1 Chronicles 9:15-25

15 Bacbacar quoque carpentarius et Galal et Mathania filius Micha filii Zechri filii Asaph

16 et Obdia filius Semeiae filii Galal filii Idithun et Barachia filius Asa filii Helcana qui habitavit in atriis Netophathi

17 ianitores autem Sellum et Acub et Telmon et Ahiman et frater eorum Sellum princeps

18 usque ad illud tempus in porta Regis ad orientem observabant per vices suas de filiis Levi

19 Sellum vero filius Core filii Abiasaph filii Core cum fratribus suis et domo patris sui hii sunt Coritae super opera ministerii custodes vestibulorum tabernaculi et familiae eorum per vices castrorum Domini custodientes introitum

20 Finees autem filius Eleazar erat dux eorum coram Domino

21 porro Zaccharias filius Mosollamia ianitor portae tabernaculi testimonii

22 omnes hii electi in ostiarios per portas ducenti duodecim et descripti in villis propriis quos constituerunt David et Samuhel videns in fide sua

23 tam ipsos quam filios eorum in ostiis domus Domini et in tabernaculo vicibus suis

24 per quattuor ventos erant ostiarii id est ad orientem et ad occidentem ad aquilonem et ad austrum

25 fratres autem eorum in viculis morabantur et veniebant in sabbatis suis de tempore usque ad tempus

1 Chronicles 9:15-25 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.