Simeons poterity. I. Chron. Reubens genealogie. 10 And Jabez called on the God of Ifrael,lay-on, the fun of Jedajah,the fon of Shimri,the fon Heb. Ifing, † Oh that thou wouldeft blefs me indeed, of Shemajah. thou wilt, and enlarge my coaft, and that thine hand might 38 Thelet mentioned by their names, were Heb. be with me, and that thou wouldeft t keep me princes in their families: and the houfe of their coming. from evil, that it may not grieve me. And God fathers + increased greatly. granted him that which he requested. Heb. to me. And Chelub the brother of Shuah, begat Mehir, which was the father of Efhton. 12 And Efhton begat Beth-rapha, and Pafeah, Or, the and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahafh. Thefe are the men of Rechah. tv of Nahafh. 13 And the fons of Kenaz; Othniel, and SeOr, Ha. rajah: and the fons of Othniel; Hathath. 14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Serajah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charafhim, for they were craft finen. hath and Monochai, bo begat,&c. Or, inhabitants of the valBay. That is 39 And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the eaft-fide of the valley, to feek pa fure for their flocks. 40 And they found fat pafture and good, and the land was wide,and quiet, and peaceable: for they of Ham had dwelt there of old. 41 And thefe written by name, came in the 15 And the fons of Caleb the fon of Jephun-fture there for their flocks. 16 And the fons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Zi craftimen phah, Tiria, and Afarcel. Or, Uknaz. Or, the Jewels. + Heb. brake our into a multitude the head 42 And Some of them, even of the fons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neari-+ Heb. in ah, and Rephajah, and Uzziel the fons of Ithi. 17 And the fons of Ezra were, Jether, and 43 And they fmote the reft of the Amalekites of them. Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and the bare Mi-that were escaped, & dwelt there unto this day. Deu-20 9 riam,& Shamma,&Ihbah the father of Efhtemoa 18 And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the tons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took. Or, Te- 19 And the fons of his wife Hodiah, the fihudih, fter of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Efhtemoa the Maachathite. mention ea before. Gen. 38-1,5. Or, Jemucl. Gen. 46.10. Exo-6.15. Heb. junto. * Joh. 19.2. Or, 20 And the fons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Now the tons of Reuben the firft-born of II Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the fons of rael, (for he was the firft-born, but foraf much as he defiled his fathers bed, his birth- Gen-39. right was given unto the fons of Jofeph the fon 22-& 49-4 21 The fons of Shelah the fon of Judah of Ifrael: and the genealogy is not to be reckonwere, Er the father of Lecah.and Laadah the fa-ed after the birthright. ther of Marefhah, and the families of the houfe of them that wrought fine linen, of the houfe of Afhbea. 22 And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and 23 Thefe were the potters, and thofe that 25 Shallum his fon, Miblam his fon, Mishma 25 And the fons of Mifhma; Hamuel his fon, Zacchur his fon, Shimei his fon. 27 And Shimei had fixteen fons,and fix daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, † like to the children of Judah. 28 And they dwelt at Beer-fheba, and Mola- Bulah. Joh.19.5 101, Ether. Joh.19.7. 32 And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimnion, and Tochen, and Afhan, five cities. 33 And all their villages that were round about the fame cities, unto Baal. Thefe were their Joh.19.8 habitations, and their genealogy. Or, as Tathbeer. 34 And Mefhobah, and Jamlech, and Jofhah, they divi- the fon of Amaziah. ded themfelves by nations among them. 25 And Joel, and Jehu the fon of Jofibiah, the 36 And Elioenai,and Jaakobah,and Jefhohajah, To And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east-land +Heb upof Gilead. And the children of Gad dwelt over a- face of the gainst them, in the land of Bashan unto Salcah. Joft. 12 Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and 13.11. Jaanaj, and Shaphat in Bafhan. 13 And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Mefhullam, and Sheba. and Jorai,and Jachan,and Zia,and Heber,feven. 