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9 Genealogical records were kept for all Israel; they are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel.
Exiles Who Resettled in Jerusalem
The people of Judah[a] were carried away to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. 2 The first to resettle on their property and in their cities were some Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.[b] 3 Some from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim and Manasseh settled in Jerusalem.
4 The settlers included:[c] Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, who was a descendant of Perez son of Judah.
5 From the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
6 From the descendants of Zerah: Jeuel.
Their relatives numbered 690.
7 From the descendants of Benjamin:
Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah; 8 Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, son of Mikri; and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah.
9 Their relatives, listed in their genealogical records, numbered 956. All these men were leaders of their families.[d]
10 From the priests:
Jedaiah; Jehoiarib; Jakin; 11 Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub the leader in God’s temple; 12 Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malkijah; and Maasai son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer.
13 Their relatives, who were leaders of their families, numbered 1,760. They were capable men who were assigned to carry out the various tasks of service in God’s temple.[e]
14 From the Levites:
Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah a descendant of Merari; 15 Bakbakkar; Heresh; Galal; Mattaniah son of Mika, son of Zikri, son of Asaph; 16 Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived among the settlements of the Netophathites.
17 The gatekeepers were:
Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers. Shallum was the leader; 18 he serves to this day at the King’s Gate on the east. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the descendants of Levi.
19 Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his relatives from his family (the Korahites) were assigned to guard the entrance to the sanctuary.[f] Their ancestors had guarded the entrance to the Lord’s dwelling place.[g] 20 Phinehas son of Eleazar had been their leader in earlier times, and the Lord was with him. 21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the guard at the entrance to the meeting tent.
22 All those selected to be gatekeepers at the entrances numbered 212. Their names were recorded in the genealogical records of their settlements. David and Samuel the prophet[h] had appointed them to their positions.[i] 23 They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the Lord’s sanctuary (that is, the tabernacle).[j] 24 The gatekeepers were posted on all four sides—east, west, north, and south. 25 Their relatives, who lived in their settlements, came from time to time and served with them for seven-day periods. 26 The four head gatekeepers, who were Levites, were assigned to guard the storerooms and treasuries in God’s sanctuary.[k] 27 They would spend the night in their posts all around God’s sanctuary,[l] for they were assigned to guard it and would open it with the key every morning. 28 Some of them were in charge of the articles used by those who served; they counted them when they brought them in and when they brought them out.[m] 29 Some of them were in charge of the equipment and articles of the sanctuary,[n] as well as the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices. 30 (But some of the priests mixed the spices.) 31 Mattithiah, a Levite, the firstborn son[o] of Shallum the Korahite, was in charge of baking the bread for offerings. 32 Some of the Kohathites, their relatives, were in charge of preparing the bread that is displayed each Sabbath.
33 The musicians and Levite family leaders stayed in rooms at the sanctuary[p] and were exempt from other duties, for day and night they had to carry out their assigned tasks. 34 These were the family leaders of the Levites, as listed in their genealogical records. They lived in Jerusalem.
Jeiel’s Descendants
35 Jeiel (the father of Gibeon) lived in Gibeon. His wife[q] was Maacah. 36 His firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. 38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.[r]
39 Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.[s]
40 The son of Jonathan:
Meribbaal,[t] who was the father of Micah.
41 The sons of Micah:
Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.[u]
42 Ahaz was the father of Jarah,[v] and Jarah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza, 43 and Moza was the father of Binea. His son was Rephaiah, whose son was Eleasah, whose son was Azel.
44 Azel had six sons: Azrikam his firstborn,[w] followed by Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
Saul’s Death
10 Now the Philistines fought against Israel. The Israelites fled before the Philistines and many of them fell dead on Mount Gilboa. 2 The Philistines stayed right on the heels of[x] Saul and his sons. They[y] struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua. 3 The battle was thick[z] around Saul; the archers spotted him and wounded him.[aa] 4 Saul told his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and stab me with it. Otherwise these uncircumcised people will come and torture me.”[ab] But his armor-bearer refused to do it, because he was very afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it. 5 When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died. 6 So Saul and his three sons died; his whole household[ac] died together. 7 When all the Israelites who were in the valley saw that the army[ad] had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. The Philistines came and occupied them.
