1 Chronicles 9 | New International Reader’s Version

New International Reader’s Version

1 The whole community of Israel was listed in their family histories. They were written down in the records of the kings of Israel and Judah. The people of Judah were taken away from their own land. They were taken as prisoners to Babylon. That’s because they weren’t faithful to the LORD.

The people who lived in Jerusalem

2 The first people who came back from Babylon were some Israelites, priests, Levites and temple servants. They made their homes again in their own towns on their own property. 3 Some of them lived in Jerusalem. They included people from Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim and Manasseh. 4 They included Uthai. He was the son of Ammihud. Ammihud was the son of Omri. Omri was the son of Imri. Imri was the son of Bani. Bani belonged to the family line of Perez. Perez was the son of Judah. 5 The family line of Shelah included his eldest son Asaiah. It also included the sons of Asaiah. 6 The family line of Zerah included Jeuel. The total number of the people of Judah was 690. 7 The family line of Benjamin included Sallu. He was the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Hodaviah. Hodaviah was the son of Hassenuah. 8 Ibneiah was the son of Jeroham. Elah was the son of Uzzi. Uzzi was the son of Mikri. Meshullam was the son of Shephatiah. Shephatiah was the son of Reuel. Reuel was the son of Ibnijah. 9 The total number of the people of Benjamin was 956. They were listed in their family history. All these men were the leaders of their families. 10 The family line of the priests included Jedaiah, Jehoiarib and Jakin. 11 It also included Azariah. He was the son of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Zadok. Zadok was the son of Meraioth. Meraioth was the son of Ahitub. Azariah was the official who was in charge of the house of God. 12 Adaiah was the son of Jeroham. Jeroham was the son of Pashhur. Pashhur was the son of Malkijah. Maasai was the son of Adiel. Adiel was the son of Jahzerah. Jahzerah was the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Meshillemith. Meshillemith was the son of Immer. 13 The total number of priests was 1,760. They were the leaders of their families. They were able men. It was their duty to serve in the house of God. 14 The family line of the Levites included Shemaiah. He was the son of Hasshub. Hasshub was the son of Azrikam. Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah. Shemaiah belonged to the family line of Merari. 15 The family line of the Levites also included Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah. Mattaniah was the son of Mika. Mika was the son of Zikri. Zikri was the son of Asaph. 16 Obadiah was the son of Shemaiah. Shemaiah was the son of Galal. Galal was the son of Jeduthun. Berekiah was the son of Asa. Asa was the son of Elkanah. He lived in the villages of the people of Netophah. 17 The men who guarded the gates were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and other Levites. Shallum was their chief. 18 He was stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. That duty has continued to this day. These guards belonged to the camp of the Levites. 19 Shallum was the son of Kore. Kore was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah. Shallum and the other Levites in his family belonged to the family line of Korah. They had the duty of guarding the entrances to the tent. From long ago, their people had the duty of guarding the entrance to the house of the LORD. 20 Long ago Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, was in charge of those who guarded the gate. And the LORD was with him. 21 Zechariah guarded the entrance to the tent of meeting. He was the son of Meshelemiah. 22 The total number of the men who were chosen to guard the entrances was 212. They were listed in their family history in their villages. David and Samuel the prophet had appointed them to their positions. They appointed them because they trusted them. 23 These Levites and their children after them were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the LORD. The house of the LORD was also called the tent of meeting. 24 The men who guarded the gates were on the four sides of the tent. They were on the east, west, north and south sides. 25 From time to time, their relatives in their villages had to come to help them. They had to share their duties for a week at a time. 26 But the four main men who guarded the gates were Levites. They were trusted with the duty of taking care of the storerooms and the other rooms in the house of God. 27 They spent the night in their positions around the house of God. That’s because they had to guard it. They were in charge of the key that opened it each morning. 28 Some Levites were in charge of the objects that were used when they served at the temple. They counted the objects when they were brought in. They also counted them when they were taken out. 29 Other Levites were appointed to take care of all the other things that belonged to the temple. They also took care of the special flour, wine, olive oil, incense and spices. 30 Some of the priests took care of mixing the spices. 31 There was a Levite named Mattithiah. He was the eldest son of Shallum. Shallum belonged to the family line of Korah. Mattithiah was trusted with the duty of baking the offering bread. 32 The bread was placed on the table every Sabbath day. Some Levites in the family line of Kohath were in charge of preparing the bread. 33 Those who led the music lived in rooms in the temple. They were the leaders of their Levite families. Their only duty was to lead the music. They had to do that work day and night. 34 All of them were the leaders of their Levite families. They were listed as chiefs in their family history. They lived in Jerusalem.

