Chapter 9 So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies, and, behold, they were
written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to
Babylon for their transgression.
Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were the
Israelites, the priests, Levites, and Anathenims.
And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin,
and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh.
Uthai, the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Benai,
of the children of Phares, the son of Judah.
And of the Shilonites, Isaiah the firstborn and his sons.
And of the sons of Zerah, Jeul, and their brethren, six hundred and
ninety.
And of the sons of Benjamin, Salu, the son of Meshulam, the son of Hodiviah,
the son of Hassanuah, and Ebniah, the son of Jeroham, and Elah, the son of
Uzziah, the son of Micri.
And Meshulam, the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ebniah.
And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and
six.
All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
And of the priests, Judea, and Jehoiarib, and Jakin.
And Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshulam, the son of Zadok,
the son of Mereoth, the son of Ahitab, the ruler of the house of God.
And Adaiah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Pasha, the son of Malkijah,
and Maasei, the son of Adiel, the son of Jazerah, the son of Meshulam, the son of
Meshulamith, the son of Imah.
And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven
hundred and threescore, very able men for the work of the service of the house of
God.
And of the Levites, Shammaiah, the son of Hashub, the son of Azarikum,
the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari.
And Bacbaka, Hirish, and Galal, and Mataniah, the son of Micah,
the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph.
And Obadiah, the son of Shammaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Juduthun,
and Barakiah, the son of Asah, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the
villages of the Netophethites.
And the porters were Shalom, and Aqab, and Talmon, and Haman, and their brethren.
Shalom was the chief, who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward.
They were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
And Shalom, the son of Kori, the son of Abiasaph, the son of Korah, and his
brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the
service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle.
And their fathers, being over the host of the Lord, were keepers of the entry.
And Phinehas, the son of Eliezer, was the ruler over them in time past,
and the Lord was with him.
And Zechariah, the son of Meshelemiah, was porter of the door of the tabernacle
of the congregation.
All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve.
These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the
seer did ordain in their set office.
So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the
Lord, namely the house of the tabernacle, by wards.
In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days
from time to time with them.
For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over
the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them,
and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.
And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should
bring them in and out by tail.
Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the
instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil,
and the frankincense, and the spices.
And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.
And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shalom the
Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans.
And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the
showbread, to prepare it every Sabbath.
And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who, remaining in
the chambers, were free, for they were employed in that work day and night.
These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations.
These dwelt at Jerusalem.
And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maika,
and his firstborn son Abdon, then Zer, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
and Gedor, and Ohio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
And Mikloth begat Shimeim.
And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren.
And Ner begat Kish.
And Kish begat Saul.
And Saul begat Jonathan, and Malki-shur, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal.
And Merib-baal begat Maika.
And the sons of Maika were Python, and Melik, and Teriah, and Ahaz.
And Ahaz begat Jarrah.
And Jarrah begat Alameth, and Asmaveth, and Zimri.
And Zimri begat Moser.
And Moser begat Biniah.
And Raphaia his son.
Eliezer his son.
Ezel his son.
And Ezel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrachm, Bokaru, and Ishmael,
and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanun.
These were the sons of Ezel.