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Chapter 9
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- 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.
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- Now the first inhabitants that
dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the
priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.
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- And in Jerusalem dwelt of the
children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the
children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;
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- 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.
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- And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the
firstborn, and his sons.
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- And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel,
and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.
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- And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu
the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,
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- 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;
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- 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.
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- And of the priests; Jedaiah, and
Jehoiarib, and Jachin,
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- 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;
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- 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;
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- 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.
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- And of the Levites; Shemaiah the
son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons
of Merari;
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- And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal,
and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
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- 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.
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- And the porters were, Shallum, and
Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the
chief;
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- Who hitherto waited in the king's
gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of
Levi.
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- 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.
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- And Phinehas the son of Eleazar
was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.
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- And Zechariah the son of
Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- In four quarters were the porters,
toward the east, west, north, and south.
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- And their brethren, which were in
their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with
them.
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- For these Levites, the four chief
porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and
treasuries of the house of God.
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- And they lodged round about the
house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening
thereof every morning pertained to them.
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- And certain of them had the charge
of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by
tale.
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- 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.
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- And some of the sons of the
priests made the ointment of the spices.
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- 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.
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- And other of their brethren, of
the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it
every sabbath.
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- 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.
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- These chief fathers of the Levites
were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.
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- And in Gibeon dwelt the father of
Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah:
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- And his firstborn son Abdon, then
Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab.
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- And Gedor, and Ahio, and
Zechariah, and Mikloth.
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- And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And
they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their
brethren.
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- And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat
Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and
Eshbaal.
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- And the son of Jonathan was
Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begat Micah.
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- And the sons of Micah were, Pithon,
and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz.
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- And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah
begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;
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- And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah
his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
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- 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.
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