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1–34. Population of Jerusalem. 35–44. Repetition of the genealogy of Saul. 1 Chronicles 9:1. So all the Israelites were listed according to their generations, and behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel. The Jews were resettled to Babylon for their iniquities. 1 Chronicles 9:2. The first inhabitants who lived in their possessions, in the cities of Israel, were the Israelites, the priests, the Levites and the Nethinim. 1 Chronicles 9:3. In Jerusalem lived some of the sons of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh: Verses 1-3 constitute the conclusion to the genealogies of chapters I-VIII and at the same time form the transition of the genealogical lists of the twelve tribes to the calculation of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the capital of that theocratic state, the history of which is set forth further. Before listing them by name, the author prefaces a general remark about the composition of the population of the cities of Israel (priests, Levites, Nethinim), and then of Jerusalem itself. To the inhabitants of the former, he learns the name “Gariinonym” (Article 2), which means “former”, “early”, i.e. residents of the pre-captivity period, but not the times after the captivity, as Berto, Diler and others claim. In accordance with this, the population of Jerusalem, placed in parallel with the population of Israeli cities, cannot be considered post-captivity. Likewise, its general composition does not correspond to that noted in the book. Nehemiah. It does not include the sons of Ephraim and Manasseh among the inhabitants of Jerusalem (Neh. 11:4). 1 Chronicles 9:4. Uthai, the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Vani, - of the sons of Perez, the son of Judah; 1 Chronicles 9:5. of the sons of Shilon, Asaiah the firstborn and his sons; 1 Chronicles 9:6. of the sons of Zerah, Jehuel and their brothers, six hundred and ninety; 1 Chronicles 9:7. of the sons of Benjamin, Sallu, the son of Meshullam, the son of Godavia, the son of Hassenui; 1 Chronicles 9:8. and Ibniah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzziah the son of Michiri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah the son of Reuel the son of Ibniah, 1 Chronicles 9:9. and their brethren, according to their families: nine hundred and fifty six: all these men were the heads of the families of their generations. List of names of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin. Of the sons of Perez and of the Shilonites (verses 4-6), not a single name is similar to the names (Neh. 11:4-6). Of the names of the sons of Benjamin, the name Sallu is the same in both books, but their ancestors are completely different. 1 Chronicles 9:10. And of the priests: Jedaiah, Jojarib, Jachin, 1 Chronicles 9:11. and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, ruler in the house of God; 1 Chronicles 9:12. and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchiah; and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzer, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; 1 Chronicles 9:13. and their brethren, the heads of their families, one thousand seven hundred and sixty, were excellent men in the work of serving in the house of God. Names of Jerusalem priests. According to (1 Chronicles 24:7,17), the names of the verse (1 Chronicles 9:10) are not the names of individuals, but of entire priestly families; they are also found in (Nehemiah 11:10). Instead of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah (verses 11-17), in (Nehemiah 11:11) he names Seraiah, the son of Hilkiah. Their ancestors are the same; but Seraiah could have been a post-captivity descendant of these individuals. The generations of Obadiah and Maasai are set out in both books with particularities in the number and names of their ancestors. Finally, in the book. Chronicles lacks the genealogy of Zabdiel (Nehemiah 11:14). The number 1760 (v. 13) is not the number of the heads of the priestly families, but of all the priests belonging to the six priestly generations. 1 Chronicles 9:14. And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 1 Chronicles 9:15. and Bakbakar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; 1 Chronicles 9:16. and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berehiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who dwelt in the villages of Netophath. Merari's descendant Shemaiah with the same name is also mentioned in (Neh. 11:15). The first three names of Art. Nehemiah does not have 15. From the names of Art. 16 there is only one thing - Obadiah can be identified with Obadiah (Nehemiah 11:17). Berechiah is not mentioned in Nehemiah, but also in the book. Chronicles no names (Neh. 11:16): Shabthai and Jozabad. Since Berechiah lived in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:4), the remark: “who lived in the villages of Netophath” (Netophah near Bethlehem - Nehemiah 7:26) refers not to him, but to his ancestor Elkanah. 1 Chronicles 9:17. And the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon and Ahiman, and their brothers; Shallum was in charge. As can be seen from (1 Chronicles 9:24–26), there are four persons named in this verse, of which Prince. Nehemiah knows only two - Achkub and Talmon (Neh. 11:19), who were not simple gatekeepers, but commanders over the gatekeepers. The given comparison of the names of the book. Chronicles and Nehemiah clearly show that the difference between the two lists is so great that it cannot be assumed that they count the same persons and the same time. If in both lists some names are indeed similar, then such a coincidence is very simply explained by the fact that after the captivity the same clans came to Jerusalem that, or whose ancestors, lived there earlier, and mainly by the custom characteristic of Jews of repeating the same names in family lines, due to which children were called by the names of their ancestors (see, for example, the genealogy of Aaron - (1 Chronicles 6:4-15)). 