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2Nohah the fourth and Rapha the fifth.

3The sons of Bela were:
Addar, Gera, Abihud,Or Gera the father of Ehud4Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,5Gera, Shephuphan and Huram.

6These were the descendants of Ehud, who were heads of families of those living in Geba and were deported to Manahath:

7Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who deported them and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

8Sons were born to Shaharaim in Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.9By his wife Hodesh he had Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,10Jeuz, Sakia and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.11By Hushim he had Abitub and Elpaal.

12The sons of Elpaal:
Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its surrounding villages),13and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of families of those living in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath.

14Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,15Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,16Michael, Ishpah and Joha were the sons of Beriah.

17Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,18Ishmerai, Izliah and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.

19Jakim, Zicri, Zabdi,20Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,21Adaiah, Beraiah and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.

22Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,23Abdon, Zicri, Hanan,24Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,25Iphdeiah and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

26Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,27Jaareshiah, Elijah and Zicri were the sons of Jeroham.

28All these were heads of families, chiefs as listed in their genealogy, and they lived in Jerusalem.

29JeielSome Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 9:35); Hebrew does not have Jeiel. the fatherFather may mean civic leader or military leader. of Gibeon lived in Gibeon.
His wife's name was Maacah,30and his firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner,Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 9:36); Hebrew does not have Ner. Nadab,31Gedor, Ahio, Zeker32and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. They too lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.

33Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.Also known as Ish-Bosheth

34The son of Jonathan:
Merib-Baal,Also known as Mephibosheth who was the father of Micah.

35The sons of Micah:
Pithon, Melech, Tarea and Ahaz.

36Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.37Moza was the father of Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son and Azel his son.

38Azel had six sons, and these were their names:
Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

39The sons of his brother Eshek:
Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second son and Eliphelet the third.40The sons of Ulam were brave warriors who could handle the bow. They had many sons and grandsons—150 in all.
All these were the descendants of Benjamin.

3Those from Judah, from Benjamin, and from Ephraim and Manasseh who lived in Jerusalem were:

4Uthai son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, a descendant of Perez son of Judah.

5Of the Shilonites:
Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.

6Of the Zerahites:
Jeuel.
The people from Judah numbered 690.

7Of the Benjamites:
Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;

8Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, the son of Micri; and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah.

9The people from Benjamin, as listed in their genealogy, numbered 956. All these men were heads of their families.

10Of the priests:
Jedaiah; Jehoiarib; Jakin;

11Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the official in charge of the house of God;

12Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malkijah; and Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer.

13The priests, who were heads of families, numbered 1,760. They were able men, responsible for ministering in the house of God.

14Of the Levites:
Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a Merarite;15Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zicri, the son of Asaph;16Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berekiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

17The gatekeepers:
Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their brothers, Shallum their chief18being stationed at the King's Gate on the east, up to the present time. These were the gatekeepers belonging to the camp of the Levites.19Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his fellow gatekeepers from his family (the Korahites) were responsible for guarding the thresholds of the TentThat is, the temple; also in verses 21 and 23 just as their fathers had been responsible for guarding the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.20In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar was in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD was with him.21Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

22Altogether, those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds numbered 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. The gatekeepers had been assigned to their positions of trust by David and Samuel the seer.23They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent.24The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north and south.25Their brothers in their villages had to come from time to time and share their duties for seven-day periods.26But the four principal gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the responsibility for the rooms and treasuries in the house of God.27They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they had to guard it; and they had charge of the key for opening it each morning.

28Some of them were in charge of the articles used in the temple service; they counted them when they were brought in and when they were taken out.29Others were assigned to take care of the furnishings and all the other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the flour and wine, and the oil, incense and spices.30But some of the priests took care of mixing the spices.31A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with the responsibility for baking the offering bread.32Some of their Kohathite brothers were in charge of preparing for every Sabbath the bread set out on the table.

33Those who were musicians, heads of Levite families, stayed in the rooms of the temple and were exempt from other duties because they were responsible for the work day and night.

34All these were heads of Levite families, chiefs as listed in their genealogy, and they lived in Jerusalem.