1Chronicles:9:1-34
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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 (
note :)
Until now he has described their genealogies before they went into captivity ,
and now he describes their history after their return .(:
note )
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 (
note :)
Meaning ,
the Gibeonites ,
who served in the temple ,
read (
Jos_9
:23 ).(:
note )
Nethinims .
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And in Ierusalem dwelt of the children of Iudah ,
and of the children of Beniamin , &
amp ;
of the children of Ephraim ,
and Manasseh .
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Vthai the sonne of Amihud the sonne of Omri ,
the sonne of Imri ,
the sonne of Bani :
of the children of Pharez ,
the sonne of Iudah .
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And of Shiloni ,
Asaiah the eldest ,
and his sonnes .
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And the sonnes of Zerah ,
Ieuel ,
and their brethren sixe hundreth and ninetie .
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And of the sonnes of Beniamin ,
Sallu the sonne of Meshullam ,
the sonne of Hodauiah ,
the sonne of Hasenuah ,
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And Ibneiah the sonne of Ieroham ,
and Elah the sonne of Vzzi ,
the sonne of Michri ,
and Meshullam the sonne of Shephatiah ,
the sonne of Reuel ,
the sonne of Ibniiah .
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And their brethren according to their generations nine hundreth ,
fiftie and sixe :
all these men were chiefe fathers in the housholdes of their fathers .
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And of the Priestes ,
Iedaiah ,
and Iehoiarib ,
and Iachin ,
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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 (
note :)
That is ,
he was the high priest .(:
note )
ruler of the house of God ;
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And Adaiah the sonne of Ieroham ,
ye sonne of Pashhur ,
the sonne of Malchiiah ,
and Maasai the sonne of Adiel ,
the sonne of Iahzerah ,
the sonne of Meshullam ,
the sonne of Meshillemith ,
the sonne 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 (
note :)
To serve in the temple ,
every one according to his office .(:
note )
work of the service of the house of God .
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And of the Leuites ,
Shemaiah the sonne of Hasshub ,
the sonne of Azrikam ,
the sonne of Hashabiah of the sonnes of Merari ,
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And Bakbakkar ,
Heresh &
amp ;
Galal , &
amp ;
Mattaniah the sonne of Micha ,
the sonne of Zichri ,
the sonne of Asaph ,
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And Obadiah the sonne of Shemaiah ,
the sonne of Galal ,
the sonne of Ieduthun ,
and Berechiah ,
the sonne of Asa ,
the sonne 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 , &
amp ;
their brethren :
Shallum was the chiefe .
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Who hitherto [
waited ]
in the (
note :)
So called because the king came into the temple by it ,
and not the common people .(:
note )
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 (
note :)
Their charge was that no one should enter those places ,
which were only appointed for the priests to minister in .(:
note )
tabernacle :
and their fathers , [
being ]
over the host of the LORD , [
were ]
keepers of the entry .
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And Phinehas ye sonne of Eleazar was their guide ,
and the Lord was with him .
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Zechariah the sonne of Meshelemiah was the porter of the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation .
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All these were chosen for porters of the gates ,
two hundreth &
amp ;
twelue ,
which were nombred according to their genealogies by their townes .
Dauid established these and Samuel the Seer in their perpetuall office .
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So they &
amp ;
their children had the ouersight of the gates of the house of the Lord ,
euen of the house of the Tabernacle by wardes .
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The porters were in foure quarters Eastward ,
Westward ,
Northward and Southward .
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And their brethren , [
which were ]
in their villages , [
were ]
to come after (
note :)
They served weekly ,
as in (
Exo_29
:30 ).(:
note )
seven days from time to time with them .
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For these foure chiefe porters were in perpetuall office ,
and were of the Leuites and had charge of the chambers ,
and of the treasures in the house of God .
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And they lay rounde about the house of God ,
because the charge was theirs ,
and they caused it to be opened euery morning .
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And certaine of them had the rule of the ministring vessels :
for they brought them in by tale ,
and brought them 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 (
note :)
Of which the meat offering was made , (
Lev_2
:8 ).(:
note )
flour ,
and the wine ,
and the oil ,
and the frankincense ,
and the spices .
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And certaine of the sonnes of the Priestes made oyntments of sweete odours .
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And Mattithiah one of the Leuites which was the eldest sonne of Shallum the Korhite ,
had the charge of the things that were made in the frying panne .
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And other of their brethren the sonnes of Kohath had the ouersight of the shewbread to prepare it euery Sabbath .
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And these [
are ]
the singers ,
chief of the fathers of the Levites , [
who remaining ]
in the chambers (
note :)
But were continually occupied in singing praises to God .(:
note ) [
were ]
free :
for they were employed in [
that ]
work day and night .
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These were the chiefe fathers of the Leuites according to their generations ,
and the principall which dwelt at Ierusalem .
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