1 Chronicles 9:35-44

The Voice

All priests may be Levites, but not all Levites are priests. Priests are descendants of Aaron, Israel’s first high priest, and perform sacrifices in the temple. Levites who are descendants of the other Levite patriarchs perform all the other duties necessary in the temple; they are elders, custodians, musicians, assistants, handymen, gatekeepers, treasurers, etc. All jobs are equally necessary to the functioning of the temple, so no one of them should be more highly regarded than another. Even the high priest is no more important than the young Levite who sweeps the floor every day.

³⁵Jeiel (the leader of Gibeon) lived in Gibeon with his wife Maacah. ³⁶Their firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, ³⁷Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. ³⁸Mikloth fathered Shimeam. These lived with their relatives in Jerusalem, across from their other relatives. ³⁹Ner fathered Kish, whose son was Saul (father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal). ⁴⁰Jonathan’s son was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal’s son was Micah. ⁴¹Micah fathered Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz. ⁴²Ahaz’s son was Jarah, who fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri fathered Moza, ⁴³whose lineage descended four generations: Binea, Rephaiah, Eleasah, and Azel. ⁴⁴Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.