah
and Mikloth
.
Mikloth became
the father
of Shimeam
. And they also
lived
with their relatives
in Jerusalem
opposite
their other relatives
.
aNer became
the father
of Kish
, and Kish
became
the father
of Saul
, and Saul
became
the father
of Jonathan
, Malchi-shua
, Abinadab
and Eshbaal
.
The son of Jonathan
was Merib-baal
; and Merib-baal
became
the father
of Micah
.
The sons of Micah
were Pithon
, Melech
, Tahrea
aand Ahaz.
Ahaz became
the father
of Jarah
, and Jarah
became
the father
of Alemeth
, Azmaveth
and Zimri
; and Zimri
became
the father
of Moza
,
and Moza became
the father
of Binea
and Rephaiah
his son
, Eleasah
his son
, Azel
his son
.
Azel had six
sons
whose names
are these
: Azrikam
, Bocheru
and Ishmael
and Sheariah
and Obadiah
and Hanan
. These
were the sons
of Azel
.