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Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of the responsibility, and they were in charge of
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Ibnijah; and their brethren, according to their opening it every morning.
generations—nine hundred and fifty-six. All 28 Now some of them were in charge of the
these men were heads of a father’s house in serving vessels, for they brought them in and
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their fathers’ houses. took them out by count. Some of them were
10 Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and appointed over the furnishings and over all
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Jachin; Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of the implements of the sanctuary, and over the
Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of fine flour and the wine and the oil and the
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Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the officer over the incense and the spices. And some of the sons
house of God; Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the of the priests made the ointment of the spices.
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son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai the 31 Mattithiah of the Levites, the firstborn of
son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Shallum the Korahite, had the trusted office
Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of over the things that were baked in the pans.
Immer; and their brethren, heads of their 32 And some of their brethren of the sons of
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fathers’ houses—one thousand seven hundred the Kohathites were in charge of preparing the
and sixty. They were very able men for the showbread for every Sabbath.
work of the service of the house of God. 33 These are the singers, heads of the fathers’
14 Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Has- houses of the Levites, who lodged in the cham-
shub, the son of Azrikam, the son of bers, and were free from other duties; for they
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Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; Bakbakkar, were employed in that work day and night.
Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of 34 These heads of the fathers’ houses of the
Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; Levites were heads throughout their genera-
16 Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of tions. They dwelt at Jerusalem.
Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah the 35 Jeiel the father of Gibeon, whose wife’s
son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in name was Maacah, dwelt at Gibeon. His first-
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the villages of the Netophathites. born son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner,
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17 And the gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
Talmon, Ahiman, and their brethren. Shallum 38 And Mikloth begot Shimeam. They also
was the chief. Until then they had been gate- dwelt alongside their relatives in Jerusalem,
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keepers for the camps of the children of Levi with their brethren. Ner begot Kish, Kish
at the King’s Gate on the east. begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan,
19 Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal. The
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Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal, and Merib-
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from his father’s house, the Korahites, were in Baal begot Micah. The sons of Micah were
charge of the work of the service, gatekeepers Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz. And Ahaz
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of the tabernacle. Their fathers had been begot Jarah; Jarah begot Alemeth, Azmaveth,
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keepers of the entrance to the camp of the and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza; Moza
LORD. And Phinehas the son of Eleazar had begot Binea, Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his
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been the officer over them in time past; the son, and Azel his son.
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LORD was with him. Zechariah the son of Me- 44 And Azel had six sons whose names were
shelemiah was keeper of the door of the tab- these: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah,
ernacle of meeting. Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of
22 All those chosen as gatekeepers were two Azel.
hundred and twelve. They were recorded by Now the Philistines fought against Is-
their genealogy, in their villages. David and 10 rael; and the men of Israel fled from
Samuel the seer had appointed them to their before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount
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trusted office. So they and their children Gilboa. Then the Philistines followed hard
were in charge of the gates of the house of the after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines
LORD, the house of the tabernacle, by assign- killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua,
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ment. The gatekeepers were assigned to the Saul’s sons. The battle became fierce against
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four directions: the east, west, north, and Saul. The archers hit him, and he was wound-
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south. And their brethren in their villages ed by the archers. Then Saul said to his
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had to come with them from time to time for armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust
seven days. For in this trusted office were me through with it, lest these uncircumcised
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four chief gatekeepers; they were Levites. And men come and abuse me.” But his armorbear-
they had charge over the chambers and trea- er would not, for he was greatly afraid.
suries of the house of God. And they lodged Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it. And
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all around the house of God because they had when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead,
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