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1 Chronicles 9

1 So all Israel was listed in the official records of Israel's kings. Judah was carried into exile in Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
2 The first to resettle their property in their towns were the Israelite people, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.
3 Those settling in Jerusalem included some from Judah, some from Benjamin, and some from Ephraim and Manasseh:
4 Uthai son of Ammihud son of Omri son of Imri son of Bani from the family of Perez, Judah's son.
5 From the Shilonites: Asaiah the oldest son and his family.
6 From Zerah's family: Jeuel and their relatives—690 in all.
7 From Benjamin's family: Sallu son of Meshullam son of Hodaviah son of Senaah;
8 Ibneiah, Jeroham's son; Elah son of Uzzi son of Michri; Meshullam son of Shephatiah son of Reuel son of Ibnijah;
9 and their relatives in their line of descent—956 in all. All of these were heads of their households.
10 From the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,
11 and Azariah son of Hilkiah son of Meshullam son of Zadok son of Meraioth son of Ahitub the leader of God's house;
12 Adaiah son of Jeroham son of Pashhur son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel son of Jahzerah son of Meshullam son of Meshillemith son of Immer;
13 and their relatives, heads of their households, 1,760 capable men for the religious work of God's house.
14 From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub son of Azrikam son of Hashabiah, from Merari's family;
15 Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica son of Zichri son of Asaph;
16 Obadiah son of Shemaiah son of Galal son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa son of Elkanah, who lived in the settlements of the Netophathites.
17 The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, and Ahiman. Their brother Shallum was the leader,
18 stationed until now in the King's Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers belonging to the Levites' camp.
19 Shallum, Kore's son, Ebiasaph's grandson, and Korah's great-grandson, and his relatives belonging to his household, the Korahites, served as gatekeepers at the tent's entrances, as their ancestors had been gatekeepers at the entrance to the LORD's camp.
20 Phinehas, Eleazar's son, the LORD be with him, was their leader in former times.
21 Zechariah, Meshelemiah's son, was gatekeeper at the meeting tent's entrance.
22 All those selected as gatekeepers at the entrances were two hundred twelve. They were listed in the family records by their settlements. David and Samuel the seer assigned them to their trusted position.
23 So they and their descendants were the gatekeepers guarding the LORD's house, that is, the tent.
24 The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
25 Their relatives came in from their settlements, from time to time, to assist them for a period of seven days.
26 Due to their trustworthiness, the four master gatekeepers, who were Levites, were in charge of the rooms and the treasuries of God's house.
27 They would spend the night patrolling God's house since they had guard duty and were responsible for unlocking it every morning.
28 Some of them were responsible for the worship objects; they counted them when they were brought in and taken out.
29 Others were appointed over the furniture, the holy equipment, the flour, wine, oil, incense, and spices.
30 Some of the priests blended the ointment for the spices;
31 and Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the oldest son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the flat cakes.
32 Also some of their Kohathite relatives were responsible for preparing the stacks of bread for each Sabbath.
33 The singers were the heads of the households of the Levites. They lived in temple rooms and were free from other service because they were on duty day and night.
34 These were the heads of the households of the Levites, according to descent. They lived in Jerusalem.
35 Jeiel, Gibeon's father, lived in Gibeon. His wife's name was Maacah.
36 His oldest son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They too lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
39 Ner was the father of Kish, Kish of Saul, Saul of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
40 Jonathan's son was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
41 Micah's family were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.
42 Ahaz was the father of Jarah; and Jarah of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
43 Moza was the father of Binea; Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah was his son, and Azel was his son.
44 Azel had six sons whose names were Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. This was Azel's family.
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1 Chronicles 10

1 When the Philistines attacked the Israelites, the Israelites ran away from the Philistines, and many fell dead on Mount Gilboa.
2 The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
3 The battle was fierce around Saul, and when the archers located him, he trembled in fear.
4 Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and kill me with it! Otherwise, these uncircumcised men will come and kill me or torture me." But his armor-bearer refused because he was terrified. So Saul took the sword and impaled himself on it.
5 When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also impaled himself on his sword and died with Saul.
6 So Saul and his three sons died; his whole household died together.
7 When all the Israelites who were in the valley saw that the army had run away and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their towns and fled. So the Philistines came to live in them.
8 The next day when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa.
9 They stripped him, carried off his head and armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to spread the news to their idols and to the people.
10 They placed his armor in their god's temple and displayed his skull on a pole in the temple of Dagon.
11 When all the people of Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
12 all their warriors arose and recovered the corpses of Saul and his sons. They brought them back to Jabesh, buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted for seven days.
13 Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD and hadn't followed the LORD's word. He even consulted a medium for guidance.
14 He didn't consult the LORD, so the LORD killed him and gave the kingdom to David, Jesse's son.
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1 Chronicles 11

