1 Chronicles 9:26-44

9:26 The four head gatekeepers, who were Levites, were assigned to guard the storerooms and treasuries in God’s sanctuary. ¹  9:27 They would spend the night in their posts all around God’s sanctuary, ²  for they were assigned to guard it and would open it with the key every morning. 9:28 Some of them were in charge of the articles used by those who served; they counted them when they brought them in and when they brought them out. ³  9:29 Some of them were in charge of the equipment and articles of the sanctuary, ⁴  as well as the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices. 9:30 (But some of the priests mixed the spices.) 9:31 Mattithiah, a Levite, the firstborn son ⁵  of Shallum the Korahite, was in charge of baking the bread for offerings. 9:32 Some of the Kohathites, their relatives, were in charge of preparing the bread that is displayed each Sabbath.

9:33 The musicians and Levite family leaders stayed in rooms at the sanctuary ⁶  and were exempt from other duties, for day and night they had to carry out their assigned tasks. 9:34 These were the family leaders of the Levites, as listed in their genealogical records. They lived in Jerusalem.

Jeiel’s Descendants

9:35 Jeiel (the father of Gibeon) lived in Gibeon. His wife was Maacah. 9:36 His firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 9:37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. 9:38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem. ⁷ 

9:39 Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. ⁸ 

9:40 The son of Jonathan:

Meribbaal, ⁹  who was the father of Micah.

9:41 The sons of Micah:

Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz. ¹⁰ 

9:42 Ahaz was the father of Jarah, ¹¹  and Jarah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza, 9:43 and Moza was the father of Binea. His son was Rephaiah, whose son was Eleasah, whose son was Azel.

9:44 Azel had six sons: Azrikam his firstborn, ¹²  followed by Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

¹ tn Heb “in the house of God.”

² tn Heb “in the house of God.”

³ tn Heb “and from them over the articles of the task, for by number they would bring them in, and by number they would bring them out.”

⁴ tn Heb “holy place.”

⁵ tn The word “son” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.

⁶ tn Heb “were in rooms.” The words “at the sanctuary” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁷ tn Heb “and also they, opposite their brothers, lived in Jerusalem with their brothers.” This redundancy has been removed in the translation.

⁸ sn Eshbaal is called “Ishbosheth” in 2 Sam 2:8.

⁹ sn Meribbaal is called “Mephibosheth” in 2 Sam 4:4.

¹⁰ tc The name “Ahaz” is included in the Vulgate and Syriac, but omitted in the MT. It probably was accidentally omitted by haplography. Note that the name appears at the beginning of the next verse. Cf. also 8:35.

¹¹ tc So MT; some Hebrew mss and the LXX read “Jadah” (cf. NIV, NCV, NLT) while in 8:36 the name “Jehoaddah’ appears (cf. NAB).

¹² tc The Hebrew text has בֹּכְרוּ (bokhÿru), which some understand as a name: “Bocheru” (so, e.g., NEB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT). But the form should probably be revocalized בְֹּכרוֹ (bÿkhoro, “his firstborn”). A name has accidentally dropped from the list, and a scribe apparently read בֹּכְרוּ as one of the names. Cf. also 1 Chr 8:38.