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1 Chronicles 9 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:1 - So all Israel was listed by their families; and, truly, they are recorded in the book of the kings of Israel. And Judah was taken away as prisoners to Babylon because of their sin.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:2 - Now the first to take up their heritage in their towns were: Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:3 - And in Jerusalem there were living some of the sons of Judah, and of Benjamin, and of Ephraim and Manasseh;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:4 - Uthai, the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the sons of Perez, the son of Judah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:5 - And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the oldest, and his sons.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:6 - And of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brothers, six hundred and ninety.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:7 - And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu, the son of Meshullam, Judah, the son of Hassenuah,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:8 - And 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;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:9 - And their brothers, in the list of their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were heads of families, listed by the names of their fathers.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:10 - And of the priests: Jedaiah and Jehoiarib and Jachin
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:11 - And Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:12 - And 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;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:13 - And their brothers, heads of their families, a thousand and seven hundred and sixty: able men, doing the work of the house of God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:14 - And of the Levites: Shemaiah, the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:15 - And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah, the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:16 - And Obadiah, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah, the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who were living in the small towns of the Netophathites.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:17 - And the door-keepers: Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman and their brothers: Shallum was the chief.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:18 - Up till then they had been at the king's door to the east. They were door-keepers for the tents of the sons of Levi.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:19 - And Shallum, the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his family, the Korahites, were responsible for everything which had to be done in connection with the order of worship, keepers of the doors of the Tent; their fathers had had the care of the tents of the Lord, being keepers of the doorway.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:20 - In the past Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had been ruler over them; may the Lord be with him!
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:21 - Zechariah, the son of Meshelemiah, was keeper of the door of the Tent of meeting.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:22 - There were two hundred and twelve whose business it was to keep the doorway. These were listed by families in the country places where they were living, whom David and Samuel the seer put in their responsible positions.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:23 - So they and their sons had the care of the doors of the house of the Lord, the house of the Tent, as watchers.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:24 - There were keepers of the doors on the four sides, to the east, west, north, and south.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:25 - And their brothers, in the country places where they were living, were to come in every seven days to be with them from time to time.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:26 - For the four chief door-keepers, who were Levites, had a special position, looking after the rooms and the store-houses of the house of God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:27 - Their sleeping-rooms were round the house of God, for they had the care of it, and were responsible for opening it morning by morning.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:28 - Certain of them had the care of the vessels used in worship, to keep an account of them when they came in and when they were taken out again.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:29 - And some of them were responsible for the holy things and for the vessels of the holy place, and the meal and the wine and the oil and the perfume and the spices.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:30 - And some of the sons of the priests were responsible for crushing the spices.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:31 - And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the oldest son of Shallum the Korahite, was responsible for cooking the flat cakes.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:32 - And some of their brothers, sons of the Kohathites, were responsible for the holy bread which was put in order before the Lord, to get it ready every Sabbath.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:33 - And these were those who had the ordering of the music and songs, heads of families of the Levites, who were living in the rooms, and were free from other work, for their work went on day and night.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:34 - These were heads of families of the Levites in their generations, chief men; they were living at Jerusalem.

Ancestry and Descendants of Saul

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:35 - And in Gibeon was living the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:36 - And Abdon his oldest son, and Zur and Kish and Baal and Ner and Nadab
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:37 - And Gedor and Ahio and Zechariah and Mikloth
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:38 - Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They were living with their brothers in Jerusalem opposite their brothers.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:39 - And Ner was the father of Kish; and Kish was the father of Saul; and Saul was the father of Jonathan and Malchi-shua and Abinadab and Eshbaal.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:40 - And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:41 - And the sons of Micah: Pithon and Melech and Tahrea and Ahaz.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:42 - And Ahaz was the father of Jarah; and Jarah was the father of Alemeth and Azmaveth and Zimri; and Zimri was the father of Moza.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:43 - And Moza was the father of Binea; and Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:44 - And Azel had five sons, whose names are: Azrikam, his oldest son, and Ishmael and Sheariah and Obadiah and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.
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