The family history of Saul

35 Jeiel lived in the city of Gibeon. He was the father of Gibeon. Jeiel had a wife named Maakah. 36 His eldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah and Mikloth. 38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. Mikloth and Shimeam lived near their relatives in Jerusalem. 39 Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal. 40 The son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah. 41 The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melek, Tahrea and Ahaz. 42 Ahaz was the father of Jadah. Jadah 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. And Azel was Eleasah’s son. 44 Azel had six sons. Their names were Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. They were the sons of Azel.

English Standard Version

A Genealogy of the Returned Exiles

1 So all Israel was recorded in genealogies, and these are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was taken into exile in Babylon because of their breach of faith. (1Ch 5:25) 2 Now the first to dwell again in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants. (Jos 9:27; Ezr 2:43; Ezr 2:58; Ezr 2:70; Ezr 7:7; Ezr 8:17; Ezr 8:20; Ne 3:26; Ne 7:60; Ne 7:73; Ne 10:28; Ne 11:3; Ne 11:21)

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3 And some of the people of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem: 4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, from the sons of Perez the son of Judah. (1Ch 2:5) 5 And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. 6 Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their kinsmen, 690. 7 Of the Benjaminites: Sallu the son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah, 8 Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, Elah the son of Uzzi, son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah; 9 and their kinsmen according to their generations, 956. All these were heads of fathers’ houses according to their fathers’ houses. (2Ch 35:4; Ne 11:8) 10 Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin, (Ne 11:10) 11 and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief officer of the house of God; (Jer 20:1; Ac 4:1) 12 and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer; 13 besides their kinsmen, heads of their fathers’ houses, 1,760, mighty men for the work of the service of the house of God. 14 Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; (Ne 11:15) 15 and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph; 16 and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites. 17 The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their kinsmen (Shallum was the chief); 18 until then they were in the king’s gate on the east side as the gatekeepers of the camps of the Levites. (Eze 46:1) 19 Shallum the son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his kinsmen of his fathers’ house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, as their fathers had been in charge of the camp of the Lord, keepers of the entrance. (Nu 26:58; 1Ch 12:6; 1Ch 26:1; 2Ch 20:19)

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20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the chief officer over them in time past; the Lord was with him. (Nu 25:11) 21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting. (1Ch 26:2) 22 All these, who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds, were 212. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer established them in their office of trust. (1Sa 9:9; 1Ch 26:1) 23 So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the Lord, that is, the house of the tent, as guards. 24 The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south. 25 And their kinsmen who were in their villages were obligated to come in every seven days, in turn, to be with these, (2Ki 11:5; 1Ch 9:16) 26 for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted to be over the chambers and the treasures of the house of God. (1Ki 6:5; 1Ki 6:8) 27 And they lodged around the house of God, for on them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning. (Nu 1:53) 28 Some of them had charge of the utensils of service, for they were required to count them when they were brought in and taken out. 29 Others of them were appointed over the furniture and over all the holy utensils, also over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the incense, and the spices. (Le 6:20; 1Ch 23:29) 30 Others, of the sons of the priests, prepared the mixing of the spices, (Ex 30:23) 31 and Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with making the flat cakes. (1Ch 9:19; 1Ch 23:29) 32 Also some of their kinsmen of the Kohathites had charge of the showbread, to prepare it every Sabbath. (Le 24:5) 33 Now these, the singers, the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites, were in the chambers of the temple free from other service, for they were on duty day and night. (1Ch 6:31; 1Ch 25:1) 34 These were heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites, according to their generations, leaders. These lived in Jerusalem.

Saul’s Genealogy Repeated

35 In Gibeon lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, and the name of his wife was Maacah, (1Ch 8:29) 36 and his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth; 38 and Mikloth was the father of Shimeam; and these also lived opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen. 39 Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. (1Ch 8:33) 40 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah. (2Sa 4:4; 2Sa 9:6; 2Sa 9:10) 41 The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.^[1] (1Ch 8:35) 42 And Ahaz fathered Jarah, and Jarah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. And Zimri fathered Moza. (1Ch 8:36) 43 Moza fathered Binea, and Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. (1Ch 8:37) 44 Azel had six sons and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of Azel.