1 Chronicles 10:1 The Philistines fought against Israel, and Israel’s men fled before them. Many were killed on Mount Gilboa.
1 Chronicles 10:2 The Philistines pursued Saul and his sons and struck down his sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
1 Chronicles 10:3 When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers spotted him and severely wounded him.
1 Chronicles 10:4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or else[1] these uncircumcised men will come and torture me.” But his armor-bearer would not do it because he was terrified. Then, Saul took his sword and fell on it.
1 Chronicles 10:5 When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.
1 Chronicles 10:6 So Saul and his three sons died — his whole house died together.
1 Chronicles 10:7 When all the men of Israel in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. So, the Philistines came and settled in them.
1 Chronicles 10:8 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his sons dead on Mount Gilboa.
1 Chronicles 10:9 They stripped Saul, cut off his head, took his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to spread the good news to their idols and the people.
1 Chronicles 10:10 Then they placed[2] his armor in the house of their gods and hung his skull in the house of Dagon.
1 Chronicles 10:11 When all Jabesh-gilead heard of everything the Philistines had done to Saul,
1 Chronicles 10:12 all their efficient men set out and retrieved the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh. They buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted for seven days.
1 Chronicles 10:13 Saul died for his unfaithfulness to Yahveh because he was not careful about Yahveh’s word. He even consulted a medium for guidance,
1 Chronicles 10:14 but he did not inquire of the Lord. So, Yahveh put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.
1 Chronicles 9:1 All Israel was registered in the genealogies. Notice[1] they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
1 Chronicles 9:2 The first to live in their towns on their own property again were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.
1 Chronicles 9:3 These people from the descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh settled in Jerusalem:
1 Chronicles 9:4 Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, a descendant of Perez son of Judah;
1 Chronicles 9:5 from the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons;
1 Chronicles 9:6 and from the descendants of Zerah: Jeuel and their relatives– 690 in all.
1 Chronicles 9:7 The Benjaminites: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah;
1 Chronicles 9:8 Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, son of Michri; Meshullam son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah;
1 Chronicles 9:9 and their relatives according to their family history– 956 in all. All these men were heads of their ancestral families.
1 Chronicles 9:10 The priests: Jedaiah; Jehoiarib; Jachin;
1 Chronicles 9:11 Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple;
1 Chronicles 9:12 Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer;
1 Chronicles 9:13 and their relatives, the heads of their ancestral families– 1,760 in all. They were efficient men employed in the ministry of God’s temple.
1 Chronicles 9:14 The Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah of the Merarites;
1 Chronicles 9:15 Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah, son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph;
1 Chronicles 9:16 Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah who lived in the settlements of the Netophathites.
1 Chronicles 9:17 The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;
1 Chronicles 9:18 he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.
1 Chronicles 9:19 Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah and his relatives from his father’s family, the Korahites, were assigned to guard[2] the thresholds of the tent. Their ancestors had been assigned to Yahveh’scamp as guardians of the entrance.
1 Chronicles 9:20 Before, Phinehas son of Eleazar had been their leader, and Yahveh was with him.
1 Chronicles 9:21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the conference tent.
1 Chronicles 9:22 The total number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their settlements. David and the seer Samuel had appointed them to their trusted positions.
1 Chronicles 9:23 So they and their sons were assigned as guards to the gates of Yahveh’s temple, which had been the tent-temple.
1 Chronicles 9:24 The gatekeepers were on the four winds: east, west, north, and south.
1 Chronicles 9:25 Their relatives came from their settlements at fixed times to be with them seven days,
1 Chronicles 9:26 but the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of God’s house.
1 Chronicles 9:27 They spent the night in the vicinity of God’s house because they were on guard duty and were in charge of opening it every morning.
1 Chronicles 9:28 Some of them were in charge of the utensils used in worship. They would count them when they brought them in and when they took them out.
1 Chronicles 9:29 Others were put in charge of the furnishings and all the utensils of the sacred place, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, incense, and spices.
1 Chronicles 9:30 Some of the priests’ sons mixed the spices.
1 Chronicles 9:31 A Levite called Mattithiah, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread.
1 Chronicles 9:32 Some of the Kohathites’ relatives were responsible for preparing the rows of the Bread of the Presence every Sabbath.
1 Chronicles 9:33 The singers, the heads of the Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other tasks because they were on duty day and night.
1 Chronicles 9:34 These were the heads of the Levite families, chiefs according to their family history; they lived in Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 9:35 Jeiel fathered Gibeon and lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah.
1 Chronicles 9:36 Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
1 Chronicles 9:37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
1 Chronicles 9:38 Mikloth fathered Shimeam. These also lived opposite their relatives in Jerusalem with their other relatives.
1 Chronicles 9:39 Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
1 Chronicles 9:40 Jonathan’s son was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah.
1 Chronicles 9:41 Micah’s sons: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.
1 Chronicles 8:27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were Jeroham’s sons.
1 Chronicles 8:28 These were family heads, chiefs according to their family history; they lived in Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 8:29 Jeiel fathered Gibeon and lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah.
1 Chronicles 8:30 Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
1 Chronicles 8:31 Gedor, Ahio, Zecher,
1 Chronicles 8:32 and Mikloth who fathered Shimeah. These also lived opposite their relatives in Jerusalem, with their other relatives.
1 Chronicles 8:33 Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
1 Chronicles 8:34 Jonathan’s son was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah.
1 Chronicles 8:35 Micah’s sons: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
1 Chronicles 8:36 Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri fathered Moza.
1 Chronicles 8:37 Moza fathered Binea. His son was Raphah, his son Elasah, and his son Azel.
1 Chronicles 8:38 Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were Azel’s sons.
1 Chronicles 8:39 His brother Eshek’s sons: Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third.
1 Chronicles 8:40 Ulam’s sons were efficient warriors and archers. They had many sons and sons of sons — 150 of them. All these were among Benjamin’s sons.
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