1 Chronicles 9
Good News Translation
The People Who Returned from Captivity
9 All the people of Israel were listed according to their families, and this information was recorded in The book of the Kings of Israel.
The people of Judah had been deported to Babylon as punishment for their sins. 2 (A)The first to return to their property in the cities included Israelite citizens, priests, Levites, and Temple workers. 3 People from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh went to live in Jerusalem.
4-6 There were 690 families of the tribe of Judah who lived in Jerusalem.
The descendants of Judah's son Perez had as their leader Uthai, the son of Ammihud and grandson of Omri. His other ancestors included Imri and Bani.
The descendants of Judah's son Shelah had as their leader Asaiah, who was the head of his family.
The descendants of Judah's son Zerah had Jeuel as their leader.
7-8 The following members of the tribe of Benjamin lived in Jerusalem:
Sallu son of Meshullam, who was the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah
Ibneiah son of Jeroham
Elah, the son of Uzzi and grandson of Michri
Meshullam son of Shephatiah, who was the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah
9 There were 956 families of this tribe living there. All the men named above were heads of families.
The Priests Who Lived in Jerusalem
10-12 The following priests lived in Jerusalem:
Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin
Azariah son of Hilkiah (the chief official in the Temple), whose ancestors included Meshullam, Zadok, Meraioth, and Ahitub
Adaiah son of Jeroham, whose ancestors included Pashhur and Malchijah
Maasai son of Adiel, whose ancestors included Jahzerah, Meshullam, Meshillemith, and Immer
13 The priests who were heads of families totaled 1,760. They were experts in all the work carried on in the Temple.
The Levites Who Lived in Jerusalem
14-16 The following Levites lived in Jerusalem:
Shemaiah son of Hasshub, whose ancestors included Azrikam and Hashabiah, of the clan of Merari
Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal
Mattaniah son of Mica, whose ancestors included Zichri and Asaph
Obadiah son of Shemaiah, whose ancestors included Galal and Jeduthun
Berechiah, the son of Asa and grandson of Elkanah, who lived in the territory that belonged to the town of Netophah
The Temple Guards Who Lived in Jerusalem
17 The following Temple guards lived in Jerusalem: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, and Ahiman. Shallum was their leader. 18 Down to that time members of their clans had been stationed at the eastern entrance to the King's Gate.[a] Formerly they had stood guard at the gates to the camps of the Levites.
19 Shallum, the son of Kore and grandson of Ebiasaph, together with his fellow members of the clan of Korah, was responsible for guarding the entrance to the Tent of the Lord's presence, just as their ancestors had been when they were in charge of the Lord's camp. 20 Phinehas son of Eleazar—may the Lord be with him!—had supervised them at one time.
21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was also a guard at the entrance to the Tent of the Lord's presence.
22 In all, 212 men were chosen as guards for the entrances and gates. They were registered according to the villages where they lived. It was King David and the prophet Samuel who had put their ancestors in these responsible positions. 23 They and their descendants continued to guard the gates to the Temple. 24 There was a gate facing in each direction, north, south, east, and west, and each had a chief guard. 25 These guards were assisted by their relatives, who lived in the villages and who had to take turns at guard duty for seven days at a time. 26 The four chief guards were Levites and had the final responsibility. They were also responsible for the rooms in the Temple and for the supplies kept there. 27 They lived near the Temple, because it was their duty to guard it and to open the gates every morning.
The Other Levites
28 Other Levites were responsible for the utensils used in worship. They checked them out and checked them back in every time they were used. 29 Others were in charge of the other sacred equipment, and of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices. 30 But the responsibility for mixing the spices belonged to the priests.
31 A Levite named Mattithiah, oldest son of Shallum, of the clan of Korah, was responsible for preparing the baked offerings.[b] 32 Members of the clan of Kohath were responsible for preparing the sacred bread[c] for the Temple every Sabbath.
33 Some Levite families were responsible for the Temple music. The heads of these families lived in some of the Temple buildings and were free from other duties, because they were on call day and night.
34 The men named above were heads of Levite families, according to their ancestral lines. They were the leaders who lived in Jerusalem.
The Ancestors and Descendants of King Saul(B)
35 Jeiel founded the city of Gibeon and settled there. His wife was named Maacah. 36 His oldest son was Abdon, and his other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth, 38 the father of Shimeah. Their descendants lived in Jerusalem near other families of their clan.
