1 Chronicles 9

1So all Israel was enrolled by genealogy, and behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel; and Judah was taken into exile to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

2The first inhabitants who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.

3And in Jerusalem some from the sons of Judah, and some from the sons of Benjamin, and some from the sons of Ephraim and Manasseh, lived there.

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

5And from the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.

6And from the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their brothers, six hundred and ninety.

7And from the sons of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah.

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

9And their brothers, according to their generations, were nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were heads of fathers’ houses in their fathers’ households.

10And from the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jakin.

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

12and Adaiah 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 brothers, heads of their fathers’ houses, were 1,760 mighty men of valor for the work of the service of the house of God.

14And from the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, from the sons of Merari.

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

16and Obadiah 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.

17And the gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers; Shallum was the chief.

18Until then they were at the king’s gate on the east; they were the gatekeepers for the camps of the sons of Levi.

19And Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his brothers from 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 Yahweh, keepers of the entrance.

20And Phinehas son of Eleazar had formerly been chief over them; Yahweh was with him.

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

22All these who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. They were enrolled by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer established them in their office of trust.

23They and their sons were over the gates of the house of Yahweh, that is, the house of the tent, as guards.

24The gatekeepers were at the four directions: east, west, north, and south.

25And their brothers in their villages were to come in every seven days, from time to time, with these.

26For these four mighty gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the chambers and with the storehouses of the house of God.

27They spent the night around the house of God, because the duty of guarding it was upon them, and they were in charge of opening it morning by morning.

28Some of them were in charge of the vessels of service, for they brought them in by count and took them out by count.

29And some of them were appointed over the vessels, over all the holy vessels, and over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.

30And some of the sons of the priests were compounders of the ointment of spices.

31And Mattithiah, from the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with the work of the flat cakes.

32And some of the sons of the Kohathites, from among their brothers, were in charge of the bread of the arrangement, to prepare it Sabbath by Sabbath.

33These were the singers, heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites, in the chambers, free from other duties, for they were occupied in the work day and night.

34These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites, according to their generations, heads. These lived in Jerusalem.

35In Gibeon lived Jeiel the father of Gibeon, and his wife's name was Maacah.

36And his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, and Nadab.

37and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.

38Mikloth fathered Shimeam. They also lived opposite their brothers in Jerusalem, with their brothers.

39Ner fathered Kish, and Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

40And the son of Jehonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah.

41And the sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, and Tahrea.

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

43And Moza fathered Binea, and his son was Rephaiah, his son Eleasah, his son Azel.

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