First Chronicles 9 lists the priests, Levites, and gatekeepers who returned from Babylon to resettle Jerusalem - the sacred order of temple worship restored after the exile.

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Lyrics

So all Israel were listed by genealogies They are written in the book of the kings of Israel Judah was carried away captive to Babylon For their disobedience

Now the first inhabitants who lived in their possessions In their cities were Israel The priests, the Levites, and the temple servants In Jerusalem there lived of the children of Judah Of the children of Benjamin And of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh

Uthai the son of Ammihud The son of Omri, the son of Imri The son of Bani, of the children of Perez Of the Shilonites Asaiah the firstborn and his sons Of the sons of Zerah Jeuel and their brothers, six hundred and ninety

Of the priests Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin Azariah the son of Hilkiah The ruler of God’s house Adaiah the son of Jeroham

The return appointed The priesthood restored The gatekeepers set The singers in their place

The gatekeepers Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman And their brothers Shallum was the chief Who previously served in the king’s gate eastward Gatekeepers for the camp of the children of Levi

These were chosen to be gatekeepers in the thresholds Two hundred and twelve Listed by genealogy in their villages Whom David and Samuel the seer ordained In their office of trust Over the gates of the Lord’s house

They and their children had the oversight Of the gates of the Lord’s house The house of the tent, as guards On the four sides were the gatekeepers Towards the east, west, north, and south Their brothers in their villages

The return from captivity The priesthood restored The singers appointed Jerusalem rebuilt

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1 Chronicles 9 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.

Published 2026-05-22 · Last updated 2026-06-06
Written by Reid Wender, Editorial Director at Psalmody Press