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1 Crônicas 9

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1E todo o Israel foi contado por genealogia: eis que estão escriptos no livro dos reis de Israel: e os de Judah foram transportados a Babylonia, por causa da sua transgressão.

2E os primeiros habitadores, que moravam na sua possessão e nas suas cidades, foram os israelitas, os sacerdotes, os levitas, e os nethineos.

3Porém dos filhos de Judah, e dos filhos de Benjamin, e dos filhos de Ephraim e Manasseh, habitaram em Jerusalem:

4Uthai, filho de Ammihud, filho de Omri, filho de Imri, filho de Bani, dos filhos de Peres, filho de Judah;

5E dos silonitas: Assias o primogenito, e seus filhos;

6E dos filhos de Zerah: Jeuel, e seus irmãos, seiscentos e noventa;

7E dos filhos de Benjamin: Sallu, filho de Mesullam, filho de Hodavias, filho de Hassenua,

8E Ibneias, filho de Jeroham, e Ela, filho de Uzzi, filho de Michri, e Mesullam, filho de Sephatias, filho de Reuel, filho d'Ibnijas;

9E seus irmãos, segundo as suas gerações, novecentos e cincoenta e seis: todos estes homens foram cabeças dos paes nas casas de seus paes.

10E dos sacerdotes: Jedaias, e Jehoiarib, e Jachin,

11E Azarias, filho de Hilkias, filho de Mesullam, filho de Zadok, filho de Meraioth, filho de Ahitub, maioral da casa de Deus:

12Adaias, filho de Jeroham, filho de Pashur, filho de Malchias, e Masai, filho de Adiel, filho de Jahzera, filho de Mesullam, filho de Mesillemith, filho de Immer;

13Como tambem seus irmãos, cabeças nas casas de seus paes, mil, setecentos e sessenta, varões valentes para a obra do ministerio da casa de Deus.

14E dos levitas: Semaias, filho de Hassub, filho de Azrikam, filho de Hasabias, dos filhos de Merari;

15E Bakbakkar, Heres, e Galal; e Matthanias, filho de Micha, filho de Zichri, filho de Asaph;

16E Obadias, filho de Semaias, filho de Galal, filho de Jeduthun; e Berechias, filho de Asa, filho de Elkana, morador das aldeias dos netophathitas.

17E foram porteiros: Sallum, e Akkub, e Talmon, e Ahiman, e seus irmãos, cuja cabeça era Sallum.

18E até áquelle tempo estavam de guarda á porta do rei para o oriente; estes foram os porteiros entre os arraiaes dos filhos de Levi.

19E Sallum, filho de Kore, filho de Ebiasaph, filho de Korah, e seus irmãos da casa de seu pae, os korahitas, tinham cargo da obra do ministerio, e eram guardas dos umbraes do tabernaculo: e seus paes foram capitães do arraial do Senhor, e guardadores da entrada.

20Phineas, filho de Eleazar, d'antes entre elles guia, com o qual era o Senhor,

21E Zacharias, filho de Meselemias porteiro da porta da tenda da congregação.

22Todos estes, escolhidos para serem porteiros dos umbraes, foram duzentos e doze: e foram estes, segundo as suas aldeias, postos em suas genealogias; e David e Samuel, o vidente, os constituiram no seu cargo.

23Estavam pois elles, e seus filhos, ás portas da casa do Senhor, na casa da tenda, junto aos guardas.

24Os porteiros estavam aos quatro ventos: ao oriente, ao occidente, ao norte, e ao sul.

25E seus irmãos estavam nas suas aldeias, e no setimo dia, de tempo em tempo, entravam a servir com elles.

26Porque havia n'aquelle officio quatro porteiros-móres que eram levitas, e tinham cargo das camaras e dos thesouros da casa de Deus.

27E de noite ficavam á roda da casa de Deus, porque a guarda lhes estava encarregada, e tinham cargo de abrir, e isto cada manhã.

28E alguns d'elles tinham cargo dos vasos do ministerio, porque por conta os traziam e por conta os tiravam.

29Porque d'elles alguns havia que tinham cargo dos vasos e de todos os vasos sagrados; como tambem da flor de farinha, e do vinho, e do azeite, e do incenso, e da especiaria.

30E dos filhos dos sacerdotes eram os obreiros da confecção das especiarias.

31E Mattithias, d'entre os levitas, o primogenito de Sallum, o korahita, tinha cargo da obra que se fazia em sartãs.

32E dos filhos dos kohatitas, de seus irmãos houve alguns que tinham cargo dos pães da proposição, para os prepararem em todos os sabbados.

33D'estes foram tambem os cantores, cabeças dos paes entre os levitas nas camaras, exemptos de serviços; porque de dia e de noite estava a seu cargo occuparem-se n'aquella obra.

34Estes foram cabeças dos paes entre os levitas, chefes em suas gerações: estes habitaram em Jerusalem.

35Porém em Gibeon habitaram Jeiel, pae de Gibeon (e era o nome de sua mulher Maaca),

36E seu filho primogenito Abdon: depois Zur, e Kis, e Baal, e Ner, e Nadab,

37E Gedor, e Ahio, e Zacharias, e Mikloth.

