1 Chronicles 8–10

Chapter 8

Genealogy from Benjamin

¹And ^aBenjamin ¹became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, ^bAharah the third,

²Nohah the fourth and Rapha the fifth.

³Bela had sons: ¹Addar, Gera, Abihud,

⁴Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

⁵Gera, Shephuphan and Huram.

⁶These are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them into exile to Manahath,

⁷namely, Naaman, Ahijah and Gera—he carried them into exile; and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸Shaharaim became the father of children in the ¹country of Moab after he had ²sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.

⁹By Hodesh his wife he became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

¹⁰Jeuz, Sachia, Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers’ households.

¹¹By Hushim he became the father of Abitub and Elpaal.

¹²The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns;

¹³and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;

¹⁴and ¹Ahio, Shashak and Jeremoth.

¹⁵Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

¹⁶Michael, Ishpah and Joha were the sons of Beriah.

¹⁷Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

¹⁸Ishmerai, Izliah and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.

¹⁹Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,

²⁰Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

²¹Adaiah, Beraiah and Shimrath were the sons of ¹Shimei.

²²Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,

²³Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,

²⁴Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

²⁵Iphdeiah and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

²⁶Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

²⁷Jaareshiah, Elijah and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.

²⁸These were heads of the fathers’ households according to their generations, chief men ¹who lived in Jerusalem.

^29aNow in Gibeon, Jeiel, the father of Gibeon lived, and his wife’s name was Maacah;

³⁰and his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

³¹Gedor, Ahio and ¹Zecher.

³²Mikloth became the father of ¹Shimeah. And they also lived with their ²relatives in Jerusalem opposite their other relatives.

Genealogy from King Saul

^33aNer became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of Saul, and Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, ¹Abinadab and ²Eshbaal.

³⁴The son of Jonathan was ¹Merib-baal, and Merib-baal became the father of Micah.

³⁵The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, ¹Tarea and Ahaz.

³⁶Ahaz became the father of ¹Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza.

³⁷Moza became the father of Binea; ¹Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

³⁸Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

³⁹The sons of Eshek his brother were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second and Eliphelet the third.

⁴⁰The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons and grandsons, 150 of them. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.

Chapter 9

People of Jerusalem

¹So all Israel was enrolled by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And ^aJudah was carried away into exile to Babylon for their unfaithfulness.

^2aNow the first who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites and ^bthe ¹temple servants.

³Some of the sons of Judah, of the sons of Benjamin and of the sons of Ephraim and Manasseh lived in ^aJerusalem:

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

⁵From the Shilonites were Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.

⁶From the sons of Zerah were Jeuel and their ¹relatives, 690 of them.

⁷From the sons of Benjamin were Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,

⁸and 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;

⁹and their relatives according to their generations, ^a956. All these were heads of fathers’ households according to their fathers’ houses.

^10aFrom the priests were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,

¹¹and ¹Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, ^athe chief officer of the house of God;

¹²and 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;

¹³and their relatives, heads of their fathers’ households, 1,760 very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

^14aOf the Levites were Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

¹⁵and Bakbakkar, Heresh and Galal and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of ¹Zichri, the son of Asaph,

¹⁶and ¹Obadiah the son of ²Shemaiah, 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.

¹⁷Now the gatekeepers were ¹Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman and their relatives (Shallum the chief

¹⁸being stationed until now at ^athe king’s gate to the east). These were the gatekeepers for the camp of the sons of Levi.

¹⁹Shallum the son of Kore, the son of ¹Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives of his father’s house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent; and their fathers had been over the camp of the Lord, keepers of the entrance.

^20aPhinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them previously, and the Lord was with him.

^21aZechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper of the entrance of the tent of meeting.

²²All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds were 212. These were enrolled by genealogy in their villages, ^awhom David and Samuel the seer appointed ^bin their office of trust.

²³So they and their sons ¹had charge of the gates of the house of the Lord, even the house of the tent, as guards.

²⁴The gatekeepers were ¹on the four sides, to the east, west, north and south.

²⁵Their relatives in their villages ^awere to come in every seven days from time to time to be with ¹them;

²⁶for the four chief gatekeepers who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God.

²⁷They spent the night around the house of God, ^abecause the watch was ¹committed to them; and they were ²in charge of opening it morning by morning.

²⁸Now some of them ¹had charge of the utensils of service, for ²they counted them when they brought them in and when they took them out.

²⁹Some of them also were appointed over the furniture and over all the utensils of the sanctuary and ^aover the fine flour and the wine and the oil and the frankincense and the spices.

³⁰Some of ^athe sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the spices.

³¹Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had ^athe ¹responsibility over the things which were baked in pans.

³²Some of their relatives of the sons of the Kohathites ^awere over the showbread to prepare it every sabbath.

³³Now these are ^athe singers, heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, who lived in the chambers of the temple free from other service; for they were ¹engaged ^bin their work day and night.

³⁴These were heads of fathers’ households of the Levites according to their generations, chief men, ¹who lived in Jerusalem.

Ancestry and Descendants of Saul

^35aIn Gibeon Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived, and his wife’s name was Maacah,

³⁶and his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

³⁷Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah and Mikloth.

³⁸Mikloth became the father of Shimeam. And they also lived with their relatives in Jerusalem opposite their other relatives.

^39aNer became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of Saul, and Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal.

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

⁴¹The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea ^aand Ahaz.

⁴²Ahaz became the father of Jarah, and Jarah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza,

⁴³and Moza became the father of Binea and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

⁴⁴Azel had six sons whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru and Ishmael and Sheariah and Obadiah and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

Chapter 10

Defeat and Death of Saul and His Sons

^1aNow the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

²The Philistines closely pursued Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan, ^1aAbinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

³The battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers ¹overtook him; and he was wounded by the archers.

⁴Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised will come and abuse me.” But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. ^aTherefore Saul took his sword and fell on it.

⁵When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword and died.

^6aThus Saul died with his three sons, and all those of his house died together.

⁷When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they had fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.

⁸It came about the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

^9aSo they stripped him and took his head and his armor and sent messengers around the land of the Philistines to carry the good news to their idols and to the people.

¹⁰They put his armor in the house of their gods and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.

Jabesh-gilead’s Tribute to Saul

¹¹When all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

^12aall the valiant men arose and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and…