1 All the Israelites gathered around David at Hebron. "We're your own flesh and blood," they said.
2 "In the past, even when Saul ruled over us, you were the one who led Israel. The LORD your God told you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become a leader over my people Israel.'"
3 So all of Israel's elders came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them before the LORD. They anointed David to make him king over Israel, just as the LORD had promised through Samuel.
4 Then David and all Israel marched to Jerusalem, that is, Jebus, where the Jebusites lived.
5 The people who lived in Jebus told David, "You'll never get in here!" But David captured the mountain fortress of Zion, which became David's City.
6 David had said, "The first one to kill a Jebusite will become commander in chief!" Joab, Zeruiah's son, was the first to attack and so became commander in chief.
7 David occupied the fortress, so it was renamed David's City.
8 He also built up the city on all sides, including its own foundations and the surrounding areas, while Joab restored the rest of the city.
9 David grew increasingly powerful, and the LORD of heavenly forces was with him.
10 These are the commanders of David's warriors who continued to support him while he was king. Together with all Israel, they made him king, as the LORD had promised Israel.
11 This is the list of David's warriors: Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was commander of the Thirty. He raised his spear against eight hundred, killing them on a single occasion.
12 Next in command came Eleazar, Dodo's son the Ahohite, who was one of the three warriors.
13 He was with David at Pas-dammim. The Philistines were gathered there for battle, where part of a field was full of barley. When the people ran away from the Philistines,
14 he and David stood in the middle of the field, held their ground, and defeated the Philistines. So the LORD achieved a great victory.
15 Three of the thirty commanders went down from the rock to David at the fortress of Adullam, while the army of the Philistines camped in the Rephaim Valley.
16 At that time David was in the fortress, and a Philistine fort was in Bethlehem.
17 David had a craving and said, "If only someone could give me a drink of water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem."
18 So the three warriors broke through the Philistine camp and drew water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it and poured it out to the LORD.
19 "God forbid that I should do that," he said. "Isn't this the blood of men who risked their lives?" So he refused to drink it. Since they had brought it at the risk of their lives, David refused to drink it. These were the kinds of things the three warriors did.
20 Abishai, Joab's brother, was chief of the Thirty. He raised his spear against the three hundred men he had slain, but he wasn't considered one of the Three.
21 He was the most famous of the Thirty. He became their commander, but he wasn't among the Three.
22 Benaiah, Jehoiada's son from Kabzeel, was a hero who performed great deeds. He killed two of Moab's leaders, and on a snowy day went down into a pit where he killed a lion.
23 He also killed an Egyptian seven and a half feet tall, who was holding a spear like a weaver's beam. Benaiah went down to him with a club, grabbed the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with it.
24 These were the exploits of Benaiah, Jehoiada's son; he wasn't considered one of the three warriors.
25 He was famous among the Thirty, but didn't become one of the Three. David placed him in command of his own bodyguard.
26 The mighty warriors: Asahel, Joab's brother; Elhanan, Dodo's son from Bethlehem;
27 Shammoth from Haror; Helez from Pelon;
28 Ira, Ikkesh's son from Tekoa; Abiezer from Anathoth;
29 Sibbecai the Hushathite; Ilai from Ahoh;
30 Maharai from Netophah; Heled, Baanah's son from Netophah;
31 Ithai, Ribai's son from Gibeah of the Benjaminites; Benaiah from Pirathon;
32 Hurai from the Gaash ravines; Abiel the Arbathite;
33 Azmaveth from Baharum; Eliahba from Shaalbon;
34 Hashem the Gizonite; Jonathan, Shagee's son from Harar;
35 Ahiam, Sachar's son from Harar; Eliphal, Ur's son;
36 Hepher the Mecherathite; Ahijah the Pelonite;
37 Hezro from Carmel; Naarai, Ezbai's son;
38 Joel, Nathan's brother; Mibhar, Hagri's son;
39 Zelek the Ammonite; Naharai from Beeroth, Zeruiah's son and the armor-bearer for Joab;
40 Ira from Ither; Gareb from Ither;
41 Uriah the Hittite; Zabad, Ahlai's son;
42 Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, a leader of the Reubenites, and thirty with him;
43 Hanan, Maacah's son; Joshaphat the Mithnite;
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite; Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite;
45 Jediael, Shimri's son, and his brother Joha the Tizite;
46 Eliel the Mahavite; Jeribai and Joshaviah, Elnaam's sons; Ithmah the Moabite;
47 Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
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