1 Chronicles 9

34 All these men lived in Jerusalem. They were the heads of Levite families and were listed as prominent leaders in their tribal genealogy.

35 Jeiel (the father of* Gibeon) lived in Gibeon. His wife's name was Maacah,¹

36 and his oldest son was named Abdon. Jeiel's other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.

38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. All these families lived near each other in Jerusalem.

39 Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malkishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

40 Jonathan was the father of Meribbaal. Meribbaal was the father of Micah.

41 The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.*²

42 Ahaz was the father of Jadah.* Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.³

43 Moza was the father of Binea. Binea's son was Rephaiah. Rephaiah's son was Eleasah. Eleasah's son was Azel.

44 Azel had six sons, and their names were Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

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1: Or the founder of.

2: As in Syriac version and Latin Vulgate (see also 8:35); Hebrew lacks and Ahaz.

3: As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Greek version (see also 8:36); Hebrew reads Jarah.

^{New Living Translation Bible and Notes used with permission Tyndale House Publishers.}