1 And all Israel were numbered by kindreds: and see, they be written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah were carried away to Babylon for their offenses.
2 And the old inhabiters that dwelt in their own possessions and cities were Israel, the priests, Levites and Nethinims.
3 But in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, of the children of Benjamin and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh.
4 Uthai the son of Ammihud the son of Omri the son of Imri of the son of Bani of the children of Perez, the son of Judah.
5 And of Shiloni, Asaiah the eldest and his sons.
6 And of the sons of Zerah, Jeuel with their brethren, six hundred and ninety.
7 And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,
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
9 with other their brethren in their kindreds, nine hundred fifty and five. And all these were honorable heads in the ancient households of them.
10 And of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib and Jachin,
11 Azariah the son of Hilkiah the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok the son of Meraioth the son of Ahitub the chiefest in the house of God.
12 And Adaiah the son of Jeroham the son of Pashur the son of Malchijah. And Maasai the son of Adiel the son of Jaezerah the son of Meshullam the son of Meshillemith the son of Immer,
13 with other of their brethren, heads in the ancient households of them, a thousand seven hundred and three score active men in the work of the service of the house of God.
14 And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah of the sons of Merari.
15 And Bakbakkar the carpenter and Galal. And Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri the son of Asaph.
16 Obadiah the son of Shemaiah the son of Galal the son of Jeduthun. And Berechiah the son of Asa the son of Elkanah that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.
17 The porters were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon and Ahiman with their brethren - Shallum being the chief.
18 For unto the time they had watched at the king's gate eastward in the tents of the children of Levi by companies.
19 And Shallum the son of Kore the son of Ebiasaph the son of Korah with his brethren the Korahites in the house of their fathers had their business and office to keep the door of the tabernacle: for their fathers in the Host of the LORD kept the entering.
20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them before the LORD, which was with him.
21 And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah kept the door of the tabernacle of witness.
22 All these were chosen fellows to keep the thresholds, two hundred and twelve, and were numbered in their villages. And them did David and Samuel the seer institute in their fidelity.
23 And their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD and of the house of the tabernacle, to keep them.
24 In four quarters were the keepers: toward the east, west, north and south.
25 And their brethren that were in the country came in their weeks as their course came about with them.
26 For the Levites were committed to be principal porters of fidelity. And they had the oversight of the vestries and treasures of the house of God,
27 and lay all night round about the house of God: because the keeping thereof pertained to them and to open it every morning.
28 And certain of them had the rule of the ministering vessels and brought them in and out by tale.
29 And of them were certain appointed to oversee the vessels and all holy ornaments, and of the flour, wine, oil, frankincense and sweet odours.
30 But certain of the sons of the priests were set to make sweet savours.
31 And Matiithiah, one of the Levites, the eldest son of Shallum the Korahite, had the oversight of the things that were baken in the frying pan.
32 And other of their brethren, the sons of Kohath, had the oversight of the shewbread, to prepare against all Sabbaths.
33 These are the singers - ancient heads among the Levites divided by chambers, for they had to do both day and night.
34 These were the ancient among the Levites in their generations. And these dwelt at Jerusalem.
35 And in Gibeon dwelt Jeiel the father of Gibeon, whose wife was called Maacah.
36 And his eldest son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner and Nadab;
37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah and Mikloth. And Mikloth begat Shimeam.
38 And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, even hard by them.
39 And Ner begat Kish, and Kish, Saul. And Saul begat Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab and Eshbaal.
40 And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal. And Meribbaal begat Micah,
41 and the sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech and Tarea.
42 And Ahaz begat Jarah. And Jarah begat Alemath, Azmaveth, Zimri. And Zimri begat Moza.
43 And Moza begat Binea, whose son was Rephaiah, and his son was Eleasah, and his son Azel.
44 And Azel had six sons whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. These are the sons of Azel.