14 Thefe are the children of Abihail the fon of Huri, the fon of Jaroah, the fon of Gilead,the fon of Michael, the fon of Jefhifhai, the fon of Jahdo, the fon of Buz: 15 Ahi the fon of Abdiel, the son of Guni, 16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan,and in eaft. The genealogy + Heb. of the Levites. Chap. vi. 13 And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hiikiah begat Azariah, hert towns, and in all the fuburbs of Sharon, daughters upon their borders. * Chap. 27.29. Heb. their goings orth. 2 Kin Heb.fens of valour 15.5,32 * Gen. 25.15. Heb.led captive. Heb. louls of men, as Numb. 31.35. Heb. men of names. 2 Kin. 17.7. 2 Kin 15.19 17 All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Ifrael. 18¶he fons of Reuben, and the Gadite, and half the tribe of Manaffch, tof valiant men,men able to bear buckler and fword,and to fhoot with bow,and skilful in war,were four and forty thou fand feven hundred and threefcore,that went out to the war. 19 And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephiíh, and Nodab. 20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hands and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battel,and he was intreated of them because they put their trust in him. 21 And they took away their cattel, of their camels fifty thoufand, and of fheep two hundred and fifty thoufand, and of affes two thoufand, and of f men an hundred thousand. 22 For there fell down many flain, becaufe the war was of God. And they dwelt in their fteads until the captivity. 23 And the children of the half-tribe of Manaffeh dwelt in the land: they increafed from Bafhan, unto Baal-hermon, and Senir, and unto mount Hermon. 24 And thefe were the heads of the houfe of their fathers, even Epher, and Ifhi, and Eliel, and Azriel,and Jeremiah,and Hodaviah,and Jab diel, mighty men of valour, t famous men and heads of the houfe of their fathers. 25 And they tranfgreffed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God de ftroyed before them. 26 And the God of Ifrael ftirred up the fpirit of Pul king of Allyria, and the spirit of Til gath-pilnefer king of Affyria, and he carried them away, (even the Reubenite, and the Gadite,and the half-tribe of Manafleh) and brought 2 Kin. then unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day. 17.6. CHAP. VI The fons of Levi. 4 The line of the priests unto the captivity. 16 The families of Gershom, Merari, and Kobath. 49 The office of Aarons and bis line unto Abimaaz. 54 The cities of the priefs and Levites. "He fons of Levi; * Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. T Cen. 46.11. Exo.6.16. Or, GerAnd the fons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, fhom, and Hebron, and Uzziel. vers.16. 3 And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Mofes, and Mirian. The fons alfo of Aaron; Levit. Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4 Eleazar begat Phinehas, and Phinehas begat Abifhua, 2 Sam. 15.27. 2 Chro. 26.10. Heb. in 5 And Abihua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi, 6 And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Merajoth, 7 Merajoth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, 8 And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz, 9 And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan, to And Johanan begat Azariah, (*he it is that executed the priefts office t in the temple that the houfe. Solomon built in Jerufaleni) *1 Kin.6. II And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amari 2 Chro.3. ah begat Ahitub, HOT, Mehullam 12 And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok be Cha. 9.11gatu Shallum, 32 And they miniftred before the dwelling-161 place of the tabernacle of the congregation. with finging, until Solomon had built the houfe of the LORD in Jerufalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order. 33, And these are they that I waited with their tel children: of the fons of the Kohathite; Heman flood a finger, the fon of Joel, the fon of Shemuel, 34 The fon of Elkanah. the fon of Jeroham. the lon of Eliel, the fon of Toah, 35 The fon of Zuph, the fon of Elkanah, the fon of Mahath, the fun of Amalai, 36 The fon ofElkanah, the fon of Joel,the for of Azariah, the fon of Zephaniah, 37 The fon of Tahath, the fon of Affir,the fon of Ebiafaph, the fon of Korah, 38 The fon of Izhar,the fon of Kohath, the fon of Levi, the fun of Ifrael. 