1 Chronicles 9

So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel: and Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their disobedience. ²Now the first inhabitants who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim. ³In Jerusalem lived of the children of Judah, and of the children of Binyamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh: ⁴Uthai Ibn Ammihud, Ibn Omri, Ibn Imri, Ibn Bani, of the children of Perez Ibn Judah. ⁵Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. ⁶Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brothers, six hundred ninety. ⁷Of the sons of Binyamin: Sallu Ibn Meshullam, Ibn Hodaviah, Ibn Hassenuah, ⁸and Ibneiah Ibn Jeroham, and Elah Ibn Uzzi, Ibn Michri, and Meshullam Ibn Shephatiah, Ibn Reuel, Ibn Ibnijah; ⁹and their brothers, according to their generations, nine hundred fifty-six. All these men were heads of fathers' houses by their fathers' houses. ¹⁰Of the priests: Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, Jachin, ¹¹and Azariah Ibn Hilkiah, Ibn Meshullam, Ibn Zadok, Ibn Meraioth, Ibn Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God; ¹²and Adaiah Ibn Jeroham, Ibn Pashhur, Ibn Malchijah, and Maasai Ibn Adiel, Ibn Jahzerah, Ibn Meshullam, Ibn Meshillemith, Ibn Immer; ¹³and their brothers, heads of their fathers' houses, one thousand seven hundred sixty; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God. ¹⁴Of the Levites: Shemaiah Ibn Hasshub, Ibn Azrikam, Ibn Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; ¹⁵and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah Ibn Mica, Ibn Zichri, Ibn Asaph, ¹⁶and Obadiah Ibn Shemaiah, Ibn Galal, Ibn Jeduthun, and Berechiah Ibn Asa, Ibn Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites. ¹⁷The porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief), ¹⁸who waited in the king's gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi. ¹⁹Shallum Ibn Kore, Ibn Ebiasaph, Ibn Qarun, and his brothers, of his father's house, the Qarunites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: and their fathers had been over the camp of Allah, keepers of the entry. ²⁰Phinehas Ibn Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and Allah was with him. ²¹Zakariyya Ibn Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of meeting. ²²All these who were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom Dawud and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of trust. ²³So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Allah, even the house of the tent, by wards. ²⁴On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south. ²⁵Their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them: ²⁶for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God. ²⁷They lodged all around the house of God, because the charge of it was on them; and to them pertained the opening of it morning by morning. ²⁸Certain of them had charge of the vessels of service; for by count were these brought in and by count were these taken out. ²⁹Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over all the vessels of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices. ³⁰Some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices. ³¹Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Qarunite, had the office of trust over the things that were baked in pans. ³²Some of their brothers, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the show bread, to prepare it every Sabbath. ³³These are the singers, heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, who lived in the chambers and were free from other service; for they were employed in their work day and night. ³⁴These were heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, throughout their generations, chief men: these lived at Jerusalem. ³⁵In Gibeon there lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah: ³⁶and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, ³⁷and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zakariyya, and Mikloth. ³⁸Mikloth became the father of Shimeam. They also lived with their brothers in Jerusalem, over against their brothers. ³⁹Ner became the father of Kish; and Kish became the father of Talut; and Talut became the father of Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. ⁴⁰The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal; and Merib Baal became the father of Micah. ⁴¹The sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz. ⁴²Ahaz became the father of Jarah; and Jarah became the father of Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza; ⁴³and Moza became the father of Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. ⁴⁴Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ismail, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.