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All Israel was listed in the genealogies recorded in the book of the kings of Israel.
The People in Jerusalem
The people of Judah were taken captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
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Now the first to resettle on their own property in their own towns were
some Israelites, priests, Levites and temple servants.
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Those from Judah, from Benjamin, and from Ephraim and Manasseh
who lived in Jerusalem were:
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Uthai son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri,
the son of Bani, a descendant of Perez don of Judah.
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Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
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Of the Zerahites: Jeuel. The people from Judah numbered 690.
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Of the Benjamites: Sallu son of Meshullam,
the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;
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Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, the son of Micri;
and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah.
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The people from Benjamin , as listed in their genealogy, numbered 956.
All these men were heads of their families.
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Of the priests: Jedaiah; Jehoiarib; Jakin;
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Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of
Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the official in charge of the house of God;
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Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malkijah;
and Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam,
the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer.
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The priests, who were heads of families, numbered 1,760. They were able men,
responsible for ministering in the house of God.
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Of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam,
the son of Hashabiah, a Merarite;
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Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah son of Mica,
the son of Zicri, the son of Asaph;
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Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galai, the son of Jeduthun;
and Berekiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of
the Netophathites.
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The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their brothers,
Shallum their chief
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being stationed at the King's Gate on the east up to the present time.
These were the gatekeepers belonging to the camp of the Levites.
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Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his fellow
gatekeepers from his family (the Korathites) were responsible for guarding
the thresholds of the Tent just as their fathers had been responsible
for guarding the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.
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In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar was in charge of the gatekeepers,
and the LORD was with him.
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Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper
at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
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Altogether, those chosen to be the gatekeepers at the threshold
numbered 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages.
The gatekeepers had been assigned to their positions of trust
by David and Samuel the seer.
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They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates
of the house of the LORD - the house called the Tent.
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The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north and south.
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Their brothers in their villages had to come from time to time
and share their duties for seven-day periods.
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But the four principal gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with
the responsibility for the rooms and treasuries in the house of God.
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They would spend the night stationed around the fouse of God,
because they had to guard it; and they had charge of the key for opening
it each morning.
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Some of them were in charge of the articles used in the temple service;
they counted them when they were brought in and when they were taken
out.
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Others were assigned to take care of the furnishings and all the other articles
of the sanctuary, as well as the flour and wine, and the oil, incense and spices.
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But some of the priests took care of mixing the spices.
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A Levite named Mattithiah, the firsrtborn of Shallum the Korathite,
was entrusted with the responsibility for baking the offering bread.
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Some of the Kohathite brothers were in charge of preparing for every Sabbath
the bread set out on the table.
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Those who were musicians, heads of Levite families, stayed in the rooms
of the temple and were exempt from other duties because they were responsible
for the work day and night.
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All these were the heads of Levite families,
chiefs as listed in their genealogy, and they lived in Jerusalem.
The Genealogy of Saul
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Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife's name was Maacah,
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and his firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
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Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah and Mikloth.
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Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They too lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
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Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan,
Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.
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The son of Jonathan: Merib-Baal, who was the father of Micah.
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The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahera and Ahaz.
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Ahaz was the father of Jadah, Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and
Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.
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Moza was the father of Binea; Rephaiah was his son,
Eleasah his son and Azel his son.
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Azel had six sons, and these were their names:
Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. There were the sons of Azel
