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1 Chronicles 9
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So all Israel were listed by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. Judah was to for their . Now the first inhabitants who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the , and servants. In , there lived of the children of Judah, of the children of , and of the children of and : the son of , the son of , the son of Imri, the son of , of the children of the son of Judah. Of the Shilonites: Asaiah and his sons. Of the sons of : and their brothers, six hundred ninety. Of the sons of : Sallu the son of , the son of , the son of Hassenuah; 8and Ibneiah the son of , and the son of , the son of Michri; and the son of Shephatiah, the son of , the son of Ibnijah; and their brothers, according to their generations, nine hundred fifty-six. All these men were heads of fathers' households by their fathers' houses. Of the priests: , Jehoiarib, , and the son of Hilkiah, the son of , the son of , the son of , the son of , the ruler of house; and the son of , the son of , the son of ; and Maasai the son of , the son of Jahzerah, the son of , the son of Meshillemith, the son of ; and their brothers, heads of their fathers' houses, one thousand seven hundred sixty; they were very able men for the work of the of house. Of the : the son of , the son of Azrikam, the son of , of the sons of ; and Bakbakkar, Heresh, , and the son of , the son of , the son of , and the son of , the son of , the son of ; and the son of , the son of , who lived in the villages of the Netophathites. The gatekeepers: , , , , and their brothers ( was the chief), who previously in the king's eastward. They were the gatekeepers for the camp of the children of . was the son of , the son of , the son of , and his brothers, of his house, the , were over the work of the , keepers of the thresholds of the tent. Their fathers had been over camp, keepers of the entry. the son of was ruler over them in time past, and was with him. the son of was gatekeeper of the door of the . All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers in the thresholds were two hundred twelve. These were listed by genealogy in their villages, whom and the seer ordained in their office of . So they and their children had the oversight of the of house, even the house of the tent, as guards. On the four sides were the gatekeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south. Their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them, for the four chief gatekeepers, who were , were in an office of , and were over the rooms and over the treasuries in house. They stayed around house, because that was their duty; and it was their duty to open it morning by morning. Certain of them were in charge of the vessels of , for these were brought in by count, and these were taken out by count. Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over all the vessels of , over the , the , the oil, the , and the spices. Some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the spices. , one of the , who was of the Korahite, had the office of over the things that were baked in pans. Some of their brothers, of the sons of the , were over the show bread, to prepare it every . These are the singers, heads of fathers' households of the , who lived in the rooms and were free from other , for they were employed in their work day and night. These were heads of fathers' households of the , throughout their generations, chief men. They lived at . of , whose wife's name was , lived in . His son was , then Zur, , , , , Gedor, , , and . became of Shimeam. They also lived with their relatives in , near their relatives. became of . became of . became of , , , and Eshbaal. The son of was Merib-baal. Merib-baal became of Micah. The sons of Micah: Pithon, , Tahrea, and . became of Jarah. Jarah became of , , and Zimri. Zimri became of . became of Binea, his son, his son, and his son. 44 had six sons, whose names are Azrikam, Bocheru, , Sheariah, , and . These were the sons of .
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The world at this moment · The united kingdom, 1050 BC to 931 BC ›
Saul, David, and Solomon. A rare window when both Egypt and Mesopotamia are weak, which is how a small kingdom in the corridor between them could briefly become a regional power.
- The power vacuum
- This is the whole political explanation for the united kingdom. Egypt is fragmented, Assyria is recovering but still local, the Hittites are gone, and nobody is in a position to object to a strong state in the corridor. It lasts about a century, and Israel's golden age fits exactly inside it.
- Phoenicia
- Tyre under Hiram is the commercial power of the coast, and supplies the cedar, the craftsmen, and the shipping for Solomon's building programme. The alliance is trade, not charity: Israel had grain and a land route, Tyre had timber and ships.
- Egypt
- Weak enough that a pharaoh gives a daughter in marriage to an Israelite king, which is the opposite of Egyptian practice in stronger centuries. Late in the era it recovers under a new house, and Shishak will invade within five years of Solomon's death.
- Further afield
- Greece is still in its dark age but beginning to recover, and will adopt the Phoenician alphabet within a century or two. Carthage is founded by settlers from Tyre by tradition in 814 BC. In the Americas the Olmec centre shifts to La Venta.