39 And his brother Afaph (who flood on his right hand) even Afaph the fon of Berachiah, the fon of Shimea, 40 The fon of Michael, the fun of Baafiah, the fon of Melchiah, 41 The fun of Ethni,the fon of Zerah, the fom of Adajah, 42 The fon of Ethan, the fon of Zimmah, the fon of Shimei, 43 The fon of Jahath, the fun of Gerfhom, the fon of Levi. The Levites cities. Levit. 1.9. Exod. 30-7 HOT, Jofhua 21 15. Or, ain, Joshua 121.16. Or, Almon. Jocus 21.18. joth. 31.5. Tofh." 21.7.34. Tof. 21.21. I. Chron. 47 The fon of Mahli,the fon of Mulhi,the fon of Merari, the fono. Levi. 45 Their brethren alfo the Levites were appointed unto all manner of fervice of the tabernacle of the house of God. * 49 But Aaron and his fons offered upon the altar of the burnt-offering, and on the altar of incenfe, and were appointed for all the work of the place moft holy, and to make an atonement for Ifracl, according to all that Modes the fervant of God had commanded. 50 And these are the fons of Aaron: Eleazar his fon, Phinehas his fon, Abifhua his fon, 51 Bukki his fon, Uzzi his fon, Zerahiah his fon, 52 Merajoth his fon, Amariah his fon, Ahitub his fon, 53 Zadok his fon, Ahimaaz his fon. 54 Now thele are their dwelling places throughout their cattles in their coafts, of the fons of Aaron,of the families of the Kohathite: for theirs was the lot. 55 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, & the the fuburbs thereof round about it. 56 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the fon of Jephunneh. 57 And to the fons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron the city of refuge, and Libna with her fuburbs, and Jatur,and Efhtemoa,with their fuburbs, The fons of Ifachar. 72 And out of the tribe of Ifachar, Kedelh with her fuburbs, Daberath with her fuburbs, 73 And Ramoth with her fuburbs, and Anem with her fuburbs. 74 And out of the tribe of Afher, Mafhal with her fuburbs, and Abdon with her fuburbs, 75 And Hakok with her fuburbs, and Rehob with her fuburbs. 76 And out of the tribe of Napthali, Kedesh in Galilee with her fuburbs, and Hammon with her fuburbs, and Kirjathaim with her fuburbs. 77 Unto the reft of the children of Merari, were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her fuburbs, Tabor with her fuburbs. 78 And on the other fide Jordan by Jericho, on the east-side of Jordan were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wildernels with her fuburbs, and Iahzah with her fuburbs, 79 Kedemoth alfo with her fuburbs, and Mephaath with her fuburbs. So And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her fuburbs, and Mahanaim with her fuburbs, 81 And Hefhbon with her fuburbs, and lazer with her fuburbs. CHAP VIL The fons of Ifachar, 6 of Beniamin, 13 of Naphtali, 14 of Manafeh, 20, 24 and of Ephraim. 21 The calamity of Ephraim by the men of Gath. 23 Beriab is born. 28 Ephraims babitations. 30 The fons of Alber * 58 And Hilen with her fuburbs, Debir with Now the fons of achar were, Tola, and Gen. her fuburbs, 59 And Afhan with her fuburbs, and Bethfhemefh with her fuburbs. 60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with her fuburbs and Alemeth with her fuburbs, and Anathoth with her fuburbs. All their cities throughout their families, were thirteen cities. 61 And unto the fons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities giv n out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manaffeh, by lot, ten cities. 62 And to the fons of Gerfhom throughout their families, out of the tribe of Iffachar, and out of the tribe of Afher,and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manaffeh in Balhan thirteen cities. 63 Unto the fons of Merari were given by lot throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad,and out of the tribe of Zebulun, * twelve cities. 64 And the children of Ifrael gave to the Levites thefe cities with their fuburbs. 65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin,thefe cities which are called by their names. 66 And the refidue of the families of the fons of Kohath, had cities of their coafts out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67 And they gave unto them of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her fuburbs: they gave allo Gezer with her fuburbs, 68 And Jokmean with her fuburbs, and Bethhoron with her fuburbs, 69 And Ajalon with her fuburbs, and Gathrimmon with her fuburbs. 70 And out of the half tribe of Manaffeh, Aner with her fuburbs, and Bileam with her fuburbs, for the family of the remnant of the fons of Kohath. 