1 Chronicles 8–10

¹And Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, ²Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. ³And there are sons to Bela: Addar, and Gera, ⁴and Abihud, and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, ⁵and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. ⁶And these are sons of Ehud: they are heads of fathers to the inhabitants of Geba, and they remove them unto Manahath; ⁷and Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza and Ahihud. ⁸And Shaharaim begat in the field of Moab, after his sending them away; Hushim and Baara are his wives. ⁹And he begetteth of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham, ¹⁰and Jeuz, and Shachiah, and Mirmah. These are his sons, heads of fathers. ¹¹And of Hushim he begat Ahitub and Elpaal. ¹²And sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misheam, and Shamer, (he built Ono and Lod and its small towns), ¹³and Beriah and Shema, (they are the heads of fathers to the inhabitants of Aijalon—they caused to flee the inhabitants of Gath), ¹⁴and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, ¹⁵and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, ¹⁶and Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, sons of Beriah, ¹⁷and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber, ¹⁸and Ishmerai, and Jezliah, and Jobab, sons of Elpaal; ¹⁹And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, ²⁰and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel, ²¹and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, sons of Shimei; ²²And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel, ²³and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, ²⁴and Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah, ²⁵and Iphedeiah, and Penuel, sons of Shashak; ²⁶And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, ²⁷and Jaareshiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, sons of Jeroham. ²⁸These are heads of fathers, by their generations, heads; these dwelt in Jerusalem. ²⁹And in Gibeon hath the father of Gibeon dwelt, and the name of his wife is Maachah; ³⁰and his son, the first-born, is Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, ³¹and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher; ³²and Mikloth begat Shimeah. And they also over-against their brethren dwelt in Jerusalem with their brethren.

³³And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-Shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-Baal. ³⁴And a son of Jonathan is Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal begat Micah; ³⁵and sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz: ³⁶and Ahaz begat Jehoadah, and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza, ³⁷and Moza begat Binea, Raphah is his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. ³⁸And to Azel are six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these are sons of Azel. ³⁹And sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his first-born, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third. ⁴⁰And the sons of Ulam are men mighty in valour, treading bow, and multiplying sons and son’s sons, a hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.

Chapter 9

¹And all Israel have reckoned themselves by genealogy, and lo, they are written on the book of the kings of Israel and Judah—they were removed to Babylon for their trespass. ²And the first inhabitants, who are in their possession, in their cities, of Israel, are the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim. ³And in Jerusalem dwelt of the sons of Judah, and of the sons of Benjamin, and of the sons of Ephraim and Manasseh: ⁴Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, of the sons of Pharez, son of Judah. ⁵And of the Shilonite: Asaiah the first-born, and his sons. ⁶And of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety. ⁷And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah, ⁸and Ibneiah son of Jeroham, and Elah son of Uzzi, son of Michri, and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah. ⁹And their brethren, according to their generations, are nine hundred and fifty and six. All these are men, heads of fathers, according to the house of their fathers. ¹⁰And of the priests: Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin, ¹¹and Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, leader in the house of God; ¹²and Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah, and Maasai son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer. ¹³And their brethren, heads to the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and sixty, mighty in valour, are for the work of the service of the house of God.

¹⁴And of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hashshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; ¹⁵and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah son of Micah, son of Zichri, son of Asaph; ¹⁶and Obadiah son of Shemariah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah, son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who is dwelling in the villages of the Netophathite. ¹⁷And the gatekeepers are Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren—Shallum is the head; ¹⁸and hitherto they are at the gate of the king eastward; they are the gatekeepers for the companies of the sons of Levi. ¹⁹And Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, are over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, and their fathers are over the camp of Jehovah, keepers of the entrance; ²⁰and Phinehas son of Eleazar hath been leader over them formerly; Jehovah is with him. ²¹Zechariah son of Meshelemiah is gatekeeper at the opening of the tent of meeting. ²²All of those who are chosen for gatekeepers at the thresholds are two hundred and twelve; they are in their villages, by their genealogy; they whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their office. ²³And they and their sons are over the gates of the house of Jehovah, even of the house of the tent, by watches. ²⁴At four sides are the gatekeepers, east, west, north, and south. ²⁵And their brethren in their villages are to come in for seven days from time to time with these. ²⁶For in office are the four chiefs of the gatekeepers, they are Levites, and they have been over the chambers, and over the treasuries of the house of God, ²⁷and round about the house of God they lodge, for on them is the watch, and they are over the opening, even morning by morning. ²⁸And some of them are over the vessels of service, for by number they bring them in, and by number they take them out. ²⁹And some of them are appointed over the vessels, even over all the vessels of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices. ³⁰And some of the sons of the priests are mixing the mixture for spices. ³¹And Mattithiah, of the Levites (he is the first-born to Shallum the Korahite), is in office over the work of the pans. ³²And of the sons of the Kohathite, some of their brethren are over the bread of the arrangement, to prepare it sabbath by sabbath. ³³And these who sing, heads of fathers of the Levites, in the chambers, are free, for by day and by night they are over them in the work. ³⁴These heads of the fathers of the Levites throughout their generations are heads. These have dwelt in Jerusalem.

³⁵And in Gibeon dwelt hath the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, and the name of his wife is Maachah; ³⁶and his son, the first-born, is Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, ³⁷and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. ³⁸And Mikloth begat Shimeam, and they also, over-against their brethren, have dwelt in Jerusalem with their brethren. ³⁹And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-Shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-Baal. ⁴⁰And a son of Jonathan is Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal begat Micah. ⁴¹And sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, ⁴²and Ahaz—he begat Jaarah, and Jaarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri begat Moza, ⁴³and Moza begat Binea, and Rephaiah is his son. Eleasah his son, Azel his son. ⁴⁴And to Azel are six sons, and these their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these are sons of Azel.

Chapter 10

¹And the Philistines have fought with Israel, and the men of Israel flee from the face of the Philistines, and fall wounded in mount Gilboa, ²and the Philistines pursue after Saul, and after his sons, and the Philistines smite Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-Shua, sons of Saul. ³And the battle is heavy on Saul, and those shooting with the bow find him, and he is wounded by those shooting, ⁴and Saul saith unto the bearer of his weapons, ‘Draw thy sword, and pierce me with it, lest these uncircumcised come—and have abused me.’ And the bearer of his weapons hath not been willing, for he feareth exceedingly, and Saul taketh the sword, and falleth upon it; ⁵and the bearer of his weapons seeth that Saul is dead, and falleth, he also, on the sword, and dieth; ⁶and Saul dieth, and his three sons, and all his house—together they died. ⁷And all the men of Israel who are in the valley see that they have fled, and that Saul and his sons have died, and they forsake their cities and flee, and the Philistines come and dwell in them.

⁸And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the Philistines come to strip the wounded, and find Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa, ⁹and strip him, and bear away his head, and his weapons, and send into the land of the Philistines round about to proclaim tidings to their idols and the people, ¹⁰and put his weapons in the house of their gods, and his skull they have fixed in the house of Dagon. ¹¹And all Jabesh-Gilead hear of all that the Philistines have done to Saul, ¹²and all the men of valour rise and bear away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and bring them in to Jabesh, and bury their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fast seven days. ¹³And Saul dieth because of his trespass that he trespassed against Jehovah, against the word of Jehovah that he kept not, and also for asking at a familiar spirit—to inquire,— ¹⁴and he inquired not at Jehovah, and He putteth him to death, and turneth round the kingdom to David son of Jesse.

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