1 Chronicles 9

2and who had formerly dwelt in their possessions in the cities of Israel, including the priests, the Levites and the persons given them,

3(for in Jerusalem there dwelt some of the children of Juda, and some of the children of Benjamin, and some of the children of Ephraim, and Manasses):

4Gnothi son of Samiud, son of Amri, son of Ambraim, son of Bouni, son of the children of Phares, son of Juda;

5and of the Selonites, Asaia the first-born and his sons; and of the sons of Zara, Jeel and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.

7And of the sons of Benjamin, Salom son of Mosollam, son of Oduia, son of Asinu;

8and Jemnaa, son of Jeroboam, and Elo, who were sons of Osi, son of Machir; and Mosollam, son of Saphatia, son of Raguel, son of Jemnai,

9with their brethren, according to their respective families, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these were heads of families, according to the houses of their families.

11and Azaria son of Chelkias, son of Mosollam, son of Sadok, son of Maraioth, son of Achitob, ruler of the house of God;

12and Adaia, son of Iraam, son of Phaschor, son of Melchia; and Maasia, son of Adiel, son of Ezira, son of Mosollam, son of Maselmoth, son of Emmer,

13and their brethren, chiefs of houses of their families, a thousand seven hundred and sixty, mighty in power for the work of the service of the house of God.

14And of the Levites, Samaia son of Asob, son of Ezrikam, son of Asabia, of the sons of Merari;

15and Bakbachar and Ares and Galaal and Matthanias, son of Micha, son of Zechri, son of Asaph;

16and Abdia, son of Samia, son of Galaal son of Idithun; and Barachia, son of Ossa, son of Elkana, who dwelt in the villages of Notephati;

17the keepers of the gates, Salom, Akum, Telmon and Diman and their brethren, Salom being at this time, the chief at the king’s gate,

18namely the eastern gate, of the camp of the Levites;

19and Sellum son of Kore, son of Abiasaph, son of Kore. Now his brethren, for the house of his father, namely the Korites, were over the works of the service keeping the watches of the tabernacle, and their fathers were over the camp of the Lord guarding the entrance.

20And Phineas son of Eleazar was the ruler over them, and these were his assistants—

21Zacharias son of Mosollomi, keeper of the door of the tabernacle of the testimony,

22all the chosen keepers of the gates, were two hundred and twelve. With respect to the distribution of these in their respective courts, David and Samuel the seer appointed them to their office,

23and they and their sons had the charge of the gates in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the tabernacle, to keep watch.

24The gates were according to the four winds, east, west, north, and south.

25And their brethren in the villages were to relieve them, every seven days from time to time.

26Because the four chiefs had the charge of the gates, and the Levites who were over the storehouses, and over the treasures of the house of God encamp near—

27because the watch rested on them, therefore they had the charge of the keys to open every morning, the doors of the sanctuary.

29So some were over the implements, and over all the holy vessels, and over the fine flour, the wine and the oil, the frankincense and the spices.

30And of the sons of the priests, some were confectioners and prepared the spices.

31And of the Levites, Matthathias, who was the first-born of Salom the Korite, he had the charge of the works of the sacrifice prepared in the pan of the high priest,

32and Banaias the Kaathite, who was of their brethren, was over the shew-bread, to set it in order every sabbath;

33and the singers, the chiefs of those families of the Levites, who were distributed into daily classes;

34because the chiefs of these families of the Levites were employed in this service day and night, therefore they dwelt in Jerusalem.

36the first-born, Abdon; and Sour and Kis and Baal and Ner and Nadab

37and Gedour and a brother, and Zakchur and Makeloth:

38and Makeloth begot Samaa. And these among their brethren dwelt at Jerusalem, among their brethren.

39And Ner begot Kis, and Kis begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, and Melchisue and Aminadab and Asabal;

40and the son of Jonathan, was Meribaal and Meribaal begot Micha,

41and the sons of Micha, Phithon and Malach and Tharach:

42and Achaz begot Jada, and Jada begot Galemith and Gazmoth and Zambri, and Zambri begot Massa,

43and Massa begot Baana, and Raphaia was his son, and Elasa his son, and as for Esel his son,

44Esel had six sons, and their names were Ezrikam, his first-born, and Ismael and Saraia and Abdia, and Anan and Asa. These were sons of Esel.