71 Unto the fons of Gerfhom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manafieh, GoJan in Bafhan with her fuburbs. and Afhtaroth with her fuburbs. Puah, Iafhub, and Shimron, four. 46.13 26.23. 2 And the fons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephajah Num. and Jeriel, and Iahmai, libfam, and Shemuel heads of their fathers houfe, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their gene-* 2 Sam. rations, whofe number was in the dayes of Da-24 1,2. vid, two and twenty thousand and fix hundred. 3 And the fons of Uzzi, Izrahiah:and the fons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Ioel, Ifhiah, five all of them chief men. 4 And with them by their generations, after the houfe of their fathers were bands of fouldi ers for war, fix and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and fons. 5 And their brethren among all the families of lachar, were men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies, four core and feven thoufand 6 The Sons of Benjamin; Belasand Becher, and Iediael, three. 7 And the fons of Bela ; Ezbon,and Uzzi, and Uzziel,and Ierimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the houfe of their fathers, mighty men of valour, and were reckoned by their genealogies,twenty and two thousand and thirty and four. 8 And the fons of Becher ; Zemira,and Ioafh, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Ieri moth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth All these are the fons of Becher. 9 And the number of them after their genea logie by their generations, heads of the houfe of their fathers,mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred. 10 The fons alfo of Iediael,Bilhan: and the fons of Bilhan, Ieufh, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah,& Zethan,& Tharfhish,& Ahishahar It All thefe the fons of Iediael,by the heads of their fathers mighty men of valour, were feven teen thousand and two hundred fouldiers fit to go out for war and battel. 12 Shuppim alfo and Huppim,the children of Ir,and Hufhim, the fons of u Aher. * Gea. 46.210 Or. Iri. 13 The fons of Naphtali; Jalziel,and Guni, verf 7. and Jezer,and Shallum, the fons of Bilhah. 14 Num. 26.38. The fons of Manaffeh; Afbriel, whom Ahira the bare, (but his concubine the Aramitefs bare Machir the father of Gilead. 15 And Ephraims mourning. * 1 Sam. 12.1X. Or, Nun, Num. Chap.viii.ix. 15 And Machir took to wife the fifter of Huppini, and Snuppim, whofe tifters name was Maachah) and the name of the fecond was Zelophehad and Zelophehad had daughters. 16 And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a fon, and the called his name Peresh, and the name of his brother was Sherefh, and his fons were Ulam and Rakem. 17 And the fons of Ulam,* Bedan. Thefe were the fons of Gilead, the fon of Machir, the fon of Manaffeh. 18 And his fifter Hammoleketh bare Ifhod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah. 19 And the fons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam. 20 And the fons of Ephraim; Shuthelah,and Bered his fon, and Tahath his fon, and Eladah his fon, and Tahath his fon. 21 And Zabad his fon,and Shuthelah his fon, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in that land, flew, because they came down to take away their cattel. 22 And Ephraim their father mourned many dayes, and his brethren came to comfort him. 23 And when he went in to his wife,the conceived, and bare a ton, and he called his nanie Beriah, becaufe it went evil with his houfe. 24 (And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth-horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.) 25 And Rephah was his fon, alfo Rezeph, and Telah his fun, and Tahan his fon. 26 Laadan is fon, Ammihud his fon,Elishama his fon. 27 Non his fon, Jehofhuah his fon. 28 And their poffeffions and habitations were Beth-el, and the towns thereof, and eastward 13.8. Naaran, and weit-ward Gezer, with the ftowns daughters. thereof, Shechem alfo and the towns thereof,unto | Gaza and the towns thereof. Heb. Josh. 16.7. * Josh. 17.7. Josh. 17.11. Genef. 46.17. 1 Gen.46. 21. numb. 26.38. 301 The fons of Afher: Imnah and Ifhuah, and Ifhuai, and Beriah, and Serah their fifter. The genealogy of Benjamin. 3 And the fons of Bela, were Addar, and HOT, Gera, and Abihud, Numb. Ard-gett. 4 And Abifhua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, 46.21. 