1 Chronicles 9:18. And to this day these gatekeepers keep the guard of the sons of Levi at the king's gate on the east. 1 Chronicles 9:19. Shallum the son of Korah, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers from his family, the Korahites, in the work of their service, were guards at the threshold of the tabernacle, and their fathers guarded the entrance to the camp of the Lord. 1 Chronicles 9:20. Phinehas the son of Eleazar was formerly a ruler over them, and the Lord was with him. 1 Chronicles 9:21. Zechariah, the son of Meshelemiah, was the doorkeeper at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 1 Chronicles 9:22. All of them, chosen as gatekeepers to the thresholds, were two hundred and twelve. They are listed according to their villages. David and Samuel the seer set them up for their faithfulness. 1 Chronicles 9:23. And they and their sons were on guard at the gate of the house of the Lord, at the house of the tabernacle. 1 Chronicles 9:24. There were gatekeepers on four sides: east, west, north and south. 1 Chronicles 9:25. Their brothers lived in their villages, coming to them from time to time for seven days. 1 Chronicles 9:26. These four captains of the gatekeepers, the Levites, were in trust; they were assigned to the dwellings and treasures of the house of God. 1 Chronicles 9:27. They spent the night around the house of God, because they were guarded, and they had to unlock the doors every morning. 1 Chronicles 9:28. Some of them were assigned to service vessels, so that they were accepted by count and given out by count. 1 Chronicles 9:29. Others of them were entrusted with other utensils and all sacred needs: fine flour, wine, oil, incense, and incense. 1 Chronicles 9:30. And some of the sons of the priests made ointment from fragrant substances. 1 Chronicles 9:31. Mattathias of the Levites, the first-born son of Shallum the Korah, was entrusted with the cooking in the pans. 1 Chronicles 9:32. Some of their brothers, the sons of Kohath, were entrusted with preparing the showbread to present them every Sabbath. 1 Chronicles 9:33. The singers, the main ones in the Levitical generations, were free from classes in the church rooms, because day and night they were obliged to practice their art. 1 Chronicles 9:34. These are the heads of the Levitical generations, the leaders in their families. They lived in Jerusalem. The duties and service of the Levites at the church. The persons (1 Chronicles 9:17) were guards at that main entrance to the courtyard, which was intended only for the king (2 Kings 16:18; Ezek.46:1,2). In accordance with the indication (1 Chronicles 9:19) about the appointment of gatekeepers at the threshold by David, one can think that Shallum, the chief of the captains over the gatekeepers (1 Chronicles 9:17), serving at the thresholds of the tabernacle, is a contemporary of David. It is he who is identified with Meshelemiah (1 Chronicles 26:1) on the basis, among other things, that both names are similar in meaning: Shallum - “retribution”, Meshelemiah - “Jehovah will reward”. The identity of Zechariah, the son of Meshelemiah, with Zechariah (1 Chronicles 26:2) is beyond any doubt; therefore, he, like Shallum, is a contemporary of David. But how his ministry differed from the ministry of other gatekeepers, and why he was mentioned, is not explained either by this verse or (1 Chronicles 26:2). The total number of gatekeepers - 212 - does not correspond to the number of the time of David (93 see (1 Chron. 26:8-11)), or Zerubbab (139 - (1 Ezra 2:42)), or Nehemiah (172 - (Neh. 11:19)). In all likelihood, this is the number of the pre-captivity period. Wed. (1 Chronicles 28:13; Dan.1:2,5:2). Wed. (Lev.2:1; Exod.30:23,25:6). 1 Chronicles 9:35. In Gibeon lived: the father of the Gibeonites Jeel, - the name of his wife was Maach, 1 Chronicles 9:36. and his firstborn son Abdon, after him Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 1 Chronicles 9:37. Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah and Miklof. 1 Chronicles 9:38. Miklof gave birth to Shimeam. And they lived beside their brothers in Jerusalem along with their brothers. 1 Chronicles 9:39. Ner begat Kish, Kish begat Saul, Saul begat Jonathan, Melchisu, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 1 Chronicles 9:40. Jonathan's son Meribbaal; Meribbaal gave birth to Micah. 1 Chronicles 9:41. The sons of Micah: Python, Melech, Perei [and Ahaz]. 1 Chronicles 9:42. Ahaz begat Jaera; Jaera begat Alemeth, Azmabeth, and Zimri; Zamri gave birth to Motza; 1 Chronicles 9:43. Motza begat Bineiah: Rephaiah his son; Elias his son; Atzel his son. 1 Chronicles 9:44. Atzel has six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bokhru, Ismail, Shearia, Obadiah and Hanan. These are the sons of Atzel. The genealogy of Saul, reproducing the genealogy of 1 Chronicles 8:29-40 (see comments), is placed in this place as a transition to chapter 1 Chronicles 10, concerning one of the moments of Saul's reign - his unsuccessful war with the Philistines and death. You might be interested in: