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1 Chronicles 9:1

Babylon
So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression.

2 Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.

3 And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;

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BSB
So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
KJV
So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression.
WEB
So all Israel were listed by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their disobedience.
ASV
So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel: and Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their transgression.
DARBY
And all Israel were registered by genealogy; and behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. And Judah was carried away to Babylon because of their transgression.
BLB
And all Israel was reckoned, and behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was removed to Babylon for their trespass.
ÅB
Alle Israels menn ble innført i slektslister og finnes oppskrevet i Israels kongers bok; og Juda ble bortført i fangenskap til Babel for sin troløshets skyld.
OTB
Så ble hele Israel registrert i slektslister, og de er dokumentert i Israels kongers bok. Og Juda ble ført i eksil til Babylon på grunn av deres troløshet.
B1930
Alle Israels menn blev innført i ættelister og finnes opskrevet i Israels kongers bok; og Juda blev bortført i fangenskap til Babel for sin troløshets skyld.

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Cross references

  • 1 Chronicles 5:25–26

    And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.

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  • Nehemiah 7:64

    These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

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  • Nehemiah 7:5

    And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,

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  • Ezra 2:59

    And these were they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:

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  • Ezra 2:62–63

    These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

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  • Jeremiah 52:14–15

    And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

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  • Daniel 1:2

    And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.

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  • Matthew 1:1–16

    The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

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