1The whole community of Israel was listed in their family histories. They were written down in the records of the kings of Israel and Judah. The people of Judah were taken away from their own land. They were taken as prisoners to Babylon. That’s because they weren’t faithful to the Lord.
The People Who Lived in Jerusalem
2The first people who came back from Babylon were some Israelites, priests, Levites and temple servants. They made their homes again in their own towns on their own property.
3Some of them lived in Jerusalem. They included people from Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim and Manasseh.
4They included Uthai. He was the son of Ammihud. Ammihud was the son of Omri. Omri was the son of Imri. Imri was the son of Bani. Bani belonged to the family line of Perez. Perez was the son of Judah.
5The family line of Shelah included
his oldest son Asaiah. It also included the sons of Asaiah.
6The family line of Zerah included
Jeuel.
The total number of the people of Judah was 690.
7The family line of Benjamin included
Sallu. He was the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Hodaviah. Hodaviah was the son of Hassenuah.
8Ibneiah was the son of Jeroham.
Elah was the son of Uzzi. Uzzi was the son of Mikri.
Meshullam was the son of Shephatiah. Shephatiah was the son of Reuel. Reuel was the son of Ibnijah.
9The total number of the people of Benjamin was 956. They were listed in their family history. All these men were the leaders of their families.
10The family line of the priests included
Jedaiah, Jehoiarib and Jakin.
11It also included Azariah. He was the son of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Zadok. Zadok was the son of Meraioth. Meraioth was the son of Ahitub. Azariah was the official who was in charge of the house of God.
12Adaiah was the son of Jeroham. Jeroham was the son of Pashhur. Pashhur was the son of Malkijah.
Maasai was the son of Adiel. Adiel was the son of Jahzerah. Jahzerah was the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Meshillemith. Meshillemith was the son of Immer.
13The total number of priests was 1,760. They were the leaders of their families. They were able men. It was their duty to serve in the house of God.
14The family line of the Levites included
Shemaiah. He was the son of Hasshub. Hasshub was the son of Azrikam. Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah. Shemaiah belonged to the family line of Merari.
15The family line of the Levites also included Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah. Mattaniah was the son of Mika. Mika was the son of Zikri. Zikri was the son of Asaph.
16Obadiah was the son of Shemaiah. Shemaiah was the son of Galal. Galal was the son of Jeduthun.
Berekiah was the son of Asa. Asa was the son of Elkanah. He lived in the villages of the people of Netophah.
17The men who guarded the gates were
Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and other Levites. Shallum was their chief. 18He was stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. That duty has continued to this day. These guards belonged to the camp of the Levites.
19Shallum was the son of Kore. Kore was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah. Shallum and the other Levites in his family belonged to the family line of Korah. They had the duty of guarding the entrances to the tent. From long ago, their people had the duty of guarding the entrance to the house of the Lord.
20Long ago Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, was in charge of those who guarded the gate. And the Lord was with him.
21Zechariah guarded the entrance to the tent of meeting. He was the son of Meshelemiah.
22The total number of the men who were chosen to guard the entrances was 212. They were listed in their family history in their villages.
David and Samuel the prophet had appointed them to their positions. They appointed them because they trusted them. 23These Levites and their children after them were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the Lord. The house of the Lord was also called the tent of meeting. 24The men who guarded the gates were on the four sides of the tent. They were on the east, west, north and south sides. 25From time to time, their relatives in their villages had to come to help them. They had to share their duties for a week at a time. 26But the four main men who guarded the gates were Levites. They were trusted with the duty of taking care of the storerooms and the other rooms in the house of God. 27They spent the night in their positions around the house of God. That’s because they had to guard it. They were in charge of the key that opened it each morning.
