Chronicles On The Final Chapter Of The Genealogy

The roles, tasks, duties and responsibilities of G-d’s people.

David and Samuel are mentioned having established the positions that are carried over in their return from exile.

“The Returning Exiles”

All of Israel registered their genealogies. They are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel. Judah was exiled to Babylonia for their treachery.
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The first inhabitants to settle in [the lands of] their possession, in their cities, were the Israelites, the Kohanim, the Levites and the Nethinim.
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Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his kinsmen of his father’s family, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, guarding the doorways of the Tent of Meeting]; as their fathers had been in charge of the camp of Hashem, as guards of the entryway.
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Phinehas son of Elazar had been the supervisor over them in former times, for Hashem was with him.
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Zechariah was gatekeeper of the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
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They were the ones whom David and Samuel the Seer established in their permanent positions.
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They slept in the environs of the Temple of God, for they were responsible to guard it, and they were in charge of opening the doors every morning.
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Others of their kinsmen of the sons of the Kohathites were in charge of the bread of array, to prepare it every Sabbath.
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Ner begot Kish, Kish begot Saul. Saul begot Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal.
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1 And all Israel traced their genealogy, and behold they are written in the book of the kings of Israel; but the Judeans were exiled to Babylon because of their treachery.
2 And the first settlers who were in their inheritance in their cities were the Israelites, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinites.
3 But in Jerusalem there dwelt some of the sons of Judah and some of the sons of Benjamin, and some of the sons of Ephraim and Manasseh.
4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the sons of Perez the son of Judah.
5 And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
6 And of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their brethren-six hundred and ninety.
7 And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah.
8 And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibneiah.
9 And their brethren according to their generations-nine hundred and fifty-six; all these were prominent men, the heads of fathers’ [houses] by the house of their fathers.
10 And of the priests: Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin.
11 And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, ruler of the House of God.
12 And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer.
13 And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers-a thousand, seven hundred and sixty mighty warriors, [appointed over] the work of the service of the House of God.
14 And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari.
15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph.
16 And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who dwelt in the towns of the Netophathites.
17 And the gate sentries: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren; Shallum was the head.
18 And from here until the king’s gate to the east, they are the gate sentries of the camps of the sons of Levi.
19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren of his father’s house, the Korahites, over the work of the service, the guards of the thresholds of the Tent, and their fathers over the camp of the Lord, the guards of the entry.
20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, the Lord being with him.
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah, the gate sentry of the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
22 They were all the chosen to be gate sentries in the thresholds-two hundred and twelve; they were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer established permanently.
23 And they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the House of the Lord, of the House of the Tent according to watches.
24 At the four corners were the gate sentries: east, west, north, and south.
25 And their brethren in their towns [were required] to come for seven days from time to time with these.
26 For they were permanently four mighty gate sentries-they are the Levites, and they were in charge of the chambers and the treasuries of the House of God.
27 And around the House of God they would lodge, for the watch was incumbent upon them, and they were [appointed] over the key[s] and [to open the gates] every morning.
28 And some of them were in charge of the service vessels, for they would bring them in by number and take them out by number.
29 And some of them were appointed over the vessels and over all the vessels of the Sanctuary and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.
30 And some of the sons of the priests were compounders of the mixture for the spices.
31 And Mattithiah of the Levites- he was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite-was entrusted with the making of the pancakes.
32 And some of the sons of the Kehathites, of their brethren, were in charge of the showbread to prepare every Sabbath.
33 And these are the singers, the heads of the fathers’ [houses] of the Levites in the chambers, who were exempt, for day and night it is incumbent upon them [to engage] in the work.
34 These are the heads of the fathers’ [houses] of the Levites, over their generations, they were heads; these dwelt in Jerusalem.
35 And in Gibeon dwelt the leader of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife’s name was Maacah.
36 And his firstborn son was Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab.
37 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 And Mikloth begot Shimeam, and they too opposite their brethren dwelt in Jerusalem with their brethren.
39 And Ner begot Kish, and Kish begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
40 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal, and Meri-Baal begot Micah.
41 And the sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea.
42 And Ahaz begot Jaarah, and Jaarah begot Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri begot Moza.
43 And Moza begot Binea and Rephaiah his son, Elasah his son, Azel his son.
44 And Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam and Bochru and Ishmael, and Sheariah and Obadiah and Hanan; these are the sons of Azel.