38E Mikloth gerou a Simeão: e tambem estes, defronte de seus irmãos, habitaram em Jerusalem com seus irmãos.

39E Ner gerou a Kis, e Kis gerou a Saul, e Saul gerou a Jonathan, e a Malchi-sua, e a Abinadab, e a Es-baal.

40E filho de Jonathan foi Merib-baal: e Merib-baal gerou a Micha.

41E os filhos de Micha foram Pithon, e Melech, e Tarea.

42E Achaz gerou a Jaera, e Jaera gerou a Alemeth, e a Azmaveth, e a Zimri: e Zimri gerou a Mosa.

43E Mosa gerou a Binea, cujo filho foi Rephaias, cujo filho foi Elasa, cujo filho foi Asel.

44E teve Asel seis filhos, e estes foram os seus nomes: Azrikam, e Boceru, e Ishmael, e Seraias, e Obadias, e Hanan: estes foram os filhos d'Asel.

📖 Chapter study

Summary

The chapter lists the first inhabitants who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile, including priests, Levites, and temple gatekeepers, and then repeats the genealogy of Saul as a bridge to the historical narrative that begins in the next chapter.

Explanation

This chapter serves as an important transition: it connects the long genealogical prologue (chapters 1-8) with the historical narrative about to begin, telling of the rise and fall of Saul and then the reign of David. By listing who returned from exile to live in Jerusalem, the chronicler is showing his original readers — people living after the exile — that their community had direct and legitimate roots in Israel's earlier history. The repetition of Saul's genealogy at the end prepares the reader for the account of his death, which will be told right after.

Fun facts

  • This list of returnees from exile is very similar to the one found in Nehemiah 11, suggesting that both authors had access to shared documentary sources about the repopulation of Jerusalem.
  • The detailed mention of the temple gatekeepers, with their specific responsibilities over treasures, utensils, and even spices, shows the organizational complexity that existed to keep worship functioning properly.

