First Book of Chronicles - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 951

15 Merari; and Bakbakar, Kherish, and Galal, and Ma.tha¤iah—be¤~Mika-be¤—

16 Zikri, ben-Asaf; and Abadiah-bcn— Shcmiah,bcn—Ga,1a1—beu—]aduthcm; and Berakiah, bcn·Asa., ben-Alkamah, who settled in the villages of the 18 21 22 26 Netofathi; with the Doorkeepers, Shalum, Akub, aud Talmon, and Akhiman, and their companions. Shalum was their Chief; and they were settled at the east of the King‘s Gate. They were the Guards for the camps of the Levites. And Sha1um· ben · Kota — ben - Abisaf- ben - Korakh and his companions of his Ancestral House of the Koreites, were to super- intend the execution of the Service. They guarded the Thresholds of the Hall, for their ancestors had been over the Camp of the I..oRD as Guards of the entry. And Phinehas-ben- Eliezer was Prince over them, before the Loan. Zekariah·ben·Meshelemiah, was

Door-opener at the Hall of Assembly. All of them were chosen as Gate- keepers to the number of two hundred and twelve in their family villages. They were appointed by David and Samuel to attend to their duties; and they and their descendants; are attendants at the Door of the House of the LORD, as they were at the House of the Tent, as Guards; they were at the Gates on the four sides; the East, the West, the North

and the South. And their relatives came from their villages for periods of seven days, in their turns along with them. But the Levites who were the Four Chiefs, of the Gates oiiicially superintended the Lodgings, and the Treasury of theyliouse of GOD, and lodged all who came up for duty; and they were at the Opening Services from morning to

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oféhgg language for quarters of the compass. morning. They also had to attend 28 to the vessels; for they brought them in by number, and returned back by number. And others of them were 2g Ofhcers over the furniture; and over the Sacred Vessels; and over the flour; and wine, and oil, and incense, and spices. But some from the descendants of the Priests prepared the confection of spices, And Mathethiah, of the Levites,

who was the firstborn to — Korakh was appointed over the bakers. But others from the descendants of Kahth, with their relatives super- intended to the Shew-bread, to arrange it Sabbath by Sabbath. And these are the Ancestral Chiefs

of the Levite Singers, exempt from duty in the sanctuaries,——·f0r they were at work day and night. They are the Ancestral Chiefs, Chiefs according to their pedigrees,-—who resided in jerusalem. And in Gibaon resided the Beni

Gibaon, janal, and the name of his wife was Makah, and his firstborn son was Abdon, and Tzur, and Ner, and Nadab,—and Gedor, and Akhio, and Zekeriah, and Mikloth. And Mikloth begot Shimam, and they settled in jerusalem near their relatives. And Ner begot Kish; and Kish

begot Shaul; and Shaul begot jhonathan; and Milkishua; and Abinadab; and Ashbal. And the sons of jhonathan were Merib-Bal, and Meribal begot Mikah. And the sons of Mikah were Pithen, and Melek, and Thakhra, and Akhaz, who begot jarab; and jarab begot Alemath, and Azmavath, and Zimri, 33 34 35 39

and Zimri begot Motza; and Motza 43 begot Binaa, Riiiah, his son, Alasah his son, Atzal his son, and Atzal had 44 six sons, and these are their names :+··~· Azrikaim, his firstborn, and Ishmaal, and Shariah, and Abadiah, and Khami, — These are the sons of Atzal.

Tim END or Vznuovs Ganaanooxxs.