1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 9
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1 Chronicles 9 — Scripture text (King James Version)
So all were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were of the kings of and , who were carried away to for their transgression. Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the , the priests, , and the . And in dwelt of the children of , and of the children of , and of the children of , and ; Uthai the son of , the son of , the son of , the son of , of the children of the son of . And of the ; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. And of the sons of ; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety. And of the sons of ; Sallu the son of , the son of , the son of , And the son of , and the son of , the son of , and the son of , the son of , the son of ; 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. And of the priests; Jedaiah, and , and , And the son of , the son of , the son of , the son of , the son of , the ruler of the house of God; And the son of , the son of , the son of , and the son of , the son of , the son of , the son of , the son of ; 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. And of the ; Shemaiah the son of , the son of , the son of , of the sons of ; And , Heresh, and , and the son of , the son of , the son of ; And the son of , the son of , the son of , and the son of , the son of , that dwelt in the villages of the . And the porters were, Shallum, and , and , and , and their brethren: Shallum was the chief; Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of . And the son of , the son of , the son of , and his brethren, of the house of his father, the , were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the : and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry. And the son of was the ruler over them in time past, and the Lord was with him. And the son of was porter of the door of the of the congregation. 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 and the seer did ordain in their set office. So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the , by wards. In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south. And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them. For these , the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them. And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale. Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of , and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices. And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices. And , one of the , who was the firstborn of the , had the set office over the things that were made in the pans. And other of their brethren, of the sons of the , were over the shewbread, to prepare it every . And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the , who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night. These chief fathers of the were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at . And in dwelt the father of , Jehiel, whose wife’s name was : And his firstborn son , then , and , and , and , and , And , and , and , and . And begat . And they also dwelt with their brethren at , over against their brethren. And begat ; and begat ; and begat , and -shua, and , and -baal. And the son of was -baal: and -baal begat . And the sons of were, Pithon, and , and , and . And begat ; and begat , and , and ; and begat ; And begat ; and his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. And had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and , and , and , and : these were the sons of .