1 Chronicles 9:1-13 ▼

1 All of Israel was enumerated by genealogy and recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel as Judah was being taken captive into exile to Babylon due to their disobedience.

2 The first to settle on their own property in their own towns of Israel were priests, descendants of Levi, and the Temple Servants.

3 In Jerusalem there lived some of the people of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh including

4 Ammihud's son Uthai, who was the grandson of Omri, who was the great-grandson of Imri, who was fathered by Bani from the descendants of Judah's son Perez.

5 From the descendants of Shilon there was Asaiah the firstborn, along with his descendants.

6 From the descendants of Zerah there was Jeuel, along with 690 of their relatives.

7 From the descendants of Benjamin there was Meshullam's son Sallu, who was also the grandson of Hodaviah and great-grandson of Hassenuah,

8 Jeroham's son Ibneiah, Uzzi's son Elah, who was also Michri's grandson, and Shephatiah's son Meshullam, who was the grandson of Reuel and great-grandson of Ibnijah,

9 along with 956 of their relatives according to their generations. All of these were leaders of families according to their ancestral households.

10 From the priests there were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,

11 and Hilkiah's son Azariah, who was fathered by Meshullam, who was fathered by Zadok, who was fathered by Meraioth, who was fathered by Ahitub, the Chief Operating Officer of the Temple of God.

12 There was Jeroham's son Adaiah, who was fathered by Pashhur, who was fathered by Malchijah, and Adiel's son Maasai, who was fathered by Jahzerah, who was fathered by Meshullam, who was fathered by Meshillemith, who was fathered by Immer,

13 along with 1,760 of their relatives, who were leaders of their ancestral households, valiant and qualified to serve in the Temple of God.