1 Generations of Returned Exiles So all Israel was recorded by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was taken away into exile to Babylon for their unfaithfulness.
2 Now the first who lived in their possessions in their citieswereIsrael, the priests, the Levites, and the 9:2 Heb Nethinim temple servants.
3 And some of the sons of Judah, of the sons of Benjamin and of the sons of Ephraim and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:
4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, from the sons of Perez the son of Judah.
5 From the ShiloniteswereAsaiah the firstborn and his sons.
6 From the sons of ZerahwereJeuel and their 9:6Lit brothers, so in ch relatives, 690of them.
7 From the sons of BenjaminwereSallu 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 relatives according to their generations,956.All thesewereheads of fathers’householdsaccording to their fathers’ houses.
10 ¶From the priestswereJedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,
11 and 9:11In Neh 11:11,Seraiah Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the leader of the house of God;
12 and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, 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 relatives, heads of their fathers’ households,1,760mighty men of valor for the work of the service of the house of God.
14 ¶Of the LeviteswereShemaiah 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 Mica, the son of 9:15In Neh 11:17,Zabdi Zichri, the son of Asaph,
16 and 9:16 In Neh 11:17,Abda Obadiah the son of 9:16 In Neh 11:17,Shammua Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
17 ¶Now the gatekeeperswere 9:17In v21,Meshelemiah; in26:14,Shelemiah; in Neh 12:25,Meshullam Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman and their relatives (Shallum the chief
18 being stationeduntil now at the king’s gate to the east).Thesewerethe gatekeepers for the camp of the sons of Levi.
19 Shallum the son of Kore, the son of 9:19 In Ex 6:24,Abiasaph Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives of his father’s house, the Korahites,wereover the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent; and their fathers had been over the camp of Yahweh, keepers of the entrance.
20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them previously,andYahweh was with him.
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper of the entrance of the tent of meeting.
22 All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds were212.These were recorded by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer established in their office of trust.
23 So they and their sons were over the gates of the house of Yahweh,eventhe house of the tent, as those who kept watch.
24 The gatekeepers were 9:24 Lit to the four winds on the four sides, to the east, west, north, and south.
25 And their relatives in their villageswereto come in every seven days from time to timeto bewith 9:25Lit these them;
26 for the four chief gatekeepers whowereLevites, were in an office of trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God.
27 And they spent the night all around the house of God, because the watch was 9:27Lit on them committed to them; and theywereover openingitmorning by morning.
28 Now some of them were over the utensils of service, for 9:28Lit by count they brought them in and by count they took them out they counted them when they brought them in and when they took them out.
29 Some of them also were appointed over the furniture and over all the utensils of the sanctuary and over the fine flour and the wine and the oil and the frankincense and the spices.
30 Some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the spices.
31 And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the office of trust over the things which were baked in pans.
32 Some of their relatives of the sons of the Kohathiteswereover the showbread to prepare it every sabbath.
33 Now these are the singers, heads of fathers’householdsof the Levites,who livedin the chambersof the templefreefrom other service; for they were over them in their work day and night.
34 These were heads of fathers’householdsof the Levites according to their generations, the heads 9:34Lit these who lived in Jerusalem.Generations of Saul
35 ¶Now in Gibeon, Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived, and his wife’s name was Maacah,
36 and his firstborn sonwasAbdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 Mikloth became the father of Shimeam. And they also lived with their relatives in Jerusalem opposite theirotherrelatives.
39 Ner became the father of Kish,and Kish became the father of Saul,and Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
40 The son of JonathanwasMerib-baal,and Merib-baal became the father of Micah.
41 The sons of MicahwerePithon, Melech, Tahrea,and Ahaz.
42 Ahaz became the father of Jarah,and Jarah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri;and Zimri became the father of Moza.
43 Moza became the father of Binea and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
44 Azel had six sons, and theseweretheir names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.Thesewerethe sons of Azel.