1 Chronicles 8–10

Chapter 8

Now Benjamin begot Bale his firstborn, Asbel the second, Ahara the third,

²Nohaa the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

³And the sons of Bale were Addar, and Gera, and Abiud,

⁴And Abisue, and Naaman, and Ahoe,

⁵And Gera, and Sephuphan, and Huram.

⁶These are the sons of Abed, heads of families that dwelt in Gabaa, who were removed into Manahath.

⁷And Naaman, and Achia, and Gera he removed them, and begot Oza, and Ahiud.

⁸And Saharim begot in the land of Moab, after he sent away Husim and Bara his wives.

⁹And he begot of Hodes his wife Jobab, and Sebia, and Mosa, and Molchom,

¹⁰And Jehus and Sechia, and Marma. These were his sons heads of their families.

¹¹And Mehusim begot Abitob, and Elphaal.

¹²And the sons of Elphaal were Heber, and Misaam, and Samad: who built Ono, and Lod, and its daughters.

¹³And Baria, and Sama were heads of their kindreds that dwelt in Aialon: these drove away the inhabitants of Geth.

¹⁴And Ahio, and Sesac, and Jerimoth,

¹⁵And Zabadia, and Arod, and Heder,

¹⁶And Michael, and Jespha, and Joha, the sons of Baria.

¹⁷And Zabadia, and Mosollam, Hezeci, and Heber,

¹⁸And Jesamari, and Jezlia, and Jobab, sons of Elphaal,

¹⁹And Jacim, and Zechri, and Zabdi,

²⁰And Elioenai, and Selethai, and Elial,

²¹And Adaia, and Baraia, and Samareth, the sons of Semei.

²²And Jespham, and Heber, and Eliel,

²³And Abdon, and Zechri, and Hanan,

²⁴And Hanania, and Elam, and Anathothia.

²⁵And Jephdaia, and Phanuel the sons of Sesac.

²⁶And Samsari, and Sohoria and Otholia,

²⁷And Jersia, and Elia, and Zechri, the sons of Jeroham.

²⁸These were the chief fathers, and heads of their families who dwelt in Jerusalem.

²⁹And at Gabaon dwelt Abigabaon, and the name of his wife was Maacha:

³⁰And his firstborn son Abdon, and Sur, and Cis, and Baal, and Nadab,

³¹And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher, and Macelloth:

³²And Macelloth begot Samaa: and they dwelt over against their brethren in Jerusalem with their brethren.

³³And Ner begot Cis and Cis begot Saul. And Saul begot Jonathan and Melchisua, and Abinadab, and Esbaal.

³⁴And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begot Micha.

³⁵And the sons of Micha were Phithon, and Melech, and Tharaa, and Ahaz.

³⁶And Ahaz begot Joada: and Joada begot Alamath, and Azmoth, and Zamri: and Zamri begot Mosa,

³⁷And Mosa begot Banaa, whose son was Rapha, of whom was born Elasa, who begot Asel.

³⁸And Asel had six sons whose names were Ezricam, Bochru, Ismahel, Saris, Obdia, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Asel.

³⁹And the sons of Esec, his brother, were Ulam the firstborn, and Jehus the second, and Eliphalet the third.

⁴⁰And the sons of Ulam were most valiant men, and archers of great strength: and they had many sons and grandsons, even to a hundred and fifty. All these were children of Benjamin.

Chapter 9

And all Israel was numbered: and the sum of them was written in the book of the kings of Israel, and Juda: and they were carried away to Babylon for their transgression.

²Now the first that dwelt in their possessions, and in their cities, were the Israelites, and the priests, and the Levites, and the Nathineans.

³And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Juda, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and of Manasses.

⁴Othei the son of Ammiud, the son of Amri, the son of Omrai, the son of Bonni of the sons of Phares the son of Juda.

⁵And of Siloni: Asaia the firstborn, and his sons.

⁶And of the sons of Zara: Jehuel and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.

⁷And of the sons of Benjamin: Salo the son of Mosollam, the son of Oduia, the son of Asana:

⁸And Jobania the son of Jeroham: and Ela the son of Ozi, the son of Mochori and Mosallam the son of Saphatias, the son of Rahuel, the son of Jebania:

⁹And their brethren by their families, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these were heads of their families, by the houses of their fathers.

¹⁰And of the priests: Jedaia, Joiarib, and Jachin:

¹¹And Azarias the son of Helcias, the son of Mosollam, the son of Sadoc, the son of Maraioth, the son of Achitob, high priest of the house of God.

¹²And Adaias the son of Jeroham, the son of Phassur, the son of Melchias, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jezra, the son of Mosollam, the son of Mosollamith, the son of Emmer.

¹³And their brethren heads in their families a thousand seven hundred and threescore, very strong and able men for the work of the ministry in the house of God.

¹⁴And of the Levites: Semeia the son of Hassub the son of Ezricam, the son of Hasebia of the sons of Merari.

