The Koine Bible

And all Israel, their enrollment, and these were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, with those who were exiled to Babylon in their lawless deeds

And the ones dwelling formerly in their possessions in the cities of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the ones given over

And in Jerusalem dwelt some of the sons of Judah, and some of the sons of Benjamin, and some of the sons of Ephraim and Manasseh.

Gothi son of Ammioud, son of Amri, son of the sons of Phares, son of Judah

And from the Shelanites: Asaiah, his firstborn, and his sons

of the sons of Zerah, Jeuel, and their brothers, six hundred and ninety

And from the sons of Benjamin: Salo son of Mosollam son of Oduia son of Sanaa

and Ibana the son of Iraam, and these were sons of Uzi, son of Machir, and Massalem, son of Saphatia, son of Raguel, son of Banaia

And their brothers according to their generations: nine hundred fifty-six, all the men, heads of fathers’ houses, according to the houses of their fathers.

and from the priests: Jedae, and Joiarim, and Jachin

and Azariah son of Hilkiah son of Meshullam son of Zadok son of Meraioth son of Ahitub, leader of the house of God

and Adaia son of Iraam son of Pashchour son of Malkia, and Maasaia son of Adiel son of Iediu son of Mosollam son of Maselmoth son of Emmer

And their brothers, heads of fathers’ houses, were one thousand seven hundred sixty, mighty in strength for the work of the service of the house of God.

And from the Levites: Semaia son of Asob son of Esrikam son of Asabia, from the sons of Merari

and Bakbakar and Ares and Galal and Maanthaniah son of Micha son of Zechri son of Asaph

and Abdia son of Samia son of Galal son of Idithon, and Barachia son of Ossa son of Elcana, who dwells in the villages of Netophati

The gatekeepers: Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman, and their brothers, Shallum the chief.

And until this one, at the king’s gate toward the east, these are the gates of the camps of the sons of Levi

And Shallum son of Kore son of Abiasaph son of Korah and his brothers, to the house of his father, the Korahites, over the works of the service, keeping the watches of the tent, and their fathers over the camp of the Lord, keeping the entrance.

And Phinehas son of Eleazar was leader over them formerly, and these were with him

Zechariah son of Meselemia, gatekeeper of the door of the tent of the testimony

All the chosen ones at the gates, in the gates, two hundred and twelve; these in their courtyards—their appointment. David and Samuel the seer established these in their faithfulness.

And these and their sons were at the gates in the house of the Lord, in the house of the tent, for guarding.

According to the four winds were the gates, toward the east, sea, north, south

And their brothers were in their courts, to come in every seven days, from time to time, with these.

For there are by faith four mighty men of the gates; the Levites were over the chamber rooms and over the treasuries of the house of God.

And they camp around the house of God, because the watch is upon them, and these are over the keys, to open the doors of the sanctuary morning by morning.

And from them were over the utensils of the ministry, because by number they would bring them in and by number they would bring them out.

And from them appointed over the vessels and over all the holy vessels and over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the incense, and the spices

And from the sons of the priests there were perfumers of the ointment and of the spices

And Mattathias, from the Levites, this one was the firstborn to Shallum the Korahite in charge of the faithful service over the work of the offering, of the great priest’s pan.

And Benaiah the Kohathite, from among their brothers, over the showbread, to prepare Sabbath by Sabbath

And these are the singers, chiefs of the fathers of the Levites, arranged in watches, because day and night were upon them in the works

These were heads of the families of the Levites according to their generations; these were heads, they dwelt in Jerusalem.

And in Gibeon lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, and the name of his wife was Maacah

And his firstborn son Abdon, and Sir, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab

and Gedor and brother and Zecharia and Makelloth

And Makelloth fathered Samaa, and these dwelt in the midst of their brothers in Jerusalem with their brothers

And Ner begot Kish, and Kish begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan and Melchishua and Abinadab and Ishbaal

And Jonathan’s son was Meribbaal, and Meribbaal begot Micah

And the sons of Micah: Phaethon and Malach and Tharach.

And Ahaz begot Jada, and Jada begot Galemeth and Gazmoth and Zambri, and Zambri begot Masa.

And Mosa begot Baana; Raphaiah his son, Eleasa his son, Esel his son.

And to Esel six sons, and these were their names: Esdrikam his firstborn, Ishmael, and Saria, and Abdia, and Anan; these are the sons of Esel.