# 1 Chronicles 9

> Lumin Translation

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Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. All Israel was listed in the genealogies, and there they are, recorded in the book of Israel's kings; Judah was exiled to Babylon for their unfaithfulness.
2. The first dwellers who occupied their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.
3. In Jerusalem lived some of the sons of Judah, some of the sons of Benjamin, and some of the sons of Ephraim and Manasseh.
4. Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani of Benjamin, from the sons of Perez son of Judah.
5. From the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
6. From Zerah's sons: Jeuel and their brothers, six hundred ninety.
7. Of Benjamin's sons: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hasenuah.
8. And Ibneiah son of Jeroham, and Elah son of Uzzi son of Michri, and Meshullam son of Shephatiah son of Reuel son of Ibnijah.
9. and their brothers, according to their generations, nine hundred fifty-six. All these men were heads of their fathers' houses.
10. Among the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin.
11. And Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, ruler of the house of God.
12. and Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah, and Maasai 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 sixty, mighty men of valor for the work of the service of the house of God.
14. From the Levites, Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, from the sons of Merari.
15. and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Micha, 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 lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
17. The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers, Shallum the chief.
18. They, who were at the king's gate to the east until now, were the gatekeepers for 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, oversaw the work of service as keepers of the tabernacle thresholds, while their fathers had charge over Yahweh's camp as keepers of the entrance.
20. Phinehas son of Eleazar was their chief in former times, and Yahweh was with him.
21. Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was doorkeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
22. All the chosen gatekeepers at the thresholds were two hundred twelve; they were enrolled by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer established in their faithful office.
23. They and their sons were in charge of the gates of Yahweh's house, the house of the tabernacle, by their divisions.
24. There were gatekeepers for the four winds: east, west, north, and south.
25. Their brothers in their villages were to come every seven days from time to time with these.
26. For these four chief gatekeepers, the Levites, were in a position of trust over the chambers and the treasuries in the house of God.
27. They dwelt around the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and they managed the opening morning by morning.
28. Some of them were in charge of the service vessels, for by count they brought them in and by count took them out.
29. Some of them were put in charge of the vessels, all the holy vessels, the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.
30. Some sons of the priests compounded the ointment for the spices.
31. Mattithiah, a Levite, firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, held the position of trust over the things baked in pans.
32. Some of the sons of the Kohathites among their brothers were in charge of the rows of bread, to prepare them every Sabbath.
33. These are the singers, heads of the fathers of the Levites, who were free and exempt in the chambers, for day and night they were responsible for the work.
34. These were heads of the Levites' ancestral houses throughout their generations, chief men; they lived in Jerusalem.
35. In Gibeon lived Jeiel, father of Gibeon, whose wife's name was Maacah.
36. His firstborn son Abdon, Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, and Nadab.
37. Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38. Mikloth fathered Shimeam, and they too lived with their brothers in Jerusalem, opposite their brothers.
39. Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
40. Jonathan’s son was Merib-baal, and Meri-baal fathered Micah.
41. Micah's sons were Pithon, Melech, and Tahrea.
42. Ahaz fathered Jarah; Jarah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; Zimri fathered Moza.
43. Moza fathered Binea; Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
44. Azel had six sons named Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan; these were Azel's sons.

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