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 rebellion.

So the names of all Israel were written down by families. See, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was carried away to Babylon because they were not faithful. Those Who Returned to Their Land

2 N ow the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were thus of Israel, as of the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.

The first ones to live again in their land and in their cities were Israel, the religious leaders, the Levites and the servants of the Lord’s house.

3 A nd in Jerusalem dwelt of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin and of the sons of Ephraim and Manasseh:

Some of the people of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem.

4 U thai, the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the sons of Pharez, the son of Judah.

They were Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, from the sons of Perez the son of Judah.

5 A nd of Shiloni: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.

From the Shilonites were Asaiah the first-born and his sons.

6 A nd of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.

From the sons of Zerah were Jeuel and their brothers, 690 of them.

7 A nd of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu, the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah;

From the sons of Benjamin were Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah.

8 a nd 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;

And there were Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, Elah the son of Uzzi, son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah.

9 a nd their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were heads of the fathers in the houses of their fathers.

And there were their brothers by their families, 956 of them. All these were heads of fathers’ houses by their fathers’ houses. The Religious Leaders for Jerusalem

10 A nd of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin;

From the religious leaders were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin.

11 a nd Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, prince of the house of God;

And there was Azariah the son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub. He was the head leader of the house of God.

12 a nd 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;

And there was Adaiah the son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah. There was Maasai the son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer.

13 a nd their brethren, heads of the houses of their fathers, one thousand seven hundred and sixty, mighty men of valour for the work of the ministry of the house of God.

And there were 1, 760 of their brothers, who were heads of their fathers’ houses. They were very able men for the work of the house of God. The Levites in Jerusalem

14 ¶ And of the Levites: Shemaiah, the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

From the Levites were Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari.

15 a nd Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah, the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

There were Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph.

16 a nd Obadiah, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah, the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

There was Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun. And there was Berechiah the son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the towns of the Netophathites. The Gate-Keepers in Jerusalem

17 A nd the porters: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brethren; Shallum was the head.

The gate-keepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their brothers. (Shallum was the leader

18 A nd until now in the companies of the sons of Levi these have been the porters in the king’s gate towards the east.

who was at the king’s gate on the east side.) These were the gate-keepers for the family group of the Levites.

19 A nd 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 ministry, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle; and their fathers, being over the camp of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.

Shallum the son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his brothers of his father’s house, were the Korahites. They led the work, and they watched the doors of the meeting tent. Their fathers had taken care of the tents of the Lord, and had watched the doors.

20 A nd Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, was the captain over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.

Phinehas the son of Eleazar had ruled over them before. And the Lord was with him.

21 A nd Zechariah, the son of Meshelemiah, was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the testimony.

Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah watched the gate of the meeting tent.

22 A ll these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve when they were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel, the seer, ordained in their set office.

There were 212 of those who were chosen to watch the gates. Their names were written down by families in their towns. David and Samuel the man of God chose them for places of trust.

23 S o they and their sons had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.

So they and their sons were gate-keepers of the Lord’s house, the holy tent.

24 T owards the four winds were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and Negev.

The gate-keepers were on the four sides, to the east, west, north and south.

25 A nd their brethren, who were in their villages, came every seven days in their set times with them.

Those of their family in other towns were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them.

26 F or these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office and were over the chambers and treasures of the house of God.

For the four head men who were gate-keepers were Levites and were in a place of trust. They watched over the rooms and the riches in the house of God.

27 A nd they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

They stayed during the night around the house of God. For their duty was to watch. And they were to open the house every morning. The Other Levites

28 A nd certain of them had the charge of the vessels of ministry, that they should account for them when they were brought in and out.

Some of them took care of the things used for worship. They numbered them when they were brought in and taken out.

29 S ome 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.

Some of them were chosen to take care of the objects of the holy place, the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the special perfume, and the spices.

30 A nd some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.

And some of the sons of the religious leaders did the work of mixing the spices.

31 A nd 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.

Mattithiah was one of the Levites, the first-born of Shallum the Korahite. He took care of the making of bread.

32 A nd other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the showbread, to order it every sabbath.

And some of their brothers of the Kohathites took care of the making of the holy bread every Day of Rest.

33 A nd of these there were singers, princes of the fathers of the Levites, who remained in the chambers free from other work; for they were employed in that work day and night.

These are the singers. They were heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites, who lived in the rooms of the Lord’s house. They were free from other kinds of worship, for they were on duty day and night.

34 T hese heads of the fathers of the Levites were heads throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.

These were heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites by their families. They were leaders who lived in Jerusalem. The Family of King Saul

35 ¶ And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife’s name was Maachah;

Gibeon’s father Jeiel lived in Gibeon. The name of Jeiel’s wife was Maacah.

36 a nd his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

His sons were Abdon the first-born, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

37 G edor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.

Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah and Mikloth.

38 A nd Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, next to their brethren.

Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They lived with their brothers in Jerusalem beside their other brothers.

39 A nd Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal.

40 A nd the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal, and Meribbaal begat Micah.

The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal. Merib-baal was the father of Micah.

41 A nd the sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.

The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea and Ahaz.

42 A nd Ahaz begat Jarah, and Jarah begat Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,

Ahaz was the father of Jarah. Jarah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.

43 a nd Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

Moza was the father of Binea and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

44 A nd Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.

Azel had six sons whose names were Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.