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1 Chronicles 9:8-20 Modern English Version (MEV)

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

9. and their brothers according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were heads of families according to their fathers’ houses.

10. Those of the priests wereJedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin;

11. Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the head official of the house of God;

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

13. and their brothers, heads of the houses of their fathers, one thousand seven hundred and sixty very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

14. Those of the Levites wereShemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

15. Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mika, the son of Zikri, the son of Asaph;

16. Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; Berekiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

17. Now the gatekeepers wereShallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the head officer

18. who until then had served at the king’s eastern gate). They were the gatekeepers for the camps of the Levites.

19. Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers from his father’s house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, gatekeepers of the tabernacle. Their fathers had been over the camp of the Lord, guards at the entrance.

20. Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the official over them in previous times, and the Lord was with him.

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