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UST 1 CHR Chapter 9

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9 The record that scribes wrote for the kings of Israel lists the names of all these Israelites.

Because the people of Judah disobeyed Yahweh, he allowed the Babylonians to take them away. 2 The first Israelites to live on their property in their cities again were some priests, Levites, and temple workers.

3 Other people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh also returned to Judah and lived in Jerusalem, including

4 Uthai son of Ammihud. Ammihud was Omri’s son, Omri was Imri’s son, Imri was Bani’s son, Bani was a descendant of Perez, and Perez was Judah’s son.

5 Asaiah and his sons also returned. They were descendants of Shilon. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.

6 Some descendants of Zerah also returned, including Jeuel and 690 of his relatives.

7 Sallu from the tribe of Benjamin also returned. He was Meshullam’s son, Meshullam was Hodaviah’s son, and Hodaviah was Hassenuah’s son.

8 Others who returned included Ibneiah, Jeroham’s son;

Elah, the son of Uzzi and grandson of Michri;

and Meshullam, the son of Shephatiah, the grandson of Reuel and the great-grandson of Ibnijah.

9 These men were all clan leaders in their tribe. The records of the tribe of Benjamin list 956 people who returned.

10 Some of the priests who returned to Judah were

Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin.

11 Another priest who returned was Azariah. He became the leader of the priests at the temple. Azariah was Hilkiah’s son,

Hilkiah was Meshullam’s son,

Meshullam was Zadok’s son,

Zadok was Meraioth’s son,

and Meraioth was Ahitub’s son.

12 Another important priest was Adaiah. He was Jeroham’s son,

Jeroham was Pashhur’s son,

and Pashhur was Malchijah’s son.

Another important priest was Maasai. He was Adiel’s son,

Adiel was Jahzerah’s son,

Jahzerah was Meshullam’s son,

Meshullam was Meshillemith’s son, and

Meshillemith was Immer’s son.

13 These men were leaders of their clans. They were among 1,760 priests who returned to Judah. They were all capable of doing the work that supported the worship in the temple.

14 An important Levite who returned to Judah was Shemaiah. He was Hasshub’s son,

Hasshub was Azrikam’s son,

Azrikam was Hashabiah’s son,

and Hashabiah was a descendant of Levi’s youngest son Merari.

15 Other important Levites were Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, Mattaniah (the son of Mica,

the grandson of Zichri,

and the great-grandson of Asaph),

16 Obadiah (the son of Shemaiah,

the grandson of Galal,

and the great-grandson of Jeduthun), and

Berechiah (the son of Asa

and the grandson of Elkanah).

He lived in one of the villages of the Netophathites.

17 The Levite gatekeepers who returned included Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and many of their relatives. Shallum was their leader. 18 While they were on duty, those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stayed in temporary quarters near the King’s Gate on the east side of the temple courtyard. They still do that now.

19 Shallum was Kore’s son,

Kore was Ebiasaph’s son,

Ebiasaph was Korah’s son.

He and the other Levites in the Korahite clan had the duty of being gatekeepers. They guarded the entrances to Yahweh’s temple, just as their ancestors had guarded the entrances of the sacred tent.

20 Back then, Phinehas, the son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron, had supervised the gatekeepers, and Yahweh had helped Phinehas.

21 Zechariah (Meshelemiah’s son) was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the temple.

22 The list of people who returned to Judah includes the names of 212 men whose duty it was to guard the entrances. The list tells what villages they lived in when they were not on duty. They belonged to the clans that King David and the prophet Samuel had appointed to do this important work. 23 They had appointed the Levites of those clans and their descendants first to guard the entrances of the sacred tent and later of Yahweh’s temple. 24 There were gatekeepers on the four sides of the temple, toward the north, south, east, and west. 25 The Levites from these clans would take turns coming from their villages for a week at a time to guard the temple entrances. 26 But four Levites, Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, and Ahiman, stayed in Jerusalem because they supervised the gatekeepers. They were also responsible for the storerooms and other rooms in the temple of God. 27 They lived in the temple area because their job was to guard it. Each morning they opened the gates.

28 Some of the Levites took care of the items that the priests used in the temple courtyard. They counted the ones that they brought in each day, and they made sure that they brought them all back at the end of the day. 29 Other Levites took care of the bowls and tools that the priests used in the temple building. Levites were also responsible for the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices that the priests used when they offered sacrifices. 30 But it was certain priests who were responsible for making ointment from the spices. 31 There was a Levite from the Korahite clan whose name was Mattithiah. He was the oldest son of Shallum. His official duty was to bake the bread that the priests used for offerings on the altar. 32 Some of the other Levites from the Kohathite clan baked the loaves of bread that the priests put in rows on a table inside the temple on each Sabbath day.

33 Some of the Levites were musicians. The leaders of their clans stayed in rooms in the temple. They did not do any other work, because the groups of musicians they supervised sang in the temple throughout the day and night.

34 The records list the names of these Levite clan leaders. They all lived in Jerusalem.

35 Jeiel, another descendant of Benjamin, lived in the city of Gibeon. He was the father of Gibeon. The name of his wife was Maacah.

36 His oldest son was Abdon.

His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.

38 Mikloth, another of Jeiel’s sons, was the father of Shimeah. These descendants of Jeiel also lived in Jerusalem, near their relatives.

39 Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of Saul.

Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchi Shua, Abinadab, and Esh Baal.

40 Jonathan’s son was Merib Baal. Merib Baal was the father of Micah.

41 Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, and Tahrea.

42 Ahaz was the father of Jarah.

Jarah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri.

Zimri was the father of Moza. 43 Moza was the father of Binea.

Rephaiah was Binea’s son. Eleasah was Rephaiah’s son. Azel was Eleasah’s son.

44 Azel had six sons. Their names were Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were all Azel’s sons.

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UST 1 CHR Chapter 9

UST 1 CHR Chapter 9