The People of Jerusalem 1 UDB The names of all the people of Israel were listed in the book of the kings of Israel. Many of the people of Judah were captured and forced to go to Babylon. That happened because of the sins they had committed. BSB BSB: So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
2 UDB The first people who returned to Judah many years later and lived in their own land and in their own cities and towns were some Israelite priests, other descendants of Levi, and men who worked in the temple. BSB BSB: Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.
3 UDB Other people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh also returned to Judah and lived in Jerusalem. BSB BSB: Some of the descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:
4 UDB From the tribe of Judah was Uthai son of Ammihud. Ammihud was the son of Omri; Omri was the son of Imri; Imri was the son of Bani; Bani was a descendant of Perez; Perez was the son of Judah. BSB BSB: Uthai son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, a descendant of Perez son of Judah.
5 UDB From the descendants of Shelan were Asaiah and his sons. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family. BSB BSB: From the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
6 UDB From Zerah's clan were Jeuel and others of his relatives. There were 690 people in this clan. BSB BSB: From the Zerahites: Jeuel and 690 relatives.
7 UDB From the tribe of Benjamin was Sallu son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah was the son of Hassenuah. BSB BSB: From the Benjamites: Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;
8 UDB There were also Ibneiah son of Jeroham and Elah son of Uzzi. Uzzi was the son of Mikri. There was also Meshullam son of Shephatiah. Shephatiah was the son of Reuel; Reuel was the son of Ibnijah. BSB BSB: Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, the son of Michri; Meshullam son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;
9 UDB In other records of the people descended from Benjamin, there are the names of 956 people who were living in Jerusalem. All these were leaders of their clans. BSB BSB: and 956 of their relatives according to their genealogy. All these men were heads of their families.
10 UDB Some of the priests who returned to Judah were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin, BSB BSB: From the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin;
11 UDB and Azariah 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; Ahitub was in charge of all the men who took care of the temple. BSB BSB: Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple;
12 UDB There was also Adaiah son of Jeroham. Jeroham was the son of Pashhur; Pashhur was the son of Malkijah. There was also Maasai 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. BSB BSB: Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
13 UDB Altogether there were 1760 priests who returned to Judah. They were leaders of their clans, and they all were responsible for doing work in the temple of God. BSB BSB: and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
14 UDB From the descendants of Levi who returned to Judah there was Shemaiah son of Hasshub. Hasshub was the son of Azrikam; Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah; Hashabiah was a descendant of Levi's youngest son Merari. BSB BSB: From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari;
15 UDB Other descendants of Levi who returned to Judah were Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mika. Mika was the son of Zikri; Zikri was the son of Asaph. BSB BSB: Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
16 UDB There was also Obadiah son of Shemaiah. Shemaiah was the son of Galal; Galal was the son of Jeduthun. There was also Berekiah son of Asa. Asa was the son of Elkanah, who lived in one of the villages where the Netophath people lived. BSB BSB: Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
17 UDB From the descendants of Levi who returned to Judah who guarded the temple gates there were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shallum was their leader. BSB BSB: These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;
18 UDB Those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King's Gate on the east side of the city. BSB BSB: he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.
19 UDB Shallum was the son of Kore; Kore was the son of Ebiasaph; Ebiasaph was the son of Korah. Shallum and his relatives were gatekeepers, and they were responsible to guard the gates of the temple of Yahweh as their ancestors had done. BSB BSB: Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.
20 UDB Previously, Phinehas son of Eleazar had supervised the gatekeepers, and Yahweh was with Phinehas. BSB BSB: In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD was with him.
21 UDB Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance of the temple. BSB BSB: Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
22 UDB Altogether there were 212 men who were chosen to guard the gates. Their names were written in the records of the clans in their villages. King David and the prophet Samuel appointed those men because those men were dependable. BSB BSB: The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.
23 UDB The work of those gatekeepers and their descendants was to guard the gates of the temple of Yahweh. The temple was built to replace the sacred tent. BSB BSB: So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent.
24 UDB There were gatekeepers on each of the four sides of the temple, toward the east, west, north, and south. BSB BSB: The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
25 UDB Sometimes it was necessary for the relatives of the gatekeepers who lived in those villages to come and help them. Each time some of them came, they helped the gatekeepers for seven days. BSB BSB: Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to serve with them for seven-day periods.
26 UDB There were four descendants of Levi who worked every day, and they supervised the gatekeepers. They also took care of the storerooms and other rooms in the temple of God. BSB BSB: But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.
27 UDB They remained awake all during the night to guard the temple, and each morning they opened the gates. BSB BSB: They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.
28 UDB Some of the gatekeepers took care of the articles that were in the temple. They also took care of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices that were used in the sacrifices. BSB BSB: Some of them were in charge of the articles used in worship, to count them whenever they were brought in or taken out.
29 UDB Other gatekeepers were appointed to take care of the other things in the temple. BSB BSB: Others were put in charge of the furnishings and other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices.
30 UDB But some of the priests had the work of mixing the spices. BSB BSB: And some of the sons of the priests mixed the spices.
31 UDB There was a descendant of Levi named Mattithiah, the oldest son of Shallum, who was a descendant of Korah. He was very dependable, so they gave him the work of baking the bread that was used in the offerings on the altar. BSB BSB: A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread.
32 UDB Some of the gatekeepers who were descended from Kohath prepared the new loaves of bread to display before God—the loaves that were placed on the table inside the temple every Sabbath day. BSB BSB: Some of their Kohathite relatives were responsible for preparing the rows of the showbread every Sabbath.
33 UDB Some of the descendants of Levi were musicians who worked in the temple. The leaders of those families stayed in the rooms of the temple. They did not do any other work in the temple because they were responsible to serve as musicians day and night. BSB BSB: Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.
34 UDB Those are the names of the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. Their names were written in the records of the clans. They all lived in Jerusalem. BSB BSB: All these were heads of Levite families, chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
The Descendants of Saul 35 UDB One of the descendants of Benjamin, Jeiel, lived in the city of Gibeon. He was the city leader. His wife's name was Maakah. BSB BSB: Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah.
36 UDB His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, BSB BSB: Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
37 UDB Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. BSB BSB: Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 UDB Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. Jeiel's family lived near their relatives in Jerusalem. BSB BSB: Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They too lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem.
39 UDB Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of King Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal. BSB BSB: Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
40 UDB Jonathan's son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah. BSB BSB: The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, who was the father of Micah.
41 UDB Micah's sons were Pithon, Melek, Tahrea, and Ahaz. BSB BSB: The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.
42 UDB Ahaz was the father of Jadah. Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza. BSB BSB: Ahaz was the father of Jarah; Jarah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri was the father of Moza.
43 UDB Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Rephaiah. The son of Rephaiah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel. BSB BSB: Moza was the father of Binea. Rephaiah was his son, Elasah his son, and Azel his son.
44 UDB Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. BSB BSB: And Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
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