[1] So all Israel was listed by their families; and, truly, they are
recorded in the book of the kings of Israel. And Judah was taken away as
prisoners to Babylon because of their sin. [2] Now the first to take up
their heritage in their towns were: Israel, the priests, the Levites, and
the Nethinim. [3] And in Jerusalem there were living some of the sons of
Judah, and of Benjamin, and of Ephraim and Manasseh; [4] Uthai, the son of
Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the sons of
Perez, the son of Judah. [5] And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the oldest, and
his sons. [6] And of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brothers, six
hundred and ninety. [7] And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu, the son of
Meshullam, Judah, the son of Hassenuah, [8] 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; [9] And their
brothers, in the list of their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All
these men were heads of families, listed by the names of their fathers.
[10] And of the priests: Jedaiah and Jehoiarib and Jachin [11] 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 the house of God; [12] 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; [13] And their brothers, heads of
their families, a thousand and seven hundred and sixty: able men, doing the
work of the house of God. [14] And of the Levites: Shemaiah, the son of
Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
[15] And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah, the son of Mica, the
son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; [16] 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 were living in the small towns of the Netophathites. [17]
And the door-keepers: Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman and their
brothers: Shallum was the chief. [18] Up till then they had been at the
king's door to the east. They were door-keepers for the tents of the sons
of Levi. [19] And Shallum, the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of
Korah, and his brothers, of his family, the Korahites, were responsible for
everything which had to be done in connection with the order of worship,
keepers of the doors of the Tent; their fathers had had the care of the
tents of the Lord, being keepers of the doorway. [20] In the past Phinehas,
the son of Eleazar, had been ruler over them; may the Lord be with him!
[21] Zechariah, the son of Meshelemiah, was keeper of the door of the Tent
of meeting. [22] There were two hundred and twelve whose business it was to
keep the doorway. These were listed by families in the country places where
they were living, whom David and Samuel the seer put in their responsible
positions. [23] So they and their sons had the care of the doors of the
house of the Lord, the house of the Tent, as watchers. [24] There were
keepers of the doors on the four sides, to the east, west, north, and
south. [25] And their brothers, in the country places where they were
living, were to come in every seven days to be with them from time to time.
[26] For the four chief door-keepers, who were Levites, had a special
position, looking after the rooms and the store-houses of the house of God.
[27] Their sleeping-rooms were round the house of God, for they had the
care of it, and were responsible for opening it morning by morning. [28]
Certain of them had the care of the vessels used in worship, to keep an
account of them when they came in and when they were taken out again. [29]
And some of them were responsible for the holy things and for the vessels
of the holy place, and the meal and the wine and the oil and the perfume
and the spices. [30] And some of the sons of the priests were responsible
for crushing the spices. [31] And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the
oldest son of Shallum the Korahite, was responsible for cooking the flat
cakes. [32] And some of their brothers, sons of the Kohathites, were
responsible for the holy bread which was put in order before the Lord, to
get it ready every Sabbath. [33] And these were those who had the ordering
of the music and songs, heads of families of the Levites, who were living
in the rooms, and were free from other work, for their work went on day and
night. [34] These were heads of families of the Levites in their
generations, chief men; they were living at Jerusalem. [35] And in Gibeon
was living the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah; [36]
And Abdon his oldest son, and Zur and Kish and Baal and Ner and Nadab [37]
And Gedor and Ahio and Zechariah and Mikloth [38] Mikloth was the father of
Shimeam. They were living with their brothers in Jerusalem opposite their
brothers. [39] And Ner was the father of Kish; and Kish was the father of
Saul; and Saul was the father of Jonathan and Malchi-shua and Abinadab and
Eshbaal. [40] And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal was
the father of Micah. [41] And the sons of Micah: Pithon and Melech and
Tahrea and Ahaz. [42] And Ahaz was the father of Jarah; and Jarah was the
father of Alemeth and Azmaveth and Zimri; and Zimri was the father of Moza.
[43] And Moza was the father of Binea; and Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah
his son, Azel his son. [44] And Azel had five sons, whose names are:
Azrikam, his oldest son, and Ishmael and Sheariah and Obadiah and Hanan:
these were the sons of Azel.

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