5 And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. Or, 6 And thefe are the fons of Ehud: thefe are Shaphams the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath: 7 And Naman,and Ahiah, and Gera, he remo 2.52. ved them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud. 8 And Shaharaim begat children in the coun trey of Moab, after he had fent them away. Huthim and Baara were his wives. 9 And he begat of Hodeth his wife, Jobab,and Zibia, and Metha, and Malcham, 10 And Jeuz, and Shachiah,and Mirma.Thefe were his fons, heads of the fathers. 11And of Hufhim he begat Ahitub,and Elpaal 12 The fons of Elpaal; Eber and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono,and Lod,with the towns thereof. 13 Beria alfo and Shema, who were heads of 14 And Ahio, Shafhak, and Jerimoth, 17 And Zebadiah,and Mefhullam,and Hezeki, 18 Ifhmerai alfo, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the 19 And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, Chap 21 And Adajah, and Berajali, and Shimrath, the or, fons of Shimhi. 22 And Ifhpan and Heber, and Eliel, Shems verf.13. 28 These were heads of the fathers by their ge nerations, chief men. Thefe dwelt in Jerufalem. 29 And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibes on (whole wives name was Maacha: > 30 And his firft-born fon Abdon, and Zur, cha. 9.35. 31 And the fons of Beriah; Heber, and Mal-and Kifh, and Baal, and Nadab, chiel who is the father of Birzavith. 32 And Heber begat Japhlet,and Shomer,and Hotham, and Shuah their fifter. 33 And the fons of Japhlet, Palach,and Bimhal, and Afhvath. Thefe are the children of Japhlet. 34 And the fons of Shamer; Ahi and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 35 And the fon of his brother, Helem, Zophah, and Innah, and Shelefh, and Amal. 36 The fons of Zophah; Suah, and Harnepher,and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah : 37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma,aud Shilfhah, and Ithran and Beera. 38 And the fons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pifpah, and Arah. 39 And the fons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Reziah. 40All these were the children of Afher,heads of their fathers houfe,choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war, and to battel, was twenty and fix thousand men. CHAP. VIII 34And the fun of Jonathan, was Merib-baal, 2 fm 2.8 and Merib-baa! begat Micah. 35 And the fons of Micah, were Pithon, and Melech, and u Tarea, and Ahaz. 36 And Ahaz begat Jehoada, and Jehoada begat Alemeth, and Azniaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri begat Moza, 27 And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his fon Eleafa his fon, Azel his fon. 38 And Azel had fix fons, whofe names are thefe, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ifhmael, and She ariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All thele were the fons of Azel. 39 And the tons of Efhex his brother, were U lam his firft-born, Jehun the fecond, and Eliphelet the third. 40 And the fons of Ulam were mighty men of The fons and chief men of Benjamin. 35T be stock valour, archers, and had many fons, and fons * fons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the NO Benjanin begat Bela his firft-born, fons of Benjamin. Afhbel the fecond, and Aharah the third, 2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. CHAP. IX. 1 The original of Ifraels and Judabs genealogies: OT, Mephiboneth2 fm.4 4 Or, area, cha.9.41. a The Divers officers Neh. 11.1. Hob. highty men of valour. Heb. ahreholde I.Chron. 2-The Ifraelites, to the pritfts, 14 and the Les O all Ifrael were reckoned by genealogies: the kings of Ifrael and Judah, who were carried Now the firft inhabitants that dwelt in 3 And in Jerufalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manaffeh. 4U hai, the fon of Ammihud, the fon of Omri, the fon of Imri, the fon of Bani, of the children of Pharez the fon of Judah. 5 And of the Shilonites; Afajah the firft-born, and his fons. 6 And of the fons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, fix hundred and ninety. 7 And of the fons of Benjamin; Sallu the fon of Mefhullam, the fon of Hodaviah, the fon of Haffenuah: 8 And Ibnejah the fon of Jeroham, and Elah the fon of Uzzi, the fon of Michri, and MefhulJam the fon of Shephatiah, the fon of Reuel, the fon of Ibnijahs 9 And their brethren, according to their ge nerations, nine hundred and fifty and fix. All the fe men were chief of the fathers in the houfe of their fathers. 