I. CHRONICLES IX. 2.

B.C. 1200, &e.
THE FIRST TO INHABIT JERU- SALEM,
2. Ezra 2.70.
Neh. 7. 73. $. Sons.
@. anah- shim,
OF THE PRIESTS. Jj. Jedaiah, Known.of Jehovah. j. Jehoiarib, Defended
establish, a. Azariah, Helped_of Jehovah. a. Adaiah, Adorned-_of Jehovah,
m. mighty. men-of yalour.
THE PORTERS. 17-20. See ch. 26. 1-12. g. or gate- keepers.
s. SONS,
t.thresholds. te, tent. J. Jehovah.
20. Num. 31. 6.
2 Now the first xinhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israélites, the priests, xLevites, and the Nethinims.
38 And in Jerusalem dwelt of the_ schildren_of Judah, and of the_schil- dren_of Benjamin, and of the_schil- dren_of Ephraim, and Manasseh ;
4 Uthai the_son_of Ammihud, the_ son_of Omri, the_son_of Imri, the_son_ of Bani, of the_schildren_of Pharez the_son_of Judah.
5 And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
6 And of the_sons_of Zerah; Jeuél, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.
7 And of the_sons_of Benjamin; Sallu the_son_of Meshullam, the_son_of Ho- dayviah, the_son_of Hasenuah,
8 And Ibneiah the_son_of Jeroham, and Elah the_son_of Uzzi, the_son_of Michri, and Meshullam the _son_of Shephathiah, the_son_of Reuel, the_ son_of Ibnijah ;
9 And their brethren, according_to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these «men were chief_of the fathers in the_house_of their fathers.
10 And of the priests; 7 Jedaiah, and J Jehoiarib, and / Jachin,
ll And « Azariah the_son_of Hilkiah, the_son_of Meshullam, the_son_of Za- dok, the_son_of Meraioth, the_son_of Ahitub, the_ruler_of the-_house _of x=God ;
12 And « Adaiah the_son_of Jeroham, the_son_of Pashur, the_son_of Malchi- jah, and Maasiai the_son_of Adiél, the_ son_of Jahzerah, the_son_of Meshul- lam, the_son_of Meshillemith, the_son_ of Immer ;
13 And their brethren, heads_of the_ house_of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; ™ very able_men for the_work_of the_service_ of the_house_of x=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, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the_son_of Micah, the_ son_of Zichri, the_son_of Asaph ;
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, that dwelt in the_vil- lages_of the Netophathites.
Wv And the gporters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;
18 Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: thep were 9 xporters a the_companies_of the_schildren_of
evi.
19 And Shallum the_son_of Koré, 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 ¢gates_of the ‘etabernacle: and their fathers, being over the_host_of ‘the Lorp, were keepers_of the entry.
20 And Phinehas the_son_of Eleazar
I, Coronicuzs IX, 41 was the ruler over them in time past, Reis G3
and ' the Lorp was with him. 21 And Zechariah the_son_of Meshe-
lemiah was g porter_of the _edoor_|¥%
of the _te tabernacle _ of the congrega- tion.
2 All these which were xchosen to be gporters in the ¢gates were two_ hundred and twelve. These were_
reckoned by their genealogy in their o. villages, whom David and Samuél the};.
seer / did_ordain in their set_office.
23 So thep and their schildren had the oversight of the gates_of the_house_ of J the Lorn, namely, the_house_of the te tabernacle, by w wards.
24 In four i quarters were the 9 por- ters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
2 And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven xdays from time to time with them.
26 For these xLevites, the four chief 9 xporters, were in thei7 set_oftice, and ‘were over the «chambers and xtrea- suries_of the_house_of x=God.
27 And they 'lodged round_about the_ house_of x=God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.
23 And certain of them had_the_ charge_of the » ministering vessels, that
they should_bring_them_in »and out},
by ~ tale.
29 Some of them also eiene appointed to oversee the vessels, and ,° all the_in- struments_of the sanctuary, and ,° the fine_flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.
80 And some of the_sons-_of the priests 4made the ointment_of the spices.
31 And Mattithiah, one of the Levites,
THE CHARGE 25-34. See e 26. 19-28, :
c. chambe Heb, ; lishah
who was the firstborn_of Shallum the| 6 71
Korahite, had_the_set_office over the},
things_that_were_made © in the / pans. ® And other of their brethren, of the_
sons_of the Kohathites, were over the} *-
+shewbread, to prepare it every sab- bath.
33 And these are the singers, chief_of| 54
the_fathers_of the Levites, who remain- ing in the «chambers were free: for they were_employed in that xwork day and night,
%4-These chief «fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their genera- tions ; these dwelt at Jerusalem.
35 And in Gibeon dwelt the_father_of Gibeon, Jehiél, whose wife’s name was Maachah:
36 And his xfirstborn son Abdon, then poi
Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
37 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecha- riah, and Mikloth.
38 And Mikloth begat-Shimeam. And thep also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over_against their brethren.
39 And Ner begat -Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and «Malchi-shua, and ~Abinadab, and -Esh-baal.
40 And _ the_son_of Jonathan was Merib-baal: and Merib-baal begat -Mi-
cah. 41 And the_sons_of Micah were, Pi-
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ISRAEL DEFEATED. DEATH OF SAUL AND
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#2 And Ahaz begat -Jarah; and Jarah begat ~Alemeth, and -Azmaveth, and -Zimri ; and Zimri begat
43 And Moza begat -Binea; and Re- phaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
44 And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmaél, and Sheariah, and Oba- diah, and Hanan : these were the_sons_ of Azel.
NOW the Philistines fought
O against Israél ; and the? men_ of Israél fled from before the Philis- tines, and fell_down slain in mount Gilboa.
2 And the Philistines followed_hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and ~Abina- dab, and -Malchi-shua, the_sons_of Saul.
3 And the battle went_sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was_wounded of the archers.
4 Then said Saul to his armour- bearer, “-Draw thy sword, and -thrust_ me_through therewith ; lest xthese xun- circumcised tcome and -abuse me.” But his armourbearer would not ; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a xsword, and fell upon it.
5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was_dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.
7 And when all the_imen_of Israél
.|that were in the valley saw that they -|fled, and that Saul and his sons were_
dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
8 And it came_to_pass on the_mor- row, when the Philistines came to strip rthe slain, that they found «Saul and his ~sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
® And when they had-_stripped him, they took his “head, and his «armour, and sent into the_land_of the Philis- tines round-about, to carry_tidings unto their idols, and to -the people.
10 And they put his “armour in the_ house_of their gods, and fastened his ehead in the_temple_of Dagon.
11 And when all Jabesh-gilead heard call that the Philistines had_done to
aul,
2 They arose, all the valiant ‘men, and took_away «the_body_of Saul, and -the_bodies_of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their “bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
18 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against / the Lorp, even against the_word_of ‘the Lorp,
“|which he kept not, and also for asking
counsel of one that had a_familiar_ spirit, to inquire of tt ; 14 And inquired not of Jthe Lorp:
therefore He slew him, and turned
‘the kingdom unto David the_son_of