8 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip loot from the corpses, they discovered Saul and his sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa. 9 They stripped his corpse, and then carried off his head and his armor. They sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines proclaiming the news to their idols and their people. 10 They placed his armor in the temple of their gods[ae] and hung his head in the temple of Dagon. 11 When all the residents of Jabesh Gilead heard about everything the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all the warriors went and recovered the bodies of Saul and his sons[af] and brought them to Jabesh. They buried their remains[ag] under the oak tree in Jabesh and fasted for seven days.
13 So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord and did not obey the Lord’s instructions; he even tried to conjure up underworld spirits.[ah] 14 He did not seek the Lord’s guidance, so the Lord[ai] killed him and transferred the kingdom to David son of Jesse.
21 Since many of them had no desire to eat,[a] Paul[b] stood up[c] among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me[d] and not put out to sea[e] from Crete, thus avoiding[f] this damage and loss. 22 And now I advise[g] you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the ship will be lost.[h] 23 For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong[i] and whom I serve[j] came to me[k] 24 and said,[l] ‘Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before[m] Caesar,[n] and God has graciously granted you the safety[o] of all who are sailing with you.’ 25 Therefore keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God[p] that it will be just as I have been told. 26 But we must[q] run aground on some island.”
27 When the fourteenth night had come, while we were being driven[r] across the Adriatic Sea,[s] about midnight the sailors suspected they were approaching some land.[t] 28 They took soundings[u] and found the water was twenty fathoms[v] deep; when they had sailed a little farther[w] they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms[x] deep. 29 Because they were afraid[y] that we would run aground on the rocky coast,[z] they threw out[aa] four anchors from the stern and wished[ab] for day to appear.[ac] 30 Then when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and were lowering the ship’s boat into the sea, pretending[ad] that they were going to put out anchors from the bow, 31 Paul said to the centurion[ae] and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the ship, you[af] cannot be saved.” 32 Then the soldiers cut the ropes[ag] of the ship’s boat and let it drift away.[ah]
33 As day was about to dawn,[ai] Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have been in suspense[aj] and have gone[ak] without food; you have eaten nothing.[al] 34 Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is important[am] for your survival.[an] For not one of you will lose a hair from his head.” 35 After he said this, Paul[ao] took bread[ap] and gave thanks to God in front of them all,[aq] broke[ar] it, and began to eat. 36 So all of them were encouraged and took food themselves. 37 (We were in all 276[as] persons on the ship.)[at] 38 When they had eaten enough to be satisfied,[au] they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat[av] into the sea.
Paul is Shipwrecked
39 When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed[aw] a bay[ax] with a beach,[ay] where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. 40 So they slipped[az] the anchors[ba] and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the linkage[bb] that bound the steering oars[bc] together. Then they hoisted[bd] the foresail[be] to the wind and steered toward[bf] the beach. 41 But they encountered a patch of crosscurrents[bg] and ran the ship aground; the bow stuck fast and could not be moved, but the stern was being broken up by the force[bh] of the waves. 42 Now the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners[bi] so that none of them would escape by swimming away.[bj] 43 But the centurion,[bk] wanting to save Paul’s life,[bl] prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,[bm] 44 and the rest were to follow,[bn] some on planks[bo] and some on pieces of the ship.[bp] And in this way[bq] all were brought safely to land.
Psalm 8[a]
For the music director, according to the gittith style;[b] a psalm of David.
8 O Lord, our Lord,[c]
how magnificent[d] is your reputation[e] throughout the earth!
You reveal your majesty in the heavens above.[f]
2 From the mouths of children and nursing babies
you have ordained praise on account of your adversaries,[g]
so that you might put an end to the vindictive enemy.[h]
3 When I look up at the heavens, which your fingers made,
and see the moon and the stars, which you set in place,[i]
4 Of what importance is the human race,[j] that you should notice[k] them?
Of what importance is mankind,[l] that you should pay attention to them?[m]
5 You made them[n] a little less than[o] the heavenly beings.[p]
You crowned mankind[q] with honor and majesty.[r]
6 you appoint them to rule over your creation;[s]
you have placed[t] everything under their authority,[u]
7 including all the sheep and cattle,
as well as the wild animals,[v]
8 the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea,
and everything that moves through the currents[w] of the seas.
9 O Lord, our Lord,[x]
how magnificent[y] is your reputation[z] throughout the earth![aa]
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