28Some Levites were in charge of the objects that were used when they served at the temple. They counted the objects when they were brought in. They also counted them when they were taken out. 29Other Levites were appointed to take care of all the other things that belonged to the temple. They also took care of the special flour, wine, olive oil, incense and spices. 30Some of the priests took care of mixing the spices. 31There was a Levite named Mattithiah. He was the oldest son of Shallum. Shallum belonged to the family line of Korah. Mattithiah was trusted with the duty of baking the offering bread. 32The bread was placed on the table every Sabbath day. Some Levites in the family line of Kohath were in charge of preparing the bread.
33Those who led the music lived in rooms in the temple. They were the leaders of their Levite families. Their only duty was to lead the music. They had to do that work day and night.
34All of them were the leaders of their Levite families. They were listed as chiefs in their family history. They lived in Jerusalem.
The Family History of Saul
35Jeiel lived in the city of Gibeon. He was the father of Gibeon.
Jeiel had a wife named Maakah. 36His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 37Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah and Mikloth. 38Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. Mikloth and Shimeam lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
39Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.
40The son of Jonathan was
Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
41The sons of Micah were
Pithon, Melek, Tahrea and Ahaz. 42Ahaz was the father of Jadah. Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza. 43Moza was the father of Binea. Rephaiah was Binea’s son. Eleasah was Rephaiah’s son. And Azel was Eleasah’s son.
44Azel had six sons. Their names were
Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. They were the sons of Azel.
1Navnene på slægtsoverhovederne i alle Israels stammer findes optegnet i Israels Kongers Bog.
Hjemvendte eksiljøder, især fra Judas og Benjamins stamme
Judas folk blev ført i landflygtighed i Babylonien, fordi de var utro mod Herren og dyrkede afguder.
2De første, som vendte tilbage fra eksilet og bosatte sig i de byer, de oprindeligt kom fra, var præsterne, levitterne og tempeltjenerne, alle fra Levis stamme, samt nogle folk fra de andre stammer.
3En del familier fra Judas, Benjamins, Efraims og Manasses stammer bosatte sig i Jerusalem.
4En af de hjemvendte familier blandt Judas efterkommere var under ledelse af Utaj, søn af Ammihud, søn af Omri, søn af Imri, søn af Bani, som nedstammede fra Peretz, en af Judas sønner. 5En anden familie var efterkommere af Shela. De blev anført af Asaja, der var familiens overhoved. 6Af Zerachs9,6 Shela og Zerach er to af Judas sønner. efterkommere var der en familie, som blev anført af Jeuel.
Fra Judas stamme var der i alt 690 familier, der vendte hjem.
7Fra Benjamins stamme vendte blandt andet følgende tilbage: Sallu, søn af Meshullam, søn af Hodavja, søn af Hassenua; 8Jibneja, søn af Jeroham; Ela, søn af Uzzi, som var søn af Mikri; Meshullam, søn af Shefatja, søn af Reuel, søn af Jibneja. 9Disse mænd var overhoveder for deres familier i Benjamins stamme ifølge slægtsbøgerne, og de anførte en gruppe på i alt 956 familier, der nu vendte hjem.
Hjemvendte præster
10-11Følgende præstefamilier vendte tilbage: Jedaja, Jojarib, Jakin og Azarja. Azarja var den ledende præst ved Guds hus, og han var søn af Hilkija, søn af Meshullam, søn af Zadok, søn af Merajot, søn af Ahitub. 12-13I alt vendte 1760 præster tilbage fra eksilet. De nævnte mænd var hver især overhoved for deres familie—dygtige mænd med ansvar for tjenesten i Guds hus. Blandt dem var også Adaja, søn af Jeroham, søn af Pashhur, søn af Malkija, og Masaj, søn af Adiel, søn af Jahzera, søn af Meshullam, søn af Meshillemit, søn af Immer.
Hjemvendte levitter
14Blandt de hjemvendte levitter var: Shemaja, søn af Hasshub, søn af Azrikam, søn af Hashabja fra Merari-slægten; 15Bakbakkar; Heresh; Galal; Mattanja, søn af Mika, søn af Zikri, en efterkommer af Asaf; 16Obadja, søn af Shemaja, søn af Galal, søn af Jedutun; og Berekja, søn af Asa, søn af Elkana, som boede i Netofa-området.