39 Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish was the father of Saul. Saul had four sons: Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.[d] 40 Jonathan was the father of Meribbaal,[e] who was the father of Micah. 41 Micah had four sons: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.[f] 42 Ahaz was the father of Jarah, who was the father of three sons: Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza, 43 Moza the father of Binea, Binea of Rephaiah, Rephaiah of Eleasah, and Eleasah of Azel.
44 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 9:18 The east gate of the Temple, through which the king usually entered.
- 1 Chronicles 9:31 Thin cakes of flour and olive oil which were baked and then presented as offerings to God (see Lv 2.4-6).
- 1 Chronicles 9:32 Twelve loaves of bread which were placed on a table in the Temple each Sabbath as an offering to God (see Lv 24.5-9).
- 1 Chronicles 9:39 Called Ishbosheth in 2 S 2.8 and elsewhere in 2 Samuel.
- 1 Chronicles 9:40 Called Mephibosheth in 2 S 4.4 and elsewhere in 2 Samuel.
- 1 Chronicles 9:41 Some ancient translations Ahaz (see 1 Ch 8.35); Hebrew does not have this name.
1 Chronicles 9
Revised Geneva Translation
9 Thus, all Israel were listed by their genealogies. And behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and of Judah. And they were carried away to Babel for their transgression.
2 And the chief inhabitants, who dwelt in their own possessions, in their own cities, were Israel, the Priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.
3 And some of the children of Judah dwelt in Jerusalem, and some of the children of Benjamin, and some of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh
4 and 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,
5 and some of Shiloni (Asaiah the eldest and his sons),
6 and some the sons of Zerah (Jeuel and their brethren). In all, six hundred ninety.
7 And of the sons of Benjamin were Sallu (the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, 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 brethren, according to their generations, were nine hundred fifty-six. All these men were chief fathers in the households of their fathers.
10 And from the priests came 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 chief of the House of God)
12 and Adaiah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, 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 brethren, the chief of the households of their fathers, were one thousand seven hundred sixty valiant men, for the work of the service of the House of God.
14 And from the Levites came 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, who dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.
17 And the gatekeepers were Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman and their brethren. Shallum was the chief.
18 For up to this time, they had been gatekeepers of the children of Levi, by companies, at the king’s eastern gate.
19 And Shallum, the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph the son of Korah, and his brethren the Korahites (of the House of their father) were over the work and office, to keep the Gates of the Tabernacle. So, their families were over the camp of the LORD, keeping the entry.
20 And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, was their guide. And the LORD was with him.
21 Zechariah, the son of Meshelemiah, was the gatekeeper of the Door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
22 All these were chosen as keepers of the Gates (two hundred twelve), who were listed according to their genealogies by their towns. David and Samuel the Seer established these in their perpetual office.
23 So they and their children had the oversight of the Gates of the House of the LORD, even of the House of the Tabernacle, by wards.
24 The gatekeepers were in four quarters: East, West, North and South.
25 And from time to time, their brethren in their towns came with them for seven days.
26 For these four chief gatekeepers were in perpetual office, and were of the Levites, and had charge of the chambers, and of the treasures in the House of God.
27 And they lodged all around the House of God, because the charge was theirs. And they opened it every morning.
28 And certain of them had the rule of the ministering vessels. For they brought them in by tally and brought them out by tally.
29 Some of them were also appointed over the instruments, and over all the vessels of the Sanctuary, and of the flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the incense, and the sweet odors.
30 And certain sons of the priests made ointments of sweet odors.
31 And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the eldest son of Shallum the Korahite, was in charge of the things that were made in the frying pan.
32 And another of their brethren, of the sons of Kohath, had oversight of the Showbread, to prepare it every Sabbath.
33 And these are the singers, the chief fathers of the Levites, who dwelt in the chambers and had no other duties. For they had to work in that business day and night.
34 These were the chief fathers of the Levites, according to their generations, and the principal who dwelt in Jerusalem.
35 And the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, dwelt in Gibeon. And the name of his wife was Maachah.
36 And his eldest son was 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. Also, they dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, near their brethren.
39 And Ner begat Kish. And Kish begat Saul. And Saul begat Jonathan and Malchishua and Abinadab and Esh-Baal.
40 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal. And Merib-Baal begat Micah.
41 And the sons of Micah were Pithon and Melech and Tahrea.
42 And Ahaz begat Jarah. And Jarah begat Alemeth and Azmaveth and Zimri. And Zimri begat Moza.
43 And Moza begat Binea, whose son was Rephaiah. And his son was Eleasah. And his son was Azel.
44 And Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ismael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. These are the sons of Azel.
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