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UST 1CH Chapter 9

9 The scroll named “The Record of the Kings of Israel” listed the names of all the people of Israel.

The army of Babylon captured many of the people of Judah and took them to Babylon. That happened because of the sins the people of Judah had committed against God. 2 The first people who returned to Judah many years later and lived in their own land and in their own cities and towns were some Israelites, priests, other descendants of Levi, and men who worked in the temple.

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

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; Perez was Judah’s son);

5 Asaiah and his sons (who were descendants of Shilon. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family);

6 Jeuel and others of his relatives (who were from Zerah’s clan. There were 690 people in this clan);

7 and from the tribe of Benjamin, Sallu (Meshullam’s son; Meshullam was Hodaviah’s son; Hodaviah was Hassenuah’s son),

8 Ibneiah (Jeroham’s son),

Elah (Uzzi’s son; Uzzi was Mikri’s son),

Meshullam (Shephatiah’s son; Shephatiah was Reuel’s son; Reuel was Ibnijah’s son).

9 In all, there were 956 descendants of Benjamin living in Jerusalem. All these were leaders of their clans.

10 Some of the priests who returned to Judah were:

Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,

11 Azariah, the person in charge of those who took care of the temple (Azariah was Hilkiah’s son;

Hilkiah was Meshullam’s son;

Meshullam was Zadok’s son;

Zadok was Meraioth’s son;

Meraioth was Ahitub’s son),

12 Adaiah (Jeroham’s son;

Jeroham was Pashhur’s son;

Pashhur was Malkijah’s son),

and Maasai (Adiel’s son;

Adiel was Jahzerah’s son;

Jahzerah was Meshullam’s son;

Meshullam was Meshillemith’s son;

Meshillemith was Immer’s son).

13 Altogether there were 1,760 priests who returned to Judah. They were leaders of their clans, and they all were capable and responsible for doing work in the temple of God.

14 From the descendants of Levi who returned to Judah there were: Shemaiah (Hasshub’s son;

Hasshub was Azrikam’s son;

Azrikam was Hashabiah’s son;

Hashabiah was a descendant of Levi’s youngest son Merari),

15 Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, Mattaniah (Mika’s son;

Mika was Zicri’s son;

Zicri was Asaph’s son),

16 Obadiah (Shemaiah’s son;

Shemaiah was Galal’s son;

Galal was Jeduthun’s son),

and Berekiah who lived in one of the villages where the Netophath people lived (Berekiah was Asa’s son;

Asa was Elkanah’s son).

17 From the descendants of Levi who returned to Judah who guarded the temple gates there were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shallum was their leader. 18 Up until the time of this writing, those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King’s Gate on the east side of the city.

19 Shallum was Kore’s son;

Kore was Ebiasaph’s son;

Ebiasaph was Korah’s son.

Shallum and his relatives from his clan, the people descended from Korah, had the duty of being gatekeepers, responsible to guard the entrances to the temple of Yahweh, as their ancestors had done.

20 Previously Phinehas (Eleazar’s son) had supervised the gatekeepers. Yahweh was with Phinehas.

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

22 Altogether, there were 212 men chosen to guard the gates. The records of the clans in their villages listed their names. King David and the prophet Samuel appointed those men because those men were dependable. 23 The work of those gatekeepers and their descendants was to guard the gates of Yahweh’s temple, also known as the sacred tent. 24 There were gatekeepers on each of the four sides of the temple, toward the east, west, north, and south. 25 Sometimes it was necessary for the relatives of the gatekeepers who lived in those villages to come and help them. Each time some of them came, they helped the gatekeepers for seven days. 26 There were four descendants of Levi who worked every day, and they supervised the gatekeepers. They also took care of the storerooms and other rooms in the temple of God. 27 They stayed at the temple because their job was to guard it. Each morning they opened the gates.

28 Some of the gatekeepers took care of the various items used in the daily duties of the temple. Their job was to bring those items out for sacrifices each day and to store them again each night. 29 Other gatekeepers had the job to take care of the other things in the temple including the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices that were used in the sacrifices. 30 But some of the priests had the work of mixing the spices. 31 There was a descendant of Levi named Mattithiah, the oldest son of Shallum, who was a descendant of Korah. His official duty was to bake the bread that was used in the offerings on the altar. 32 Some of the gatekeepers who were descended from Kohath prepared the new loaves of bread to display before God that were placed on the table inside the temple every Sabbath day.

33 Some of the descendants of Levi were musicians who worked in the temple. The leaders of those families stayed in the rooms of the temple. They did not do any other work in the temple because they they were responsible to serve as musicians day and night.

34 Those are the names of the leaders of the clans descended from Levi, according to their genealogies. They all lived in Jerusalem.

35 Another descendant of Benjamin was Jeiel. He lived in the city of Gibeon and was an early settler and leader of those who lived there. Jeiel’s wife was Maakah.

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. All these descendants of Jeiel also lived in Jerusalem near their relatives.

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

Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-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, Melek, 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, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were all of Azel’s sons.

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