¹⁵And Bacbacar the carpenter, and Galal, and Mathania the son of Micha, the son of Zechri the son of Asaph:

¹⁶And Obdia the son of Semeia, the son of Galal, the son of Idithum: and Barachia the son of Asa, the son of Elcana, who dwelt in the suburbs of Netophati.

¹⁷And the porters were Sellum, and Accub, and Telmon, and Ahiman: and their brother Sellum was the prince,

¹⁸Until that time, in the king’s gate eastward, the sons of Levi waited by their turns.

¹⁹But Sellum the son of Core, the son of Abiasaph, the son of Core, with his brethren and his father’s house, the Corites were over the works of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their families in turns were keepers of the entrance of the camp of the Lord.

²⁰And Phinees the son of Eleazar, was their prince before the Lord,

²¹And Zacharias the son of Mosollamia, was porter of the gate of the tabernacle of the testimony:

²²All these that were chosen to be porters at the gates, were two hundred and twelve: the they were registered in their proper towns: whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their trust.

²³As well them as their sons, to keep the gates of the house of the Lord, and the tabernacle by their turns.

²⁴In four quarters were the porters: that is to say, toward the east, and west, and north, and south.

²⁵And their brethren dwelt in village, and came upon their sabbath days from time to time.

²⁶To these four Levites were committed the whole number of the porters, and they were over the chambers, and treasures, of the house of the Lord.

²⁷And they abode in their watches round about the temple of the Lord: that when it was time, they might open the gates in the morning.

²⁸And some of their stock had the charge of the vessels for the ministry: for the vessels were both brought in and carried out by number.

²⁹Some of them also had the instruments of the sanctuary committed unto them, and the charge of the fine flour, and wine, and oil, and frankincense, and spices.

³⁰And the sons of the priests made the ointments of the spices.

³¹And Mathathias a Levite, the firstborn of Sellum the Corite, was overseer of such things as were fried the fryingpan.

³²And some of the sons of Caath their brethren, were over the loaves of proposition, to prepare always new for every sabbath.

³³These are the chief of the singing men of the families of the Levites, who dwelt in the chambers, by the temple, that they might serve continually day and night in their ministry.

³⁴The heads of the Levites, princes in their families, abode in Jerusalem.

³⁵And in Gabaon dwelt Jehiel the father of Gabaon, and the name of his wife was Maacha:

³⁶His firstborn son Abdon, and Sur, and Cis, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,

³⁷Gedor also, and Ahio, and Zacharias, and Macelloth.

³⁸And Macelloth begot Samaan: these dwelt over against their brethren in Jerusalem, with their brethren.

³⁹Now Ner begot Cis: and Cis begot Saul: and Saul begot Jonathan and Melchisua, and Abinadab, and Esbaal.

⁴⁰And the son of Jonathan, was Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begot Micha.

⁴¹And the sons of Micha, were Phithon, and Melech, and Tharaa, and Ahaz.

⁴²And Ahaz begot Jara, and Jara begot Alamath, and Azmoth, and Zamri. And Zamri begot Mosa.

⁴³And Mosa begot Banaa: whose son Raphaia begot Elasa: of whom was born Asel.

⁴⁴And Asel had six sons whose names are, Ezricam Bochru, Ismahel, Saria, Obdia, Hanan: these are the sons of Asel.

Chapter 10

Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down wounded in mount Gelboe.

²And the Philistines drew near pursuing after Saul, and his sons, and they killed Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchisua the sons of Saul.

³And the battle grew hard against Saul and the archers reached him, and wounded him with arrows.

⁴And Saul said to his armourbearer: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest these uncircumcised come, and mock me. But his armourbearer would not, for he was struck with fear: so Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.

⁵And when his armourbearer saw it, to wit, that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died.

⁶So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house fell together.

⁷And when the men of Israel, that dwelt in the plains, saw this, they fled: and Saul and his sons being dead, they forsook their cities, and were scattered up and down: and the Philistines came, and dwelt in them.

⁸And the next day the Philistines taking away the spoils of them that were slain, found Saul and his sons lying on mount Gelboe.

⁹And when they had stripped him, and cut off his head, and taken away his armour, they sent it into their land, to be carried about, and shewn in the temples of the idols and to the people.

¹⁰And his armour they dedicated in the temple of their god, and his head they fastened up in the temple of Dagon.

¹¹And when the men of Jabes Galaad had heard this, to wit, all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

¹²All the valiant men of them arose, and took the bodies of Saul and of his sons, and brought them to Jabes, and buried their bones under the oak that was in Jabes, and they fasted seven days.

¹³So Saul died for his iniquities, because he transgressed the commandment of the Lord, which he had commanded, and kept it not: and moreover consulted also a witch,

¹⁴And trusted not in the Lord: therefore he slew him, and transferred his kingdom to David the son of Isai.