Resettling Jerusalem
3These are the heads of the province who stayed in Jerusalem11:3 1Ch 9:2–34 (but in the villages of Judah each lived on his own property in their towns11:3 Neh 7:73; 11:20 — the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants11:3 Neh 7:39–43,46–60 —
4while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem):
Judah’s11:4–19 1Ch 9:3–21 descendants:
Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of Perez’s descendants;
5and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, a descendant of the Shilonite.
6The total number of Perez’s descendants, who settled in Jerusalem, was 468 capable men.
7These were Benjamin’s descendants:
Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah,
8and after him Gabbai and Sallai: 928.
9Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command over the city.
10The priests:
Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin, and
11Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple,
12and their relatives who did the work at the temple: 822. Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah
13and his relatives, the heads of families: 242. Amashsai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,
14and their relatives, capable men: 128. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim, was their chief.
15The Levites:
Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;
16and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the heads of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;
19The gatekeepers:
Akkub, Talmon, and their relatives, who guarded the city gates: 172.
The Levites and Priests
22The leader of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the descendants of Asaph, who were singers for the service of God’s house.
25As for the farming settlements with their fields:
Some of Judah’s descendants lived in Kiriath-arba11:25 Jos 14:15
26in Jeshua, Moladah,11:26 Jos 15:26–28 Beth-pelet,
30Zanoah11:30 Jos 15:34–35 and Adullam with their settlements;
in Lachish11:30 Jos 10:3; 15:39 with its fields and Azekah11:30 Jos 10:10 and its surrounding villages.
31Benjamin’s descendants:
and Bethel11:31 Jos 12:9 and its surrounding villages,
36Some of the Judean divisions of Levites were in Benjamin.
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