And the sons of Shemidah were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.

And the sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son,

and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elad. And the men of Gath born in the land slew them, because they came down to take their cattle.

And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.

And he went in to his wife; and she conceived, and bore a son; and he called his name Beriah, for he was born when calamity was in his house.

And his daughter was Sheerah; and she built Beth-horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.

And his son was Rephah, and Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,

And their possession and dwelling-places were Bethel and its dependent villages, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer and its dependent villages, and Shechem and its dependent villages as far as to Gazah and its dependent villages.

And in the hands of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and its dependent villages, Taanach and its dependent villages, Megiddo and its dependent villages, Dor and its dependent villages. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

The sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Jishvah, and Jishvi, and Beriah; Serah their sister.

And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith.

And Heber begot Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.

And the sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath; these are the sons of Japhlet.

And the sons of Shemer: Ahi, and Rohgah, and Hubbah, and Aram.

And the sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, and Jimna, and Shelesh, and Amal.

The sons of Zophah: Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Jimrah,

Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Jithran, and Beera.

And the sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara.

And the sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia.

All these were the sons of Asher, heads of fathers' houses, choice men, mighty of valour, chiefs of the princes. And their number according to their genealogy, registered as fit for service for war, was twenty-six thousand men.

And Benjamin begot Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

And Bela had sons: Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

And these are the sons of Ehud (these were the chief fathers of the inhabitants of Geba; and they carried them away to Manahath;

even Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera; he removed them), and he begot Uzza and Ahihud.

And Shaharaim begot children in the land of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.

And he begot of Hodesh his wife: Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,

and Jeuz, and Shobia, and Mirmah; these were his sons, chief fathers.

And of Hushim he begot Abitub, and Elpaal.

And the sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shemer, who built Ono, and Lod and its dependent villages;

and Beriah, and Shema, who were chief fathers of the inhabitants of Ajalon; they drove away the inhabitants of Gath.

And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder,

and Michael, and Jishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.

And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hiski, and Heber,

and Jishmerai, and Jizliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.

And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,

and Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,

and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.

And Jishpah, and Eber, and Eliel,

and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

and Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,

and Jiphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.

And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; and his wife's name was Maachah.

And his son, the firstborn, was Abdon; and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher.

And Mikloth begot Shimeah. And these also dwelt beside their brethren in Jerusalem, with their brethren.

And Ner begot Kish; and Kish begot Saul; and Saul begot Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

And the son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal; and Merib-Baal begot Micah.

And the sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.

And Ahaz begot Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah begot Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza;

and Moza begot Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

And Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bochru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan; all these were sons of Azel.

And the sons of Eshek his brother were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers; and they had many sons, and sons' sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.

And all Israel were registered by genealogy; and behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. And Judah was carried away to Babylon because of their transgression.

And the inhabitants that were first in their possessions in their cities were the Israelites, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.

And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh:

And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.

And of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel; and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.

And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,

and Jibneiah 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 Jibnijah;

and their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were chief fathers in their fathers' houses.

And of the priests: Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,

and Azariah the son of Hilkijah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;

and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, and Masai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;

and their brethren, heads of their fathers' houses, a thousand and seven hundred and sixty; able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal; and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

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 dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

And the doorkeepers: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren; Shallum was the chief.

And they have been hitherto in the king's gate eastward: they were the doorkeepers in the camps of the children of Levi.

And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, and their fathers, set over the camp of Jehovah, were keepers of the entrance.

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them formerly; Jehovah was with him.

All these chosen to be doorkeepers at the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were registered by genealogy according to their villages: David and Samuel the seer had instituted them in their trust.

And they and their sons were at the gates of the house of Jehovah, the house of the tent, to keep watch there.

At the four quarters were the doorkeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south.

And their brethren, in their villages, were to come after every seven days from time to time with them.

For in their trust these four were the chief doorkeepers: they were Levites; and they were over the chambers and over the treasuries of the house of God;

for they stayed round about the house of God during the night, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

And part of them had the charge of the instruments of service, for by number they brought them in and by number they brought them out.

Part of them also were appointed over the vessels, and over all the holy instruments, and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.

And it was some one of the sons of the priests who compounded the ointment of the spices.

And Mattithiah of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was in trust over the things that were made in the pans.

And some of the sons of the Kohathites, their brethren, were over the loaves to be set in rows, to prepare them every sabbath.

And these were the singers, chief fathers of the Levites, who were in the chambers free from service; for they were employed day and night.

And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, and his wife's name was Maachah.

And his son, the firstborn, was Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,

and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth;

and Mikloth begot Shimeam. And they also dwelt beside their brethren in Jerusalem, with their brethren.

And Ner begot Kish; and Kish begot Saul; and Saul begot Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

And the son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal; and Merib-Baal begot Micah.

And the sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea.

And Ahaz begot Jarah: and Jarah begot Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza;

and Moza begot Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

And Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bochru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of Azel.