The People of Jerusalem

1And so all Israel numbred by kinredes, beholde they are written in the booke of the kinges of Israel and of Iuda, and were caryed away to Babylon for their transgression:

2Euen the olde inhabiters that dwelt in their owne possessions and cities, the Israelites, the priestes, Leuites, and Nathenei. 3And in Hierusalem dwelt of the children of Iuda, of the children of Beniamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasse: 4Uthai the sonne of Amihud, the sonne of Omri, the sonne of Imri, the sonne of Beni, of the children of Pharez the sonne of Iuda. 5And of Siloni: Asaia the eldest, and his sonnes. 6And of the sonnes of Zerah: Iehuel, & their brethren sixe hundred & ninetie. 7And of the sonnes of Beniamin: Salu the sonne of Mesullam, the sonne of Hodauia, the sonne of Senua. 8And Iibneia the sonne of Ieroham: And Ela the sonne of Uzi the sonne of Michri: And Mesullam the sonne of Sephatia the sonne of Rehuel the sonne of Iibnia. 9And their brethren according to their kinredes, nine hundred fyftie and sixe: All these were principall men and auncient in the housholdes of their fathers.

10And of the priestes: Iedaia, Iehoiarib, and Iachin, 11Azaria the sonne of Helkia, the sonne of Mesullam, the sonne of Zadoc, the sonne of Maraioth, the sonne of Ahitob the chiefest in the house of God. 12And Adaiah the sonne of Ieroham, the sonne of Phashur, the sonne of Melchia: and Maasi the sonne of Adiel, the sonne of Iehezrah, the sonne of Mesullam, the sonne of Mesillamith, the sonne of Immer. 13And their brethren which were heads of the auncient housholdes of their fathers, a thousand seuen hundred and threescore, actiue men for the worke of the seruice of the house of God.

14And of the Leuites: Semeia the sonne of Hasub, ye sonne of Africam, the sonne of Hasabia of the sonnes of Merari. 15And Bacbakar Heres, and Galal: And Mathania the sonne of Micah, the sonne of Zicri, the sonne of Asaph. 16And Obadia the sonne of Semeia, the sonne of Galal, the sonne of Iduthun: And Berechia the sonne of Aza, the sonne of Elcana, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

17The porters were, Sallum, Accub, Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brother: Sallum was the chiefe. 18For they watched hitherto, euen vnto the kinges gate eastwarde by course, the children of Leui. 19And Sallum the sonne of Core, the sonne of Abiasaph, the sonne of Corah, and his brethren the Corathites of the house of their father, had their busines and office to kepe the porches of the tabernacle: and their fathers being ouer the hoast of the Lorde, kept the entering. 20And Phinehes the sonne of Eliazar was their foreguide, and the Lord was with him. 21And Zacharia the sonne of Meselemia kept the watch before the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation. 22All these were chosen men to kepe the thressholdes, euen two hundred and twelue: and throughout all the genealogie wer they numbred in their villages: And them did Dauid and Samuel the sear institute, because of their fidelitie. 23So they and their children had the ouersight of the gates of the house of the Lorde, euen of the tabernacle, to kepe them. 24In foure quarters did they kepe the watch: toward the east, west, north, and south. 25And their brethren remayned in the countrey, and came after seuen dayes from tyme to tyme with them. 26For the Leuites which had the ouersight of the vestries and treasures of the house of God, were vnder the custody of foure notable porters. 27And they laye rounde about the house of God, because the keping thereof pertayned to them, and they had the charge to open it euery mornyng.

28And certaine of them had the rule of the ministring vessels, & brought them in and out by tale. 29Some of them were appoynted to ouersee the vessels, and al the ornaments of the sanctuarie, and the flowre, wine, oyle, frankencense, and sweete odours. 30And certaine of the sonnes of the priestes made oyntmentes of the sweete odours. 31And Mathathia one of the Leuites, (which was the eldest sonne of Sallum the Corathite) had the ouersight of the thinges that were made in the frying panne. 32And other of their brethren the sonnes of Cahath had the ouersight of the shew bread, which they prepared euery Sabbath.

33These are the singers, euen auncient fathers of the Leuites, which dwelt in seperate chambers and were free: for they had to doe in the temple both day and nyght. 34These were auncient fathers of the Leuites in their generations, & dwelt at Hierusalem.

The Descendants of Saul

35And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Iehiel: whose wyfe was called Maacha. 36His eldest sonne was Abdon, then Zur, Cis, Baal, Ner, and Nadab, 37Gedor, Ahio, Zacharia, and Mikloth. 38And Mikloth begat Simeam: And they also dwelt with their brethren at Hierusalem, euen hard by them. 39And Ner begat Cis, and Cis begat Saul, and Saul begat Iehonathan, Malchisua, Abinadab, and Esbaal. 40And the sonne of Iehonathan, was Meribbaal: And Meribbaal begat Micah. 41And the sonnes of Micah, were: Pithon, Melech, and Thahrea. 42And Ahaz begat Iahra, Iahra begat Alameth, and Asmaueth, and Zimri: Zimri begat Moza, 43Moza begat Binea, whose sonne was Rephaia, and his sonne was Elasa, and his sonne Azel. 44And Azel had sixe sonnes, whose names are these: Azricam, Bochru, Ismael, Searia, Obadia, and Hanan: These are the sonnes of Azel.