Verse-by-verse explanation

  1. 1 Crônicas 9:1This is the turning point of the book: after nine chapters of nothing but name lists, the text pauses and explains the reason for it all — Judah was carried captive to Babylon because of its own unfaithfulness. From here on, the genealogy becomes a record of who returned from exile and resettled in the cities, proof that the line of the people was not lost.
  2. 1 Crônicas 9:2After explaining the exile, the text tells who returned first to occupy the cities: ordinary Israelites, priests, Levites, and the Nethinims — temple servants descended from foreign peoples, like the Gibeonites.
  3. 1 Crônicas 9:3A detail full of hope: those who settle in Jerusalem are not only people of Judah and Benjamin, but also of Ephraim and Manasseh — tribes of the old northern kingdom, proof that not everyone from there had been lost.
  4. 1 Crônicas 9:4Uthai is the first name mentioned among those who return, with a genealogy that goes back up to Pharez, son of Judah — the same line that decades earlier had led to David.
  5. 1 Crônicas 9:5Of the Shilonites, descendants of Shelah, Judah’s third son, the first one named is Asaiah — another family of Judah that returns and resettles.
  6. 1 Crônicas 9:6Of the descendants of Zerah, son of Judah, Jeuel returns along with six hundred and ninety relatives — a number that shows the real size of this return, not just a handful of people.
  7. 1 Crônicas 9:7The focus shifts to the tribe of Benjamin: Sallu is the first name, with a detailed genealogy that reaches back several generations before the exile.
  8. 1 Crônicas 9:8More returning Benjamite leaders, each with his own line of ancestors cited — the Chronicler wants to make very clear exactly which family each one comes from.
  9. 1 Crônicas 9:9In all, nine hundred and fifty-six relatives of Benjamin return and resettle, all of them heads of families in their households — a significant return for a tribe that had already been small before the exile.
  10. 1 Crônicas 9:10Now the priests who return: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin — the first names in a list that will detail the entire priestly structure rebuilt in Jerusalem.
  11. 1 Crônicas 9:11Azariah appears as the chief officer over the house of God, with a genealogy that traces back to Ahitub — the same priestly line detailed back in chapter 6.
  12. 1 Crônicas 9:12Two more chief priests return, each with his full lineage — the genealogical care here ensures that no one without legitimate priestly descent could serve in the rebuilt temple.
  13. 1 Crônicas 9:13In all, one thousand seven hundred and sixty priests return, described as very able men for the work of the service of the house of God — a large number, a sign that worship had a real chance to start again.
  14. 1 Crônicas 9:14It moves on to the Levites: Shemaiah, a descendant of Merari, is the first one named among those who return to serve again in the temple.
  15. 1 Crônicas 9:15More Levites return, among them Mattaniah, a descendant of Asaph — the same musician David had chosen centuries before, whose family keeps serving even after the exile.
  16. 1 Crônicas 9:16The list of Levites closes with Obadiah and Berechiah, the latter a resident of the villages of the Netophathites — showing that these families were also spread out beyond the main city.
  17. 1 Crônicas 9:17The gatekeepers of the temple were not just the ones who opened and closed the doors: they handled security, guarded the treasures and the sacred vessels, and kept watch at night. It was a serious Levite office, organized in shifts and spread across the building’s four cardinal points.
  18. 1 Crônicas 9:18Up to that point the gatekeepers were stationed at the king’s gate, on the east side — a prominent post, since the east side was normally the main and most heavily guarded entrance.
  19. 1 Crônicas 9:19Shallum and the Korahites, descendants of that Korah who rebelled against Moses, guarded the entrances of the tabernacle — the same family that centuries before had led the captains of the camp in the wilderness.
  20. 1 Crônicas 9:20Phinehas, son of Eleazar, is remembered as the leader of these guards in time past — the same Phinehas who in Numbers stops a plague on Israel with his firm stand against idolatry.
  21. 1 Crônicas 9:21Zechariah, son of Meshelemiah, is named as gatekeeper of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation — another name within the organized security structure of worship.
  22. 1 Crônicas 9:22In all, two hundred and twelve men are chosen as gatekeepers, and the text makes a point of saying that both David and the prophet Samuel had a part in establishing this office — a continuity that goes back to even before the temple existed.
  23. 1 Crônicas 9:23These gatekeepers and their sons were put in charge of the doors of the house of the Lord, taking turns in shifts — a job passed down generation after generation, not just a temporary task.
  24. 1 Crônicas 9:24The watch covered the four sides of the temple — east, west, north, and south — a well-thought-out security system to protect Israel’s most sacred space.
  25. 1 Crônicas 9:25Relatives who lived in the villages would come and take their turn every seven days — a rotation system that eased the burden of permanent duty on the resident gatekeepers.
  26. 1 Crônicas 9:26Four chief gatekeepers, all Levites, had the extra responsibility of caring for the chambers and treasuries of the house of God — a post of trust well above the common work of standing guard.
  27. 1 Crônicas 9:27These guards slept around the house of God during the night, because security was their responsibility, and it also fell to them to open the doors every morning.
  28. 1 Crônicas 9:28Some gatekeepers took care of the vessels of worship, carefully tracking everything that came in and went out — a counting system that prevented the loss or theft of sacred objects.
  29. 1 Crônicas 9:29Others took care of still more sacred vessels, as well as the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices — a whole logistics operation behind every offering made in the temple.
  30. 1 Crônicas 9:30Some of the priests’ sons had the specific job of preparing the spices used in worship — almost a perfumer’s task within the priestly routine.
  31. 1 Crônicas 9:31Mattithiah, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was specifically in charge of preparing the things baked in pans — a very practical detail within the temple’s larger structure.
  32. 1 Crônicas 9:32Some Kohathites were put in charge of the shewbread, preparing it every week — the twelve loaves that stayed continually set out before God, renewed every sabbath.
  33. 1 Crônicas 9:33Unlike most of the Levites, who rotated between the temple and other tasks, the singers were excused from other duties, because their job — singing day and night — already took up all their time. It shows that the music of worship was seen as serious work, not an extra.
  34. 1 Crônicas 9:34A summary closes this long list: all these were heads of families among the Levites, and they lived in Jerusalem — the complete structure of worship rebuilt after the exile.
  35. 1 Crônicas 9:35The text suddenly shifts to Gibeon, repeating almost word for word a genealogy already told in chapter 8 — Jehiel, father of Gibeon, married to Maachah, is the starting point.
  36. 1 Crônicas 9:36The sons of Jehiel include Ner, Saul’s grandfather — this repeat of Benjamin’s genealogy serves to lay the ground closely for the story that begins in the next chapter.
  37. 1 Crônicas 9:37Four more sons of Jehiel complete this family of Gibeon — the same list as in chapter 8, repeated here as a bridge to Saul’s story.
  38. 1 Crônicas 9:38Mikloth fathers Shimeam, and again the text notes that this family lived in Jerusalem — closing out the genealogical backdrop before the story itself begins.
  39. 1 Crônicas 9:39Here is the exact point that connects the genealogy to the story: Ner fathers Kish, Kish fathers Saul, and Saul fathers Jonathan and three more sons — Israel’s first king finally appears named, about to step onto the stage in the next chapter.
  40. 1 Crônicas 9:40Jonathan’s son, Merib-baal — the same Mephibosheth whom David treats with kindness — continues Saul’s line even after his grandfather’s fall.
  41. 1 Crônicas 9:41The sons of Micah continue this same lineage, repeating with small name variations the genealogy already given in chapter 8 — showing how the two lists complement each other.
  42. 1 Crônicas 9:42Saul’s line continues for more generations, from Ahaz to Moza — the Chronicler repeats this family with the same care given to David’s line, showing that neither dynasty is forgotten.
  43. 1 Crônicas 9:43More generations of Saul’s family, ending in Azel — the same genealogy told in chapter 8, reinforced here right before the account of Saul’s death.
  44. 1 Crônicas 9:44The chapter closes with Azel’s six sons, and with that the book’s entire genealogical introduction comes to an end — the next chapter finally tells the story, beginning with the battle in which Saul dies.

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