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The First Book of the Chronicles

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- Chapter 9 -

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The names of all the people of Israel were listed in the scroll named “The Record of the Kings of Israel.” Many of the people of Judah were captured and forced to go to Babylon. That happened because of the sins they had committed.
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The first people who returned to Judah many years later and lived in their own land and in their own cities and towns were some Israelite priests, other descendants of Levi, and men who worked in the temple.
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Other people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh also returned to Judah and lived in Jerusalem. What follows is a list of those people of the tribe of Judah.
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The tribe of Judah: Uthai son of Ammihud; Ammihud son of Omri; Omri son of Imri; Imri son of Bani; Bani was a descendant of Perez; Perez son of Judah.
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Asaiah and his sons were descendants of Shelan. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.
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Jeuel and others of his relatives in Zerah’s clan. There were 690 people in this clan.
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From the tribe of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam; Meshullam son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah son of Hassenuah;
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Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi; Uzzi son of Mikri; Meshullam son of Shephatiah; Shephatiah son of Reuel; Reuel son of Ibnijah.
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In other records of the people descended from Benjamin, there are the names of 956 people who were living in Jerusalem. All these were leaders of their clans.
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Some of the priests who returned to Judah were: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,
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and Azariah son of Hilkiah. Hilkiah son of Meshullam; Meshullam son of Zadok, Zadok son of Meraioth; Meraioth son of Ahitub; Ahitub, who was in charge of all the men who took care of the temple.
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Adaiah son of Jeroham; Jerohamson of Pashhur; Pashhur son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel; Adiel son of Jahzerah; Jahzerah son of Meshullam; Meshullam son of Meshillemith; Meshillemith son of Immer.
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Altogether there were 1760 priests who returned to Judah. They were leaders of their clans, and they all were responsible for doing work in the temple of God.
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From the descendants of Levi who returned to Judah there was: Shemaiah son of Hasshub; Hasshub son of Azrikam; Azrikam son of Hashabiah; Hashabiah was a descendant of Levi’s youngest son Merari.
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Other descendants of Levi who returned to Judah were: Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mika; Mika son of Zicri; Zicri son of Asaph;
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There was also Obadiah son of Shemaiah; Shemaiah son of Galal; Galal son of Jeduthun; There was also Berekiah son of Asa; Asa son of Elkanah, who lived in one of the villages where the Netophath people lived.
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From the descendants of Levi who returned to Judah who guarded the temple gates there were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shallum was their leader.
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Those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King’s Gate on the east side of the city:
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Shallum son of Kore: Kore son of Ebiasaph; Ebiasaph son of Korah. Shallum and his relatives were gatekeepers, and they were responsible to guard the gates of the temple of Yahweh, as their ancestors had done.
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Previously Phinehas son of Eleazar, had supervised the gatekeepers, and Yahweh was with Phinehas.
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Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance of the temple.
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Altogether, there were 212 men who were chosen to guard the gates. Their names were written in the records of the clans in their villages. King David and the prophet Samuel appointed those men because those men were dependable.
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The work of those gatekeepers and their descendants was to guard the gates of the temple of Yahweh. The temple was built to replace the sacred tent.
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There were gatekeepers on each of the four sides of the temple, toward the east, west, north, and south.
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Sometimes it was necessary for the relatives of the gatekeepers who lived in those villages to come and help them. Each time some of them came, they helped the gatekeepers for seven days.
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There were four descendants of Levi who worked every day, and they supervised the gatekeepers. They also took care of the storerooms and other rooms in the temple of God.
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They remained awake all during the night to guard the temple, and each morning they opened the gates.
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Some of the gatekeepers took care of the articles that were in the temple. They also took care of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices that were used in the sacrifices.
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Other gatekeepers were appointed to take care of the other things in the temple.
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But some of the priests had the work of mixing the spices.
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There was a descendant of Levi named Mattithiah, the oldest son of Shallum, who was a descendant of Korah. He was very dependable so they gave him the work of baking the bread that was used in the offerings on the altar.
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Some of the gatekeepers who were descended from Kohath prepared the new loaves of bread to display before God, the loaves that were placed on the table inside the temple every Sabbath day.
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Some of the descendants of Levi were musicians who worked in the temple. The leaders of those families stayed in the rooms of the temple. They did not do any other work in the temple because they they were responsible to serve as musicians day and night.
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Those are the names of the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. Their names were written in the records of the clans. They all lived in Jerusalem.

The Descendants of Saul

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One of the descendants of Benjamin, Jeiel, lived in the city of Gibeon. He was the city leader. His wife’s name was Maacah.
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His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
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Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
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Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. Jeiel’s family lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
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Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of King Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
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Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Mikah.
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Mikah’s sons were Pithon, Melek, Tahrea, and Ahaz.
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Ahaz was the father of Jadah. Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
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Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Rephaiah. The son of Rephaiah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
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Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
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So all Israel were listed by genealogies; and behold,(a) they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their disobedience.
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Now the first inhabitants who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.
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In Jerusalem, there lived of the children of Judah, of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:
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Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah.
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Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
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Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their brothers, six hundred ninety.
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Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;
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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;
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and their brothers, according to their generations, nine hundred fifty-six. All these men were heads of fathers’ households by their fathers’ houses.
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Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,
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and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of God’s house;
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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;
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and their brothers, heads of their fathers’ houses, one thousand seven hundred sixty; they were very able men for the work of the service of God’s house.
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Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
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and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph,
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and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, 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.
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The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief),
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who previously served in the king’s gate eastward. They were the gatekeepers for the camp of the children of Levi.
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Shallum was the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his father’s house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent. Their fathers had been over the LORD’s camp, keepers of the entry.
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Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.
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Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper of the door of the Tent of Meeting.
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All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers in the thresholds were two hundred twelve. These were listed by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer ordained in their office of trust.
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So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the LORD’s house, even the house of the tent, as guards.
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On the four sides were the gatekeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south.
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Their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them,
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for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the rooms and over the treasuries in God’s house.
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They stayed around God’s house, because that was their duty; and it was their duty to open it morning by morning.
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Certain of them were in charge of the vessels of service, for these were brought in by count, and these were taken out by count.
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Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over all the vessels of the sanctuary, over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.
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Some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the spices.
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Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the office of trust over the things that were baked in pans.
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Some of their brothers, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the show bread, to prepare it every Sabbath.
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These are the singers, heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, who lived in the rooms and were free from other service, for they were employed in their work day and night.
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These were heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, throughout their generations, chief men. They lived at Jerusalem.

The Descendants of Saul

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Jeiel the father of Gibeon, whose wife’s name was Maacah, lived in Gibeon.
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His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
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Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
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Mikloth became the father of Shimeam. They also lived with their relatives in Jerusalem, near their relatives.
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Ner became the father of Kish. Kish became the father of Saul. Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
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The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal. Merib-baal became the father of Micah.
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The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.
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Ahaz became the father of Jarah. Jarah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri became the father of Moza.
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Moza became the father of Binea, Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
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Azel had six sons, whose names are Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

Footnotes

(a)9:1 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.