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1 Chronicles 9 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

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A Genealogy of the Returned Exiles

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:1 - So all Israel was recorded in genealogies, and these are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was taken into exile in Babylon because of their breach of faith.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:2 - Now the first to dwell again in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:3 - And some of the people of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:4 - Uthai the son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, from the sons of Perez the son of Judah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:5 - And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:6 - Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their kinsmen, 690.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:7 - Of the Benjaminites: Sallu the son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:8 - 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;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:9 - and their kinsmen according to their generations, 956. All these were heads of fathers’ houses according to their fathers’ houses.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:10 - Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:11 - 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;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:12 - 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;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:13 - besides their kinsmen, heads of their fathers’ houses, 1,760, mighty men for the work of the service of the house of God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:14 - Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:15 - and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:16 - and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:17 - The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their kinsmen (Shallum was the chief);
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:18 - until then they were in the king’s gate on the east side as the gatekeepers of the camps of the Levites.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:19 - 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.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:20 - And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the chief officer over them in time past; the LORD was with him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:21 - Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:22 - All these, who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds, were 212. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer established them in their office of trust.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:23 - 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.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:24 - The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:25 - And their kinsmen who were in their villages were obligated to come in every seven days, in turn, to be with these,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:26 - for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted to be over the chambers and the treasures of the house of God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:27 - And they lodged around the house of God, for on them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:28 - 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.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:29 - 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.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:30 - Others, of the sons of the priests, prepared the mixing of the spices,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:31 - and Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with making the flat cakes.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:32 - Also some of their kinsmen of the Kohathites had charge of the showbread, to prepare it every Sabbath.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:33 - Now these, the singers, the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites, were in the chambers of the temple free from other service, for they were on duty day and night.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:34 - These were heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites, according to their generations, leaders. These lived in Jerusalem.

Saul’s Genealogy Repeated

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:35 - In Gibeon lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, and the name of his wife was Maacah,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:36 - and his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:37 - Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:38 - and Mikloth was the father of Shimeam; and these also lived opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:39 - Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:40 - And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:41 - The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:42 - And Ahaz fathered Jarah, and Jarah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. And Zimri fathered Moza.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:43 - Moza fathered Binea, and Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:44 - Azel had six sons and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of Azel.
ESV Footnotes
Compare 8:35; Hebrew lacks and Ahaz
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