Inhabitants of Jerusalem after the exile
1All the Israelites were classified in related groups, but they were listed in the Book of the Kings of Israel. As for those of Judah, they were deported to Babylon for their faithlessness. 2The first who came back to their towns and their estates were Israelites, priests, Levites and helpers. 3So in Jerusalem lived Judaeans, Benjaminites, Ephraimites and Manassites.
4Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, one of the sons of Perez son of Judah. 5Of the Shilonites: Asaiah, the firstborn, and his sons. 6Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel. Also their kinsmen: six hundred and ninety.
7Of the tribe of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah; 8Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, son of Michri; Mesullam son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah. 9They had nine hundred and fifty-six kinsmen, grouped according to their kinship. All these men were heads of families.
10Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin, 11Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, ruler of the house of God. 12Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah, Maasai son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer. 13They had kinsmen, heads of families, one thousand seven hundred and sixty men who undertook the duties of the Temple of God.
14Of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hasha biah of the sons of Merari, 15Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph, 16Obadiah 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.
17The keepers of the gate: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their kinsmen. Shallum, was their head, 18and they still keep station at the royal gate, to the east. These were the gatekeepers of the camp of the Levites. 19Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, with his brother Kora hites, of the same family, were responsible for the liturgical service; they were “keepers of the threshold for the Tent,” for their fathers had guarded the entrance of the camp of Yahweh. 20At one time, Phinehas son of Eleazar had ruled them and they served before Yahweh. 21Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was keeper of the gate at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 22All the keepers of the gate at the thresholds were picked men; there were two hundred and twelve of them and they were registered in their various villages. These were appointed by David and Samuel the seer because of their loyalty. 23They and their sons had the guardianship of the gates of the House of Yahweh, the house of the Tent. 24On the four sides stood the keepers of the gate, east, west, north, and south. 25Their kinsmen in their villages would come to join them for a week from time to time, 26since the four head gate keepers themselves lived there permanently. Some of them were responsible for the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. 27They spent the night in the precincts of the house of God, their duties being to guard it and they had the keys with them to open the rooms at the morning.
28Some of them were responsible for the furnishings of worship; they counted them whenever they put them away and took them out. 29Others were in charge of the furniture and all the sacred furnishings, the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the incense, the spices, 30but only the priests prepared the mixture for the spices.
31One of the Levites, Mattithiah the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was responsible for the offerings that were to be baked on the pan. 32Some of their kinsmen the Kohathites were responsible for the loaves to be set out in rows sabbath by sabbath.
33These are the cantors, heads of the levitical families. When free from service they lived in the Temple chambers, because they were on duty day and night.
34These were the heads of the families of the Levites, grouped according to their families. These heads lived in Jerusalem.
The ancestors of Saul. His death.
35In the city of Gibeon lived Abigibeon and Jeiel, whose wife was called Maacah. 36His firstborn was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 37Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. 38Mikloth became father of Shimeam. Their descendants lived in Jerusalem near other families of their clans.
39Ner became father of Kish, Kish father of Saul, Saul father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal. 40Jonathan’s son Merribbaal, became father of Micah. 41Micah had four sons: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea and Ahaz. 42Ahaz became father of Jarah, Jarah father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri; Zimri became father of Moza, 43Moza father of Binea, whose son was 44Rephaiah, whose son was Eleasah, whose son was Azel. Azel had six sons; their names were these: Azrikam, his firstborn, then Ishmael, Bocheru, Sheariah, Obadiah, Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
