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1 Chronicles 9:16 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites. "
1 Chronicles 9:16
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14 Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
15 and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph,
16 and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
17 The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief),
18 who previously served in the king’s gate eastward. They were the gatekeepers for the camp of the children of Levi.
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1 Chronicles 9:1
"So all Israel were listed by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their disobedience."
1 Chronicles 9:2
"Now the first inhabitants who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants."
1 Chronicles 9:3
"In Jerusalem, there lived of the children of Judah, of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:"
1 Chronicles 9:4
"Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah."
1 Chronicles 9:5
"Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons."
1 Chronicles 9:6
"Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their brothers, six hundred ninety."
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