1 Chronicles 7 - 9
Sons of Issachar
2The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel, heads of their fathers’ households. The sons of Tola were mighty men of valor in their generations; atheir number in the days of David was 22,600. 3The 1son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, Isshiah; all five of them were achief men.4With them by their generations according to their fathers’ households were 36,000 1troops of the army for war, for they had many wives and sons. 5Their 1relatives among all the families of Issachar were mighty men of valor, recorded by genealogy, in all 87,000.
Sons of Benjamin
6aThe sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher and Jediael, three. 7The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five. They were heads of fathers’ households, mighty men of valor, and were 22,034 recorded by genealogy. 8The sons of Becher were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.9They were recorded by genealogy, according to their generations, heads of their fathers’ households, 20,200 mighty men of valor.
10The 1son of Jediael was Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. 11All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers’ households, 17,200 mighty men of valor, who went out with the army to war. 121Shuppim and 2Huppim were the sons of 3Ir; Hushim was the 4son of 5Aher.
Sons of Naphtali
Sons of Manasseh
14The sons of Manasseh were Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead. 15Now Machir took a wife for Huppim and Shuppim, 1whose sister’s name was Maacah. And the name of the second was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had daughters. 16And Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. 17The 1son of Ulam was Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. 18And his sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod and 1Abiezer and Mahlah. 19The sons of Shemida were Ahian and Shechem and Likhi and Aniam.
Sons of Ephraim
20aThe sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah and 1Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, 21Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take their livestock. 22And their father Ephraim amourned many days, and his relatives bcame to comfort him. 23Then he went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him 1Beriah, because calamity had come upon his house. 24And his daughter was Sheerah, and ashe built lower and upper Beth-horon, also Uzzen-sheerah. 25Rephah was his son along with Resheph, Telah his son, Tahan his son, 26Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, 271Non his son and aJoshua his son.
28aNow their possessions and settlements were Bethel with its towns, and to the east 1Naaran, and to the west Gezer with its towns, and Shechem with its towns as far as 2Ayyah with its towns, 29and along the 1borders of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean with its towns, Taanach with its towns, Megiddo with its towns, Dor with its towns. In these lived the asons of Joseph the son of Israel.
Sons of Asher
30aThe sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. 31The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. 32Heber 1became the father of Japhlet, 2Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. 33The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the sons of Japhlet. 34The sons of 1Shemer were Ahi and Rohgah, Jehubbah and Aram. 35The 1sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. 36The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, and Imrah, 37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. 38The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. 39The sons of Ulla were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. 40All these were the sons of Asher, heads of the fathers’ houses, choice and mighty men of valor, heads of the princes. And the number of them recorded by genealogy for the army in war was 26,000 men.Generations of Saul
2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 3Bela had sons: 1Addar, Gera, Abihud, 4Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. 6These are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Geba, and they took them away into exile to Manahath, 7namely, Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera—he took them away into exile; and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud. 8Shaharaim became the father of children in the 1country of Moab after he had 2sent away Hushim and Baara his wives. 9By Hodesh his wife he became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, 10Jeuz, Sachia, Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers’ households. 11By Hushim he became the father of Abitub and Elpaal. 12The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns; 13and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who made the inhabitants of Gath flee; 14and 1Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth. 15Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, 16Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah. 17Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, 18Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal. 19Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, 20Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, 21Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of 1Shimei. 22Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, 23Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, 24Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, 25Iphdeiah and Penuel were the sons of Shashak. 26Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, 27Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham. 28These were heads of the fathers’ households according to their generations, the heads 1who lived in Jerusalem. 29aNow in Gibeon, Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived, and his wife’s name was Maacah; 30and his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, 31Gedor, Ahio, and 1Zecher. 32Mikloth became the father of 1Shimeah. And they also lived with their 2relatives in Jerusalem opposite their other 3relatives. 33aNer became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of Saul, and Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, 1Abinadab, and 2Eshbaal. 34The son of Jonathan was 1Merib-baal, and Merib-baal became the father of Micah. 35The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, 1Tarea, and Ahaz. 36Ahaz became the father of 1Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza. 37Moza became the father of Binea; 1Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 38Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. 39The sons of Eshek his brother were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. 40The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons and grandsons, 150 of them. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.Generations of Returned Exiles
9So all Israel was recorded by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And aJudah was taken away into exile to Babylon for their unfaithfulness.
2aNow the first who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and bthe 1temple servants. 3And some of the sons of Judah, of the sons of Benjamin and of the sons of Ephraim and Manasseh lived in aJerusalem:
4Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, from the sons of Perez the ason of Judah. 5From the Shilonites were Asaiah the firstborn and his sons. 6From the sons of Zerah were Jeuel and their 1relatives, 690 of them. 7From the sons of Benjamin were Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah, 8and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah; 9and their relatives according to their generations, a956. All these were heads of fathers’ households according to their fathers’ houses. 10aFrom the priests were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin, 11and 1Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, athe leader of the house of God; 12and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; 13and their relatives, heads of their fathers’ households, 1,760 mighty men of valor for the work of the service of the house of God. 14aOf the Levites were Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 15and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of 1Zichri, the son of Asaph, 16and 1Obadiah the son of 2Shemaiah, 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. 17Now the gatekeepers were 1Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman and their relatives (Shallum the chief 18being stationed until now at athe king’s gate to the east). These were the gatekeepers for the camp of the sons of Levi. 19Shallum the son of Kore, the son of 1Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives of his father’s house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent; and their fathers had been over the camp of Yahweh, keepers of the entrance. 20aAnd Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them previously, and Yahweh was with him. 21aZechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper of the entrance of the tent of meeting. 22All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds were 212. These were recorded by genealogy in their villages, awhom David and Samuel the seer established bin their office of trust. 23So they and their sons were over the gates of the house of Yahweh, even the house of the tent, as those who kept watch. 24The gatekeepers were 1on the four sides, to the east, west, north, and south. 25And their relatives in their villages awere to come in every seven days from time to time to be with 1them; 26for the four chief gatekeepers who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God. 27And they spent the night all around the house of God, abecause the watch was 1committed to them; and they were over opening it morning by morning.
28Now some of them were over the utensils of service, for 1they counted them when they brought them in and when they took them out. 29Some of them also were appointed over the furniture and over all the utensils of the sanctuary and aover the fine flour and the wine and the oil and the frankincense and the spices. 30Some of athe sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the spices. 31And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had athe office of trust over the things which were baked in pans. 32Some of their relatives of the sons of the Kohathites awere over the showbread to prepare it every sabbath.
33Now these are athe singers, heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, who lived in the chambers of the temple free from other service; for they were over them bin their work day and night. 34These were heads of fathers’ households of the Levites according to their generations, the heads 1who lived in Jerusalem.