1   Al Israel therfore ^note was numbred: and the summe of them was written in the Booke of the kinges of Israel, and Iuda: and they were transported into Babylon for their sinne.

2   And they that dwelt first in their possessions and in their cities: Israel, and the Priestes, and the Leuites, and the Nathineans.

3   There dwelt in Ierusalem of the children of Iuda, and of the children of Beniamin, also of the children of

Genealogies. Ephraim, and Manasses.

4   Othei the sonne of Ammiud, the sonne of Amri, the sonne of Omrai, the sonne of Bonni, of the sonnes of Phares the sonne of Iuda.

5   And of Siloni: Asaia the first begotten, and his sonnes.

6   And of the sonnes of Zara: Iehuel, and their brethren, six hundred ninetie.

7   Moreouer of the sonnes of Beniamin: Salo the sonne of Mosollam, the sonne of Odiua the sonne of Asana:

8   and Iobania the sonne of Ieroham: and Ela the sonne of Ozi, the sonne of Mochori: and Mosollam the sonne of Saphatias, the sonne of Rahuel, the sonne of Iebania,

9   and their brethren by their families, nine hundred fiftie six. Al these princes of their kinredes by the houses of their fathers.

10   And of the priestes: Iedaia, Ioiarib, and Iachin:

11   Azarias also the sonne of Helcias, the sonne of Mosollam, the sonne of Sadoc, the sonne of Maraioth, the sonne of Achitob, high priest of the house of God.

12   Moreouer Adaias the sonne of Ieroham, the sonne of Phassur, the sonne of Melchias: and Maasai the sonne of Adiel, the sonne of Iezra, the sonne of Mosollam, the sonne of Mosollamith, the sonne of Emmer.

13   their brethren also princes by their families a thousand seuen hundred three score, most able men of strength to the worke of the ministerie in the house of God.

14   And of the Leuites: Semeia the sonne of Hassub the sonne of Ezricam, the sonne of Hasebia of the sonnes of Merari.

15   Bacbacar also a carpenter, and Galal, and Mathania the sonne of Micha, the sonne of Zechri the sonne of Asaph:

16   and Obdia the sonne of Semeia, the sonne of Galal, the sonne of Idithun: and Barachia the sonne of Asa, the sonne of Elcana, who dwelt in the courtes of Netophati.

17   And the porters: Sellum, and Accub, and Telmon, and Ahimam: and their brother Sellum the prince,

18   vntil that time, in the kinges gate toward the east, wayted by their courses of the children of Leui.

19   But Sellum the sonne of Core the sonne of Abiasaph, the sonne of Core, with his brethren, and his fathers house, these are the Corites ouer the workes of the ministerie, keepers of the entrances of the tabernacle: and their families in course keeping the entrance of the campe of our Lord.

20   And Phinees the sonne of Eleasar, was their prince before our Lord.

21   Moreouer Zacharias the sonne of Mosollamia, porter of the gate of the tabernacle of testimonie.

22   Al these chosen men for porters, at euerie gate, two hundred twelue: and appointed out in their proper

Genealogies. townes: Whom Dauid and Samuel the Seer appointed, vpon their fidelitie.

23   as wel them as their sonnes, in the doores of the house of our Lord, and in the tabernacle by their courses.

24   By the foure windes were the porters: that is to say, toward the East, and toward the West, and toward the North, and toward the South.

25   And their brethren dwelt in villages, and came vpon their Sabbathes from time to time.

26   To these four Leuites was committed al the number of porters, and they were ouer the chambers, and treasures of the house of our Lord.

27   Also round about the temple of our Lord they abode in their watches: that when it was time, they in the morning might open the doores.

28   Of these mens stocke there were also ouer the vessels of the ministerie: for by number the vessels were both brought in and caried out.

29   Of them also they that had the implements of the sancturie committed vnto them, did ouersee the floure, and wine, and oile, and frankincense, and spices.

30   And the sonnes of priestes made oyntementes of the spices.

31   And Mathathias a Leuite the first begotten of Sellum the Corite, was ouerseer of those thinges, which were fryed in the frying panne.

32   Moreouer of the children of Caath their brethren, there were ouer the loaues of proposition, to prepare alwaies new euerie Sabbath.

33   These are the chief of the singing men by the families of the Leuites, which abode in the chambers, that they might day and night continually serue in their ministerie.

34   The heades of the Leuites, princes in their families, taried in Ierusalem.

35   And in Gabaon abode Iehiel the father of Gabaon, and the name of his wife Maacha.

36   His first begotten sonne Abdon, and Sur, and Cis, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,

37   Gedor also, and Ahio, and Zacharias, and Macelloth.

38   Moreouer Macelloth begat Samaan: these dwelt ouer agaynst their brethren in Ierusalem, with their brethren.

39   And Ner bagat Cis: and Cis begat Saul: end Saul begat Ionathas, and Melchisua, and Abinadab, and Esbaal.

40   And the sonne of Ionathas, Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begat Micha.

41   Moreouer the sonnes of Micha, Phithon, and Melech, and Tharaa, and Ahaz

42   And Ahaz begat Iara, and Iara begat Alamath, and Azmoth, and Zamri. And Zamri begat Mosa.

43   And Mosa begat Banaa: whose sonne Raphaia bepat Elasa: of whom was borne Asel.

44   Moreouer Asel had six sonnes of these names, Ezricam, Bochru, Ismael, Saria, Obdia, Hanan, these are the sonnes of Asel.

Saul.

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