1 Chronicles 9:34-44

34 These were heads of fathers' clans among the L'vi'im, according to their generations, and they were leaders; they lived in Yerushalayim.

35 In Giv'on lived the father of Giv'on, Ye'i'el, whose his wife's name was Ma'akhah;

36 and his firstborn son 'Avdon, Tzur, Kish, Ba'al, Ner, Nadav,

37 G'dor, Achyo, Z'kharyah and Miklot.

38 Miklot fathered Shim'am. In contrast with some of their kinsmen, they and their families lived in Yerushalayim.

39 Ner fathered Kish; Kish fathered Sha'ul; and Sha'ul fathered Y'honatan, Malkishua, Avinadav and Eshba'al.

40 The son of Y'honatan was M'riv-Ba'al, and M'riv-Ba'al fathered Mikhah.

41 The sons of Mikhah were: Piton, Melekh and Ta'rea.

42 Achaz fathered Ya'ra; Ya'ra fathered 'Alemet, 'Azmavet and Zimri; Zimri fathered Motza;

43 and Motza fathered Bin'a. His son was Rafah, his son El'asah and his son Atzel.

44 Atzel had six sons, whose names were: 'Azrikam, Bokhru, Yishma'el, Sh'aryah, 'Ovadyah and Hanan; all these were sons of Atzel.

1 Chronicles 9:34-44 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 9

The genealogies of the several tribes being given, according as they were written in the books of the kings of Israel, 1Ch 9:1, an account follows of those who first settled in Jerusalem after their return from the Babylonish captivity; of the Israelites, 1Ch 9:2-9, of the priests, 1Ch 9:10-13 of the Levites, and of the charge and offices of several of the priests and Levites, 1Ch 9:14-34, and the chapter is concluded with a repetition of the genealogy of the ancestors and posterity of Saul king of Israel, 1Ch 9:35-44.