1 So all Israel was registered by genealogy; and see, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was taken away into exile to Babylon for their unfaithfulness.
2 Now the first inhabitants in their holdings in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.
3 And in Jerusalem dwelt some of the sons of Judah, of the sons of Benjamin, and of the sons of Ephraim and Manasseh:
4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, of the sons of Perez the son of Judah.
5 Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
6 Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their kinsmen, six hundred and ninety.
7 Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah,
8 and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah;
9 and their brothers by their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were heads of fathers by their fathers' houses.
10 Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,
11 and Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the officer in charge of the house of God;
12 and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer;
13 and their brothers, heads of their fathers' houses, one thousand seven hundred and sixty, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
14 Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
15 and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph;
16 and Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.
17 The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers; Shallum was the head,
18 and until now he has been at the King's Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers of the camps of the sons of Levi.
19 Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his brothers of his father's house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, guarding the thresholds of the tent, just as their fathers had been over the camp of the LORD, guarding the entrance.
20 And Phinehas son of Eleazar was leader over them in former times; the LORD was with him.
21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the doorway of the tent of meeting.
22 All those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds numbered two hundred and twelve. They were registered by genealogy in their villages; David and Samuel the seer had established them in their position of trust.
23 So they and their sons had charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, that is, the house of the tent, to keep watch.
24 The gatekeepers stood on the four sides, east, west, north, and south.
25 And their brothers in their villages had to come in from time to time, for seven days at a time, to be with them;
26 for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, held a position of trust and were over the chambers and the treasuries of the house of God.
27 They lodged around the house of God, for the watch was laid on them, and they were in charge of the key, to open it morning by morning.
28 Some of them had charge of the vessels used in the service, for they counted them when they brought them in and counted them when they took them out.
29 Others were appointed over the furnishings and all the holy vessels, and over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.
30 And some of the sons of the priests blended the mixture of spices.
31 Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, held the position of trust over the things baked in pans.
32 And some of their brothers, from the sons of the Kohathites, were over the bread set in rows, to get it ready Sabbath by Sabbath.
33 These are the singers, heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, staying in the chambers and exempt from other duties, for day and night they were occupied with their work.
34 These were heads of fathers' houses of the Levites according to their generations, leaders. They dwelt in Jerusalem.
35 Jeiel the father of Gibeon dwelt in Gibeon, and his wife's name was Maacah.
36 His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 Mikloth fathered Shimeam. They too dwelt alongside their brothers in Jerusalem, with their brothers.
39 Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
40 The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Meri-baal fathered Micah.
41 The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, and Tahrea.
42 Ahaz fathered Jarah, and Jarah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri fathered Moza.
43 Moza fathered Binea; Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
44 Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.