1 Chronicles 9 in plain modern English. New Ground English Translation.
All Israel was recorded in the genealogies, and these are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. The people of Judah were taken away to as captives because they had with God.
The first to resettle on their own property in their towns were some Israelites, priests, and
Those from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh who settled in Jerusalem included:
Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, from the descendants of son of Judah.
From the Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
From the descendants of Jeuel and 690 of their relatives.
From the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah;
Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, son of Michri; and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah.
Their relatives, according to their genealogies, numbered 956. All these men were heads of their families.
From the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,
and Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub — the of the of
There was also 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.
Their relatives, who were heads of their families, numbered 1,760. They were very responsible for the work of serving in the house of God.
From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, from the descendants of Merari;
Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of
Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the
The were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their leader.
They were stationed up to that time at the on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camps of the Levites.
Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his relatives from his father's family — the — were responsible for guarding the thresholds of the Tent, just as their ancestors had been responsible for guarding the entrance to
son of Eleazar had been their leader in earlier times, and Yahweh was with him.
Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the of
All those chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds numbered 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the had established them in their
They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of Yahweh—the house that had been a tent.
The gatekeepers were stationed on all four sides—east, west, north, and south.
Their relatives in their villages had to come in from time to time to serve with them for seven-day shifts.
But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, held permanent positions. They were also put in charge of the rooms and of the house of God.
They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they had the duty of guarding it and opening it every morning.
Some of them were in charge of the equipment used in worship services. They would count it when it was brought in and count it when it was taken out.
Others were assigned to take care of the furnishings and all the other equipment of the as well as the fine flour, wine, olive oil, and spices.
Some of the priests' sons mixed the blended spices.
Mattithiah, one of the Levites — the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite — held the trusted position of baking the
Some of their Kohathite relatives were in charge of preparing the of set out each
Those who were — heads of Levite families — lived in the Temple rooms and were exempt from other duties, because they were on call day and night.
These were the heads of the Levite families, leaders according to their genealogies. They lived in Jerusalem.
Jeiel the father of lived in His wife's name was Maacah.
His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of and was the father of Jonathan, Malchi-Shua, Abinadab, and
The son of Jonathan was and was the father of Micah.
The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.
Ahaz was the father of Jarah, Jarah was the father 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, and Azel his son.
Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.