The Sons of Judah - 1st Chronicles 9

1 Chronicles 9:1 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.  

1 Chronicles 9:2 Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their  possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests,  Levites, and the Nethinims. 

1 Chronicles 9:3 And in Jerusalem dwelt  of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin,  and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh; 

1 Chronicles 9:4 Uthai  the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the  son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.  

1 Chronicles 9:5 And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his  sons. 

1 Chronicles 9:6 And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their  brethren, six hundred and ninety. 

1 Chronicles 9:7 And of the sons of  Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of  Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah, 

1 Chronicles 9:8 And Ibneiah the son  of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and  Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son  of Ibnijah; 

1 Chronicles 9:9 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.  

1 Chronicles 9:10 And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and  Jachin, 

1 Chronicles 9:11 And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of  Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son  of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God; 

1 Chronicles 9:12 And  Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of  Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of  Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith,  the son of Immer; 

1 Chronicles 9:13 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. 

1 Chronicles 9:14 And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son  of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of  the sons of Merari; 

1 Chronicles 9:15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and  Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri,  the son of Asaph; 

1 Chronicles 9:16 And Obadiah the son of  Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and  Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in  the villages of the Netophathites. 

1 Chronicles 9:17 And the porters  were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and  their brethren: Shallum was the chief; 

1 Chronicles 9:18 Who  hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were  porters in the companies of the children of Levi. 

1 Chronicles 9:19  And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, 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. 

1 Chronicles 9:20  And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in  time past, and the Lord was with him. 

1 Chronicles 9:21 And  Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door  of the tabernacle of the congregation. 

1 Chronicles 9:22 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. 

1 Chronicles 9:23 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.   

1 Chronicles 9:24 In four quarters were the porters, toward the east,  west, north, and south. 

1 Chronicles 9:25 And their brethren, which  were in their villages, were to come after seven days from  time to time with them. 

1 Chronicles 9:26 For these Levites, the four  chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the  chambers and treasuries of the house of God.  

1 Chronicles 9:27 And they lodged round about the house of God,  because the charge was upon them, and the opening  thereof every morning pertained to them. 

1 Chronicles 9:28 And  certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels,  that they should bring them in and out by tale. 

1 Chronicles 9:29  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. 

1 Chronicles 9:30 And some of the sons of the priests  made the ointment of the spices. 

1 Chronicles 9:31 And Mattithiah,  one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the  Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made  in the pans. 

1 Chronicles 9:32 And other of their brethren, of the sons  of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it  every sabbath. 

1 Chronicles 9:33 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. 

1 Chronicles 9:34 These chief fathers of the Levites were chief  throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.  

1 Chronicles 9:35 And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel,  whose wife’s name was Maachah: 

1 Chronicles 9:36 And his  firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner,  and Nadab, 

1 Chronicles 9:37 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah,  and Mikloth. 

1 Chronicles 9:38 And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And  they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over  against their brethren. 

1 Chronicles 9:39 And Ner begat Kish; and Kish  begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and  Abinadab, and Esh-baal. 

1 Chronicles 9:40 And the son of Jonathan  was Merib- baal: and Merib-baal begat Micah. 

1 Chronicles 9:41  And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and  Tahrea, and Ahaz. 

1 Chronicles 9:42 And Ahaz begat Jarah; and  Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri  begat Moza; 

1 Chronicles 9:43 And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah  his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 

1 Chronicles 9:44 And Azel had  six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and  Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these  were the sons of Azel.  KJV

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