10 And of the priests; Jedajah, and Jehojarib, and Jachin, II And Azariah the fon of Hilkiah, the fon of Mefhullam, the fon of Zadok, the fon of Me rajoth, the fon of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God. 12 And Adaiah the fon of Jeroham, the fon of Pafhur,the fon of Malchijah, and Maafai the fon of Adiel, the fon of Jahzerah, the fon of Mefhullam, the fon of Mefhillemith, the fon of Immer. 13 And their brethren, heads of the houfe of their fathers, a thousand and feven hundred and threefcore, very able men for the work of the fervice of the house of God. 14 And of the Levites; Shemajah the fon of Hafhub, the fun of Azrikam, the fon of Hafhas biah, of the fons of Merari. 15 And Bakbakkar, Herefh, and Galal: and Mattaniah the fon of Micah, the fon of Zichri, the fon of Afaph. 16 And Obadiah the fon of Shemajah, the fon of Galal, the fun of Jeduthun: and Berechiah the fon of Afas the fon of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathite. 17 And the porters were Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren. Shallum was the chief. 18 (Who hitherto waited in the kings gate callward) They were porters in the companies of the children of Levi. 19 And Shal'um the fon of Kore, the fon of Ebiafaph, the fon of Korah, and his brethren (of the houfe of his father) the Korhites were over the work of the fervice, keepers of the tgates of the tabernacle: and their fathers being over the hoft of the LORD, were keepers of the entry. 20 And Phinehas the fon of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time paft, and the LORD was with him. 21 And Zechariah the fon of Mefhelemiah, was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the con-. gregation. 22 All thefe which were chofen to be porters in the gates, were two hundred and twelve. about the tabernacle. Thele were reckoned by their genealogy in + Heb. founded. Or, 23 So they and their children bad the overfight of the gates of the houfe of the LORD, truft namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards. 24 In four quarters were the porters: toward the east, weft, north, and fouth. 11 Or, 25 And their brethren which were in their villages, were to come after feven dayes, from trust. time to time with them. 26 For thefe Levites, the four chief porters, 11 Or, frorehouses. were in their fet office, and were over the + Heb, they were G1. 8 chambers and treafuries of the houfe of God. t Heb. bring and carry them out 29 Some of them alfo were appointed to over- by tale. fee the veffels, and all the inftruments of the Or, fanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and vefels. the oil, and the frankincenfe, and the fpices. Exod. 30.23. 30 And Some of the fons of the priests made 0, the ointment of the fpices. craftco plates, 31 And Mattithiah, one of the Levites (who Or was the firft-born of Shallum the Korhite) had on flat the fet office over the things that were made nices. in the pans. + Heb. ordering 32 And other of their brethren of the fons of bread of the Kohathites, were over the tfhew-bread to Heb. prepare it every fabbath. upon 33 And these are the fingers,chief of the fathers them. of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers, were free: for they were imployed in that work day and night. 34 Thele chief fathers of the Levites, were chief throughout their generations: thefe dwelt at Jerufalem. * + Heb. 35 And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gi- whofe beon, Jehielt whofe wives name was Maacha: fifters 36 And his his firft-born fon Abdon, then Zur, name. and Kilh, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, 37 And Gedors and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. 38 And Mikloth begat Shimeam, and they alfo dwelt with their brethren at Jerufalem over againft their brethren. Chap. 8.29 39 And Ner begat Kifh, and Kifh begat Saul, Chap. and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-hua, and 8.23. Abinadab, and Eihbaal. 40 And the fon of Jonathan was Merib-baal: and Merib-baal begat Micah. 41 And the fons of Micah were Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Abaz 42 And Ahaz begat Jarah, and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri: and Zimri begat Moza. 43 And Moza begat Binea; and Rephajah his fon, Eleafah his fon, Azel his fon. 44 And Azel had fix fons, whofe names are thefe: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ifmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. Thefe were the fons of Azel. |