1 Chronicles 9

1 So all Israel was listed by their families; and, truly, they are recorded in the book of the kings of Israel. And Judah was taken away as prisoners to Babylon because of their sin.

All of the people of Israel were recorded in the genealogies written down in the book of the kings of Israel. The people of Judah were taken away to captivity in Babylon because they had been unfaithful.

2 Now the first to take up their heritage in their towns were: Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.

The first to return and reclaim their property and live in their towns were some Israelites, priests, Levities, and Temple servants.

3 And in Jerusalem there were living some of the sons of Judah, and of Benjamin, and of Ephraim and Manasseh;

Some from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh returned to live in Jerusalem. They included:

4 Uthai, the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the sons of Perez, the son of Judah.

Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, a descendant of Perez, son of Judah.

5 And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the oldest, and his sons.

From the Shilonites: Asaiah (firstborn) and his sons.

6 And of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brothers, six hundred and ninety.

From the Zerahites: Jeuel and relatives totaled 690.

7 And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu, the son of Meshullam, Judah, the son of Hassenuah,

From the Benjamites: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, 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;

Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, son of Micri; and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah.

9 And their brothers, in the list of their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were heads of families, listed by the names of their fathers.

All of them were family heads as recorded in their genealogies, and they totaled 956.

10 And of the priests: Jedaiah and Jehoiarib and Jachin

From the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,

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;

Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub. (Azariah was the head official in charge 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;

Also 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 And their brothers, heads of their families, a thousand and seven hundred and sixty: able men, doing the work of the house of God.

The priests, who were family heads, totaled 1,760. They were strong and capable men who served in 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;

From the Levites: Shemaiah, son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari;

15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah, the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah, son of Mica, son of Zicri, 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 were living in the small towns of the Netophathites.

Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun; and Berekiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who used to live in the villages of the Netophathites.

17 And the door-keepers: Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman and their brothers: Shallum was the chief.

The gatekeepers of the Temple: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their relatives. Shallum was the chief gatekeeper.

18 Up till then they had been at the king's door to the east. They were door-keepers for the tents of the sons of Levi.

They had the responsibility up until now of looking after the King's Gate on the east side. They were the gatekeepers of the camps of the Levites.

19 And Shallum, the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his family, the Korahites, were responsible for everything which had to be done in connection with the order of worship, keepers of the doors of the Tent; their fathers had had the care of the tents of the Lord, being keepers of the doorway.

Shallum was the son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah. He and his relatives, the Korahites, were responsible for guarding the entrances to the sanctuary in the same way their fathers had been responsible for guarding the entrance to the tented house of the Lord.

20 In the past Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had been ruler over them; may the Lord be with him!

Previously Phinehas son of Eleazar had been the leader of the gatekeepers. The Lord was with him.

21 Zechariah, the son of Meshelemiah, was keeper of the door of the Tent of meeting.

Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

22 There were two hundred and twelve whose business it was to keep the doorway. These were listed by families in the country places where they were living, whom David and Samuel the seer put in their responsible positions.

In total there were 212 chosen to be gatekeepers at the entrances. They recorded their genealogies in their home towns. David and Samuel the prophet had selected their forefathers for their faithfulness.

23 So they and their sons had the care of the doors of the house of the Lord, the house of the Tent, as watchers.

They and their descendants were responsible for guarding the entrance to the house of the Lord, also when it was a tent.

24 There were keepers of the doors on the four sides, to the east, west, north, and south.

The gatekeepers were placed on four sides: east, west, north, and south.

25 And their brothers, in the country places where they were living, were to come in every seven days to be with them from time to time.

Their relatives in their towns came every seven days at certain times to help them.

26 For the four chief door-keepers, who were Levites, had a special position, looking after the rooms and the store-houses of the house of God.

The four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were given the responsibility of looking after the rooms and treasuries in the house of God.

27 Their sleeping-rooms were round the house of God, for they had the care of it, and were responsible for opening it morning by morning.

They spent the night around the house of God because they had to guard it and they had the key to unlock it in the morning.

28 Certain of them had the care of the vessels used in worship, to keep an account of them when they came in and when they were taken out again.

Some of the gatekeepers were responsible for the articles that were used in worship services. They counted what was brought in and what was taken out.

29 And some of them were responsible for the holy things and for the vessels of the holy place, and the meal and the wine and the oil and the perfume and the spices.

Others were given the job of looking after the furniture and equipment used in the sanctuary, as well as the special flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices.

30 And some of the sons of the priests were responsible for crushing the spices.

(However, some of the priests were in charge of mixing the spices.)

31 And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the oldest son of Shallum the Korahite, was responsible for cooking the flat cakes.

Mattithiah, a Levite, who was the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was given the responsibility of baking the bread used in offerings.

32 And some of their brothers, sons of the Kohathites, were responsible for the holy bread which was put in order before the Lord, to get it ready every Sabbath.

Other Kohathites were in charge of preparing the bread set out on the table every Sabbath.

33 And these were those who had the ordering of the music and songs, heads of families of the Levites, who were living in the rooms, and were free from other work, for their work went on day and night.

The musicians, heads of Levite families, lived in the rooms in the Temple and were not required to carry out other duties because they were on duty day and night.

34 These were heads of families of the Levites in their generations, chief men; they were living at Jerusalem.

These were all heads of Levite families, leaders as recorded in their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.

35 And in Gibeon was living the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah;

Jeiel was the father of Gibeon and he lived in Gibeon. His wife's name was Maacah.

36 And Abdon his oldest son, and Zur and Kish and Baal and Ner and Nadab

His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

37 And Gedor and Ahio and Zechariah and Mikloth

Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.

38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They were living with their brothers in Jerusalem opposite their brothers.

Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.

39 And Ner was the father of Kish; and Kish was the father of Saul; and Saul was the father of Jonathan and Malchi-shua and Abinadab and Eshbaal.

Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.

40 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.

The son of Jonathan: Merib-Baal, who was the father of Micah.

41 And the sons of Micah: Pithon and Melech and Tahrea and Ahaz.

The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.

42 And Ahaz was the father of Jarah; and Jarah was the father of Alemeth and Azmaveth and Zimri; and Zimri was the father of Moza.

Ahaz was the father of Jadah, Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.

43 And Moza was the father of Binea; and Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

Moza was the father of Binea; Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.

44 And Azel had five sons, whose names are: Azrikam, his oldest son, and Ishmael and Sheariah and Obadiah and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.

Azel had six sons. Their names were: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.