And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, [and] the Lord [was] with him (9:20)

[And] Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah [was] porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation (9:21)

All these [which were] chosen to be porters in the gates [were] two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office (9:22)

So they and their children [had] the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, [namely], the house of the tabernacle, by wards (9:23)

In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south (9:24)

And their brethren, [which were] in their villages, [were] to come after seven days from time to time with them (9:25)

For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in [their] set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God (9:26)

And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge [was] upon them, and the opening thereof every morning [pertained] to them (9:27)

And [certain] of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale (9:28)

[Some] of them also [were] appointed to oversee the vessels and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices (9:29)

And [some] of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices (9:30)

And Mattithiah, [one] of the Levites, who [was] the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans (9:31)

And [other] of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, [were] over the showbread, to prepare [it] every sabbath (9:32)

And these [are] the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, [who remaining] in the chambers [were] free: for they were employed in [that] work day and night (9:33)

These chief fathers of the Levites [were] chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem (9:34)

And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name [was] Maachah: (9:35)

And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, (9:36)

And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth (9:37)

And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren (9:38)

And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal (9:39)

And the son of Jonathan [was] Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begat Micah (9:40)

And the sons of Micah [were], Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, [and Ahaz] (9:41)

And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza; (9:42)

And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son (9:43)

And Azel had six sons, whose names [are] these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these [were] the sons of Azel (9:44)

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