New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 9:25-36

25Their relativesH251 in their villagesH2691 1were to comeH935 in every sevenH7651 daysH3117 from timeH6256 to timeH6256 to be with 2them; 26for the fourH702 chiefH5057 gatekeepersH7778 whoH1992 were LevitesH3881, were in an office of trustH530, and were overH5921 the chambersH3957 and overH5921 the treasuriesH214 in the houseH1004 of GodH430. 27They spentH3885 the nightH3885 aroundH5439 the houseH1004 of GodH430, 3becauseH3588 the watchH4931 was 4committedH5921 to them; and they were 5in chargeH5921 of openingH4668 it morningH1242 by morningH1242.

28Now someH4480 of them 6had chargeH5921 of the utensilsH3627 of serviceH5656, for 7they countedH4557 them when they broughtH935 them in and when they tookH3318 them out. 29SomeH4480 of them also were appointedH4487 overH5921 the furnitureH3627 and overH5921 allH3605 the utensilsH3627 of the sanctuaryH6944 and 8overH5921 the fineH5560 flourH5560 and the wineH3196 and the oilH8081 and the frankincenseH3828 and the spicesH1314. 30SomeH4480 of 9the sonsH1121 of the priestsH3548 preparedH7543 the mixingH4842 of the spicesH1314. 31MattithiahH4993, one of the LevitesH3881, whoH1931 was the firstbornH1060 of ShallumH7967 the KorahiteH7145, had 10the 11responsibilityH530 overH5921 the thingsH4639 which were bakedH2281 in pansH2281. 32SomeH4480 of their relativesH251 of the sonsH1121 of the KohathitesH6956 12were overH5921 the showbreadH3899 H4635 to prepareH3559 it everyH7676 sabbathH7676.

33Now theseH428 are 13the singersH7891, headsH7218 of fathers’H1 households of the LevitesH3881, who lived in the chambersH3957 of the temple freeH6362 from other service; for they were 14engagedH5921 15in their workH4399 dayH3119 and nightH3915. 34TheseH428 were headsH7218 of fathers’H1 households of the LevitesH3881 according to their generationsH8435, chiefH7218 menH7218, 16whoH428 livedH3427 in JerusalemH3389.

35 17In GibeonH1391 JeielH3262 the fatherH1 of GibeonH1391 livedH3427, and his wife’sH802 nameH8034 was MaacahH4601, 36and his firstbornH1060 sonH1121 was AbdonH5658, then ZurH6698, KishH7027, BaalH1168, NerH5369, NadabH5070,

Notes

1. 1 Chronicles 9:25 2 Kin 11:5, 7; 2 Chr 23:8 ↩
2. 1 Chronicles 9:25 Lit these ↩
3. 1 Chronicles 9:27 1 Chr 23:30-32 ↩
4. 1 Chronicles 9:27 Lit on them ↩
5. 1 Chronicles 9:27 Lit over the opening ↩
6. 1 Chronicles 9:28 Lit were over the ↩
7. 1 Chronicles 9:28 Lit by count they brought them in and by count they took them out ↩
8. 1 Chronicles 9:29 1 Chr 23:29 ↩
9. 1 Chronicles 9:30 Ex 30:23-25 ↩
10. 1 Chronicles 9:31 1 Chr 9:22 ↩
11. 1 Chronicles 9:31 Lit office of trust ↩
12. 1 Chronicles 9:32 Lev 24:5-8 ↩
13. 1 Chronicles 9:33 1 Chr 6:31-47; 25:1 ↩
14. 1 Chronicles 9:33 Lit over them in the work ↩
15. 1 Chronicles 9:33 Ps 134:1 ↩
16. 1 Chronicles 9:34 Lit these ↩
17. 1 Chronicles 9:35 1 Chr 8:29-32 ↩