1 So 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.
2 Now
the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the
Nethinims.
3 And
in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin,
and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;
4 Uthai
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.
5 And
of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
6 And
of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.
7 And
of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the
son of Hasenuah,
8 And
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;
9 And
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.
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 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;
13 And
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.
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 Micah, 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, that dwelt in the villages of the
Netophathites.
17 And
the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and
their brethren: Shallum was the chief;
18 Who
hitherto waited in
the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the
children of Levi.
19 And
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.
20 And
Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the
LORD was with
him.
21 And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter
of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
22 All
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.
23 So
they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the
house of the LORD, namely, the house of the
tabernacle, by wards.
24 In
four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
25 And
their brethren, which were in their villages, were to
come after seven days from time to time with them.
26 For
these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set
office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
27 And
they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon
them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.
28 And certain of
them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in
and out by tale.
29 Some 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.
30 And some of
the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.
31 And
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.
32 And other of
their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over
the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.
33 And
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.
34 These
chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations;
these dwelt at Jerusalem.
35 And
in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah:
36 And
his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
37 And
Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 And
Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem,
over against their brethren.
39 And
Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua,
and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
40 And
the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begat Micah.
41 And
the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and
Tahrea, and Ahaz.
42 And
Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri
begat Moza;
43 And
Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
44 And
Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael,
and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.
