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1 Chronicles 9:3–21

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3Those from Judah, from Benjamin, and from Ephraim and Manasseh who lived in Jerusalem were:

4Uthai son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, a descendant of Perez son of Judah.d

5Of the Shelanitesa:

Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.

6Of the Zerahites:

Jeuel.

The people from Judah numbered 690.

7Of the Benjamites:

Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;

8Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, the son of Mikri; and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah.

9The people from Benjamin, as listed in their genealogy, numbered 956. All these men were heads of their families.

10Of the priests:

Jedaiah; Jehoiarib; Jakin;

11Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the official in charge of the house of God;

12Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur,e the son of Malkijah; and Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer.

13The priests, who were heads of families, numbered 1,760. They were able men, responsible for ministering in the house of God.

14Of the Levites:

Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a Merarite; 15Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniahf son of Mika, the son of Zikri, the son of Asaph; 16Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berekiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.g

17The gatekeepers:h

Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their fellow Levites, Shallum their chief 18being stationed at the King’s Gatei on the east, up to the present time. These were the gatekeepers belonging to the camp of the Levites. 19Shallumj son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his fellow gatekeepers from his family (the Korahites) were responsible for guarding the thresholds of the tent just as their ancestors had been responsible for guarding the entrance to the dwelling of the Lord. 20In earlier times Phinehask son of Eleazar was the official in charge of the gatekeepers, and the Lord was with him. 21Zechariahl son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

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Footnotes

  1. aSee Num. 26:20; Hebrew Shilonites.

Cross references

  1. dSee Ge 38:29; 46:12
  2. eEzr 2:38; 10:22; Ne 10:3; Jer 21:1; 38:1
  3. f2 Ch 20:14; Ne 11:22
  4. gNe 12:28
  5. hver 22; 1 Ch 26:1; 2 Ch 8:14; 31:14; Ezr 2:42; Ne 7:45
  6. i1 Ch 26:14; Eze 43:1; 46:1
  7. jJer 35:4
  8. kNu 25:7–13
  9. l1 Ch 26:2, 14