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1 Crônicas 9

BLIVRE · Chapter 9/29

1E todo Israel foi contado por genealogias, e eis que foram escritos no livro dos Reis de Israel e de Judá, que foram transportados para a Babilônia por causa de sua transgressão.

2E os primeiros habitantes que vieram a suas propriedades em suas cidades, foram os israelitas, os sacerdotes, os levitas, e os servos do templo.

3Porém em Jerusalém habitaram [alguns] dos filhos de Judá, dos filhos de Benjamim, dos filhos de Efraim e de Manassés;

4Utai, filho de Amiúde, filho de Onri, filho de Inri, filho de Bani, dos filhos de Perez filho de Judá.

5E dos silonitas: Asaías o primogênito, e seus filhos.

6E dos filhos de Zerá, Jeuel e seus irmãos, seiscentos e noventa.

7E dos filhos de Benjamim: Salu, filho de Mesulão, filho de Hodavias, filho de Hassenua;

8E Ibneias, filho de Jeroão; e Elá filho de Uzi, filho de Micri; e Mesulão filho de Sefatias, filho de Reuel, filho de Ibneias.

9E seus irmãos, segundo suas genealogias, foram novecentos e cinquenta e seis; todos estes homens foram cabeças das famílias de seus pais.

10E dos sacerdotes: Jedaías, Jeoiaribe, Jaquim;

11E Azarias filho de Hilquias, filho de Mesulão, filho de Zadoque, filho de Meraiote, filho de Aitube, príncipe da casa de Deus;

12E Adaías filho de Jeroão, filho de Pasur, filho de Malquias; e Masai filho de Adiel, filho de Jazera, filho de Mesulão, filho de Mesilemite, filho de Imer;

13Como também seus irmãos, cabeças das famílias de seus pais, mil setecentos e sessenta, homens valentes e hábeis para a obra do serviço da casa de Deus.

14E dos Levitas: Semaías, filho de Hassube, filho de Azricão, filho de Hasabias, dos filhos de Merari;

15E Baquebacar, Heres, Galal, e Matanias filho de Mica, filho de Zicri, filho de Asafe;

16E Obadias filho de Semaías, filho de Galal, filho de Jedutum; e Berequias filho de Asa, filho de Elcana, que habitou nas aldeias de Netofate.

17E os porteiros foram: Salum, Acube, Talmom, Aimã, e seus irmãos cujo líder era Salum,

18(O qual até agora fica junto à porta do rei ao oriente). Estes foram os porteiros do acampamento dos filhos de Levi.

19E Salum, filho de Coré, filho de Ebiasafe, filho de Corá, e seus irmãos da família de seu pai, os coraítas, foram encarregados da obra do serviço, guardando os umbrais do tabernáculo; assim como seus pais foram capitães do acampamento do SENHOR, que guardavam a entrada.

20E Fineias, filho de Eleazar, havia sido antes comandante sobre eles, e o SENHOR era com ele.

21E Zacarias, filho de Meselemias, era porteiro da porta da tenda do ajuntamento.

22Todos estes, escolhidos para porteiros dos umbrais, foram duzentos e doze; e estes foram registrados em suas genealogias, segundo suas aldeias; e Davi e o vidente Samuel os constituíram em seu ofício.

23Assim eles e seus filhos estiveram junto às portas da casa do SENHOR, a casa do Tabernáculo, como guardas.

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

25E seus irmãos que estavam em suas aldeias vinham de tempos em tempos para durante sete dias [servirem] com eles.

26Pois havia naquele ofício chefes dos porteiros, que eram levitas; e eles eram encarregados das câmaras e dos tesouros da casa de Deus.

27E passavam a noite ao redor da casa de Deus, porque eram responsáveis pela guarda, e por abri-la a cada manhã.

28Alguns destes eram encarregados dos utensílios do serviço, pois os colocavam contados, e contados os tiravam.

29E outros deles eram encarregados da mobília, e de todos os utensílios do santuário, como também da farinha, do vinho, do azeite, do incenso, e das especiarias.

30E alguns dos filhos dos sacerdotes faziam o perfume das especiarias.

31E Matitias, um dos Levitas, primogênito de Salum o coraíta, era encarregados das coisas que se faziam em assadeiras.

32E alguns de seus irmãos, dos filhos dos coatitas, eram encarregados dos pães da proposição, para os prepararem para todos os sábados.

33E destes também havia os cantores, cabeças das famílias dos levitas, os quais estavam isentos [de outros serviços] em suas câmaras, porque de dia e de noite estavam encarregados naquela obra.

34Estes foram os cabeças das famílias dos levitas, cabeças em suas genealogias, os quais habitaram em Jerusalém.

35E em Gibeão habitaram: Jeiel, pai de Gibeão (e o nome de sua mulher era Maaca);

36E seu filho primogênito Abdom, depois Zur, Quis, Baal, Ner, Nadabe,

37Gedor, Aiô, Zacarias, e Miclote.

38E Miclote gerou a Simeia. E também estes habitaram em Jerusalém junto de seus irmãos.

39E Ner gerou a Quis, Quis gerou a Saul, e Saul gerou a Jônatas, a Malquisua, a Abinadabe, e a Esbaal.

40E filho de Jônatas foi Meribe-Baal; e Meribe-Baal gerou a Mica.

41E os filhos de Mica foram: Pitom, Meleque, Tareia,

42[E] Acaz, [que] gerou a Jará, Jará gerou a Alemete, a Azmavete, e a Zinri; e Zinri gerou a Moza;

43E Moza gerou a Bineá, cujo filho foi Refaías, cujo filho foi Eleasá, cujo filho foi Azel.

44E Azel teve seis filhos, cujos nomes foram: Azricão, Bocru, Ismael, Searias, Obadias, e Hanã; estes foram os filhos de Azel.

📖 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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