1Chronicles:9:1-34

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* So all Israel was recorded by genealogies , and indeed , they were inscribed in the book of the kings of Israel . But Judah was carried away captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness . * And the first inhabitants who dwelt in their possessions in their cities were Israelites , priests , Levites , and the Nethinim . * Now in Jerusalem the children of Judah dwelt , and some of the children of Benjamin , and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh : * Uthai the son of Ammihud , the son of Omri , the son of Imri , the son of Bani , of the descendants of Perez , the son of Judah . * Of the Shilonites : Asaiah the firstborn and his sons . * Of the sons of Zerah : Jeuel , and their brethren--six hundred and ninety . * Of the sons of Benjamin : Sallu the son of Meshullam , the son of Hodaviah , the son of Hassenuah ; * Ibneiah the son of Jeroham ; Elah the son of Uzzi , the son of Michri ; Meshullam the son of Shephatiah , the son of Reuel , the son of Ibnijah ; * and their brethren , according to their generations--nine hundred and fifty-six . All these men were heads of a father 's house in their fathers ' houses . * Of the priests : Jedaiah , Jehoiarib , and Jachin ; * Azariah the son of Hilkiah , the son of Meshullam , the son of Zadok , the son of Meraioth , the son of Ahitub , the officer over the house of God ; * Adaiah the son of Jeroham , the son of Pashur , the son of Malchijah ; Maasai the son of Adiel , the son of Jahzerah , the son of Meshullam , the son of Meshillemith , the son of Immer ; * and their brethren , heads of their fathers ' houses--one thousand seven hundred and sixty . They were very able men for the work of the service of the house of God . * Of the Levites : Shemaiah the son of Hasshub , the son of Azrikam , the son of Hashabiah , of the sons of Merari ; * Bakbakkar , Heresh , Galal , and Mattaniah the son of Micah , the son of Zichri , the son of Asaph ; * Obadiah the son of Shemaiah , the son of Galal , the son of Jeduthun ; and Berechiah the son of Asa , the son of Elkanah , who lived in the villages of the Netophathites . * And the gatekeepers were Shallum , Akkub , Talmon , Ahiman , and their brethren . Shallum was the chief . * Until then they had been gatekeepers for the camps of the children of Levi at the King 's Gate on the east . * Shallum the son of Kore , the son of Ebiasaph , the son of Korah , and his brethren , from his father 's house , the Korahites , were in charge of the work of the service , gatekeepers of the tabernacle . Their fathers had been keepers of the entrance to the camp of the LORD . * And Phinehas the son of Eleazar had been the officer over them in time past ; the LORD was with him . * Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was keeper of the door of the tabernacle of meeting . * All those chosen as gatekeepers were two hundred and twelve . They were recorded by their genealogy , in their villages . David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted office . * So they and their children were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD , the house of the tabernacle , by assignment . * The gatekeepers were assigned to the four directions : the east , west , north , and south . * And their brethren in their villages had to come with them from time to time for seven days . * For in this trusted office were four chief gatekeepers ; they were Levites . And they had charge over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God . * And they lodged all around the house of God because they had the responsibility , and they were in charge of opening it every morning . * Now some of them were in charge of the serving vessels , for they brought them in and took them out by count . * Some of them were appointed over the furnishings and over all the implements of the sanctuary , and over the fine flour and the wine and the oil and the incense and the spices . * And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices . * Mattithiah of the Levites , the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite , had the trusted office over the things that were baked in the pans . * And some of their brethren of the sons of the Kohathites were in charge of preparing the showbread for every Sabbath . * These are the singers , heads of the fathers ' houses of the Levites , who lodged in the chambers , and were free from other duties ; for they were employed in that work day and night . * These heads of the fathers ' houses of the Levites were heads throughout their generations . They dwelt at Jerusalem .

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