1 Chronicles 9

₁So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression. ₂Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims. ₃And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh; ₄Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah. ₅And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. ₆And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety. ₇And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah, ₈and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah; ₉and their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.

₁₀And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin, ₁₁and 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; ₁₂and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; ₁₃and their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

₁₄And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; ₁₅and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; ₁₆and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

₁₇And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief; ₁₈who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi. ₁₉And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry. ₂₀And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him. ₂₁And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. ₂₂All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office. ₂₃So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards. ₂₄In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south. ₂₅And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them. ₂₆For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. ₂₇And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

₂₈And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale. ₂₉Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices. ₃₀And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices. ₃₁And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans. ₃₂And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath. ₃₃And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night. ₃₄These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.

₃₅And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah: ₃₆and his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, ₃₇and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. ₃₈And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren. ₃₉And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. ₄₀And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal: and Merib-baal begat Micah. ₄₁And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz. ₄₂And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza; ₄₃and Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. ₄₄And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.