1 Chronicles 9

About 1 Chronicles 1 Chronicles retells Israel's history from Adam to David, focusing on David and the worship of God.

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.Selected1 Chronicles 9:1Ask

Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.Selected1 Chronicles 9:2Ask

And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;Selected1 Chronicles 9:3Ask

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.Selected1 Chronicles 9:4Ask

And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.Selected1 Chronicles 9:5Ask

And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.Selected1 Chronicles 9:6Ask

And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,Selected1 Chronicles 9:7Ask

And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;Selected1 Chronicles 9:8Ask

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.Selected1 Chronicles 9:9Ask

And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,Selected1 Chronicles 9:10Ask

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;Selected1 Chronicles 9:11Ask

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;Selected1 Chronicles 9:12Ask

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.Selected1 Chronicles 9:13Ask

And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;Selected1 Chronicles 9:14Ask

And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;Selected1 Chronicles 9:15Ask

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.Selected1 Chronicles 9:16Ask

And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;Selected1 Chronicles 9:17Ask

Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.Selected1 Chronicles 9:18Ask

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.Selected1 Chronicles 9:19Ask

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.Selected1 Chronicles 9:20Ask

And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.Selected1 Chronicles 9:21Ask

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.Selected1 Chronicles 9:22Ask

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.Selected1 Chronicles 9:23Ask

In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.Selected1 Chronicles 9:24Ask

And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.Selected1 Chronicles 9:25Ask

For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.Selected1 Chronicles 9:26Ask

And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.Selected1 Chronicles 9:27Ask

And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale.Selected1 Chronicles 9:28Ask

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.Selected1 Chronicles 9:29Ask

And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.Selected1 Chronicles 9:30Ask

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.Selected1 Chronicles 9:31Ask

And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.Selected1 Chronicles 9:32Ask

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.Selected1 Chronicles 9:33Ask

These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.Selected1 Chronicles 9:34Ask

And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife’s name was Maachah,Selected1 Chronicles 9:35Ask

And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,Selected1 Chronicles 9:36Ask

And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.Selected1 Chronicles 9:37Ask

And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren.Selected1 Chronicles 9:38Ask

And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.Selected1 Chronicles 9:39Ask

And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begat Micah.Selected1 Chronicles 9:40Ask

And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz.Selected1 Chronicles 9:41Ask

And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;Selected1 Chronicles 9:42Ask

And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.Selected1 Chronicles 9:43Ask

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.Selected1 Chronicles 9:44Ask

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