1 Soall Israel was recorded by genealogies, and indeed, theywereinscribed in the book of the kings of Israel. But Judah was carried away captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
2 And the first inhabitants whodweltin their possessions in their citieswereIsraelites, priests, Levites, andthe Nethinim.
Dwellers in Jerusalem
3 Now inJerusalem the children of Judah dwelt, and some of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:
4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the descendants of Perez, the son of Judah.
5 Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
6 Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brethren—six hundred and ninety.
7 Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;
8 Ibneiah the son of Jeroham; Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri; Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;
9 and their brethren, according to their generations—nine hundred and fifty-six. All these menwereheads of a father’shousein their fathers’ houses.
The Priests at Jerusalem
10 Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin;
11 Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, theofficer over the house of God;
12 Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah; 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, heads of their fathers’ houses—one thousand seven hundred and sixty.Theywerevery able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
The Levites at Jerusalem
14 Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
15 Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son ofZichri, the son of Asaph;
16 Obadiah the son ofShemaiah, 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.
The Levite Gatekeepers
17 And the gatekeeperswereShallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brethren. Shallumwasthe chief.
18 Until thentheyhadbeengatekeepers for the camps of the children of Levi at the King’s Gate on the east.
19 Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, from his father’s house, the Korahites,werein charge of the work of the service, gatekeepers of the tabernacle. Their fathers had been keepers of the entrance to the camp of theLord.
20 AndPhinehas the son of Eleazar had been the officer over them in time past; theLordwaswith him.
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiahwaskeeper of the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
22 All those chosen as gatekeepersweretwo hundred and twelve.They were recorded by their genealogy, in their villages. David and Samuelthe seer had appointed them to their trusted office.
23 So they and their childrenwerein charge of the gates of the house of theLord, the house of the tabernacle, by assignment.
24 The gatekeepers were assigned to the four directions: the east, west, north, and south.
25 And their brethren in their villageshadto come with them from time to timefor seven days.
26 For in this trusted officewerefour chief gatekeepers; they were Levites. And they had charge over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
27 And they lodgedallaround the house of God because theyhadtheresponsibility, and theywerein charge of openingitevery morning.
Other Levite Responsibilities
28 Nowsomeof them were in charge of the serving vessels, for they brought them in and took them out by count.
29 Someof themwereappointed over the furnishings and over all the implements of the sanctuary, and over thefine flour and the wine and the oil and the incense and the spices.
30 Andsomeof the sons of the priests madethe ointment of the spices.
31 Mattithiah of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the trusted officeover the things that were baked in the pans.
32 And some of their brethren of the sons of the Kohathiteswerein charge of preparing the showbread for every Sabbath.
33 These arethe singers, heads of the fathers’housesof the Levites,wholodgedin the chambers,andwerefreefromotherduties;for they were employed inthatwork day and night.
34 These heads of the fathers’housesof the Leviteswereheads throughout their generations. They dwelt at Jerusalem.
The Family of King Saul
35 Jeiel the father of Gibeon, whose wife’s namewasMaacah, dwelt at Gibeon.
36 His firstborn sonwasAbdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 And Mikloth begot Shimeam. They also dwelt alongside their relatives in Jerusalem, with their brethren.
39 Ner begot Kish, Kish begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
40 The son of JonathanwasMerib-Baal, and Merib-Baal begot Micah.
41 The sons of MicahwerePithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.
42 And Ahaz begot Jarah; Jarah begot Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza;
43 Moza begot Binea, Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
44 And Azel had six sons whose nameswerethese: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan; thesewerethe sons of Azel.