Hjemvendte tempelvagter
17Blandt de hjemvendte tempelvagter var Shallum, Akkub, Talmon og Ahiman og deres slægtninge. Shallum var leder for dem, 18og hans slægt har altid holdt vagt ved den østlige port ind til tempelområdet, den der kaldes Kongeporten. 19Shallum var søn af Kore, en efterkommer af Ebjasaf af Kora-slægten. Han og hans nærmeste slægtninge, koraitterne, holdt vagt ved indgangen til helligdommen, ligesom deres forfædre havde holdt vagt ved indgangen til åbenbaringsteltet. 20Pinehas, Eleazars søn, var dengang den øverste leder ved åbenbaringsteltet, og Herren velsignede ham.
21På Davids tid havde Zekarja, Meshelemjas søn, ansvaret for, at indgangen til teltet blev godt bevogtet. 22I alt havde David på grundlag af slægtsbøgerne udvalgt 212 dørvogtere, som boede rundt omkring i landsbyerne. På samme måde havde profeten Samuel udvalgt deres forgængere blandt levitterne. 23Disse mænd—og nu deres efterkommere—havde opsynet med Herrens helligdom 24på alle fire sider: mod øst, vest, nord og syd. 25Dørvogterne arbejdede i skiftehold, syv dage ad gangen, og de kom ind fra landsbyerne, hvor de boede, når det var deres tur til at holde vagt 26og hjælpe de fire ledende tempelvagter, som altid var i tjeneste.
De fire ledere havde også ansvar for lagerrummene og skattene i Guds hus. 27De boede tæt ved helligdommen, for de havde altid tilkaldevagt, og det var deres opgave at åbne portene om morgenen.
Andre opgaver for levitterne
28Nogle af levitterne havde ansvaret for de redskaber, der blev brugt til ofringerne. De talte dem, hver gang de blev taget frem, og hver gang de blev lagt til side. 29Andre havde ansvar for helligdommens indbo og forsyningerne af fintmalet mel, vin, olivenolie, røgelse og aromatiske stoffer. 30Men det var præsterne, der blandede røgelsen. 31Levitten Mattitja fra Kora-slægten, Shallums førstefødte søn, havde til opgave at bage de brød, der blev brugt til ofringerne. 32Nogle andre levitter fra Kehats slægt skulle bage de hellige brød og lægge dem frem hver sabbat.
33Tempelsangerne var alle fremtrædende levitter, der boede på tempelområdet. De var fritaget for anden tjeneste og måtte være til rådighed døgnet rundt.
34Alle disse ledende levitter var slægtsoverhoveder ifølge slægtsbøgerne; og de boede i Jerusalem.
Sauls slægt endnu en gang
35En mand ved navn Jeiel grundlagde byen Gibeon og bosatte sig der sammen med sin kone Ma’aka. 36Hans sønner var i rækkefølge efter alder: Abdon, Zur, Kish, Ba’al, Ner, Nadab, 37Gedor, Ahjo, Zekarja og Miklot.
38Miklot blev far til Shima. De boede alle sammen tæt ved deres slægtninge i Jerusalem.
39Ner blev far til Kish, og Kish blev far til Saul. Saul fik sønnerne Jonatan, Malkishua, Abinadab og Eshba’al. 40Jonatan fik sønnen Meribba’al, som fik sønnen Mika. 41Mika fik sønnerne Piton, Melek, Tarea og Ahaz.
42Ahaz blev far til Ja’adda, som blev far til Alemet, Azmavet og Zimri.
Zimri blev far til Moza, 43som blev far til Bina. Bina blev far til Refaja, som blev far til Elasa, som igen blev far til Atzel.
44Atzel fik sønnerne Azrikam, Bokeru, Jishmael, Shearja, Obadja og Hanan.
