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¹ And, all Israel, registered themselves, and lo! they are written, in the Book of the Kings of Israel, and, Judah, was carried away captive to Babylon, for their faithlessness.² Now, the first inhabitants, who were in their possessions, in their cities, were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.³ And, in Jerusalem, there dwelt, of the sons of Judah, and of the sons of Benjamin, - and of the sons of Ephraim, and Manasseh:⁴ Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, of the sons of Perez, son of Judah.⁵ And, of the Shilonites, Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.⁶ And, of the sons of Zerah, Jeuel, - and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.⁷ And, of the sons of Benjamin, Sallu, son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah;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 brethren, by their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six, - all these men, were ancestral chiefs, to their ancestral house.¹⁰ And, of the priests, Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin, - ¹¹ and Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, chief 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 brethren, chief men of their ancestral house, a thousand and seven hundred and sixty, - able men, for the business of the service of the house of God.

¹⁴ And, of the Levites, Shemaiah, son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;¹⁵ and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, - and Mattaniah, 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 And, the keepers of the gates, were Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, - and their brethren - Shallum the chief;¹⁸ and, hitherto, they were in the gate of the king, eastward, - the same, were the keepers of the gate, for the camps of the sons of Levi.¹⁹ And, Shallum, son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah and his brethren of his ancestral house - the Korahites, were over the business of the service, watchers at the vestibule of the tent, - and, their fathers, had been over the camp of Yahweh, watchers at the entrance.²⁰ And, Phinehas son of Eleazar, was, chief ruler, over them aforetime, Yahweh, being with him.²¹ Zechariah son of Meshelemiah, was door-keeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting.²² All those who were chosen for door-keepers in the vestibule, were two hundred and twelve, - the same, in their villages, had registered themselves, the same, did David and Samuel the seer establish in their trust.²³ So, they and their sons, were over the gates of the house of Yahweh, of the house of the tent, by watches.²⁴ Towards the four winds, were the keepers of the gates, - eastward, westward, northward, and southward.²⁵ And, their brethren in their villages, had to come in, every seven days, from time to time, along with these.²⁶ For, in trust, were four mighty men of the keepers of the gates, the same, were Levites, - and they were over the chambers, and over the treasuries of the house of God.²⁷ And, round about the house of God, used they to lodge, - for, upon them, was the charge, and they were over the setting open, morning by morning.²⁸ And, some from among them, were over the utensils of the service, - for, by number, used they to bring them in, and, by number, used they to take them forth.²⁹ And, some from among them, were appointed over the utensils, yea over all the vessels of the holy place, - and over the fine meal, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.³⁰ And, some from among the sons of the priests, were compounders of perfumes, with the spices.³¹ And, Mattithiah, from among the Levites, - the same, was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite - was in trust over the making of the flat cakes.³² And, some from among the Kohathites, of their brethren, were over the Bread that was set in Array, - to place it sabbath by sabbath.³³ These, also were the singers, ancestral chiefs of the Levites, in the chambers, free, - for, by day and by night, was there a charge upon them, in the business.³⁴ These, were the ancestral chiefs, of the Levites, by their generations, chief men, - these, dwelt in Jerusalem.

³⁵ And, in Gibeon, dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, - the name of whose wife, was Maacah:³⁶ and, his firstborn son, Abdon, - and Zur, and Kish, and Baal and Ner, and Nadab;³⁷ and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloh.³⁸ And, Mikloth, begat Shimeam - and, they also, over against their brethren, did dwell in Jerusalem, along with their brethren.³⁹ And, Ner, begat Kith, and, Kish, begat Saul, - and, Saul, begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal;⁴⁰ and, the son of Jonathan, was Merib-baal, - and, Merib-baal, begat Micah;⁴¹ and, the sons of Micah, were Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea and Ahaz ;⁴² and, Ahaz, begat Jarah, and, Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri, - and Zimri, begat Moza;⁴³ and, Moza, begat Binea, - and Raphaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son;⁴⁴ and, Azel, had six sons, and these are their names - Azrikam, his firstborn , and Ishmael, and Sheariah and Obadiah, and Hanan, and Asah . These, were the sons of Azel.